Baby Bud Best Friend Card

Hello Lovely Crafters,

Happy Monday. I am hoping my Husband will be home from the hospital tomorrow. As some of you know, he has been going through cancer treatment. He had to be hospitalized since Friday because his electrolytes were too low. But, he is doing much better now.
I have had a few hours in the mornings to make some cards before I head out to the hospital. I used this great sketch from The Sweet Shop. I printed out a digi from Baby Buds and colored it with copics. I added some glitter to the hair and clothes. (not sure if you can see it in the photos)


The card base is made from Baja Breeze cs and the layering piece is Razzleberry from Stampin' Up. DP is all from Basic Grey. The "friend" and Polka Dot Circle stamps are from My Sentiments Exactly and the "best" stamp is from SU. I added lots of stitching and two rows of glitter glue. And of course, some velvet ribbon. Gots to have ribbon! I used a Cuttlebug folder to do the dry embossing. Here are a few detail photos.

Some challenges for Baby Bud Best Friend:

Sweet Stop Sketches: sketch plus dry embossing

BabyBud: Use a Baby Bud and Friend theme

Paper Play: Cutie Patootie

Papercraft Star: Colors-aqua, teal, rust,and magenta plus 2 0f- ribbon, stamped image, embossing, or die cut.----I used ribbon and embossing.

Victorine Originals: Use a tag

Basic Grey Challenges: BG paper and Dots and Spots

Craft Your Days Away: Anything Goes

Glitter Babes: Anything goes with glitter

Dutch Dare: Stitching

Karbers Challenge: digi plus ribbon

Allsorts: teal blue and brown

Hope everyone is having a great day and finding time for a little card making.

Love ya,

Karen

Cute and Girlie Card

Hi Gals,

I have a cute and girlie card for you using a digi from By Lori Designs. They have also started a new challenge blog. I am using challenge number one's photo/color for my inspiration. Lori is also offering a freebie on the challenge site.

I also drew inspiration from this week's Simon Says Stamp sketch.

The image is colored with Copics. I used some pink DP from Stampin' Up for the card background. The card base is white cs. The scallop square is die cut using Pretty in Pink cs from SU.

For accents, I stamped flowers (SU stamp) on white cs with Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride (SU) and cut them out. I added Pink, Orange, and Aqua pearls to the center of the flowers. Here are a couple detail pictures.

Some Fun challenges for this Cute and Girlie card:

Simon Says Stamp: sketch

By Lori Designs:color and photo

Bild Malarna: pink

Stamp Something: anything goes

The Pink Elephant: colors- pink, orange, aqua

Crafty Card Makers: red and a die cut'

Karbers: use a digi and pearls

Kaboodle Doodles: use a digi (max 10 challenges)

Copic Creations: Anything new- new digi

Scrap Stamp and Doodle: Anything goes

The Pink Elephant: colors- pink, orange, aqua

Well, I guess that is it for me today. Love ya.

Karen

Valentine's for St. Jude

Hi Friends,

I made a big batch of cards to send off to Winter at Winter Wonderland blog. She has organized a Valentine's Day card drive for children at St. Jude's Hospital. Click over to her blog for all the details.

I pulled out some of my old Stampin' Up sets, printed out some digis and just made cards for fun. I made 24 cards that I will send off. I tried to make non-gender specific cards that would be appropriate for all aged children. There is still time to get some cards made. The deadline to get the cards to Winter is January 31. Here are a few photos I took before packing the cards up.

All four cards use stamps from Stampin' Up.

This is a Cocoa Digi from Sweet N Sassy.

The bunny love digi image is from Melgens.

And, this is the whole batch in a pile. Too, too fun!! Thanks to Winter for organizing this drive!!

I also entered my cards in the Stamping Vacation Occasion challenge - Valentine's.

Karen

Another Lucy Card

Hi Everyone,

It's is Stampsmith Challenge time again. We took a couple weeks off over the Holidays. (Click over and see who won the blog candy!!) And, now we are back with a new challenge. The challenge theme is:

Love.

That would include love of a child, marriage, love of a pet, etc.... And since it is the 15th of month, you must use a Stampsmith Stamp. For my love card I used one of the Lucy Stamps from The Stampsmith Shop.

Materials:

CS: Poppy Parade from Stampin' Up, Med Red from Bazzill, glossy white

DP: GCD Studios

Inks: Black dye, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick, and Vintage Photo from Ranger.

Lucy is stamped with black dye ink on glossy white paper. I cut the image into a heart shape and distressed with inks. I added a border of red Stickles, some DP, ribbon, pearls, and lace. Here are some detail photos.

As this is a Valentine's Day card, I used appropriate sentiments on the inside. Both are from My Sentiments Exactly.

Other Challenges for I Love Lucy:

Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Monochrome

AI Factory: Anything Goes

Do you Stack Up: Distress It

Southern Girls: Totally Loved Up

Phindy's Place: Valentine's

The Stampman: Distressing

Stamp Something: Anything Goes

Creatallicious Challenge: Use ribbon and a Love theme

The Secret Crafter: With Love

Mark's Finest: Hearts

Stamping Vacation: Romantic Style

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Heart Theme

Hope everyone is having a great day! Love ya!

Karen

Stampsmith DT Lucy Birthday Card

Hi Everyone,

I made a couple RAK Birthday cards for the ladies in the Stampsmith Yahoo group. I used one of the stamps from the Lucy Full sheet available in The Stampsmith Shop. Another single layer Clean and Simple card for me.

Lucy was stamped on glossy white CS with black dye ink. I used a scallop square die cut on a folded piece of CS to make the card. Added a sentiment from Stampin' Up and a bright ribbon.

Challenges for Lucy:

Charisma Cardz: Bithday/Celebrations

Ginger Snap Creations: Single Layer Card

Rainbow Lady: Pick one of previous challenges - Edge it (fancy edges)

Sweet Stampin: Favorite Song - "They Say It's Your Birthday" by The Beatles

Card Makin Mamas: Girlie

Just a quickie post. So that's all for me today.

Karen

Very Vintage DT Card

Hi Everyone,

Today is Very Vintage day! So get out your distressing tools! The theme for the Very Vintage Challenge this month is:

Use a Silhouette Stamp

The Challenge is over at the Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog. You have all month to make your project and link up. This month our sponsor is The Stamps of Life. The prize is a $25 gift certificate. Their stamp sets are so nice. Check out the card I made using "Flowers 2 Share Set #15". And I got a little help from the Paper Pretties Sketch # 135

The silhouette vase is stamped with Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin' Up, leaf sprigs in Sahara Sand. I masked the vase. The leaves were colored in with a Desert Sand marker from Memento. CS: card base is Close to Cocoa - SU, cream. The oval frame is die cut from DP by SEI. The CS and DP are distressed with Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo - Ranger. I added some lace and a piece of seam binding tied in a bow. And some detail photos for you.

On the inside I added a sentiment from the same stamp set and repeated the vase with leaf sprigs in a lighter color.

Some Fun Challenges for Vintage Vase:

Flourishes: The Beauty of Vintage

Paper Take Weekly: Anything Goes with Option of added Lace

Pile it On: Brand Spanking New: I used my new Stamps of Life stamp set.

Drunken Stamper: A new product - I used my new Stamps of Life stamp set.

Creative Cottage: Something New: I used my new Stamps of Life stamp set.

Fab n Funky: Anything Goes

Paper Pretties: Sketch 135

Moving Along With the Times: Ring in the new, ring out the old -New Stamps of Life Stamp set, DP is 2 years old.

Cute Card Thursday: Out with the Old - DP is 2 years old, Lace and seam binding I have had for years.

Paper Play: clean and simple

Stampin Bees: Use an old fav and something new - the Lace is an old fav and Stamp set is brand new.

Hope everyone is having a great day! I am sitting here enjoying a cup of java. I have been trying to cut out coffee, but today I am treating myself to a couple cups. See you soon.

Karen

Color Combo Challenge DT Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

Here I am today with a Design Team card for the Color Combo Challenge at the Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog. The Colors this month are:

Light Purple and Light Blue

I love this combo. It is so soothing and relaxing. You will have all month to make your project and link it up over at Stamping Vacation. This month our sponsor is The Stamps Of Life. The winner of the drawing will receive a $25 gift certificate!! Check out the site...the stamps are so cute. This month I will be working with the "Flower 2 Share Set" #15. Look how cute this set is.

I stamped the vase and flowers using the masking technique. I colored them with Copics. CS: Bashful Blue from Stampin' Up and Light Purple from Bazzill. I used a Sizzix die for the center image. I added some ric rac and ribbon. The sentiment is also in the stamp set. Here are some detail photos.

I also did some CAS decorating on the inside and left lots of room for writing a note.

Other Fun challenges for Vase with Flowers:

Mark's Finest: Use Something New - I am using my new Stamps of Life Stamp set.

Creative Inspirations Paint: Inspired by a Circle

I Did It Creations: Favorite technique - Masking

Paper Sundaes: Something New - I am using my new Stamps of Life Stamp Set.

Reasonable Ribbon: Something New and Ribbon - I am using my new Stamps of Life Stamp Set.

Flourishes: flowers

Aud Sentiments: use only two words - "So Cute"

I will be back tomorrow with my Very Vintage DT Card. ohhh. Love Vintage!!

Karen