These MFT Polar Bears have got to be a new favorite! If you follow me, you already know that I have a soft spot in my heart for bear stamps (of any kind!) so I can make cards for my Dad…it’s become a thing. So yeah, I collect all the bear stamps I can find […]
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Purple Onion Designs Surprise Blog Hop!
Welcome to the Surprise Bloghop for Purple Onion Designs! I have always loved these stamps and today I have a special holiday project to share with you (and a sale)! To celebrate this weekend, Purple Onion Designs is offering 25% off all stamps in the shop here. Oh, I love a good sale! There’s also […]
Mistletoe Greenery
Hello! Today I have a beautiful stamp to share with you…it’s called Mistletoe from Altenew and it is so fun to play with! It is a multi-layer stamp set, so you can use a variety of ink colors to make a beautiful image (no coloring required). I have discovered my favorite green inks so far: […]
Big Bear Halloween Version, 4 ways
Hello! I have some fun Halloween cards for you using the “Boo” set from Waffle Flower, featuring one of my favorite characters: Big Bear! I use mostly Distress Oxide Inks to create these backgrounds and I really had a lot of fun! This first one is the simplest to make: just stamp some black stripes […]
Fight Like A Girl (Breast Cancer Awareness) Cards
I just have to give a shout out to Amuse Studio Stamps for offering a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness stamp set called “Fight Like a Girl.” I received these stamps last week and purchased the die to go with them. Right now they are still offering this stamp set for free (you just have to […]
Merry Making Class Day 5
Today I was inspired to try my hand at a holiday watercolor card. Debby Hughes is the master at watercoloring a scene, and she made a glorious card to show us her technique. Here, I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to watercolor my scene. I adore this Stamping Bella image…so cute! That carrot […]
Merry Making Class Day 4
I’m back with a great card using all die cuts, inspired by Nichol Spohr! Ok, ok, there is ONE stamp on this card: the greeting! But other than that, this is mostly die cuts colored up with some Distress Inks. I love how it turned out! These are some new stamps and dies from Right […]
Merry Making Class Day 3
Hello! Today I was inspired again by Kristina Werner in the Merry Making Course. She showed us a method of using non-holiday stamps and coloring them up using holiday colors for a beautiful card. So I used a background stamp by Simon Says Stamp (Cora background). I thought it looked a little like a wreath. […]
Merry Making Class Day 2
Today Jennifer McGuire inspired me in the Online Card Classes Merry Making course. She showed us how to score a heavy weight paper (110# is best) and then stamp on top. It leaves a beautiful white line through the image. Here’s my take: See those scored lines? I think this looks even more beautiful in […]
Merry Making Class Day 1
I’m happy to be joining in on the Online Card Classes Merry Making course this month! Today, I was inspired by Kristina Werner. She taught us a bokeh technique using Distress Oxide inks and water. Simple, but so beautiful! Here’s my take on the project: I just love that little Arctic Fox looking up at […]
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!
