Happy Birthday

 

Back from a great vacation 

but will admit had a little blog withdrawal

Made this for

Birthday Sundaes Cake and CupCake Hop

A2 purple cardstock base

First mat run through Cuttlebug swiss dot folder

Cupcake from DoodleCharm cut at 3 inches

paper from Basicgrey top run through D'vine swirls

accented with some crystal stickles

Happy Birthday from Sweet Treats

cut at 1 1/2 inches

I cracked yesterday and got this cart at AC Moore on Sale for  $34.99

with a $10.00 gift certificate so really $24.99 

bottom strip purple and green from Me and My Big Ideas

flower strip from DCWV

Having a great Vacation

Having a great time at the beach

this is my niece Haley doing

her best "Glam" pose...

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

This really is a Fabulous day

new challenge at

Elizabeth Mae's

and

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Here is the card I made tof that
Vintage cream card Stock A2
Ocean Tides run through Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug folder
used the Fiskar scallped border punch on a strip from Bitty Baby Blessing
some Jute button Twine
button from Spring Mix collection
Watering Can and flower on it and the sentiment
from Garden Variety

Eliazbeth Mae's Challenge Blog

I have fabulous news

DeNetra

over at

Elizabeth Mae's 

has started a new challenge blog

and has selected me as

a design team member

the first challenge is anything goes

here is what I made

using

Sasha with Headband
I used copic markers
a little bit of stickles on the headband
and some glossy accents on her boots

Head on over

and see all the Fabulous

digital images

join the challenge

A2 purple card stock

first mat pink card stock put through d'vine swirls

pattern paper Me and my big ideas speciality stack

Stamp from Studio G

Make it a rewarding Day,

Karen

Blog Candy 200 followers

 

so very hot today only thing to do

SHOP

I've added to the blog Candy a few things I found at 

AC Moore today

A chipboard Party Album

Two Studio G Stamps 

Berry Sweet Charmers from K&Company

and a dozen bundles of my hand dyed crinkle ribbon

Simple rules

Be a follower 

leave a comment with your blog address

or email 

I will pick a winner using random.org

as soon as I reach 200

Good luck everyone

Karen

Happy Birthday

Did this card for a few challenges

used my gypsy which I don't know why but

hadn't touched in a few weeks

Welded this from Gypsy Wandering

cut at 5" all card stock

cream run through the

cuttlebug the d'vine swirls

Prima Flowers a little bling

crinkle ribbon from

My Craft Spot

tag from My Minds Eye bloom and grow

Birthday Sundaes anything goes

and

Die Cuttin Divas Shaped card

Thanks for Stopping by

Karen



Happy Holiday

Nothing better in NY with our 

extreme heat warning that to think about being 

in the North Pole

Did this for the

Christmas in July Challenge over at

My Craft Spot
and
Bitten by the Bug2
Jolly Holidays penguin with umbrella

Used the Jolly Holidays cart

cut the elf at 3 inches 

the penguin at 2
A2 card kraft card
first mat DCWV Christmas Glitter mat stack
second mat My Minds Eye
Elf pattern paper Basicgrey
Happy Holidays from Hero Arts
Twine from My Craft Spot
Button from Papertrey Ink
sprayed with Tatered Angel Glimmer mist

Thank You

Robyn, My Pink Stamper

is having a Design Team Call

and I have been thinking a lot about it
should I submit something
shouldn't I then it came to

me it's kind of like that lottery ticket

I buy every week...you have to buy a ticket

to have the chance to win
and the same is ture here

to at least have a chance to be chosen
you have to have an entry

so here is mine

 The Challenge:

Make a card, scrapbook page,

or other Cricut project

with your favorite Cricut cartridge

using the following colors

Orange, Turquoise,Green, Brown
(other optional color of your choice)
I picked Cindy Loo and yellow
Started with a A2 card base Papertrey ink Aqua Mist
mat layer 5.25 x 4 Papertrey ink Vintage cream
next 5 x 3.75 Papertrey ink Dark Chocolate
floral paper with bits of all the required colors 4.75 x 2.75
on the left leaf cut with border feature at 1 inch
I cut this three times and stacked them up
All the pattern paper is from My Minds Eye Bloom and
thank you page 65 cut at  3/4 inch
finished with a few pearls
doily page 68 cut at 2.25
base Papertrey ink Dark Chocolate
Crinkle ribbon is some I dyed myself
the button is from Papertrey ink Spring mix
Thank you Robyn for all your videos on YouTube
and your blog I have learned so much from you
 
Karen
 
 

Grow with Love

Wild card cut with Papertrey ink Lemon Tart

layer K&Company

prima flower stack

Pink doilie from Cindy Loo cut to fit the card

leaf from Stretch your Imagination

my hand dyed pink ribbon

grow with love from Papertrey ink Garden Variety

stamped with color box chestnut roan

pink card stock scalloped spellbinder die

buttons Papertrey ink spring mix

doodle dots around the edges

for

cr84fn34

use the 3 named colors: as your MAIN colors

Yellow, Pink and Bright Pink

17 to go so.....

Still time for my blog candy crinkle ribbon
simple rules be a follower then

 any day and everyday you leave a comment until

the day I reach 200 Followers

your name will be in the drawing for this ribbon.

Please leave your blog name or email on your post so

can get in touch with you

I will pick a winner using random.org

Good Luck to all my blog friends old and new!

Karen

Bloom Blossom Become

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 56

this is a 4.25 square card

the base is kraft card stock from the

Kraft Outlet

layer of K&Company 4x4 inked with

color box chalk ink Chestnut Roan

my hand dyed pink crinkle ribbon

Spellbinders scalloped rectangle

for the sentiment

cut from Cindyloo
flowers topped with glossy accents 

a few pearls to finish

Sunshine Fridge Magnets

Sometimes don't know how ideas pop into my head just know that they do

last night I was on youtube look for storage ideas for spellbinders nestabilities one person used magnet tape and the picture portion of the cardboard that comes with the dies...so I know I have some of that some were so I start looking for it pull out my box of scraps and unused cuts to look in the box I think it's in and no but in that box is a whole stack of fridge magnets and the light bulb went off fridge magnets and scraps......

Karen put them together and turn those ugly old magnets in to something bright and cheery for the fridge in the morning

so here is what I did in just a few minutes all from scraps and cuts I made for who know what but didn't use I added a few buttons and on the first one

used some glossy accents on the suns on the second one stamped the always

because it was the only stamp that fit but I think it's cute added a few liquid pearls and some faux stitching the majority of the papers are from basicgrey

entered in

Cooking with Cricut
and
Die Cuttin Divas

"Your Smile is planted in my Heart" for Judy

Won a Tim Holtz flower die over at my friend's Judy blog

At Home with Judy

you really should go over and see her

beautiful cards great layouts

She has become a wonderful friend that I appreciate so very much

so in her honor flower from the Tim Holtz die

the rest of the supplies are from PTI

A2 card vintage cream

dark chocolate mat  & aqua mist side strip

 run through floral fantasy cuttlebug embossing folder

dark chocolate swiss dot satin ribbon

buttons from the ocean tides collection

"Your Smile is planted in my Heart"

from Garden Variety

entered in Something Blue challenge

The Kraft Journal

Vintage Style

Started with a digital stamp from Elizabeth Mae's  from the dress form collection. If you get a chance go over and check out her stamps they are super cute. Mary on CardzTv did a video with one of  them. that is how I found them. Colored in with copic markers. Punched out with spellbinders classic scalloped ovals large #5 A2 card base navy mat in aqua mist from PTI run through the cuttlebug embossing folder spots and dots. All edges inked with Studio G ink. PTI summer sunrise ribbon and a prima flower. Vintage style from PTI Button Boutique collection. A few liquid pearls from ranger buttercup first time I have use these think I need a little more practice with them. Was wondering if anyone has compared them and viva decor pearl pens and if so which ones did you like better.

enter in

Mojo Monday 

and

My Craft Spot ink it up

 Getting Cricky "Fashion-ista"

Organized your Ribbon pieces

 Georgiana over at 

Carson's Creations 

is having a Scraps Blog Hop

Today she is using Ribbon Scraps

This idea came from
PaperJunkie Too

and it's how I store my ribbon scraps
You need the George and Basic Shape Cart
and your Gypsy to cut the file

this is the Cut

This is how you Thread the ribbon on

Clip all the holders on a ring
And all those little pieces of ribbon
are nice neat easy to see and pick the
color you need.
If you are a follower but don't have George or a gypsy 
let me know I will cut you a full page of these and mail them to you.

Karen

Thank You & Blog Candy

Couple of things tonight

First Mary over at Cardz TV did 

a video the other day and use her scraps to make

a really great card well MY scraps

are out of control so I thought I would do the same

so this card is done out of all left over pieces I have in my Huge

scrap pile think I am going to work on use them up over the

next few weeks

Second I am working way to much...

Just realized I am almost to 200 Followers

so to everyone thank you so much!

I have made some wonderful blog friends and I am so thankful

for everyone

The encouragement the wonderful comments

means so very much

so Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

and what better way to thank everyone than with a little blog give a way

you know Candy...

I watched a few videos on Youtube and  found out

how to make my own crinkle ribbon

I have used it on my series of Forth of July cards and the one posted

above I am really happy with the way it came out.

so any day and everyday you leave a comment between tonight

and the day I reach 200 Followers

your name will be in the drawing for this ribbon.
Please leave your blog name or email on your post so
can get in touch with you

I will pick a winner using random.org

Good Luck to all my blog friends old and new!

Karen

Happy Birthday

 

Finally finished this card that gave me so much trouble

Base A2 PTI vintage cream

layer of orange from my scrap pile

Turquoise flower layer DCWV Citrus stack

bottom yellow lay PTI Hodge podge stack

punched with Fiskar scallop punch

Yellow twine 

Starfish from Create A Critter

same orange paper as mat layer with stickles 

Mermaid Emma digital stamp from

Elizabeth Mae's Challenges

punched with scallop circle from spellbinders

some stickles on her flowers and glossy accents on her tail

entered in some challenges

My Craft Spot Sunny Days

Birthday Sundaes Anything Goes 

Bitten by the Bug2  Starfish

Scrapalicious USA use Turquoise

Featured Artist at Kraft Journal

Many thanks to Elizabeht (Beth) Moore at

The Kraft Journal 

 for selecting this card to showcase in their

Feature Me Friday post

I am thrilled and honored

it's a great blog hop on over and check it out

Kraft card stock and red twine from the

Kraft Outlet

check them out great supplies at very reasonable prices

striped paper from Fancypants.

Proud American and the other embellishments from soft spoken

all aged with Java Walnut Ink Antiquing Solutions by Tsukineko

I sprayed the whole card with Tattered Angels glimmer mist Dazzling Diamonds

:(

Maybe it's because I am all out of my striped paper or maybe it's because I have been going in to work an hour early and staying an hour late.....I tried the last two nights to finish a card I was working on for a few challenges and nothing on it has gone right. I have torn it apart and started again several times now...I will try again tomorrow so in the mean time the flowers in my garden don't seem to mind that I haven't weeded.



Liberty

Lisa this one's for you thanks for encouraging me to use the last little

bit of  striped paper

base is A2 Kraft and red twine are from

The Kraft Outlet

all aged with Java Walnut Ink Antiquing Solutions by Tsukineko

definition of Liberty googled that printed from computer on K&Company paper

I sprayed the whole card with Tattered Angels glimmer mist Dazzling Diamond

entered in

The Kraft Journal Patriotic or American

Little Red Wagon Challenge #87 Patriotic

and

Hope everyone has a wonderful Forth of July!

Karen

USA Celebrate

Sorry Lisa still thinking on how to use that last bit of striped paper

Use my new Simply Charm Cart I won from Shelly 

at  My Paper Love

it's even cuter than I thought can't wait to use if for Christmas

A2 card kraft base and twine from 

The Kraft Outlet 

coated all the elements in glossy accents

a little faux stitching, a little bling

and of course a few buttons for good measure

Entered in 

Cricut Cardz Challenge

cook out or picnic theme
and
Bitten by the Bug 2
Watermelon

Hope everyone enjoys their Holiday, cook out or picnic this weekend

Karen