Christmas Flair

Happy Friday, Friends with Flair!  For my project this week, I created this cute card using a recent stamp of the week by Unity!

Fun and simple!


Craftily yours,

Karen

Tim Holtz - Tag for October

As many of you know, I recently went to Scrapfest in Minneapolis.  There, I took a class from the ever-so-fabulous Tim Holtz.  I loved it.....and loved some of the products so much that I had to go out and get some!  I bought a few new distress paints and distress glitters.  When the Tim Holtz blog posted their Tags of October challenge, I decided to play with my new stuff.  I don't have any TH Halloween stamps for the center image, but this one from Unity is seriously perfect.  Love it so much....especially the sentiment!

I really love the background I created!  Love my little flowers, love the image, love everything about this tag!  I used the Ranger water-color paper, distress paint (Seedless Preserves, Picket Fence, and Wild Honey), Distress Ink in Black Soot, Remnant Rubs, Black Tinsel Twine, Lavish Trimmings, TH Distress Markers, Industrious Sticker Borders, Distress Glitter (Seedless Preserves and Black Soot), and, of course, Glossy Accents.  The Stickles used were Champagne (for the flower centers) and Stardust (witch-hat) flower.  The stamp is You Witch by Unity!

And just for fun, here's a picture of me, Tim Holtz and a friend I met at Scrapfest (Wanda).  Tim was teasing us about taking pictures of him unloading boxes.  Tee hee!

So much fun!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Nicest Thoughts

When I first saw There She Goes (TSG) Stamps Phyllis, I loved the sentiment so much I knew I just had to have her.  She is one of the TSG Sock Goblins.  Love, love!  I finally got to order her, and she came in yesterday.  I just had to ink her up!

I colored her with my TH Distress Markers.  The paper is from the scrap pile.  Isn't that sentiment the best?  And don't you just love Phyllis?

I'm submitting this card to the TSG Color Challenge (pumpkin, chocolate, and aqua) and to the SWAT fussy cutting 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

Silhouette Challenges CH#6 "Critter"

It's time 

for another Challenge here at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.
You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 6 Critters

Begins: Tuesday, October 1
Ends: Thursday, October 31

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick
Prize: $10.00 GC


My Crafting Channel
Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC


Little Scraps of Heaven Designs
$15..00 GC

For my project, I just knew I had to do something with a penguin.  Since I was a little girl, I've had this thing about penguins - they always make me smile.

The penguin is cut from a Silhouette store file called, "Chubby Penguins."  Could she be any chubbier!?  haha  The paper and sentiment were cut from the Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land collection.

Show us YOUR critters!!  Link up with us at Silhouette Challenges!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Holiday Lights

It's challenge day over at Christmas Card Challenges, and this week, our optional challenge is to create something using a picture with tangled up lights as inspiration

Using a holiday set I picked up from There She Goes Stamps, I created this cutie...

I love my glubers!  They make creating those adorable ribbon flowers SO easy!  The ribbon used in the card is from 3 Girl Jam.

Be sure to check out the blogs of the other extremely talented Christmas Card Challenges design team members:

Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Margo

Monica

Sabrina

Craftily yours,


Karen (karey2005)

Happy Friday

Happy Friday, Friends with Flair!

A few weeks ago, I won a blog candy from Gaylynn at Neat Nook Creations.  Thanks to Gaylynn!  Yay, a new Boo Unity Itty-Bitty!  Fun.  We have a craft lunch at work where I design a card and me and a group of co-workers all make them together.  I decided to use the Boo Crew for this month's creation.

Simple and fun card!  The sentiment on the inside says "From the BOO Crew".

Craftily yours,

Karen

Cute - Inside and Out

There She Goes has a new challenge this week.  I adore these stamps and love the weekly challenges!  This week, the challenge is to create a card and to decorate the OUTSIDE and the INSIDE!  Love it.

Using TSG Snowy Days, here's what I came up with outside...

And inside...

That inside sentiment cracks me up!

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

Happy Holidays

It's time for another challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges!  Have YOU started making your Christmas cards yet?  Better get started, the holidays will speed up on us very quickly!! This week, our optional challenge is ANYTHING Goes!  Whoop, whoop!  You can do that, right?

Using Snowy Days from There She Goes Stamps and Nikki Sivils Gingerbread land paper, I created this...

And hey, it fits the theme!  ha ha

Be sure to check out the blogs of the other extremely talented Christmas Card Challenges design team members:

Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Margo

Monica

Sabrina

Craftily yours,


Karen (karey2005)

Be Inspired - Unity Challenge

Unity's Be Inspired challenge this month has a wonderful card sketch and a pretty color pallette perfect for Fall with orange, purple, green, black and straw colors.  I decided to combine the color and sketch challenges with my Unity Scarecrow Thankful for You Itty-Bitty that I recently purchased.

The papers I used were part of a door gift I received when I took a crafty class.  The hearts are chip from UmWow Studios inked up with some Liquid Pearls.  The burlap and purple ribbons are both from 3 Girl Jam!

Karen

Stickled Pink

It's challenge time at the All That Stickles blog!  Think Pink!  How fun is that?!  Don't have pink Stickles?  That's ok, just have a mostly pink project and some Stickles - it's all good :)

For my card, I used the beautiful Amalia Daisy Fairy from There She Goes stamps.  I cased one of the TSG Trendsetters on Pinterest - but then pinked it up!

The paper is from Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land collection (yes, Christmas paper!  but it had pink dots!)  I used Stickles in Glam Pink (on the flowers on her head), Cotton Candy (hearts) and Stardust (wings).  Here's a close-up.

So, Stickle Pink!  You could win one of these wonderful prizes!Scraptastical Kreations - $15 GC
Fresh Brewed Designs - 5 digis
SKdigis - 2 single digis (no bundles)


Craftily yours,


Karen

TSG Sketch Challenge

It's Release Week at There She Goes Stamps!  Whoop, whoop!  If you haven't done their blog hops yet, you should!  They are fabulous!

Part of their release week celebration (and birthday celebration) is a sketch challenge.  Extra points are given for birthday themed cards!  Using Smarty Pants stampset and a bunch of scrap paper and Timeless Twine, this is what I came up with.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Holiday Sketch

It's another challenge day over at Christmas Card Challenges!  This week's optional challenge is to create a Christmas card based on a sketch!  I love sketches!  And I love my Holiday Cheer set from There She Goes stamps!  Combine the two and this is what you get:

That little girl is SO stinkin' cute!  Check out the close-up!

Be sure to check out the blogs of the other extremely talented Christmas Card Challenges design team members:

Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Margo

Monica

Sabrina

Then link up and share your creations with us!

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

Stickles Blog Hop - Furry Friends

Welcome to the Furry Friends Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Cute, cuddly, soft, and sweet, having a pet is quite the treat! And even if it's not your pet, paying homage to our furry friends is cool!  This month we are honoring our furry friends with a dash of Stickles! Isn't she just the cutest?

 If you have just come across the hop and are looking to start at the beginning, please visit All that Stickles. If you've come from Ann's blog, you're in the right place.



I'm part of an online crafty-girl group where we do swaps like recipes, cards and ATCs.  Our current swap is ATCs, and here's a sneak peak of my cards.  I used There She Goes Stamps Pandamonium collection and Bronze and Yellow Stickles

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday September 18th at All that Stickles.

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate

Unity Stamp Co.

2 Itty Bitty Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Digital Delights by Louby Loo
$5 Voucher

Your next stop is the uber talented Laura's blog!  Off you go!

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles

Ashley

Tonya
Myra - Featured Fan

Karen S. 

Sonia

Ann

Karen N.

Laura

Angeline

Chas

Cathy

Cathie

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Fall Harvest Linky Party!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Christmas Carols

This week's challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges is to do a card with a music theme.  Easy!  Love Christmas Carols!  This card was created with a digi stamp.  These kids are just really singing out loud!

Be sure to check out the blogs of the other extremely talented Christmas Card Challenges design team members:

Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Margo

Monica

Sabrina

Craftily yours,


Karen (karey2005)

It's all about the birthday!

Two of my FAVORITE companies (There She Goes Stamps and 3 Girl Jam) are celebrating birthdays this month - HEY, so am I!!

I created this card using 3 Girl Jam beautiful crinkly ribbon and There She Goes "Handwritten" stamps!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Sparkly Fall Thanks

It's time for a new challenge at the All That Stickles blog!  It's a Fall/Harvest theme!  Whoop, whoop!  I guess this must mean summer is FINALLY coming to an end.  I'm not a huge fan of the heat, and I love Fall weather!

I used a Unity Stamp of the Week for my card - called Thanks, Thanks & Thanks.  I love the patchwork pumpkins!  I embellished my card with 3 Girl Jam Harvest ribbon and stickled hearts!   I also covered the hearts in glossy accents. 

Stickles used:  Baby Blue and Stardust.

So, Stickle up for Fall!  You could win one of these wonderful September prizes!
Scraptastical Kreations - $15 GC
Fresh Brewed Designs - 5 digis
SKdigis - 2 single digis (no bundles)


Craftily yours,

Karen

Friends with Flair - Nicholas Snow Peep

Happy Friends with Flair Friday, Unity peeps!

And it's a special FRIDAY because, after work today, my vacation starts!  whoop whoop!  Next week, I'm going to Minneapolis to the Mall of America for Scrapfest!  Whoop whoop!!!!!

For this week's card, I inked up Snow Peep Nicholas!  He's so freakin' cute, don't ya think?

Craftily yours,

Karen