Back in Black Thank You

Hi All,
I was able to sneak in a card last night between working a half day and good old house work. I need to create a Thank You card for an up coming Stamp a Stack. I decided to break open my Back to Black Designer Paper package that I ordered and haven't had a chance to work with. I had a hard time choosing which piece to start with, as they are all so sharp. See for yourself:

I thought pairing the designs with Strawberry Slush really helped to "pop" the image. I decided to use my Happy Hour set and hand colored the glass with Strawberry Slush and Basic Black with a little added sparkle by making the straw silver. Some Basic Black Satin ribbon and I was done.

Very cheerful card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Wow twice in a day!!

Evening All,
Well I have impressed even myself and was able to get the last birthday card done for my friends mother and decided to use this design for my upcoming stamp a stack. I was using up a little bit of my retired goodies to make way for the new stuff from the just released new catty!!!


Here is the link to the new catalog PDF in case you haven't seen it yet!!!

Here is the final card I made today:

 

I used some of my last few sheets of Raspberry Ripple, a layer of Old Olive and some Cottage Wall DP. I used my Happy Hour stamp set for the greeting and a little ribbon and I was done! Simple but fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Late Night Stamping ...yet again!

Evening All,
I finally had a chance to finish a card I started the other night for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. They had a great sketch as you can see here:

It was funny as my first thought was "Wow, I can do so much with this sketch!" Then I sat down and for the life of me I couldn't make it "work", then I started something else and came back later and suddenly had a great thought for another card for my "Perfectly Preserved" class! Here is what I (finally) came up with:

I took a slight liberty on the center shape but I am very very happy with how it turned out! I used the Festival of Prints DP from the Holiday mini and combined two of my favorite sets: Perfectly Preserved and Happy Hour!! Not that you can tell from the picture but I covered the jar with the new Peppermint Embossing Powder! Love that smell!! Love how things come together! 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 

August Thank you's

Hi All,
I wanted to share the August Thank You notes that I am giving my stamp club members this month. It uses one of my favorite stamps from the new catalog, Happy Hour!!

I just love this little drink glasses! They look great with Crystal Effects on them for the "faux glass"! I am really excited as I will be starting another round of my stamp club in September and will be adding an additional club where I work!! If your interested in having your own club or coming to one of mine contact me!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Stamping 411

Morning All,
I hate to admit it but I have been avoiding my trip to the gym to do my exercises all morning! So I thought I would do try to turn the morning around by completing a very cool sketch challenge I found over at Stamping 411:

I need to start prepping early for my August club as I will leave on vaca soon after and thought this challenge card was perfect for my group:

I just love the cheerfulness of the Floral District DP and thought the Happy Hour set was called for once again! The Daffodil Delight stitched ribbon adds some nice texture as my center layer. I used my Bitty Banners Framelits and the coordinating "Itty Bitty Banners" stamp set new this year! Banners are so "in" right now for crafting and this set is perfect! The framelits make it so easy to add a quick banner to the project! I also decided to add some Crystal Effects to the drink glass and umbrella. Here is a close up:

It give it a nice 3D look as well as some added "shine". Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Happy Hour!!

Hi All,
Today I needed a thank you card for a friend of mine and had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts where they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I really love the "Happy Hour" set and when you combine it with Floral District DP the card just screams "fun" to me!! I decided to run the bottom panel through the Big Shot and the Polka Dot Embossing Folder, which just added to the "cheerful" element, at least that's what I thought! Hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin

Merry Saturday!

Hi All,
I am still finishing some final touches for my day at Its My Heart Keep the Beat walk tomorrow at Endicott Park!! In addition to my vintage stamp a stack that people can sign up for I thought I would start to offer my Christmas in July stamp a stack! Summer is a great time to get a heads start on your Christmas cards! Once Fall rolls around there is always to much to do! So I want have a few examples of what we will make on hand. A while ago I had stumbled across a great site that challenges you to make a Christmas card a week. Its called Always Playing with Paper and they have a "Merry Monday" every week! How fun right!!?? Here is the sketch for this week:

Here is what I came up with:

I "mixed" up using some of the old and the new. I used the new "Happy Hour" set for the sentiment and the now retired set "Pines and Poinsettias  Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you all tomorrow morning!

Karin

Cheers!

Hi All,
I am very excited, I had a chance to play with a new stamp set from the new catalog. I had been eyeing the "Happy Hour" set once the catalog was released and knew it was for me! I was just at a little bit of a loss as to the layout for my card. So I went on over to The Paper Players Blog and they did not disappoint. This is their sketch for the week:

 

And here is what I came up with:

I really wanted some bold colors and I had wanted to tie in some of the Flirtatious Designer Fabric into the card as I had given some to each of my stamp club members. I wanted to show them how to use it in a non-traditional way. To top it off I then ran a strip of the Floral District DP down the center with a Rich Razzleberry button under the circle. I loved all the straight lines so of course I had to run the back panel of Melon Mambo through the Big Shot with the Stripes Embossing Folder. I hope they love the card!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin