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

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

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

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

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

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

Pickle Inspired Frog?

 Hi Everyone! The latest challenge at Crazy4Challenges is to do a card related to a pickle. This was a hard one; I have NOTHING pickle in my stash. Instead, I decided to just be inspired by the color of a pickle:

Close enough, right?!  The dot paper in the background is from a stack I picked up recently at Hobby Lobby, and the doily and diamond dots are from my stash. The rest of the products are from Elizabeth Craft Designs and are listed below. Thank you for stopping by.

Craftily yours, Karen

Butchart Gardens

 As part of my FuN virtual travels for my "Places I've Been" Journal, I created these fun pages:

On an Alaska cruise I took in 2016, we stopped in beautiful Victoria, BC - Canada and saw the Butchart Gardens. We were there in the evening time and saw the gardens lit up for the evening. Gorgeous!  Products I used on these pages are all from Elizabeth Craft Designs and are linked up below.

Craftily yours,  Karen

New Release

 Today's a FuN Day at Elizabeth Craft Designs! There are some new dies being released at your local retailer!  (They'll be on the ECD website in a week or so...)  Here's some of the fun I had with the elfs and the snow-glob.  (The background on the boy elf is a stencil from the summer pack at ECD):

More on these dies very soon!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Glittery Snowflake

 Today's challenge at Crazy4Challenges is to create a card of thanks. Here's my inspiration post:

I used the gorgeous Silk Microfine Glitter (in Brown) for the background of the snowflake. It's so gorgeous and when applied with the 101mm Double Sided Adhesive, the glitter REALLY sticks to the cardstock. My supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are listed below. The paper is from a stack I purchased at Hobby Lobby. 

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you join us in the challenge.

Craftily yours, Karen

Maryland Trip

 Today, I'm "up" over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog with this planner/scrapbook page from a fun day trip that my friend and I took into Maryland.

The paper that I used for these pages is from an old Basic Grey collection in my stash. The supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are listed below. I had so much fun with my friend. We went to Assateague State Park on a side trip when we were in Delaware as it's famous for having wild ponies roaming around. We saw no ponies! Had a great time looking though.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Hawaii Page

 Hi Everyone, I had such fun this last weekend scrapbooking for my places I've been journal/scrapbook. Here's one from my trip to Hawaii with my parents in 1981. Gosh, I was so young.

The paper I used is from a stack I got at Michaels. The supplies from Elizabeth Craft Designs are below. Thanks for stopping by today.

Craftily yours,  Karen

Have a Magical Christmas

 I'm posting over at Elizabeth Craft Designs today with the following card ideas that were VERY easy to make and are gorgeous (if I do say so myself). 

The paper is from a stack I found at Hobby Lobby, and the lace is one I've had in my stash forever and ever. The card on the left is embossed with Ranger Silver Embossing Powder. On the left is Copper (also from Ranger).  My supplies list from Elizabeth Craft Designs is below. Thank you for stopping by!

Craftily yours, Karen 

Pumpkin Challenge

 Hi Everyone, and Happy Halloween! Today, we were challenged at Crazy4Challenges to create a project with a pumpkin in a different color than orange or yellow. Mine is BLUE:

I love that pumpkin from Elizabeth Craft Designs! ALl of the products I used from them are listed below. The paper is from Heartfelt Creations and that pretty silvery doily is from my stash. Thank you for stopping by today. Hope you join us in the challenge!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Copper Challenge

 Today's challenge at Crazy4Challenges is to add some copper to your card. Here's my inspiration using Copper embossing powder from Ranger:

The lovely sentiment designed by Sue at Elizabeth Craft Designs is embossed in copper.  Here's a different angle to show you the shiny goodness:

Love! The paper is from G45. The Moose Die and sentiments from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked up below. Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen

Places I've Been Scrapbook

 I wanted to create a new journal/scrapbook that shows all of the places I've traveled. In just a couple years, I will be retiring and want to fill it up with all sorts of exciting places. I love travel!

Here's the "cover page" for my new journal using products from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Full details for this project are on the blog today.

Isn't that fun!?  I used circles to create the page and used the BEAUTIFUL Summer Art paper (also from Elizabeth Craft Designs).  Here's a close up of the "two" pages:

This second page was submitted as inspiration for this week's Crazy4Challenge Sketch Challenge. Other than the solid grey and blue papers, the rest of the supplies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs and are listed below.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,  Karen

Warm Hugs

 I am loving the new large fun font stamps by Sue for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I also love the flowers that were designed by Anita. Here's the latest with a combination of the two:

The paper is from Tim Holtz.  The rest of the supplies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs and are linked up below. Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours, Karen

Boo!

I love the group post days on the Elizabeth Craft Design Blog. My design team family at Elizabeth Craft Designs is so super talented and has such different take's on the prompt. This month, our prompt is Halloween. Here's my creation: 

Please take the time to go see the amazing inspiration on the blog today. It will be totally worth your time! My supplies list from Elizabeth Craft Designs is below. The cardstock is Graphic 45 and the ribbon is from my stash.

Craftily yours, Karen

Merry Bridge Card

 Hi Everyone!  The new challenge this week at Crazy4Challenges is to create a bridge card. It's been years since I've made one, but it was fun doing it again. Here's what I created:

The supplies I used from Elizabeth Craft Designs, like that CuTe Penguin are below. The "merry" stamp is also from Elizabeth Craft Designs, but it's not quite in their online store yet. You can find it NOW at your local craft store. The paper is Tim Holtz and the lace is left over from some kit I had a long time ago. 

Craftily yours, Karen

Birthday Happiness

 I am loving the large font stamps designed by Sue for Elizabeth Craft Designs. Like this one:

Isn't that fun?! All of the details and a tutorial can be found on the link above. I created another similar card using the new Christmas stamps designed by Sue.

Thanks for stopping by today. All of the supplies are linked up below (except the new Christmas stamp which is COMING SOON!)

Craftily yours, Karen