Win $100 at Studio 313 --Clear Dollar Stamps

STUDIO 313 -- Have you seen it? You should. Check out Clear Dollar Stamps and link up to this stamp designer.

How does $100 to spend on stamps or supplies appeal to you? Well, you can win this by going to this blog to enter into a contest for the chance to win.

www.shawneindiangirl.blogspot.com/

Here you will find a wonderful artist displaying beautiful projects and cards using stamps, ink and paper. Check it out, you won't be dissappointed. To see her stamp designs, please click on this link below. This will take you to Studio 313 creations by Shawne.

http://www.cleardollarstamps.com/products.php?cat=50

Wee wee wee

I've found some new and funky stamps from Switzerland from a company called Whiff of Joy. These whimsical gnomes (Wee and bird, tree, and drum) are so fun to colour and I really loved putting them together with all the colourful designer papers. I also purchased some copic markers and tried my hand at blending. I love how easy they are to use and also how they look so nice once you're finished. Hope you like them. I have one more to create but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see it.

Thanks for looking.

Karen

Slider, shaker and pull card

How fun is this. I finally got to try out making a slider and pull card. The shaker card I had made before but usually had a Christmas theme or birthday theme to it. The Valentine's theme was just perfect. I love the mix of the pink and red chunky glitter.

My ever-so-accommodating upline Alison always lets me join her classes at the very last minute and I am grateful for that. I just live down the street so it is so very easy to drop in. Thank you Alison. I absolutely love how these cards turned out. I know I will be making more. All cards used SU! products and of course they all coordinate so famously.

Have a great day and happy stamping.

Karen

More tags

Here are some other tags I made using some new stamps that just came in the mail. Hope you like them. The tag with the fairies uses the rolled marble technique and dazzling diamonds. The other tag uses distress stickles on the birds and crystal effects on the "a little note" scroll. Thanks for looking.

Karen

Here is a set of cards and tags I made as a gift. I loved using the snowflake die from SU! It was so easy and really added a focal point to the card. Hope you like them.

We just had to dress the cats up like santa in their red coats. Miso didn't mind so much but Tanji (orange cat) was not impressed. We had to bribe him by putting his favourite toy in front of him--his string. Thanks for looking.

Karen

I'm back!!

I've been delving into a new area for me...vintage. I just love all the cards/tags I've been seeing on the web and have fallen in love with the old style especially vintage santas. Here are some tags I made having seen Tim Holtz 12 tags of Christmas. Check out his website for more details. http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/

Has it been that long? Multiple posts

Just wanting to share some cards that I have done over the last month. Been away for awhile....

I had to try out the flower pot card that I've seen so many times. This was so fun. And so easy when you have the die cut for the leaf shape. I also completed a box card/pop up card using some rub-ons. I kept it simple and easy and really like how it looks. It folds down flat so mailing is a snap. Next are some cards that I made for my son's baseball coaches. Their team The BlueJays won the playoffs and now Axel has been selected to be on the AllStar team to represent New West in another tournament. This is quite something as this is Axel's rookie year in baseball and he has shown great skill and ability. Way to go Axel. I wanted the card to be a bit flashy so I embossed on the textured card stock and it really pops. I created a "roster" type signing area for all the players to sign their names. We also gave the coaches an autographed team picture (with trophy) and the boys signed their names on the matting and said a few words of thanks. What a great season.

Last club night we finally made the build-a-brad bracelets courtesy of Patty Bennett. She has full instructions on her blog and they turned out so elegant. Here are just a few of the completed bracelets. It was a little tricky getting the rhinestones to lay flat but the larger brads were a snap. So many possibilities with this project.

Happy stamping.

Karen