I’ve been working on some masculine cards lately. This is a simple card, but a favorite! That little monster from Paper Smooches is so funny…and he can cheer me up like no other. This time, I painted him with green liquid pearls. It gives him a pearlescent glow and adds a little texture! Then I […]
Hippo Birdie
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 […]
SYS2 Day 11: Play day!
Well, I couldn’t wait to get back into the craft room to try out another card once I saw Debby Hughes’ sample!! Wowza. I just love her style. She made a card with sunshine in a soft yellow and soft pink (using Hero Arts colors, I believe). Well, I don’t have much in the way […]
SYS2 Day 10: Floral builders and Foam!
Catching up on my homework today from Day 10 of Stretch Your Stamps 2. This card is not only simple, but it’s fun because it uses that fun foam (the kind you buy at Michael’s). I did not have any foam in white, so I used this tan color and I think it looks good. […]
SS2 Day 9 — Gold Gilding builder stamps
Oh. My. Today was filled with inspiration over at Stretch Your Stamps 2 online card classes. I am in love with Jennifer McGuire’s gold gilding technique on her card! I wanted to give it a try, but I don’t have many floral builder stamps. Luckily, I have the Paper Smooches Botanicals 2 and that is […]
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 […]
Stretch your stamps 2 — bonus day
What can I say: I’ve been in love with this Mama Elephant stamp set since I first saw it, and this online card class inspired me to just GET IT! So, finally, my first card ever with “Up and Away” I had a little extra fun on that background…inspired by Kristina Werner. I love this […]
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 […]
Stretch Your Stamps 2 — Day 6
I was completely mesmerized by Donna Mikasa’s water painting technique and that’s the first one I tried my hand at. I had some fun with this one, although I think I could use a little more practice! I used distress inks to bring in the color (picked raspberry, orange marmalade, mustard seed) and then […]
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!
