Freshly Made Valentine

Morning All,
Since today is a "snow day"  here in Massachusetts I thought I would catch up and finish some crafting. I needed a few more Valentines for my collections so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they did not disappoint. Here is this weeks sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my Pretty in Pink paper, some retired DP that I love for Valentines day, one of my favorite retired sets, Well Scripted, a little ribbon, the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing folder and I was done. Hope you dig out from the snow!

Karin

 



Finally a little progress!

Evening All,
Well I think this is a first, doing two posts on one day! I needed to finish up some of my Christmas gifts which included some Valentines for my Grandmother. Of course I have had a bit of a "block" so I went on over to CAS Colors and Sketch Blog and wasn't disappointed. They had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my last bits of Pretty in Pink and my Sending Love DP (perfect for Valentines day!). I decided to run the square of Very Vanilla through my Big Shot with my Polka Dot embossing folder and heat embossed my image in white powder. Very sparkly! Hope she likes it! Have a great night!

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 

Stamp a stack cards!

Hi All!
I am proud to say I was able to accomplish a lot of stamping last night! I made some gifts I needed to make, completed a challenge card AND put together my three cards for my upcoming "Stamp a stack" classes. A Stamp a Stack is a class you come to and make fifteen cards (three designs, five cards apiece). They are a great "Girls Night In"! Feel free to contact me if your interested in coming to any or hosting your own! Here are the three cards:

Here are some individual shots as the group photo is a bit grainy. I still have to use the iphone for pictures....

As you can see there is a Valentine, Birthday and Thank you card. Well off to work!

Karin



Freshly Made Sketches #16 & CCMC 183

Hi All,

I was in the mood for adding another card to my Valentine's Day "stash". So went on over to Create with Connie and Mary and they had a great color challenge:

Now that I had my color palette I needed a sketch so went on over to Freshly Made Sketches. Here was their great sketch for the week:

                                                

Another great design as usual! Here is what I came up with (I ended up taking two photos with my camera as I wasn't sure which one showed the colors the best:

I really enjoy participating in all challenges, but really think the color challenges make me work outside my comfort zone. For example, I don't normally reach for Soft Suede, but I really love how it looks layered with Blushing Bride and Pool Party! My recipe is as follows:

Cardstock: Blushing Bride cardstock and DP, Pool Party and Soft Suede

Ink: Pool Party

Stamp Sets: Sweet Shoppe Alphabet

Embellishments: Big Shot and Polka Dots embossing folder and Pool Party Seam Binding  (New for the now live Occasions Mini!! YEAH!!!!)

Hope your enjoying your Friday!

Karin



CCMC180 challenge!

Hi All,

Back from a wonderful ride on the beach and thought I would post the card from the other half of my card making marathon last night. I had finished my aunts Easter cards and now I need to complete her Valentines. Hopped on over to Create with Connie Mary and checked out this weeks sketch challenge:

I liked the layered look. Here is my take on it:

I used the sketch for two different based cards, but the exact same embellishments on each as I couldn't decide which I liked better. When I received my Holly Berry DP I noted the sheets with the roses and thought they would make beautiful Valentines, especially when combined with the sparkly dots! Here is my recipe:

Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Holly Berry DP

Ink: Real Red

Stamps:Take it to Heart (New for the Occasions mini!!)

Punches: Large heart

Embellishments: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage wallpaper embossing folder, and Very Vanilla velvet ribbon

Hope you like it!

Karin