This Lawn Fawn stamp set is adorable, and I haven’t had the chance to ink it up until now! It was my son’s birthday this week (he’s 24…I can’t believe it!) If you know me at all, then you know that I STRUGGLE with masculine cards. I mean I have to really focus! But Jennifer […]
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SS2 Day 8 — Watercoloring with geometric stamps
Since I had a die cut of the word “Celebrate” already cut out, I thought I’d better use it for something! So I colored it pink and used the watercolor idea from Taheerah Atchia in Stretch Your Stamps 2 online card classes. It turned out a little “messier” and “splotchy” than I liked, so I […]
SS2 — Day 8 Create Borders with graphic stamps
I love the bold borders that Kelly Rasmussen created in Stretch Your Stamps 2! I don’t have many graphic or geometric stamps, but I found one that is like a starburst or fireworks and I thought it would work well for this idea. I used 2 different inks to ink up the starbursts and used […]
Thank You cards galore!
I’m always needing thank you cards and I thought I’d try a new embossing technique. When my husband saw it, he said “Will you make some for me?!” But all he wanted was the embossing…no hearts, no cute little animals. BORING! So I make a bunch for myself with some of my favorite Paper Smooches […]
Hello, Red
Here’s another look at my Little Red Riding Hood card. I love this stamp set from Avery Elle. When I saw it, I just knew I had to have it. See, I played Little Red Riding Hood in the school play when I was in 4th grade! I made my very own (shiny) red cape […]
Stretch Your Stamps 2 — Day 1
“School” started today for me with Online Card Classes. The new Stretch Your Stamps 2 started out with some great projects! I was so inspired and even got some homework done today. This is my version of the watercolor emboss resist background made into two cards: I love how they turned out! (my husband was […]
Benny-Saurus
Today we celebrated my nephew’s first birthday. We found a giant dinosaur stuffed animal for him and I just HAD to make a tag to match. Of course, I pulled out my Cuteasaurus stamp set from Paper Smooches (one of my favorites!) The snail and tree stump is from Forest Whimsy and balloons are from […]
A Birdie Told Me . . .
I have been completely inspired by Julie Ebersole in Clean & Simple Card Class 3 (online card classes with Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner). Here’s the card I made using some of her techniques like the splatter paint, watercolor, and adding a shadow. I’m just loving this class! And I do have to thank this […]
Hello, New Year; Goodbye, Friend and Father
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Fabulous New Year celebration. We had my entire family in from out of town and it was wonderful. We shared New Year’s Eve with some old friends and that was glorious, too. But this New Year started off with a great loss to our family. My […]
Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread cookies
Wow. It feels like I haven’t posted in a LONG time! I’ve been sick, sick, sick. But I’m back and sharing one of my favorite cookies for the holidays! Chocolate Peppermint shortbread Cookies! I love this shortbread recipe because you can change it up to be chocolate or vanilla! I’m sharing my shortbread secrets 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!
