Creative Inspirations By Karen: June 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

Laughing with Incy Wincy Designs

This week at Incy Wincy Designs the challenge theme is "Make Us Laugh". We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and My Creative Classroom. I love their Stella and Gus images! I picked Stella Birthday - over the hill to play with. This was all layed out digitally, printed, colored and then I added the paper piercing, buttons and twine then placed it on pink card stock. Sweet and simple!

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Catch the Bug Challenge Blog (Bugaboo Stamps) 3 entries per person – COLOR

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Pastels With Whoopsi Daisy

This week's challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy is "Pastels". I used a sweet pre-colored image from sheet 541 and some papers from Create With TLC. I added lace and ribbon and some flowers and gems. I used oval dies and a square die.

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Sentimental Sundays (must always add a sentiment) 1 entry per person – Summer

Glitter n Sparkle (up to 3 entries) – Babies

613 Avenue Create (UP TO 3 ENTRIES)– anything goes/ optional challenge – anything goes

Fairies Challenges Blog – summer

Digi Sketch Challenge – Theme: blue Optional Sketch:

Through The Craftroom Door (2 entries max) – anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog – anything goes

The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog – Polka Dots & Ribbon

Simon Says stamp Challenges (up to 5 entries) – anything goes

Inky Impressions Challenges (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Rhedd & Rosie’s Challenge Blog (no more than 3 entries)– anything goes

Saturday, June 28, 2014

2 weddings today

Today I have two weddings. I am performing one of them (as the wedding officiant) and attending the other as my husband's date (it is his co-worker's wedding). I figured I should at least make a card for the wedding I'm attending as a guest. This may be the first time I've used this Kenny K image called Wedding Dance. I have several wedding images so what I did was add as many as I have onto a spread sheet so my husband could see them all and this is the one HE picked for me to use (I don't know the couple and didn't have a clue). It is sort of funny, the image and the layout pretty much do not go well together...it is a romantic lay out and a humorous image...I think that is part of what makes it so perfect! haha!!

I used two different stips of lace and some ribbon. The "sentiment" is from Making Memories' vintage metal combo set. I added a couple of butterfly dies and some roses. I did some stitching around the image and around the first square. I colored his suite and their hair using Prismacolor pencils, their skin tones using promarkers and her crown was colored using a glitter gel pen. I added some Frosted Lace stickles onto her dress rather than coloring it. This was so fun to make!! Sure hope they like it!

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Sentimental Sundays (must always add a sentiment) 1 entry per person – When I grow up

Kenny K’s Krafty Girlz – ANYTHING GOES optional twist: brown

Dream Valley Challenges – monochrome

Top Tip Tuesday – (enter up to 3 times) Leave a Tip – 2 or more ribbon/twine

Party Time Tuesday’s Challenge Blog (up to 3 entries or 2 for anything goes) – anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog – anything goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog– Favorite Color Combo

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges (3 entries)– TIC TAC TOE (lace, die cut, flowers)

Simon Says stamp Challenges (up to 5 entries) – anything goes

Inky Impressions Challenges (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Sisterhood Of Crafters (no more than 3 entries) – monochromatic

Rhedd & Rosie’s Challenge Blog (no more than 3 entries)– anything goes

Sassy Studio Designs – Celebrations

Cute Card Thursday – circles

Crafty Ribbons Challenge (up to 5 entries) – stitching (real or fake) + ribbon

Monday, June 23, 2014

Incy Wincy's Things With Wings

This week over at Incy Wincy we are being sponsored by Scribbles Designs. Our theme is "Things With Wings". I used two adorable images called Frank and Farah. I layered this card completely digitally. I did hand color the images.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Still Crazy

It has been a while since I've used one of these fantastic Kenny K images just because. Tonight I was thinking I'd like to do one to match the KK challenges (use brown). I pulled out this fun pre-colored KK image called Scarlett West. The sentiment is from Create With TLC
...on a side note...(we are doing a blog hop right now for Create With TLC for Paulette's get well soon - you can find my post HERE).
I added papers from Stampin Up, some Steampunk Gears from Green Stuff World, a clock from Tim Holtz, flowers, a pearl and a brown burlap bow. I used the sketch from this week's Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge.

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Kenny K’s Krafty Girlz – ANYTHING GOES optional twist: brown

Sunday Sketch & Stamp– Sketch

Stampin’ for the Weekend (one entery) – LAST CHALLENGE EVER…ANYTHING GOES

Dream Valley Challenges – monochrome

Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog (up to 3 entries) – anything goes

Scribble & Scrap Blog & Challenge (UP TO 3 ENTRIES)– anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog – For Him…

Tuesday Throwdown – celebrations (wedding, birthday, baby…)

Divas By Design (only 2 entries) – 3 OR MORE LAYERS

Paper Crafting Journey – anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy says Hello Summer!

This week over at Whoopsi Daisy the challenge theme is "Summer is here". I used a sweet pre-colored image from sheet #543. The sentiment and DP are from Create With TLC. The big flower on the side was made using three different punches (the leaf one was used twice). I added lots of gems both in the middle of the flower and on three of the corners of the card.