Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week

The stamp of the week this week at Repeat Impressions is this Cute as a Button 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.

For my card, I decided to go CAS using embossing folders- as is my style. I stamped the Cute as a Button twice, cut out the gingham one and raised it with a pop-dot. I added a row of mini buttons after embossing with a cute baby folder from Sizzix.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Natalie’s and Amy’s Challenge.

Stamping smiles, Karen

CAS-ual Fridays and Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenges

It's Back to School in Wisconsin on Tuesday and that is the challenge theme at CAS-ual Fridays and Digi Stamps 4 Joy this week. I made this CAS card for my grandson who is starting 1st grade on Tuesday. I have found a new favorite place to get the cutest FREE digi stamps! Everyday Dearie Dolls posts several of the sweetest digital stamps- and you always have the option of choosing colored or non-colored versions! I simply printed the colored version of this sweet boy and cut him out. I put a triangle of brightly colored dp with a border from ek success. I gave the cute boy a balloon with a baker's twine string. The sentiment is an old one from TAC.

There are so many awesome free digis at Dearie Dolls that I have started saving them in a Pinterest board here for future use. Take a peak, or go to her site. But be prepared to spend some time- there is page after page after page of her awesome talented drawings.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Cute Fall or Halloween Cards 4 Kids at SAS4Kids

It’s time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids and this week our theme is Cute Fall or Halloween Card 4 Kids. You may wonder why we are encouraging you to make this type of card this early. It is because we would like to encourage you to consider sending in your cards for our kids who are inpatient in children’s hospitals over the Halloween holiday. We need to receive them early enough to get them to the 8 children’s hospitals we now serve in time for the holiday. You do not have to send in your cards to participate in our challenges, but our kids would sure love it if you did! And please remember- no tombstones or scary Halloween cards- keep them fun and appropriate for children of any age.

SAS4Kids has three very generous sponsors this week so you have three chances to win a random prize! Whimsy Stamps is giving their winner 5 digis of their choice! Crackerbox Palace’s prize is a $15 gift certificate! And Clear Dollar Stamps is also giving their random winner a $15 gift certificate!   TEAM S.A.S will 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. Please visit the blog for all the details and to see the fantastic cards by the SAS4Kids design team. 

My first card features a fun Halloween car and joke from Crackerbox Palace. This set was one the first ones I bought from Crackerbox Palace because my grandson loves to tell jokes, so I figured many of our kids would love it too. Here is the punchline: 

Ha-ha:) My second card is a CAS autumn card with a great pumpkin image and sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps and some burlap for the background.

Football is starting and school is starting and I am getting in the mood for fall and Halloween cards. How about you?

I am entering these cards in the Celebrate challenge at Divas by Design (celebrating fall and Halloween) and the challenge at The Perfect Sentiment for anything goes with a sentiment. 

Stamping smiles, Karen 

Scrapalicious USA and Simon Says Stamp Challenges

Anything Goes at Scrapalicious USA and Simon Says Stamp this week and that is my favorite kind of challenge! I am sharing a card I made recently with some new stamps I had to buy from Hero Arts. I loved the Swiss Dots flowers the first time I saw them and I knew there would be no resisting them. I printed them on blue velum, cut out and raised each layer with mounting tape. I printed the leaves (from the same set) on green velum and cut them out as well. The background of the card is an embossing folder from Craft Concepts and I cut out the butterflies with a craft knife and raised their wings to show the aqua blue card base below.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Guy's Cards and More Blog Candy!

It's Crackerbox Palace Thursday and today I am sharing some cards I made for the guys featuring stamps that are available from Crackerbox Palace. You can win your choice of the stamps featured on one of these cards by leaving a comment at either blog. The simple requirements for a chance at winning this week’s blog candy are below.

But first- the winner of last week’s blog candy of the stamps featured on one of the  cards last Thursday is ………………………………………….Lynn! Here is her winning comment: “Oh my goodness!!! I must go check out Crackerbox Palace and become a follower! I adore that image on your first card! SO cute and the sentiment is perfect! Fantastic card! The second card is just stunning and beautiful! Love the different colored squares! Two wonderful creations! Lynn”

Lynn, please send me or Crackerbox Palace your address and your choice of which stamps you want, so we can get you the stamps you have won.  And remember you can win another CBP stamp of your choice simply by posting a card you made with the stamps you won to your blog or Splitcoast Stampers gallery and sending us a link. 

My first card above started with a background created using the pillow top technique that I learned here from Gina K. It is so easy and I just love the look. Then I just added an awesome cowboy silhouette and a happy birthday banner to make a great guy’s card. 

My second card also features a Crackerbox Palace cowboy silhouette stamp. Did I mention I love silhouette stamps? And CAS cards? I started with a masculine dp background, then added the barb wire border, the cowboy silhouette and sentiment for an easy but fun card for a special guy.

So would you like to win the fun stamps featured on one of today’s cards? Here is how to win our weekly blog candy:

 1.) We have decided that becoming a follower on both blogs is going to be something we would prefer you do but not a requirement.  My blog is here and the Crackerbox Palace blog is here. 

2.) Leave a comment on either my blog or the Crackerbox Palace blog on the Thursday blogpost featuring CBP stamps.  If you leave a comment on BOTH blogs, you will be entered twice in the drawing.   The deadline to leave a comment will be the following Wednesday at Noon CST. Mr. Random will pick a winner from the comments and he or she will win the featured stamp(s). You must send me (khasheck@gmail.com) or Crackerbox Palace (crackerbox@crackerboxstamps.com)  an email with your home address so the stamps can be mailed to you. If we do not hear from you within two weeks after we announce your win, and we can’t reach you through a blog, your prize will be forfeited.  And if you post a card to your blog or to Splitcoast Stampers with the stamps you won and send a link to Crackerbox Palace, you will win another Crackerbox Palace stamp of your choice!!

I am entering these cards in the Anything Goes challenge at Party Time Tuesday and the challenge at Creative Craft to make a mono-chromatic birthday card.

Crackerbox Palace smiles, Karen

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 Lynette’s turn this time and she is challenging us to use flowers on our cards.  Make a card with flowers anywhere on it and 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. 

For my card, I used a pretty bouquet stamp from Repeat Impressions and floral two sided dp as well. I saw this sketch and idea to cut and fold back two sided dp on Pinterest and saved it to try. I sponged around the edge of the dp to distress it a little and added a fun RI sentiment on the dp piece. The floral bouquet was stamped on the white base card and colored with markers.

I am entering this card in the challenge at Fashionable Stamping to use flowers on our cards.  

Stamping smiles, Karen 

Whoopsi Daisy and Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenges

The challenge at Whoopsi Daisy this week is to use 2 patterned papers (atleast) and at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner they want to see lots of layers. This is a card I made a while ago for a sketch challenge at my local stamp club, but I had never blogged. I loved the sketch and the vintage look and the felt flowers went beautifully with the vintage style. Each piece of paper was sponged before putting it together on a white card base and the velum layer was attached with brads over two of the dp layers.

Stamping smiles, Karen