Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

 

I really liked the sketch this week at Repeat Impressions and decided to make it into a sympathy card. The focal point is one of the new CB folders that cut and emboss. I trimmed the center piece that pops out and popped it up with mounting tape. The sentiment is from Endless Creations and the border punch is from Fiskars.

Stamping smiles,Karen

Dutch Dare Challenge

 

The challenge this week at Dutch Dare Challenges was Anything Goes! That's easy enough... I am using a very funny card I designed for a challenge at our Stamp Shoppers Club- use scraps on our card. Lots of scraps in this one:) The funny lady is from Art Impressions and I paper pieced her dress (with a scrap) and colored the rest of her with Copics. The What's up saying is from Hambo and we're not sure who makes the B;^$#(* Birthday stamp, but isn't it hysterical? I borrowed it from my BFF but she may not get it back:)

 

The card sketch was totally borrowed from one I saw on line, so if it is yours, Thanks!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Operation Write Home Challenge

 

The challenge this week at Operation Write Home was to make Christmas cards for our soldiers overseas. I made this CAS card with a Just Rite stamp in the middle and the new Cuttlebug folders that cut and emboss at the same time.

If you have any extra cards or can make some in the next month or two, please check out the OWH site right now as they are having a Birthday celebration with lots of prizes and suggestions on hosting card making parties or collecting pledges to help pay for the cost of sending the cards overseas. The Old Spice commercial is fun to watch too:)

Stamping smiles, Karen

Skipping Stones SSD35 Challenge

 

I used the sketch from Skipping Stones Design AND their stamps to create this fun card. The chicks are paper-pieced which gives each one their own personality. I embossed the green background pieces together and the first time I ran it through I put the paper in the embossing folder the wrong way. So the backside was embossed and the front debossed. I decided to leave it and run it through again the right way so it has a combo embossed and debossed images. The flower was made after watching this tutorial. So easy to do and a nice floral addition to any card.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapbook Friday Happy Birthday Nate!

 

Today my adorable grandson turns 4! Of course we are headed over there to celebrate! Tonight we are taking the whole family out to a restaurant of his choice and tomorrow we are going to the Milwaukee County Zoo with the other grandparents, Great Grandma, a couple uncles and some cousins. What fun! Of course there will be cupcakes and lots of presents.

I picked this page to share today highlighting some of Nate's jokes and funny sayings that we giggle at now and will in the future too when we look at this page. That is what is so cool about scrapbooking- we would never remember the cute things our children or grandchildren say unless we preserve them some way and with pictures, scrapping is the best way!

 

Stamping and scrapping smiles, Karen

Mark's Finest Papers Masculine Card

 

The challenge this week at Mark's Finest Papers was to create a masculine card. I had these great stamps from Raisin Boat and the saying seemed perfect for a gas card gift card. The card is a trifold with a circle cut out of the front where the gas gauge shows through. I give a lot of gas cards for gifts (especially at Christmas for nephews I just don't know what to get when I get their name), so this card would work perfect for that purpose.

 

Stamping smiles, Karen

Just for Fun Fridays & The Pink Elephant TPE77 Challenges

 

To make this fun card I used the sketch from The Pink Elephant, and the colors (blue, grey and yellow) from Just For Fun Fridays AND the great stamps from my home away from home, our awesome local Stamp Shoppe. I paper pieced the elephant and only had to color his eyes and toes. The blue and yellow cardstock pieces were attached together and then embossed with a CB embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment (perfect with the elephant, isn't it?) on the ribbon and attached. A perfect card for a child for any occasion.

Stamping smiles, Karen