WWC254 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

January 15, 2020 Karen Brown8 Comments

Hello and welcome! This week it is all about occasion cards at The Watercooler Wednesday challenge website and Tristan is our talented hostess.

$Handmade card with background pieced from alcohol ink scraps and an overlay with Simon Says Stamp\'s Outline Clustered Leaves die.$

I had some lovely left over alcohol ink scraps that I wanted to use on a background. I trimmed the pieces to a variety of widths and then pieced them together to make a solid background. Blue, aqua and lime is a favorite color combination of mine. My original intent was to cover the background with a circle die cut panel and sentiment, but I thought that looked a little plain so I added some interest with Simon Says Stamp\’s wonderful Outline Clustered Leaves die. I cut the leaves from some Recollections embossed paper. I like the end result and gave this card to one of my girlfriends.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Addicted To Stamps – Make Your Mark

Just Us Girls – Dimension.

Southern Girls \”Anything Goes\”

Happy Little Stampers \”Die\”

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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WWC252 – Marsha\’s Special 3- Week "Anything Goes" Challenge

December 18, 2019 Karen Brown3 Comments

Hello and welcome! The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is changing things up during the holidays and we have a three week \”Anything Goes\” challenge. Marsha is our special hostess.

$Simon Says Stamp Li\'l Gnome die plus Ranger Silver Sparkle Cardstock with alcohol inks.$

I ordered this adorable Simon Says Stamp Li\’l Gnome die this year and went a little crazy. I made 18 gnomes to put on tags and Christmas cards. I really like this \”glitter\” gnome.

I took a sheet of Ranger Ink Silver Sparkle Cardstock and added alcohol ink. The panel was very pretty. I then die cut the gnome. The beard and nose are cut from leftover scraps from previous ink smooshing projects. I love how the blond beard has orange streaks.

For the background I used a scrap of Lawn Fawn\’s Perfectly Plaid paper. I also die cut a rectangle to act as a backdrop for the gnome. I felt like it looked like a plaid belt with a big white buckle.

I heat embossed the sentiment (Stamps of Life Elves2Stamp) and attached all the elements to a kraft notecard.

Little Red Wagon #528

Allsorts \”Inspired by a Song\” Challenge
My Inspiration was The Gnome Song The Gnome Song

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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Monkey Coffee Break

November 2, 2019 Karen Brown12 Comments

Hello and thank you for stopping by! I always love a good scene card and I came up with the idea of \”Monkey Coffee Break\”. Of course my monkeys are mischievous and are fighting over the cup of coffee!

I am so excited to be joining the The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

My card process:

My first step was creating this fun background. I started by making an alcohol ink background with blues and greens. After the panel was dry, I used Simon Says Stamp Sketchy Lines background stamp with Alcohol Lift Ink to create the striations in the background. I really like the end result.
Next, I stamped the images, colored with Copic markers and die cut. The monkeys are from Photo Play \”We Bought a Zoo\”.
I wanted to frame the vignette so I used MFT\’s Stitched Rectangle dies.
I embossed the sentiment: Simon\’s Says Stamp – Beautiful Ride.
I adhered the monkeys and frame with foam tape.

I think this is a fun card and I am so pleased to be submitting it to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I am happy you stopped by!

Karen

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WWC245 – Anything Goes Challenge

October 30, 2019 Karen Brown4 Comments

Hello and welcome! October has five Wednesdays and that means it is \”Anything Goes\” at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. We would love for you to submit your creation!

Handmade Card with Memory Box Perky Happy Birthday die

I came up with the idea for creating a fall birthday card with dark cardstock for a seasonal look. Prior to die cutting, I backed the patterned card stock with adhesive paper then I die cut the three blooms and sentiment which made constructing the layout very easy. I like the clean autumn look of this card.

Supplies Used:
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Daisies dies
Memory Box Perky Happy Birthday sentiment die
Bohemia Barefoot Beautiful Card Stock #BH1062
Hershey Brown textured cardstock
Sizzix adhesive sheets

The Card Concept: Bountiful Blessings Challenge I was inspired (by the beautiful brown door, fall flowers and autumnal color palette in the inspiration photo) to make a clean and layered card.

Die Cuttin\’ Divas Anything Goes Challenge My card includes lots of die cuts…the flowers, the sentiment and the stitched card base.

Tuesday Taggers Colors of Autumn Challenge I chose browns, yellows and oranges for my colors of autumn.
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Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen
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WWC243 – Heidi\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

October 16, 2019 Karen Brown12 Comments

Hello and Welcome! This week we are creating Masculine Cards at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Heidi is our hostess.

I\’ve been on an alcohol ink/Yupo paper roll and thought I would do a masculine sympathy card. I love the unpredictability of alcohol inks but I wanted to create a sunset background where the sun was setting over trees and a lake. I like the end result. The tree is a die from Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment is my favorite for sympathy cards: My Sentiments Exactly – Sympathy.

I am entering my card in:

UPDATE: My card was selected as \”Featured Artist\” for the As You See It Challenge.
As You See It\’s \”Trees\” Challenge

Clean and Simple \”Masculine\” challenge

Thank you for stopping by!
Karen

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Tree + Alcohol Ink

September 23, 2019 Karen Brown2 Comments

Hello there! I saw that Allsorts was having a Trees and Leaves Challenge and I knew just what I wanted to create.

First I created an alcohol ink panel on Yupo paper. I was going for a sunset background and I really like how the panel turned out. Next, I used Simon Says Stamps Tree Frame die for the cover. I stamped my sentiment (My Sentiments Exactly) and was done.

I am so pleased you stopped by!
Karen

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WWC207 – Helen\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

February 6, 2019 Karen Brown4 Comments

I wanted to try a girly card in slightly non-traditional colors, in this case, oranges and lime greens. I came up with the idea of a confetti background forming a square with some pattern stamping for the focal point. I used WPlus9 Doodle Buds, Sunny Studio Tropical Paradise and SSS Beautiful Ride floral stamps. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Year 2 Birthday Turtle.

I colored the images in with Copics and then used the markers to make the confetti background. I then embellished with tiny gem stones on four of the flowers.

I hope you will stop by Watercooler Wednesdays Challenge to see what the other artists have created. This week is Feminine Anything Goes which is such a fun prompt. We would love to see your creation!

I entered this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge \”Add Some Red\”. I used Copic R20 and several shades of yellow-red.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

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Birthday Bird in Red, White and Blue

July 4, 2018 Karen Brown5 Comments

I wanted to do a birthday card featuring this cute whimsical bird and decided a bold background would be fun. Since it is The 4th of July, I used Red, White and Blue as my color inspiration. I started by stamping the Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Print Background Stamp with Ranger Denim ink. Next I stamped the bird from one of my favorite stamp sets, Simon Says Stamp Stacking Animals.

I used the same denim ink for the bird and sentiment to tie the card together. I colored the bird with Copic markers and then added Tonic Nuvo Glaze to the birds beak. I trimmed the smaller panel down and mounted (with foam tape) on the blue background,. I then mounted the background on a white card and stamped a birthday sentiment inside the card.

Denim Blue, Red and Yellow Card Color Scheme.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sunny Day Challenge – Any Animal

Just Us Girls Anything Goes Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Red White and Blue Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen