One of my favorite card designers, Emily Leiphart, is having a “Squirrel Fest” over at her site and of course I had to play along! The rules are to make a card with a squirrel on it. I did a sort of winter/Christmas theme for this card: This squirrel is extra happy because he has […]
Archive | Paper Crafting RSS feed for this section
Holiday OCC — Day 6 Coloring
Today was a surprise day for the Holiday 2014 Online Card Class! I was so happy to see it, since I really thought the class was over! I was inspired by Debby Hughes, who showed us some coloring with colored pencils on kraft paper. She is amazing! She heat embossed her image (a poinsettia) in […]
Holiday OCC — Day 5 Tags
I can feel the end of the Holiday Online Card Class getting closer…and I really don’t want it to end! Today I was inspired by Yana Smakula’s tags. She cut out a snowflake on her gift tag and put some red paper behind it. It just so happens, that I had the perfect size snowflake […]
Holiday OCC — Day 4 One-Layer Cards
Oh, online card classes, how I’m loving all your inspiration! I’ve really wanted to give partial die-cutting a try, and this class was the kick I needed to get it done. I think I may need a bit more practice, but I’m so happy with this result. Now there’s nothing that can stop me from […]
Holiday OCC — Day 3 Watercolor
I’m back with another amazing Online Card Class inspired creation! Today was all about watercoloring holiday cards. I love the watercolor look. I’ve been itching to ink up this Penny Black holiday stamp that I have, and so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity! Isn’t she so cute! One single caroler. I don’t […]
Holiday OCC — Day 2, “Peace on Earth”
These online card classes are so inspiring! On day 2 we learned about Interactive cards. I loved all the samples, but the one by Kelly Marie Alvarez (of Lawn Fawn) was so cute! She made a card with 2 birds holding a star, and when you pulled the tag on the card, they put the […]
Holiday OCC: Day 1
I just love the online card classes by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. This is the first Holiday class I’ve taken from them, but I’m having a blast! On day one, we learned a bit about making cards that are easy to replicate. I was completely mesmerized by Debby Hughes’ take on “dip dyed” tags, […]
Halloween Time
I had such a fun time making a few Halloween cards this year for my out-of-town nephews. I even made one for my grandma! Here they are: Here’s to a safe and fun Halloween! Supplies Used: Stamps: Mama Elephant Dies: Mama Elephant Ink: Distress Inks, Distress Markers May your days be filled with sunshine,
Happy Birthday, Garrett!
Today is my nephew’s birthday! I made a very special card for him using one of my favorite sets from My Favorite Things. He loves pirates and he loves the color green (“light core green” he says); so I think he will LOVE this card! At least, I hope so! Here’s the treasure on the […]
Flowers Everywhere
If you asked me a favorite place to be in all the places you could ever be….I would say in a field of flowers. I feel so peaceful with flowers all around. In fact, a favorite place to visit is the Flower Fields in California (in April or May). It it just amazing!! (Read my […]
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!
