Summer Fun

I {heart} summer.  Ok, it's a lie....I really hate summer.  It's hot.  BUT I love bright, fun, color-filled cards!  I'm up over at the Timeless Twine blog today with my bright, fun, color-filled SuMMeR card!

That super FuN twine is Timeless Twine in Raspberry Lemonade.  The sun and the sentiment are from Bella Creationz Hello Summer stamp-set.  (The flip-flops are from an old There She Goes stamp-set.)  The paper I used is from Basic Grey Hey Girl.

Have you seen all the pretty stuff over at the Bella Creationz/Timeless Twine etsy store.  More stuff is added all the time, so be sure to check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Talk Nerdy to Me

I'm up over at the 3 Girl JAM blog today.  I started to make a card using this month's "sale" colors (Summer Harvest), which are beautiful jewel toned Raspberry and Blueberry.  You can pick up this gorgeous bundle for JUST $1 with your order at the 3 Girl JAM store.  I ended up making this:

Nope, no blueberry or raspberry colors on that!  Do you ever do that when you're crafting - just go sideways!?  hee hee  This card uses another beautiful ribbon from 3 Girl JAM, Cocoa from the Victoria Dream Bundle.  It also uses a little Light and Bright Lace.

The paper is from Basic Grey, and the stamp is from There She Goes.  The girl is colored with Copic Markers.  I added a little UmWow Studio chip circle confetti.

Have you checked out the 3 Girl JAM store lately?  You should!  You can save 10% off your WHOLE purchase with code KN10?  Heck of a deal!  OR use code JULY to get the Summer Harvest Bundle for just $1.  Great deals!

Since you're here, be sure to check out the 3 Girl JAM "Anything Goes w/ Ribbon" challenge?  Anything, with ribbon, that's easy, huh?

Craftily yours,

Karen

Stars, Stars, Stars

I've got a fun post over at the Cut@Home blog....all about stars!

First, I did a Gelato canvas.  I'm still somewhat new to the Gelatos, but I'm loving playing with them!

Next I did a couple of cards:

And:

Yes, I do love me some Tim Holtz Bird Crazy!  :)  To see more about these projects and a complete supply list, be sure to check out my Cut@Home blog post!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Happy Wishes

Happy Friday!  Happy Friends With Flair!  Today's card is also shared over at the 3 Girl JAM blog.  One of my online crafty buds did a really cool flower canvas with gelatos.  I hadn't jumped on the gelato bus, but I wanted to do one of those canvases, so I bought a pack.  (Thanks, Paula, for the inspiration!  I haven't made a canvas yet, but I'm going to!)

I used them first to create a couple cards to get a feel for them.  This card uses the Unity Stamp Company August 2014 Sentiment Kit, Wish with your Heart.  It also uses 3 Girl JAM Grey Crinkle ribbon from the LG Bundle and Mint from the Tie Dye 3 Bundle.  I love that the grey matches the embossing.  Everything is so shiny :)

If you love 3 Girl JAM ribbon as much as I do, this month, you can add the Sunny Meadows Bundle to your 3 Girl JAM order for JUST $1 by entering coupon code JUNE!  That's a fabulous deal!  OR you can save 10% off your whole purchase with savings code KN10!  Be sure to check out the 3 Girl JAM Store to see all the latest goodies!

Hope all you Unity peeps enjoy your weekend!

Craftily yours,

Karen

My NEW Flower Shaper Kit

I've got a card featured over at the Cut@Home blog today!  I created a video showing how I made this card from beginning to end with the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations Birds and Blooms collection and my NEW Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit.

And here's a picture of my card:

In the video, I talked about providing dimensions for the different panels.  They are:

Heartfelt Creations Birds and Blooms (pattern) paper: 2" x 3-1/2"  (cut two)

Brown cardstock: 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" (cut two)

Pink cardstock:  2-1/2" x 4" (cut two)

White cardstock:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (fold in half for card base) and 2-1/4" x 3" (cut one for center)

Brown cardstock:  2-1/2" x 3-1/4" (cut one for center)

For a complete supplies, list be sure to check out the Cut@Home blog!

Craftily yours,

Karen

We Salute YOU!

This month, over at Timeless Twine / Bella Creationz, we are celebrating summer with Firecracker (Aqua and Red) Timeless Twine!  One of my favorite days of the summer is July 4, so I decided to focus on it and make this card for my son.  He is proudly serving in the U.S. Army, and I am super proud of him!

The paper is from my stash pile.  I stamped the image and dog-tags from a CTMH stamp set a dear friend sent me and colored up the background with my new Gelatos.  The star and red sequins are from Bella Creationz! They were in a previous kit, but there are lots of great options for pretty sequins in the store!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Loved you before I met you...

My card is featured over on the 3 Girl JAM blog today!  The card below is made with the beautiful 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon in Clover from the Sunny Meadows Bundle!

The papers are from my scrap pile, and the stamp is from Unity Stamp Company.  I love this adorable Phyllis Harris image!  I cut the image with a Spellbinders and inked the edges with some distress ink.  

Before you go, be sure to stop by the 3 Girl JAM store!  You can add this ribbon pack to your 3 Girl JAM order for JUST $1 by entering coupon code JUNE!  That's a fabulous deal! You can save 10% off your whole purchase with savings code KN10!  (Note that you can use only one coupon, so if you use the JUNE coupon, you'll have to use this one NEXT time!)

Craftily yours,

Karen

Plaid, it's not just for shirts!

I'm sharing some cards with fun and trendy plaid over at Cut@Home today!  

Here are the cards I made:

 Using Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower paper and dies.  Stamp by Penny Black.

Using Heartfelt Creations Majestic Morning.  Stamp from Tim Holtz.

Using Heartfelt Creations Antiquity, stamp from Unity Stamp Company.

For a full supply list, be sure to check out the Cut@Home blog post!

Craftily Yours,

Karen

Crazy Congrats Bird

I'm up on the Timeless Twine blog today with this fun graduation card for my friend's son.  I decided to make him this CAS card with the Tim Holtz Crazy bird.  I love the look on the bird's face, and imaging this must be how a newly minted adult might feel!

That gorgeous twine is Aqua Blue and Red (Firecracker) Timeless Twine, and I used some pretty Bella Creationz Sequins.  These sequins were part of a kit sold about a year ago, but there are oodles of fun sequins in the Bella Creationz Store.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have you "liked" Timeless Twine on Facebook yet?  You should, so you stay up on all the lovely twine-tastic goodness....

Craftily yours,

Karen

Stinkin' Cute

Another fun challenge has started at 3 Girl JAM Challenge.  It's an anything goes challenge - you just have to use ribbon!

Here's my card using 3 Girl JAM Light and Bright Lace and the fun new Rouge from the Victorian Dream bundle.

That cutie patootie skunk is from Unity Stamp Company, and the paper is from Heartfelt Creations Majestic Morning.

You know what else is fun, fun?!  Entering the 3 Girl JAM Challenge and saving 10% off your entire purchase at the 3 Girl JAM store - with code KN10!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Grunged Up Father's Day Card

I'm up over at Cut@Home today with a grunged up Father's Day card using the Heartfelt Creations All Geared Up Collection.  This paper is perfect for some of those masculine projects....  Super fun papers, stamps and dies.

And here's my video that shows how I made the card.

For the complete supply list and more details, be sure to visit the Cut@Home blog!  

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dad's Day is Coming!

Father's Day is coming soon.  Dad's love our hand-crafted creations too, so it's time to get busy crafting it up for the Pops in your life!  It's Friday Friends with Flair today, so I'm linking up!

Here's what I did using some of the NEW 3 Girl JAM Ribbon from the Saturday Morning set, Denim.  This is a super fun set and the colors fit the retro feel of my card.  I added some silver cord from the Holiday Trim Bundle.   (I'm sharing a fun card today using the oh-so-beautiful Peach crinkle ribbon from the Tie Dye 3 Bundle and some pretty lace from the 3 Girl JAM Light and Bright Set.  Here's my card:

The pretty paper here is from Echo Park, and the stamp is from, of course, Unity.


Craftily yours,

Karen

3 Girl JAM Colors of Summer Hop

Welcome to my stop on the 3 Girl JAM Colors of Summer Blog Hop!  I LoVe the new colors from 3 Girl JAM!  I decided to use the NEW Saturday Morning bundle in my creation today (and another creation for my regular post on Friday!).  This card highlights the Green Jeans color:  

There will be a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the store as a prize on the 3 Girl JAM blog. I will also be giving away some blog candy (that will likely contain some of this pretty ribbon and a Unity Itty Bitty that I have in my stash) to one lucky commenter.  Here's the full hop order.

Julie K. — http://3girljam.blogspot.com/

Chriss — http://www.chrissandlou.blogpot.com/

Connie — www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

Dawn — http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Georgiana — http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Karen — http://karey2005.blogspot.com/  <-- That's me!

Leslie — http://leslieturner58.blogspot.com  <-- Next stop!

Marji — http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

Raechelle — http://raebellus.blogspot.com/

Julie O — http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/

Can't wait to get your hands on the new colors?!  You are IN LUCK!  There will be a sale at the 3GJ store from 5/23 to 5/25. Use code: NEWHOP to save 30% off your entire order!  Wow!

Now, hop hop hop away to the lovely and talented Leslie's blog.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Hope and Sympathy

Late last week, my uncle passed away after a long battle with melanoma.  He was very special, and I will miss him a great deal.  After learning of the news, I decided to funnel some of my sadness into creativity and made a bunch of sympathy cards that are featured over at Cut@Home today.  They use the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations Peacock Paisley paper.

Cut@Home had sent me about four pages of this gorgeous paper, so I decided to challenge myself to make four cards out of two sheets.  Here's a video that shows all of the cards I made:

Since it's Friday, and that means Friends with Flair, I wanted to highlight one of the pretties that I made using a Unity Stamp {May Hope Sustain You}.

I am entering this card into this month's Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge as well.

I hope you all have a blessed Memorial Day weekend.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Insta-Love Box

Karen N here from from Craftily Yours!  Today, I was challenged to do something 3D.  My first insta-love is in making cards, but I accepted the challenge, and here's what the gift card box I made:

That gorgeous twine is Natural White Timeless Twine, and I used some pretty Bella Creationz White Frost Sequins (coming soon).  I love the little extra sparkle sequins add to my project.  I used paper from one of my favorite lines, Basic Great Kioshi.  The stamps are from Bella Creationz (Oh Snap Set).

The little happy face inside the box (that holds the gift card) made me grin.  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have you "liked" Timeless Twine on Facebook yet?  You should, so you stay up on all the lovely twine-tastic goodness....  

Craftily yours,

Celebrate!

I'm featured over on the Cut@Home blog today where I've made fun, bright, happy "celebrate" cards using the Spellbinders Celebra'tions line of products available at Cut@Home! 

Here are the cards I made:

See, I told you!  Very bright!  :D

Here's my video that describes how I made these cards:

For a full supply list, be sure to check out the Cut@Home blog.  While you are there, sign up for their VIP email list for all sorts of terrific coupons!  

Craftily yours,

Karen

Boots, Class and Sass

I'm sharing a fun today over on the 3 Girl JAM blog using the oh-so-beautiful Peach crinkle ribbon from the Tie Dye 3 Bundle and some pretty lace from the 3 Girl JAM Light and Bright Set.  Since this card uses the super fun Unity Stamp (Boots, Class and Sass}, I am linking up to Friends with Flair!  Happy Friday, Everyone!

Here's my card:

The pretty paper here is from the Teresa Collins Fabrication collection, and the stamp is from Unity.

Thanks for stopping in today.  Remember that you can use code KN10 on the 3 Girl JAM Store for 10% off your whole purchase.  OR you can use the code MAY to add the Pink and White bundle to your order for just $1!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Happiness is...

HaPPy HumPday!  I'm up over on the Timeless Twine / Bella Creationz blog today.  Sometimes, happiness is a warm cup of coffee shared with a sweet friend.  Sometimes, coffee is just a way to make it through the day.  Either way, I decided to make a happy cup of coffee card for my post today!

That gorgeous twine is Chocolate Chip Timeless Twine, and I used some pretty Bella Creationz White Frost and Metallic Poppin Pink Sequins (coming soon).  I love the little extra sparkle sequins add to my card.  I love that the twine is perfectly coffee colored!  I used paper from Heartfelt Creations Majestic Morning (fitting, don't you think?!) and stamps from Bella Creationz (moments captured from the Oh Snap Set) and from Dare2bArtzy.  The lace is from 3 Girl JAM.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have you "liked" Timeless Twine on Facebook yet?  You should, so you stay up on all the lovely twine-tastic goodness....  

Craftily yours,

Karen

Momma's Day Cards

I've got several Momma's Day cards up over on the Cut@Home blog using the fabulous Stamper's Anomymous Watercolor stamps by Tim Holtz and many of the Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

I LoVe butterflies, don't you?!  Want to see all the details?  Check out my ViDeO!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Craftily yours,

Karen

3 Girl JAM May Challenge

There's a new challenge up on the 3 Girl JAM Challenge blog today!  It's anything goes with ribbon.  I hope you can join us!

Here's what I did for inspiration:

The stamp is from Unity Stamp Company {Hey Birthday Chick}.  The paper is from Spellbinders Celebra'tions.  And of course, that gorgeous ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM!

Craftily yours,

Karen