Artisan Box

For today's project I covered the box that the Artisan kit comes it. 

Its a nice plastic box and I thought it was to nice of a box just to 

throw out after I had finished using the kit. 

I have lots of birthdays coming up so I think this will be perfect to

present a gift in. 

I had a gel shot injection yesterday. I must say that the shot really hurt this time around.

I have two more to get in the same knee over the next two weeks. 

This morning I'll be heading over to Medina hospital. I have to have a 

pre-surgery screening. At least the weather will be good. It got up to 50 yesterday,

and today they are saying up to 52. YAY. 

I'm glad for any warmer temps I can get. I talked to Sarah 

yesterday morning. She told me her tulips and daffodils were coming up. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Kraft Grid Journal Wallet with Painted Blooms Paper

I made this wallet journal using Painted Blooms 

designer paper. 

I cut the paper for the outside cover and adhered it using a transfer sheet. 

I don't know why I didn't get the transfer sheets before. They are great! 

The journal is in the new big SU catalog. 

The inside front and back cover was also done with matching

designer paper. The faux jump ring was made using 1 1/4 and 1 " circle punches. 

The clasp was made with Blackberry Bliss cardstock what was cut with the 

new tag punch from the Occasions mini catalog. It has a velcro closure. 

Stamp set is Painted Blooms. 

 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Egg Card

It was so pretty out yesterday. Lots of great sunshine flooding

through the windows. The temperature was also up. We even had 

birds outside just chirping away.

Come this Wednesday it is suppose to be clear and in the mid 40's. 

That is like a heat wave for us! 

The above card was made using paper from from the SAB catalog.

I made a template for the egg then cut them from the designer paper. 

I sponged the eggs using the new in line colors. 

Added some Mossy Meadow using the fringe scissors for the grass. 

The "hello" framlit made with Lost Lagoon and attached to the card

using transfer adhesive sheet. 

 

I don't know if it shows up in the photo so clearly but I did using the large

 

dot embossing folder on the main layer of the card. 

Here is a view of the inside card. Greeting is from 

For Peep's Sake stamp set. 

 

Stamping trails

Karen 

 

 

Mailable Monday # 101

Happy Mailable Monday! 

As I posted before I've been playing with a new stamping technique going around 

called Bokeh. 

I have seen a few different ways to create the look that is actually a photography 

trick. 

For this card I used watercolor paper. Got the paper wet first. Next I added 

three drops of re-inker (soft suede, and crumb cake) to 10 drops of water. These were

in separate containers. 

I began adding the re-inker/water mix using an aqua painter. I continued

to add to the watercolor paper till it was completely covered. 

Next step was to let it dry. I then made a template using a window sheet and 

different sized circles from the circle thinlits. 

White craft ink and a sponge dauber was used to make the circles over the

dried watercolor paper. Completed piece was layered on white then on 

Early Espresso. I then added the little hearts. Greeting is from Lovely Amazing You. 

This card was done using whisper white cardstock. 

I used sponge daubers to add the colors directly from soft suede, and

crumb cake ink pads. 

I used the same circle template and added the circles with white craft ink. 

After it was dry I stamped the greeting using jet black StazOn ink. 

I created the scallop border on the bottom using a 1/2 circle punch and crumb

cake cardstock. 

There are several videos out there using both these techniques. Just google search

bokeh. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Sketch Frenzy Friday 030615

I got to use something new that SU is offering as part of there

SAB promotion. The egg in the center of this card uses sheer perfection designer 

vellum stack. 

The vellum is printed. So all those little tiny dots you see behind the chick is

printed on the vellum. How cool is that! 

I sponged the edges of the egg with Basic Gray ink. 

Stamp set used For Peeps' Sake. 

I also used Perpetual Birthday Calendar, and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets with

Hello Honey, and Basic Gray ink. These are uses as 

background stamps that go across the white cardstock. 

Here is a close up view of the vellum egg and chick. 

The chick is popped up over the vellum with pop dots. 

Be sure to check out the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see other

designs using this sketch.

Stamping trails

Karen

Stamping on Designer Paper

Just a very simple card as this is about all I can wrap my head around.....

simple! 

I have been playing with a new technique that has been showing up on

lots of different stamping blogs. Its called Bokeh. I however

have not been having much luck with it so I decided to just step away for 

a bit and come back to it later and see how it goes. 

Stamp sets used for today's card: Crazy about You. Colors: Island Indigo, 

Always Artichoke, and Crushed Curry. 

I did the stamping on designer paper, and layered it on Crushed Curry, and Vanilla. 

The ribbon is one of the free SAB be offered from SU. 

I decided not to add a greeting to the front of the card. This will go

in my blank card box. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Mailable Monday # 100

Well thank goodness for polymer stamps! 

I cased this card from another stamper, but I have to admit I had some trouble with it. 

I first thought the artist stamped the images on a white layer then cut the "thanks" thinlit

from the center then layered that image back onto the card. Nope that didn't work. 

So for the second attempt I cut the thanks out first. Then put that on top of the 

layer and held it down with one hand while stamping the images over it and onto 

the layer. 

I wasn't really happy with that either as there were empty spaces around the letters. 

Next thing I did was to use the transfer sheets to add adhesive to the back of the 

stamped "thanks" thinklit. 

I cut another thanks using the back cardboard that is in a designer paper paper. 

The stamped "thanks" was adhered to the cardboard one to make the "thanks" more 

dimensional.

 

Now getting back to the empty spaces. I inked up the same stamps and over stamped 

 

them. With the stamps being of clear polymer I was able to line them up correctly. 

 

The finished "thanks" was adhered to the layer with mini staples. 

 

 

Here is a side view of the card so you can see how the "thanks" seems to come right off the

 

white layer. 

 

Stamp set Painted Petals. Colors: Lost Lagoon, Tangerine Twist, Mossy Meadow, and 

 

Memento black ink. 

 

We had a lot of snow falling down yesterday, but it wasn't enough for schools to 

 

close so Skip went to work today. Only 18 more days till Spring! 

 

Can't wait. 

 

I didn't make my 100 lost goal yet, but I'm only one pound away. YAY

 

Stamping trails

Karen 

 

Start weight 273

Current weight 174

Goal weight 170