2012 Holiday Mini Catalog Favorite!

It's my week over at the Sisters in Stamping blog and we are picking out our favorites from the newly released 2012 Holiday Mini Catalog. There are so many really nice sets it was difficult picking just one...but, I'm sure you'll be seeing more from me regarding this new catalog! I finally settled on a set called Snowflake Soiree. Here is my card--

I know snowflakes in August?? But just looking at them makes me feel cooler....and it has been SO stinking HOT here anything you can do to make you feel cooler is a good thing! I was very happy to see this set in the Mini Catalog, you see, I was really bummed when they retired Serene Snowflakes because I used it all the time! I tried a new technique for the sky looking background, there is a video tutorial on this blog that shows how. I had to take it and make it my own though, I did the heat embossing first and the snowflakes acted as a resist on the watercolor paper.

Thanks for coming by!


Happy Stamping
Karla c(:

Fabulous Masculine Cards

   The Sisters in Stamping are showcasing Masculine cards this week. Here is my card--

I used one of my BRAND NEW stamp set that I received FREE from Stampin' Up! It's called By the Seashore, and it is so nice. I was very happy to see a set with sea shells in the new 2012-13 Idea Book & Catalog. The technique I used is called Collage, it was the very first technique I learned when I started stamping years ago. The colors I used are Marina Mist, River Rock and Soft Suede, it looks very "beachy" and it's a perfect card for this weeks Masculine theme that Debbie picked out.

Swing by the Sisters in Stamping blog and look at the other Masculine cards for this week!

Happy Stamping--
Karla c(:

Arroof Bark Bark! *

Hey! Welcome to this Fabulous Friday post. We are playing with Embossing Folders over at the Sisters in Stamping blog today. Here is my card-- 

    I used a new set called Animal Talk (love it!) to make a card using the Embedded Embossing Technique. I punched some 1" circles out in Gumball Green, More Mustard and Island Indigo, I adhered them to a piece of Whisper White and then ran it through the BigShot using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Really like the way the circles melt into the background, it gives this card a playful feel to it. Make sure you go check out what the other Sisters are doing too!
   I'm participating in the Freshly Made Sketch FMS46 for this week also.

Happy Stamping!
Karla c(:

PS. *Dog Talk for "Thanks for stopping by today!"

Sending you a Smile for Fabulous Friday

Hey! Thanks for coming this week to my blog! It's Friday once again and that means that it's time for a Fabulous Friday post over at the Sisters in Stamping blog. We are featuring the cute stamp set for the July Promotion called Reason to Smile. Here is my card--

I inked up this flower with markers, stamped it and then used a aqua painter to blend it all. That is why it looks all watercolory (that's a word, right?) I participated in the Freshly Made Sketch again this week  FMS45 

Happy Stamping....see you next week!

Karla c(:

Christmas cards in July??

This is our last week of the 2012-13 Idea Book & Catalog over at the Sisters in Stamping. I used one of the new Christmas stamp sets called Chock-Full of Cheer. Here is my card--

I used Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Gumball Green, pulling the colors from the Designer Series Paper that I picked, Be of Good Cheer. The candy cane was stamped off and then Merry Christmas layered over the top with Cherry Cobbler. I paper pieced the mitten, stamping it 2 times and then cutting pieces of it to make it 2 toned. There is Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the candy cane and the stars on the mitten. I'm participating in the Freshly Made Sketches (FMS44) again this week.

Stop on by at the Sisters in Stamping blog to see the other cards posted for this week.

Stay cool my Friend. Happy Stamping!
Karla c(:

Catalog Tour Continues...

Hello! We are in the Occasions section of the NEW 2012-13 Idea Book & Catalog Tour this week at the Sisters in Stamping blog. Here is my card--

I used a new stamp set called For the Birds, it is ADORABLE! It was a must have set and it came in my first order from the new catalog. I also used some more goodies that came in that box ...one of the new folders called Fancy Fan, and some Designer Series Paper called Summer Smooches. The card is so bright and cheery you just hafta smile when you look at it!

Next week is the last week of the Sisters Tour, we will be in the Seasonal Celebrations Section. Hope to see you back here next Friday. Until then go over to the Sisters blog and check out what the other girls have up to show.

Happy Stamping, Karla c(:

We are Three weeks...

...into the NEW Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog tour over at the Sisters in Stamping! We are in the Growing Up section here is my card for this HOT Summer day--

It's a fast and fun baby card done with the paper piecing technique. I used the Baby Tees jumbo wheel and 2 of the new InColors, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit-- the perfect color combo for a baby boy! I'm using the Freshly Made Sketch FMS42 for this week.

Thank-you for coming by today-- stay cool!

Happy Stamping, Karla c(:

PS. Next week the Catalog Tour continues with the Occasion section.