Masculine Argyle Birthday

Just a really quick post before I run to make dinner.  I was playing around with A Little Argyle and this is what happened.  I really need to work on lining up those diamonds, hence the twine and button to hide my mistakes.  I used Summer Sunrise, Scarlet Jewel and Enchanted Evening.   The sentiment and leaf are both from Masculine Motifs.  I sponged the edges with Colorbox Creamy Brown ink.  It’s not exactly what I pictured when I started out, but I don’t hate it.  That’s good, right?

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Psalm 30:11 WORDart

I am so thankful for the joy that the Lord gives.  He can take any situation and turn it around for good.  He is a God of extreme opposites, mourning to dancing, sadness to gladness, darkness to light and I could go on and on.  What an awesome God he is!

The card~

I designed the card around some digital paper I found hiding away on my computer.  It matched beautifully with Aqua Mist and Melon Berry.  I layered a strip of Melon Berry grosgrain ribbon with some Aqua Mist I had die cut with the rick rack border die.  I also die cut the flowers with the Beautiful Blooms II dies 1 and 3.  I added a pearl to the center that I colored with a Copic R05 marker.  I added some glitter around the edge of the focal point and the Melon Berry button as well.  I love that look and it’s so much fun to do!

The WORDart can be downloaded HERE.

Image	WORDart by Karen
Paper	Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Express Yourself digital kit (Ronna Penner)
Ink	Versamagic Sage
Embellishments	Melon Berry grosgrain ribbon, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry, Spring Moss buttons, glitter, pearl colored with Copic R05
Tools	classic and petite scalloped circle dies (Spellbinders), rick rack border die, Beautiful Blooms II #1 & #3 dies (Papertrey)

 

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Graduation Stuff

My sister-in-law asked me to design a graduation announcement for her college graduation and this is what I came up with.  I created it using Photoshop.  I have blurred out the personal information incase you’re wondering what all that weird smudging is. I have so much fun designing stuff like this. 

She also asked me to design an invitation for her and her daughter’s graduation party.  I think it’s really neat that they are both graduating—one from college, and the other from high school—and are celebrating it together. 

I know it’s not a card, but I just thought I would share what I have been doing and another hobby of mine.

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Just thought I'd share a find…

I was at Walmart the other day and came across this little box of goodies for only $20.  I thought it would be  great for my daughter because she likes to stamp and I don’t always like letting her use my good stamps when I am not able to work beside her.  I was very impressed with what was included.

It says on the box that there are 7 clear stamp sets included, but mine had 8.  I didn’t get any of the stamp sets pictured on the box, but I am really happy with the stamp sets that were included.  The box says Contents will vary.  I am tempted to go buy another one just to see what I would get (but I won’t). 

Here is what was inside my box.  I really love some of the sets that were included and can’t wait to play with them.

It also comes with a book, called “the me book” which is mostly about scrapbooking layouts, but has some great tips.  The box also states their is a bonus item included. In my box that was a package of tags.  I think this is such a great deal for $20, I thought I would pass the info along. 

Psalm 147:3 WORDart

I am so thankful that when my heart is broken, He is my healer. He knows how to salve my hurts and heal my pain. I am so glad to know that Jesus still heals today and that it is not just something to read about or just a great story.

The card ~

The WORDart was printed onto Stampers Select white cardstock and die cut with a Labels Four nestie. I added glitter to the edges by using a glue marker and then adding the glitter. The clear gems were colored with a Copic E19 marker to match the Terracotta Tile paper. I used Summer Sunrise as my card base and stamped images from Flower Garden. I then layered a strip of Terracotta Tile stamped with Polka Dots Basics II with a layer of Aqua Mist that I had stamped Turning a New Leaf onto. All the images are stamped in Versamark ink. I then wrapped some Summer Sunrise satin ribbon around my Aqua Mist layer and tied it into a bow and added a Terracotta Tile button tied with twine. I adhered the focal image with foam tape to make it pop.

To download the WORDart, just click HERE.

Supplies~

Image	WORDart by Karen
Stamps	Flower Garden, Polka Dot Basics II, Turning A New Leaf (Papertrey)
Paper	Summer Sunrise, Terracotta Tile, Aqua Mist (Papertrey)
Ink	Versamark
Embellishments	glitter, clear gems colored with E19 Copic marker, Summer Sunrise satin ribbon, Terracotta Tile button, twine
Tools	glue marker (Marvy), Labels Four Nestibilitie die, foam tape

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You make this world a better place

I made this card for a dear friend who is moving away to be closer to her family.  I am going to miss her dearly.  She truly has made my world a better place.  I know wherever she goes she will make the world a better place, that’s just the type of person she is.

I broke down and bought new stamping stuff.  The first time this year.  I made it almost 4 1/2 months, so I am feeling rather proud of myself.  I really didn’t think I would be able to go that long.  I had a rather big job that I completed, so I was able to justify my spending.  I spent it all at Papertrey, so there is LOTS of Papertrey in your future.  I am so in love with all Papertrey goodness and could resist no longer.  This stamp set was in the first of three orders (yes, that’s 3).  When I go down, I guess I go down big. LOL 

I have to say that I LOVE this set!  I had so much fun playing with it, and the matching die….genius!  I stamped the flowers in Melon Berry and Hawaiian Shores. I die cut the largest flower and stamped the flower in Hawaiian Shores.  I was really surprised how easy it was to stamp on the die cut.  I was afraid it would be hard to line it up, but it really was so simple to do.  I then spread some Tacky Glue all over the image and added some glitter.  This is a great way to add a heavy coat of glitter, it really sticks well.  I think I would have liked a little less glitter on this flower, but I learned something in the process.  I then added a Melon Berry button tied with twine to the center.  The sentiment is from Verve’s “All About You” set.  It expressed perfectly what I wanted to say.

Well, I am off to clean my house on this cool spring morning.  Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

Stamps	Delightful Dahlia (Papertrey), All About You (Verve)
Paper	Stamper’s Select White (Papertrey)
Ink	Melon Berry, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey)
Other	glitter, melon berry button, twine, Dahlia die

Design Divas Challenge Card

The March Design Divas challenge was to make a card with a reading theme.  It was hosted by Gina of Makings and Musings.  She has a wonderful blog, if you haven’t been there you should stop by and check it out. 

I chose to use this House Mouse stamp called Smarty Pants and stamped it onto Rustic Cream cardstock with Burnt Umber ink.  This little guy is into some serious reading!  I think he is so cute!  I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol (my favorite coloring medium when coloring House Mouse stamps.)  I distressed the edges and added the green clip and used foam tape to adhere it to my card. The paper is some from my stash matted onto some Bazzill cardstock and tied with some blue satin ribbon.  I sponged the edges of all my layers including the kraft card base with Colorbox Creamy Brown ink.

Supplies~

Stamps	House Mouse Smarty Pants
Paper	Kraft, Rustic Cream(PTI), Bazzill, pp from stash
Ink	Burnt Umber (Palette), Creamy Brown Chalk (Colorbox)
embellies	ribbon (Offray), green clip

 

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Psalm 40:3 WORDart

This past weekend, we had our Annual Ladies Tea at our church. It was great fun and well worth all the effort that went into it. Our theme was “It’s time to sing, dance, laugh, heal and give”. I had different ladies speak on what these topics meant to them. I was really touched by what the speaker of the “to sing” topic said. I felt God was telling me that I need to take the time to notice the song He put in my heart. Sometimes I get so busy that I tend to stress and feel overwhelmed, but if I stop and listen long enough I can hear the song He has placed there. Our pastor spoke the very next day about the same thing…that we as Christians should always have a song in our hearts and a smile on our face and others will take notice and be blessed by it. Then later when I was reading my Bible, I read this scripture and it just summed up everything perfectly. I think God was really trying to get through to me. I am so glad He loves me enough to do that.

The card~

I printed the WORDart onto Papertrey Stamper’s Select White and stamped the bird from Inkadinkado and the music notes from Papertrey in Thatched Straw. The patterned paper is from a digital kit from Shabby Princess. I tied some black satin ribbon around the first layer and tied it in a bow and added some rhinestones to the other end. I then adhered the focal image with foam tape to add that extra dimension.

To download the WORDart, just click HERE.

Supplies~

Image	WORDart by Karen
Stamps	Birds Galore (Inkadinkado), Birds of a Feather (Papertrey) (music notes)
Ink	Thatched Straw (Versamagic)
Paper	Stampers Select White, Bazzill, Dinner Party digital paper (Shabby Princess)
Other	black satin ribbon (Offray), rhinestones (me & my big ideas), classic rectangle nestibilities

Thank you so much for the kind comments and support of my taking time off from my blog. It meant a lot to know that I had that support and helped me to focus on what I needed to accomplish. You are such a blessing to me.

Have a blessed day, take time out to listen for the song He has placed in your heart.

Taking some time off…

I am going to take some time off from blogging to focus on some higher priorities that need my attention right now.  No matter how hard I try to be Super Woman, I just can’t seem to pull it off.  Go figure. I really admire all those who do it all so successfully (or at least appear to). I plan to be back next Tuesday with some new WORDart. 

Thanks for understanding.  I hope to see you back next week.

Glittery Flowers

I finally inked up my Women of Life stamp set.  I stamped the image on Kraft cardstock with Ocean Tides ink.  It really does show up better in real life than this photo.  I added glitter to the flowers using a glue pen and glitter, then added the buttons from my Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides collections.  I inked all the edges with Fresh Snow ink.  The sentiment is from Everyday Button Bits and is also stamped in Ocean Tides.  I’m sorry this picture is so lousy, I had to take the picture on a rainy day.  No matter how much I played with it in Photoshop, I just couldn’t capture the “realness” of the card. 

Here are the supplies I used.

Stamps	Women of Life, Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey)
Paper	Kraft, Aqua Mist Bitty Dot Basics (Papertrey)
Ink	Ocean Tides, Fresh Snow
Embellishments	Aqua Mist & Ocean Tides Buttons, twine (Papertrey),  glitter, white sheer ribbon
Tools	glue pen, Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars), corner chomper,

 

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