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

Mojo Tuesday

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card that I made in preparation for a friends upcoming Stamp a Stack. I had gone on over to Mojo Monday and they had this great sketch:

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

I used a base of Smokey Slate, layers of Whisper White and Basic Grey with a panel of Winter Frost DP. I used Homemade Holidays Photopolymer stamp set for my main image and the sentiment. Some White Organza ribbon and I was done! Love this set!! Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Veterans Day to All!! Thank You to those who have served!!
Karin

Homemade Holiday

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made with the awesome new Homemade Holiday Photopolymer stamp set. This set is just so much fun to work with and leaves a host of possibilities! Check out my latest creation:

 

I used a base of Naturals White and a layer of Cherry Cobbler. I hope you can see the sparkle on the snowflakes and on the sentiment! I decided to use the gorgeous Silver Encore ink. With all the detail I bet you think this took "forever", Wrong! Maybe 10 minutes! This set makes crafting a snap! A little silver ribbon and I was done.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Late night or ealy morning post

Hi All,
As I sit here in the wee hours of the morning I realized that I never posted the card I made for a friends upcoming stamp a stack! I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had this great sketch:
Here is what I came up with:

 

I absolutely love combining silver with Pool Party! I used a base of Whisper White with some Winter Frost DP, some of the beautiful silver ribbon and foil paper and stamped the sentiment in Silver Encore ink. Love the colors!! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Karin

Mojo ...Wednesday!

Hi All,
I wanted to post a card that I was able to finish a little more efficiently than the card on my last post!!I had realized that I was quickly running out of time to finish my grandmother's birthday presents, as her 102nd b-day is in less than 2 weeks! So I went on over to Mojo Monday and was inspired by their sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

I hope you can see the shine from the Silver Encore ink on the trees from Lovely as a Tree!! Love that set and its absolutely quick and easy with this ink plus its great to use the Silver Foil paper as a background! I ran the Island Indigo paper through my Northern Flurry EF and used the Christmas Messages set for the sentiment. A little of the silver ribbon and I was done. Love these colors together! 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

Happy Halloween??!!

Hi All,
With no baby yet and only half day shifts at work I carved out a little time (between some other projects and the couch!!) to work on my Great Aunt's Halloween cards, You see her 103ed birthday is in September and I always set her with up with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. So! I was able to finish her Thanksgiving cards the other day and wanted to move onto her Halloween cards. So I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had another great sketch:



And here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Very Vanilla, heat embossed the bats from the retired Wicked Cool stamp set and some of my favorite pieces of the now retired Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP. Not sure if you can see but I used the awesome Silver Encore ink with the spider web behind the sentiment. Love the sparkle from that ink! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Christmas

Hi All,
As promised here is card number two of my Christmas in July class. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they, of course, had a great sketch:

 

I loved the clean lay out! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Pool Party, some Smokey Slate, Whisper White and some Winter Frost DP I had picked up. I love the Silver Encore ink and how it goes with the metallic paper! Of course I used the Christmas Messages for my sentiment! A little button with some Bakers Twine and I was done! Love the layout! Have a great day!

Karin



Still Here

Morning All,
Sorry for my slow posts! Been busy like everyone else I suppose, even though its "school vaca" I cover vacation days at my other job, which is pretty busy this week! Anyway I wanted to share a Christmas card I made for some friends right before Christmas:

 

Its very simple but I thought, cute nonetheless. I did a card base of Old Olive, used my awesome Silver Stamp pad for the snowflakes, added the buttons as my ornaments and then used my Silver Ribbon to "hang" the ornaments.

 

I also wanted to share that Stampin Up added more items to the Clearance Rack!! Check it out here!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Another Freshly Made Saturday

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made for another upcoming stamp a stack class that I am having this week. I sat down this morning but no inspiration was forth coming. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and, as usual, they did not disappoint. Here is there sketch of the week:

And here is what I came up with:

 

I decided to rotate the sketch for my purposes. I used the sentiment from the Christmas Messages set in Silver, added the strips from the Winter Frost DP and then punched out the silver ornaments with Stampin Up's retired ornament punch. Very easy! Love when sketches help you finish a project! Have a great day!

Karin 



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

Try Stamping!

Evening All,
I was able to sneak a little time to myself tonight and make another card for my upcoming class. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had a great sketch:

 

I changed up the stripes a little bit and here is what I came up with:

 





I used a base of Pool Party (love that blue!!) and added a layer of Smokey Slate and Basic Grey. I used the Winter Frost DP for the main panel and heat embossed the tree from Lovely as a Tree in Silver Glitter. I added the silver ribbon from the Christmas mini and Rhinestones for some added bling. Love the sparkle! Hope you have a great night!
Karin

Freshly Made Sunday

Hi All,
Finally had a few minutes to work on a card for my upcoming club class. I was at a little bit of a loss this evening so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I am in love with the Winter Frost DP! I think it looks great glued on the Silver Foil paper along with the Silver Encore ink. Hope club loves it!

Thanks for stopping by!



Karin

Becky's Card

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card that I will be making at a friends upcoming workshop. I shared the Halloween card not that long ago that I will be demonstrating and this is the card that all the guests will be making:

 

I was inspired by this weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches:

 



 

I used a base of Whisper White with some Smokey Slate and the awesome new Winter Frost DP as my layers. I stamped the poinsettia in my Silver Encore ink and fussy cut it out, mounted it on some dimensionals and added some rhinestones. The sentiment is from my Christmas Messages stamp set and I punched it out with my Modern Label punch. I took a few liberties with the sketch but I love how easily this came together. Hope everyone enjoys it! Have a great night!

Karin

A little Halloween fun

Hi All,
I got a request from my sister to make some holiday cards. So I surfed around a little bit and decided just a simple layout with a fun theme would fit the bill for her Halloween cards. Here is what I came up with:

 

I took the picture by my window to see if the shine from the Silver Encore Ink pad would show up. I used that ink on the spiders and the word "Spooky" from the Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set. I added the spider web with the new chalk marker on the basic black paper, A little left over DP, ribbon and I was done. Cute don't you think?

Have a great day!

Karin

Another Freshly Made Christmas

Morning All,
Well I finally finished my grandmother's cards last night thanks to the great sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches :

 

Here is what I came up with:

 



I changed the orientation of the card for my needs then I used the Northern Flurry EF for the strip, some Rhinestones and my new favorite Silver Encore Ink! I love the combo of blue and brown with a touch of silver on Christmas cards! Well off for another busy day! Enjoy your Labor Day!
Karin

A little Christmas in August

Hi All,
After yet another long day at work thought I would unwind and post a card I made for my Holiday Stamp a Stack. I wanted a clean and simple card for my final option so I used the Big Shot and Northern Flurry folder. Check it out:

I hope you can see the shine from the silver encore ink that Stampin Up now has! I am addicted! The cottage is from Christmas Lodge and my sentiment is from Short and Sweet. A few rhinestones and I was done. Have a great day!
Karin

Halloween Stamp a Stack

Hi All,
I wanted to share the card that I will be offering at my Holiday Stamp a Stack. I used a combination of old and new products. Check it out:

I used a base of Smokey Slate (the awesome new grey!) with some Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP, then I used the new Silver pad with the cobwebs from the Wicked Cool stamp set. Love how it looks on the Grey! I punched out the sentiment from the same set and edged it in silver added a little ribbon and I was done! Have a great day!
Karin