Monday, April 10, 2017




Hello, I am so sorry I have not posted in a long time. This last year has been really hard with illness and surgeries.  

I am back and ready to get started again. I will be posting my cards that I have made in the next few days. 

I am excited for the new catalog coming out in June. There are some gorgeous stamps and Designer Series Paper that are absolutely beautiful. I will post the link to the catalog as soon as I can. See you in a day or two with new cards!!  
Karen

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Swirly Bird Flowers

What a beautiful morning!!  I got up early and opened all the doors and windows.  so cool outside.  My husband is still asleep, so it is also very quiet.  I thought I would try to get another post out to you with my next fav card from the new 2016 catalog.
I do apologize for the Peekaboo Peach mark on the right corner, I had a very enthusiastic card club member drop it on my card!



Stamp Set
Garden in bloom 139433
Swirly Bird 141749

Die Cuts
Swirly Scribbles 141497

Stamp Pads
Soft Suede 126978
Sweet Sugarplum 141395
Peekaboo Peach 141398

Paper
Sweet Sugarplum 141418
Whisper White 100730

Embellishments
Gold Sequin Trim 132983
Stampin Dimensionals 104430

I did cutout the Sugarplum flower and the leaves and used dimensionals to pop it up.  This is an easy card to make and you can make it is so many colors!  Have fun Stamping!
Karen

Gorgeous Grunge splat card

Hello all.  It is Wednesday and once again a great day.  I have done my cherries for the year, Monday I am canning apricots, and plums and currants are coming soon. I even see blackberries are almost ready to pick.  I love Summer so much.  We have a big garden every year and my husband just grows the best tomatoes and other veggies.  He just loves his habaneros and his other peppers he grows.  He dries them and then zaps them in a coffee grinder.  I use the mellow ones for my cooking and hubby likes to make really, really hot sauce and salsa. I love eating what we have canned and frozen during the summer.

Ok, now down to business:
This next card I cased from a friend of mine, but used flowers instead of butterflies.  You may chose which ones you like the best.  When doing the flowers (or butterflies), I just flicked the ends on the ink pad.  I wanted it to look like it was dropped in the ink splotch. This card us beautiful in any colors you want.  It is really pretty in the blues, and reds.  



Stamp Sets
Any Dark Happy Birthday Stamp

Card Stock

Ink Pads

Punches

Embellishments


Happy Stamping!

Karen

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Happy Owls, such a cute, cute card!

Happy Tuesday!  I am going to be doing a blog hop in a few weeks.  My First!  I am so excited that I feel I am getting better at Blogging.  I  have so many cards that I want to share with you, and will in the next few weeks. Here is my next card.  I think it is so cute and if you change the colors and the saying, you can make it for anybody.  

I am sorry, but I used the Bird Builder Punch, and I wasn't thinking that this punch is no longer in the catalog.



Card Stock
Rich Razzleberry 115316
Sweet Sugarplum 141418
Playful Palette DSP 141657

Stamp Set
I am so sorry, I used the March Paper Pumpkin stamp set.
You can use any that you would like.  I would try the Happy Birthday from the 
Endless Birthday Wishes 140273

Embellishments
Sweet Sugarplum Ruched 3/8" Ribbon 141428
Rhinestone Jewels 119246

 
Karen

Friday, June 17, 2016

You've Got This

These were done right before my life decided to go for a dive.  I just found these, and decided to go ahead and post the two cards  I would not put the little butterfly on the cards now.
Happy Stamping!

Watermelon Wonder



Paper

Stamp Pads and Markers

Accessories

Punches

Embellishments




 Mint Macaron



Paper

Stamp Pads and Markers

Accessories

Karen

You Make Me Ridiculously Happy card


My first card of the year is so easy to do and quite quick. Just a quick note, you have to cut the Whisper White paper the same as the card.  When you emboss with Falling Softly embossing folder, you need to Stamp First then put the stamp to the folding side of the folder to get the falling dots in the proper place. 

Stamp Set 
Love and Affection 141545

Paper
Whisper White 100730
Tempting Turquoise 102067
Smokey Slate 1311202 
Peekaboo Peach 141417
Wild Wasabi 108641
 
Ink
Soft Suede126978

Die cut
Botanical Builder Framelits 140625
Swirly scribble Thinlets 141497

Embossing Folder
Softly Falling 139672 

EmbellishmentsEnamel Shapes
 Brights 141680

Have a fun and happy time stamping!!

Karen

New Catalog, New Stamps!!!!!


After a bad year last year, I lost my mother in August and I did not know how hard it would be on me.  I am finally to the point that I am functioning on a normal basis.  Then in December i had what is called a really bad Trigger finger on my right hand and had to have surgery on it to relieve the muscle from being so tight.  Of course I can't start the new year in a good way, so.....January 14th I tripped over my husband and fractured my right foot in three different places.  Another surgery, and was on crutches until late March.  I am back to normal (what IS normal?), so I am back to posting my cards and writing my blog!
What a Wonderful day I am having!! I have received my new stamps in the mail and have been stamping like crazy!  
Here are my new ones to begin with and I will be adding weekly.  I hope you enjoy them!  
Karen