Perfect Inspiration!

Evening All,
Came home after an long day at work and decided to pull out one of my new stamps. Course, in the new catty  I was totally drawn to the new coffee set "Perfect Blend"!! Here is what I came up with just playing around with it:

I used So Saffron as a base, a layer of Early Espresso, the Tea for Two DP,(which has a new color scheme in the new catty!! LOVE it!!) and some Early Espresso ribbon. I heat embossed two cups and cut them out, the stamped the cup again on some DP scraps, cut them out and adhered them to the cup. Popped one cup on dimensionals and punched out the sentiment and I was done. I think I will show this at my next club!
Thanks for stopping by!
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

Another great Saturday Sketch Challenge!

Hi All,
I finally finished all the Easter cards that I needed to mail out today!! I was definitely helped by the great sketch over at Stamping 411:

Here is what I came up with:

I couldn't help but add another bunny! I really love this version with the "flopped" over ear! I took a little liberty with the sketch so that I could add him in but am very pleased with the results! I continue to use some of the scraps that I have saved from the Tea Party DP. It works so nicely for Easter! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karin

Try Stamping in general!

Wow what a heck of a few days! I did well from my surgery until Sunday then proceeded to have a very rare reaction to the meds. Oh boy what fun that was!! Finally got some meds to balance off the problems and was able to make a card last night to get my mind off things and prepare for my follow up. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and this is this weeks sketch:

I loved the elements and knew just how I wanted to interpret them. Here is what I came up with:

I have seen this cute bunny a bunch of different places and knew I wanted to make at least one for my Easter cards. I also loved the top grouping of circles and loved using them for my sentiment. Plus it kind of described how I have been getting around lately! The paper is retired DP Tea Party. Truly perfect for Easter! Well thanks for stopping by.

Karin

Saturday Sketch Challenge

Hi All,

Here is another card I was able to complete yesterday. I still need a few more Easter cards and so I checked out the sketch at Stamping 411 Blogspot. I thought it would work perfectly for one of my Easter cards:

Here is what I came up with:

I took a few liberties with the size of the main panel and ribbon, but I really liked how it came out. I used some Tea Party DP that I have hoarded for a while. I had also ran the Pretty in Pink cardstock through the Big Shot with my Lattice folder to give it some texture. Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



Freshly Made Bunny!

Morning All,
Well the camera issues continue, but I am still borrowing the significant others camera when I can. Anyway I had checked out the great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.:

As I am still working on my Easter cards I knew that would be my theme and had an interesting idea for the "any shape" circle. Here it is:

Here is what I used:
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Tea Party (retired)
Ink: Basic Black and Certainly Celery
Punches: Small Scallop Circle, Small Oval and Word Window
Other: Big Shot and Polka Dot Embossing Folder and Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! Happy St. Partrick's Day!
Karin

Try stamping on Tuesday and try taking a picture!!

Morning All,
Quick post before I head out. I had made this card very late last night after I saw this cool sketch on Try Stamping on Tuesday Blogspot:

Here is what I came up with:

I took the liberty of rotating the sketch for the look I wanted. I used Pool Party and Whisper White cardstock and some of my Tea Party DP that I had "squirreled" away. I had a few of these cute butterfly stickers and thought it worked well for the card. I ran the base through the Big Shot in the Petals a Plenty folder as I thought it worked nicely with flowers from Sweet Stems (sadly retired). After all this I spent over an hour trying to get a picture and my phone is now malfunctioning so I am "borrowing" my sig other's camera. I think he is worried my bad luck will stretch to his camera now!! Not so sure I can blame him!! Have a great day!
Karin



Stampin Queen's Challenge

Hi All,
Wow love having Daylight Savings back but hate losing an hour of my weekend! Anyway I realized that I need to get cracking on my Easter cards so thought I would check out the Stampin Queen's Blog and this is their sketch challenge:

And here is what I came up with:

I loved the idea of using some of my scraps from the Tea Party DP that Stampin Up used to carry! They worked perfectly for the eggs! Here is the rest of the recipe:
Paper: Tea Party DP (retired), So Saffron, and Naturals Ivory
Ink: So Saffron
Stamps: Well Scripted (sadly retired)
Punches: Decorative Label and the Small Oval
Other: Big Shot and Lattice Embossing Folder and Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin



Another quick post!

Morning,
 Quick post of a card I made that met two challenges guidelines. Even though I am lucky enough to have a room that I can leave my craft supplies out I don't have as much time as I would like to stamp. Probably the same issue for many avid stampers! Anyway I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and this was there sketch:

Then I went on over to The Paper Players and their challenge was:

                        

They wanted a project with a Spring time theme. Here is what I came up with after mashing up the two challenges:

Sorry about the quality of the picture. I am not having as much luck with my camera phone. I used a lot of my favorite retired products that I had squirrel away. Anyway must run to work email for further details.
thanks!
Karin