Frosty Friends Thank You

It's really been quite a while since I have updated my blog. 

Life... it certainly can put a hold on good intentions!! 

My husband and I, along with my son and his fiance 
spent Christmas and 

New Year's in Vancouver with my younger son, 

his wife and their new baby daughter. 

It was such a wonderful time and we are looking 

forward to our next visit in April. 

I needed to make several Thank You cards when 

we returned home, so I pulled out an old 

Close To My Heart set - Frosty Friends, 

along with Papertrey Ink's Quilted: Winter stamps 

to create 3 of this design:

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Quilted: Winter; Say It In Style (Close To My Heart)

Inks - Pure Poppy; Memento Tuxedo Black; Moonstruck Blue (Close To My Heart)

Paper - Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy

Dies - Spellbinder's Classic Ovals

Other - Copic Markers; 

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Christmas Pom Pom Pals

I made a group of 24 Christmas cards using 

Papertrey Ink's Pom Pom Pals. 

There are three images in the set, so I decided 

to create 8 cards for each design!! 

I was able to use a production line assembly technique, 

which simplified the process, 

but it still took me quite some time 

to colour and stitch the various elements.

Pom Pom Pals

I used the following supplies for all of the cards.  

(PTI, unless noted)

Stamps:  

Pom Pom Pals, Rustic Wreath (sentiment)

Inks: 

Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine OnyxBlack

Paper: 

Stamper's Select White

Dies:  

Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles, 

Stitched With Love (circle mat)

Other: 

Stitching Impression Plate; copic markers; 

embroidery floss; Glossy Accents

SNOWMAN

Winter Wisteria Card stock 
 

PENGUIN
Stamping Up' Tempting Turquoise card stock

 

REINDEER 

Pure Poppy card stock

LAYERS

CARD INTERIOR 

Stars 

Scene It: Celebration stamps; Bright Buttercup ink

Stitching Line

Sew Simple Borders Mini Stamps; Pure Poppy ink

TAG

I had a leftover stamped image of 

the snowman, so I used it to make a tag.

Hawaiian Shores, Pinefeather, Limeade Ice inks 

were stamped onto Tag Sale #4 with a 

confetti stamp (Birthday Style) and finished 

with a turquoise Baker's Twine.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Snowflakes

Snowflakes are a great choice for winter and holiday cards. 

I used Papertrey Ink's Phrase Play #9 stamps 

and dies along with  Blueberry Sky 

ink and papers to create two variations:

Card Back

Additional Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Snowflake Stamps -Snowflake Medley, Peace Be Still,

Other - Clear Sparkle embossing powder; Clear rhinestones; Corner Rounder

Snowflake Details

 

Additional Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Snowflake Stamps - Winter Penguin

Inks - Spring Rain,

Other - Canvas Impression Plate; small white adhesive pearl; Clear Sparkle embossing powder

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Joy

 Here's another Christmas card that was quick and 

simple to make, using a variety of dies!!

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Paper - Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal; Recollections:White Pearl 
Dies - Wet Paint, Limitless Layers; My Favorite Things:Let it Snowflake 
Other - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Stampin' Up Candy Dot

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Plaid Tinsel & Tags

Tinsel and Tags is still one of my favourite sets for Holiday cards. 

I found a piece of plaid patterned paper in my stash and 

used it as the card front for this rustic Christmas card.

I die cut the various circle pieces from the dies: 

Kraft Scalloped Circle mat

Lemon Tart Circle 

White Circle - sponged with blue ink to create a night sky

White Layer - trees and hillside

White Layer - snowman, house and hill

Sentiment was stamped with Pinefeather ink. 

Since there are so many layers, the focal panel 

has lots of dimension, but was quick and simple to make!! 

That's always a bonus when you're making 

lots of cards for one occasion.

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Tinsel & Tags Kit;

Inks - Kraft, Dark Chocolate' Pinefeather, Black; 
Close To My Heart:Vineyard, Outdoor Denim

Paper - Kraft, Lemon Tart; Stampin' Up:Rustic White; 
The Paper Co:Blond Columns; Plaid Patterned paper (from my stash)

Dies - Tinsel & Tags Kit

Other - Copic Markers; Sakura Glitter Gel Pen

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

More Baby Gifts

My daughter-in-law asked me to make a 

Diaper Clutch/Changing Mat, similar to this design.

 I used two coordinating prints, 

a bright orange for trim and yellow 

terry cloth to make the clutch/diaper pad. 

When it is opened the two flaps have pockets 

that can hold a diaper on one side and baby wipes 

on the other. The yellow terry cloth was layered 

over several pieces of flannelette and the 

printed fabric before quilting them together.

Since I had leftover Owl fabric and terry cloth, I made two bibs.

Extra terry cloth was used to make a hooded bath towel. 

It was trimmed with the dotted fabric. 

Two more bibs were also made with this printed fabric.

I found a pattern on Pinterest here for this cute 

Sunshine & Ribbon Toy, so I used the leftover 

yellow terrycloth and other scraps from 

my fabric stash to make this for the baby.

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Baby Swaddle and Burb Cloths

I've been sewing and knitting for my grand daughter 

who will be making her debut at the end of November. 

Here are the first of some items I made.

Baby Swaddle 

I used  this pattern to make a 

flannelette swaddle for the new baby.

I used a combination of 2 prints and 

a light pink solid for the swaddle.

When the swaddle is open, you can see

the little pouch where the baby is placed. 

The two "wings" fold around the front of 

the baby to create a cozy wrap.

Receiving Blanket

I used the same colourful print on one side 

and a light pink for the backing. 

Bright pink decorative stitching holds 

the two layers together.

Burb Cloths

I really liked the shaped design of this pattern 

and used it to make 6 burb cloths with various

flannelette prints and solids.

I used a dark pink on the backing and then added the same fabric as an accent band.





The second burb cloth uses a white flannelette backing.

This burb cloth uses a light pink for the backing and an accent band on the front. 



Dark pink backing and accent band.

Another dark pink backing and band.





A bright green backing and accent band.





Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.