DeNami Girlie Girl Card

Hi and Happy Monday,

I hope you had a great weekend. We finally had a weekend with good weather! I went for a walk and sat out on the patio. Very enjoyable! DeNami is hosting a Girlie Girl blog hop. The hop last through today. They are also running a challenge in conjunction with the Hop that runs until May 13. I hopped along yesterday and made a card this morning. Here is my Girlie Girl card.


I used the Contempo Couple stamp and stamped it with a rust colored ink. Then I cut out the image with a heart shaped Spellbinders die and layered it onto lots of DP from K & Company.


I added a great big sheer bow for an accent. I made this card for Card Ministry. This will go in "the box" and will be used for someone who has a milestone anniversary. Here is what the inside looks like.


This anniversary sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly. See you later. Love ya.
Karen

Flashback Fridays

Hi Everyone,
The current Flashback Friday challenge is to post the first Wedding card you put on your blog. I found this card and the original post was May 19, 2010. Funny thing is that I just posted a new card using this same stamp on Thursday. You can see that card by clicking here. This stamp is just a really sweet image and I use it a lot. In fact my stamping buddy, Chris, has it right now. She wanted to make a card for her soon to be daughter-in-law.

I no longer have this card. In fact, I gave it to Chris last week because she needed a card for a friend's bridal shower pronto. I hope the bride-to-be liked it. I can't believe this is my fourth post for today. I think that may be a record. Maybe it is the four cups of coffee. LOL. Have a great day!

Karen

Very Vintage Card With Blockhead Stamps

Hello!
Here it is Very Vintage Challenge time again over at the Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog. The Challenge starts on Saturday, but I am giving you an advance look at the new challenge. You will not be able to link up until Saturday. I will be at an all day card making event on Saturday and that is why I am posting a little early. The theme for this month is Sewing.

Create a project that uses something related to sewing. Link your creation at the Stamping Vacation Challenge blog and be entered into the monthly drawing. You may enter as many times as you like. I decided to use one of the fabulous stamps from my Blockheads Stamp set Household Notions.

I stamped the image with Faded Jeans Distress ink and embossed it with clear powder. I layered it with blue CS that is dry embossed with a Tim Holtz folder and a Cuttlebug folder.



I distressed the dry embossing with distress inks. The ribbon edge stamped was stamped with Vintage Photo ink. The card base is made from cream CS. I cut the card base along the edge of the lace stamp.

Accents are ribbon, fabric, and buttons. I used a floral type ribbon (not the stiff side) to make the floret. I ran long stitches down one long edge and pulled the stitches to gather the ribbon. I used the stiff floral type ribbon because it laid flat when gathered. Fabric works well too. Soft ribbon has a different look when used in this manner. I wrapped a strip of fabric around the blue CS before gluing to the card base. I just crossed the ends of the strip and secured with some glue. I also added several buttons from my stash.


A few fun Challenges for Embossed Sewing Card:

Divas By Design: New Challenge Blog - Anything goes
Reasonable Ribbon: use two ribbons, lace or trim- I used a ribbon and a fabric strip for trim
Friday Mashup: nature or use dry embossing
Crafts and Me: Swirls
Totally Gorjuss: Recipe: use one of one thing, two of another and three of a third thing - I used one image, two embossing folders, and three different types of embellishments.
The Shabby Tea Room: photo inspiration - I used the blues and edged my card with brown like the brown door edges the right side of the photo.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend! Love ya.

Karen

Baby Bud card for my neighbor

Hi, I am back again today.
I really wanted to share this card I made for my neighbor. Now, what is so special about that, you might be thinking. Well, the card is for my 3 year old neighbor and there is no special occasion... just that he is so darn cute. His name is Amir and he lives next door to me. Here is his card.


I used a Baby Bud image and colored it with Copics. CS: Bermuda Bay from Stampin' Up and Solar white from Neenah. DP is all from Crate Paper. I used a Spellbinders die to cut the image and DP.

Accents are ribbon and brads. On the inside, you may wonder why I stamped "bonjour" (Stampsmith stamps). There is a cute story behind this. Amir was out in the yard with his Grandpa and he was saying that Amir was learning French at his pre-school. When asked to speak French he said, "Bonjour". It was the cutest thing!!! Here is the inside of the card.

A Few Fun Challenges for Bonjour Baby Bud:
Baby Bud Designs: die cuts and punches
Stamp Something: Use a digi
Totally Papercrafts: Recipe- one image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
The Pink Elephant: Sketch
A Spoonful of Sugar: White with one other color
Okay, I should quit for the day. Love ya.

Karen

Color Combo Challenge Anniversary Card

Hi Everyone,
Time for a new Color Combo Challenge over at the Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog. I think you are going to love this combo. This the the challenge is to create a project using the colors:
Steel Blue and Rose
For my Design Team card, I used the Color Combo colors to create an anniversary card for my parents' anniversary. Take a look.
I also did a little stamping on the envelop. Here is a close up of that.

Now back to the card. The Bride's dress and heart stamps are from Inkadinkado. CS: Bordering Blue and Blushing Bride from Stampin' Up; and White. Inks: Bordering Blue and Blushing Bride - SU.
The card base is made from Bordering Blue and layered with Blushing Bride CS. The image was stamped in Bordering Blue, hearts in Blushing Bride ink. The pink stamped strip was made by stamping the heart repeatedly on white cs. I rotated the stamp to fill in all the spaces. I used a little glimmer Mist on the pieces before adding them to the card.


For accents, I used a wide sheer white ribbon and silver pearls. The sentiments are on the inside. They are all from My Sentiments Exactly. I also added more hearts and another piece of the stamped strip. Here is the inside.

A few fun Challenges for Mom and Dad's Anniversary Card:

Art Impressions: Bling, glitter and sparkle

Delightful Challenge: Mother's day or Someone Special - My someones special are my Mom and Dad.Paper Play: Show us your style

Crafty Creations: Anniversary

Divas By Design: A NEW CHALLENGE BLOG- anything goes

Card Making Mamas: For a loved one

That's it for now. I will be back tomorrow with the Very Vintage Challenge card using Blockheads stamps!!

Karen

Mother's Day Card

Hi Everyone,
Mother's Day is this Sunday. So, I thought I would post a couple cards made for Mother's Day. I make a card for my Mother , of course, but I also make them for my Godmother and my girlfriends. Here are a few of the cards I made and sent out.

Stamps: Flower basket - Inkadinkado; sentiment - Gina K Designs.
DP: DCWV
CS: Bordering Blue and Night of Navy - Stampin' Up.
Stamps: bird - Hero Arts; Sentiment - SU
DP: Crate Paper
CS: Blush Blossom - SU


Stamps: Stampin' Up
Frame and DP: SEI

Stamps: flower image - SU: sentiment - Victorine Originals
DP: SEI
CS: Provo Craft and Stampin' Up
And here is a detail photo. I used decorative edge scissors to cut the tag. the image was watercolored.

Challenges for my Mother's Day Collection:
Amber's Crafts and Stuff: Special Lady
For Fun Challenges: Mother's Day
Sisterhood of Crafters: Mother's Day
Clear It Out: ribbon or trim
Tuesday Throwdown: Mother's Day
Cupcake Craft: something that starts with C- I used a corner punch (Card 1), crystal gems and a cute bird (card 2)
Aud Sentiments: Mother's Day
Paper Play: show us your style (card 1)
Samuel Taylors: flowers and bling
Elisabeth Bells World: Mother's Day

That's all for me today. Have a great day! Love ya.

Karen

Tea for Two

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are having a great Tuesday. We are having rain AGAIN here today. Where is the sunshine?? Quick post today. My super sweet stampin' buddy, Chris, lent me her new embossing folder from Stampin' Up. I embossed till my hand ached. Here is one of the cards that I made using the embossed background.

Cardstock used: Mellow Moss and Chocolate Chip (SU), Mustard (TPC). I stamped the teapots (Kodomo) in Chocolate Chip ink, and layered.

For accents, I used pearls, round metal dots, wine colored ribbon, and a hat pin.
I added a sentiment from SweetN'Sassy on the inside.

Challenges for Tea for Two:
Mark's Finest Papers: use a hat pin
Simon Says Stamp: anything goes and a hop
Paper Take Weekly: anything goes with option to use something round- I used round metal dots and round tea pots.
See you tomorrow with some more cards I made using the embossing folder. Nighty night!
Karen