Guest Designing at Blessings Ink -with A Muse Studios

Hello Everyone!!
Fabulous news:  I am Guest Designing with Chris over on the Blessings Ink blog!!!  Chris is an A Muse Studios Demonstrator and hosts weekly challenges with  weekly winners and top picks.  The weekly winners are eligible for the monthly prize.   So, I will be hanging out with Chris all during the month of September.

The Theme of the current challenge is:

Use Ribbon or Twine

An easy one for me, right??!!   It ain't done until it has ribbon.  LOL

****Just a few Guidelines for entering  the Challenges:

 2 entry limit and no digis please!

■Link your creation to your paper crafts blog, gallery (SCS or Flickr) before midnight of the following Sunday.

■Use any product but please follow the challenge criteria.

■Double your chances to win by using A Muse Studio products (just leave Chris a reminder in the comments please)

Now, I went a bit crazy stamping, again!  Are you surprised??   I ended up making three cards--each a little different using the same stamps.  I just can't stop myself!!   Here we go!

Materials List:

Stamps: Springtime Day set from A Muse Studios

Ink: Mushroom, Nutmeg pigment from A Muse Studios

CS: Cream, Peach; White; Corals; Rusts

Clear Embossing Powder

White Pearls

Ribbon: Poppy and Moss Satin Ribbon from A Muse Studios

French Roast/White Bakers Twine from A Muse Studios

Pink Twine

Distress Markers (to color)

Tulle

Tag Punch

Gold Stickles

Instructions:

• Make an A2 card
• Stamp the Bee Hive on white or cream CS with pigment ink
• Heat emboss with clear embossing powder
• Color some of the flowers and leaves with Distress Markers
• Layer and add to card

• Stamp the sentiment and punch out
• Punch hole in tag and add twine
• Tie ribbon or tulle around card
• Add the tags 
• Add a few pearls

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• Dry emboss the top and bottom edge on this card
• Tie ribbon in a bow and add to card
• Add gold Stickles

**********A Few Challenges for my Bee Hive cards:

Simon's Wednesday: stamps/no digis

Really Reasonable ribbon: fall colors

Chocolate, Coffee, and cards: vintage

Sister act: anything goes
Vintage Stamping: anything goes
Crafting at the weekend: anything goes
613 Avenue: anything goes
Come and get it: autumn in the garden

Thanks for stopping by!!   I will have more projects for Blessings Ink throughout the month!!  And lots of other fun stuff!!  See you soon.  Love ya

Karen

Lily Flourish With a Flourish--Lost Coast Designs

Hi Dreamers!
Happy Friday.  Always a reason to celebrate.  What's up for your weekend?  My husband's band has a concert on Sunday.  Probably try to get some yard work done today and tomorrow.

I am continuing with my Lily Flourish  series of cards today.   There are two more cards in the series and I will share both of them today.  See the other Card here.    All stamps are from Lost Coast Designs.

The first card features the Lily Flourish used as a background stamp with a Lovely butterfly.

Materials List (for both cards):

Stamps: Lily Flourish, Butterfly Face, Dragonfly Border all from Lost Coast Designs

Inks: Black, Pacific Point - Stampin' Up; Red Pepper- Adirondack

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

CS: White; Cream;Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, and Soft Suede - Stampin' Up// Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Poppy Parade, and Blush Blossom- Stampin' Up

Pearls

Grommet Tag Die - Spellbinders

Washi Tape: Ruby - My Mind's Eye

Ribbons

Instructions:

• Make a card from Baja Breeze CS and layer with Pacific Point
• On the Soft Suede CS stamp the Lily Flourish repeatedly with black dye ink
• Distress with Vintage Photo ink and add to card 
• Stamp Butterfly face on cream CS and cut out
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive

The Lily Flourish is used at the focal point on the second card.

• Make a card from Ruby Red CS and layer with Poppy Parade
• On Cameo Coral cs stamp the Lily Flourish with Red Pepper ink
• Add to card 
• Add one strip of Washi tape and two ribbons

• Stamp the Dragonfly Border on white CS with Red Pepper ink
• Cut out with the tag die
• Add a pearl to each end of the tag
• Add the tag using dimensional adhesive

I had a blast with this Lily Flourish stamp!  The possibilities are endless!  LOL

I will add a sentiment to the inside when I want to send the cards.  I can used the cards for any occasion--like just a hello, birthday, thinking of you, etc....

******************A few fun Challenges for my Flourish with a Flourish cards:

DL Art Linky: anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls: anything goes

Crafting by Design: anything goes

Crafting with Dragonflies: girly and lacey

Penny's Challenge: anything goes

Simon's Wednesday: stamps-no digis

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Glad you stopped by!  Next up in Dreamland---cute birthday cards for children.  See you then.  Love ya.

Karen

Love To Scrap Challenge--Let's Fly Away

Hello Dreamers!
Hope you had a great weekend!  Very nice weekend here.  Just picked my nephew and his new bride up from the airport.  They had a great honeymoon in Florida.

Time for a new Challenge on the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!!!
The theme for the next two weeks is:

Let's Fly Away

Make a project that features something that flies: insects, birds, fairies, planes or something that inspires you to take flight.  Your project must have some stamping on it.

There are two lovely sponsors for the challenge:

Bugaboo Digital Stamps

Prize: 7 images of choice to winner

TEAM A

Picked Stamping Chef

Prize: 3 images to winner

TEAM B

For my design team project, I made a cute, bright card with the digi Flower Bird from Bugaboo Stamps.
 

Materials List:

Stamp: Flower Bird digi from Bugaboo 

CS: White; Pale Green -  Bazzill; 

Almost Amethyst and Barely Banana - Stampin' Up

Copic Markers

Large Octagons die - Spellbinders

Bloom Dots Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Certainly Celery Ribbon - Stampin' Up

Pearls

Instructions:

• Print  digi on white CS and let dry before coloring
• Make a card from the Pale Green CS
• Cit a rectangle from Barely Banana CS and dry emboss
• Add to left side of card base

• Color the Flower Bird digi with Copic Markers
• Cut the image and Almost Amethyst CS with the dies
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Tie ribbon in bow and glue to card front
• Add pearls to card base and to center of each flower

*********How about a few fun challenges for my Happy Flower Bird???
Come and Get It: things with wings
That Craft Place: summer colors
Just Us Girls: anything other than A2 size card
Brown Sugar: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy: pet or favorite animals
CRAFT: pet or animal
Creative Knockouts: whimsical wings
Simon's Wednesday: anything goes
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Coming up in Dreamland

• a vintage card with Lost Coast Designs stamps
• Cute children's birthday cards

See you again soon!!  love ya

Karen

Dry Embossing Takes the Spotlight

Hello Dreamers!
How is your week going?  Keeping busy here.   Making a few cards.  Mowed the lawn today too.   Now that I have that out of the way, I have more time to make cards.....
The projects today, feature dry embossing.  The embossing really sets the tone for the card.  On the first card, I added some paper flowers and a little bee.  The second card is all dry embossing with a little bee.  

Materials:

Stamps: DRS Designs Sentiment on inside of card One-Not Some Junk

Inks: Vintage Photo, Forest Moss, and Mustard Seed Distress inks

CS: Cream, white, tan, brown,and yellow

Paper Flowers

3-D Bee stickers: K & Company

Ribbon

Embossing folders: Paisley - Cuttlebug; Flower - Darice

Instructions:

• Make two A2 cards from tan and yellow CS
• Layer the tan card with brown CS
• Dry emboss  cream and white CS
• Highlight the dry embossing with Distress ink
• Add layers of paper flowers to the Paisley card and a bee to both cards
• Stamp this fun sentiment on the inside of the cards

Inside

Card Two:

*********** Challenges for "Dry embossing take the spotlight":

DRS Designs: color challenge
Craft-Dee Bow: anything goes with a bow
Dream Valley Challenge: flowers
Through the purple haze: anything goes
Allsorts: bright sun shiny colors
Aloha Friday: in the garden

Well, I should go and finish up the soup I am making for dinner.   I have to add a few more things.   Enjoy your evening!!   See you next time.  Love ya.
Karen

Flourish and Perfume Label from Lost Coast Designs

Hello Dreamers,
My nephew's wedding was Saturday and what a beautiful wedding it was.  Lovey service.  The bride was gorgeous and the groom handsome.  The reception was really fun too.  I made the airport run this morning, dropping the new couple off for a flight on their honeymoon to Florida.  Very exciting to watch them embark on their new life together.

Now, back to business.  Today, I have a vintagey card with stamps from Lost Coast Designs.  I made this for the current challenge, which is:

Words or Letters

You still have time to enter the challenge---One more day!!

On my project, I used the Lily Flourish, which  is such a versatile stamp.  I will be showcasing this stamp over the next few weeks to give you several ideas on how to use this gorgeous stamp.

Materials List:

Stamps: Lily Flourish, Loopy Calligraphy, and Labels Set from Lost Coast Designs

Inks: Tuxedo Black, Toffee Crunch, and Rich Cocoa - Memento

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

CS:Cream, Soft Suede - Stampin' Up, and Dark Maroon

Pearls

French Roast Twill Ribbon - A Muse Studios

Dimensional adhesive

Instructions:

• Make a 5.25" square card from maroon CS
• On the Soft Suede CS, stamp the Lily Flourish with Tuxedo Black ink; stamp the Loopy Calligraphy with Toffee Crunch ink
• Distress this piece with Vintage Photo ink
• Glue to card base

• Stamp the Violette Flor label on cream CS with Rich Cocoa ink and and fussy cut
• Add to card base with dimensional adhesive
• Tie a bow in ribbon and glue to  card
• Add pearls

• On the inside, stamp Lily Flourish and add some of the CS

I will just add a sentiment to the inside when I send the card out to a special someone.  

***********A few fun Challenges for my Vintage Flourish and Label Card:
Artistic Stamper: anything goes
Memas Craft:anything goes
Tando Creative: lovely layers
Simpy Create Too: monochromatic
Sister Act: anything goes
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I will be back soon with another Lily Flourish project!!!  And, a few other things in between too.  Hope you are having a lovely weekend!!!  Love ya.
Karen

Decorative Comb for the Reception

Hi Dreamers,
No card today!  I was occupied making this decorated comb for my future niece to wear at the reception.  The wedding is Saturday.   The colors are Red and Purple.   Take a look.

I started by making  a sleeve from  white satin fabric.  The sleeve slips over the top of the comb.  I gathered a price of lace fabric and shaped it into a fan.  Then stitched it down.  I added the large pearl button.....yes that is a button.  Then glued a string of red pearls.  I added individual pearls too.  Then wrapped a piece of purple tulle around the bottom.

Well, I hope the bride likes it....



A few fun Challenges:
Oldie but a goodie: anything but a card and use something from stash.  I used the lace fabric that I have had in my stash for awhile....
Tip Top Tuesday: use something from your stash....the lace fabric
Crafting from the heart: anything goes


Just a quick post.  Gotta run!  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog New Challenge- Anything Goes

Hello Friends!
Time for a new challenge on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!  The new theme is always a favorite!

Anything Goes with a Rubber or Clear Stamp

Make any project you like using a rubber or clear stamps.  No digis this time.

We have a lovely sponsor for the Challenge:

$25 Gift Certificate to Heartfelt Creations!!!

For my design team project, I made a vintagey card with a travel theme.  I stamped on glossy CS and used lots of distress inks.

Materials List:

Stamps: Bicycle Collage and Enchante both from Hero Arts; Sentiments from Blockheads Stamps

CS:Glossy white and white

Ink: Vintage Sepia - Versa Fine; Yellow and Green dye inks

Distress Ink: Forest Moss, Mansard Seed, Vintage Photo- Ranger

Dies: Ticket - A Muse; File Folder Tab -- My Favorite Things

Ribbon

Pearls

Instructions:

• Make a top fold card from Glossy white CS
• Stamp the Bicycle Collage with Vintage Sepia
• On White CS stamp the Enchant stamp three times with three different inks:  Yellow, green and Vintage Sepia
• Die cut with the ticket die
• Die cut the File Folder Tab

• Distress all the die cuts and the card with the distress inks
• Stamp the sentiment
• Glue the die cuts pieces to the card

• Add pearls to the card front along the edge of the collage stamp
• Tie a knot in ribbon and wrap around card front

******Challenges for My vintage travel card:
Amusing Challenge at Stamped Blessings: die cuts
Corrosive Challenge: B Unique---Things that start with B---I used bike, brown ribbon, brown ink, bon voyage
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Incy Wincy: things and wheels
Love to Create: polka dots and pearls
Simon's Monday: anything goes
Vintage stamping Challenge: summer days

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Would love to see what you make!!  Don't forget that nice prize from Heartfelt Creations....I wish I could enter......LOL

Hope you had a great weekend!  See you next time!!  Love ya.
Karen