Artist Trading Cards Paper Dolls

 Playing around with some artist trading card ideas. 

These were made with Tim Holtz paper dolls, and ephemera. 

Background is pattern paper. 

Each one has a word piece. 

I think this one is my favorite. Love the little ballerina dancing

in front of the tall mushroom. 

Painting the living room walls today with primer. Can't wait

to have all this done! Remodel has been going on since the end of May! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Stitched Butterfly Card from Kym

 I received this beautiful stitched card today from my friend Kym. 

Just love it!!!!! So elegant. 

Card is blank inside so I can use it how'd I'd like, but I don't think

I'll be sending this to anyone. Thanks Kym! 

I've been playing around with coffee dyed papers the last few days. 

Some are done with stencils, and others are done with a plastic lace doily tablecloth. 

I have to take advantage of summer to get all my paper dying done. Too hard to dry paper

inside during the winter months. Oh no....did I just say winter?!!!!!!

We started the remodel in the living room. Trim, flooring, pictures, wall hangings, outlet covers all

removed. Hubby taped around the ceiling and walls this morning. He is getting ready to paint

the ceiling. Want so bad for the remodel to be finished! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Little Bee Clusters for Junk Journal

 Relaxing this morning, and make bee themed clusters. 

One of these days I might make a bee themed journal. Maybe

next summer. We have been so busy here! 

John came over yesterday to help move furniture out of the living room. 

Kitchen floor is finished, and now we have to continue it through the living room. 

I keep telling myself it will be wonderful when finished, but this

remodel of the main floor is three months in already, and I'm just tired of it all. 

Kitchen looks wonderful of course now it is full of living room furniture, and we

can barely open the fridge. I have to be happy that I have a beautiful counter, sink, and

my stove is in. At least I can cook again. Going out to eat really gets old. I'm craving

home cooking. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Happy Mail from Kym

 I got happy mail yesterday from my good friend Kym. 

Take a look at these specimen cards. So pretty! 

Great job! Love them. 

She also make me two vintage tags. 

Just darling! Love the little girl with flowers in her hair. Too cute! 

and she made me two rolodex cards. Love the colors, and background

paper! Thanks Kym! 

Kitchen floor is in! So happy that it is finished. Today we are 

heading out to get the trim. Hoping we can move the fridge, stove, table, chairs and

hutch back. Will be wonderful to have a newly remodeled kitchen! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Bee Butt Tags

 These were fun tags to make. I got them as a free printable download. 

Added some distress ink. 

Some of the honeycombs were colored then I added

diamond glaze over them. Did the 

same with the bee wings. 

This one was the from the first group I made. 

Not overly loving how they turned out. I added some 

gold foil over some of the honeycombs. Some of them

have the diamond glaze on them with diamond fine glitter

added over that. Lots of splatters. I think I went a bit overboard with it. 

Kitchen sink and backsplash done. Hubby was going to start the wood floor today, 

but it has been raining off and and on all morning. He won't be able

to take out the saw to do the trimming. Floor may have to wait for

another day. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Witch, and Bee Envelopes

 When I send out happy mail or swaps I've gotten into 

the habit of decorating the envelopes. Takes a bit longer,

but I think it really makes a great impression! I know my mail

carrier comments on my out going mail! 

On the corner of this envelope I used a spider web embossing folder.

 I know it may seem early for Halloween, but since I 

was sending out Halloween ephemera I thought it would be perfect for this. 

This is what the envelopes looked like before I colored in the witch

with prisma pencils. Hubby said the witch's hat needed to be black so

one thing led to another and just like that I was coloring the entire witch. LOL

I was also sending out some stamped bee images so of

course the outside had to match the inside. I used a Tim Hotlz stencil

to make the honeycomb. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Circle Master Boards from Labels

 Well I'm still making, and seeing master boards everywhere!

These were made using circle labels that were attached to....

These bead cases that I purchased at Marc's last week. 

I needed some more organizers as I'm getting quite a collection of beads. 

Since the labels pulled off in one piece I used the sticky side to attach the pieces

of paper to them to create the little circle master boards. 

I won't be cutting them apart. I added a few bits and pieces 

to create  clusters. Before that I stitched a grid pattern over the circles. 

Now to fill up those bead cases! 

Stamping trails

Karen