Sunday, June 30, 2013

Silhouette Sunday Feminine Cards


I checked out the Weekly Shape Challenge at the Silhouette Blog and they wanted us to create with this fun floral ornament. It was already on my wish list so I moved it to my cart and a few seconds later I was playing with it. I cut it several times and discarded a few of the outside layers except on the main flower in the center.  I knew I wanted to create a window in the center of the card and when I pulled out my Nestabilities shapes, none were the right size. That is one of the reasons I love my Silhouette- with their software you can create just about any shape any size you want. I created the white frame and attached the flowers over a glittery green sheet.


My second feminine card was so easy to create, and I love the way it turned out. I used the print and cut function to cut out the rainbow ladies. I attached them to a card created with two sided paper and a border cut with my Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.

I am entering these cards in the Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede and the Say it with Flowers challenge at Crafty Catz.

Stamping and Silhouette smiles, Karen

Saturday, June 29, 2013

TTCRD and Crafts and Me Challenges


Anything Goes at Through the Craftroom Door and Crafts and Me challenges this week- my favorite kind of challenge! I am sharing a card I made recently with some digital stamps I won from Bugaboo as a reward for being published with some of their awesome stamps. Stella just cracks me up! Just look at that expression and the funny sentiment that can be so true! I paper pieced her dress, the lamp and the tablecloth and colored the rest with my Copics. I pierced the bottom wavy edge with a needle for a fun border.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Friday, June 28, 2013

Crackerbox Palace Friday Fun Fold Card

It's Crackerbox Palace Friday and I am sharing a fun fold card made with Crackerbox Palace stamps. I saw this card and tutorial here and just had to try this very different fold. It took a little while to figure it out, and I changed some of the measurements on mine to make it simpler. I cut and scored the stair steps in a cream colored card stock, then embossed the whole thing with a Sizzix embossing folder. I stamped the beautiful lady scene and sentiment from Crackerbox Palace on kraft paper, cut them out and attached. The words on the stair steps were created with my Silhouette die cutting machine. Here is another look at the card showing the stair steps. The card folds to fit in an A2 envelope.

I like how the card turned out and hope you do too. Please visit the website to see these and many other awesome Crackerbox Palace stamps.
I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Simon Says Stamp and Crafting by Designs.
 Crackerbox Palace smiles, Karen



Thursday, June 27, 2013

Raisin Boat and Loves Rubberstamps Challenges


The 4th of July is the theme this time at Raisin Boat Challenges, and at Loves Rubberstamps, they want to see Red, White and Blue. I started with a flag and stars cutting file from Silhouette America and attached that  to a white card. I embossed the whole card with a Darice fireworks embossing folder and added a 4th of July sentiment (an old stamp from TAC).

Next week is already July! Hope you have a safe and happy holiday!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

What If? Wed. Sketch Challenge


It's time for another fun sketch challenge at The House that Stamps Built and we are challenging you to make a card using the sketch below and link it up for a chance at some great Repeat Impressions rubber! For all the details on what you can win and to see the other Rock Stars cards using this sketch, please visit our blog.

I used the coffee cup, a matching sentiment and coffee beans from Repeat Impression’s new Pairings collection to make this CAS card. I paper pieced the coffee cup and the cute flowers. The coffee beans were stamped and cut out. I added the perfect sentiment on another layer of kraft paper. A little sponging on the circle and I was all done. 


Here is the sketch for you to follow when you create a card for our challenge. You do not need to use Repeat Impressions stamps to enter our challenges, but you get an extra chance to win if you do!

I am entering this card in the Kraft challenge at Card Mania and the Anything Goes challenge at Challenges 4 Everybody.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Make it Monday and Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges


Anything Goes this week at Make it Monday and Pause Dream Enjoy challenges and so I am sharing a summer card I just made with a digital stamp I won from Bugaboo for being published with their stamps. I am so glad summer is finally here and I promise not to complain about heat or humidity because we waited so long to finally have warm weather! This little guy from Bugaboo just makes me smile:) I printed him on white paper and paper pieced his trunks, ball and goggles. The "sand" is made with cork paper torn for a couple layers. I created the sentiment in my Word program and cut the words out with my deckle scissors.

Stamping Summer smiles, Karen

Monday, June 24, 2013

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week


The stamp of the week this week at Repeat Impressions is this fun Grape Window stamp, and it is available this week only for 50% off with the discount code found at Repeat Impressions blog. What a deal! Please visit the blog for all the details and to see the other Rock Star's cards using this stamp.

I cut out and colored the Grape Window stamp. I liked the colors so much I created a card and background with the same bright colors. The cut out dots background was made with my Silhouette and a cutting file. I stamped the sentiment in purple ink and punched out with a Stampin’ Up punch.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Stampin’ with the Dragon and Hobby House Challenge.

Stamping smiles, Karen


Sunday, June 23, 2013

Silhouette Sunday - Embossing with Silhouette Files


Summer is the theme at the Silhouette Blog Weekly Challenge this week and I think of flowers when I think of summer. I discovered recently that with the thick embossing pad No More Shims (from Scor-Pal) and any die cut or punched object, you can emboss on your cards! I was very excited to try this idea and this is the first card I made. The cutting file from Silhouette is a card shape with the flower on the side, so I cut the card with two sided paper. I cut an extra one just out of scrap piece of white card stock (see below.) I attached the flower to the back side of a lightly colored dp and ran it  through the Big Shot with the No More Shims embossing pad. Then I sponged with light blue distress ink to bring out the embossing. Just think of the possibilities available if we can emboss with any of our dies cut with our Silhouette or with traditional die cuts or punches!


My second card has an embossed background too, but it is hard to see in the picture because it was not sponged. Here is a close up and the chipboard cut out I used to create the background:


I used a cool background cutting file from Silhouette to create the background that is much more visible in real life. You can do this technique with any card stock or material, and for this one I tried the Silhouette brand chipboard. It is a little thicker than card stock and worked very well for the embossing. I also cut out the RAD with chipboard and with blue cardstock, so it was raised on the card. I added some washi tape and a sentiment from Technique Tuesday to complete the card.

I am entering these cards in the Anything Goes challenges at Sister Act and Stampin' for the Weekend.

Stamping and Silhouette smiles, Karen

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Paper Playtime and Eureka Stamps Challenges


Anything Goes at Paper Playtime and Eureka Stamps and that is my favorite kind of challenge! I can choose to share with you any card I have made recently and have not blogged yet. Today I am sharing a card made with digital stamps and piercing patterns from Fred She Said. I just love the look of paper piercing and Fred She Said has some lovely piercing patterns you can purchase very reasonably. The beautiful rose is also from Fred She Said and I paper pieced it with a beautifully colored subtle dp. The piercing takes a little time, but it so worth it when you see how beautiful the finished product is.

Here is a pix of the piercing up close:


Stamping smiles, Karen

Friday, June 21, 2013

Pink Shoe Cards at Crackerbox Palace


It's Crackerbox Palace Friday and I am sharing two shoe cards made with Crackerbox Palace stamps. My first card above is for a woman who loves shoes- and who doesn’t? I stamped the line of fun shoes on a patterned paper and created a shelf by raising it with pop dots. The sentiment was stamped on the same dp. The shoe on top of the shelf is made with a Silhouette cutting file. 

The first time I saw these sweet little girl shoes from Crackerbox Palace, I knew I had to have them and make a baby card with them. I created the card base with a pink two sided card stock and cut a border with a Martha Stewart border punch. I embossed the sentiment with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, then stamped and cut out two pair of sweet little girl shoes. I added some pink floral gems to complete the card.
I like how the cards turned out and hope you do too. Please visit the website to see these and many other awesome Crackerbox Palace stamps.
I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Inky Impressions and Pollycraft Challenge.
 Crackerbox Palace smiles, Karen

Thursday, June 20, 2013

TTCRD and Cards for Men Challenges


Anything Goes at Through the Craftroom Door and at Cards for Men, their theme is Boys will be Boys. I am sharing a card I made with a digital stamp from Tiddly Inks called Gamer. I picked this digital stamp because it reminds me of my grandson playing video games with one of his step-sisters. I paper pieced their clothing and did a little coloring with my Copics. The main image is framed with two triangular corners and layered over a piece of dp that looks like wood.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions


It’s another Designer’s Choice Challenge at The House that Stamps Built, Repeat Impression’s blog. It’s Cheri’s turn and she has challenged us to make a card with a Summer Scene. After you make your card, you can enter it for a chance to win some awesome Repeat Impressions rubber! Please visit the blog for all the details and to see the other Rock Star's cards for this DCC challenge. 

I used the clothesline from last year’s summer release and the bees from the new Pairings set as well as a couple Silhouette cutting files to make this cheery card. I paper pieced the suits and towels hanging on the clothesline and did a little coloring with my Copics. The sun and the grass were cut out with my Silhouette Portrait.

I am entering this card in the Summer challenge at Kaboodle Doodles and the Paper Piecing Challenge at Love to Create.


Stamping smiles, Karen 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Addicted to CAS and 613 Avenue Create Challenges


Teenager is the theme at Addicted to CAS this week, and at 613 Avenue Create, Anything Goes, which is my favorite kind of challenge. I saw this picture on Pinterest and it cracked me up. I knew I wanted to create a card with it, but wasn't sure how I was going to do that. Then I remembered I had a cooler stamp from Crackerbox Palace and found a picnic set cutting file at Silhouette and I had what I needed. With cutting files from Silhouette and my Silhouette Portrait, I can cut the image as big or small I as want. So I cut a very little cooler and a word bubble that I used Word to fill in the funny words. I stamped and paper pieced the larger cooler from Crackerbox Palace and added some grass (also CBP) to complete the CAS card. I think a teenager or anyone who likes to laugh would get a kick out of this card.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Monday, June 17, 2013

Simon Says Stamp and Sister Act Challenges


Transport is the theme of the new challenge at Simon Says Stamp and anything goes at Sister Act Challenge. I am sharing a card I made with a brass stencil, Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste and Pearlex colors. I learned this technique at my local stamp shoppe. You apply the paste to a brass stencil, drop several colors of the Pearlex powder on the pasted image (other brands can be used as well), and then heat with an embossing tool. The heating of it causes the raised bubbles for a very cool look. The cloud background embossing folder and sentiment punches are from Stampin' Up.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Guy's Cards for Silhouette Sunday


Happy Father's Day to all the guys out there! Today is a perfect day to share some guy cards I made with my Silhouette Portrait. My first card above was made with this week's Free Shape of the Week and I am linking it to the Silhouette Blog's Weekly Shape Challenge. I made a larger card (5 1/4' x 6 3/4") that looks like a tool box. I embossed the whole card and the Dad sentiment with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I attached the handle and tabs with glue dots and closed the card with a piece of velcro. Here is the inside of the card:

When I originally started designing with this Silhouette cutting file, I cut the whole file out with a piece of white card stock just to see how the pieces fit together and what pieces and sizes I wanted to use. So I had a small toolbox in white sitting on my desk and I decided to use it as a gift card holder in the inside of the larger card. The sentiment is a digital stamp from Desert Diva and is free here. 


My second guy's card today was so simple to make! I simply cut the Classic Car shape (from Silhouette) out on an A2 sized brown card. I attached a piece of white card stock on the inside of the card. I embossed a row of stars on the bottom (Cuttlebug) and added pearls and some letter stickers to complete the CAS card.

I am entering these cards in the "For Dad" challenge at QKR Stampede.

Stamping & Silhouette smiles, Karen 

Saturday, June 15, 2013

For the Girls at Send a Smile 4 Kids!


It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This time our challenge is For the Girls. Create and link any card for a girl and you could win one of our great prizes. And when you are making cards for our kids, keep teenage girls in mind as that is a type of card we do not receive enough of. 

We have three very generous sponsors this week: Doodle Pantry is giving their winner 3 digis of their choice! And Saturated Canary is giving their randomly picked winner 2 digis of their choice! Floppy Latte’s winner will receive 2 digis of their choice!  TEAM S.A.S will also be choosing their favorite cards for our top three and the winners will receive a blog badge and an opportunity to be a guest design team member on a future challenge.

I have to say I just love my first card (above) this week:) I saw the sketch on Pinterest and used it to create this thank you card featuring the sweet Thank You girl from Saturated Canary. I cut the shape three times with a Spellbinders die in rust, white and green dotted papers. I cut them apart and attached with mounting tape to raise with a little space in between each piece. I embossed the rust piece with a Sizzix embossing folder. The sweet girl was printed, colored with Copics and paper pieced. I added some pearls and ribbon to complete the card. 




My second card was super simple to make but bright and cheery and fun. The Pansy Turtle and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry and I chose to use the colored version. I cut it out and popped it up with pop dots. I rounded some corners and added the fun sentiment to complete the CAS card.

I am entering these cards in the CAS challenge at My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps challenge and the Digi Stamps Only challenge at Charisma Cardz.

Stamping smiles 4 our kids, Karen 

Friday, June 14, 2013

Crackerbox Palace Wishes for the Special Guy in Your Life


It's Crackerbox Palace Friday and I am sharing a fun card for a guy I made recently with stamps from Crackerbox Palace. Guy Fairy Patrick makes me smile and he is granting a wish to the lucky guy who receives this card. I stamped, colored and paper pieced him and added a “Make a Wish” sentiment I cut out with my Silhouette. When you open the front gate you see the granted wish: a mug of cold beer and a prescription for the perfect day whether it be Father’s Day or his birthday.



I like how it turned out and hope you do too. Please visit the website to see these and many other awesome Crackerbox Palace stamps.
I am entering this card in the “one for the guys” challenges at Crafting by Designs and Crafting for all Seasons. 

Crackerbox Palace smiles, Karen


Thursday, June 13, 2013

TTCRD & 613 Avenue Create Challenges


Anything Goes at Through the Craftroom Door and 613 Avenue Create this week, and I have chosen to share another card I am making in my classes this summer. I was inspired by a card I made in our local stamping club, and found this tutorial on line that made it very easy. The lemonade cup is made of velum and sponged on the backside with yellow ink. I added a straw and some glitter around the top of the cup. The lemon and other citrus slices were made with a retired SU stamp. I did not have it, but found it on Ebay very cheaply. We can toast to summer now that it is finally here!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

What If? Wed. Sketch Challenge


It's time for another fun sketch challenge at The House that Stamps Built and we are challenging you to make a card using the sketch below and link it up for a chance at some great Repeat Impressions rubber! For all the details on what you can win and to see the other Rock Stars cards using this sketch, please visit our blog.


I used the bees from Repeat Impression’s new Pairings collection to make this CAS card. I stamped the matching little bee, colored him brightly and raised him up with a pop dot over the perfect sentiment. 


Here is the sketch for you to follow when you create a card for our challenge. You do not need to use Repeat Impressions stamps to enter our challenges, but you get an extra chance to win if you do!

I am entering this card in the Rockin’ Rubbah challenge at Love to Scrap! and the Anything Goes challenge at Paper Playtime.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

JUGS and MilkCoffee Challenges


Just Us Girls Challenge wants to see our Washi Tape cards this week and at MilkCoffee Challenges, we are to share our Male Inspired cards. I am sharing another card I designed for the classes I am teaching in my home that features washi tape and a fun watch. I started with an off white front that I attached two masculine shades of washi tape diagonally. I also punched out some fake brads or candies from the wood tone washi tape. The watch is a stamp from Stampin' Up and I was inspired by this card from Frenchie where she added a brad for the cranker. I stamped the watch on white paper and kraft and cut out the face and band separately. The face of the watch was attached inside a soda pop top that was flattened with my Big Shot and No More Shims thick embossing pad. This card would be perfect for Father's Day or any masculine occasion including Pop's birthday.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Monday, June 10, 2013

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week


The stamp of the week this week at Repeat Impressions is this beautiful Wedding or Anniversary Border stamp, and it is available this week only for 50% off with the discount code found at Repeat Impressions blog. What a deal! Please visit the blog for all the details and to see the other Rock Star's cards using this stamp.

I have seen some cards on Pinterest where a stamp is stamped on a word die cut and raised above the same stamp in the background and wanted to try that here. I stamped the beautiful floral wedding image twice and cut out the love die (W Plus 9) from one. I colored just the wedding rings and bow and popped up the love with pop dots. I punched the corners (Fiskars corner punch) to complete the card.

Stamping smiles, Karen


Sunday, June 9, 2013

Silhouette Sunday


The challenge this week at the Silhouette Blog is to feature fonts. There are thousands of free fonts available on the Internet to download onto your computer, and once they are there, when you open your Silhouette software. all your fonts automatically come in for you to use in your cards and scrap booking! I used two different fonts in this birthday card for my daughter-in-law who lives in Chicago. First I cut the Chicago Skyline out of the front of a two sided cardstock. I applied acetate behind the opening. The Happy is "floating" on the top of the acetate and the Birthday! is on the inside. I added a "Happy Day" balloon (also a Silhouette cutting file.) Here is another view of the card so you can see the inside and front:
I had so much fun designing my second card I am sharing today, and am entering that one in the "One For the Girls" challenge at Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge.  Here is my flip flop card:
Wish summer would come to Wisconsin and we could wear our flip flops! But enough "Beaching":) The fun digital sentiment is from TLC Creations. I started with a kraft card that I embossed (Tim Holtz embossing folder) and sponged. I cut out the flip flops with my Silhouette and added the flowers and gems. So easy but so fun!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Saturday, June 8, 2013

CAS Fridays, Aud Sentiments and Bearly Mine Challenges


CAS Fridays wants to see our Banners and Flags this week, and at Aud Sentiments, Anything Goes (with a sentiment.) At Bearly Mine Challenges, they want to see our Dies and/or Punches and I used both on this card. I am sharing one of my favorite cards I have designed recently for upcoming classes in my home. I was inspired by this card I saw on Pinterest. I used the same stamp set from Stampin' Up, but used Spellbinders dies that I own for both layers of that element. I think my favorite part of this card is the sentiment banner. I cut a two sided paper from Stampin' Up 1/2 inch by 12 inches. I folded it, stamped the first part, folded again back and forth and stamped the second part of the sentiment. I used a square punch to punch  the banner ends perfectly.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Friday, June 7, 2013

Gorgeous Baby Boy Card from Crackerbox Palace


It's Crackerbox Friday here today and I am sharing a baby boy card I made recently with some gorgeous stamps from Crackerbox Palace. I love this mother and baby boy stamp from CBP.  I decided he was gorgeous so I used the Hello Gorgeous sentiment with them. I simply stamped and cut them out with a circle Nestabilities die. The card front was made with another Spellbinders die and I wove some ribbon and baker’s twine through the holes to complete this CAS card.
I like how it turned out and hope you do too. Please visit the website to see these and many other awesome Crackerbox Palace stamps.
I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Through the Craftroom Door and Paper Take Weekly.


Crackerbox Palace smiles, Karen

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Sweet Stamps, Simon Says Stamp and Try It on Tuesday Challenges


"For Dad" is the theme at Sweet Stamps Challenge this week and at Try It on Tuesday, they want to see "One for the Men." Father's Day is also the theme at Simon Says Stamp.  I had fun making this Father's Day card with some products I recently purchased from Stampin' Up. Years ago I had a ton of pop tops that I never used and got rid of in one of my purging moods, then regretted that when they made a resurgence this year. I can flatten them so easily with my "No More Shims" thick embossing pad. Then I punched a circle and added some stickers to say "Pop". The circle around it is a neat new stamp I had to get from Hero Arts. The shoe was stamped, colored with Copics and cut out. The bottom part was embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder and sponged with dark brown ink.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

It's My Turn for the Designer Choice Challenge!


It’s another Designer’s Choice Challenge at The House that Stamps Built, Repeat Impression’s blog. It’s my turn and I have chosen “Fun Fold Cards” as the challenge theme. Make a card with a different fold from the traditional cards we make all the time. If you need some inspiration, visit this page at the Repeat Impressions store. RI sells packets of fun fold cards already cut for you! Or check out Pinterest or Splitcoast. After you make your card, you can enter it for a chance to win some awesome Repeat Impressions rubber! Please visit the blog for all the details and to see the other Rock Star's cards for this DCC challenge. 


I have chosen to make a joy fold card showing off the new Pairings set of stamps from Repeat Impressions which has several images and sentiments that pair together to make fun cards. I paper pieced the dress mannequin and gave her a gem necklace and belt. I stamped the thread and sentiment and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.


When you open the joy fold card, you see another dress I paper pieced and another sentiment piece with thread and a thank you sentiment. If you are not sure how to make a joy fold card, here is a tutorial you can refer to. Repeat Impression’s kits show you how to make a gift card holder with your joy fold card by turning it around and leaving the side piece open to slide one in. Brilliant!

I am entering this card in the paper piecing challenge at Creative Creations and the challenge at The Crazy Challenge to use sentiments.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Addicted to CAS and Crafting When We Can Challenges


Circles is the theme this week at Addicted to CAS and at Crafting When We Can, they want to see our punches and/or die cuts. This is a baby Thank You card I made for a family member who had a little girl. I created the card with my largest scalloped Nestabilities die and added a white embossed circular frame cut out with some more nesties. The little girl silhouette stamp is from CTMH and I simply stamped it in pink ink and added the sentiment to complete the CAS card.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Monday, June 3, 2013

Cards For Maddy


I am sharing another opportunity to help someone with our cards. I read about Maddy here at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. I remember sending a card to Maddy earlier in her fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Sadly she is fighting again with the disease and could use some cards in the mail to cheer her up. This is the card I sent to her yesterday. I thought it was bright and cheerful and fun and the message was a good one. I cased a card from Pinterest for the idea of the larger pinwheel background. To make it, you simply cut squares of patterned paper, cut in half and round the corner. Attach each piece opposite of it's matching one. I cut a small two sided pinwheel for the middle with a die from Stampin' Up and added a sentiment (Repeat Impressions) to complete the card.

Please click on the link or the picture on the side of my blog to read about Maddy and get the address where you can send your handmade card to her at St. Jude's Research Hospital.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Totally Papercrafts and Catch the Bug.

Stamping smiles for Maddy, Karen

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Graduation Time at Silhouette Sunday


It is the time of year for graduations and I have both a niece and nephew graduating this year. I am participating in the Weekly Shape Challenge at the Silhouette Blog with this card. The sentiment above is the Weekly Shape and is sold as a vinyl quote. The blog showed several other ways you could use it, but my question- as a rookie- was could you use it with paper and on a card? The answer is YES! I wanted to purchase some of the other vinyl quotes but don't have any vinyl or plans to get any soon. So I tried this one and it works beautifully on a card too. I simply cut out the expression and a graduation hat in white and attached to the card front. Simple but awesome:)

I am fascinated with the positives and negatives of the Silhouette cut files. There are so many possibilities for design using both of them. Here is the inside of this card where I sponged the shape using the paper I had cut out the graduation cap from:

My second card is one I made for my niece's graduation card. Her school colors are purple and gold. I used several Silhouette cutting files and added a diploma made of money rolled up tight and tied with matching baker's twine.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Sister Act Card Challenge.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Anything Goes at Send a Smile 4 Kids!


It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This time our challenge is everybody’s favorite- Anything Goes 4 Kids. Create and link any card for a child and you could win one of our great prizes.


We have four very generous sponsors this week: LOTV is giving their winner a 10 pound gift certificate! And Fred She Said is giving their randomly picked winner a $10 gift certificate! Crackerbox Palace’s winner will receive a $15 gift certificate!  We have a fourth sponsor this time and so their lucky winner will win 2 digital paper packs from Tabitha’s Shop! TEAM S.A.S will also be choosing their favorite cards for our top three and the winners will receive a blog badge and an opportunity to be a guest design team member on a future challenge.

My first card above features some fun stamps from Crackerbox Palace. I thought the bunny was so cute with her hat and flower so I continued that theme throughout the card. I paper pieced the bunny and her hat and flower. I embossed the background pieces with a flowery embossing folder from Sizzix. The sentiment (also from Crackerbox Palace) was designed for a graduation card, but I thought it would be perfect with this sweet bunny hat instead.


Fred She Said gave each of the dt members some digital images to use on our cards and I chose Nolan with his sign and some sweet bluebirds to make this card. The images are colored so all I needed to do was decide on a sketch to use, cut them out and attach. There are several signs to choose from and I attached the one I choose with pop dots to raise.

I am entering these cards in the Lots of Flowers challenge at Milk Coffee Challenge and the Masculine Card challenge at Paper Crafting Journey.

Stamping smiles 4 our kids, Karen