Craft Roulette challemge #64

This past Friday was a new challenge over at the Craft Roulette and boy was it fun!  With a new spin of the wheel, the parameters came up as...

Project: Easel Card

Colors: Green plus 3

Element: Plaids or Checks

Random: Markers  

This was a pretty good spin, and I am really happy with my card.

I haven't made an easel card in a while, but it is one of my favorite folds, and easy to make.  My green was Sweet leaf cardstock, my plus 3 additional colors were Pink, Yellow and Blue.  I used scrap pieces of paper from my stash for this card, the colors are Ballerina, Canary and Sweet leaf cardstock.  The plaid piece of paper from Jingle Joy paper pack (retired).  The sweet little bird is from Z3954 So Tweet stamp set with thin cuts, only available through the end of June.  The coloring was done with my Tri-Blend makers in the following colors Ice Blue, Citrus, Light Green and Bright Pink.  I finished my card with sparkles.  

Please let me know what think of my card and if I can answer any questions about products used.

Thanks for coming by,

Karen

Happy Birthday...

Today begins the September Challenge at Whimsie Doodles

Theme - Anything Goes with a Twist

The Twist - It's Party Time

Check out the rules HERE

I am using Balloon Leah found in People Digi's tab of the SHOP

Here's my card...

I started with a yellow cardstock A2 base, layered with blue pattern paper and added a strip of Birthday sentiment patterned paper from a 6' x 6' pad by Doodlebug Designs called "Hip Hip Hooray"

The image is colored with my Copic markers in the following colors:  B23, B24, B32, B60, E00, E02, E11, E18, E33, E53, R22, R27, R29, Y17, Y35, YR31

To finish the card I added a zigzag edge tag with a sentiment stamped in black ink, and 3 silver dots for a little sparkle

Thanks for coming by to check out my card.  Please join in on our CHALLENGE, new format and great prizes!  I look forward to seeing what you create.

Have a Happy Day - Karen

Little Birthday Mouse...

Quickly sharing my creation for the weekly sketch at From the Heart Stamps

Sketch #143 - the Twist: Use embellishments from your stash

You can find the challenge HERE and the sketch below

 

Here's my little tag...

 

 

I decided to make a little birthday tag 3.25" x 3.75" using Kraft cardstock. 

 

I am using Mouse Balloon today. I colored the image using the following Copic markers: Blender, BG01, BG05, E00, E31 and E33

I used scrap pieces of cardstock from my stash, following the sketch design.  I finished the tag with a yellow button and white jute, also found in my stash

 

 

You have one more day to join the weekly sketch challenge.  Also, make sure to check out the SHOP, you will find several NEW images for Spring.

 

Thanks for coming by...

 

Karen

Happy Birthday...

Sharing a card I made for the progressive challenge at From the Heart Stamps

 

Another FUN challenge where you:

use the stamp of the month to create a card, link it and receive the next months image FREE!

 

You can read about the challenge and rules HERE

 

Here's my card...

 

 

You have until the end of the month to link your card

 

Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you enjoyed my card

 

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

A Birthday Blog Hop for...

 

The Design Team at Technique Time Tuesday is hosting a blog hop with birthday cards for

MYNNETTE

 

And of course there will be BLOG CANDY for one lucky winner!

 

 In order to have a chance to win, visit each blog, leave a comment on each one, including this one

One of the sites will be randomly chosen

and

We will randomly choose a winner from the comments on that site, using Random.org

To celebrate, we all chose our favorite technique of the year and made a special card for Mynnette  To see which technique each of us chose and to have a chance to win some BLOG CANDY

Follow the list below to hop along

 

I chose to make a Dahlia Fold Flower Card, which is our new technique for the month of May

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYNNETTE

Technique Time Tuesday  - (Start Here)

 

Ellen - In a World of Craft

 

Karen - Simply Frenzied  - YOU ARE HERE    

Die Amelie - Von Pappe II

Louise - Cats Cards and Cupcakes

Karen p - Stamping in pINK

Rocky - Rocky's Crafting Blog

      

Hayley - Hayley's Paper Garden    

Nancy - The Trinket Collector

 

Julz - Ribbons & Julz

Tracey - Serene Stamper

Katy - I Like to Cut and Paste

Adrienne Crist - Paper Diva Scraps

Want to Hop some more?

 

The Inkspirational DT is also hopping for Mynnette's birthday!

Happy Birthday...

Party Animal!

 

Today is Sketchy Friday day!

 

And I am so excited to share my card with you, using sketch #8 for my INSPIRATION!

 

 

When I first saw this sketch, I thought of leaves around the edges.  Why?  I don't know.

So my brain started working extra hard to figure out what I was going to create.

Then I remembered...Sonia had some really cute little zoo animals in her selection of digi images.

I thought the Elephant, Giraffe and Lion would be really fun to use!

 

Anyway, this is my take on our sketch this week. 

I hope it makes you SMILE!

 

 

Supplies I used to create my card:

I started with an A2 kraft card

Layers of designer papers from my stash of Close to My Heart papers (some really old papers)

The animals were outlined using E00 Copic maker

Using a 1-1/2" square punch, punch the animals out and layer on top of 1-3/4" yellow square

Leaves were created using Cricut "Create a Critter"cartridge page 51 <Leaf> cut ten at 1-1/4"

Add sponging around the leaves and black ink line work

 

Finishing Touches:

Blue grosgrain ribbon, sentiment (made by me) and google eyes

 

I really hope you will be able to join us for our sketch challenge.

Stop by to see the rest of Design Team B's creations and be inspired.

 

Remember...

Random draw winner will receive 1 digi image, but if you use a SKdigi, you will receive 2 images

Check out the FREEBIES or the SHOP

 

Thanks for stopping by today and checking out my card.

 

Card Makin' Mama's - It's Birthday Time

Allsorts - Challenge #195 - Animals

A Gem of a Challenge - #68 Add a Bow

 

Enjoy your weekend - Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

 



It's a New Year...

and Tuesday as well, which means another Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge.

 

I hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve!

My husband and I attended a party last night, with friends from church...

We are a loud group, full of chatter, laughter and cheer and as always, good eats too!

Baked Potato Bar, BUNCO and a Champagne toast at Midnight.

What a perfect way to ring in the New Year, surrounded by people you love and care about.

 

Happy New Year to all my wonderful followers!

May each of you and your families be filled with joy in 2013

 

Now on with sketch #99 challenge...

 

 

and my card using sketch #99 as my inspiration...

 

 

Isn't she just the cutest? 

My image is from The Digi Garden, and you can find Ursula's Cupcake with a Cherry on top HERE

 

I printed her out and colored her with the following Copic markers:

B00, B02, BG01, BG93, C-1, C-3, E00, E02, E21, E35, RV21, RV23, RV29, RV32, YR00

I cut out the cupcake icing and pieced it on top with mounting tape

 

Designer Paper:  My Minds Eye 6 x 6 paper pad - Fine & Dandy Girl

Scalloped border - Cricut cartridge - Just Because Cards, page 42 <Truck-s> at 4-1/2" trimmed

Scalloped circle - Cricut cartridge - Elegant Edges, page 23 <Sclop1-s> 1-1/2"

 

Sentiment from Jaded Blossom - Sweet Birthday Wishes:

which is part of the Birthday Kit (December 2012) and can be found HERE

I stamped that with black ink on to pink cardstock and used a 1" circle punch

 

Finishing touches:  tiny adhesive pearls and some white hi-lights using a gel pen

 

Well thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch.

Please go to Try Stampin' on Tuesday to check out the rest of the Design Teams wonderful creations.

I know you'll be inspired and I truly hope you will play along with us this week.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Red Carpet Studio - RCS #17 - Anything Goes "Sweet" Challenge
The Squirrel and The Fox - Challenge #34 "Party Time"
 

 

Happy New Year - again!

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Defying Gravity

My second post for today is a Design Team card I made for Songbird Challenges

Your card creation must feature something that flies! 

Which also needs to be your main image. Think Wings!

 

 

Supplies used:

Base of card 6" x 6" purple cardstock

Layer with pattern paper and two solid yellow strips of cardstock

Image from Tiddly Inks

Used Copic markers to color the image:

E00, E11, E33, Y00, Y06, Y08, BV00, BV02, BV04, RV02, RV20, R32, C-1

Sentiment from Close to My Heart

Lavender bow and adhesive rhinestones

 

 

Our sponsor for this fortnight challenge is Di's Digi Downloads

I hope you will find inspiration on the Blog from the other Design Team members

and have a chance to play along with us for this challenge.

 

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Sketch Saturday - Week #225

 

Raise the Bar - Challenge #111 - I believe I can fly - (anything with wings)

 

Have a great day and remember to Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Balloons...

I have so much to share today! 

 

Monday is always a busy post day for me, so please be sure to check out all three of my posts.

 

My first post is the card I made for Made Especially for You

Week 3 of the month - Create a card using 3 of the specified item

 

Create a card featuring 3 Balloons

They can be die-cuts, stamps, embellishments, etc... as long as there are 3

 

 

Supplies used:

Card base is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" red cardstock

Image is Ellie from Tiddly Inks, which is a freebie image

Used my Copic markers to color the image: C-1, R20, R27, R29, Y00, Y06, Y17, B00, B05

Layered pattern paper as shown in photo (paper from Close to My Heart)

Cut 5 banners in varies sizes

Added black twine and black adhesive rhinestones

 

Our wonderful sponsor this week is:

 

 

One randomly selected winner will receive their choice of  3 images from their online store.

 

Please remember to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations, HERE

Get inspired, create something wonderful and play along this week.

 

Can't wait to see what you have created!

 

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

 

QKR Stampede - Challenge #5 - Birthday Celebration

 

 Sketches by Carly - Sketch Challenge #65

 

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

 

TSB Birthday Celebration...

The month long TSB 3rd Birthday Bash continues with an "Anything Goes" Challenge,

with a Twist... must be Birthday related

The Stamping Boutique has hit a milestone with today's post...

This is their 800th post of Blogger!!

WOW, that is awesome!

For my "Anything Goes" with a twist...

I used Birthday Fairy for my project and she is a wonderful fairy to color.

As a reminder, all digis in the SHOP are 30% off!

Now it's your turn to create an "Anything Goes" with a Twist, Birthday related card.

Head over to the blog to she all the inspiration shared by the Design Team.

And don't forget to take advantage of the 30% off.

Happy Shopping!

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Banner Days

The month long, 3rd Birthday Celebration for The Stamping Boutique

continues with a new challenge today, "BANNER DAYS!"

How creative can you get creating a project using banners?

Here's my card using Happy Birthday Car, which is such a fun image!

My card starts with a 6" x 6" yellow cardstock base.

I colored the image with my Copic markers.

Layer all papers as shown in the photo, working back to front.

Solid papers from my old stash of Close to My Heart papers.

Patterned paper - Recollections 8.5" x 11" Bold Basic paper pad, BTW, great papers to use.

For the banners, I punched three 1 - 3/4" circles, folded in half and attached to twine.

I tied mauve colored ribbon between these three banners, attached to corners using red brads.

I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with, so get creative with Banners this week.

Link your project at The Stamping Boutique challenge blog.

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen



Show Me the Presents

There's still time to enter the The Stamping Boutique challenge #46, Show Me the Presents!

I was having difficulty with uploading projects this week to a couple of my DT blogs.

Therefore, I missed the deadline on this one and then I forgot to post on my blog.  Oops!

It was my birthday on the 16th, so I was out celebrating a couple nights with family & friends!

I was a tad bit distracted, but had a great week.

Anyway, I wanted to share my card with my followers, even if it is a late posting.

You can find the Stacked Presents HERE

Also, there is a SALE going on right now...

30% off all digi stamps to celebrate Fall/Back to School

Store

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday evening.

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

TSB Birthday Celebration and Announcement

I am now a Design Team Member for The Stamping Boutique

and we are having a Party!

Join the fun HERE from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST

Games, Challenges, Live Chat, Prizes and FUN!

Here's my 1st card as a Design Team member.

I used Trenton and you can find him in the Store.

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

A Happy Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a newly created Birthday Card.

I am submitting it to the The Stamping Boutique Design Team call.

The Stamping Boutique frequently sponsors challenges at Made Especially for You,

So, as a DT member, whenever I have an opportunity to use one of Tracey's images, I really enjoy it!

I used this sweet little image Audrey with a cupcake, which you can purchase HERE.

Other supplies used to complete my card:

Close to My Heart paper from my stash along with an old set, D1408 A Little of Everything

Designer Paper from a 6 x 6 stack, Bo Bunny - Hello Sunshine Collection

Flowers and brads

I just love bright colors!

I have two more recent cards made with The Stamping Boutique images,

just in case your missed the original posts.

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Happy Birthday

This week Pixies illustrator at Pixie Dust Studio celebrated her birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I made her a card using this cute little pixie she designed to celebrate the occasion.

You can purchase the image HERE.

There's still time to play in this week's SPA color Challenge and grab a FREE pixie image.

Happy Birthday...

Before I start my post today, I want to give a Birthday Shout Out to my hubby Kurt...

"Happy Birthday Sweetie!"

It's  Digi Haven Challenge time.  This week is Challenge #4 Happy Birthday Digi Challenge.  Use any free digital birthday image you wish.  The image can be a forever freebie, limited time freebie or a freebie of the month, as long as it is free for the duration on the challenge.  Please be sure to link back to the original artist or website on your blog.  The challenge ends Thursday and the winner will be posted on Sunday.

I found this birthday cake HERE, colored it in with the Copic markers, added glossy accents to the dots, adhesive rhinestones and created a banner using this glittery birthday sentiment from some paper I had on hand.

I hope you'll have a chance to play along with us this week.  Check out the Design Team creations on the blog and link up your creation.

Enjoy your day and Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Pinwheels and Spring

We had a very beautiful spring Monday, and the evening is equally as beautiful.  It's starting to finally feel like spring in my part of Washington state.  Warm Sunshine!


This week at The Cutting Cafe the Design Team will be sharing creations made with the Pinwheel sentiment template.  This set was so fun to work with, so head on over to the blog on Wednesday and check out all the sharing and inspiration that's going on.

My creation share today is a treat box that hangs over a door knob. Which I found in my stash of bags and boxes.  I had to extend the top slightly to fit the birthday goodies I tucked inside.  My papers were from Pebbles "Hip Hip Hooray".  I used the small pinwheel template, and two circle sentiments.  The "Happy Birthday" and "Enjoy Your Day".  I attached the pinwheels to Pixie Stix tubes, wrapped a candy bar in coordinating paper, filled a clear tube with mini chewy Sweet Tarts and tucked more Pixie Stix inside.

Finishing touches to my project were adding the banners with green brads, yellow curling ribbon and iridescent grass.

The door knob hanger box fits over a wine bottle as well.  Great for hostess gift, housewarming, etc...

I'm now running on a sugar overload, as I ate a few of the Pixie Stix and chewy Sweet Tarts.

Thanks for stopping by and remember to Catch the Frenzy!

Buttons and Bows

I can't tell you how much fun it is to design for Fantabulous Cricut  and this weeks Challenge Me Monday #106 - Buttons and Bows was no exception. 

The challenge is to add at least one Button and one Bow to your project, but make sure you have at least one Cricut cut on the project as well.  Please stop by and play along with us this week.

My card starts with a 4-1/4" x 8-1/2" piece of bright blue cardstock paper.  I scored this piece at 2-1/8" and at 6-3/8" so when folded it creates a 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" square card.  I then cut 4 pieces of coordinating paper at 1-7/8" x 4" and one piece at 4" x 4".  Bright blue and white cardstock from Close to My Heart, pattern paper from My Minds Eye 6 x 6 pad Fine and Dandy.

I used the following Cricut cartridges:

Elegant Edges, page 65 <Flwer3-s> bright blue cut at 3-1/2" and 1-1/4" (for the inside of card), white cut at 3" and 1" (for the inside of card).  Also cut <Flower3> at 3" from a pattern paper and a 1" piece from the same pattern paper (for the inside of card).  The last cut from this cartridge is  <Flwer3-s> bright blue cut at 2-1/2" using the oblong feature. 

I also used the George & Basic Shapes cartridge, page 114 <oval1> cut on white cardstock at 2".  I stamped the "for you" message onto this piece.  The flowers on the front are from this cartridge as well.  You will find them on page 120, <flower2>, cut five flowers (I used blush cardstock from Close to My Heat) at 2" using the shadow blackout feature.

Because I made an Oops!, I also cut a 1" x 4" white cardstock for the inside "happy birthday" message, which covers my Oops!.

Adhere all layers of this card, working back to front as shown in the photo.  Please note that the scalloped circle is only attached to the left card flap only.

For my finishing touches, I sponged blush ink around the edges of the flowers, distressed and curled the edges,  I then doodled black lines around the flowers and the bright blue scalloped circle and oval.  I added two circle punches and brad to the center of flower, floss through the three buttons, tiny adhesive pearls around the pink scalloped circle and a twine bow, which is swimming pool color from Doodlebug.

Have a Fantabulous week and remember to Catch the Frenzy!

Cas-ual Fridays

This card is being entered in the Cas-ual Fridays #CFC40.  The challenge is to create something in honor of Mardi Gras/Party card with ribbon.  I decided to enter two cards.  This simple Happy Birthday card and a Whimsical Be Happy card which was also submitted to another challenge iSpy Sketches which you can read about in previous post.

To make this card:

I started with a white A2 cardstock base.  I used some plaid pattern paper cut at 3" x 4-1/4".  Using my circle punches (CM) I cut one at 1-1/4" on white the other at 1-1/2" in taffy (Close to My Heart paper) .  Stamp the image on the white circle using black ink, stamp a second one on extra scrap in red ink.  Cut the flower only out and mount on top of the one stamped on the circle.  Color the leaves in green.  I also cut a small piece of white cardstock 1" x 1" and stamped the Happy Birthday in cranberry ink.

To finish the card:

I cut a strip of 1" x 4-1/4" taffy and used my scallop edges scissors to trim.  Add this trim to the back of the plaid pattern paper.  I then adhered the red polka dot ribbon over the top of this peice, attached a bow and hang the message with a green safty pin.  I also added three green brads to the top left corner around the circles.

Simple and sweet!

Catch the Frenzy!