On a roll!

Morning All,
Well I decided that as I was on a "sort of" vacation this week that I would make sure I had a little crafting time! As Stampin Up has just released its retirement list I knew that I wanted to use some of my favorites in the next few weeks for my projects. I, of course, needed a great sketch. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and this is their great sketch:

 

 

And here is what I created:

 

 

I used one of my all time favorite background stamps, Sunflower and heat embossed it in my favorite color; pewter. I love both and am stocking up this week with SU's free shipping on the Pewter embossing powder as its my "go to" color! I ran the Coastal Cabana through my lattice folder (another retiring item that adds a great feel to projects!) and then stamped the sunflower again in Crumb Cake and placed it on a panel of Afternoon Picnic DP (also leaving us in June!). I added an antique brad and popped it up on dimensionals after heat embossing the sentiment from Loving Thoughts (another great retiring set). Loved this sketch and plan on using it again! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Open Sleigh

Hi All,
I was actually able to get some extra crafting time in today and finished my sister's Christmas Cards. Here is what I came up with:

 

I heat embossed the sleigh from the Open Sleigh set in Pewter and layered it on the Labels Framelits. I used the canvas ribbon on layers of DP, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. I love how heat embossing an image can make a simple card elegant! Have a great week!

Karin

Stained Glass Swallowtail

Morning All,
Thought I would share another card I made recently for my club members before I start my day. I am in LOVE with the Swallowtail butterfly stamp in the new mini and have really loved using it. I really wanted to highlight the intricate detail of the stamp and thought no better way to do that then to use the stained glass technique.



I heat embossed the butterfly in Pewter on Vellum Cardstock, then I used my daubers and added Pool Party, Island Indigo and Wisteria Wonder ink to the back and sponged the edge of the Tea for Two DP. Love the effect!
Have a great day!
Karin

Merry Sunday!

Morning All, 

Up early this morning so I thought I would share another card I am going to have my stampers make for my upcoming stamp a stack. 

I have been on another vintage kick and knew that I wanted to use more of my Deck the Halls DP. I combined the DP with the sleigh from my Open Sleigh set and heat embossed it in pewter. Absolutely love the effect! Added some sponging and Crumb Cake Seam binding and I am good to go! Email with any questions or if your interested in your own stamp a stack! 

Karin

Go Pats!

Father's Day

Evening All,
I had to try and make a card for my father for Father's Day with this silly brace. Thankfully its not to painful at all. So I went on over to A la card monkey blogspot and they had a great sketch and challenge:

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

I used Lovely as a Tree and Well Scripted (sadly retired) and heat embossed them in pewter. Love the look! Then I layered it on my favorite DP, First Edition. Using the mat pack I easily lined up my brads and voila I was done! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Note Cards 3 & 4

Hi All,
I wanted to share the second and third note cards that I made for my Note Card Tin class.

Again, I went to the Pewter Embossing. Love the stuff! Contact me to reserve your spot in the class!
Have a great day!
Karin

Note Cards 1 & 2

Hi All,
I wanted to share some of the note cards that I created for my Note Card Tin Class. I just love making up 3x3 mini cards, as they are super easy and can pack a big "WOW" on a gift. Without further ado here are my first two (rhyming an added bonus!):

Hopefully you can tell that I embossed the Triple Treat Flower in Pewter. Very cool effect if I say so myself! Email or call for more details!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin