Color Throwdown & Color Q#46

 

As explained in my previous post, my computer is dead:( I am using a friend's and posting the cards I got ready last week that she was kind enough to take pix of. It is so hard not using my own stuff and in my last post, the pix got mixed up, but I am doing my best and then will not be posting until I get my computer back.

One of the cards (little girl on a bench) here is for the Color Throwdown challenge with the colors of soft blue, chocolate chip, kraft and celery. The bench is from our Stamp Shoppers challenge and the little girl and word stamps are from TAC. I used my Copics and paper pieced her clothes. The edge punch is from Martha Stewart.

 

The other card (With Thoughts of You), uses the colors from Color Q#46 of red,yellow, mint green, light blue and white. I used an embossing folder that I hadn't used before and the stamp is an Inkadinkado.

Not sure when the next time I post will be, so take care and

Stamping smiles, Karen

Repeat Impressions & FTTC80 Challenges

 

My computer is in the shop and will be out of commission for 2 weeks or so. I had a very creative week before that happened and got many cards done for challenges and then the computer died. I am totally reliant on it and am loving blogging everyday but I will not be able to do so after these. I am at a dear friend's house and she was kind enough to take my pix and let me use her computer to do some posting before the deadlines.

The second card is using the Repeat Impressions A1110 sketch and Raisin Boat stamps. I love these monsters and the center one is paper pieced and I added googly eyes. The diamonds on the top are some old cork pieces I had saved and I put the letter stickers on them spelling FUN. The bottom line is also a sticker.

 

The first card is using the colors from FTTC80 of hot pink, light yellow, kraft and black. I used a sketch I had seen on line and my new set from SU. I love the pennants that are very popular now and wanted to use them and finally got a chance.

Stamping smiles (and computer frowns), Karen

Wee Memories #18

 

The challenge this week at Wee Memories was to use Buttons, Brads or Bling on our cards. I used my glittery black brads on this card and the stamps are from CTMH. The ribbon is from SU and I dyed it with my black dye ink pad. The sketch is one I cased from a blog on line- isn't it fun with the multiple layers on top and just one on the bottom? Sometimes just black and white is enough color for a card.

If you live near Hamburg NY, Westminster MD, Rhinebeck NY or Hampton VA and want a free ticket to the upcoming StampScrapArt Tour show, contact me (email address on the sidebar). I have a free one to give away, but you have to be a follower on this blog.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Jo-Ann Craft for a Cause

 

I am sharing an extra card today with a special request. This CAS card is perfect for Operation Write Home and uses my favorite stamping supplies: Core'dinations paper, embossing folder, MS punches and a beautiful fall stamp from Inkadinkado. Once designed, it took about 5 minutes to make, yet looks great (atleast I think so..)

Which leads me to my request - and a GREAT way to win some super prizes for you and your favorite charitable cause. Check out this link. Jo-Anns has a contest where we can enter pictures of something we are donating to our favorite charity and both the crafter and the charity can win big! The supplies have to be bought there- not too much of a hardship to go shopping at my favorite craft store and buy some new stamps or paper or punches, right? Then take some pix of what you come up with as well as the receipt and enter it to maybe win.

My favorite cause right now for handmade cards is OWH. But of course, if you use your creative talent and donate to any worthy cause, this is a great contest to enter. But if you choose OWH too, maybe OWH will be in line to win one of the larger prizes for a great cause. Think about how many packages of cards one of those prizes could fund!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Speedy the Cat #16

 

Speedy the Cat's challenge this week is to use flowers in our cards. I just got this awesome set from SU and made this card as a Thank You for a friend and love how it turned out. The sketch is one that was on line a few weeks back and I embossed the woven pieces with SU embossing folders. The background was stamped with another floral stamp from the same set.

Stamping smiles, Karen

CCEE1032 Sketch Challenge

 

I used the great sketch from CCEE to create this lovely card. The embossing folder is a new one from SU and I love how it leaves some space unembossed but adds alittle one in the corner. The stamps are from my latest rented set from Raisin Boat. Like how it turned out!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Stampin' B's Challenge #71

 

The challenge this week at Stampin B's was to create a scene. I did that with a beautiful new stamp from my lastest set rented from Raisin Boat. If you know me, you know I don't like to color, so I used an old technique to highlight just one square and color just that. I cut and embossed the frames with my nesties labels and added the sentiment, also from Raisin Boat.

Stamping smiles, Karen