MMSC44 Sketch & Critter Sketch Color Challenges

 

Two challenges in one and got to use my newest set of stamps from Raisin Boat too! The Sketch is from the Midnight Madness blog and the colors (blue, yellow and green with a flower) from the Critter Sketch Challenge. Once I had the sketch and colors to use, was not hard at all to make. Did my usual paper piecing and cuttlebug embossing, stamped saying onto the ribbon and added some flowers and ribbon tabs.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Crazy 4 Challenges Guy Card

 

This week's challenge on Crazy 4 Challenges is to make a masculine card. Being a Dad is masculine and I like this set of stamps. As usual I paper pieced instead of coloring. Add some masculine patterened paper, kraft paper and screw brads and it could be perfect for Father's Day or Dad's birthday.

Stamping smiles, Karen

KItty Hello Card

 

Quick card to share today that uses stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The three or four steps they use in each stamp ends up with the most realistic looking stamps on the market in my opinion. This weekend I am going to play with their new lilac set- can't wait! Designer paper and ribbon and it is done.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Hello Spring

 

Sharing a lovely spring card I got from a friend. Great use of nesties labels and flowers! It's hump day:)

Stamping smiles, Karen

Sweet Stop Sketch & Crazy 4 Challenges

 

I used the great sketch from this week's challenge at The Sweet Stop and also used several kinds of paper piecing which was the challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges to make this card. The stamps are from my new rented set from Raisin Boat (too cute!) I added extra piercing to the border punch from SU!, punched three holes for accents and pierced a border around the bunny and connected the "stitches" with a green gel pen. Fun card to make!

Stamping smiles, Karen

Stamp Simply #129 & Raisin Boat

 

This bunny is from my newest set of rented stamps from Raisin Boat. I had time to design two new cards with it yesterday after I got home but the lighting was not good when I took the pix so you can't see that under the bunny (with flower soft tail) is the saying "Winter is behind us!" How cute is that! And it is true here in central Wisconsin- just beautiful out for early March.

The challenge this week at Stamp Simply is to use border punches and I used two ones I just got. The SU one at the bottom and the thick lattice one by Martha Stewart with scallops at the top of the patterned piece. Colored, punched and raised bunny piece and made a white flower soft tail.

If you haven't seen my earlier pieces on renting stamps from Raisin Boat, search the site for my earlier posts and then go to raisinboat.com to see their newest stamps and how it works.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Stamp out the Blues Weekend

 

 

I am back from my stamping weekend at Nossers in Rhinelander. I met so many wonderful stampers and made some very cool cards and projects. I have posted pictures of the "pizza box" and matching cards we decorated with beautiful papers and chipboard pieces. So much fun but I am glad to be home and not going anywhere next weekend!

Stamping smiles, Karen