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