Bird-Day Party and Fun Fold

Happy Monday, Peeps.  Speaking of peeps, I'm up over at Elizabeth Craft Designs today with a birdie birthday card.  Here's my card:

All of the steps I used to make this card are on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog post.  Here's a pic showing how the card opens:

I love fun fold cards.  This one was inspired by my crafty mentor, Sharon. I also absolutely LoVe the Elizabeth Craft Designs Bird-Day Party stamps and used some of their new paper for this masculine birthday card.  The paper is called Manly Man.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

SUPPLIES:

Supplies from my stash:

Kraft cardstock, Copic Pens, Pop Tape, Diamond Dots, Black Permanent Ink, Gold Pen

Love Owl-ways

I've got a post over on the Dare 2B Artzy blog.  I used the Hoot Hoot set to create this:

Seriously!  Looooove these FuN owls.  Omigosh.  I colored them with the following Copic markers:

V01, V04, V06, G40, G43, G46, R30, R32, R35, YR12, YR14

I used my "go-to" paper line, Artzy Doodles Collection.  Love mixing up the patterns on these, and the colors always coordinate so beautifully.

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

You're so sweet

It's been a beautiful Spring, soon to be summer here in Northern California - so today, I'm in a fun Spring colors mood.  I used the smaller flowers on both the Flower Power and Spring Blooms stamps from Elizabeth Craft Designs for this card:

The flowers are colored with V20, V22, V25, RV52, RV55, YG03, YG06, G12, and G14.  The paper is Lawn Fawn, Perfectly Plaid.  I added some lace, ribbon and a couple pearls.

My supplies list is below.  Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Other –
Lawn Fawn paper
Copic Markers
Pop Tape
Black ink
Lace
Ribbon
Pearls

Thinking of You

EEeeek!  I love paper!  And I just got some fabulous NEW paper from Elizabeth Craft Designs!  I just had to cut into it!  Really, no choice!

Today's card features the paper, Cucina with Love and is filled with yummy colors and images, like this:

This paper screamed to me to use the FuN Tea Time Clear Stamps, also from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I stamped the cup, masked it, then stamped the stack of cookies.  I colored the image with Copic markers:  Y21, Y23, YG03, YG06, YG61, R81, R83, R85, R30, G40.  I stamped the sentiment on the edge of a Fitted Oval die cut.  To finish off the card, I added some lace, twine, pearls and a button.

Elizabeth Craft Designs -

Tea Time Clear Stamps

Cucina with Love Paper (6x6)

Fitted Oval Dies
General Sentiment Stamps
Soft Finish Cardstock, 85 lb White

Clear Double Sided Adhesive - Tape 6mm

Other –

Lace

Copic Markers

Pop Tape

Black ink

Pearls

Twine

Wreath with Kitties

It's time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges!  Here's the always optional challenge:

I found an adorable digital image from East Wind Digital Stamps and made a CAS card using it.  Here's what I did:

The background papers and sentiment are from Heartfelt Creations.  I colored the cute image with Copic markers:  E31, E33, E35, R24, R27, R29, Y21, Y23, Y26, G43, G47, C1, C3, W0, W2, R81, YG61 and YG63.  I added some fun Katarina Wink dots in silver and gold and finished the card out with a couple corner pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Bird-Day Thanks

Today, I'm posting a card made with FuN products from Elizabeth Craft Designs!  Here's what I made:

Those adorable birdies are from the Bird-day Party stamps and are die cut with the coordinating dies. They are colored with Copic Markers:

BG72, BG75, BG78, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR14, Y26, Y28

The full supplies list is below.  Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs -
Bird-Day Party Stamps
Bird-Day Party Coordinating Dies
Entwined Hearts Dies
Happy Birthday Die
Stitched Fishtail Banners Dies
Soft Finish Cardstock, White 85lb
Soft Finish Cardstock, Bonnie Blue
Clear Double Sided Adhesive - Tape 6mm
Other –
Patterned Paper, October Afternoon
Copic Markers
Embossing Folder
Pop Tape
Black ink
Enamel Dots

Slider Challenge

Happiness is Designer Challenge Day over at Elizabeth Craft Designs.

For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a Joset Designs Sliders & Spinners die set to 3 winners. 

To enter simply leave a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post and tell us " What Elizabeth Craft Designs image would you make spin or slide?”

We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing 

The winners will be announced on Friday, May 19 on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.

Els did a fantastic video showing how these are created - here.  I used the adorable bear in the Zoo Babies set to create this:

The bear is colored with E41, E42, E43, E31, E33, E35, BG53, BG57 and YR14.  He is attached to the double-penny slider mechanism, and I added a bead-string die cut for some extra flourish.  The paper is ALL-NEW paper from Elizabeth Craft Designs, called Manly Man.  Fantastic paper for masculine cards!

And of course, what slider/spinner blog post would be complete without a really short video showing the magic of the spin.

My full supplies list is below.  Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

ECD Products Used:
Manly Man Paper
Zoo Babies Stamps
Zoo Babies Dies
Sliders and Spinners Dies
Dream Sentiments Stamps
Clear Double-Sided Adhesive, 6mm
Bead Strings 2 Dies

Supplies from my Stash Used:
Copic Markers
Pearls
Black Ink

LoVe You, Mr. Fish

Today's my day over at the Dare 2B Artzy Blog!  I recently got the Distress Oxide inks and could not wait to play with them.  And today is my oldest son's birthday!  He's a whopping 24 years old.  So hard to believe since I'm only 29!

Here's what I made for his birthday using the Restore the Soul Stamps:

LoVe the inks and love that fishy.  I decorated my card with Cattails Die and adorned it Love You Die cut (that I also colored up with Oxide inks)!  The colors I used to color Mr. Fish were:  YG03, YG05, Y13, Y15, BG02, BG05, R81, R83, YG61, YG63

  

I really love all the fun detail on Dare 2B Artzy Stamps.  They are so much fun to color.

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Roar, Birthday Time

I swear that I never have enough birthday cards, so today, I'm showcasing another one - made with products from Elizabeth Craft Designs!

Here's what I made:

Such a cute lion from the Jungle Cuties set.  Love it.  And that paper is beautiful new paper from ModaScrap carried at Elizabeth Craft Designs called Manly Man!  Perfect for masculine cards.  Love it.  

The lion is colored with:

Face and Body:  E41, E42, E43, E44

Mane:  Y21, Y23, Y26, BG53, BG57, E04, E07, E08

The squares background is created with Garden Patch dies.  The sentiment is cut from the ECD Happy Birthday die.  I cut it three times and glued together to give it some dimension.  And I added a few pearls.

The full supplies list is below.  Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs -
Jungle Cuties Stamps
Jungle Cuties Coordinating Dies
Manly Man Paper
Happy Birthday Die
Garden Patch Dies
Clear Double Sided Adhesive - Tape 6mm
Other –
Pearls
Kraft cardstock
Pop Tape
Black ink

Oh Deer - Happy Holidays

Christmas Card Challenges has a new (and optional) challenge this week.  This week's challenge is a photo challenge.  The photo is a tree with lights and ornaments.

I got inspiration from the lights and the color palette for my card!

Ok, it's a stretch, but I *needed* to use this adorable image from Unity Stamp Company!  The paper is Kaisercraft Home for Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you join us in the challenge!  No time like the present to get a start on those FuN Christmas Cards!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Rainy Days

Northern California (where I'm from) had a whole lotta rain this year, so I thought I'd create a rain-inspired card for my inspiration post over at Paper Nest Dolls!

This sentiment-less card could be used for quite a few occasions.  I used the plain version of Rainy Day Emma to create this:

I super love that sweet frog and that sweet duckling!  I colored with Copics:

Hair:  E21, E23, E25
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20
Outfit:  Y000, Y00, Y02, R81, R83, BG53, BG57, BG10
Frog:  G14, G16
Duck:  Y15, Y18, YR14
Ground:  BG01, BG02

The rest of the card is a mixture of papers, flowers, lace and jelly dots I had in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Thinking of You

I'm posting today using the pretty Flower Power stamps from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I finally took the plunge, inspired by my Facebook crafty communities, and purchased Prismacolor pencils.  This is my first attempt:

They are fun to play with, and I ended up with a bit of a watercolor effect (but they aren't watercolor pencils!).  FuN to play with, and I'm excited to practice more.  The colors I used to color the flower were:

Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Peacock Blue, Blush Pink, Pink, Process Red, Goldenrod, Canary Yellow, Sienna Brown

The paper is from the Heartfelt Creations, Birds and Blooms collection.  I saw someone on Pinterest do the circle frame offset that way and thought it looked cool.  What do you think?

My supplies list is below.  Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs -
Flower Power Stamps
Flower Power Dies
General Sentiment Stamps
Fitted Circle Dies
Pair of Leaves 1 Dies
Soft Finish Cardstock, Soft Sky
Soft Finish Cardstock, 85 lb White
Clear Double Sided Adhesive - Tape 6mm

Other –
Heartfelt Creations paper
Prismacolor Pencils
Pop Tape
Black ink
Pearls

It's a Troll Ellie Birthday

Each first Monday of the month, Paper Nest Dolls hosts an Anything Goes Challenge!  So much fun to see all YOUR lovely creations!  Join us!

This month, for inspiration, I created a birthday card using Troll Ellie.  I super love this stamp!

She's SO fun.  I love to color these dolls.  Today I used:

Hair:  Y00, Y32, E31, Y26
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20, BV00
Outfit and Flower:  B00, B02, B05, C1, C3, R20, R21, R22, G40, G43

The paper is from Dare 2B Artzy.  The stamp is framed with Fitted Oval Dies and Scallop Oval Dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  And I added a butterfly from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Dancing Butterflies along with a sentiment from their General Sentiments Stamps.  I embellished the background with a Stitched Fishtail Die and then added some pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen