It's A Beautiful Day!

Yes it is a Beautiful Day! Thank goodness
the weekend is here. Been a long week.
The weather is going to be beautiful this weekend,
in the mid 60's which is really warm for us
this time of the year. I plan to get outside and
clean up the yard a little bit. Skip needs to get on the
roof and get down the heater cables and put the
gutters back up. Two of them along the back of the house
got ripped down a few weeks ago due to the
ice. It was just to heavy for the gutters to hold up.

I didn't get a chance to stamp so I'm sharing some cards
made by my friends Lisa and Kat.
Thanks girls!

Stamping Trails
Karen

Bunny? Or Egg?

So is it a bunny or an egg that looks like a bunny? I was playing around with this stamp as again it was something that I used this week and it was still on my desk demanding my attention. Stamped the egg on Creamy Caramel cardstock with Close to Cocoa ink. Ears were free cut from same cardstock and sponged with ink. Since I haven't had a pom pom in my craft room since I don't even remember when....I had to improvise with the tail. I layered two prima flowers together and attached to the bunny body with a gold brad. On the other side of the basket I stamped just a simple Happy Easter.




The basket was made with lavender
cardstock by Bazzill. Just love
the texture!!! Start with a 6x6
piece of cardstock, score on 2" and 4" on all sides. Cut on each side up to the score line, fold up basket and glue.
Strip of cardstock used to make the
handle. So simple!!!


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Karen

Happy St. Paddys Day

Top of the Morning Laddies! I'm not feeling well today. I was sick yesterday to and took the day off work. Don't know what is wrong, but I've had a headache for two days now and just feeling YUCK! Have to go to work today though. If I can't shake this I'll be stopping by the doctors office.

Card is made with kraft, Garden Green, Vanilla, and Certainly Celery cardstock. Spellbinders heart die, Canvas BG, and Define you Life by SU. Popped the clover and used a mini library clip on the word stamp. Needed something in the center of the clover so I added a gold coin.










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Karen

Hats On!

I got all my Red Hat stuff in the mail yesterday. Check out the card in the lower left of the pic, yes that is my membership card! How cool! I got a flag, bracelet, two different pins to wear, iron on patch, stickers, a decal for my car, and a pocket calendar. Didn't show that in this picture I'm making a special holder for that. I'll share will you later.

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Karen

Here Chick

Isn't this just a cute little card? I just love this cute chick!!! I was visiting mom at the home yesterday and I brought along a foam kit (shown on right) that had all the little pieces and parts needed to make little chicks. Mom likes to do little craft projects. These she will be giving to her aids and nurses for Easter. Anyway...while we were working on them I was thinking of what I had in my stamp room that I could use to recreate the chicks with cardstock. When I got home I had fun pulling out stuff to use. Base of the chick is made with So Saffron cardstock that was stamped with Weathered background stamp then sponged with More Mustard. The Top Note die from SU is so versatile for making many different animals. Wings are scallop punch, eyes: 3/4 circle punch for white, and eyelids, and 1/2 circle punch for pupils. Feet and beak were free cut using Bazzill orange (still had that cardstock on my desk from the weekend stamping) The egg was stamped on tan cardstock using Boarding Blue ink. Egg is from Scrappy Cat. I used some pop dots for the feet, and wings. I little piece of check brown ribbon tied around the top finished off the chick.

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Karen

Funny Bunny

So I'm going through my stamp room using some supplies that I have not used or have not used in long time. One thing is flock. I bought a nice little kit of different colored flock last year or maybe the year before and have not used it. I couldn't find my heat and stick so after reading the directions on the flock I found out I could apply it with just glue. I got out my 2 way glue by SU and started to apply. I did small sections at a time on the bunny. Applied the glue added the flock and tapped it down in place with an pencil eraser. Then just tapped off the excess. Worked really well. For the egg colors I had to consult my friend Connie. The base card is orange by Bazzill papers. Love the texture on this and thought it would make a nice Springy looking card. So between me and Connie we came up with Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence, and Barely Banana. I think those colors worked great together. Big Thanks Connie!


Both stamps used by Stampendous, Blockart Bunny, and the word stamp is the same one I used for the treat box that I posted on Friday. I used VersaMark and clear EP to add that to the card.

Now you may wonder about why I select this paper flower. Well I'll tell you when I glued the card down I discovered that I didn't cut the shimmery white cardstock evenly. It was a bit crooked on the bottom so I added the flower (that I added Stickles Crystal to) to help cover that up. Here is a pic of the card before I added the flower. You be the judge.....did I need to add it?

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Karen

Recyled Tin

I found this mini muffin tin at the thrift store. I thought I was going to use it to make mini muffins, but somehow it found its way to my stamp room. I have many drawers in my stamp room as anyone will tell you. (yes lots and lots) I got to thinking all my little treasures that I've collected for stamping projects just hiding away in drawers. So lonely they must be...longing to be set free and hopefully to be used. SMILE!!!!!

So since the weather has been getting warmer, and Spring is just around the corner I got some of my odds and end treasures out and put them in the little cups. Now I have them sitting on my desk within my line of site and reach, so I'm sure they will get used now. What do you have stashed in your drawers hiding out?

Stamping Trails
Karen