Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve - blog friends!  It's mid-inspiration time at Clear It Out Challenges!  The theme is Warm Fuzzies, and we ask you to use something textured!

For my card this week, I used a super cute snowman from Digi Darla - found "HERE".  The paper is from Authentique Winter Collection. 

The sentiment is from a Unity Stamp of the Week.  It seemed to fit with the happy snowman.  Feel all warm and fuzzy yet?  :)  If so, join us at the challenge!

Finally, I am sad to say that this is my last post as a design team member at Clear It Out.  I want to thank Laura and all the other crazy-talented ladies on the team for the friendship and inspiration!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Valentine's Day and a Winter Card

It's time for a new challenge at Clear It Out Challenges!  The theme is Warm Fuzzies, and we ask you to use something textured!

For my first card, I used an adorable image from QKR Stampede - called "Bundled Up." I used some burlap ribbon from 3 Girl jam, Authentique Paper and some wood veneer snowflakes from Studio Calico!

 I like the masculine feel of the card :)

One week until Christmas.  Eek!  Yay!  Fun....Sooooooooooo must be time to move onto the next holiday, huh?!

I also created a card with an image from Stitchy Bear Outlet - Reece's Scrap Pieces!

What could be warmier and fuzzier than a HUG?!  I hope you will join us in this challenge!!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Santa is coming!

It's mid-inspiration time at Clear It Out Challenges!  It's anything goes for Christmas, and we ask you to use your stash to make room for more presents

This week, I created a card with using a totally cute Christmas fairy image from Bugaboo! 

Loooooove this cute lil fairy!  I hope you will join us in this challenge!!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Smoochie Bears and Tipsy Timmy

Yay!  It's December, and CHRISTMAS IS COMING!  Looooove Christmas.  It's Tuesday and you know what that means??!  Yes!  It's time for a new challenge at Clear It Out Challenges!  It's anything goes for Christmas, and we ask you to use your stash to make room for more presents

This week, I created a card with using these freakin' adorable smoochie bears from one of our fabulous sponsors, Whimsy Stamps (Christmas Smoochie Bears).  Like, seriously - could they be any cuter?!?

Since it's just after BLACK FRIDAY, and I'm definitely NOT a Black Friday shopper, I thought I'd give myself a present of crafty time, so I made another card using Tipsy Timmy from Lacy Sunshine.  This is how I'd look after Black Friday shopping! haha

I went ahead and stamped / decorated the inside, since this sentiment from Unity was screaming to me...

I hope you will join us in this challenge!!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Bringing Home the Tree

It's Tuesday and mid-inspiration challenge time at Clear It Out Challenges!  It's an "Anything Goes" kind of theme, but we ask that you put a snowflake on it.  Easy!

This week, I created a card with using an adorable snowman bringing home his fresh-cut tree from QKR. 

I hope you will join us in this ANYTHING Goes Challenge (with a snowflake)!!

Craftily yours,

Karen

'Smore Snowmen

It's Tuesday mid-inspiration time at Clear It Out Challenges!  This week's theme is 'Smore and our challenge is to use something brown and white as your stash item!

This week, I created a card with 'smore snowmen using the Bobblehead Snowman from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.  The paper used is from Basic Grey Nordic Holiday, the sentiment is from Stampin' Up and the bow is from Timeless Twine!

Can you make something 'smore?  Join us!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Makin' 'Smore

It's TUESDAY, so that means it's time for a NEW challenge at Clear It Out Challenges!  This week's theme is 'Smore and our challenge is to use something brown and white as your stash item!

We have three generous sponsors this week - Lacy Sunshine, Bugaboo Digital Stamps and Whimsy StampArt!  And here's my take on making 'smore cards (i.e. one from each sponsor!!)

And here's a close-up using the adorable Lacy Sunshine Santa!  This card used papers from LilyBee Designs Harvest market, some UmWow Studios chip (heart confetti) and Timeless Twine in Black/Kraft.

Card two features a super adorable Bobblehead Snowman from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.  The paper is from Authentique Seasons: Winter collection and also includes UmWow Studios chip (layered stars) and Timeless Twine.  I am submitting this card to the UmWow Studios / Authentique challenge!

 

The final card uses an adorable image from Whimsy StampArt.  The paper is from my scraps and the ribbons are from Webster's Pages and 3 Girl Jam.

 
Whew!  That's definitely 'smore cards!  How about you?  Can you make something 'smore?

Craftily yours,

Karen

Green Witch

It's time for mid-challenge inspiration at Clear It Out Challenge blog! For this challenge, our theme is Halloween, and our stash item is something orange.

My card this time uses Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor collection papers and a Digi Darla "Witches Corner" digital stamp.

Join us for the challenge! 

Craftily yours,

Karen

A Ghostly Witch

It's challenge day at Clear It Out Challenge blog! For this challenge, our theme is Halloween, and our stash item is something orange.

For my challenge, I used some fun papers from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor collection.  Haha, I just love that name.  This ghostly witch can be found at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet (in Reece's Scrap).  Can you tell I forgot to use my stash item and added it on after I finished?  LOL, that's what I did, but I love the extra little bit of bling I used.

Join us for the challenge! 

Craftily yours,

Karen

Enjoy

It's time for mid-challenge inspiration at Clear It Out Challenge! The current challenge is to create something for Thanksgiving!  I love Thanksgiving!  It's always a great family day!  Our stash item is a left-over sentiment from another project.  This time, I used a sticker that was left on a sheet.  Part of the sticker really didn't fit the image or the theme, so I covered it up with the adorable Becky Beaver image from Lacy Sunshine!

The papers are from a mini-album I made as a make-n-take at Scrapfest 2013.  I didn't really love the mini, so I took it apart to use the papers.  No wasting, ya know!

Craftily yours,

Karen

A Perfect Day

It's challenge day at Clear It Out Challenge blog! For this challenge, our theme is Thanksgiving, and our stash item is a left-over sentiment from another project.  This is a tough challenge!  Are you up to it?  If you are like me, you don't just have sentiments stamped laying around.  What I did was find a partially used sheet of paper that had "tags" on the back.  I cut the sentiment for this card from those.

The papers are from my stash.  The ribbon flower is made from a Gluber and some 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon.  That adorable image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

Join us for the challenge! 

Craftily yours,

Karen

My Poor PoP

It's time for a NEW challenge at Clear It Out Challenge blog.  Fun, fun!  This time, we ask you to use your punches to create a masculine card.  I don't know about you, but masculine cards are hard for me.  I love challenges that are masculine because I certainly do need some dude cards every now and then!!

My poor POP is going to be heading into surgery in a few days to have his knee replaced.  When I saw this PUP digital stamp at QKR Stampede, I knew it was perfect!  Using a slice of Echo Park Walk in the Park, my corner scallop punch, and some journal tags I've had in my stash forever, this is what I came up with!

Join us!  Link up your punchy masculine cards for an opportunity to win some fabulous digis from our wonderful sponsors!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Special Thank You

It's time for a new challenge up at the Clear It Out challenge blog!  Our challenge is to create something that says Thank You that thing you've been saving because it's too special to use!

Yeesh, I've been saving it because it's too special to use, so it HAS to be a super special creationk, right?!  I used a fabulous image from our sponsor - Bugaboo Digital Stamps - called Make It Snappy - Thanks a Bunch.  I love these images because they incorporate darling images and great sentiments!  For my special things, I used some Basic Grey Kioshi paper and a butterfly embellishment that I got in one of the older UmWow Studios kits.  I love this paper line (wish it was still being sold!!) and love my little butterfly.  I think I did them justice!

What do you have that is so special you've been saving it?  Show us!

Craftily yours,

Karen (karey2005)

Summer Vacation - No Mornings!

A new challenge is posted today up at the Clear It Out challenge blog!  Our challenge is to use the theme "Summer Vacation" and to use some of those stickers or rub-ons!

This is a tough challenge!  I'm not usually a big fan of stickers or rub-ons.....but I sure do have a million of 'em!  For this challenge, I used an image from our fabulous sponsor - Bugaboo's Crabby Cathy Morning.  This image shows you best what I love about summer vacations; i.e. I can avoid looking like this getting ready for work!  ha ha  She's fabulous!  I dolled her up with happy, summery Echo Park papers.  And yes, I incorporated a few stickers (the little flowers around the sentiment).  I also added some UmWow Studio's chipboard that I fancied up with three colors of liquid pearls.

I seriously love Cathy's fuzzy yellow slippers!

Craftily yours,

Karen (karey2005)

Clear It Out - Should I Eat It?

Today is the THIRD week of inspiration at the Clear It Out challenge blog.  Our fabulous leader, Laura, is on vacation though this week, so we have a couple SPECIAL surprises.  First, usually our challenges only last two weeks.  For this one, you can have THREE weeks!  Seriously, more time is good!

Next surprise is EVEN better.  Laura is going to give a $10 gift certificate from one of our fabulous sponsors to someone who comments on a Clear It Out Design Team member's blog!  How cool is that?!?!  And if you win from commenting on my blog, I also win a gift certificate!  So, comment to win!

Our challenge is to use the theme "International (or from your country)" and to use some of that washi tape you've got laying around!

For my card this week, I used red-white and blue (for the U.S.A.!) and this adorable boy digi from Digi Darla called Boy Wonder.  I tried to find a good sentiment for this card, but the only thing that went through my head was that he was adorable.....and I wondered if he is contemplating eating the bumblebee!  ha ha  And then the song starts....  "I'm pickin up the baby bumblebee....and won't my momma be so proud of me..."  Better to leave off the sentiment :)

Be sure to comment on all my team-mates blogs to increase your chances of winning!  You can find the blog links at the Clear It Out Challenge blog!

Craftily yours,

Karen (karey2005)

CIO Mid-Challenge Paper Piecing

So excited to announce that I'm on the Clear It Out challenge design team!  Woo hoo!  My first project with them was doing paper piecing with a digital stamp and using up some of my scrap papers.  I have done paper piecing with regular stamps, but I've never done it with digital stamps.  Quite a challenge.

I decided to use the below flower digital stamp from Digi Darla.  The image can be purchased, "HERE." I had made some recipe cards for a recipe swap and had all these little pieces of colored paper left, so that is my scrap paper element.  What I did was to print the image onto plain white paper and then tape a piece of colored paper over the image (very securely!) and run it through the printer again.  Then I just cut the flowers and put it on the card.  Easy sneezy!

The hearts on the side are inked up with TH distress inks through punchinella.  A dear friend sent me this stuff - and I LOVE IT!  Add a button and a touch of Timeless Twine and Voila!

Craftily yours,

Karen (karey2005)