Thank You Gift

Hi All,
I wanted to share a simple but elegant Thank You card that I made for a class I am teaching. I wanted something simple but elegant. Check it out:

I am in a little rush this evening so email if you would like specific details.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin 

Happy Halloween!....Again!

Hi All,
I have been on a crafting spree, which is good as I am, as usual, behind! I started focusing on my Grandmothers gifts as her 102nd birthday is also this coming September! I needed a sketch and went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had a great sketch:

and here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used my Lacy Brocade EF, the retired Wicked Cool set, and some of my left over Howstooth & Scaringbone DP. I love the impact of the Silver Encore Ink with the bats! Hope she likes it!





Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Another Halloween Challenge!

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card that I made for my Great Aunt. I was motivated by the sketch over at the Colour and Sketch Blog:

 

I loved the sketch and knew it would work with the designer paper that I wanted to use. Check out my design:

 



You will have to excuse the slightly offset circle, my step daughter was having some fun helping! Makes it priceless! Anyhow I used the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP that I had, ran the tangerine tango through my Lacy Brocade EF with some black satin ribbon down the center. The sentiment was from the now retired "Wicked Cool" stamp set. Hope she likes this set!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Happy Thanksgiving??

Morning All,
I actually had yesterday off so I decided to get started on some of the gifts I need for my Great Aunt's upcoming 103 birthday this Fall. I typically make her Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards in the Summer so they are ready for her and figured I was getting a bit behind as its already the end of July!!! So I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had this great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Very Vanilla, some stripes of Cherry Cobbler that I ran through my Lacy Brocade EF, some Soft Suede and some pieces of Comfort Café that I held onto. A little Bakers Twine and I was done! Hope she likes them!





Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Freshly Made Saturday

Morning All,
I finally had a chance this weekend to make some of my Christmas presents for my relatives. I always make my Great Aunt's Valentine's and Easter cards as part of her Christmas present and of course I am way behind! So I decided to make her Valentine's Day cards this weekend but of course I was stumped. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

I decided to rotate it for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used some of my favorite Valentines paper of all time "sending Love" on a base of Pretty in Pink and Early Espresso. I used the sentiment from "Short and Sweet", a few hearts and I was done! Hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Karin 

September Thank You's

Hi All,
Well I was able to squeeze in a little crafting today and made my September Thank You's for my stamp club. I needed a Fall motif as today is the first day of Fall!! So hard to believe! So I reached for an old favorite stamp set of mine French Foliage. Check it out:

 

I put the card on my windowsill as I hoped it would be easier to see the shine from the Gold Encore ink that I stamped on the River Rock paper that I had run through the Lacy Brocade EF. I layer some Comfort Cafe paper on Early Espresso after stamping my leaves in Gold. Finally I placed a piece of Early Espresso Tulle around the card. Now back to the game!

Later Karin

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