Ahoy Birthday

I've been absent from my blog, but still have so 

many cards and projects to share from the last 8 months!! 

Here's a card I made for my son's birthday last fall 

using Ahoy stamps and dies. I started by creating a mask on 

white card stock so I could sponge Spring Rain ink 

to create a circle background for the main images 

on the card front. Before removing the mask, 

I stamped the wave images using Blueberry Sky ink. 

The sailboat was die cut and then stamped with 

Pure Poppy and Kraft inks.  The die cut rope and anchor 

were stamped with Versamark and then heat embossed 

with Silver Embossing powder.

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

The birds were stamped with Close To My Heart: Grey Wool ink.

The card front was attached to a bright blue card base from my stash. 

Card Inside

An additional piece of white card stock was applied 

to the inside of the card base. The sentiment 

was stamped with black ink and the waves 

with Moonstruck Blue (Close To My Heart)  

and Spring Rain inks.

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Quilted:Summer Birthday

I love all of the Quilted Stamp sets and dies from 

Papertrey Ink. There's so many colour combinations 

and fun patterns that can be created. 

For this birthday card, I started by creating 

a water coloured front panel using 

Limeade Ice and Berry Sorbet on water colour paper. 

The square frame (Quilted:Summer) was cut from 

Berry Sorbet card stock and the various

 'triangular patches' from white card stock. 

These 'patches' were stamped with 

Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice and Lemon Tart inks.

A small pinwheel from the set was die cut and stamped 

and then added with foam tape to the center of the 

quilt block. A Candy Dot accents the center of the pinwheel. 

Before adding the sentiment, I used two lines of 

stitching from Moments Inked: Edge die to create 

a space for the sentiment (Get Lost).

Three coloured Candy Dots (Stampin' Up) were 

placed on either side of the sentiment.

The card base was stamped with Background Basics: Gingham.

Card Interior

Sentiment: Purls of Wisdom

Image: Quilter's  Sampler

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Quilted: Summer, Background Basics: Gingham, 
Purls of Wisdom, Quilter's Sampler

Inks - Limeade Ice, Lemon Tart, Berry Sorbet; Memento:Tuxedo Black

Paper - Stamper's Select White; Water coloured paper; Stampin' Up Rustic Cream

Dies - Quilted: Summer, Moments Inked: Edge die

Other - Stampin' Up:Candy Dots; foam tape; copic markers

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Rosalyn's 2nd Birthday

 Here's a fun and colourful birthday card I made for my 2 year grand niece. I  used  "cuppycake with a HUGGABUG ON TOP"(Stamping Bella); stamps and die cuts from Make It Market Kit:Shakers & Sprinkles (Papertrey Ink).

Card stock and Inks: Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice & Hawaiian Shores

 I had seen some shaker cards made with an acetate pouch and thought I would try that technique. However, the confetti sprinkles didn't really 'shake' inside the pouch, so I decided to glue the multicolour circles onto the background card. (Stitched Rectangles) which I had prepared with ink blending and stamped sentiment.  The top acetate layer was stitched to the card with white embroidery floss.

The cupcake image was stamped, coloured with copic markers and then fussy cut before attaching to the front of the 'shaker' panel.The word die was cut from Hibiscus Burst card stock. The card front was stamped with the confetti from Birthday Style, before adhering the shaker panel.

I repeated the confetti stamping on the inside of the card and then added a Stitched Rectangle with the sentiment. (Big Birthday Wishes)

Here's the finished card, envelope and gift ready for the birthday girl!!

Envelope|: Polka Dot Parade Alphabet; Heart-2-Heart #2

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Emily Happy 3rd Birthday

Things have been very quiet on my blog for the last few months. 

My son was married last October and I finally have a chance to 'catch up'!  

I have lots of cards to share, 

so let's get started with a birthday card for my grand niece.

 

I fussy cut the stamped and coloured AUGUST HONEY (C.C. Designs)

and then attached it to Fabulous Frames.

I stamped the floral scene and butterfly (Sweet Spring) onto white 

card stock and then sponged blue ink to create the skyline. 

For added interest, I die cut Stitched Lines across the 

lower edge of the frame and then added embroidery floss. 

A rectangluar sentiment panel was stamped with the frame 

from Luck of the Irish and a sentiment from It's a Jungle.

Supplies (Papertrey Ink, unless noted)
Stamps - C.C. Designs: AUGUST HONEY; Close To My Heart: March Word Puzzle
Luck of the Irish; It's a Jungle; Sweet Spring, Natural Beauties;
Inks - Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Autumn Rose, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain. 
Close To My Heart: Blush, Grey Wool; Twilight; Memento Tuxedo Black 
Papers - Stamper's Select White; Recollections: Bold Basics Patterned Paper Pack 
Dies - Fabulous Frames dies; Stitched Lines
Other - copic markers; embroidery floss; 

Inside:

Big Birthday Wishes; Polka Dot Parade Alphabet stamps & dies; 

Autumn Rose ink and card stock; Nestabilities 

Finished Card & Envelope: 

 Heart-2-Heart #1 & #2; Garden Variety,  

Polka Dot Parade Alphabet

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Papertrey Ink November 2015 Blog Hop

 

I'm finally getting organized enough that I can participate in 

this month's  Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink.  

After we returned from my son's wedding in October, 

I spent time working on lots of projects around the house 

and let my crafting and blogging slide! 

This month's photo inspiration gave me the incentive 

to try a few ideas for Christmas cards and tags.

I tried a variety of techniques, stamps and dies to create 3 projects:

Shaker Tree Ornament: 

I liked all of the baubles in the inspiration photo, so I thought 

I would create a decoration using the Shaker Ornament Set of dies. 

I didn't have any "Simply Chartreuse" sequins in my stash, so I 

used a different green along with teal and silver star and circle sequins.

I smooshed Hawaiian Shores and Tropical Teal inks onto an 

acrylic block and then added water before applying it to 

the white die cut ornament. 

I dipped the die cut into Versamark and then added 

Clear Sparkle embossing powder.

The sentiment (Rustic Wreath),  the tip and upper hanger 

of the ornament were embossed with silver EP

Originally I was going to use this on a card, but decided to finish off 

the back and use it as a real Christmas Tree Ornament. I stamped the 

backing with Hawaiian Shores and Polka Dot Basics. 

The Oval Frame (Framed Out #8) was created using the same smooshing technique; stamped with a star (Framed Out #7) and Tropical Teal ink 

and then heat embossed with the same sparkle EP as I used on the front. 

The sentiment is from Rustic Wreath and the date from Tinsel and Tags.

Tag

My second project did not come together the way I wanted it to. 

The tag image (Tinsel and Tags) was embossed with silver EP 

but it wasn't as clear as I had hoped. I die cut and stamped 

the house to add to the top of the circle image.

I added a Tropical Teal Doily (Doily Details) 

and  tag (Tag Sale #4) stamped with Simply Chartreuse, 

Hawaiian Shores and Tropical Teal confetti (Birthday Style).

 This was my least favourite project, 

but I thought I would include it, 

since it gave me some ideas for my card. 

Since I had all of my supplies out from 

Tinsel and Tags Kit, I made one final project.

Card:  

This was my third project and the one that I like the best.

Ink and Paper: 

Simply Chartreuse, Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores

Additional Inks: 

 Soft Stone, Kraft

Stamps and Dies: 

Tinsel and Tags Kit; Square Shaker - Confetti Die;

Other Supplies: 

Stamper's Select White Card Stock; Striped Impression Plate;

 copic marker; Silver Glitter Gel pen

Thanks for staying with me until the end!! Enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop!!
Karen C.

Papertrey Ink August 2015 Blog Hop

 

It's time for this month's blog hop challenge at Papertrey Ink.

The inspiration photo is all about colour and textiles:  

I was drawn to the row of yarn and a 
rainbow of colours to create this birthday card:

I started by die cutting rows of holes with the Stitching Lines die on Stamper's Select White card stock.
The sentiment (Purls of Wisdom) was stamped with Dark Chocolate Ink.
Extra texture was added with the Canvas Impression Plate.
Seven colours of embroidery floss were stitched in rainbow order along the stitching lines.

The needle and thread from Stitched with Love was stamped with Raspberry Fizz ink. The needle was stamped with Versamark onto a separate piece of card stock, then heat embossed with Silver Embossing powder, fussy cut and glued over the original stamped image. 
I die cut the spool and heart (Stitched with Love) and stamped them with Kraft and Raspberry Fizz inks. Before applying the heart to the spool, I covered it with Versamark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing powder.
The front panel was adhered to a Classic Kraft card base.

Thanks for visiting today. Enjoy the Blog Hop!
Karen C.

Another Star Birthday

If you saw this post, you will recognize one of these cards!!

I made the motorcycle card for my brother's birthday using a water coloured panel cut with the Star Cover Plate (Papertrey Ink) After making this card, I had a leftover black panel and lots of aqua water coloured stars, so I used them to make birthday card for my son.

It came together quickly since most of the pieces were already cut!! 
The sentiment panel was made with a strip of Aqua Mist card stock cut with the Double-ended Banner die. The 'birthday' Swoosh die was also cut from Aqua Mist several times and stacked to create dimension.  The sentiments (Swoosh) were stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink. A variety of star sequins add some extra colour and shine!

The  sentiment was stamped with 
black ink using  Stylish Sentiments: Birthdays.

Colourful star sequins accent the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.