It's a Guy Card

Oh! Such A Guy Card

Masculine cards are so hard to come up with, so when I do, yahoo!  Hope you enjoy this card and give it a try.

TIP:  I cut a 1-1/2 strip of Mossy Meadow, then added 1-1/4 strip of Espresso and then a third strip 3/4 of DSP this trick adds that little extra something.

Stamp Set: Big Day (SAB) and Gorgeous Grunge (background)

Ink: Lost Lagoon (pad for background and marker for the words), black, Smokey Slate for the highlight

 using a blender pen

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Crumble Cake, White

Accessories: Just a little ribbon 

Lotus Blossom Sympathy

It is never easy for me to make sympathy cards, guess I can’t image living without all those that are close to me.  So it is a good idea to make a few ahead of time, so if the need arises I have already created them. 

So much for the sad stuff!  Love this color combination using the Lotus Blossom stamp set. 

TIP:      If you haven’t used this set yet, give it a try.  After a little practice, everyone at the class did it successfully.  (Squares are 2 and 2-1/4)

Stamp Set:  Lotus Blossom, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:    Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette

Paper:  Something Borrowed DSP, Soft Suede, White

Accessories:  Scallop and small oval

Painted Blosom Butterfly

Beginning to Look Like Spring

This card was quick and easy.  Found a video on YouTube that showed how to use dryer sheets to get the small pieces out of the die.  Had so much fun showing everyone, although we sure had a lot of little pieces of paper everywhere.

TIP:  When you have a large area of white and you know it needs something, use another stamp to make the background pop.  I usually stamp it off once or twice so that it is soft.

Stamp Set:  Butterfly Basis
Paper:  Painted Blossom, Softy Sky, Whisper White
Ink:  Soft Sky (background), Island Indigo (words and sponging)
Acc:  Butterfly Thinlit, Small Butterfly (Martha Stewart) 

 

Painted Petals Sneek Peak

Had so much fun with this stamp set and I am sure you will too!  Such a simple layout, used Garden Green and Cameo Coral with words in black.  Sparkled the dots and the center of the flowers with Dazzle Diamonds.  Hope you enjoy!

Framed Gift

I saw a sample of this on Pinterest and just had to try it myself using my favorite stamp set Kinda Eclectic. These turned out so well, that I made them for Christmas Gifts.   All supplies are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps:  Kinda Eclectic, Papillon Potpourri, and a new Occasions 2015 set called Painted Petals
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Espresso
Ink:  Espresso and Crumble Cake, Soft Suede for the words, Baja Breeze for the butterflies (Baja Breeze is retired, but wanted to use up the ribbon). 
Accessories:  Small and Large Butterfly Punches, a few pearls, and a ribbon. Purchased the frame from Michael's, I saw a similar one at Walmart.

'Tis the Season

November 13, 2014 Class Card

Just can't get enough Christmas and it's not even Thanksgiving.

• Stamps:  Many Merry Stars, Mingle All The Way (inside words)
• Ink:  Lost Lagoon
• Paper:  All is Calm DSP, White, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Silver Glimmer
• Accessories:  Fun Frames, Tree Punch, Silver 1/8" ribbon

TIP:  Hand cut the frame (it's easy).  Use Score Tape or glue to attached glimmer paper (seems like it has a slick back).  Pop dot the tree to glimmer paper. Glue dot the bow.

Happy Stamping!

Star Card

November 13, 2014 Class Card

Love making cards!  And you can never have to much embossing.  This card is just stunning.

• Stamp:  Bright and Beautiful
• Ink:  Versa Mark
• Card Stock:  Vanilla, Night of Navy, Gold Glimmer for the star
• Accessories:  Framelit Stars, Punch Pack Star, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Satin Ribbon
•  TIP:  The stars are raised up with dimensionals

Christmas Cheer

November 13, 2014 - Class

Filigree Frame

This card is folded on the left side, makes it much easier to get the EF centered on the card stock.  Enjoy!

Stamps:  Cheerful Christmas

Paper:  White

Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green

Accessories:  Filigree Frame EF, Red Stickles

Tip:  Stamp the whole image in Real Red.  Remove the red on the pine branches with a cloth. Color the pine branches with a Garden Green marker and touch up any red areas with a maker.  Huff on the image then stamp.  Makes the writing very vivid.

Used the bulbs for the inside, using bakers twine as the hanger. Sometimes I take as much time for the inside as the outside of cards.

More Christmas 2014

Santa Stache

November 13, 2014  Class Card

• Stamps:  Santa Stache
• Paper:  White, Real Red (Hat)
• Ink:  Black, Soft Sky marker to highlight white, Copic marker R20 to color face (Blush)
• Accessories:  Mustache Die, 2-way glue pen (to add glitter), Filigree Frame, Red Glitter (Retired), Dazzle Diamonds
• Tip:  Ran the Mustache through a Xyron sticker machine and then used dazzle diamonds

Wonderful Christmas

Wonderful Christmas - Class Sample

Had a great class yesterday.  Had not played with Encore Ink in a long time and I really do love the effect, soft.

   

Stamps:  Festival of Trees (Snow and Trees)

  Wondrous Wreath (Words)

  Many Merry Stars (Snowflakes)

• Paper:  White, Night of Navy, Silver Glimmer

• Ink:  Night of Navy, Encore Silver

• Accessories:  2” Circle punch, Tree Punch, Punch pack for the Star

• Tip:  Use a post-it note and punch circle making sure you leave a little sticky on the circle and attached the circle to the white c/s.  Use the circle as a guide to center the circle on the white c/s and punch it out.  Use the remainder of the post-it note to mask the navy when making the snow.  Use the white circle that you punched earlier, cut the snow drift.  Use the scrap to punch small trees using the Tree punch.

  

White base 11 x 4-1/4 – scored at 5-1/2

Night of Navy 2-3/4 x 4-1/4

White 2-1/2 x 4         

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas

November 20, 2014

Ho! Ho! Ho! Another class card done.  Enjoy!

Stamps:  Many Merry Stars, Good Greetings (Hostess)

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, White, Garden Green, Under the Tree DSP, Champagne Glitter

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Star Die, Star Punch, Holly leaves (MS)

Tip: 

DSP measures 2-1/2 x 3-1/2

Layered on a 2-5/8 x 3-5/8 Cherry Cobbler

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Craft Sale




AUG 7, 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Arizona )

Out with the Old and In with the New! I have been doing a lot of "Summer" cleaning and need to pass on many well loved items to make room for new product. The sale will include not only Stamp'in Up products, but many other types of supplies.



Come early for the best choices!

Here is a link to my Stamp'in Up Website!


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Stolen Technique

I stole this technique for using glitter from a good friend.  You mix on container "Heat and Stick Powder" and one container "Dazzling Diamonds" and cover image with Versa Mark and apply the mixed powder and then just heat and your glitter won't come off....I promise.

Abundant Hope

I watercolored on shimmer white cardstock.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  Love watercoloring!  The Abundant Hope page 24 and Well Scripted page 19 are in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  Remember Sale-A-Bration ends March 31.
Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Song

The Spring Song stamp set is on of the Sale-A-Bration "free" sets and here are a few samples I did using the coloring on vellum technique.  I am practicing using designer series paper on all my cards, I like you tend to purchase paper and have a uncontrollable need to save it.  Enjoy

Circle Circus

Had a lot of fun using this quirky set.  Mixed up colors I don't normally use; elegant eggplant, pumpkin pie, lovely lilac, summer sun, and more mustard.  I used rub ons for the words.  A really easy card to make.

Linda Karr is Back

Sorry for not posting on my website for such a long time, seems like life just got in my way for a while.  Stamp'in Ups Sale-A-Bration is in full swing until March 31.  For those of you who are not familiar with Sale-A-Bration, it is when you spend $50 in any combination of merchandise in the "Occasions Mini Catalog or the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog" you can make a selection from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  It's Stamp'in Ups way of saying thank you. 

 

If you don't have a copy of the above mention catalogs call me and we can get together and I can walk you through all the new products (928-726-6728).  The stamp sets in the Occasions Mini are being offered in wood or clear mount styles.  Yahoo!  Also, the punches have been redesigned to make storage simpler.  

 

Is there something you would like to see used?  Call me and maybe we can set up a workshop around what you'd like to learn.

 

MGBY (May God Bless You!)

 

Check out my blog www.karrskreations.blogspot.com 

 

Linda Karr

Cheer's to You

The stamp set is "Cheer's to You" and can be found in the big catalog, page 64,  No. 114944.  My friend Sandy K. challenged me to create a few cards using this set and here they are.  I plan on playing with this one some more so keep watching my blog.  The "Beer Mug" cards inside uses a spiral with mugs attached to set it off.  Sorry no picture of the inside.  I again used my favorite puches the Word Window and the Modern Label (page 186/187 in the catty.)

Happy Birthday

I am so addicted to embossing folders (Elegant Bouquet 115964) and the sand technique.  Sometimes I forget how much fun it is to make quick and cute cards.  Love the new In Colors this year!