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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Hello everyone.....

Today I am sharing  a card I created with 
from High Hopes new release!!


I embossed the image with black and painted
it with Zig Color Clean markers. I used my
falling snow embossing folder for the icicles 
and background. I used a mini clothes pin to 
hold the sentiment. 

The markers I used are....
071-052-070-060-053-041-091
031-033-024-010

Have a great day 
and 
Thanks for stopping by.....

KAREN x

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Bird Crazy!!!

Hello everyone.....

Just thought I would pop by and share with you 
a new card I created with my new 
stamps and dies.....which I might add are 
totally addictive!!!

I created a side step card and used 3 of the 
birds and some fun accessories with 
sentiments from High Hopes stamps.


I stamped the images with black ink and used
clear embossing powder instead of black embossing 
powder. I find the black over powers lot of the fine 
detail where the clear does not! I used my chicken 
wire embossing folder for the background and 
grass die to cut out the grass.

I painted the images with Zig Color Clean 
markers and used the matching dies to cut 
them out. I really had fun painting these little 
guys and deciding on the accessories
 to add to the birds and the card!!

The colors of  Zigs I used are.....
071-046-053-900-031-036-024-029
052-023-070-032-069-060-072

This is the tutorial for the side step card I used.

Have a great day 
and 
Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x

Friday, October 23, 2015

Halloween and Christmas

Hello everyone......

I have a couple of cards to share with you
today....a Halloween and Christmas card.

For my Halloween card I am using the adorable
"Pumpkin Buddies"
I embossed the image with black and painted
it with Zig Color Clean markers. I cut it out
 and layered it in front of the haunted house
which was created with a cuttlebug folder 
using Tim Holtz Kraft Core Metallic paper.
After embossing I sanded it a little bit.
I embossed, painted and cut out the bats and
attached them to the ribbon with foam tape.
The background paper is from Bella Blvd.

The Zig markers I used are.....
023-070-071-043-094-091-010-095

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My Christmas card was created using
"Snowman Snowball"


I am using the Kraft core Metallic in
the copper color for this card. It was difficult
 to get a good picture because of the glare
from the cardstock. Love the look of these
papers though in real life!! I embossed the
image in black and painted the snowmen
with Heavenly H2o's. I used all the brown 
tones of Tombow markers for all the rest.

Hope you like them!!

Have a great day 
and Thanks for stopping by.....

KAREN x

Friday, October 9, 2015

Penguin Love

Good morning everyone.....

The October challenge is under way
I hope you will have time to join in 
with us this month....you can find all 
the details here!!!!

For my card this week I am using 
the adorable new image....


I embossed the image in black and painted
 it with Zig Color Clean markers. I added
liquid applique on the hats to make them 
furry and some stickles on the pom poms.
The dp is from an older Bazzill paper pad...Countdown to Christmas.

The marker colors I used are.....
 024-022-029-091-010-043
040-071

Hope you like it!!!

Have a great day
and Thanks for stopping by!!

KAREN x

Thursday, October 1, 2015

New Release Blog Hop

Hello everyone.....

Glad you could join us for our "Joys of the Seasons"
blog hop. If you have arrived here from Lora's
blog you are going in the right direction!!

For my card today I am using the adorable
"Snowman Totem"


I embossed the image in black and painted 
it with Tombow markers. The paper is 
from a Doodlebug paper pad. I used my 
falling snow embossing folder and 
an icicle punch with some gum drops.
I painted the snowmen and snow with
Heavenly H2o's.
I used these colors of Tombows....
N60-623-606-553-533-676-655-N75
192-296-312-N57-N79-947

Your next stop is Kristine....

Hope you enjoy the hop and
Thanks for stopping by...

KAREN x

Monday, September 21, 2015

High Hopes New Release

Good morning everyone....

Today I am sharing trick or treat bags and 
tags I made for my favorite little goblins!!
I am using High Hopes new release 



These adorable images took no time at all to
color and cut out. The frames were cut out
perfectly with a 2" punch and I hand cut the
images and layered them with foam tape. 
The images are colored with Zig color clean
markers.

The markers I used are.....
071-043-091-010-084-026-021-060-023-070

Have a great day and
Thanks for stopping by.....

KAREN x

Thursday, September 10, 2015

High Hopes New Release

Good morning everyone....

I've been having so much fun creating 
 with  High Hopes new release!!

If you haven't checked them out yet
you can find them all here!!

I love to be able to use a few images 
on one card and one of my favorite
cards has always been the 
Stair Step card!!

For my card this week I am using these
awesome Halloween images.....

"Witchy Ride"
"Mummy"
"Boo Pals"
"Vampire Treat"
with 
"Toil Trouble" 
sentiment


I stamped the images with black ink
on watercolor paper. I stamped some 
extra bats from Witchy's hat. I painted 
the images with Zig Color Clean markers
and cut out each image. I layered the 
images onto the card with foam tape.
I used papers from Doodlebug Halloween
 paper pads and paper pieced Mummy's 
candy bag.

Zig markers used for my card are....
091-010-084-052-070-023-071-060-067
072-095-064-043-050
All white areas are painted with 
Heavenly H2o's.

I hope you like it......

Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

High Hopes New Release Blog Hop

Hello Everyone....

It has been quite a while since I have posted here...but
 I am glad to be back!!!

For today's  blog hop I am sharing a card I created 
for High Hopes new release....
"Joys of the Seasons"

If you have arrived here from Lora's blog you are going
 in the right direction.....

The image I am using is



I created an easel card for this adorable Frankie!! 
embossed the image with black onto watercolor paper. 
I embossed and colored some extra bats, cut them
out and layered them. 

I used Doodle Bug papers from the Halloween Parade 
paper pad. Some ribbon from my stash and some
black gum drops. The drippy goo is a Martha Stewart
punch and the sentiment is on a tag die from 
Spellbinders.

The marker colors I have used are.....
071-Flesh
          043- Olive green
        091- Light Gray
           084-  Deep Violet
    070- Orange
   010- Black 
        095-Dark Gray
           062- Dark Brown
          061-Light Brown

I have just started using these markers and they 
are really amazing!! For those of you who know me 
I am a a true Tombow marker fan (and I will 
continue to use them) but I am totally 
impressed with the new Zigs!!! 

I hope you have fun hopping along 
and your  next stop is........ 
One Crazy Stamper Blog 
or the 
High Hopes Blog 
and be sure to leave a comment for
your chance to win a prize!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by.....
Karen x

Monday, February 9, 2015

HELLO EVERYONE.....

I am just stopping by to share a card I made for
the latest High Hopes release.

This sweet stamp is.....
"I Love You This Much!!"


I embossed the image with black and 
painted it with Tombows

Hope you like it!!!

KAREN x