Hello everyone.....

Today I am sharing  a card I created with 

"Snowman Sled Ride" 

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

Bird Crazy!!!

Hello everyone.....

Just thought I would pop by and share with you 

a new card I created with my new 

"Bird Crazy" 

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 a 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

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

*******************

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

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....

"Penguin Love"

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

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

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 

Halloween Mini Set

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

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

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

"Frankie"

I created an easel card for this adorable Frankie!! I 

embossed the image with black onto watercolor paper. 

I colored him with Zig Color Clean Real Brush markers.

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

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

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