sweet, sweet saturday

Hello! I had some time to make a card today for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge - woo hoo!! I loved the sketch this week - very fun, quick, and perfect. I decided to use some retired items on my card - the set is Bold Butterfly and the paper is Fall Flowers. I really like the look of Soft Sky and Basic Black together and the white makes it pop out too.

Well, I can't stay and chat - the kiddos keep trying to climb up in my lap to see what is SO interesting on the computer. This is why I find myself stamping late at night, ha! Have a great day!

Karen

recipe -
stamps: bold butterfly, best yet
ink: soft sky, basic black
paper: stampers select white (papertrey ink), basic black, soft sky cardstock, fall flowers dsp
accessories: birds & swirls embossing folder, clear gemstones (the paper studio), rectangle nestabilities, stampin dimensionals

color inspiration 43

It's Friday - I'm doing the happy dance right now! Kristina has posted a new color inspiration challenge this week and I'm so happy to be able to get the chance to participate again. It's been 4 weeks!! I love her challenges. Lots of colors to use - Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Old Olive, and Brocade Blue (with a splash of white, hehe). I already had my Pumpkin Pie Patterns paper out on the desk, so I just jumped right back into the pack. And eyelets!! Do you know how long it's been since I've used eyelets??? They look so cute with this stamp too. To make the button fit properly on the card, I punched out a little space for it with the 3/4 circle punch. If you look really closely you can see how the button nests right in there.

That's it for now - enjoy your Friday,
Karen



recipe -
stamps: say it with scallops
ink: pumpkin pie
paper: ruby red, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, whisper white cardstock, pumpkin pie patterns dsp
accessories: latte buttons, fresh favorites II eyelets, old olive 5/ 8" grosgrain ribbon, scallop square punch, 3/4" circle punch, stampin' dimensionals

sweet sunday sketch winner

Happy Thursday! This week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge winner (picked by Random.org) is #1, Kim! Kim made a beautiful sympathy card this week - the blues and greens are simply devine and perfect for her card. Congrats Kim! You can see more of Kim's beautiful creations on her blog, Blogging Along - go by and say hello!

Thanks again to everyone who participated - I LOVE seeing your cards (it makes me want to do a "do-over" sometimes, haha!)

Please stop by again on Sunday for another sketch to try.

Karen

hello

I'm sorry it's been so quiet here at the blog the past couple of days - I just couldn't seem to find time to stamp. It has been almost 70 degrees here the past couple of days and I've been outside enjoying our little spring teaser. I wanted to whip up a quick card for you though and I decided to use this week's sketch challenge over at SplitcoastStampers.

Maybe tomorrow it will rain or snow - then I'll feel the creative juices flowing - haha! Have a good day everyone.

Karen

recipe -
stamps: eastern blooms, sweet shapes
ink: night of navy
paper: kraft, pumpkin pie, bashful blue, whisper white cardstock, pumpkin pie patterns dsp
accessories: soft subtles brads, fresh favorites I buttons, bashful blue striped grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

sweet sunday sketch challenge #6

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use Mr. Linky down at the end of my post to enter your card. On Thursday at 2 PM (Mountain Time), I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog. So, as long as your card is linked in the Mr. Linky box by 2 PM Thursday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC06 if you plan to post your card at SplitcoastStampers.

I thought I'd dig out one of my favorite sets from last year, Live Your Dream. I haven't used this one in a while and it was crying out from its shelf, poor thing. I ran the Soft Sky/Afternoon Tea layer of the card through my Cuttlebug with the D'vine Swirls embossing folder to give it some dimension. You may need to click on the photo to get a better look at it. I didn't have enough room to tie a knot in the ribbon along the side of the panel, so I used the horizontal slit punch to run the ribbon through the panel instead.

Now it's your turn to try out the sketch - have a great day!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: live your dream

ink: river rock, wild wasabi, soft sky, groovy guava, bayou blue

paper: wild wasabi, soft sky, whisper white cardstock, afternoon tea dsp

accessories: vintage brads, groovy guava double stitched grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals, horizontal slit punch

birdie silhouettes

I just can't stop using this set! Maybe because it's the only new set I have that isn't full of Valentines, or maybe it's SO stinkin' cute! I picked up some American Crafts Thickers from Hobby Lobby today for only $2.50 (I know!!) and had to use them on a card. Usually I use them in my scrapbooks, but since I haven't made a page in months I needed another outlet for them.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day -

Karen

recipe -

stamps: cheep talk

ink: chocolate chip

paper: chocolate chip cardstock, maine blueberry dsp, pumpkin pie patterns dsp

accessories: pumpkin pie striped grosgrain ribbon, fresh favorites I buttons, scallop edge punch, daiquiri thickers (american crafts)

sweet sunday sketch winner

Hello everyone! Thanks again for all of your fantastic samples of the Sweet Sunday Sketch - I really do enjoy looking at all of your work. This week's winner is... Anna Sutherland!! I love her thank you card - it's so elegant with its cool gray tones. You can see more of Anna's brilliant work at her blog, Funky, Fresh & Fun.

See you back Sunday!

Karen

on your birthday

I hope you are enjoying your day so far. I'm back with a quick card based on a card I found on the back of Stampin' Success, a Stampin' Up! demonstrator magazine. It came in the mail today and I couldn't resist casing from it this afternoon! I added the 3 little flowers to the side of the image panel because I thought it looked just a little too naked. I love that flower trio punch!!

Well, I'm off to do some neglected cleaning, so enjoy your afternoon and I'll see you back soon.

Karen

recipe -

stamps: flight of the butterfly, on your birthday

ink: so saffron, bravo burgundy, pumpkin pie

paper: so saffron, bravo burgundy, pumpkin pie, old olive, whisper white cardstock, pumpkin pie patterns dsp

accessories: scallop edge punch, flower trio punch, so saffron 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, so saffron brads, paper-piercing tool, stampin' dimensionals, mini glue dots

mojo monday

Julee has another great sketch over at her Mojo Monday blog - go on over and try it out! It was pretty funny when I chose to use Flight of the Butterfly for this card because inside the stamp box, there was a card, all ready to go and believe it or not, all of these little pieces were already cut out and ready to go. The only thing I had to cut out was the circle on the bottom - weird, huh? Sometimes when I'm working on a card and it's just not working out at the moment, I'll pack it all up inside the stamp set box to come back to later and this time, it just happened to match the sketch. Chills!

Oh, a reader had a question on if I use the Big Shot for my Nestabilities - I don't, I use my Cuttlebug. I'm sure you can use Nestabilities in the Big Shot since it's a roller machine though. I don't have a Big Shot just yet, but maybe someday.... someday indeed...

Go on over and try out Julee's sketches, they are always fantastic! See you back soon -

Karen

recipe -

stamps: flight of the butterfly, best yet

ink: close to cocoa (classic & craft), bashful blue

paper: bashful blue, close to cocoa, stampers select white (papertrey, ink) cardstock, banbury dsp

accessories: bashful blue striped grosgrain ribbon, circle/scallop nestabilities, birds & swirls embossing folder, clear embossing powder, stampin dimensionals