Erik's Birthday Pages

I'm absolutely loving on the new planner system at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I have one "planner" for special moment scrapbook pages and another to remember birthdays.  At Crazy4Challenges, it's a sketch challenge this week that I used for inspiration for a birthday page for my oldest son (as if I could forget the day he was born!).  Here's the sketch:

And the right side is the page inspired by the sketch:

Fun!  The paper is from Heartfelt Creations (All Geared Up), and I am listing all of the Elizabeth Craft Designs products below.

I hope you decide to join us in the challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Happy Momma's Day

Happy Mother's Day!  I have the best mom!  She's also an amazing grandma and friend!  Today, my design team sisters and I are creating presents for Mother's Day!

I made my mom a mini-album.  The two pics on the front of the album are the reason my mom is a mom - my brother and me.  The bottom row of pictures are several of my fave family pics that are a bit more recent :)

The products I used are listed below.  Thanks for stopping by.

Craftily yours,

Karen

It's the Simple Things

Fun happening over at Dare 2B Artzy today.  I'm posting!  (haha)  Here's what I made using the Take Time Stamp Set and the beautiful Summertime Petals Collection Paper:

Pretty!  I made this card for a co-worker who is retiring in a month or so.  I'm SO jealous!! <3

Craftily yours,

Karen

Scraps Fun

There's a new challenge at Crazy4Challenges.  This time, we are challenged to use our scraps in cardmaking.  I used scraps instead for these scrapbook/planner pages using products from the Elizabeth Craft Designs planner line.  Here's what I made:

The paper is scraps I had left from a old Graphic 45 line.    Here's a fun close-up of the tags.

And here's another close-up of my girlfriends and me.

Thanks for stopping by.  I do hope you join in the fun of the challenge and use up some of those scraps.  The products I used from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Foiling

If you've seen my last several posts, you'd realize how addicted I am to foiling.  Just in time because this week's challenge at Crazy4Challenges is about foiling.  I made this card as part of a class with my crafty mentor Sharon and thought it was super cute.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Artzy Get Well

I'm posting today over at Dare 2B Artzy!  Here's what I made:

I'm addicted to foiling.  The fish is from Dare 2B Artzy's Restore the Soul set.  Perfect for a card for a co-worker who has been sick.

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Thanksgiving

I finally got a chance to do a bit of scrapbooking from my Thanksgiving trip, inspired by a sketch over at Crazy4Challenges.

Here's the sketch:

Very very loosely, the bottom half of this page was inspired by the sketch:

And here's the double-page lay-out:

I had such a good time with my parents at Thanksgiving.  My job was closed because of bad smoke in California, so I took the opportunity to drive the 14 hours to see my parents in Yuma, AZ.  We had a great meal, did some geo-caching and literally howled at the moon!

These pages were created with some wonderful products from Elizabeth Craft Designs (listed below).  They are part of their planner line.  What I love about this system is that it all goes together so seamlessly.  The pages are cut with the dies and fit perfectly into the planner binders.  :)

Craftily yours,

Karen

ABC - Planner Pages

It's a new day for a FUN challenge at Crazy4Challenges.  This time, it's ABC - Anything But a Card!  I made a couple planner pages using fun products from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Here's what I did:

It's a "crafty" to do list for me.  Each circle has a design team on it, and I'll write in what is expected of me for the month. On the left side, I'll print a couple pics of my favorite cards.  In this way, these pages will be something fun to look back on later.  Here's a close up of the left  side.

I'll draw the sketch challenge on the back of it, again - great for later inspiration.  My supplies list is below  Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Melt Like Lemon Drops

Excited to be highlighting the Lemon Zest stamps and Lemon Bliss paper today over at Dare 2B Artzy.  Here's what I created:

Love this collection.  More details can be found on the Dare 2B Artzy website.  Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Easter Cards

I'm excited to be posting on the blog at Elizabeth Craft Designs today!  It's going to be Easter SOON (April 21), so no time like now to get those Easter cards done.  Here's what I created:

All the details are on the ECD blog. Thanks a bunch for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Animals Challenge

Dare 2B Artzy has a new challenge.  This month, we challenge you to create something with animals. Here's what I made using the Baby Elephant Stamps. 

Isn't that elephant so adorable.  The background is a new technique I learned. It's foiling using transfer gel.  So fun.  The image is colored with:

Elephant:  C1, C3, R81
Gifts, Balloons:  R83, R85, B14, B16, YG13, YG17

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen 

Metals Challenge

It's time for new Crazy4Challenges.  This time, we are challenged to create something with at least three metal or metallic colored pieces.  I rose to the challenge with this:

The background is foiled with purple foil and there are three yellow metal brads in the corner.  How cute is that Little Chick from Elizabeth Craft Designs?!?

Supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below.  Other supplies include foil, foiling background, distress inks, lace, twine and yellow cardstock.  (I colored the eyes, beak and feet with Copic markers.)

Craftily yours,

Karen

My New Trick

Over at Crazy4Challenges this week, we are challenging you to show us a card with a trick or one that is funny.  Just last week, I learned how to foil, so I am showing off a card I made at that class as my new trick:

Here's a better image of the foiling:

Love this fun new technique!  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Sweet Lil Love Birds

Excited to be posting today for Dare 2B Artzy!  Today, I created an anniversary card for some friends using the ADORABLE Love Birds Stamps:

So so sweet.  The paper is also from Dare 2B Artzy, from the Honey Bloomz Collection.  Love it.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Happy Birthday - And a Sketch

It's time for a FuN sketch challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges!

Here's the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Love that huge flower from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Spring Blooms set.  It's cut with the coordinating die and colored with Copics:  Y13, Y15, Y18, G82, G85.  The pattern paper is also from Elizabeth Craft Designs - called Thinking About - Rio de Janeiro.  The sentiments is from the Banner Sentiments set and is cut with the Banners dies.  The rectangle is a fun die called Dashing Rectangles.

Hope you all join the fun sketch challenge this week!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Otter Wish You a Happy Birthday

Excited to be posting at Dare 2B Artzy today!  Here's what I created:

The image is from their Otterly Awesome Stamps; the paper is from the Summertime Petals Collection; and the fun background is the Wacky Box Background Die.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Planner Page for Mom

I've got a couple planner pages on the blog at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  These are so fun!  I'm using one of my planners to help me remember to send out birthday cards - like for my beautiful and brilliant mom who just celebrated a happy day.

Be sure to check out the post at Elizabeth Craft Designs for all the details, and thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Happiness is Flowers

It's time for another fun, fun challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges!  This week, we are doing flowers!  Ready for Spring!  Here's what I created using the Daffodil die and Rainbow Bark paper from Elizabeth Craft Designs!

I super love the Rainbow Bark paper - so much that I hate to use it, but I think it was worth it for this card!

My supplies list is below.  Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Adorable Bunny

Excited to be sharing a card over at Elizabeth Craft Designs today using the super fun Patchwork Clear Stamps and Dies.  Here's what I made:

Step by step instructions are also on the ECD blog!  Check it out.  And thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Coffee? You and me?

If you're looking for fun weekly inspiration, check out Crazy 4 Challenges!  This week, we were inspired to create coffee creations.  Here's what I did using the fun Row Houses from Elizabeth Craft Designs!

So fun!  The patterned paper is called Wood Effect and is also from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  The dies are Dashing Circle and Dotted Scallop Circles.  The sentiments are from a set called Home Sweet Home.  Love how the doily just dolls the whole thing up :)

Hope you join our challenge!

Craftily yours,

Karen