Today I’m participating in the MFT Camp Create: Monochromatic Magic. I’ve been waiting for just the right card for this adorable chameleon, and it all came together for this challenge. See how the chameleon just blends in with his surroundings? So cute. So it turns out that I have a bit of turquoise/teal colored items: paper, […]
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Pattern Palooza!
I certainly used a lot of patterns on this one! Had some fun, too. These are almost all Lawn Fawn papers and stamps. Notice the polka dot wings on the fairies (good thing I didn’t add that to their skin…hello, chickenpox!). Notice the pattern on the mushrooms. Notice the pattern of the sky, grass, and […]
Essentials by Ellen Mix it Up Challenge!
Today I’m participating in the Essentials by Ellen Mix it up Challenge for August with Winnie & Walter! This card was a challenge for me. I used my Akayashi Sai watercolor markers and blended 3 colors together on the beautiful Hydrangea by Ellen Hutson. I love how it turned out, but it took me four […]
Fairyland of Gold pathways
Well, it has been a while since I’ve posted. I just may have forgotten how to blog! Hopefully it will all come back. Here’s the card that made me want to blog again: This cute fairyland has pathways of rainbow and gold and clouds that are sparkling clear! I used Lawn Fawn stamps, Akashiya Sai […]
Happy Reindeer
Ok, I love this happy reindeer from Paper Smooches. Doesn’t he just make you smile? This is my final project (I think) for my Online Card Class Holiday Style. I used some of my favorite RED SPARKLE embossing powder on the sentiment and the candy cane stripes! Can you see the sparkle? I love that […]
Christmas Tree Baubles
Wow, this technique was so fun but time consuming! In the Holiday Style Online Card Class, May Park had an awesome sample of a triangle tree shape stamped with all kinds of small stamps and I thought I’d give it a try. Turns out I have a LOT of small stamps that worked so well […]
Vintage Christmas
This card was definitely out of my comfort zone. I was nervous to use brown distress ink over my stamping. But vintage fancy was the topic of the day at Online Card Classes Holiday Style! I used Neenah desert storm for the card base (I have a TON of this, but rarely use it) and […]
O Christmas Tree!
So I tried my hand at a clean and simple christmas tree card. I used the Tim Holtz Scribble Trees and I’m ready to try making more. There are so many cute trees in this set! I used Evergreen Bough Distress ink to ink up the center of the card. This took me TWO tries! […]
Snowflakes!
This card is for the Holiday Online Card Class soft and subtle cards. I used distress inks as watercolor (that twisted citron is a new favorite) behind those snowflakes. That snowflake die is from Simon Says Stamp “Eliza” and it’s one of my favorites, too! I used some glitter embossing powder on the snowflake and […]
Tis the Season to be Jolly
Well, this card was a bunch of firsts for me. A first with all that masking (thanks to Laura Bassen), and a first using EMBOSSING PASTE!! Wow. I might just be addicted to adding embossing paste. I need to play with this more. Isn’t this card fun? I used the gnome from Paper Smooches and […]
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!
