Updated Papertrey Color Ink Matches

I have taken the time to update my chart for ink color matches for Papertrey’s paper colors.  I have changed some that I felt were not working and added some new ones. 

The following colors have been added: Fine Linen, Blueberry Sky, Pinefeather and Royal Velvet. 

Just thought I would share.

You can download the updated chart here.

Have a great day!

~Karen

2 Corinthians 12:9 WORDart

So many times we find ourselves in situations where we feel very overwhelmed.  We wonder, “Why, Lord?!?!?”  We know God can change our situation, that He has the power to heal, deliver and save us, but why doesn’t He?  We may even have a testimony of God’s deliverance in a similar situation, but this time is different.  The Bible tells us that His grace is sufficient for us.  Let  me read this verse for you in the Amplified Version. 

“But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for MY strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness.  Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!”

Wow! Is that not powerful? Do you realize that no matter what situation we find ourselves in that God has already gone before us? That His grace is enough to keep us?  That when we are at our weakest, He is working through us and strengthening us?  That is when we are complete!  To think that Christ, the Messiah, loves us enough to “pitch His tent over us and dwell over us”!  That is so awesome!  You can make it!!!

You can download this WORDart here.

The card~

For the card, I started with a base of kraft cardstock and used paper from the granola Basic Grey paper pad.  I printed the WORDart onto Bazzill cardstock and die cut it with a curved rectangle die.  I added a strip of burlap fabric and tied some charcoal twine around it and then added one of my hoarded kraft buttons tied with twine.  You can catch a peek of the inside of the card in the picture where I added a strip of the patterned paper.

Have a blessed day!

~Karen

Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop

Today is the Design Divas Facebook Group Blog Hop.  I feel very blessed to be a part of this extremely talented group of ladies.   The theme of the blog hop is Oldies but Goodies utilizing stamps, papers, embellishments, etc. that are at least 6 months old to make a card or project.  The blog hop starts here if you want to start at the beginning.  If you are following along you should have come from the Carolyn’s blog, Kirei Na Kami.  Isn’t her stuff amazing?!?!?

For my card I used With Sympathy, it is so sad how this stamp set found its way to the forgotten list.  I forgot how amazing it is.  I stamped the swirl image using Frayed Burlap distress ink, then stamped the flowers in Chipped Sapphire distress ink.  I then randomly added some adhesive pearls and stamped the sentiment from Damask Designs in Chipped Sapphire ink.  To finish off the card, I tied some satin ribbon around the Fine Linen card base.  It matches perfectly…love that!

For the inside, I cut a piece of vintage cream cardstock slightly smaller than the card size and rounded the edges.  I stamped the sentiment from Birthday Basics in Frayed Burlap and the flourishes from Vintage Labels in Chipped Sapphire.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Your next stop on the blog hop is Julie Buhler’s blog, Paper Pleasing Ideas.  Julie’s stuff is incredible, she totally inspires me!

~Karen

Proverbs 17:17 WORDart

I was thinking about my friends recently and this scripture came to my mind.   I thought about how different my friends are and how different the friendships vary from friend to friend.  There is a whole rainbow spectrum of friendships.  I am thankful for those friends who are always there for me, but I am even more thankful for my Friend of all friends.  Jesus is my greatest friend…He never hurts me, disappoints me, shares my secrets, or gossips about me.  He is there for me before I even know I need Him, always guiding me, encouraging me and lifting me up when I am down.  What an awesome friend He is!

You can download the WORDart here.

 

The card~

I started with a base of Aqua Mist cardstock.  I used Wild Raspberry patterned paper from K & Company.  I cut a piece 1/4 inch smaller than my card base, then ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Linen impression plate and adhered it to my card.  I then cut another piece of paper 5 1/2 x 3 inches and die cut both of the long sides using the Edgers #1 die and adhered it to the center of my card using foam tape.  I added a banner cut from aqua mist cardstock using the double ended banner die and added pearls to the ends after adding my WORDart.  The WORDart was printed onto vintage cream cardstock and die cut with a long rectangles die.  I glued some coordinating patterned paper to a clear button and tied it with twine before adhering it to my card using a glue dot.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Karen

Keandra’s Kona Kid Krafter’s Challenge Card

This is Keandra’s card for the Kona Kid Krafter’s Challenge.  The challenge was to make a card/project with a Valentine or heart theme.  She made this card for her dad for Valentine’s Day.  She used the House Mouse “With All My Heart” stamp and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol after a quick lesson from mom.  I think she did pretty good.  She was so unhappy and frustrated because she didn’t stay exactly in the lines.  She is such a perfectionist (mmm….I wonder  where she gets that from.)  It is hard for her to accept that it is ok when she sees her mom get all upset and frustrated when things don’t work the way she wants.  I guess I need to work on that.   Nothing like your child pointing out your faults!

Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

~Karen

Some Angel Company Love

Some time ago, before the sickness marathon in the family, I received my order of stamps from The Angel Company that I got with my contest winnings.  Well I spent an afternoon and went on a stamping frenzy, here is what I created.

I tried my hand at a one layer card.  I started with a kraft base and stamped the little bird image from Singing Praises in Burnt Umber.  I colored it with Copic markers and because I can’t seem to make a card without some bling, I added some glitter to his wing and belly.  The sentiment from the same set is stamped in Moulin Rouge.  I stamped the leaves from Happily Grateful in Versamark Dazzle Frost ink and sponged all the edges using Haystack ink. 

I LOVE the way this card turned out.  The colors and the swirls just make me so happy.  I used the long swirl image from Wonderful News.  This stamp is such a great size for cardmaking.  It is long enough to stamp the entire length of the card with room to spare so you don’t have to worry about whether it is fitting right.  I heart effortless stamping.  I used Claret, Chartreuse and Cote d’Azure inks and alternated the colors saving Claret for the middle.  I die cut and embossed a piece of white cardstock with a Labels Four die and then stamped the coordinating stamp from Fabulous Frames in Chartreuse.  I stamped the sentiment from Wonderful News in Cote d’Azure ink and used a glue pen to add glitter to the embossed area of the die cut, added some pink gems and adhered it the my card with foam tape.

I made this card for my husband for Valentine’s Day. My husband is a faithful reader of my blog and gets so disappointed when I tell him he can’t read it for a few days.  He is so sweet!  It’s a good thing Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!

I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 x 5 1/4 inches and ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Flourish Impressibilities plate.  I then matted it onto red cardstock that was cut to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.  I cut a piece of black ribbon, wrapped it around the cardstock and adhered it to the back.  I then took another piece of ribbon, tied it around the ribbon strip and made a bow.  This way I could position the bow exactly where I wanted it.  I stamped the label from Fabulous Frames in L’Amour Red onto white cardstock then die cut and embossed it with the coordinating Labels One die.  I only wanted to stamp a portion of the tree from Love & Laugher onto the frame so I made a mask from a post it note.  This was so easy to do as I just cut the post it note with the die making sure that the sticky portion was on the edge.  After placing the mask, I stamped the tree image in Charcoal ink.  I stamped the sentiments, also from Love & Laughter, in Black and L’Amour Red.  I die cut a piece of red cardstock using the same die, then cut the die in half.  I snipped off the pointy edges on the cut side and adhered them behind my white die cut overlapping the edges evenly so the red only showed at the top and bottom.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card front.  To finish off the card, I just added three clear gemstones to the ribbon on the left side of my focal point.

Some time ago I purchased some mini composition books and jumbo paper clips at the office supply store.  I painted the spine using acrylic paint that matched this Lilly Anna paper.  I adhered the paper to the cover of the book using my ATG gun and sanded down the edges that overlapped.  I trimmed another piece of Lilly Anna paper to fit the bottom half of the book, punched the edge with a border punch and stamped the sentiment in Beaux Arts Blue ink.  I stamped the tea cup from Cup of Love in Claret ink onto pink Bazzill cardstock.  (Love the texture that it gave the tea cup!)  I added some glitter to those cute polka dots, cut out the tea cup and adhered it to the cover. I stamped the flowers onto the patterned paper and cut them out and overlapped them over the bottom of the tea cup. That adorable kitten image was stamped with Charcoal ink onto white cardstock and I colored just the ears and bow with Copic markers.  I then added white Fun Flock to the edges and the outer ears.  I used foam tape to pop up the kitty over the tea cup.  I made another the exact same way and adhered it to chipboard for the matching bookmark.  I stamped the image on the back of some patterned paper and cut it out, glued the stamped side to another piece of chipboard to make the back side of my bookmark.  I used E6000 glue to adhere them to the jumbo paper clip.

My daughter fell in love with this when she saw it. I sure am glad she likes it since it’s going in her Valentine’s Day package!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

~Karen

 

~Supply List~

Sing to the Lord

Stamps- Singing Praises, Happily Grateful

Paper- Kraft cardstock

Ink- Palette Burnt Umber, Moulin Rouge, Versamark Dazzle Frost

Copic markers, glitter, glue pen

Wonderful News

Stamps- Wonderful News, Fabulous Frames

Paper- white cardstock

Ink- Palette Claret, Chartreuse, Cote d’Azure

Labels Four die, glitter, adhesive gems, glue pen, foam tape

I will love you forever

Stamps-Love & Laughter, Fabulous Frames

Paper- white, scarlet cardstocks

Ink- Palette Charcoal, Noir Black, L’Amour Red

Flourish Impressibilities plate, Labels One die, black ribbon, clear adhesive gems, foam tape

Especially for you notebook

Stamps- Cup of Love

Paper- Lilly Anna patterned paper, Bazzill pink cardstock

Ink- Palette Claret, Charcoal, Noir Black, Beaux Arts Blue

Copic markers, glitter, adhesive gems, Cotton Ball White Fun Flock, Apron Lace border punch, chipboard, jumbo paper clip, mini composition notebook, E6000 glue, ATG fun, sanding block, foam tape

2 Timothy 1:7 WORDart

Most of the scriptures I use for WORDart are favorite verses or verses that were read in a church service that inspired me or even verses that spoke to me in my devotions.  This verse, however; is different..it’s personal.  I will be honest and say that the past few weeks, I have struggled with fear, insecurities and uncertainty about situations in my life that are beyond my control and I have really let it get to me.  When I finally got to the place where I said, “Ok God, I can’t do this anymore.  I need your help.”, this is the scripture He gave me.  “For God has not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”  When I realized the full impact of that scripture, that God’s intentions for me are not to live in fear, but with confidence that He is watching over me and that fear should not be a part of my life, I got so excited.  There is a HUGE difference between fear and power, love and a sound mind!  I have taken this scripture to heart and claimed it’s promise and let’s just say I am much happier now.  I am not living in fear and uncertainty, yes, those issues are still there, but the fear is gone and God has given me a sound mind and the power over that fear.  I am so thankful for the Word of God that encourages me and guides me through life!

You can download this WORDart here.

For the card~

I started with a card base of kraft cardstock.  Then I cut a piece of patterned paper 4 x 5 1/4  inch.  I embossed a piece of dark brown cardstock with the Cuttlebug floral screen embossing folder and punched out six 1 1/4 inch squares.  I adhered them to my paper in 3 rows.  I then tied some brown satin ribbon around the bottom and added a yellow button tied with brown baker’s twine.  I adhered the paper to my card base.  I printed the WORDart, after changing the color to brown, onto yellow cardstock that I had cut with the Mat Stack 4 die.  I adhered this over my embossed squares with foam tape.

Supplies~

Paper- kraft, dark chocolate, lemon tart, patterned paper form Color couture download

Other-satin ribbon (Offray) yellow button, dark chocolate baker’s twine, mat stack 4 die, 1 1/4 inch square punch, floral screen embossing folder, foam tape

 

May God bless your day today.

~Karen

WORDart Cards

I started this card with a base of Curious Poison Ivory cardstock.  This cardstock has a really nice shimmer to it that is impossible to capture in a photo.  I stamped the tree trunk in Burnt Umber.  I first inked the leaf stamp with Momento New Sprout ink and then tapped the stamp with Bamboo Leaves randomly to give it some depth.  I inked the grass stamp with Bamboo Leaves and stamped twice.  I sponged Antique Linen distress ink over the entire card and more heavily on the edges.  For the WORDart, I printed it onto the same cardstock die cut with the Fillable Frames 11 die after changing the color to a dark brown.  I sponged it the same way as the card and stamped some leaves with Bamboo Leaves ink.  I wanted to add just a pop of color so I stamped the bird onto the tree using Lady Bug.

I wanted to try something different so I die cut the center of this card using a Spellbinders rectangle die.  I then ran the card front through the Cuttlebug with the Diamonds impression plate.  I die cut a piece of brown cardstock using the same die as the card front and adhered it through the front to ensure that it was perfectly centered.  I then die cut a piece of blue cardstock using a slightly smaller rectangle die and printed my WORDart onto it after changing the color to match the brown cardstock.  I adhered the blue cardstock with foam tape to add dimension.  I wanted to add something to the front while still keeping the card simple so I die cut some leaves from cork paper and stamped the leaf image onto them.  To add a little something-something, I traced the image with a Stardust glitter pen.  I adhered the leaves so they overlapped the frame but did not interfere with opening the card.

This is what the card looks like open.  You should be able to click on the picture to make it clearer.

 

Supply lists:

Psalm 30:5b card

Psalm 30:5b - Free download HERE

Paper- Curious Poison Ivory

Ink- Momento New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug, Palette Burnt Umber, Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger)

Stamps- tree-Through the Trees, leaf-Father Knows Best (PTI) , grass-Mountain Scenery (The Angel Company)

Other-Fillable Frames 11 die

Isaiah 43:2 Card

Isaiah 43:2 WORDart - Free download HERE

Paper-Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, Spring Rain, cork paper

Ink-Palette Burnt Umber

Stamp-Delightful Dahlia

Other-Diamonds impression plate, Dahlia leaf dies, rectangle dies (Spellbinders), Stardust glitter pen

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

~Karen

Proud Mama!

I just had to give a little shout out to my daughter who was selected as one of  the top three for the Kona Kid Krafter’s challenge card she entered.  I am so very, very proud of her.  Way to go, Keandra!

Isaiah 43:2 WORDart

 

I apologize for yet another week with no card.  We are on week 3 of this crazy sickness in our house.  We have gone from the stomach thing to headaches, raging fevers, sore throats and hacking coughs.  It has been one wild roller coaster ride.  One person is feeling better, another is worse, one starts feeling better only to feel horrible the next day.  I am so ready for this to be over.  Thankfully, my husband seems to be immune from it all.  I pray it stays that way.

This is one of my all-time favorite verses in the Bible.  It is a promise I have clung to through some of the darkest, most difficult times in my life.  Looking back now at those same situations, I can see how God truly was with me and brought me through them. Those situations shaped my character and made me stronger.  I am so thankful for the promises in the word of God!

You can download the WORDart here.

It appears as though this sickness has scared my mojo away, but I hope to get some cards made and and posted over the next few days.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Karen