Stamp a Stack

Hi All,
Thought I would share another card that I have ready for my upcoming Stamp a Stack class. I needed another sketch (ever have one of those weeks??) and, even though this isnt a Christmas Stamp a Stack I checked out Always Playing with Paper and really loved the sketch:

 

I thought that it was perfect for the design I wanted. Here is what I did with it:

 







I used a base of Baja Breeze and, of course, used my Everyday Enchantment for the DP. I heat embossed the flower from Fresh Vintage and added the sentiment from Petite Pairs. Check out always playing with paper, as its a great site for inspriation!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Try Stamping in this HEAT!

Morning All,
Now that I am on "Summer Vacation" I have been flat out with projects but none of the crafting kind!! I am pleased with the progress I have made not to mention the little bit of extra cash selling unused horse equipment and toys! So this morning I decided that I needed to switch my focus for a little bit and complete my final card for my vintage Stamp a Stack coming up. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I love the Everyday Enchantment DP even though it is sadly retired!! Well off to work!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Try Stamping...at ALL!!

Morning All,
Sorry for the absence, life and continued camera issues keep getting in the way. I have to say I would never have guessed how much of a full time job rehabing a knee would turn into! I have literally just started riding my horse again and can not believe how hard an "easy" ride is! Yikes! Anyway I had a few minutes to stamp and wanted to create something for a June stamp a stack. So I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had a great sketch:

I really liked the clean layout. Here is what I came up with:

I apologize that its not the sharpest image ever, but this is much better then the first ten! I actually just downloaded a "fix" to my camera phone but the issues continue. *sigh* I just need to spend time researching  new cameras....time is the operative word! Anyway I had wanted to do a Vintage Theme for my stamp a stack so I had to use the Fresh Vintage set and paper from Sale-a-bration. It was to perfect! I added the wonderful organza ribbon, brad and a few pearls and was very happy with the outcome. I will let the ladies determine what they want to stamp on the inside. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mothers Day!!

Karin

Try Stamping on Tuesday #54

Morning All.
Had one more chance to make a card yesterday and was very glad I did! I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and this was their sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I really liked the sketch and decided that I will offer this card at my next stamp a stack as it was easy to make yet packed a nice punch!! Just love the vintage style! Email if you would like more details. Off to work......
Karin



Freshly Made Sketches #22 & Our Creative Corner

Hi All,
I had a little ambition last night so I completed another challenge (or two!!). I went on over to freshly Made Sketches and Jen had another great sketch:

I loved the clean lines of this sketch. I had also gone over to Our Creative Corner and they had a great theme with a twist.They challenged us to make a project for our "Best friend" but it must include a flower. I needed a card for one of my oldest and dearest friend. She is a editer at a local newspaper and three of her piece were nominated for awards. She won an award and placed top three on the other articles and their design!!! Yeah Ang!!  So I mashed up all the requirements and here is what I came up with:

I have been dying to try out "bleaching" and thought it would add great contrast to the soft look of the Everyday Enchantment. It took me a few tries to not "over soak" the stamp with bleach. After a few tries I finally got the "right" amount. The one thing I will say is that if you try this make sure to wash off your stamp and then condition it with the cleaner to keep the stamp from breaking down. Here is the rest of what I used:
Paper: Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Everyday Enchantment
Stamp set: Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and Loving Thoughts
Ink: Crumb Cake and Poppy Parade
Punches: Large oval and smaller oval (retired)
Other Big Shot Lattice folder
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin



Wacky Wednesday!!

WOW what a day!! Fortunately I gave myself a little time to craft and decompress. I had gone on over to the Paper Players Blog and they had a great color challenge that was right up my alley:

I have been using these colors quite a bit, especially Pool Party! Love Love Love! Anyway then I went over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and, as usual, they had a great sketch:

                                                 

I mashed up the two challenges and here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:
Paper: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade and Everyday Enchantment DP
Ink: Soft Suede and Poppy Parade
Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage and Short and Sweet
Punches: Designer Label, Large and small tag punches and Eyelet Border Punch
Other: Pool Party Seam Binding

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Stampin Queens Challenge

Hi All,
Finally got a chance to do a little crafting for myself. Yesterday was a crafting mini marathon! Today has been a paperwork marathon, definitely not as much fun!! I promised myself I could complete a challenge before moving onto more paperwork! So I went on over to the Stamping Queens challenge. Here is their sketch for the week:

And here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:
Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DP
Ink: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake
Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage Stamp Set
Other: Big Shot, Vintage Wall Paper Embossing Folder and Pool Party Seam Binding.

I am such serious trouble when the Everyday Enchantment paper retires!!! I love it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin



Try Stamping on Tuesday #51

Morning All,
Quick post before I head out to work. I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday blogspot yesterday and this was their challenge sketch:

I needed a third card for my upcoming stamp club and I wanted to focus on folding a different way. Here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Fresh Vintage Stamp set

Cardstock:        Pear Pizazz -  Half sheet  

                         Very Vanilla – 5*4

                         Very Vanilla – 5*2 (2 pcs)

                         Everyday Enchantment DP 4 ¾ * 1 ¾

                         Pear Pizazz – 2 ½” * 2 ½”

                         Everyday Enchantment DP – 2 ¼” * 2 ¼”

                         Scrap Vanilla

Ink:                  Calypso Coral & Pool Party

Embellishments:  Everyday Enchantment Brad & Lucky Limeade Organza Ribbon

Punches:  1 ¼” circle

Techniques: Fold the Pear Pizazz in half and then score the

cover at 2 1/8” to create the accordion fold.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

New Challenge...for me!

Hi All

Finally had a few minutes to post a card I did for a challenge that is new to me. I have been checking out all the cool samples on Stamping 411 Blog and thought I would take a "crack" at it. Here is there latest challenge:

One of the best parts of this challenge is that they included the measurements:

Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"

Layer 2: 4 x 5 1/4"
Layer 3: 4" x 1 1/2"
Layer 4: 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"
Layer 5: 2 3/8" x 2 1/8"
Here is my take on it:

I really loved how it came together! Please email me for further details! Have to run out to the horses...again! :)
Thanks for stopping by
Karin