Cute Critters Challenge

I was really excited when I saw the theme for this week's fun new challenge at The Kraft Journal Challenge Blog.  When I think about "Cute Critters", I immediately envision adorable animals.  So, I used a really cute die-cut set from Papertrey Ink called On The Farm, and I just LOVE how this turned out.  It fits the "Cute Critters" category just perfectly (in my humble opinion).   The cute critters are cut from polka dot patterned papers (chicken and cow) and wool felt (pig and horse).  I purchase my wool felt from Prairie Point Junction/Wool Felt Central.  It comes in every color of the rainbow, and works beautifully with die-cuts.

I used some October Afternoon patterned papers and stickers, an inexpensive white doily, and the On The Farm and Wonderful Words (you) Die-Cuts from Papertrey Ink.  I machine stitched the papers together, and also added the following supplies from The Kraft Outlet:  A Tim Holtz Memo Pin, Family Tree Journaling Card (yellow), and an Ephemera Label on top of that.  The base of my card is one of the fabulous Kraft Blank Note Cards.  Additional supplies include some beautiful Prima lace, a Prima flower, and Making Memories felt letters (For), and a crocheted cream doily under the Prima flower.

There are SO MANY wonderful products available in the Kraft Outlet Store to help make card-making a breeze.  I hope you will check out the store, grab some goodies, and come play along with us in this week's challenge at The Kraft Journal Challenge Blog this week.  We'd just LOVE to see your "Cute Critters".  You will just LOVE all the items at The Kraft Outlet, you'll enjoy their quality, variety and low prices, and their shipping charges are very reasonable.  Stop by this week and treat yourself to some new goodies, and then come play along with us.

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:

Frosted Designs Blog - Fabulous Friday Challenge - The Great Outdoors - What's more outdoors than a bunch of cute little animals?  Well, I know from being on the farm that we prefer they stay outdoors!  LOL

Simon Says Stamp Vintage Challenge Blog - Ode to Sunshine - I used the yellows to represent the colors from the sun, and also the darling little animals who live outdoors in the sunshine!

Papertake Weekly - Challenge:  Die-ing For a Punch - I LOVE using die-cuts, and this card uses several different dies!  See above for all the product details.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card.  I love hearing your thoughts, and I look forward to visiting your blogs this week.  It's always a blessing to me to see your creativity, and I hope my card gives you a bit of inspiration to use some "Cute Critters" on your projects this week for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to The Kraft Outlet.  Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.  All you have to do in order to be eligible for the prize is to either use products sold at The Kraft Outlet or any type of Kraft paper on your project.

 

Have a blessed week!

 

Karen

I Am So Blessed

I can't even begin to tell you how VERY blessed I am, and I thank all of you for your birthday wishes as I celebrated my 48th Birthday on Tuesday, July 23.  This is the birthday card I received from my best friend of 40+ years, Patti Lyn.  I just received her box today filled with all kinds of darling scrapbooking goodies.  She is so talented, and I always love her cards.  But better yet, I am SO blessed by her amazing friendship and the love we share.  We had such an amazing visit this summer, and we're already looking forward to the next time we can get together and enjoy one another's company.  It's always worth the wait, and I thank God for her dear friendship.

The patterned papers are some that we picked up at one of our favorite scrapbook stores in Pine City, Minnesota.  It's called the Pine City Scrapbooking Company, and not only do they have an AMAZING store, but they also have a fabulous retreat where you can stay in log cabins (with all modern luxuries) to scrapbook and vacation in Minnesota.  If you ever want to go, COUNT ME IN!  They always have the latest and greatest scrapbook supplies and a great retreat center.  We bought these papers while we were there in July.  She also used a small glassine bag from The Kraft Outlet, a Papertrey Ink die-cut (happy), some paper flowers, some silk ribbon, a Tim Holtz safety pin ring that I LOVE (and can't find ANYWHERE, so if anyone knows where I can purchase them, please let me know), and a tiny tags heart also from Papertrey Ink.   She's as crazy about machine stitching as I am.

 

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:

 

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #176 - Fresh Summer Breeze

 

The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog - Challenge #58 - Rose Cottage

 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Blog - Challenge #76 - Sizzlin' Summer Colors

 

Paper Crafting Journey - Challenge:  Punches and/or Die-Cuts - The small hanging heart is a die-cut as well as the word "happy"

 

Simon Says Stamp & Show Vintage Challenges - Challenge #58 - Celebrate - This card was made to celebrate my birthday, and I am SO VERY grateful for my BFF and all those who sent me birthday wishes to help me celebrate!

 

Have a blessed week, and please remember that above all else, GOD IS SO GOOD and He loves you unconditionally (enough to die for you), and it is my sincere hope that you will draw close to Him and call on Him now to be your savior, and your friend, and your God.  Your life will be SO BLESSED when you do.  I wish that for you all more than anything else.

 

Hugs,

Karen

More Fun at Classy Cards 'N Such

Hello again, my dear crafty friends.  I've been having such a fun summer and I've really been enjoying my Guest Design position for June and July at Classy Cards 'N Such and wanted to share another card I made using their fabulous products.   I started out with several different patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Spring Market Combo Pack.  There are SO many lovely patterns in this collection, and each sheet is double-sided giving you even more options at a great price.

I machine stitched my papers together and used the yellow patterned paper to create a journaling spot with the gorgeous French Pastry Doily Die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I inked the doily and the edges of my papers with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Barn Door Red (LOVE these Tim Holtz ink pads, and they're on clearance!!!).  On top of that incredible bargain, you can save AN ADDITIONAL 10% off all your orders by using Coupon Code KAREN-10 at check-out.

 

The sentiment atop the doily/journaling spot is a rub-on from the Friends Set by My Sentiments Exactly - these rub-ons are wonderful and SO easy to use.  I made my bow using Seam Binding that is dyed yellow.  On top of the bow, you will see the sweet little Zva Creative mini paper rose buds in both Classic Red and White.  

You will also see a pretty LeCreme Finesse Pearl Swirl, and what I really love about this item is that you can cut off smaller pieces of it (as I did here) to get more than one use out of each packet.  Now that's a great deal!  

You will find a lot of products at Classy Cards 'n Such that are sold at a great low price, and can be stretched to use on several different projects.  Enjoy creating, and enjoy your summer!

 

Blessings to all,

Karen

Memories of Happy Times

Well, I must say that it feels good to be back home and back to my family, friends, church and....my craft room!  I had such a wonderful vacation, and I thank you all so much for the well-wishes you sent me for a blessed visit with my dear friend, Patti, and my family.  As lovely as it is to visit, it's always a good feeling to be back home.

 

Here we are at Wednesday again, and that means it's time once again for a new challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  For this week's inspiration project, I created another mini album.  My scripture is printed on canvas and attached to the envelope that is tucked inside the pocket of my mini album.  I tried to take a picture of each page so that you could see all the details.  I used primarily items from October Afternoon, but I also added plenty of other goodies as well.  I will try to name them all, but if you have any questions at all about what I used, just let me know.

The cover has lots of October Afternoon patterned papers, chipboard and stickers.  I also used a Melissa Frances rub-on (memories) and a Papertrey Ink die-cut (happy) but everything else you see on the cover is October Afternoon.

This is the second page.  Again, lots of October Afternoon patterned papers and chipboard going on here.  Some super cute new thin, striped washi tape from Little B that I picked up on vacation at Archivers, the brocade border is also a die-cut from Papertrey Ink, and my infamous machine stitching (as always).  The 2 is a piece of October Afternoon chipboard, and the "gether" was printed onto a sticker on the computer.

This last picture shows Page 3 as well as the envelope that was tucked inside the pocket.  This is where I placed my word art/scripture for this week.  I saved plenty of room for photos in this album, but also love having envelopes inside the pockets so that you can include more photos and other memories.  The heart border is a die-cut from Papertrey Ink cut from wool felt, and that shabby flower up in the corner is cut from a scrap of denim material using a Die-Namics Loopy Flower Die-cut.  There's a button with baker's twine in the center of the flower.  Most everything else is from October Afternoon.

 

Twist of Faith Cards Challenge Blog - Challenge #47 - Borders and Fancy Edges - I used a scalloped border paper on the cover, and a few different border die-cuts throughout.

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog - Die-Ing For a Punch - I used several different die-cuts on this mini album.  You can read all the details for each page.

 

Southern Girls Challenge Blog - Challenge #74 - No Spoolin' - I used wool felt to make my heart border, and denim for my flower, but nothing from a spool.  How fun!

 

Great Impressions Rubber Stamps - July Challenge - Anything Goes - I keep trying to win this challenge and gain the opportunity to Guest Design with these awesome stamps!

 

I really hope that you will all stop by Word Art Wednesday to play along in our challenge this week.  We have two fabulous sponsors again this week:  Your Next Stamp (rubber stamps and die-cuts) is offering a $20 gift certificate, and The Shabby Cottage is offering some darling vintage images of the winner's choice.  Please stop by and share your creations with us for the chance to win!

 

Have a blessed week,

 

Karen

 

God's Amazing Grace

I am SO grateful for God's amazing gift of grace.  It's by His grace that we can KNOW we are going to Heaven, and there is no better news in the world than that!  The Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:5-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works....."  I have so many blessings in my life, but above all else, I am SO grateful for God's amazing grace!

 

I made this mini album while I was at my best friend, Patti's house, on vacation.  I had to wait until I got home to post it because it needed to be bound (using my Zutter binding machine) and also needed a few finishing touches.  I don't have anything tucked into the pockets yet, but since it's made with paper bags, there are pockets in each page that I can use for tucking goodies inside (my favorite part of making paper bag albums).

 

This is the cover of the album.  The entire book uses primarily Crate Paper's Pretty Party line.  I just LOVE all the sweet chipboard and sticker embellishments that came with this darling line.  I also used LOTS of sweet buttons, seam binding and trinkets throughout.  The "Grace" stamped sentiment is from Verve Stamps.

Page 2 shows another great Verve stamped scripture which I placed on a doily.  I did lots of machine stitching in this mini album as well.

Page 3 has several of the Pretty Party patterned papers, a K & Co. fabric brad and a crocheted doily flower along with more machine stitching.  The stamped image is  from Hero Arts and is stamped on a Freckled Fawn shipping tag.  For a chance to win a $15 Freckled Fawn gift certificate, please come play along in our challenge this week at Word Art Wednesday.

Page 4 is my favorite page in the book.  That sweet shabby flower was cut from a piece of linen muslin using Die-Namics Loopy Flower Die-Cut and it's embellished with a Maya Road stick pin, some baker's twine and a felt leaf.  The "laugh" sticker is from JilliBean Soup, and the chipboard is from the Pretty Party line.

And finally Page 5 is another really cute page with scripture.  I used a resin flower in the center of my seam binding bow, and also placed little pearl accents in the centers of the flowers on the little tag, along with more machine stitching.  I'm SO glad that there's room for photos in all those wonderful built-in pockets!

Although I did decorate the back of the album, I didn't shoot a picture of it.  You'll just have to trust me that it's decorated.  This book turned out really cute, and we sure had a lot of fun making them.  I always enjoy creating projects using God's Word.

 

My Craft Spot By Kimberly - Challenge #105 - Sew Fun! - I just LOVE machine stitching on my cards and projects.

 

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #176 - Fresh Summer Breeze - I really enjoyed this sweet color combination and had fun creating with it!

Paper Take Weekly - Buttons and Bows

 

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by today to say hello.  I look forward to a great day with my family as we celebrate my 48th Birthday on Tuesday, July 23.  I appreciate your visit today, and really hope that you are having a very blessed week!  I encourage you to THANK GOD for the gift of His amazing grace!  We are SO blessed.

My Cup Runneth Over,
Karen

Special Challenge Sponsored by Freckled Fawn

Hello my crafty friends!  I'm so thankful that you've stopped by today to say hello and to take a peek at my card for this week's challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  I am so grateful to have you visit, and I really hope that you will all share your art this week in our challenge.  You can enter up to five projects/entries for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Freckled Fawn.

I know that I would enter (five times) if I were eligible to win.  So, if any of you know of any other challenges being sponsored by Freckled Fawn, please be sure to let me know.  They are an AWESOME store and I truly LOVE all their wonderful products.

 

OK, so here is the card I made for this week's challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  I used some October Afternoon patterned papers, a seam binding bow, a button with baker's twine, some yellow cotton lace, machine stitching, and a die-cut from Papertrey Ink that I used to cut a strip of wool felt yellow hearts that are also machine stitched to the card.  The scripture is printed onto a Spellbinders die-cut and inked.

I am so thankful to have you stop by today to visit, take a peek at my card, and say hello.  I look forward to visiting your blogs, and I really do hope that you will link up with us this week at Word Art Wednesday.

Party Time Tuesday Challenge Blog - Challenge #129 - Color Inspiration Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Blog - Challenge #76 - Sizzlin' Summer Colors with Ribbon

Catered Crop Challenges - Button Up!  I love using buttons, and for this sweet little scripture card, I used my vintage button as the center for my bow.

 

May God bless you and give you a great week of creating, and enjoying all the beautiful things around you that He has given us to enjoy.  Thank Him for the small things, thank Him for the big things, and thank Him in EVERY thing.  God is just SO GOOD!

 

My Cup Runneth Over,

Karen

Classy Cards 'n Such Birthday Prayer

Hi again, everyone, and thank you for stopping by today.  If I do say so myself.....this card turned out super cute!  I just love these GORGEOUS papers and embellishments from Classy Cards 'n Such!  Here is my card:

And here is what I used:  I started with two different patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Spring Market Collection.  The combination of the red gingham and the pink floral is just lovely together.  Next, I used the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen Die-Cut to make a journaling mat.  The birthday sentiment on that mat is a rub-on from the Inspirational Birthday Rubz set.  These rub-ons are priced at just $3 and have several great sentiments on each sheet.  

I embellished the sentiment with some of the love mini rose buds from Zva Creative in Classic Red, Soft Olive and White. I also added a small bow made with a length of Chalk White Seam Binding as well as one of the gorgeous White Pearl Swirls for that elegant touch I was trying to achieve.  All the lovely products at Classy Cards 'n Such make it easy to create beautiful cards and layouts.  Some machine stitching, and all these wonderful supplies, and......whala!  This was easy using such great products.
 

I hope you will stop by to do some shopping in the Classy Cards 'n Such Store and remember to use COUPON CODE:  KAREN-10 to save an additional 10% off your entire order.

Before I run off, I'd like to share this card in these challenges:

Twist of Faith Challenges - End of Day/Sunset Colors - I guess the sky can be red when the sun is setting.

Card Mania Challenges - Challenge #25 - Pearls and/or Gems

Craft-Dee Bowz Challenge - July Challenge - Anything Goes With Handmade Bow - My bow is hand-made with seam binding.  I used the white, but I do have a tutorial showing how to hand-dye this lovely trim.  Making hand-made bows is always the perfect touch!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Challenge #96 - Birthday

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Blog - Challenge #76 - Sizzlin' Summer Colors - When I think about Summer, I always think about strawberries, raspberries and warm sunsets - so these colors work for me in a Summer theme.  And of course, my bow.....you've just gotta love a good seam binding bow!

Happy crafting!

 

Karen

Pretty Papers at The Kraft Journal



Karen Letchworth for The Kraft Journal

Well, who doesn't LOVE some "Pretty Papers"?  I sure do! And for this week's Pretty Papers Challenge over at The Kraft Journal, I dug VERY deep into my stash and found these lovely patterned papers from Daisy D. Everything on my card started with a Large Lunch Bag Kraft Notecard.   After the pretty patterned papers, I attached LOTS of goodies from The Kraft Outlet including a bit of Natural Burlap Ribbon, bits of Black & White Polka Dot Washi Tape, some red and green baker's twine, and a cute little Tim Holtz Memo Pin.  I just love how using supplies from The Kraft Outlet makes creating cute cards and projects so easy!
 

Some of the other supplies I used on this card include a simple inexpensive white doily, a paper flower from Daisy D, a Die-Namics die-cut flower made with wool felt, a Teresa Collins Bingo card, a vintage button, machine stitching, a wooden embellishment tag (with you), and green Prima leaves.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek, and please be sure to join our challenges this week at both The Kraft Journal and Word Art Wednesday.  We just LOVE to have you join us and share your art with us at both.

Blessings to you,
karen

Getting My "Crafty On"

It's hard to believe that I've already been at my best friend's house for over two weeks, and that today is the day we have to call it quits (at least for now).  Let me tell you, it went by SO fast!  We look forward to this time all year long; and it was nothing less than fabulous.  I've been praising God all night long, and I mean that quite literally.  I stayed up past 2:30 AM, and I was awake by 6:00 AM with a few wake-ups in between - just praising God and thanking Him for this wonderful time and for all the blessings in my life.  I'm so grateful for it all, but also still feeling rather bitter-sweet about saying goodbye again (even for now).  We will already start looking forward to, and planning, having her come to see me in Nevada just as soon as possible.  Before I leave, I wanted to share a couple more of the cards we made together.  I will share some more of our mini books once I get home, but I still have ten days at my Mom's house up north before then.

This first card was inspired by the new "Cherry Pie" challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room.  You can click the link below to take you directly to their challenge so that you can see the inspiration photo.  It called for cream or white, red, aqua, and touches of twine and/or burlap.  I used all of the above and was SO inspired by it all (especially the vintage inspiration photo).  I used October Afternoon patterned papers, an Emma's Shoppe journaling card (cherry), some vintage trims, aqua baker's twine, a vintage cream doily, machine stitching, bits of cream burlap, some touches of red acrylic paint, an October Afternoon journaling sticker (printed through the computer), and a cherry gem brad.  Here is the link to their challenge:

 

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Blog - Challenge #174 - Cherry Pie - See above paragraph for all the details on my card and this fabulous challenge!

This second card was inspired by the current challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog where the current cupcake inspiration is to use Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow and Rose Pink.  I got out some patterned papers and embellishments in these three lovely colors from their inspiration photo and got busy.  This is what I created, and it's almost all from October Afternoon.

 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog - Challenge #218 - Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow and Rose Pink - See Above Paragraph for Details or Click on the Link to Take You to the Challenge

 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Blog - Challenge #76 - Sizzlin' Summer Colors and Ribbons

 

For those of you who are wondering, I didn't share my Word Art Wednesday card in a blog post this week because the photograph is SO light and the scripture doesn't show well at all.  I apologize for not sharing it again here, but I really do hope that you will ALL stop by to play along in our challenge this week over at Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog.

 

Thanks for stopping on by today to say hello, and I hope to visit you all at your blogs this week.  Have a blessed day!

 

Karen

 

 

 

 



What's In Your Nest?

Hello my bloggy friends!  Welcome back to another edition of Watch Me Wednesday from The Kraft Journal.  I'm going to share a tutorial with you for a cute little Bird's Nest made from the darling Vintage Dictionary Pages available at The Kraft Outlet.  The first thing you will need is some Vintage Dictionary Pages.

You can either cut them into strips, or you can do what I did and run them through your household paper shredder.  In addition to the Vintage Dictionary Pages, you will need a small felt (or cardboard) circle and a hot glue gun (or some other tacky glue).

The next step involves taking a few strips at a time, and just rolling them around your fingers into a circle.  You want the size of the circle you're rolling to match up with the approximate size of the felt circle you have cut.

Don't worry about there being all kinds of loose ends.  We've all seen a bird's nest before, and they're never perfect.  I've learned that there is no "right way" to make this project.  Just have fun with it.  Wrap the strips around your fingers until you have created a nest the size, shape and height that you like.  The bigger your circle, the bigger the nest will be.  The next step is to cover your circle with some hot glue.

Once you've got your nest the way you like it, you will take it and set it onto the felt circle.  Then, you need to push down the middle of the nest.  This serves two purposes.  It makes the nest stick to your felt circle (securing it), and it also forms the deep part of your nest where the eggs will go. 

If you decide that you want your nest any bigger, wider, or taller than it is at this point, you can continue to add strips to it until you have obtained the size you desire.  This is where your creativity comes into play.  As I said, there is no right or wrong here.  Just work with it until you have the nest you like.

As far as the "eggs" go, I have seen this done several different ways.  Some people like to cover their eggs in craft glue and roll them in glitter to match their project.  Others enjoy a variety of different colored eggs.  I chose to use some blue robin's eggs that I bought at the craft store.

That's it, you're finished!  You can either display your Bird's Nest like this, or use it on a project as desired.  The options are endless.  This is just one idea of the many neat things you can do with the Vintage Dictionary Pages.  They're super cute, huh?  I hope you have fun making a little Bird's Nest of your own.

Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge #105 - Hexagons and Circles - Is this nest a hexagon, a circle, or....what?   Not quite sure, but I'm more so hoping that my Top Tip regarding how to make the nest itself is helpful to others!

Thanks for stopping by!

Brides & Babies at The Kraft Journal

Hello and a happy Monday to everyone!  I'm here today with a post for the new challenge this week over at The Kraft Journal Challenge Blog and I'm super excited to share this mini baby album I made using LOTS of great products from The Kraft Outlet.  Grab yourself a cup of coffee and get cozy....cuz this is a rather long post.

Karen Letchworth for The Kraft Journal

I do also have a tutorial for the Kraft Outlet to share this week (on Wednesday); but I just couldn't resist sharing my mini album with you all that I made at my BFF's house since it  fits this week's "Brides or Babies" Challenge so perfectly; not to mention that I used A LOT of Kraft Outlet products on this album.  I made this little baby album by tracing and cutting shapes from Chipboard Sheets.  I used lots of items on this mini album so please bear with me, and if I forgot anything you're interested in knowing about, just let me know.  For the cover, I used a scrap of canvas from a Mini Canvas Tag.  I machine stitched it down.

Karen Letchworth for The Kraft Journal

On pages 2 and 3, I used another Canvas Tag, a Mini Kraft Merchandise Bag, a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket, touches of Earthy Hemp, some Decorative Tape and pieces of Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock for journaling mats.

Karen Letchworth

Pages 4 and 5 include a darling Small Glassine Bag to hold a journaling card, a Tim Holtz Adage Journaling Ticket, a Tim Holtz Memo Pin, some Baker's Twine, and a row of die-cut stars cut from Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock.  Whether you make a "Bride project or a Baby project", we all look forward to having you play along with us this week at The Kraft Journal Challenge Blog!  There's also a lot of inspiration there from the rest of the Design Team.

The above photo is a close-up shot of the glassine bag with a kraft journaling card tucked inside.  And below this paragraph is a matching card I used to give when I use this baby album as a gift.  The star borders (cut from wool felt in the blue and kraft paper) are from Papertrey Ink.  The other light blue felt stars came with this Making Memories set.  The card was made using a Lunch Bag Kraft Note Card.

I'm sharing my project here:

Simon Says Stamp & Show Vintage Challenge Blog - A Little Stamping.  Page 2 has a small stamped image.  That's the only stamp I used on this entire project, so this challenge was just perfect for my project.

Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello and take a peek.  I hope you're all having a great start to the new week.  I'll be back again later this week to share a few more projects with you all.

Blessings,
Karen

Classy Cards 'n Such Guest Designer

I'm back again today to share another card I made using some more of the lovely supplies from Classy Cards 'N Such.  I'm enjoying my Guest Designer spot with this awesome company, and I hope you've taken time to check out this amazing shop.  You can save 10% off all your orders by using Coupon Code KAREN-10.

Here are the details of this card:  I cut some banner strips using several designs of adorable patterned papers from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6x6 Paper Pad.  I added a length of Yellow Floral Trim and also added some of the lovely mini rose buds from Zva Creative in both Classic Red and Olive Green that are topping a bow made from hand-dyed Seam Binding.  Each of the patterned paper strips is inked using the Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Barn Door Red, Bundled Sage, and Crushed Olive (all of which are on clearance!!).  This card is an easy format to follow when you need to make a quick card, and great for using up small pieces of left-over patterned papers.  Thanks for stopping by to take a peek, and be sure to check out these wonderful goodies, and more, available in the Classy Cards 'N Such Store.

Simon Says Stamp & Show Vintage Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

 

Have a blessed week!

Karen

Smiles...3 for 25 Cents

Well, my bloggy friends, let me just say that I am having a wonderful vacation.  I praise God for all the blessings in my life, and having this special time with my BFF of 40+ years to scrapbook, go antiquing, hit estate sales and just enjoy one another's company has been SUCH a blessing to me.  And...I still have a bit more time here before I head up north to spend ten days with my parents, brother and extended family.  What a blessing!  My dear hubby, Darren, has been visiting me here and then between hitting the cabin, helping his Mom with projects, and having fun of his own.  Praise God that he has a good job that gives him this much time each year, and that supports my habits.  God is SO GOOD, and I am grateful that my hubby is able to keep reloading my account with money.  I've found so many goodies.  I hope to take a picture of them all before I pack up so that I can share a picture (here on my blog) of everything I've bought thus far.  Let me just say it again, GOD IS GOOD.....PRAISE HIS NAME!!!  I am so blessed, and I don't take any of it for granted.

This is another card that I made with my BFF, Patti.  As always, hers turned out slightly different than mine.  Actually, on this one, I think hers is cuter.   I used background of MME patterned paper, some October Afternoon patterned papers, a doily cut using a PTI doily die-cut, a flower cut from wool felt using a Die-Namics die-cut, a Tim Holtz Memo Pin from The Kraft Outlet, some Prima lace trim, a Basic Grey wooden button with baker's twine in the center, some cork polka dot Making Memories letters (for smile), some hand-cut and sewn felt leaves, a vintage cream doily, some October Afternoon word stickers (happiness, memories and good times), and machine stitching.

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Basic Grey Challenge Blog - Challenge #97 - No Stamped Images - I didn't use any stamped images.  And the Basic Grey item I used is that ADORABLE wooden button in the center of my flower (the package says Basic Grey Clippings).  Super cute set of six wooden buttons from Basic Grey!

 

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Patriotic - Since my card is primarily red, white and blue and because I made it on the 4th of July (and I love sharing smiles on the 4th of July and everyday at any price), I'm sharing this card in the challenge here.

Simon Says Stamp & Show Vintage Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Mark's Finest Papers Sketch With a Twist - Challenge #53 - Sketch (I followed this week's sketch)

 

I hope you're all having a very blessed summer, and a great week.  Thanks for stopping by. And don't forget to stop by and share your art with us in this week's challenge at Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes and we would enjoy having you play along!

 

Blessings to you all,

Karen