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Ironton, Ohio, United States
Well let's see, I'm Mom to Victoria and Mitchell, wife to Dick; I'm special to all three, who are special to me,and that makes me the Luckiest Person on Earth. Victoria is married to Andew Knipp. I love being a mother-in-law. Hope he loves his mother-in-law. I love the comfort of being home. I'm blessed with a huge craft room, and an endless desire to create. One of my favorite things in this life is meeting people. I have the gift of gab, and can talk to most anyone. God has truly blessed me.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

CPS Challenge June 13, 2009



Today’s card is for the CPS Challenge. It is over at 8:00 so here is to procrastination! My details are below regarding the card.

I hope you are enjoying this weekend. This morning it was terribly overcast in our area, but the sun starting peeping from behind the clouds until it was a mostly sunny day. So nice to finally see the sun. It has been raining for days. I hope to get in some sun bathing tomorrow.

Thank you for stopping by, and do so often. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen


Stamps: Stamping Bella & Celebrate from Archiver’s Snag’em
Paper: A shiny type paper from a kit given to me from a friend
Embellishments: Flowers from Darice Sticky Puffs; Metal Stickers Nailheads; Ribbon, Think Spring, Walmart. Bella colored with watercolor pencils.

Friday, June 5, 2009

CPS Challenge - Angel Anya








Every week I take a little time and blog hop, print off challenges I want to take part in, and don’t get the chance. This week, however, I have completed two challenges. I am posting one for the Card Positioning System challenge this post. The other was yesterdays, I (heart) 2 Stamp - Sketch For You To Try.



I stated last time I posted that I need birthday cards for the summer months. Lots of birthdays in my family, and for friends, in the warm months of the year. So, the card I have made for the challenge on CPS is another birthday card. I used Angel Anya, stamps from The Greeting Farm, along with sentiments from a clear Inkadinkado Brenda Walton set of Chelsea Sentiments. Anya is colored using prismacolor watercolor pencils and I have popped her wings & hair bow. The cardstock used for the actual folded card is Raspberry Bazzill. The pale teal is from DCWV, The Glitter Sweet Prints. On the inside of the card, I used just another piece of DCWV paper from The Sweet Prints, and cut around the design on the paper. The circle on the front of the card, behind Anya, is from Lasting Impressions. Fun sketch!



I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you come back often. Happy Stamping!



Toota-loo,
Karen

I (Heart) 2 Stamp Challenge - Sketch For You to Try




Haven’t posted for a while. May & June seem so busy. I have loved the pretty weather. I’m a summer lover; live for this time of year. Got my garden out - twice. That is a long story. Weather related. Got the pool ready to go - Waiting on warmer water. Flowers planted - Need mulch. I just feel like everything is working out. Keeping busy, which is good for me.

I made this card for the challenge on Jen del Muro’s blog - Sketch For You to Try posted last Saturday, May 30th. This sketch has been fun. I liked the lay out and it was a good sketch for me to get back into cardmaking again with. I have missed crafting, but just had so much to do.
The main image is from Whipper Snapper Designs, Shelly Comisky, Sugar n Spice. Love the characters. The images are so fun to color. This is colored using watercolor pencils. White folded card is Papertrey Ink white cardstock, gray paper from a pack I don’t know the name of, and I used Bazzill purple bling behind the image. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado Brenda Walton set of Chelsea Sentiments. I used little gems or blings on the right lower hand corner and on the white strip of paper on the front of the card. The inside is decorated with a piece of Bazzill cardstock and scrap purple Gingham.

Thank you so much for "hopping" by, and come back often. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Happy Birthday



Hi All:

I made another birthday card. This one is a cutesy. I loved the little animal stamps when I saw them. I cannot remember where I bought them, but I was shopping in Columbus, Ohio, with a few of my friends when I did. Also, this card ended up blue, too. The last couple of cards I have used blue on. I usually use pink. Blue is a change.

This was a pretty good day for me. My son, Mitch, and me attend Community Bible Study, in Ashland, KY, on Wednesday mornings. He is 15, and home-schooled. This program actually caters to home-schoolers, which is so great. There are quite a few kids that attend, for a 10:00 to 12:00 service every week. We are almost finished with the book of Genesis. Actually, next Wednesday will be our last lesson. In the fall, when the studies start, it is always exciting to get in and get started, but when the weather starts getting warmer, and everything is starting to bloom, I’m ready to be out of the classroom setting. There is a break from May to September.

Well, thank you for stopping by my blog, and viewing my cards. Stop back by often. I hope you have a wonderful day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Just Magnolia Week #1 Sketch Challenge



On a search, after shopping for Magnolias, I came across the Just Magnolia blog. Do you know how lucky I felt when I found the launch of a first time sketch challenge? Special! So, I printed out the sketch and tried my hand at it.

On a recent shopping adventure I bought some of the K&Co, Amy Lotus Tea Box Butterflies Die Cut Paper. I have used two on the corner of this card, as you can see. I placed one flat on the scalloped circle, and then pop dotted one on top of the other. I used a pin and placed the tiny beads over it, bending the end and glueing it to the top of the butterfly die cut. Also, on the scalloped circle I placed layered flowers with a half pearl center. The card base color is Brilliant Blue, with the next layer Sahara Sand designer paper. I’m not sure where the polka dot blue paper came from. I used silver from a tablet of scrapbooking paper behind the actual Tilda image. The scalloped circle punch is out of blue Bazzill Bling. The ribbon is from the little spools you get at Michael’s for $.99, and the gold heart is from Dress it Up Heart Assortment. The Tilda was colored using watercolor pencils. I used two very mini gems on the ends of the sentiment punch. The sentiment on the outside reads, "Been waiting for your birthday to arrive..." Inside the statement is punched and sponged and reads, "To wish you Happy Birthday, and to say "Hi!" I again used the polka-dotted paper as a base on the inside of the card and the Bazzill Bling on each corner, made using a corner punch.

I have been working hard to get my birthday card stash built up. In my family there are a lot of summer birthdays, and I have friends with summer birthdays as well. It is better to have too many than not enough. Besides, you just never know when an unexpected one will pop up.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you will come back often. Enjoy your week, and Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Just a Little Note - Card for the Day

Hi All!

The card I made this time was using a new set of stamps from SU called A Kind Word. As you know from viewing my blog, I love people stamps. I chose to use purple on this card, which seems to be a color that has been popular with me lately, and yellow seems to always go with it as well. I used the top note die, cutting out two, one in yellow and one in the polka-dot darker purple. I cut the darker purple top note in half and only used the top half under the card. Just for something different. I went around the whole yellow top note design with the piercer. I stamped Just A Note, punched it with an oval punch and dabbed purple around the edges. Then, using a larger punch put the darker polka-dot purple behind that, and two brads to hold it together. Used plain white cardstock with a scalloped edge across the center of the card under the design, and prima flowers with colored brads as embellishments. Couldn’t find a challenge I thought this might fit, but this is the card I came up with and wanted to post it.

Enjoying this day. It isn’t as warm as it was a few days this past week, but the birds have been singing all day. Last night there were frogs every where. My kids were complaining about being able to sleep because of the loud frogs. There is a pond just over the hill from our house and you can here all the frogs from there as well. Every time a little bird starts singing, I pause for a moment until I realize it is a bird. The alarm on my cell phone, which I use quite often, is almost the same sound as those birds. It kind of cracks me up. I’m going to have to change the alarm sound, if that is possible.

I have spent days looking online for a tiller to buy. Last year I put in a small garden. My husband was afraid that I would put it in and not keep up with it, but I surprised him and did, and he loved it. I think he may have enjoyed it as much as I did. My Dad tilled the garden for me last year. I hated to buy one and possibly decide I didn’t want to garden after all. Now, since I am going to keep up gardening, I either need to buy one or rent one, which I am considering for now. My husband says to buy one, because we will use it. What am I thinking, it is a tool and he is a guy. It will get used, but probably not much. I guess it is better to have it than to not. Anyway, that is something I’m in the market for. I want to put in a few potatoes this year to see how they do. Did you know that according to the bible, you should not plant your garden in the same place for seven years? The soil needs to rest. You can plant your garden in the same spot for six years, but in the seventh year you need to let the soil rest. That year you need to put your garden in another spot. That is Old Testament teaching. It is a health law. A lot of people think they don’t apply today, but Jesus states that He did not come to change the law but to fulfil it. We don’t eat pork, shrimp, catfish, anything mentioned in Leviticus 11. This isn’t something that every one follows and it is according to your own conviction. I do wonder if planting every year in the same spot isn’t why we get E-coli in vegetables, and even some of the other contaminations. It is just my thinking. God has never led us wrong or lied to us. He wouldn’t, He loves us.

Well, didn’t mean to blah, blah, blah, just got off onto something, like I have a tendency to do. I want to thank you for stopping by, and hope you do again. Have a great weekend and Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Secret Crafter Challenge with a Gorjuss Girl!


Hi All:

Well, I have another card to post. I made this card using my favorite color, green. The challenge at Secret Crafter is to make a card using your favorite color. I used a Gorjuss Girl stamp, and she has two kitties with her. I extended this card a little bit. It is actually 4-1/4 x 6 inches. The girl & kitties are colored with watercolor pencils. The yellow kitty is pop dotted up a little. There are little tear shaped gems along the scalloped border along the bottom. I used a Happy Birthday stamp with a light green ink, and went over that with a green gel pen. The two little pearl-like embellishments on the side are placed on pop dots, too.

Not sure who I will give this card to yet, but there are lots of birthdays coming up over the spring and summer months. Always good to have a birthday card on hand. Some cards are just too hard to part with, though. I hate having to decide which one of my cards I want to give up. I don’t know why. I thought that was why I made them, but I just want to hoard some of them.


I want to thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you will come back by. Enjoy your day, and Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Petal Card for The Sugar Bowl Challenge



Hi All!

I saw this petal card on another blog while surfing the other day. I thought I would give it a try. Since it is so cute, I thought it would be a nice shape for something different for a Mother’s Day Card. My family is so use to getting my normal shaped card, that this is good for a change.

I have tied a ribbon around it to hold it closed, and the ribbon actually will just slip off. You don’t have to untie it. I like that. Won’t mess up the bow. I have a time doing that anyway. I used a bling paper with a shine to it, and the prettiest paper with butterflies on it. Don’t know who made either one of them. Inside there is Daisy Sugar Nellie. She is so adorable. My Mom’s favorite color is purple. The sentiment says, "For all you have done, and continue to do,
Happy Mother’s Day to you!" I don’t do mushy poems well. Daisy is colored with watercolor pencils. I used a gel pen on the dots on her white shirt.

Enjoyed making this card. I so hope I win my chance to choose a set on the Sugar Bowl Challenge. I would pick Gorjuss Girls #2. I love the #1 I already have. The cutest stamps.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Enjoy your day, and Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A Little Box of Sweet



A friend of mine has a die that cuts out this little box. It is a cute little box. We used acetate over the cut out on the inside and I put colored malted milk balls inside a plastic bag down in the box. I used one of the new Leanne Ellis stamps to help decorate the box. Not sure the brand of the patterned paper I used, but I remember that I picked it up at Archiver’s. I love the suede-like ribbon and the little embellishment is from SU, and I put a green brad down through the center of it. The best part of making this little box was sharing time with friends. Isn’t it always great to just be with your friends, exchanging stories and dreams. You appreciate that so much more as you get order, or so it seems.

I want to thank you for stopping by, and hope you do so often. I hope you have a wonderful day. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Monday, March 16, 2009

Strawberry Tea - Forever! Or is that Strawberry Fields?




Hey, thanks for stopping by. I started reading a new book, " The 5000 Year Leap." It is so interesting. Glenn Beck recommended it, and I understand now why he did. I am only a little ways in and I believe every American should read this book. Actually, when I finish it I am going to have my son, who is 15-1/2 years old, home-schooled, and loves politics, read it. It is about the Founding Fathers and the constitution. It is easy to read and simply written. The subtitle is "A Miracle That Changed the World. Principles of Freedom 101." If you want to know more about the constitution and how something written over 200 years ago can still be lived today, you need to understand all the thinking behind it, as well as the Divine leading our Founding Fathers had. Okay, on to the card.



This card is using the Strawberry Tea image from Sweet Art Ebony. This is so cute, but then all the images from Elizabeth Bell are cute. Also, the inside of the card, where a sentiment or note can be written is decorated as well.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Enjoy your day! Happy Stamping!


Toota-loo,
Karen


Sunday, March 15, 2009

A Cute Little Recipe Card


This is the cutest little image. In the past I have made several recipe books for my sisters and sister-in-laws for their birthdays, and I thought this image would be good for some of the pages. Now, however, with new recipes I decided to make recipe cards that can just be tucked inside their recipe books. This card opens up with the recipe printed out or written on the inside. I have not put the recipe in this card yet. I got the card front finished, and wanted to show it off. I popped the hat, the nose, the cupcake, pie and the cookie. Also, I used glitter pens on those popped pieces as well, except for the hat and the cookie. The kiss the cook stamp was perfect, or at least I thought so. Not sure what recipe will go in this, but I have several new recipes that I have had a request for. This will be a great way to pass them on, and seem more special.
I hope you are enjoying this day. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you do so again. Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Sugar Bowl Challenge - Talking to the Birds image by Leanne Ellis


Hi All:

I know that it has been a while since I posted anything. I did get to do The Sugar Bowl Challenge this week. My card is Talking to the Birds, a stamp by Leanne Ellis. I love her images, and really enjoy coloring them. This challenge was to use one piece only of designer paper. I guess this Lasting Impressions paper is okay to be considered designer. The card is oversized because I got a little carried away on the ovals. Then, I used my scalloped edge punch on the LI paper and the textured paper from DCWV.

I spent this morning working on a bible lesson for Community Bible Study. We are studying Genesis and it has been so interesting. Over the years of church I have studied from Genesis, but never really started at the beginning and gone clear through, chapter by chapter and verse by verse. You talk about deep. I have enjoyed it so much! There are so many life lessons in the book. God is so good! After you start studying His Word, you see how simple life is meant to be. Of course, you throw us in it and we manage to screw it up somehow. I’m just thankful He is so loving and so forgiving. Can I get an Amen!

Well, I’m off to walk the Treadmill. I want to lose 30 lb by May 30th. I have lost a little bit but haven’t been real strict on myself. So, today I weighed myself, and I’m now working toward that 30 lb weight loss. I have gained 30+ lb since 2004, and it has just gone on long enough. If I lose the 30 lb I will be down to a pretty good weight for me, although most physicians even consider me overweight there. I feel good there and that is all that matters. I have been walking the Treadmill for quite sometime, and now have myself up to a good work-out. Yesterday, I went up on the incline and I could feel that in the back of my legs this morning. I think that is a good thing. I guess I have to feel the pain to know I am losing.

Okay, I want to thank you for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Have the best day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Saturday, February 7, 2009

A Giant Cupcake






Hi:

For several days I have tried to get this cupcake posted on my blog. The first day ran out of hours. You know what I mean, right? The next day I found out that my camera ran out of battery. Again, you know what I mean, right? Anyway, after a run to the dreaded Wal-Mart, I have a battery, and got the picture taken, and now here is the picture. The picture turned out okay. And, the cupcake turned out okay, too. If I make another there are things I will do different. Of course, as a crafter/cardmaker, the wheels never stop turning to the next idea.

I started by tracing the cupcake bottom onto close to cocoa cardstock from SU. The icing top was traced onto pink pirouette CS from SU. I cut two of each bottom & top. Ran the top through the Cuttlebug with the swirl embossing folder. I sponged the edge and the embossed areas on the icing top with cranberry crisp SU ink. Then, I dabbed glue spots on the swirl ends and sprinkled dazzling diamonds from SU on it. The ribbon is pink pirouette attached to two punch outs, with a sticker on the front that says "be mine." The cherry is traced and cut out on cranberry crisp CS. Both cupcakes were put together and laid aside. I then used the bottom of a box tutorial that I got off of SCS. Not even sure which tutorial I used. I then attached the cupcake sides to the box. I thought it would be cute for a little girl to put Valentines in. My niece would love it. The 3 x 3 cards with envelopes fit in this. I wanted to get this on here to show it off. Almost forgot to mention that I used the Classic Stripes stamp on the bottom cup of the cupcake.

This talk of cupcakes makes me want to have one. Too bad I need to lay off this fattening stuff and eat more protein and fruits & veggies. That is one of the hardest things for me to do. I love sweets. I’m getting off this subject.
I just want to thank you for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Enjoy this wonderful weekend. Here in the Southern portion of Ohio, we are going to have a heat wave over the next few days. We need to get thawed out from all the ice and snow over the past two weeks. So, until next time, Happy Stamping!
Toota-loo,
Karen

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Long Time No Blog

Okay, it has been a little while since I last blogged. I need to get back on it. Today, I started out my Saturday with surfing. Time will really get away from you while your surfing. I was out and about, looking at new stamps and new cards, etc., and I ran across the blog - The Craft Table. Beautiful cards! There is blog candy being given away. You might want to go there and see all that the winner will receive. Pretty good blog candy!

So, since I have been inspired by all the things I would either like to have or be able to do, I believe I will go to the craft room, where I can do a little fun stuff. I have several images laying on my table ready to be colored. I just couldn’t decide what color to go with. Now that I have some ideas, I better get pencils to paper. Be back soon with a possible picture or two.

Hope your day is good and you get in some stamping today! Thank you for stopping by, and do so often. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hope Your Week is Going Good!

Hi All:

Haven’t blogged too much lately, but I have been busy. I have a couple of things to post as soon as I get finishing touches done, so to speak.

We are having a winter storm right now. I figure I’m pretty lucky that we are not without electricity right now. There are plenty of people around us without it. So far, in Ohio, there are about 2100 homes without electricity, but in WV & KY it is up in the 15,000-20,000 homes. That stuff makes me so sad. I know there are so many people out there that had no back up heat method or anywhere to go when it is cold. Some turn to other heating measures that are not so safe. Please say a prayer for everyone to be smart, but also ask God for his help. I believe there is probably close to 10" of ice and snow on our driveway and yard. They are predicting that will receive about 2"-4" more tomorrow afternoon. I like the snow, but hate when there is ice. Ice is just way too hard to deal with. Even my indoor/outdoor kitty couldn’t walk on that stuff out there right now. He was sliding all over the place on his four little paws. It was quite an adventure for him.

Well, I am glad you stopped by. I wanted to tell you about a blog candy give-a-way. It is over on Marlene’s blog. I am telling you, because if you win I’m hoping you will stamp a few of those little H&S images and mail them to me. I would just love to have a couple of those to color. Sharing at least the images would be nice. I just wish so bad I could get my hands on some of them. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get them in the USA? If there is a place where I can buy them, please let me know. I just love them. So, check out Marlene’s blog. She colors so pretty. I especially love her kitty. I have two Ragdolls myself, and there is nothing like them.

Thank you again for stopping by, and please do so often. Next post should be with a picture. Me and my girlfriends worked on some things the other evening, and I need to finish up one thing on it and get it on here. Oh, let me ask one thing before I go. There are 4 of us, friends I mean, and we are wanting to do a scrapbooking/cardmaking cruise. If you come across this and happen to know some info on any, please leave me a note. Of course, we are wanting the east coast, since we are in Ohio, out of Norfolk, Virginia, would be great or even the Carolinas. Just let me know. Thanks for your time. Have a great day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Monday, January 19, 2009

Monday Morning & TE Challenge


Got my card finished late last night, early this morning, for the Taylored Expression’s Challenge. I always love the sketches on TE challenges. This was very fun! Did I happen to mention that I like green very much! Well, I actually have always loved green, although I have become particularly fond of pink over the past few years. Ooo! Pink & Green go so well together!

My card is made with mostly SU CS, except for the base and I am not sure what company that paper is from. I’m thinking that it may be one of Archiver’s, which you get 5 free with a coupon. Know what I’m talking about? Well, this is a Hanglar Stanglar stamped image I received from Marlene. I so wish we could buy these things. Would love to have so many more of these. I used spare parts hardware over the sentiment, which says, "Grateful," and is from SU. Just some buttons that I got in a bucket of buttons some time back. My image is colored with watercolor pencils.

Well, hope I have inspired you, if I haven’t shown you things not to do! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you do so often. Have a nice day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Happy Sunday & WOJ Challenge



Hi All!

What a wonderful day this has been. The snow looked so pretty falling. Of course, it isn’t a whole lot, and I would love to have a whole lot for a day or two and then be gone with it. At least it is not that right down frigid temps we had earlier. I hated it. I couldn’t get warm. Last night the temperature kept rising as the evening went on and I thought we were having a heat wave at 34 degrees. That is probably why the snow has stuck around today, because it had some moisture in it. Well, okay, I have talked enough about the weather.

I am posting this card for the Whiff of Joy challenge this week. It is to use a whiff of joy stamp and the colors green & purple. I used a mixture of SU papers, Kiwi Kiss, and SU purples. The ribbon I used was also SU. I colored my image with colored pencils and placed glitter on her wings as well as the white part of her bracelet. There is a little heart with the word "Love" engraved on it, hanging from the ribbon. The felt corner embellishment is from Oriental Trading and there is a little half pearl from SU glued to that.

The inside of the card is also decorated. The center heart has the words hugs & kisses stamped on it. All SU papers were again used as well as a 2" scalloped square punch. I cut off the scallop from two sides of each square and taped them together. The challenge was a great one. Enjoyed doing it so much.

Now I am off to work on another challenge. Several to do, but not enough time. It is so sad to have another life outside of stamping!

I want to thank you for stopping by and hope you do so often. Have a great day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Monday, January 12, 2009

For Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #50


Hi All:
Well, the card I’ve made today is for Taylored Expressions. It is a little larger than normal size cards, but that is totally so I could get every little thing I wanted on the card, on the card. Does that make sense? Okay, I used "Crazy for Cupcakes" from SU. Most of my paper is SU. I colored the cupcakes with watercolor pencils & used glitter pens on the sides of the cupcakes & on the cherry. There is a piece of vellum paper covering the yellow cardstock and it comes from The Paper Company. I have pop dotted the sentiment up a small bit. What a fun sketch! I totally enjoyed coloring the cupcakes! It made me wish I had one. Of course, I would want white cake with the chocolate icing. . . YUM! Okay, let’s get off this subject.

Thank you so much for stopping by and do so often! I hope you enjoy today’s card, and become inspired. Enjoy your day, and Happy Stamping!
Toota-loo,
Karen

Saturday, January 10, 2009

A Winter Wonderland Scene!


This is a card made from a sheet of U-Cuts from Darcie’s Country Folks. I colored my trees to make them stand out and embossed the snowman. I then outlined the images with a black marker to cover the white edges. The U-Cut sheets are so cute. I need to get more of them.

I have been on a roll adding to my blog. I’m so happy to have the time to do it. It is also great to have the time to actually get to make some other things. Now, I’m working on Valentine’s Day. It is so much fun. Getting away from Christmas, is sad. There are so many neat stamps. I am, however, ready to move on to something else.

Okay, I’m getting to my craft room for some work time. I hope that you are having a stamping good day! Thanks for stopping by and do so often. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Friday, January 9, 2009

CPS & SNSS Challenges




Hi All!

Thought I would try to join in the above named challenges this week. What I really enjoyed is that you could join two with the same card. I have the worse time picking and matching colors, but I love Pink & Black together. The new Luvvie stamp from Funkykits.com is great for Valentine’s Day. This card could definitely be for Valentine’s Day. The "love you" on the front of the card is a rub-on remark from Lasting Impressions, and the sentiment on the inside is from SU. Not sure of the set. I used mostly SU papers, the Top Notch Die on the inside, along with Creative Memories Cutting System on the outside oval. There are two designer papers, but I’m not sure the name of the company they come from. Luvvie is colored with watercolor pencils, both Prismacolor & SU’s. I used Papertrey White Cardstock, which is so good. Luvvie also has an embossed heart, which I used light pink embossing powder. There is a mini green Queen & Co brad in the center of the flower in her hair.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Looks Like a Police Line-up!



Getting together with my girlfriends this week, it was Tessie’s turn to make the project. She did well, and I had a great time making mine, even though I had an off night. We each chose our colors and colored our images. I always use watercolor pencils. I love the stamp on the card. It is from the set called Holiday Lineup, an SU set. I’m not all that happy with the way it turned out but I loved spending time with my friends, and that was the best part. I do love the stamp, though. It does remind me of a police lineup.

The tag was made from a pattern Tessie got from a web site. I messed mine up several times, and so this is what I finished with. It isn’t that much like what she printed off for us to do. I just got to the point where I was ready to get it finished. You know what I mean? I had made way too many mistakes. I was definitely having a bad night. I guess we all have those, but it is never easy to cope with. Another thing that threw me off, I hate wiggly eyes. It is one of those things that really bothers me. I wish I hadn’t used them, but I went on with the project, and never mentioned it to Tessie. The only way she will know is from reading this blog. Hi! Tessie!

Okay, I have to say that I’m happy you stopped by to see the things I have worked on. I hope you will stop back by often. Have a great day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Clipboard Fun!


Using Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper, I covered this clipboard to use at Community Bible Study. The ribbon is from Papertrey. Loved how it matched the SU Paper. The three hearts are covered chipboard. This was so fun to make. I wish I had placed the ribbon lower. I have to put something like a piece of cardboard under my paper, so I don’t run into the ribbon and mess up my paper. I guess we learn from our mistakes. It does look pretty, though!

Okay, I hope you have a wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Cute Little Tags or Ornaments!


Using my Hanglar Stanglar Stamp, I used shrinky dink sheets and stamped the image. I colored it with SU & Primsacolor watercolor pencils. I stamped the Whipper Snapper Snow Angel image and colored it as well. I then cut a 12" sheet x 1-1/2" piece of paper & folded it about 1/4-1/2" back and forth. Like the fans we use to make when we were in grade school. I then connected the ends and made it a circle. I punched out small circles where I laid over the center of the circle to help hold it in place. I baked the images and using circle and scallop circle punches, layered the papers, different in colors, as you can see from the picture. On top of the punched circles, I placed the shrunken images. I then placed eyelets on the top part of the tags/ornaments and put string & ribbon through each. This is to place them on either the tree or a package. You could use these to cover any occasion, such as weddings, birthdays, etc. I will need to make up a few for such occasions. They seem simple to make, but I sure did have a tough time keeping that fan-like strip from popping up on the edges. Cut your circles before you go to connect the ends. Make sure you use the good adhesive for the end. Then, I used glue on the back of my punched circle, to lay on the center of the tag. I layed a punch on top of mine to keep it down while it dried. They are fun to make, and I will be making them with different images.

I’m so happy you stopped by. I hope you will come back often. Have a very nice day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Monday, January 5, 2009

Snowman Folder For Letter Writing





Okay, this is one thing I got to make over the past couple of weeks, but didn’t have a chance to post. You are going to have to bear with me, because the next few items I post will be from Christmas, but they are items and not cards. Well, I think one might be a card, or two. Okay, okay! You can maybe get some pointers off them, if you feel inspired from them, and I hope you do. So, on to the recipe for this project.

This is one piece of SU Kraft paper. You can get the instruction for this folder at Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts. I have changed mine up a little to work with things I have. I used DP & a Lasting Impressions embossing template for my snowman & LI paper. Inside I used printed note paper from a journal, which I cut to fit the flap in the folder, and stamped it to match the envelopes. You will see this in the pictures. I’m presently working on a folder that I want to be able to use for any occasion. I’ll post it soon. I want to get a couple challenges accomplished before finishing it.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Hope your day is wonderful! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen


Saturday, January 3, 2009

Luvvie on a Candy Bar Cover for Valentine's Day


Love this stamp! A new one from Leann Ellis Designs available at Funkykits.com. This is Luvvie. Me & my friends, Barb & Tessie, get together occasionally, and we take turns teaching a project. It was my turn to teach. I wanted a candy bar cover, which I thought would make a good Valentine treat. This turned out cute, if I do say so myself! Of course, I mentioned the Sugar Nellie stamp above, and I also used a $1.00 stamp I got at Michael’s. The cover is made using SU In Color Pink Pirouett CS. This is embossed using a pale pink embossing powder, stamped randomly with a heart from the Doodle That SU set. I used Close to Cocoa SU brown cardstock & a designer paper from CTMH for the wrapper. The DP is punched with a Martha Stewart punch. Luvvie was colored using Prismacolor watercolor pencils and SU watercolor pencils, along with a blender pen. The ribbon on the wrapper is Heidi Swapp. The ribbon used for pulling out the candy bar is the ribbon original Alpine from SU. Tah-Dah!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you will stop by often. Enjoy your day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen