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

 



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Hi All,
Sorry for my delay with posting, been super busy and have been neglecting my poor craft room! I realized that I needed to get some Valentine's done for myself as I have to mail them out soon. I have been dealing with a little bit of a "block" for designs so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a great sketch:




Here is what I came up with:

I always say use your supplies so that is exactly what I did. I used a base of Pretty in Pink, some Early Espresso as a layer and some Early Espresso toile that I had. I used one of my favorite sentiments sets "Well Scripted" and Sending Love DP. I really love the combo of pink and brown. Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Last minute gifts!

Hi All,
Thought I would share some more Christmas gifts that I finally got made. I was able to finish up my great aunt's Easter cards. I give them to her on Christmas  so she can be ready, as she is quite the card addict! Here is what I came up with:

 

I endeavor to use all of my supplies so I had some paper left from the last catty and punched out a cute bunny using the clear button for his tail. A sentiment from my retired Well Scripted set and I was done, Hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin

Yup I am still here

Hi All,
Sorry for the hiatus, been crazy busy at work and home. Finally had a chance to make a card, which was good as I needed a card for my grandmothers 101st b-day! First I needed some inspiration, which I found at CAS Colour and Sketches sketch challenge. Here is their great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I mixed some retired and new products. I used a base of Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment and Well Scripted for the sentiment. I used the new Silver Stamping Glitter for the sentiment. I love that I am getting a little more confident using the heat and stick powder, as the end result is very sharp. Hope she enjoys the card. Thanks for stopping by.

Karin



Stamp a Stack Summer Splash

Hi All,
Had a chance to make another card that I am going to offer at my upcoming Summer Stamp a Stack. I was drawn again to the very fun Summer Splash stamp set and bright colors:

I used the colors from the Everyday Enchantment: Pool Party and Calypso Coral for my layers, ribbon and ink. Added a greeting from Well Scripted with a cheery, bright Calypso Coral brad and I was done! Love it! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



Father's Day

Morning All,
Up much earlier then I needed to be thanks to my crazy tabby!! So I thought I would post the card I made for my father for Father's Day. I wanted to do something a little different so I pulled out my Simply Scored and the Diagonal plate and went to town:

I decided to use my Medallion stamp after I had scored the card in two different directions added some Comfort Cafe to the background, sponged everything with Soft Suede and used my Modern Label punch with the saying from Well Scripted, canvas ribbon and I was done! I hope he likes it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Clean and simple birthday

Evening All,
I finally had a few minutes to start making my next set of cards for my June stamp a stack! I really wanted a clean and simple look that show cased some beautiful designer paper. Here it is:

I was using some of my Baja Breeze paper with a layer of Early Espresso and the awesome Everyday Enchantment DP. I stayed with using some of my all time favorites that have retired and used Well Scripted for the sentiment and the older butterfly punch. As much as I love the new one I don't seem to be able to part with this one!! Hope the crew loves the new set!
Karin

Try Stamping in this HEAT!

Morning All,
Now that I am on "Summer Vacation" I have been flat out with projects but none of the crafting kind!! I am pleased with the progress I have made not to mention the little bit of extra cash selling unused horse equipment and toys! So this morning I decided that I needed to switch my focus for a little bit and complete my final card for my vintage Stamp a Stack coming up. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I love the Everyday Enchantment DP even though it is sadly retired!! Well off to work!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

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

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Hi All,
I had an unexpectedly productive day today. I had gone on over to my parents to deliver my dads birthday card and found them cleaning out the garage. Well I "dug" in and four hours later about 3/4 of it is cleaned out! Its nice to accomplish something but it wasn't what I had on my schedule! :)
Earlier today I had gone on over to the Paper Players and they had a cool challenge:

Dots! So here is what I came up with:

I chose to use my retiring Blushing Bride cardstock and Concord Crush DP with coordinating markers.  I ran the paper through my Big Shot Polka Dots folder and finished off the dots theme with the dotted Concord Crush DP. I played with the tone of the color with my Blender Pens. Seriously my favorite tool!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Sketches

Morning All,
Had a few minutes yesterday to start a card and a few minutes this morning to finish it! Crazy when that happens! Anyway I am trying to put the finishing touches on the box of cards for my sisters birthday. The last card I wanted to add was something for Fathers Day. I knew I wanted to use Lovely as a Tree to celebrate the fact that it made it to the 2012-2013 catalog, but I needed a layout. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another awesome sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

Its a bit hard to tell but I used the Pewter Embossing powder on both the tree and the sentiment. Great stuff! I just love the First Edition Paper as it is so versatile!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Another "two for one"!

Happy Easter Everyone!
Decided to relax a bit this morning instead of running to the gym and complete at least one card. My sister's birthday is mid April and I am meeting up with her at my fathers place in Florida and thought I would replenish her "card box". I need to add some birthday cards to the mix and I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a beautiful color challenge:

Perfect colors for Spring! Now that I had my color palette I needed a sketch so I went on over to Stamping 411 and this was their Saturday Sketch Challenge for the week:

So I combined the two and here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps: Well Scripted (sadly retired) and Elements of Style (hope it never retires!)

Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft ink, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink

Punches: Decorative Label and 2 1/2 Circle punch

Embellishments Clear Embossing Powder, Beautiful Wings Emosslits, Vintage Wall paper folder, Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon and Pearls

Tools: Blender Pen, Big Shot and Heat Tool

I had actually heat embossed the flowers with the chocolate chip craft ink so I could color the flowers with the blender pen and give it different tones.

Have a great Easter!

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



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



Happy Birthday!

Evening All,
I wanted to share this cute (well at least I think so!) card I made for my niece who turned three! We went to her birthday party this afternoon and I couldn't wait to see her face! She is a Disney fanatic "in training". We went to Disney in the Fall and were picking out gifts and came across this adorable sweatshirt for her that was Tigger striped with "ears" and had his face on the hoodie. She wears it constantly and "grrrs" at people and runs away "like a tiger" she says!  So anyway here is the card:

I cant take credit as I searched the demonstrator website and combined a few cards I liked and this was the result. Hope you had a great weekend!
Karin

February Stamp a Stack cards

Hi All,
I wanted to share the three cards that I planning on doing at my February 22nd stamp a stack class. I am doing a general "friends" card, a birthday and a thank you. Here they are:

Feel free to contact me if your interested in coming or hosting your own! They are the best girls night in!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Stampin Queen Challenge #23

Morning All,
Quick post before I go run some errands. I wanted to complete the Stampin Queen's Challenge #23 as I had accomplished #22. Here is that sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Sending Love DP (retired)
Ink: Pretty  in Pink
Stamp Set: Well Scripted (sadly retired)
Embellishments: Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon and Very Vanilla 5/16 Neutral Brads
Punch: 2 1/5" Circle, 2 3/8 Scallop Circle and 1 3/4 Circle

Have a great weekend!
Karin

SQSC#20 and Color Throwdown #173

Morning all,
Quick post before finishing the house chores and head to the beach with my horse :).Still picking away at my Valentines so I went on over to the Color Throw Down Blog and they  had some great colors to work with:

Now that I had my colors I needed a sketch so I went on over to the Stampin Queens sketch and really liked the challenge:

                                           

I mashed the two challenges together and here is what I came up with:

I really liked how it came out! Here is what I used:
Stamp set: Well Scripted (sadly retired)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Red and Silver Glimmer paper
Ink: Real Red
Embellishments: Big Shot and Top Note Diez,and Basic Grey Satin Ribbon
Punches: Small Heart and Decorative Label
Hope you are enjoying the weather if your in the North East!!
Karin