Thanksgiving

I finally got a chance to do a bit of scrapbooking from my Thanksgiving trip, inspired by a sketch over at Crazy4Challenges.

Here's the sketch:

Very very loosely, the bottom half of this page was inspired by the sketch:

And here's the double-page lay-out:

I had such a good time with my parents at Thanksgiving.  My job was closed because of bad smoke in California, so I took the opportunity to drive the 14 hours to see my parents in Yuma, AZ.  We had a great meal, did some geo-caching and literally howled at the moon!

These pages were created with some wonderful products from Elizabeth Craft Designs (listed below).  They are part of their planner line.  What I love about this system is that it all goes together so seamlessly.  The pages are cut with the dies and fit perfectly into the planner binders.  :)

Craftily yours,

Karen

ABC - Planner Pages

It's a new day for a FUN challenge at Crazy4Challenges.  This time, it's ABC - Anything But a Card!  I made a couple planner pages using fun products from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Here's what I did:

It's a "crafty" to do list for me.  Each circle has a design team on it, and I'll write in what is expected of me for the month. On the left side, I'll print a couple pics of my favorite cards.  In this way, these pages will be something fun to look back on later.  Here's a close up of the left  side.

I'll draw the sketch challenge on the back of it, again - great for later inspiration.  My supplies list is below  Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Melt Like Lemon Drops

Excited to be highlighting the Lemon Zest stamps and Lemon Bliss paper today over at Dare 2B Artzy.  Here's what I created:

Love this collection.  More details can be found on the Dare 2B Artzy website.  Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Easter Cards

I'm excited to be posting on the blog at Elizabeth Craft Designs today!  It's going to be Easter SOON (April 21), so no time like now to get those Easter cards done.  Here's what I created:

All the details are on the ECD blog. Thanks a bunch for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Animals Challenge

Dare 2B Artzy has a new challenge.  This month, we challenge you to create something with animals. Here's what I made using the Baby Elephant Stamps. 

Isn't that elephant so adorable.  The background is a new technique I learned. It's foiling using transfer gel.  So fun.  The image is colored with:

Elephant:  C1, C3, R81
Gifts, Balloons:  R83, R85, B14, B16, YG13, YG17

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen 

Metals Challenge

It's time for new Crazy4Challenges.  This time, we are challenged to create something with at least three metal or metallic colored pieces.  I rose to the challenge with this:

The background is foiled with purple foil and there are three yellow metal brads in the corner.  How cute is that Little Chick from Elizabeth Craft Designs?!?

Supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.  Other supplies include foil, foiling background, distress inks, lace, twine and yellow cardstock.  (I colored the eyes, beak and feet with Copic markers.)

Craftily yours,

Karen

My New Trick

Over at Crazy4Challenges this week, we are challenging you to show us a card with a trick or one that is funny.  Just last week, I learned how to foil, so I am showing off a card I made at that class as my new trick:

Here's a better image of the foiling:

Love this fun new technique!  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen