I just cannot miss an Online Card Class, and this Sparkle & Shine class was no exception! I love adding a little sparkle to my cards and I was excited to learn some additional ways to make my projects shine! On Day 1, we learned quite a bit about glitter. Well, I don’t like glitter […]
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You are Loved
I’m so excited to finally get to play with my new Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I thought I’d join along with the Concord & 9th Floral Challenge, and here is my take on the challenge: I love how these watercolor makers work on the Bristol Smooth paper using a water brush. I also […]
You are Totally Fabulous
The Ellen Hutson January Pinsights challenge (here) inspired me to make this card. I loved the black and gold and turquoise colors from the inspiration board and it translated into this card: I first die cut the sentiment out of gold glitter paper. Then I adhered that to a black strip of paper. I stamped […]
Love You Penguin
This little penguin is so cute. I have always loved the critters from Paper Smooches! I stamped the penguin and the sentiment in black pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It adds a fun glossy look. Then I painted some watercolor paper with a color I mixed with Gansai Tambi Watercolors. (This […]
Hugs & Kisses
I cannot stop making Valentine’s cards! I have one to share today featuring Mama Elephant Stamps. This card started out with stamping all the XOXOs with the Misti, so I could get them all lined up. Then I watercolored that cute cat, and white heat embossed the sentiment on black cardstock. And that’s where it […]
Purple Plaid
I’ve really been drawn to plaid lately….so I thought I’d give this technique a try! I was inspired by Kristina Werner to create a plaid background with Gansai Tambi Watercolors. Combine that with the current Lawnscaping Challenge to use black, purple and one other color (I added some silver!) and I came up with this card: […]
I’m completely into making fall cards right now, and I realized that I have never inked up that cute turkey from Neat & Tangled! So, I had to do that asap! I first painted the yellow stripes on the background, then I used the Neat & Tangled On the Strip set to add the wood […]
Striped Thank You
I wanted to try out this set from Neat and Tangled. It’s called “On the Strip” and it has multiple interesting stripes. The one I used has little circles in it and makes for a beautiful stripe on a card. I used two different blue inks to try an “Ombre” look. I think it’s a […]
A Sweet Hello in a Field of Flowers
Sometimes, when I need to relax, I imagine I’m in a field of flowers. (You do that, too?) And that is what inspired this next card. I stamped the flowers and stems with 2 different colors of ink. Then I cut each of those flowers (from MFT’s Sketched Blooms set) so I could pop them up […]
Farm Animals Lost in the City?
I’ve wanted to use my MFT brick stencil for a while now. And it just came to me one day that there should be Farm Animals on this card. Hmm….farm animals in front of bricks? So these Farm Animals are lost in the city…looking for direction back to the country farm. “Hello” “Hay there!” Lol. […]
Hi I'm Kari. I'm a creator, a card maker, and a day maker! I am Lucky in love to a supportive husband, blessed to raise 3 kids (all moved away now!), and happy to be watched over by 2 dogs. I originally started this blog to remind me to be happy amid adversity, and I hope it inspires you, too!
