Fun All Occasion Cards

Hello Everyone,
I am finally back with a new post.  I have been trying to catch up on things since getting back from vacation.  So much to do!  I am still not caught up with household things.  I should be good to go after this week.  Hopefully!!!

 So, today, I wanted to share some all occasion cards.  The first is a general uplifting type card.  And the second a child's birthday card.  Both cards were made with digis colored with Copic Markers.

This sweet little bird is from A Day For Daisies.  I cut some pretty decorative paper from K & Company for the background and added a piece to the envelope.

This cutesy girl is a Baby Bud Design image.  The party hat is from My Sentiments Exactly.  I punched some small flowers for embellishments.

Announcements:
********I will be Guest Designing over on the Paper Girls Challenge Blog for the month of July!!  The Paper Girls have some fun challenges planned!  So, be sure to stop by and play along with the challenges!!  I will have projects on my blog to share with you as well.

*******Also have new Challenge with Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog stamping on July 6.

******Lost Coast Design projects and challenges all coming up in July.  Should be fun!!   Lost Coast and Carmen's Veranda have lots of new releases that I will be showcasing over the next two months!!

***********Also: starting in July, the LCD only stamp restriction will be lifted---all stamps are welcome!!  Be sure to stop by and join in the fun--next challenge will begin on July 6 on the new Portal to Creativity Blog!!!
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Challenges for my All Occasion Cards:
Simon's Wednesday: anything goes
Love to Scrap Challenge: anything goes with blog hop
Paper Girls Challenge: Happy Birthday
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So, lots of fun!  See you soon!  Love ya.
Karen

Vacation Photos Yellowstone National Park

Hello,
I am back with more pics of my vacation.  This group of photos was taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.


Hot Springs

Rock Cliff

Basin area

 Hot Pots and Geysers

Water Falls

Our cabin where we stayed in the park

 Geyers

Old Faithful Geyser

I have a few more of Yellowstone and I will save those for next time.  Hope your day is filled with beauty!!  Love ya.
Karen

Mandelas with Lost Coast Designs Stamps

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

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Lost Coast Design Challenges will now be held on the Portal to Creativity Blog along with other fun events:

Current events--June Challenge: Numbers

and

Skellie Fest

You may now use any stamps--not just Lost Coast Designs on the challenges and Skellie Fest!!!!

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Hello Everyone!
I wanted to share with you two projects I made with Lost Coast Design Stamps new release.  The backgrounds are made with a Gelli Plate.  I made two cards with the background paper and added different ribbons to each piece.

Materials List:

Stamps: Light Mandelas from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Jet Black Archival Ranger

CS: White, black, rose, Early Espresso Stampin' Up

Mono printing  Plate

Acrylic Paints

Empty Plastic ribbon reel

Rhinestones

Ribbons

Yarn

 Card #1

Instructions:

• Make card bases from Early Espresso and rose CS
• Backgrounds: add acrylic paints to the surface of mono printing Plate with a brayer
• Press the plastic ribbon reel into the paint and remove
• Press a sheet of white CS onto the mono printing Plate and smooth surface with hand
• Pull CS up and let dry
• Cut background into pieces to fit your card size

• Stamp the Light Mandelas with Jet Black ink inside the circles made by the ribbon reel --Just amazing how well the stamps fit into the circles!  
• Add  the background paper to the card bases
• Add rhinestones around the circular motifs
• Wrap ribbon around card 
• Staple  additional ribbon pieces to wrapped ribbon
• Tie a piece of ribbon in a  knot and glue to other ribbons

                                                           Card #2

• On card two, Cut around one of the circular motifs so that it extends pasts the edge--I cut this by hand with scissors
• Wrap yarn around card and tie ribbons onto yarn

Love this stamp set!!  Check out all the fun, artistic images available from Lost Coast Designs.  The images also look fab on white CS  colored with markers!!

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Entering my mono printing Plate projects in:
Simon's Wed Challenge: use your fav technique or product----Gelli Plate background technique




 So, see you again soon!!  Love ya
Karen

Fun Road Trip with Carmen's Veranda Stamps

 Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

Lost Coast Design Challenges will now be held on the Portal to Creativity Blog along with other fun events:

Current events--June Challenge: Numbers

and

Skellie Fest

You may now use any stamps--not just Lost Coast Designs on the challenges and Skellie Fest!!!!

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Hello Dreamers!
Super fun and silly projects today!  I used a stamp from Carmen's Veranda to make two Road trip cards.  The celebration for the new Blog continues.  Still time to play and win prizes! 

 Card #1

Materials List:

Stamps: Wienermobile from Carmen's Veranda; Loops Border from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Black dye; Vintage Sepia Versa Fine

Distress Inks: Forest Moss, Vintage Photo

CS: brown, white, gray, yellow, blue, kraft

Copic Markers

Black fine point Sharpie

Instructions:

• Make card bases from brown and yellow CS
• Add a piece of gray or blue CS to simulate the sky
• Tear a w-shaped edge from brown CS for the mountain range
• Distress the edges of the mountains with Forest Moss

Card #2

• Make the road by stamping the Loops border onto white or kraft CS with Vintage Sepia ink
• Makes lines on road with a black fine point Sharpie marker
• Distress road with Vintage Photo ink
• Assemble all layers onto card base

• Stamp Wienermobile with black dye ink and color with Copic Markers
• Cut out Wienermobile and add to cards

What better way to travel??  LOL.  Too fun.  Love this whimsical stamp.  Check out all the other totally way out stamps available from Carmen's Veranda!!

See you tomorrow for more fun!  I will be posting a project with a Gelli Plate Background and Lost Coast Design Stamps.  See you then!!

Karen

Vacation Pictures Part 3

Hi!
Here we go with more vacation photos.  This group was taken in Montana at the Battle of Little Big Horn Site.

 Spot where General Custer fell.

Pictures taken from the road in Montana.

Snow capped mountains in the background.

I will save the pics from Yellowstone Park for next time!!  See you then.
Karen