Try Stampin Challenge

Morning All,
Have some paperwork to do but wanted to update my blog with a card I made for Try Stamping on Tuesday's weekly challenge. Here is their sketch this week:

 

Their twist was to add a photo if you wished. I decided that I wanted to use the layout for a sympathy card I wanted to offer in a future class so I omitted the photo. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Soft Suede and layers of Early Espresso and Comfort Café to coordinate with the Very Vanilla. I used the hostess stamp set Simply Sketched and water colored the flower with my regals crayons and blended the colors with my blender pens (one of my favorite tools!). A little Early Espresso ribbon and I was done! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



October Thank you's

Hi All,
I wanted to quickly share my Thank You cards that I made for my stamp club members. I wasn't "feeling" pumpkins or leaves. I really just wanted a thank you card that had some Fall colors but you could use when ever. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Daffodil Delight and the stamp set Simply Sketched, which I colored with my watercolor crayons and blender pens.I love this stamp set, great images and sentiments!  Hope they love them!

 

Also, don't forget that today is the last day of saving 25% on 25 different stamp sets!!

Click here to see this awesome list!

Have a great day!

Karin 

Friday err Saturday Mash up!

Evening All,
I had a few minutes tonight to try my hand at one of my favorite card challenges. I went on over to the Friday Mashup and they had a cool new challenge:

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "A Monochromatic Color Scheme".
2. Create a project "using Baker's Twine".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Monochromatic project using some Baker's Twine".

I actually intended to"mash" it up and use Bakers Twine but ended up with liking another accessory and stayed with the monochromatic theme. Check it out:

I used my water color crayons on water color paper on the Swallow tail stamp all in shades of blue (Baja Breeze, Marina Mist and Night of Navy). After coloring and stamping I put a little iridescent ice embossing power for extra sparkle! Though I am not sure you can see that in the picture. A little Baja Breeze pleated ribbon and one of the sentiments from Just Believe.

Hope you enjoy it!

Karin

I'm BACK!!

Hi All,
I am SO SO sorry for the long hiatus!! I developed computer issues (like a fried hard drive) when I returned from my vacation and then had a few life changes that did NOT include Wifi!! I am now officially "wired" again and have SO much to tell you!!

First Stampin Up is going through a color change!! I am SUPER excited as my favorite blue of all time "Pool Party" is staying!! Woo Hoo!!!! Here is Stampin Up's News Release and New Color Chart:

Announcing our Color Refresh! We love color and we know that you do too. Color is fundamental to who we are and what we offer. It's important for us to stay up-to-date with color trends so we are thrilled to share our updated line of colors, and hope you will be as excited as we are by the new possibilities!
Why now? In 2010 we did a big color renovation and shared our plans for smaller color refreshes every three to five years to keep our colors on trend. Well it has been three years and we are excited to announce that the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalog will include 10 new colors (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! We are welcoming back some of your favorites, moving some colors around, and introducing one brand-new color, so take a look!

Beginning on April 4, 2013, all retiring/discontinued color products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last. This means that some products will not be available through the retired list period. So stock up on your favorite retiring colors!

Second, as part of the Stampin' Up! 25-year anniversary celebration, they're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release-one set per month-during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image! This month is the "Best of Butterflies" Edition!!

Click here to see Stampin Up's flyer.

Some things to remember:

• Previously released stamps are not the same size they originally were. (Please print and refer to the stamp set flyer for accurate dimensions).
• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95.
• While Stampin' Up! is releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
• A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

Finally, Stampin UP! Watercolor pencils and Crayons are discontinued effective immediately. You can still purchase the remaining collections of the Watercolor Wonder Crayons: Subtles (item 119802), Neutrals (item 119805), and Regals (item 119803). Only available while supplies last!

Phew!! Well that is enough for the night!! Hope to post some of my creations soon!!
Have a great night!
Karin

Our Creative Corner "Home for the Holidays" Challenge & Sneak Peek

Morning All,
I wanted to post a card I made for my January club. I was inspired by the "Home for the Holidays" challenge on the Our Creative Corner blog. Their challenge was to make a card that was inspired by something in your home or that you see out your window. Well we have this grouping of bird feeders outside our kitchen window and for Christmas I gave my sig other quite a bit of bird seed (one in the shape of a snowman, so cute!) and the birds have all come back to partake. There are the beautiful cardinals, blue jays and wood peckers but in the midst of this feathered chaos was this little brown bird. I am not great with bird names, perhaps it was a wren? In any event he/she was half the size of this other colorful birds, but he pushed himself in and chowed down! Love it! So here is my card based on that adorable bird:

Here is my "recipe:

Stamps:           Take it to Heart & Tiny Tags

Cardstock:        Very Vanilla – Half Sheet

                        Pear Pizazz DP 5x4”

                        First Edition DP 4x4”

Ink:                  Staz On

                       

Embellishments: Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon, Watercolor wonders crayons: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, River Rock, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso crayons. Sticky Back pearls and Blender Pens. Big Shot and Top Note Diez.

Punches:  Jewelry Tag Punch:

Techniques: Stamp the image in Staz on ink. Using the

blender pen take the color from the bottom of the crayon (to

save the point for coloring) and color the image.

Thanks so much for looking!

Karin 

Friday Mash up #38 & sneak peeek!

Hi All,
Hope you all enjoyed your holiday! Its funny you clean and cook for hours than you have to do it again a few days later to clean up the Christmas "hurricane" that went through! However I do love all the get togethers! Once I cleared a path :) to my craft room I decided to check out the Friday Mash Up challenge of the week. Here is what they have for us:

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project using "Watercoloring".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project using the "Sketch & Watercoloring" .

I choose to "Mash it up" with watercoloring and that great sketch. Here is what I came up with:

I liked it so much that I am planning on doing this card for my January Stamp Club. Here is my recipe:

Stamps:           Flower Fest, Take it to Heart and Loving Thoughts

Cardstock:        Pear Pizzazz – half sheet

                        Naturals for the Top Note 5 x 3 ½”

                        Pretty in Pink 1” x 4 ¼”   

                        Pear Pizzazz .5” x 4 ¼”

                       

Ink:                  Basic Black and Staz on Black

Embellishments: Linen thread, water color wonders crayons in Pretty in Pink and Bravo Burgundy, Big Shot and Top Note Diez

Tools: Blender Pens

Techniques: Run the naturals card stock through the Big Shot with the Top Note,

stamp the rose image from the Flower Fest stamp set in Staz on and color it

LIGHTLY with Bravo Burgundy and Pretty in Pink crayons. Blend with the blender

pens going slightly outside the lines for a water color effect. Stamp the Banner from

the Take it to heart set with the sentiment inside, cut out and mount .

Karin

Hope your having a great week!