It's World Gin Day

We need something to celebrate, and today is a great day!  It's world gin day!  Yes, you heard that right!  And that is the amazing challenge at Crazy4Challenges.  Here's what I did:

That FuN stamp is from the Celebrate Set that is NEW at Elizabeth Craft Designs and includes my fun little fruity drink that I used to decorate the inside.  The pattern paper is from Graphic 45. The rest of my supplies from ECD are listed below.

Craftily yours,  Karen

D2BA Masculine Challenge

Today is the start of a new challenge at Dare 2B Artzy! This month is about masculine cards. Here's what I created:

Love that sweet otter from the Otterly Awesome Stamps. The dark teal plaid patterned cardstock is from the Fall Harvest Collection Variety Pack, and the background paper is from the Fields of Bloom Paper Pack.

Hope you join in the challenge! Time to make those Dad's day cards! 

Craftily yours,  Karen

Just for You

I am posting today at Dare 2B Artzy today with a card made with their Peacock Paisley Stamps and Coordinating Dies.

The pretty background paper is from the Summertime Petals Collection. 

I'm also posting this card as inspiration for this week's Lace challenge at Crazy4Challenges!

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Kinda Silly, Kinda Awesome

I absolutely love the elements of the Art Journal line from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Today, I used some of the items in this pretty card:

All of the details for creating this card card be found today on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. Thanks for stopping by here!

Craftily yours, Karen

Party Zebra

Today is a FuN day!  It's a day I get to post over at Elizabeth Craft Designs! :)

I created this party-animal card for today's post:

Isn't he just too cute!?!  All of the details for my creation are on the ECD blog. Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen

A Page for Chief

The challenge this week at Crazy4Challenges is to create something that relates to a photo since May is "photo month" - who knew?!  I created this simple scrapbook planner page using products from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

The products from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.  The ribbon is from my stash, and the paper is DCWV - Fairytale Floral.  Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Coffee Lovers Hop

Hi Everyone! Dare 2B Artzy is taking part in the Coffee Lovers Hop. I was told I could submit a card for coffee, tea or hot cocoa, so here is my tea entry!

Love that fun teapot from the Serenity Tea Stamps. The paper is from the beautiful Dare 2B Artzy Lemon Bliss Collection. The Copic markers I used in this card were E41, E42, Y35, Y38, RV63, RV66, YG61 and YG63.

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

A Favorite Gnomie

Posting today at Dare 2B Artzy this fun card I made for one of my favorite Gnomies.

Isn't that gnome sweet?  She is from the Flower Gnome Stamps and is die cut with the coordinating die.  That beautiful paper is from the Summertime Petals Collection.  I'm also posting it for the Gnome challenge at Crazy4Challenges - coming up soon!

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

My Boy is 27

I created a planner page for my son's recent 27th birthday....and have the pleasure of sharing it over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today!

Because of quarantine, I couldn't take him out to dinner on his birthday as I have done for every other birthday, but he did get the pleasure of doing some yardwork for me. I snapped this picture when he and his brothers sat down for a moment.  :)

My supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.  The inspiration for the sketch for this page is from Crazy4Challenges. Yeah, it's a stretch, but it started out right on and morphed.  I hope you will join the challenge....and thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours, Karen

Happy Mom's Day

Today, over at Elizabeth Craft Designs, the design team is celebrating Mom's Day! Even in this uncertain time, there are amazing ways to connect with mom. Here's me in a planner page showing one of my new cards to my mom on zoom!

Too much fun!  The supplies I used to create this fun page are below.  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Lots of Owls

Posting some fun today for Dare 2B Artzy.  I was inspired by this week's Crazy4Challenges to create a slimline card. I used the fun Hoot Hoot Stamps and coordinating Hoot Owl Dies to create this:

That gorgeous patterned cardstock is also from Dare 2B Artzy - in the Lemon Bliss Collection Variety Pack!

Hope you join in the Crazy4Challenges Slimline Card Challenge.  And if you're up for another challenge, join in the May Dare 2B Artzy Challenge - In the Garden!

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Sentiments for Today

For my post today over at Elizabeth Craft Designs, I was inspired by the sentiments. Given the time that we are in with all of this COVID19, I thought these three sentiments fit the times very well!

I plan to send these cards out to friends who are having a bit of a hard time with the quarantine and/or who I think just should have some cheer in their mailboxes!

Craftily yours, Karen

Bethany Beach

I was inspired by this week's Crazy4Challenges sketch challenge to create this scrapbook planner page using products from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Here's the sketch:

I took some creative license....but that's what it's all about, right?  :)  Anyway, thanks for stopping by!  Hope you join in the challenge!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Sweeter than Honey

Today, I'm having fun with the Dare 2B Artzy Buzzy Bees Set!  Here's what I created:

Isn't he just the cutest bee?  I used Distress Oxide inks for the center and splattered a bit around the edges. The frame is cut with the Dare 2B Artzy Fancy Rectangle Framelit Dies. You can find all the other details over on the Dare 2B Artzy Blog.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen

Meeting Long-Time Friend

Back in January, before all of this COVID19 stuff, I was able to sneak away to Washington DC for a trip to visit my BFF. While there, I got to meet up with a lovely lady named Anne who I "met" only online for many years through an old craft site called Crop Chocolate.  I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Art Journal line to create this fun page.

All of the details for how I made this page can be found today on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.  Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Easter Bunny

Today, over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog, we are celebrating Easter - a smidge early :)  It's an all-design-team group post, and it's all about Easter!  Here's what I created:

Gosh, I love that adorable Bunny!  His feeties, ears, tummy and nose are colored with an R20 Copic that I then "washed" a bit with blender pen.  All of the supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are in the link-up below.  The beautiful pattern paper is from the DCWV Fairytale Floral Collection.  On the doily, before I cut it, I colored the ECD Soft Finish Cardstock with some Spun Sugar Distress Oxide from Tim Holtz.

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Fun at the Smithsonian

Since there's so much time at home that I am trying to get caught up on some of my scrapbook planner pages.

All of the details for these pages are on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today!  Check it out.  And thanks for stopping by.

Craftily yours, Karen

Pastels Challenge

There's a new challenge over at Dare 2B Artzy!  It's the pastels challenge.  Here's my inspiration:

I may have taken a bit of creative license on the pastels?  The green is much greenier than I'd hoped.  LOL  The products I used from Dare 2B Artzy are the Take Time Stamp Set and the Rectangle Fancy Framelit Die, I nested the framelit dies to create those frames which are colored with Mowed Lawn and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides.

I hope during this crazy time that you are taking time to enjoy the simple things.  Thank you for stopping by today.  I also hope you join in on the challenge!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Basilica Visit

Today's post is for Crazy4Challenges. The challenge today is to be inspired by the Autism logo. I used the logo to become inspired by the colors - red, yellow, green and blue and created this fun scrapbook planner page.

The products I used from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.  The patterned paper is from Paper House, Sun Drenched Collection. I hope you join in our challenge this week!

Craftily yours, Karen

Puppy Unicorn

I'm posting over at Dare 2B Artzy today using the fun new Puppy Kisses Stamps and the beautiful Botanical Breeze Paper Collection.  Here's what I created.

I just love that sweet little pup.  He is just the cutest!  Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen