Happy Birthday Purse Card

Did you ever seen an idea on line for a card and knew you had to make it- and buy the whole stamp set so you could? That was the case with the zipper stamp for this purse idea posted on Gina K Designs here. Of course, when I went shopping at Gina K, I didn't stop at just one set either... You will see more cards with my other new goodies soon. But I got a chance to play with the zipper stamp and their purse idea and this is what I came up with. The embossing folder I used is a new one from WeR Memory Keepers- one of several which are my favorite right now. Here is a closer look to see how deeply these folders emboss:

I followed the instructions on the video to cut an A2 card, round the corners and cut a piece out of the top. I heat embossed the zippers in gold, then embossed the front of the purse with the WeR Memory Keepers embossing folder. I added a black purse handle and some beautiful older brads. Then I stamped Happy Birthdau (from Flourishes), cut out with a Stampin' Up punch and added three small pearl. I love how it turned out and will be sharing the card with my in home classes.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Sweet Stamps and the Metal Embellishment challenge at Inky Chicks.

Paper Pieced Rebecca Card

I love to "dress" my stamped images using designer paper and paper piecing. Rebecca from Repeat Impressions is one of my favorite stamps to do this technique with, and I created this card for a class on paper piecing I am teaching in my home. I started with a larger kraft card, and layered "Resplendent Rectangles" from Spellbinders in kraft and cream paper. I stamped Rebecca and colored her flesh and hair. I paper pieced her dress in a pretty orange dp and then stamped, embossed and attached the pinafore in yellow. I added a "happy hello" from Flourishes.

I am entering this card in the patterned paper challenge at Virginia's View and the Anything Goes challenge at Scribble and Scrap.

Mark's Finest Papers and Catch the Bug Challenges

Speedy Fox and Friends at Mark's Finest Papers is challenging us to use border punches and it is Birthday Time at Catch the Bug. Happy Birthday Bugaboo!! I am totally addicted to border punches- I just can't resist them! This Martha Stewart present border punch was on clearance at Michaels with the Christmas stuff, but I could see you could use it for birthdays as well as Christmas and it was just too good of a deal to pass up. I punched it in three primary colors and added the yellow and blue presents for a colorful fun border. The sentiment is from Flourishes. The cute birthday penguin is a pre-colored digi from Dustin Pike. Isn't he sweet? I just printed him and and cut out with a nestie and attached with mounting tape to raise him.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Fun with Cherry Lynn Designs Diecuts!

I just love beautiful diecuts and when I saw this Cathedral Lace Frame diecut from Cherry Lynn Designs I just couldn't resist it! I always say my style is CAS with a twist or something fun or different thrown in. A couple gorgeous diecuts and some pearls is all you need to make this CAS but elegant card. In addition to the beautiful Cathedral Lace Frame I punched some butterflies from Martha Stewart and added a Spellbinders die with a Flourishes sentiment.

I used more Cherry Lynn Design diecuts on this scrapbook page of my grandson and me at the Milwaukee Public Museum. I diecut one beautiful Cherry Lynn Designs butterfly as the centerpiece and also diecut a mask and sprayed yellow Smooch Spritz for my journaling piece. I am teaching scrapbooking at our local JoAnn Fabric and Crafts in September and October and this page is illustrating journaling, color selection and page enhancements. I am also featuring diecuts and punches in my fall card class in September and October at Jo-Anns, so if you are local check them out.

The handsome little boy is my grandson Nate and he is turning 5 this weekend! Of course Grandma and Grandpa are going to help celebrate so we will have more fun pictures and memories to scrapbook after that:)

I am entering the card in the challenges at Shelley's Images for Anything Goes and at Totally Gorjus for Punches and Diecuts.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Simon Says Stamp and Paper Shelter Challenges

The challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp is Anything Goes and at The Paper Shelter Challenge it is "For the Birds". I won four awesome digital stamps from Delicious Doodles and Lovey Dovey Silhouette is the first one I picked. Is it not gorgus?! So easy to make a CAS but lovely card with an image like this! I printed on white paper and added the Sizzix embossing to frame it. Rounded the corners, added some pearls and a simple sentiment from Flourishes and the card was done.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Cherry Lynn Designs Butterfly Challenge and Emerald Faerie Challenge

The challenge this week at Cherry Lynn Designs is to use their awesome Butterfly Diecut to make a card and at Emerald Faerie it is "Anything Goes". I loved this diecut the first time I saw it and had to immediately order it. I punched it twice to make this CAS card- one with DP and one white. I attached the white one all the way down on a navy card and the dp butterfly is "flying" with just the middle attached. I added a border punched with an ek success punch and some pearls. I love to use punches when the card has a different color on the inside! The sentiment is from Flourishes.

Stamping smiles, Karen