WOW Look at the Size of That!

WOW! Look at the size of this one! 

I was in the stamping studio the other day and Skip came

down to show me this very large tomato that he got out of 

the garden. Its bigger than my hand.

The tomatoes are getting ripe really late this year. 

Normally by mid August my kitchen table is over flowing with 

ripe ones. No so this year. I think it was the weather. 

They are slowly getting ripe. 

I had to show you Cherokee's favorite toy.....

crumpled up ball of newspaper. 

She reminds me of babies that like to play with 

the box instead of the new toy that was bought. 

What a cute girl! 

Stamping trails

Karen

Sketch Frenzy Friday SFF090514

Two posts in one day? Why not.

I am so please to have been asked to join the

Sketch Frenzy Friday Design Team. 

You can visit this blog here and see today's layout that

was created by Patrice Herrera. 

You are also invited to play along and post

your creations using today's sketch. 

I used For All Things stamp set. 

Color palette: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Color me 

Autumn designer paper, and

Very Vanilla. Accessories, venetian crochet trim, burlap ribbon, and decorative dots 

embossing folder.

I used an old technique for the leaf, called rock and roll. I first inked the leaf with

Crushed Curry, then I rolled just the edges of the inked stamp with Cajun Craze. 

Stamping trails

Karen

White Christmas Stamp Set

I am in love with the White Christmas stamp set. 

So many ways to make different stamped scenes. 

The little car with the tree on top is my favorite one of this set. 

I colored the images with blendabilities. 

I thought the cards needed some embellishments so I added some snowflake sequins. 

Base card Lost Lagoon. Sponging was done with Soft Sky. 

If you are planning to buy any set from the new holiday mini I'd 

recommend this one! 

Stamping trails

Karen

start weight 273
current weight 181.5
goal weight 170
 

Festival of Trees Card

Just a clean and simple card today. 

Stamp set Festival of Trees.

Base card Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, and White layer. 

Trees inked with Mossy Meadow. Bird inked with Cherry Cobbler. 

Cherry Cobbler seam binding and panel popped over it. 

I'm happier with my foam ink pads now that I turned them upside down. 

There is a lot less juicy ink hanging around the top the of pad. 

I love when things work! 

Our tomatoes are staring to come in. They were on the vines

green as they could be for the longest time. 

It just didn't get warm enough this summer. 

I'll be starting to freeze them soon so I can have them over 

the winter months. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Card Box and Matching Card Set

I'm so blessed to have great friends! 

Kat knew I had a bad week so she made me this

cute little card pack.

Here are the matching cards. She used last years in line colors.

So pretty! 

She also send me a fell better card. Love the sequins. 

Big thanks Kat! You did make my day brighter! 

Stamping trails

Karen

Take a Tip Tuesday #25

Ever since Stampin'Up changed there ink pads to foam I've 

been having trouble with them. 

The pads are so juicy with ink that when I tap the stamps in them

the ink bubbles up on the rubber. 

And of course when you stamp on the cardstock the ink bubbles transfer

and the image is not as crisp as it should be. 

Thanks to my VC Rocks sisters they gave me a few tips to help with this problem.

The first thing is to store the pads upside down. That way the ink goes to the bottom

 

of the pad instead of floating around the top. 

 

The second thing is to use a bone folder and scrap down from one end to the other. 

 

Then use the area that the ink was moved down from to ink up the stamp. 

 

 

The image on the left was done using this method. I think its a much better

 

image with out the ink bubbles. 

 

Hope this helps anyone else who was also having this problem. 

 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Mailable Monday # 76

Welcome back to Mailable Monday and to the first day of September. 

I have no idea where the summer has gone, but I'm thankful that 

September in Ohio has the most beautiful weather. 

Its cool at night great for sleeping, and warm in the afternoons. Just perfect!

Base card is white. Stamp set For All Things. 

Acorns were colored with Hello Honey, and Blackberry Bliss markers. Stamped

on white layer that was punched with 2 3/8 scallop circle.

Layer is Mossy Meadow using 2 1/2 circle punch. 

 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. 

 

Skip went to a family picnic on Sunday. I opted to stay home. They have 

 

the event at a park and its a long hike to the the restrooms and I'm just 

 

not up to that much walking. 

 

We will be grilling out today since Skip has the day off. 

 

Stamping trails

Karen