Give Thanks

Hi!  The weather has been beautiful this week.  Really hot, but... give me bright sunny days anytime and I won't complain.  Hope all is well where you are too.

This week's Inspired Stamps artwork is DT's favourite.  It was a little difficult as I have so many favourite images and verses.  I realised I've never shared this cute stamp set "Abigail Dances".  On the card with Abigail, I selected my favourite verse from the Fall Gratitude set.

I used a lot of Copics colouring Abigail:
Hair : E99, E21, E23, YR23,0
Eyes : YG03, BG10, G00, G0000
Skin : E000, E01, E31, R20
Outfit & shoes : R32, R35, R37, R39, R01, R11, R12, RV91, RV93, RV95

Outline : BG10, BG000

Here's a close shot of Abigail:

 
Please click over to Inspired Stamps blog to see the wonderful creations from the rest of the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by.
Kary

 Hello Friends! It's time for Thursday project with Inspired Stamps.  I broke out a new set Owls - this is such an Awesome set, with such cute owls and lovely sentiments which you can mix and match.  On my card I used one of the owls and coloured it with Copic Markers (E11, E13, E15, E02, E00, E70, E74)

The sentiment I used was from the Stamp set Thank You, stamped directly onto the pattern paper.  To add some interest to the card, I added some stitching around the patterned paper.

Please click over to the Inspired Stamps blog to see more inspiration from the Design Team.  While you are there, check out the Weekly Challenge, which you are welcome to participate along.

Thank you for visiting me.
 Kary

Simply With Thanks

Hi There!  I'm really excited to be able to join this month's Waltzing Mouse Stamps Blog Party, it's been way too long, hasn't it?  I Love the Gratitude theme for this Blog Party, it's good to find time to reflect on things of this life to be thankful for.

Indeed, I have so much to be thankful for this year.  I moved from KL to Perth, and it's been pretty smooth so far.  So thankful for wonderful friends in Perth (old and new ones) who have helped me settle in.  I'm also thankful for a job and soon... a home of my own.  I can't wait to move and to finally have a craft room I've been wishing for a long while.  I am also so thankful for the community of crafters who have encouraged me to create... I must apologise if I have not been visiting your blogs.  Once life goes back to normal, I promise I will be back to follow your creative journey.  

Here's my little card:

I am really in love with the Camellia set, love the pretty flowers and the sentiments.  I wanted to be a little adventurous in the colour combo choice, and I hope it has worked out ok.  The Camellias and leaves are coloured with Copic Markers, and here are the colours I've used:

To assemble the flowers, I used foam adhesives with different thickness to give the images some dimension.  Wish you could see the card in real life... ;)  The card follows the latest sketch challenge by Karin, at the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge: Challenge #124.

Thank you for visiting me, and if you have not checked out the Blog Party and see the Amazing WMS projects, please click over to the WMS blog.

Have a fabulous day!
Kary

Inspired Stamps - Happy Thanksgiving

This week's Inspired Stamps project is about Thanksgiving.  Inspired Stamps has some really beautiful sets with Scripture and sentiments just perfect for this theme.  I certainly have lots to be thankful for this year - God has been so gracious to me.  Although life is still hectic, I'm slowly settling in, and soon will be moving to a place of my own.  I can't wait!

The stamps I used are from the set Thanksgiving.  I stamped the sentiment on the die-cut, but I masked off the bottom part of the sentiment.  Then I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image with Copic Markers.  On the orange die-cut I stamped the leaf from the set Thank You all around the edges with Memento Rhubarb Stalk.

Inspired Stamps will be 2 years old next week, and Antoinette has put together a Super Special to celebrate - 25% off your entire order in November!!  How Awesome!!  Here's the coupon you will need:

Be sure to check the Inspired Stamps Blog for the links to the rest of the Design Team's blog and check out their wonderful ideas.

Thanks for visiting me.

Kary

Inspired Stamps - Using a Tag

Hello again!  Hope your week has been a happy one.  This week's Inspired Stamps project is to use a tag in a card or project.  My tag is a simple homemade rectangle die-cut and I added some ribbon and a tiny bell to jazz it up a little.

 I stamped the leaf from the set Thank You on the green tag.  I added this cute bicycle die-cut on the tag, in green and black colour combo.  I split up the sentiment from the mini set Proverbs 3:5 and stamped it on the top and bottom of the card, and added some white gel pen stitch lines and dots all around the tag image.

Here's another look at the card:

Thank you for stopping by today.  Please don't forget to visit the Inspired Stamps blog for more Awesome ideas from the DT.

Have a wonderful day!
Kary

Inspired Stamps - Easel Card

 

Welcome to Inspired Stamps Thursday!  This week, we are showcasing Easel cards with Scripture.  I have never tried to make a shaped Easel card, and was keen to try it.  

The Shaped card was cut using Spellbinders Labels 20 (largest die).  I used the scripture from the Thank You set, and stamped it on patterned paper.  This is one of my favourite verses, and to add a little interest to the card, I made a rolled paper flower and leaves and adhered them to the top corner of the card.

 

Here's how the card looks when it's closed:

and  when opened, I reckon it looks, sort of like an oyster? ;-)

Thank you for stopping by.  Please check out the Inspired Stamps blog for more awesome Easel cards from the team.  And don't forget you have a few more days to take advantage of this special :

Have a fabulous day!

Kary

Inspired Stamps - Thankful

Welcome to this week's Inspired Stamps project!  Today, we are focusing on the theme "Thankful".  There are so many things to be thankful for in life.  Sometimes, we just need to pause and consider the many ways we've been blessed.

As I look back over the past weeks since I moved to Perth, I can't help but be so grateful - for such kind and wonderful friends who've helped me settle in, and for finding a job rather quickly.  God is good!

I've used the Scripture sentiment from the lovely set Thank You and the flower from Thinking of You set on my card.  Don't you think the new releases are just Awesome? 

Make sure you check out the Inspired Stamps blog for more projects from the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a Blessed day!
Kary   

Inspired Stamps - Easel Card

Welcome to Thursday with Inspired Stamps!  This week the DT is focussing on Easel cards with Scripture.  I must admit, I've not tried making fancy Easel cards, so I'm sharing just a basic one today with a slightly fancy front panel.

Here's the front of the card.  The size of the easel card base measures 3-7/8 x 3-7/8 when folded, which is determined by the fancy front panel and mine is a Nesting Doily square die-cut.  To decorate the front panel, I adhered a piece of printed vellum.  The Scripture sentiment is from the "Fall Gratitude" set, adhered just below the flower.  The flower image is from mini stamp set "Flowers" and I did some quick colouring with Copic Markers (Flower centre - Y35, Y38 & Petals - Y11, Y21).  The flower was adhered on top of a Rosette medallion.

On the inside of the card, I cut a rectangular piece using a Nesting Doily rectangle die.  I adhered it to the card using pop dots, and I stamped the Thank You sentiment from Perfect Sentiments set and the Rectangle frame from Label Maker Alphabet set.  The Rectangle frame outline was coloured using Y35 & Y38.

I hope you like the card.  Be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps Blog for the DT's awesome creations.

Thank you for visiting today.

Have a Lovely day!
Kary

Products used : Inspired Stamps Flowers, Fall Gratitude, Perfect Sentiments, Label Maker Alphabet. Memento Rich Cocoa & Espresso Truffle, Copic Markers, QuicKutz Nesting Doily Squares and Rectangles, Memory Box Woodrow Rosette, Vellum from Webster's Pages, Hero Arts Layering Papers - Eggshell.

Thanks A Bunch

Do you ever make 10 minutes cards?  It's a fun process and I've got to admit it's been too long since I made such quick cards.  Want to play along?  It's the June Flourishes Release Week Challenge and details can be found here.

I found a piece of patterned paper which I had already cut the sides with a chevron die.  It was perfect, I trimmed the length to fit my standard sized card, and stamped the flowers from Flourishes "With Gratitude" set.  The stamped image looked sort of flat, and so I added some colours with Prismacolor pencils to bring out the flowers.  No fancy shading, just really quick bits of colouring.  I punched some holes along the edges of the patterned paper using a screwpunch, and adhered the patterned paper to a piece of embossed cardstock.  The sentiment piece was a section of the patterned paper which I had trimmed off.  To finish off the card, I added a little button with twine, and the card is done!

Thanks for visiting today.

Kary

Products used : Flourishes Stamp set "With Gratitude", Memento Espresso Truffle, Prismacolor Lightfast pencils, Glitz Happy Travels 6x6 pad, Embossing folder, Red button and May Arts Brown twine.

Heartfelt Thanks

Hi Friends!  I can't believe we're into the second week of June.  Soon, it's time to pack up all my craft supplies for a big move (more about that when time draws near {smiles}).  But, before that, I shall try to make as many cards as I can...

This week's Timeless Tuesday #172, Amanda challenged us to create a White Card with Lace, and/or Pearls.  I can't recall the last time I made a white card.  My card uses the new Flourishes' Hydrangea set.  I love this set, and Hydrangea is mum's favourite flower.  She has a chinese name for them which I can never recall, and one time when we were visiting Tasmania, she made me take so many photos of them.

I used Prismacolor pencils, as I wanted a soft image and it was easier for me to use colour pencils.  I can't ever recall seeing a white hydrangea before and had to google for images to see how they look in real life.  My sister has some hydrangeas in her garden, and she said hydrangea colours are affected by soil acidity.  That is a piece of trivia I never knew!  I apologise for the photo, I just couldn't catch the light for a better shot.

I'm also submitting this card to the Simon Says Challenge - Show Some Texture.
Thank you for visiting me today.

Hope your day is lovely.
Kary

Products used : Flourishes Stamp set Hydrangea, Memento Rich Cocoa & Espresso Truffle, Prismacolor Lightfast Color Pencils, Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Frame, Embossing plate, Embossing folder (border), White Lace & Pearls.

Thank You

It looks like I'm madly making cards this week. ;-)  This one's a Thank You card made for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #171 hosted by Mona.

The focal image was from Flourishes stamp set On the Porch and the sentiment was from Botanical Bookplates Vol 2.  I used quite a number of Copic markers but I'm sorry I forgot to record them down before putting away all the markers.  The image is rather small so it's pretty easy to colour.  The patterned paper is from BasicGrey Picadilly 6x6 pad. By the way, have you seen the new Memento colours?  They are gorgeous and I have to say Memento Espresso Truffle is my new favourite!

I'm also submitting this to the Simon Says Stamp challenge - Anything Goes, this week.

Take care, and Thanks for visiting me.
Kary

Products used : Flourishes On The Porch & Botanical Bookplates Vol 2, Memento Espresso Truffle, Copic Markers, Distress Ink Antique Linen, Spellbinders Labels 18 & Classic Ovals, Cheery Lynn Designs Reflections Boutique - Mini Pearl Rectangle, Stampin Up Embossing folder Square Lattice, Neenah Solar White & Desert Storm cardstock, Gina K PLC Cranberry Tart, Ruffle trim.

Chubby Chums Thank You

I have a fun Thank You card today - I made this card last night, and I think it's a colour combo which was challenging for me.  I was so eager to use this Paper Smooches set Chubby Chums cos it was what came to mind when I saw the Sparks Challenge pic this week:

What do you think?  Any good?  Just let me know...I can take it {grins}
Here's the full pic of the card:

Stamps : Paper Smooches Chubby Chums, FOLKal Points
Copics used : C1, C3, C5, C9, BG11, BG13, YG00, YG91 & YG93
Papers : Echo Park Victoria Gardens & Dots & Stripes Christmas collection, Aqua Mist cardstock & Latte Layering Papers

Hope you like the card, & have a Great day!!

Inspirational Challenge

Here's a sketch I really like at Lilypad Cards by Lucy Abrams which was the inspirational source for my card above.

I wanted to achieve a tone on tone card using various shades of purple.  I pulled out all the purple Memento inks I had, and stamped several images from the Large Doily set by Waltzing Mouse Stamps to create the stacked flowers.  On the bottom layer of the larger flower, I did a little bit of rock n roll technique to get a darker shade of purple around the scalloped edges.  Then on the second layer, I adhered some Lilac baker's twine to give the flower some interest.  For the stem, I penciled the lines and then pierced along the lines, and went over them with a white gel pen.  I did the same for the faux stitches underneath the sentiment. What do you think?

I look forward to see what inspires you at the Lilypad Cards and your creations.

Thanks for visiting today.

Stamps : WMS Large Doily

Inks : Memento Lulu Lavender, Sweet Plum, Lilac Posies, Grape Jelly

Other : Sakura White Gel pen,  Sakura Pigma Micron 0.5 sepia, i-rock crystals

Thanks for Everything

Today's card is an inspiration from the Papertrey Make it Monday using the Impression plates.  I used the Alphabets Impression plate with the Banner dies to create the background, then did a little stamping on the banner section.  The carnation was stamped twice on patterned paper and the flower centre was raised with pop dots & used copic markers to colour the petals.  It's a really fast & easy card to make.

I've had a wonderful week in Hanoi, and survived the treacherous hike in Sapa (close to the China border) - it was so wet and muddy.  But the views are worth it, the fields are so beautiful and the people so friendly.  Most of all, I had a really wonderful time with my friends.  I haven't sorted out my pictures, but here's a few to share.

A Black Hmong lady posing for me

A beautiful gift, made from the ferns along the hillside

The Black Hmong village, Lao Cai

AiYin, Kary, Carrie

Enjoy the week.. :-)

Stamps : Papertrey Ink Four of a Kind (leaves), Year of Flowers Carnations & Violet (sentiment), Banner Builder
Paper : Cream & Cranberry cardstock, Pink Paislee 6x6 Butterfly Garden
Ink : Versafine Vintage Sepia & Satin Red, Versamagic Key Lime & Aspen Mist, Copic markers
Other : Twine, PTI Impression Plate Book Print, Banner Builder die

Thanks So Much

Today's card is one I made last week for the Color Challenge at StampTV.  It has my favourite flowers from stamp set Buds & Vases by Melanie Muenchinger.  I LOVE that stamp set.

And a closer look :

Keeping this post just short & sweet, and hoping you like the card, and the gorgeous stamp set.

Have a Beautiful day!!
Smiles

Stamps : Gina K "Buds and Vases", " Fanciful Tags" (sentiment)

Paper : White & yellow cardstock, GKD PLC Bubblegum pink

Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Others : Twine, ribbon, lace