WWC270 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist

May 6, 2020 Karen Brown11 Comments

Hello and welcome. This week is all about \”feminine\” cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Tristan is our hostess. It seems there is more uncertainty and stress in 2020 so I made a \”Hang in There\” card to send out during this time of quarantine.

I had some leftover die cut circles that I thought would be fun to use as small spotlight backgrounds. I used botanicals from the Hero Arts May 2019 kit and the wreath from WPlus9 New Home. I stamped, Copic Colored and die cut the images and then mounted on the stitched circles. I die cut (The Greetery Crimped Frame die) a piece of vivid egg shell blue cardstock and glued onto an A2 card.

I think this is a cheery and encouraging card that I\’ve already put in the mail to a family member.

I am playing along with the following challenges:

As You Like It – Non-Birthday Occasion During this quarantine I\’ve been making encouragement cards for friends that live alone or seem to be struggling. The cards have been well received so I have really enjoyed creating and mailing them.

CAS on Friday – #179 Use Your Favorite Flower Stamp This Hero Arts Kit stamp and die set is one of my all time favorites. The flowers are so versatile and fun.

Stamping Sensations \”Say It With Flowers\”

Krafty Chicks #505 \”Anything Goes\”

Little Red Wagon #548 \”Flowers\”

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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Coffee Time

November 1, 2019 Karen Brown17 Comments

Hello and thank you for stopping by! I always love a good scene card and I came up with the idea of a Coffee/Tearoom as seen from the street for the Coffee Loving Cardmaker\’s fun blog hop. I just love their hops!

Card Process:

I started by inking Citron Distress Ink on the background. I wanted the bottom to be darker and then fade upward.
Next I created my scene. I used the following stamp sets and colored with Zigs: My Monthly Hero January 2019 (shoppe and bike), Altenew Garden Grow (table and bird), My Monthly Hero April 2017 (dog), Life Time Tea set.
I embossed the sentiment: Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Ride and then assembled the card.

This card reminds me of the beautiful little shops you find in Europe.

I am so pleased to be submitting this card to: The Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop

I am happy to stopped by!

Karen

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Sympathy Card

September 17, 2019 Karen Brown6 Comments

Hello and welcome! I was in need of some sympathy cards and I thought it might be nice to create a little scene using the bench from a stamp and die set (WPlus9 New Home) that just arrived in the mail.

Sympathy Card using Altenew Garden Grow, Hero Arts January 2019 My Monthly Hero and WPlus9 New Home.

I wanted to pair it with two of my go-to stamp and die sets: Altenew Garden Grow and Hero Arts January 2019 My Monthly Hero. I started by stamping a background using SSS Sketchy Lines Background Stamp. From black cardstock, I die cut the sentiment (SSS) twice and then glued together. I Copic colored the potted plants, then die cut, assembled and adhered to the background using foam tape.

I am entering this card in:

Lil Red Wagons In Memorium Challenge

Crafty Catz Sympathy Challenge

As You See It Challenge. My \”go to\” dies that I use most often are Altenew\’s Garden Grow and My Monthly Hero January 2019. I love to use them both in scene cards.

Thank you for stopping by!

Karen

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One Image for a CAS Masculine Card

July 25, 2019 Karen Brown6 Comments

Several of my nephews have birthdays coming up so it was time to make some masculine cards. I really like the simplicity of this CAS card.

I started by stamping and coloring the bike from the January 2019 My Monthly Hero kit. I then glued craft foam to the back and then die cut. I positioned the sentiment to \”ground\” the bike. Quick and easy but eye catching as well.

I am entering this card in:

The Paper Players Clean and Simple Masculine Challenge
UPDATE: I was very pleased to learn that my card was selected as a \”Cut Above\” winner at The Paper Players.

AAA One Image + Positivity Challenge

Make My Monday: For A Guy

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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WWC219 – Heidi\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

May 1, 2019 Karen Brown9 Comments

Hello and thank you for stopping by! This week it is Feminine Anything Goes at Watercooler Wednesday. Heidi is our hostess this week. Check out our website for more artist cards and details on the challenge.

$Card Background using Stamper\'s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil.$

I LOVE scene cards, so when I saw Hero Arts January 2019 kit I had a ton of card ideas. This particular card is for Mother\’s Day. It took a bit of time to make, but I love the end result.

I ink-blended the Stamper\’s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil for the Background.
The shop scene was stamped on Bristol cardstock and then watercolored with Tombow Dual Tip markers. Everything was die-cut and then arranged on an A2 card with foam tape.

I am entering this card in:
Allsorts Mother\’s Day Challenge

Mod Squad Mother\’s Day Challenge

UPDATE: My Mother\’s Day card was chosen \”Top 5\”in the Allsorts Challenge! 🙂
In our Top 5 ?

Karen

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Handcrafted Easel Card

April 5, 2019 Karen Brown4 Comments

I came up with an idea to combine two of my favorite Hero Arts sets: My Monthly Hero January 2019 kit and Hero Arts Fun in the Rain.

The pup from this set looks like my mini-Aussie so I colored her with markings like my \”Scout\”. I think it is so cute that she has a raincoat on and I thought this would be perfect for a Spring card.

Since this is an easel card, I die cut some thick leathery textured paper from The Paper Company. I used black paper to simulate a blackboard and then heat embossed with a bold birthday sentiment to get that chalkboard look.

I am really pleased with the way this card came together.

I am entering this card in:

A Blog Named Hero Embossing Challenge

Cardz4Guyz \”Let\’s Get Messy\” – For me, I always make the biggest mess with embossing powder. No matter how neat I try to be, little bits of powder wind up all over my work surface!
Cardz 4 Guyz Logo
The Male Room \”Spring\” Challenge – This cute pup is sporting her raincoat for the spring showers.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

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Pink Dress Shop Scene Card

March 2, 2019 Karen Brown8 Comments

I\’ve combined two of my favorite stamps sets (My Monthly Hero: April 2017 and January 2019) to create this pink scene confection. The card is girly and feminine and is for one of my BFFs.

I started by applying Distress Ink Spun Sugar over my bricked layering stencil. Next I stamped the Hero Arts Images, colored with Copic markers and then die cut.I\’d left the \”window\” uncolored, and after die cutting, I applied Distress Ink Spun Sugar with a hint of Pickled Raspberry.Then I assembled my scene using foam tape.

$Stamper\'s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil$

A Blog Named Hero Challenge I love this card because it combines two of my favorite Hero Arts Stamp Sets: My Monthly Hero April, 2017 and My Monthly Hero January, 2019.

Addicted to Stamps Photo Inspiration– I was drawn to the color scheme in this photo inspiration: pinks, aqua and neutrals with a hint of purple.

Dar and Diane \”Pink and White Challenge\” I was drawn to the soft pink, white and gray on the mood board.

Just Us Girls Birthday Challenge – Like Vicki, I am in need of a bunch of birthday cards, so this prompt was perfect for me!

Southern Girls \”Girl Power\” Challenge Such a fun prompt!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Humorous But Masculine Valentine

January 24, 2019 Karen Brown8 Comments

I wanted to create a valentine that would appeal to men and thought a cute \”scene\” card featuring two dogs trying to get together in a florist shop would be fun. One dog is peering out over the window sill as the other dog is using a crate to try and climb inside.

To create my scene, I combined the January 2019 My Monthly Hero kit with two pups from MFT\’s Lucky Dog stamp set. I love both sets! First I created a background using Tim Holtz Stamper\’s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil and Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Stone ink. The stencil was not quite wide enough for the full card so I stenciled the right side and blended toward the middle, then stenciled the left side blending so that my A2 card was fully covered. I think the bricks turned out well.

Next I stamped (on Xpress It paper), colored (with Copics) and die cut the images with my new Gemini Junior. I then embossed the sentiment on the window. Using foam tape, I adhered my scene to the background.

Update:

I am very pleased that this card was selected “Top 5” in the Allsorts Challenge:

And Pile It On Sweet Sprinkles Award.

I think this is a fun card and I am excited to enter it in the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Crafter\’s Choice Challenge I received my January Hero Arts Kit this week and couldn\’t wait to start playing with it! I tried to attach the graphic but I received an error message.

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #325 I was inspired by the Love theme, the hearts & flowers and the colors green, pink and red.

Cards In Envy Love Me or My Pets Challenge Love and Pets…what could be a better theme?

Allsorts Make it Masculine Challenge This is my first time to enter this challenge. This is the valentine I made for my husband.

Pile it On \”Land Animals\” Challenge

I hope you enjoy the card…I sure had fun making it!

Karen