Stampin' Queen's Sketch Challenge 6

I haven't been able to participate in the challenges the past few weeks - lots of personal/family things going on that have consumed a good bit of my time.  I was determined to try and get something stamped this week. 

A friend of mine is pregnant and her baby shower is this weekend.  So, I figured now would be a good time to get her card made.  Since I haven't stamped in awhile - I figured I'd use the Designer Paper to do most of my work. :)  The only stamping is the 'hello baby' greeting.  Yes - a bit cheating, but I stamped! :)

Hope you'll take time to join us this week!  If you do, be sure to tag your card with SQSC6 on any sites you post to and let me know, so we can leave you some comments.

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge

I'm part of the Stampin' Queens Design Team and today is our 1st Sketch Challenge.

I need to apologize for the horrible picture. I took numerous pictures, however, the white seemed to cause almost a glare. No matter how much editing I did - I couldn't get it to look any better.

Hope that doesn't deter you from trying your hand at the sketch! If you do play along - please use SQSC1 in your uploads and let us know, so we can check it out and leave some love!

Be sure to check out all the team members creations on the Stampin' Queens Sketch Blog -------------> HERE.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's take on the sketch!

Happy Stampin'

Karen

Utah Divas Inspiration Challenge #97

Finally - I was able to get a challenge done and on time! Now when you see the picture that I used, you'll probably wonder how I ended up with what I did. It was simple though - since I haven't had a chance to stamp in awhile....I went really easy with this one. That is the best thing about challenges - you get to interpret how you want. :)

So, below is my card. I chose to go with 1 main color from the picture - hence the GREEN. Yes - my favorite color of all time, so like I said it was easy peasy!! We actually made this card at my Stamp Club this past Monday as well.

Things to Note:
-- I used the new Punch from the Punch Pack
-- The flower from the Itty Bitty Bits set fits perfectly over the flowers in this set

Below is the inspiration picture. Doesn't it just make you want to eat some fresh fruit!! I want a bowl of some fruit now so bad I can taste it!! Yum!!

So, what do you think? I know I haven't been a good blogger, but I'm really trying to do better! I have tons of cards to post - just finding the time has been the problem.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Thoughts & Prayers, Itty Bitty Bits (Summer Mini), Teeny Tiny Wishes
CS: Whisper White, Old Olive, Tall Tales DSP
Ink: Old Olive, So Saffron
Other: Scallop Punch from the Punch Pack (Summer Mini), Stamping Sponge, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired - from SAB)

Be sure to check out the other design team members and what they created - just head on over to the UDI Blog.

Thank you for stopping by! See you again soon!!

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #93

It's Thursday, so you know what that means...it's Inspiration Challenge over on the UDI Blog. Below is the bright inspirational picture we were to use. Well, of course, this is right up my alley with the flowers!

Pretty obvious what I used for my inspiration, but just in case....I went with FLOWERS! :) I also added the grass amongst my flowers.

Things to Note:
-- I sponged the olive on the bottom of the stamped flower piece to shade in some for grass
-- I sponged around the greeting
-- En Francais was stamped tone-on-tone (Crushed Curry on Crushed Curry)

So, wondering what set this is?? It is a brand new set that will be released in the new SU! catalog - Awash with Flowers. It is a two-step set floral set. It is available through the end of April for order. After the 30th, it won't be available again until July.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Awash with Flowers, Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes, En Francais Background
CS: WW, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry
Ink: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Old Olive Black Stazon
Other: Stamping Sponge, Modern Label Punch, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (Yellow), Stampin' Dimensionals

Be sure to make a stop over at the UDI Blog to see what the other team members created!!

Thank you for stopping by my blog! Hope you enjoyed today's share and come back!!

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #89

Another challenge has been issued to us this week. Below is my take on it. I actually CASEd the layout of the card from another stamper (I apologize because I don't remember who). When I find out who - I'll edit my post.

Things to Note:
-- the bottom right piece is popped up on dimensionals
-- each stamped piece is layered on a square of Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Here is the picture we were given for inspiration. I went with the flower aspect - I know easy way out. :)
Supplies:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts
CS: Melon Mambo, WW, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
Other: 1/16" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1 1/4 Square Punch, 1 3/8 Square Punch, Flower Brad

Be sure to stop by the UDI Blog to see what the other design team created!!

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #88

This week we had butterflies as our inspiration. Well, I knew right away what I wanted to do. I had seen a CAS (clean and simple) card that was perfect for this! It was posted on the LNStampers yahoo group and I saved it in my files. Glad I did because I went right to it for this card!

The original card was made my Julie Davison and was a birthday card. I went with a 'thanks' card because I had a few thank yous I wanted to send out to some people who have done some special things for us. So, while this card is definitely simple - it really packed a punch for me and was quick to mass produce.
Supplies:
Stamps: Thankful Thinking (earned Free through SAB)
CS: WW, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore
Ink: Stazon Black
Other: Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Stampin' Dimensionals

Be sure to stop by the UDI Blog to see what the other team members created. While you are there, post a comment to let us know you stopped by!

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #87

Sorry for my late post this week! It's been a rough week - this time 2 sick kids. I totally forgot about stamping and posting. I'm glad for the warmer weather - I've been airing out my house and spraying Lysol. I'm ready for a sick-free summer!!

This is the picture for us this week. Perfect for Spring!!
Here is my take on it. Sorry for the shadow on the card.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Inspired by Nature
CS: WW, Crushed Curry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Soft Suede
Other: Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Old Olive Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges, 1/16" Circle Punch, Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Let the sun keep shining!!

Happy Stampin',

Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #86

This week our challenge was to use the clover image for inspiration. Definitely a perfect choice with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner!

Below is my take on the challenge. Not a whole lot of stamping, but nonetheless - still a great card!

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Heard from the Heart
CS: Certainly Celery, Handsome Hunter, Crushed Curry
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Other: Simple Flower Sizzix Embosslit, Textured Impressions Elegant Bouquet, Silver Brads, 1/16" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals (used under each flower)

Sorry for the short post today. I'm tired from not enough sleep - another sick child in my house. This time, it's my oldest. We didn't get much sleep last night, she came home from school early today, and doesn't look like she'll make it tomorrow. She has what everyone else has had in our house at one point - the dreaded cough. Wouldn't be bad, but nothing seems to help.

Anyway - be sure to check out what the other design challenge team members created!! You can find links to their blogs at the UDI Blog.

Stampin' Hugs,

Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #85

This will be a quick post for now. I'm fighting a head cold and didn't get this post scheduled last night like I wanted to. So, I'm trying to get it done now before I take my son to preschool. I'll also apologize for the horrible picture - I can't figure out how to take a good picture of a mainly white card. Any help would be appreciated!!

On to the challenge - below is the picture we got to use. Doesn't it look YUMMY!!!

Below is my CAS (Clean and Simple) card. I went with the colors for my inspiraton. Since the ice cream cones were set against a white background - I used that as well for my card.

I stamped each of the squares with the coordinating color (ie: Chocolate Chip on Chocolate Chip CS). The only difference is the Vanilla CS piece - I stamped it with Creamy Caramel ink 2nd Generation (stamped off once). I put all of the squares and the flower on a Stampin' Dimensional. I really like how this card looks IRL. Too bad my photo stinks and doesn't show how cute it really is.

Thanks for stopping by!! Be sure to check out what the other challenge team members did - UDI Blog.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Four Square (can be earned FREE through SAB)
CS: WW, VV, Rose Regal, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Rose Regal, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel

Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Stitched Felt Sweet Pea

Happy Stampin',
Karen

UDI Inspiration Challenge #84

I go in spurts when doing challenges it seems. I love challenges because they can jumpstart your creativity. However, by the time I get a challenge accomplished - a new challenge has been posted (usually 2 or 3 really).

You may remember me posting a few months back for the UDI Inspiration Challenge. Well, with my laptop issues and such, I haven't participated in awhile. Happy to say that I am back and posting!

Below is the picture for our inspiration. Isn't it great - bold colors and the big flowers. Yep - it was great when my idea jumped right in my head for this one!

Here is my card. I went with both the colors and flowers. I used the SU Sizzlits Flower Blossom for the main flowers. The centers of each petal are actually 'cut' when running them through the Big Shot. So, I popped them out of each flower and then repositioned them into a different color flower to achieve the look from our inspiration picture. I used a flower from Eastern Blooms as a filler. I used a silver brad for the center of each Flower Blossom. The greeting is from the SAB set Whimsical Words. (Want to get this set for FREE? Be sure to contact me.)

Because the base of my card was black, I decorated the inside too. Just a little simple design, but definitely adds the right touch I think.


So, there you have it. Be sure to check out what the rest of the UDI Inspiration team did! You can get the links to their blogs by going to the UDI Blog. While you're there, check out the other challenges we have. Be sure to leave us a note to let us know you were there - we love to read your comments!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Whimsical Words (SAB)
CS: Basic Black, Barely Banana, Real Red
Ink: Real Red
Other: Sizzlit Flower Blossom, Big Shot, Paper Piercer, Silver Brads

Stampin' Hugs,
Karen

TRC - Floral Swirl

Here is my second card for TRC that I wanted to share. This one is the Floral Swirl. It is a great flower stamp. I colored the flowers in again with my Copics trying to match the colors in the paper.

I then took the SU Only Orange marker and the Spritzer Tool to add some *orange bursts* over the image. It's had to see here in the picture, but the 'splotches' on the white are supposed to be there. *wink* I matted the image on Only Orange card stock and pop dotted it. The patterned paper is the Basic Grey Marrakech - can be purchased through TRC - I used 2 of the patterns in the pack. The ribbon is an orange satin that came in the DT package.

Supplies:
Stamps: Floral Swirl (The Rubber Cafe); Love Always (The Rubber Cafe)
CS: Only Orange, GP White, Basic Grey Marrakech
Ink: Palette Noir
Other: Copic Markers, SU Only Orange Marker, Spritzer Tool, Orange Satin Ribbon, Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great Wednesday!!
Karen

TRC - Floral Sprig

I made this card for The Rubber Cafe (TRC). Not exactly sure of the name of this stamp, but Floral Sprig sounded good to me. :) I colored the image in with my Copics. The main image is pop dotted for some depth. I used the flowers that were sent as part of the DT package we received. I layered 2 of them and put a brad in the center. Then I put a pop dot under that as well. Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Cafe
CS: Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, GP White, Basic Grey Marrakech
Ink: Palette Noir
Other: Copic Markers, Prima Flowers, Silver Brad, Pop Dots

I have another TRC card I'll be posting tomorrow as well. The Basic Grey Marrakech paper can be bought through TRC as well.

Sketchy Sm Swirl Butterfly

Another card done using a sketch. This time I used SC219 over at SCS. It worked perfect for the smaller butterfly image. This Sm Swirl Butterfly can be bought from The Rubber Cafe and is the smaller version of the one I used for this card. I went with a brighter color scheme since Spring is here.

A bit about the card. I stamped the butterfly image onto the Only Orange card stock with Only Orange ink. I used Copic markers to color in the butterfly. The buttefly image is pop dotted for a bit of dimension as well. I also rounded the corners of the stamped image.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sm Swirl Butterfly (The Rubber Cafe)
CS: Only Orange, GP White, Barely Banana, Basic Grey Marrakech
Ink: Palette Noir, Only Orange
Other: Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Corner Rounder, Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by!!
Karen

The Rubber Cafe Designs

Here are a couple cards I made with my The Rubber Cafe stamps. I made the Three Wisemen card the other day and the Blossom Branch card on WCMD. I had made it for a challenge actually until I realized that I was missing half of the challenge elements. I'll chalk it up to late night stamping fatigue!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Cafe - Three Wisemen & Peace, Love, Joy
CS: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, WW, Basic Grey Figgy
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Other: Stampin Dimensionals

On this card I dotted the centers of some of the flowers with the Sakura Yellow Glaze Pen. That same pen was used to make the dots around half of the outer part of the card. It also adds a bit of texture to the card. The Sakura Green Souffle Pen was used on some of the leaves. This is more of a flat opaque addition to the card. I sponged Pixie Pink around the outer edge of the image, but felt it was a bit too bright. So I muted it by then sponging Creamy Caramel over it.


Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Cafe - Blossom Branch
CS: Creamy Caramel, So Saffron, Pixie Pink, Gable Green, Georgia Pacific White, Basic Grey Stella Ruby
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Pixie Pink, Creamy Caramel
Other: RV02 Sugared Almond Pink Copic Marker, Sakura Yellow Glaze Pen, Sakura Green Souffle Pen, Stamping Sponge, Stampin Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!! Hope you are having or had a great evening!!

Autumn Scarecrow

This cute little scarecrow is part of the Fall and Winter Minis set from MissyB Designs. What else is great - it's ON SALE for only $6!!! You can't beat that for this set - there are different stamps for all occassions. The word Autumn is also from the same set.

I used my new Sizzlet Swirly die from SU! for this card also. It is actually longer than this, but I cut it down to fit the card. I used various Copic markers to color in the scarecrow as well.

Supplies:
Stamps: Fall and Winter Minis - MissyB Designs
CS: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, WW, Basic Grey Archaic
Ink: Palette Noir, Chocolate Chip
Other: Copic Markers, Sizzlet Swirly (SU), Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your Fall is off to a great start! I love this time of year - especially the cooler weather.

Hope and Freedom

I really liked this image from The Rubber Cafe called Framed Flag. With the state of what the world is in right now - it really brings a sense of Pride to be an American! It is also a symbol of hope for me - that is why I chose to pair it with that word.

Supplies:
Stamps: Framed Flag - The Rubber Cafe
CS: WW, Brilliant Blue, Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Ink: Palette Noir
Other: Copic Markers, Silver Cord, Colorbok Metal Words, Stampin' Dimensionals

This is just the first of many samples for TRC, so I hope you'll continue to stop by and see them!!

The Rubber Cafe Design Team

More exciting news!!! I made the Rubber Cafe DT!! I can't wait to get my stamps to play with them. I love getting new goodies to play with and who can ask for anything better than stamps!!

You can go to The Rubber Cafe website to see all their great stamps. Then be sure to stop by the other members of the DT blogs - you're sure to see some familar names/faces.

WOOHOO - My News

I can share my news now that it has been officially posted!! I'm so excited because I am a proud member of the MissyB Designs Design Team!!!!! So, you'll be seeing more samples of Melissa's (the brain behind MissyB Designs) designs here on my blog, among other galleries. I already own a few of her sets and am patiently (ok - so you know me, I'm not a patient person :) waiting the arrival of my new set to play with.

Be sure to check out her website (linked above) and her blog where more ideas are posted!!

Also - be sure to check out the other DT blogs and welcome them to the team!!

DANNI
AWNA
LORI

The card above uses the Squiggly Flowers set.

Supplies:
Stamps: Squiggly Flowers (MissyB Designs)
CS: Pink Passion, Soft Sky, WW, Designer Paper (DCWV - I think)
Ink: Palette Noir
Other: Copic Markers, Soft Sky Double Stitched Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Sakura Glitter Gel Pen, Rubons (SU!), Stickles (Baby Pink)

Dragonfly

Here is a card I made the other night. The Dragonfly stamp is from Lasting Impressions with Panache (LIWP). I needed a quick and easy card and this did the trick. :)

Supplies:
Stamps:Dragonfly
CS:VV, Always Artichoke
Ink:Craft Vanilla, Always Artichoke
Other:Sahara Sand Eyelets, Crop-a-Dile

Sorry for the late and short post. I'm not feeling well and fell asleep early. Of course, whenever I do that - I end up waking up and being up for a couple hours then. Anyway - I'm hoping since I am actually letting my body rest that I will start to feel better soon. We'll see.

Newsletter

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