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: […]
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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. […]
You Make My Tail Wag
And this dog makes me smile every time! I did some inking, coloring with prismacolor and glittering. Here’s my card: This stamp set is from My Favorite Things. So cute, right? I was inspired by fall colors for this one! Entering: My Favorite Things Card Challenge (sketch challenge) & Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. May […]
Learn to Jump
This sweet card is a one-layer card filled with sheep at sunset. (Sheep at sunset? That sounds delightful) The “adult sheep” is teaching the “kid sheep” how to be fabulous by jumping. Lol. I had a great time with this card, masking and inking. I hope you like it! I used distress inks for the […]
Just Hanging Around
I got an opportunity to watercolor the other day. This monkey set from My Favorite Things is perfect for practicing. I pulled out my watercolors (including Tim Holtz Distress markers that I used as watercolor) and got to work. Those leaves and sentiment are also watercolored. Then I added some Glossy Accents to the “hi” […]
Celebration Cake!
Concord & 9th is celebrating big! And I was the lucky recipient of some giveaway goodies this month. Another reason to celebrate: they now have a new Challenge Blog (Wherecreativitymeetsc9.com) started by the fabulous Jessica Frost-Ballas. So I thought I would play along in the very first challenge! The theme is “Celebration.” Here is my […]
Life is Good in a Tiki Hut
The Lawnscaping Challenge is all about texture this time. I haven’t used my “Life Is Good” set in a really long time, and I thought that little crab would enjoy some lemonade! I did some masking to make it look like the crab was holding the glass of lemonade. And then I made a “Tiki […]
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!
