Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Stencils and Glitter

 I created a couple cards using the fun new stencils from Elizabeth Craft Designs along with some Silk Microfine Glitter. They are posted on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today and are also shown below. 


Fun! And sparkly! For all the details, be sure to stop by the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. And THANK YOU for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen



Monday, December 28, 2020

Days 13 through 16 - #DecemberDBD

 Still playing a bit of catch-up on my #DecemberDBD. I am playing along with others on the Elizabeth Craft Designs - ECD Planners & Journaling Facebook group. Such fun. Here are Days 13 to 16.


I love the "window" on this Planner Essentials House die!


And the backside shows Day 14. When I had COVID-19, I had several people drop off goodies at my door. Very kind.


And as I got better from COVID-19, I got to spend some TV time - love the Christmas classics! Love the sweet reindeer dies from Joset.


And then finally, we had a Zoom online party with my staff where we did a virtual scavenger hunt. It was great fun! In person would be better, but we made the best of the situation.


That's it for today! Thank you for stopping by!  My supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below. Days 15 and 16 use papers from my stash.

Craftily yours,  Karen



Thursday, December 24, 2020

Days 7 through 12 - #DecemberDBD

I'm still playing catch-up on my #DecemberDBD Album using the Planner Essentials Line from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Below are Days 7 through 12.


Recipe for Day 7:  Planner Essentials 1 and 17, Reminiscence Book and Mystical Winter Paper, Budding Florals Dies, Fitted Indented Squares, Moods Stamps, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1 and 2

Recipe for Day 8:  Planner Essentials 1 and 17, Stitched Circles, Planner Filmstrip, Mystical Winter Paper, Reminiscence and Artsy Scenery Washi Tape, Words & Layers Stamps, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1 and 2


Recipe for Day 9:  Planner Essentials 2, 11, 17, 21, 23 and 24, Beaded Circles, Stitched Circles Dies, Reminiscence Book, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1




Recipe for Day 10:  Planner Essentials 2, 17 and 23, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1, Moods Stamps, Mystical Winter Paper, Reminiscence Washi Tape, Fitted Rounded Squares


Recipe for Snowman Page:  Planner Essentials 13, 23 and 34, Mystical Winter Paper, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1 and 2


Recipe for Day 11:  Planner Essentials 13, 17 and 23, Mystical Winter Paper, Reinforcement Variety Pack 1 and 2

Recipe for Day 12:  Planner Essentials 13 and 17, Planner Labels, Mystical Winter Paper, Stitched Fishtails

BTW, I am fine.  Lucky that my case was VERY mild. Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours, Karen





Monday, December 21, 2020

Day 17 - #DecemberDBD

 Posting over at Elizabeth Craft Designs today with this fun Viewmaster page of ornaments:


Isn't that just the most fun! Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Days 5 & 6 - #DecemberDBD

So much fun! I have just finished with journaling Days 5 and 6 in my #DecemberDBD journal. Here they are:

Day 5 documents one of our many walks. This is my older son, Erik, and our dog, Chief.


Day 6 shows off the first gift of the holiday season. This fun mug from Nancy (who works for me).  I love it....and am using it to keep together my reinforcement dies!


Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Days 3 and 4 - #DecemberDBD

 I fell behind in my #DecemberDBD but I'm going to catch up! And I'm going to have FUN doing just that!  I love creating this book.  Here is day sharing a few of my favorite ornaments:



And Day 4 with my son decorating the outside of my home:


Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen



Friday, December 11, 2020

Day 2 - #DecemberDBD

Excited to be sharing another #DecemberDBD page - this time inspired by a sketch at Crazy4Challenges.


This week's challenge includes all of the sketches for the year. Fun. I used C4C540 (and as usual, took some liberties.  LOL


That is my future daughter-in-law and me decorating my tree. Always a fun thing to see the ornaments that bring me so many happy memories.

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Merry Christmas - More Traditional

 Today's card is a bit more traditional in colors than the purple and blue ones I posted two days ago. This one also uses the pretty A Way with Words - Merry Christmas Die, Small from Elizabeth Craft Designs.



I just love that die. The paper is a stack I got from Hobby Lobby. The die is cut with Tim Holtz gold metallic paper that has been backed with ECD 101mm Double Sided Adhesive before die-cutting.  (Basically, this turns it into a sticker!)  Quick and easy card!

Craftily yours,  Karen



Monday, December 7, 2020

Blue and Purple Cards

 A couple weeks ago, I did a few cards with some beautiful purple and blue paper from Crafter's Companion that I purchased. I was so in love with it that I decided to challenge myself to use it to create cards using *most* of the product lines at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  How fun!  Here are my cards:



The recipes of products from Elizabeth Craft Designs is:

Top left:  Snow Stamps, A Way with Words, Flourished Christmas Minis Dies, Stitched Rounded Rectangles Dies(chopped off bottom), Silver Silk Microfine Glitter

Top middle:  Florals 4 Dies, Junk Journal Extras Dies, Artzy Scenery Washi Tape, Joyful Wishes Sentiment Stamps, Stitched Circles Dies, White Craft Drops

Top right:  Santa Claus Dies, Fitted Indented Rectangles Dies, Cool Diamond and Speckled Indigo Silk Microfine Glitter, Joyful Wishes Sentiment Stamps

Bottom left:  A Way with Words Merry Christmas - Small die, Stitched Rounded Squares Dies, Fitted Fishtails dies

Bottom right:  Planner Essentials 34 - Christmas Figures (isn't he the sweetest snowman?), Stitched Circles

No matter your style, there are some great products from ECD to create some fun-tastic cards!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen


Sunday, December 6, 2020

Day 1 - #DecemberDBD

 I'm finally getting going on my #DecemberDBD planner album. I did it last year, and I loved the results. I'm already behind by a few days, but that's ok. I'll catch up eventually!  Here's Day 1 - documenting some of my family.



I just love these smaller "planner" scrapbook pages from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The paper is from a couple stacks I got at Michaels (except the silver - which is Tim Holtz Metallics. The dies from ECD are linked up below. Join in #DecemberDBD by posting in the ECD Planners & Journaling Facebook Group with #DecemberDBD for a chance to win a prize! Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen



Friday, December 4, 2020

Christ-moose

 I just love the Moose from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Here's a card I made with him:



Sweet and simple card. The products from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked up below. The paper is from the Paper Studio Stack, Old World Winter (picked up at Hobby Lobby).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen



Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Oklahoma in Places I've Traveled

 I'm having such fun going through old photos and journaling in my Places I've Been journal. Today's post is a trip to Fort Sill, Oklahoma that my parents, son and I made to celebrate the boot camp graduation of my youngest son.



We had such a good time.  All the supplies (but the black pen and black ink) from this planner page are from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  They are linked up below.

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen


Friday, November 27, 2020

December DBD - Snowman

 I am again participating in the Elizabeth Craft Designs challenge for December Day-by-Day! I am journaling one page each day through the month of December. I did it last year, and what a treasure I have!

The first page, or dashboard, is inspired by today's Crazy4Challenge post to create something with a snowman. here's what I did:


That gorgeous large font "Christmas" stamp is also from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Sue Smith Collection. The supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked up below (except for the snowman - which you might be able to find at Scrapbook.com

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen


Thursday, November 26, 2020

Arizona - Places I've Been

 Adding to my "Places I've Been" Journal today with a trip to Arizona I made in 2014 to visit my parents who were staying the winter there. Gorgeous state!


The products I used from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked up below. Only the background wood paper is from ECD. The rest is scraps from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,  Karen



Monday, November 23, 2020

The Cutest Elves

 I am posting these cards over at Elizabeth Craft Designs today with these adorably cute elves!


How fun are these sweet elves?! They have been released in the U.S. but are only available at local / online stores and not yet on the ECD website. I have seen that they are soon to be released at Scrapbook.com though! The rest of the ECD products I used are linked up below.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen



Friday, November 20, 2020

November Sketch Challenge

 I love a good sketch challenge, and that is what is happening today at Crazy4Challenges. Here's the sketch:




And here's my inspiration card:


The paper is from a stack I bought at Michael's on sale, and the house is colored with TH Distress Inks. The dies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs and are linked up below.

Craftily yours,  Karen



Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Purple Snowman

 Oh what fun has been happening at Elizabeth Craft Designs! I love love love the new release from Joset. Here's what I created for today:


Who says a snowman can't be purple!? The products I used from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked up below. I'm not sure who is the manufacturer of that gorgeous paper as I bought it from my mom's BFF's shop. The snowman and the accessories are not on the ECD site yet.  Jack Frost is the name of the die for the Snowman, and the hat is from the Winter Accessories set. I've linked up the dies on Scrapbook.Com, but they are also available at many other local scrapbook stores. 

Craftily yours, Karen


Sunday, November 15, 2020

Tall Snowman

 Hi Everyone! Today is a FuN DaY over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. Today, all of the designers are posting Christmas projects. Here's mine using a NEW release from Joset:



That new snowman is ADORABLE! And I added an extra couple "bottom" circles to create him so tall for this slimline cards. The snowman is available NOW at your local scrapbook store and looks like it's coming soon to Scrapbook.com - found here. Thanks for stopping by today.

Craftily yours, Karen