Beauty of the Season and Post Card

Can you believe it is the last day of July? I know

I can't. The Summer is whizzing by and I feel like I'm 

missing it. 

Today's card uses Beauty of the Season (in the new Holiday mini), 

Post Card, and More Merry Messages stamp sets. 

Post card stamp is inked with Soft Suede, and stamped on Crumb Cake

cardstock. 

I then inked the bird with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored

in with Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, and Daffodil Delight

blendabilities. 

The berries on the branch are highlighted with white gel pen. 

I used strands of burlap ribbon to layer behind the greeting. 

I'm really happy how this one turned out. 

I'm still playing with the blendabilities but I feel like its

becoming more natural for me to use them. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

New Pics of Cherokee

Happy Wednesday. I'm really late posting today. 

I didn't get a chance to get to my stamping studio yesterday. 

Thought I'd share a few new photos of Cherokee. 

My poor girl had a very hard time last week. 

We took her to have her fixed. She ended up staying overnight

at the vet's because she was not alert enough to come home. 

She's doing much better now, and back to her old self. We have to 

take her back this Friday to get her stitches removed. 

Can't believe she is 5 months old now. 

Since we are not having her de-clawed I've been trying to train 

her where she can scratch in the house. Most of my craft room has peg board instead

of dry wall and she is using it to scratch. I couldn't be happier!

Its been cool this week. More like Fall weather instead of Summer. 

I have a pot roast in the crockpot, and thinking about putting up the Fall/Halloween 

decorations.....just kidding. Its suppose to warm up into the 80's next week. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Take a Tip Tuesday #22

I'll calling this a vintage type of grungy card. 

Simple to create. 

Take a piece of white cardstock and run it through an embossing folder. 

I used Lovely Lace in the sample. 

Next take it out of the Big Shot but leave the cardstock in the 

folder. Just lift the top part of the folder. 

Use the side of a white crayon and rub over the raised image. 

When finished remove the cardstock from the folder and use sponges and 

ink to apply color to the cardstock. 

Anywhere you rubbed the white crayon will resist the ink. 

Colors used: So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, and Pacific Point. 

Stamp set From My Heart.

Stamping trails

Karen

Mailable Monday # 72

I got Backgrounds Rule stamp from SU just to

use with my many sewing themed stamps. 

This one is from TPC Studio called Vintage Threads. 

My friend Kat got it for me I think for Christmas. 

Colors: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, and vanilla. 

I also used designer label punch. 

Stamping trails

Karen

VC Rocks Blog Hop 3D and Fun Folds

Welcome to VC Rocks Blog Hop. 

The Hop theme is 3D items and fun folds. 

You can visit http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/

to see all the other great blogs in this hop. 

I used the hamburger die to create this fun snowman. 

I'm a big fan of Dr. Who, and have been since

my brother Tony turned me on to the show back in the 70's. 

One of my favorite doctors is # 4 played by Tom Baker. 

Now the one article of clothing that made Tom stand out was

his very long and colorful scarf. I used retired designer

paper Season of Stye for the scarf. 

2 1/2 circle punch used for the snowman head. Hat was made with a square of black

and modern label punch. Eyes are Night of Navy and Owl Builder punch. 

Nose pumpkin pie and pennant punch. 

Buttons 3/4 circle punch. I added the button details with white gel pen. 

Greeting from Num-Num stamp set, and designer label punch. 

Side view. 

I also decided to do a fun fold card. This is shadow box frame. 

Just a 4x4 piece of designer paper makes the frame. I used All Abloom. 

Stamp sets Num-Num, and A Fitting Occasion 

And a closer view of the frame. 

I hope you have enjoy my small part in the VC Rocks Blog Hop. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Puffy Cotton Ball Technique

I am hoping that you can see that this colored

stamped image is actually puffed up from the cardstock. 

I stamped the image on white cardstock using Memento black ink. 

It was then colored with Wisteria Wonder blendabilites. 

 

I then used the stamp mat with the stylus and traced around the outside image of

 

the flower tops. 

You then have to flip the cardstock over and use the stylus again

and gently rub it over the flower tops. 

Next add some mono adhesive and add little pieces of a cotton ball. 

This will keep the image puffed up once it is mounted on a card. 

I mounted the completed piece on Night of Navy cardstock that

was cut with Window Frames Collection Framelits. 

Greeting from Perfectly Penned (retired)

One thing I have to remember when using the blendabilites is to stay away from 

the black outlined image. The alcohol in the ink does spread so if you don't 

want the ink to go outside of the lines best to start coloring away from them. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Mosiac Scallop Card

Remember all those little leftover

scallop pieces from yesterday's card?

I used them to make this card. 

I cut another scallop thinlits die using Night of Navy.

This was glued to a scrap piece of cardstock (the base layer doesn't show)

I then glued in the designer scraps using Tombo liquid glue. 

I had some open cardstock showing so I used the paper trimmer to

trim it down. The trimmed piece was then layered

on Night of Navy. I added a Hello Honey ribbon bow, then 

popped the layered on a white base. 

I didn't think a greeting on the card front was needed. I can

always add one to the inside card when I'm ready to send it. 

Stamping trails

Karen