Modern Silhouettes

Posted on August 1, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #36 – colors.

And here is my take:

These colors felt very modern to me. I chose Summer Silhouettes because it had great solid images as well as the perfect border image.

I white embossed the border image on my card base. My main white panel is adhered to the right and popped-up.

The large pink flower is cut-out and popped-up. I added a grey stamped center and a rhinestone.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Hello

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Four You;
Ink/Card Stock: Basic Grey, White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive;
Other: Basic Jewels – Rhinestone, White Embossing Powder;

Masculine Birthday Wishes

Posted on July 18, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #34 – colors.

And here is my take:

My hubby’s birthday is in a few weeks. I thought this week’s color challenge paired with a moose image would make a great card for him. I did use a sketch from dahlhouse blog.

After doing a watercolor wash with Summer Starfruit in the background, I decided that the panel was a bit plain, so I used some old Smooch Spritz and the Spritzer tool to add some splots of the dark brown color.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Birthday Wishes

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Walk in the Wild, Four You;
Ink/Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit;
Other: Woodgrain embossing folder; Spritzer tool; Smooch Spritz; Watercolor paper (art store);
Technique: watercoloring

Stamp Camp Cards

Posted on July 5, 2013 by kth

These are the cards I created for mom’s July stamp camp. My job was to use some photopolymer stamps and make a juvenile birthday card.

First up the juvenile birthday card:

I wanted a card that could be used for a large age range, and any gender. And, you know me, a rainbow can never be wrong 😉

The cake is gently watercolored with blender pens and ink.

The pennant pieces are alternated in there adhesive, dimensional and glue (though even the glue are just at the top so the bottoms can be fluffed).

My other card uses a recent photopolymer set that I fell in love with:

I went with a graphic type background stamping the arrows in the background. The label was stamped and trimmed out. I used a marker to hand write “me”, though you could easily use the alphabet from Designer Typeset.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Cake & Candles

All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Bring on the Cake;
Ink/Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, White, Black;
Other: Polka Dot Parade DSP, Pennant builder punch, blender pens, dimensionals;

Hello

All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Wanderlust, Designer Typeset;
Ink/Card Stock: Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, White;
Other: dimensionals;

Sherbet Butterflies

Posted on June 27, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #31 – sketch.

And here is my take:

Since I have both punches that coordinate with the butterfly stamp set, I knew using butterflies would be a breeze on this card. I adhered the butterflies with a dab of liquid glue to their middles – leaving the wings free for fluffing. The shadows created from fluffing the wings gives a lot of dimension and (hopefully) keeps the card from being boring.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

All supplies Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Papillion Potpourri, Label Love;
Ink/Card Stock: Marina Mist, Naturals White, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe;
Other: Artisan Label punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch;

Grunge-y Hello

Posted on June 7, 2013 by kth

Playing with my new StampinUp sets. I was so happy to see a couple grunge options in the new catalog! The only thing I wish I could get was a good masculine-font sentiment set (especially since Best Dad Ever retired).

My colors came from the ColourQ challenge #192.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Hello

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Basic Label, Four You;
Ink/Card Stock: Soft Sky, White, Smokey Slate, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz;
Other: Apothecary Accent die, brads;

Cozy Thoughts

Posted on June 6, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #28 – colors.

And here is my take:

When the new Stampin’Up catalog came out, there was a set that caught my eye and wouldn’t let go. I’m not sure what it is about the Kind & Cozy set, but I love it! So when my box came in time for me to use my new supplies for this challenge, I knew just which set I’d pull out!

The sentiment and extra flowers are inked using markers.

I did use a non-Stampin Up product to create the faux-stitching around the border, but that’s because I’m essentially lazy. You could easily keep this SU-only (suo) by paper piercing a border.

I didn’t do a great job lining up my gingham wheel, but I am challenged with non-polymer stamps (and, as I said before, too lazy to break out my stamp-a-ma-jig!). Even so, I can’t decide if I like it squashed up against each other, or with a break between them. I guess I’ll just have to spend more time with that wheel and play 😉

My layout is based on a somewhat recent CAS(e) This Sketch layout.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thinking of You

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Kind & Cozy, Gingham wheel;
Ink/Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green, White;
Other: 2 1/2″ circle die; Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inkers);

Zebra Spots

Posted on May 24, 2013 by kth

Working on camp cards for my mom.

My charge for this card was to use Zoo Review. While I chose to go with a pink sentiment, you could easily change this to a masculine card by changing the sentiment color.

I used a drop of grey re-inker and about twice that amount of water. Then I took a paint brush and dipped it into the ink. Just a few taps of the brush against my hand and I had splatters. I did mask the zebra image first.

I was inspired by a sketch at CAS(e) This Sketch (but as usual, I missed the deadline).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Zoo Review, Itty Bitty Banners;
Ink/Card Stock: Black, White, Melon Mambo, Slate;
Other: Itty Bitty Banner framelit, dimensionals;

Rose Wreath

Posted on May 16, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #25 – colors.

And here is my take:

Typical for me, a pink color with a green color makes me see flowers. I did change the green to Pear instead of Certainly Celery (I prefer the slightly darker green with the darker cajun…and celery is being retired).

For the watercoloring, I used Coral for the background and Cajun for the flowers.

I used the embossing strip to carry along the dotted background of the stamped image.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happiest Birthday

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Apothecary Art;
Ink/Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral;
Other: Adorning Accents embossing folder, Labels Collection die;
Technique: machine stitching, watercoloring;

Pretty Purple Posey

Posted on May 10, 2013 by kth

Wow, mailing went quick! Mom got her card today, so I can post it 🙂

Here is my last Mother’s Day card. Since my Mom is a Stampin Up demo, I always try to use only SU products.

I used a sketch I found at Clean and Simple (CAS) on Sunday challenge blog.

The flower is an outline image. I stamped it with black ink onto Wisteria Wonder card stock then added highlights and shadows using colored pencils. Here is a detail shot:

I also added a bit of spritzing on the leaf die cut.

Thanks for taking a peek!

for my Wonderful Mother

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Delightful Dozen;
Ink/Card Stock: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, White, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Black;
Other: Honeycomb embossing folder, Apothecary Accent die, Secret Garden dies, rhinestone;

You are Wonderful

Posted on May 6, 2013 by kth

I created this card for Mom’s stamp camp this week. The theme of the camp is retiring products. Everything I used for this card is retiring!! (Well, except the white paper, lol.)

The hummingbird is fussy cut and popped-up.

So, I need to get three Mother’s Day cards in the mail tomorrow…and I don’t have any made!! Eek! Hopefully I will be forgiven for late cards!

Thanks for taking a peek!

You Are Simply Wonderful

All supplies Stampin Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Elements of Style, Friendly Phrases;
Ink/Card Stock: Baja Breeze, White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery;
Other: Elegant Lines embossing folder;

Carefree Creations

papercrafts by karen h

Category Archives: Stampin Up

Modern Silhouettes

Masculine Birthday Wishes

Stamp Camp Cards

Sherbet Butterflies

Grunge-y Hello

Cozy Thoughts

Zebra Spots

Rose Wreath

Pretty Purple Posey

You are Wonderful