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

Try Stamping on Tuesday #51

Morning All,
Quick post before I head out to work. I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday blogspot yesterday and this was their challenge sketch:

I needed a third card for my upcoming stamp club and I wanted to focus on folding a different way. Here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Fresh Vintage Stamp set

Cardstock:        Pear Pizazz -  Half sheet  

                         Very Vanilla – 5*4

                         Very Vanilla – 5*2 (2 pcs)

                         Everyday Enchantment DP 4 ¾ * 1 ¾

                         Pear Pizazz – 2 ½” * 2 ½”

                         Everyday Enchantment DP – 2 ¼” * 2 ¼”

                         Scrap Vanilla

Ink:                  Calypso Coral & Pool Party

Embellishments:  Everyday Enchantment Brad & Lucky Limeade Organza Ribbon

Punches:  1 ¼” circle

Techniques: Fold the Pear Pizazz in half and then score the

cover at 2 1/8” to create the accordion fold.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Paper Players #81

Evening All,
Quick post as my Pats get ready to WIN I mean play the Superbowl!! :) Anyway I went on over to the Paper Players blog and this was there challenge:

I thought "perfect!!" I wanted to use the Triple Treat Flower for one of my next club cards so here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Triple Treat Flower

Cardstock:        Very Vanilla – half sheet

                        Everyday Enchantment DP 5 x 4” 

                        Scrap Very Vanilla

Ink:                 Pool Party and Lucky Limeade

Embellishments: Neutrals 5 /16 brad, Big Shot and Top Note Die and Lucky Limeade Organza Ribbon

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Punches:  2 ½” circle and 5 Petal Flower



Thanks for stopping by!!!

Karin

GO PATS!!!

:)

New Challenge...for me!

Hi All

Finally had a few minutes to post a card I did for a challenge that is new to me. I have been checking out all the cool samples on Stamping 411 Blog and thought I would take a "crack" at it. Here is there latest challenge:

One of the best parts of this challenge is that they included the measurements:

Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"

Layer 2: 4 x 5 1/4"
Layer 3: 4" x 1 1/2"
Layer 4: 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"
Layer 5: 2 3/8" x 2 1/8"
Here is my take on it:

I really loved how it came together! Please email me for further details! Have to run out to the horses...again! :)
Thanks for stopping by
Karin



Pals Paper Arts 128

Evening Again!
I was on such a "high" from my two picks this week that I thought I would post a challenge card tonight before I "crashed" for the evening. I actually made this card for my upcoming stamp club next week and it works perfectly for the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week. Their challenge was to use red:

A perfect challenge for this time of the year! Here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Sweet Shoppe Alphabet

Cardstock:        Poppy Parade – half sheet

                        Poppy Parade DP 5 x 3 ¾” 

                        Whisper White 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ ”

                        Poppy Parade 3 x 4”

Ink:                 Poppy Parade

Embellishments: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Big Shot and Polka Dot Embossing folder

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Punches:  ¾” circle punch, ½” circle punch, 3/4” x 15/16” and small heart punch

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Two days in a row of being "picked"!!

Evening All!
I am so excited that I get to post another "pick" this evening! I am so blown away, two days in a row!! I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday to see the choices for last weeks challenge and here is what I saw:

Guess whose card is on the bottom??!!! :) I am SO excited! This was their sketch:

                                                          

And this was my take on it:

I decided to flip the sketch and really loved how it came out. I really appreciate all the effort that goes into these challenges and the time the Design Team members take to check out the cards and comment. If you haven't tried a challenge you really should, it adds a nice "lift" to your day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



Stampin Queen Picks!!

Evening All,

Had to share some nice news I received this morning via email. It seems my cards for the Stampin Queen's Challenges 22 & 23 were spotlighted!! I am very excited!! These were the sketches:

 

And these were my "takes" on the cards:

I am very grateful to the designers for being chosen and for the inspiration they provide!! Have a great evening!

Karin