Simon Says Stamp Challenge

Hi everyone!  Happy Memorial Day!!  I hope all the men and women and their families know how much we are blessed by their sacrifice everyday of their service for our freedom!!  God Bless all of you!!

Today, I am popping in quickly to share with you my entry for the latest SSS Challenge.  I actually had to work today ( half a day) and while at work, I had this idea that popped into my head for this challenge, and when I came home and after relaxing a bit, I put this card together!

I love Neon, and I really hadn't played with a stamp set that I own from Amy Tangerine called "Love Struck".  It's a bit of an older one, but I knew that this little camera was the perfect size for how I wanted to stamp on my card panel.  So - I stamped it out in five of the Neon Inks from HA, and then added some fun film strip washi across the card panel.  Then, my sentiment comes from Mama Elephant from a set called "Smitten".  Fun, huh?!  

Hope your long weekend was a happy one!  See you back here soon!!

- Kari

Warmest of Wishes

Hi ya'll! :)  I wanted to pop in this evening and share with you my submission for the latest CAS-ual Friday Challenge.  It is all about Birthdays ( in particular - Michele's birthday! HB Michele!)

This card is also going up for my second submission for the PDCC because of the color scheme.

Here is my card:

I stamped my card using this set by Paper Smooches.  I just love, love this pattern!!  I stamped it in Dandelion and Gray Flannel Memento Ink.  Then I die cut one of the Apothecary labels from the exclusive die set from Simon Says Stamp, and I then I colored my label my using this ink, and let it dry a bit before stamping my sentiment from this set also from Simon Says Stamp.  I stamped that in Versa Fine black ink.  To finish off my card I added this "always" wood chip piece that I just LOVE!  

See you soon!

PDCC Challenge #178

Kari here with you again - sorry I've been a little bit silent on my blog, but I am back this afternoon to share with you my submission for the latest PDC Challenge.  I just love these colors in this challenge.  So bright and cheery, and it made me want to play along!

For my card, I broke out THIS set from The Stamps of Life.  I really hadn't used it yet, and I've had it for a while.  I thought it would be fun to play with it on this challenge.  I stamped my crayons in Dandelion Memento Ink, Gray Flannel Memento Ink, and Neon Pink Hero Arts Ink, and I used this set from Paper Smooches, and this set from Mama Elephant to create my sentiment that I stamped using Tuxedo Black ink. I found some pattern paper from this 6x6 pad to create my notebook paper, and used this punch by EK Success.  I also was able to use some of my new washi from Freckled Fawn.  I added my stamped panel to gray card base and to finish it off I rounded the corners, and added a cute little paperclip to my notebook page.  Cute. Simple. Hope you like it!!

See you soon!

LSC # 55 Embossing

Hello to you all crafty peeps! Today I am excited as I am sharing my card today as a Guest Designer at the Lawnscaping Challenge.  I received an offer I couldn't and wouldn't turn down from the lovely Laurel.  A lot of her time is being spent with her new precious bundle of joy, and she asked if I'd like to fill in as a designer.  This challenge is all about embossing whether its heat or dry.  I wanted to do something a bit different than the regular embossing.

I first stamped my white card base with the small heart border from this Lawn Fawn set.  I stamped it in both  Hero Arts Neon Inks in Pink, and Blue.  I added some variegated floss from We R Memory Keepers in the blue/purple hue because when you mix both of the neon blue and pink inks you will get a purple color.

Then, for my embossing part of the challenge - I took a scrap piece of white card stock and heat embossed 4 layers of silver embossing powder, and on the 4th layer while it was still warm, I took my heart thank stamp from this set, and pressed my stamp into the warm embossing powder and held it there until it cooled to create a "faux metal" embellishment.  I love doing this technique - it is so fun - and its so "soothing" watching that silver embossing powder melt!  I "fussy" cut out my heart and adhered it to my card base with foam adhesive.  To finish off my card - I wanted to use my Studio Calico Chevron wood veneers, so I colored 3 of them with my Neon Inks, and adhered them onto my card with some Glossy Accents.  

Hope you all find this card inspiring!!  Be sure to go play along at Lawnscaping!  

Have a great day!!

Kari

Getting Retro with Sweet Stamp Shop

Happy Sat Everyone!! - Today I am getting retro with Sweet Stamp Shop.

I recently received my order of the Hero Arts Neon Ink, and I wanted to play with those.  So - I started out by stamping out onto white card stock and heat embossing SSS Against The Grain background, and I embossed it with black embossing powder. Then, I did the emboss resist technique - I added color with the neon inks to the background, and with various sizes of circles with circle punches.  

I added the circles randomly on my black card base, and then for my sentiment which is from Packaged Pretty, I strip of white card stock left over, and took the Neon Blue color, and using the ink pad directly onto that card stock, and made my strip blue - then stamped my Thank you sentiment.  - for interest I added a banner shape to the sentiment strip, and then used dimensionals to pop it off my card.