Christmas Card CAS

Morning All.
I was so inspired by a card I saw over at Stampin Pretty that I had to try my hand at CASing it for myself. Here is what I came up with:

 

I stayed with my Winter Frost color pattern and did a base of Pool Party with layers of Smokey Slate and Basic Grey. I also added the Silver Foil paper for the top of the ornament and used the Silver ribbon to "hang" it. I decided to use the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and added the detail on the smaller ornament with the Silver Encore ink. A few punched of Glimmer paper and Silver Foil and I was done. Quick and simple! Love when I am inspired!

Have a great day!

Karin

Christmas CASeing

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card that I am going to make at an upcoming stamp a stack. I had seen this cute card on Rhonda Wade's website and wanted to try it and once I did I was hooked!!

So stinking cute and easy!! No better recipe for a stamp a stack!! I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits  to make the beard and stamped the perfect sentiment from the "Just Believe" stamp set. A little glimmer paper and I was done!! Super fun! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

A little bling!

Hi All,
I am still trying to get back into the "grove" now that school is back in session. So in an effort to keep the "balance" in my life I made a card that my great aunt needed for her niece's (my cousin) anniversary.

I hope you can see all the shine that this card has! I wanted a lot of white space but I did want some shine and I think I got it! I used a base of Whisper White with a layer of vellum cardstock run through the dots embossing folder. I thought the Silver Glimmer Paper nicely broke up all the white. Then I used a piece of retired Presto Paper and sponged some Frost White Shimmer Paint, you can just faintly see the pattern (so pretty!) and then heat embossed the glasses from Happy Hour in gold and used the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I love how they fit in the Bitty Banner Framelits! Well off to get ready for tomorrow! 

Karin 

SQSC#20 and Color Throwdown #173

Morning all,
Quick post before finishing the house chores and head to the beach with my horse :).Still picking away at my Valentines so I went on over to the Color Throw Down Blog and they  had some great colors to work with:

Now that I had my colors I needed a sketch so I went on over to the Stampin Queens sketch and really liked the challenge:

                                           

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

I really liked how it came out! Here is what I used:
Stamp set: Well Scripted (sadly retired)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Red and Silver Glimmer paper
Ink: Real Red
Embellishments: Big Shot and Top Note Diez,and Basic Grey Satin Ribbon
Punches: Small Heart and Decorative Label
Hope you are enjoying the weather if your in the North East!!
Karin

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to ALL!!
I wanted to post a quick picture of some stocking stuffers that I made for my niece and nephews! Gotta love all the things you can make with the Owl builder punch!! Hope you all enjoy your holiday!!

Karin

Reindeer Games!

Morning all,
Quick post before I run to work. I had to share this fun reindeer card we made at our recent stamp club:

It totally cracked me up! I CASEd this idea from many different blogs. I can not recall where I saw it first to give credit. Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Curly Cute (inside)

Cardstock:        Very Vanilla – half sheet

                        Holly Berry DP 3 ¼ ” x 5 ½ ”  

                        Whisper White  2” x 5 ½ ”   

                        Scrap Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper

                        White and Red Glimmer paper.

Ink:                  Real Red (inside) and Early Espresso Marker

Embellishments:  Mini Jingle Bells, Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon

Punches: Owl Builder, ½ circle & Two step Bird punch.

Have a great day!
Karin

Friday Mash Up #36

Hi all,
I actually had a few minutes this morning between all the chores for some stamping time. So headed over to the Friday Mash Up and their Friday challenge was:

1. Make a project featuring "Snowmen".
2. Or Make a project using the colors "Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Snowman project with the colors Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".

I chose to "Mash it Up" and have some fun with punch art. Here is what I came up with:

My Recipe is as follows:
Paper: Silver Glimmer paper, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride DP and card stock and Whisper White
Ink : Basic Grey
Stamp sets: Lovely as a tree
Embellishments: Big Shot and Polka Dot embossing folder, a variety of circle punches and sticky back rhinestones

I really love using non-traditional Christmas colors! Its makes the card a little more whimsical. Have a great day!

Karin

The Paper Players #75

Evening All,
Well wrapping up a busy weekend and took a few minutes to complete another challenge. I went on over to the Paper Players Blog and their challenge was to create something "Christmas" or Holiday with non-holiday stamps or colors. So I went and pulled out my favorite non-traditional Christmas colors Pool Party and Early Espresso! Love! Anyway, in my thoughts I was checking out my friend Linda's blog and was reminded of a cool trick with the Silver Glimmer paper and loved the combination of using it with the Bird Punch to make a wreath. I wanted to make it my own and thought I could try my hand at making a Christmas door card for the challenge. So here is what I came up with:

My recipe is as follows:
Paper: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Spice Cake DP and Silver Glimmer paper
Ink: Pool Party (on the Silver Glimmer Paper hope you can see in the picture!!)
Punches: Bird Punch, Modern label, Large and Small tags and Corner Rounder
Embellishments: Antique Brad and Early Espresso Satin Ribbon.
Hope you like my attempt!
Karin

Freshly Made Sketch #12 & The Paper Players Challenge #73

Hi All,
Got home a little early from work and was procrastinating about going to the gym so thought I would take up a card challenge (or in this case 2!!). I went on over to the Paper Players Blog and was interested in this weeks color challenge. They challenged you to use Silver, Whisper White and Night of Navy and I really loved the samples. These colors are great together! Well the next step was a sketch so I hopped onto the Freshly Made Sketches Blog and checked out this weeks sketch:

I really liked the layout. So I used Whisper White as my base and added a layer of Night of Navy. For the center band I used Silver Glimmer paper, edged it with Whisper White and did a simple layer of the White Organza ribbon. For the circle I started with a circle of Glimmer paper with a layer of Night of Navy that had been stamped with the tree from Christmas Lodge in the Silver Frost paint. Hard to tell in the picture with the lighting, but it is very pretty! Finally my sentiment was stamped in Whisper White craft ink. I am really happy with the results! These challenges are great for the creativity!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Karin