new toys

I'm playing with more chipboard today AND a new set I just got called Fresh Cuts, which will be in the new catty this summer. Today's card is for Kristina's color challenge (already to 10!), old olive, bashful blue, not quite navy, so saffron, and whisper white. I am so loving this chipboard, so get ready to see it a bunch, hee!

Have a wonderful weekend!
~Karen

details -

stamps: fresh cut

paper: stampers select white (papertrey, ink), so saffron prints dsp

ink: not quite navy craft

accessories: old olive wide grosgrain ribbon, ice rhinestone brads, on board blossoms & basics, so saffron brad, flower fusion accents & elements, tombo multi adhesive, clear embossing powder, corner rounder, and the kitchen sink

pardon my rough edges

I'm early getting Beate's weekend sketch challenge finished - usually I'm rushing to get it done before the weekend is over, but I got some new chipboard to play with yesterday and the kids were playing so nicely together that I had some time to myself! After I assembled my cardstock on my chipboard piece I realized I don't have a sanding tool to get into those little flower petals to smooth the edges down. Guess that will go on my always growing wish list! I sanded the outer edges of the square, but the inside flower is a little scraggly. Oh well. Just pretend it's all smooth and beautiful, will you?

Thanks for swinging by!
~Karen

details -

stamps: absolutely fabulous

paper: cool caribbean, certainly celery, marigold morning cardstock, so saffron prints dsp

ink: basic black

accessories: friends & flowers simply scrappin kit, on board blossoms & basics chipboard, celery grosgrain ribbon, mini dot twinkle stickers (a.muse), stampin dimensionals

scalloped goodie box

Hello and happy Thursday! Have you all had a chance to check out the tutorials over at Splitcoaststampers? I have tried out a couple and loved the milk carton boxes I did for a stamp camp back in February - so today I give you the 5-in-1 template box which uses the 5-in-1 envelope template from Stampin' Up! Even if you don't own the template, you can use the sketch to make your own template. I have this cutie sitting on my shelf in the office and right now it's holding *naked* doll head clothespins that I use to store my ribbon on. Just a cute little storage box to liven up my desk. The box in the tutorial has the ribbon wrapped and tied over the entire box, but since I wanted to be able to take the lid off without undoing the ribbon I just placed the ribbon over the lid and tucked it under the sides with mini glue dots. I think I may do the ribbon over again when I get my chocolate wide grosgrain because I think the narrow ribbon gets a little lost on the large lid. Oh, another thing I did differently is I used chocolate chip cardstock for the bottom of the box and then wrapped the designer series paper around the edges of it. I just wanted the box to be a bit more sturdy than it would have been using the designer paper.

Thanks for stopping by today - see you back soon!
~Karen

Details -

paper: afternoon tea dsp, chocolate chip cardstock (bottom of the box)

accessories: 5-in-1 envelope template, chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, mini glue dots

happy together

Today I thought I'd try something new for me - yeah, I realize I'm way behind the trends here, but that's kind of how I roll, ha! I've always wanted to try a circle card and thought I'd just bump it up a notch by using my largest Nestabilities circle scallop. Does it look like a clam to anyone else, hee!

Have a great day!
~Karen

Details -

stamps: happy everything

ink: soft sky, close to cocoa

paper: kraft, stampers select white (papertrey, ink), soft sky prints dsp

accessories: soft sky double stitched grosgrain ribbon, circle and circle scallop nestibilities die cuts

peanutbee

Hello! Did you all have a great weekend? Ours was so busy, but we had a blast. Michael's cousin and family are moving to Australia next week and we got together for a little goodbye party. We are really going to miss them, especially since their son is Avery's age and they get along so well together.

Today I'm playing along in another featured stamper challenge at Splitcoast. This week the stamper is Peanutbee, aka Denise over at The Paper Landscaper. I chose to CASE this card and I remember how much I liked it when I first saw it back in April, so it was so great to get to copy it. I changed the flowers to butterflies, but other than that the feel of the card is the same. I even copied all the fun bling! The ribbon is part of another variety pack from SU that has been hiding in my drawer - I reorganized my ribbon so I can see it all and won't be accidentally hoarding it anymore, yay!

Have a fantastic day - thanks for stopping by!
~Karen

Details -
stamps: short & sweet, priceless
ink: bashful blue, close to cocoa
paper: stampers select white (papertrey, ink)
accessories: su ribbon (retired and I can't remember the name), micro dot twinkle stickers (a.muse), stampin dimensionals

weekend sketch challenge 49

Happy Memorial Day! This weekend I was able to do Beate's sketch challenge and I decided to use paper I haven't used in a long long time as well as the matching stamp set. I can't remember the last time I used Cool Caribbean cardstock! I also used some of the fun dew drops that Allison sent me the other day and now I think I *need* some of those too. ha!

I've been playing with the settings on my camera and I think I've finally figured out how to get a clearer, brighter, more true to life picture. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful holiday.

~Karen

Details -

stamps: perennial favorites, amazing to zany

paper: cool caribbean, marigold morning, stampers select white (papertrey, ink) cardstock, four seasons dsp

ink: pumpkin pie

accessories: orange grosgrain ribbon (american crafts), nestabilities circle and scallop dies, clear dew drops, stampin dimensionals, corner rounder

happy birthday friend

On Sundays, Splitcoaststampers has a featured stamper challenge where you can CASE (copy and share everything) one of the stamper's cards and only change a couple things. This week the featured stamper is Dawn McVey - I love her style and I have been visiting her very fun blog for a while, so it was really great to get to copy one of her cards. I chose to CASE this card - I changed the colors and paper (since I didn't have any of the fun paper she used). The Spring Fling designer series paper was the closest I had, so I used the colors in that pattern.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend everyone!

~Karen

details -
stamps: it's your birthday, amazing to zany
ink: versamark, sage shadow
paper: sage shadow, regal rose, so saffron cardstock, spring fling dsp
accessories: rose wide grosgrain ribbon, rose stitched grosgrain, so saffron button, clear embossing powder, scallop punch, 5-petal punch, mini glue dot, stampin' dimensionals