In My Stamping Room

Using a different shape

2013-07-08T20:21:00.000-04:00

Hi again my fellow bloggers.....it has been awhile since I have been able to spend time on my blog and I do apologize for that but I have been babysitting family children ages 4 and up since I arrived back home and I am sure you know how they make the day pass quickly.

Now what got me back to posting is due to a sale that I went to this weekend where I bought a set that I had wanted to buy before but thought it was too limited as it was a heart shape. The set I am talking about is SU's Take It To Heart.

I sat and looked at it today and decided to try to stamp it with out the heart line around the edge of it.....I know you can put masking tape on but I was in a hurry so I inked it up then just took a damp kleenex and swiped the ink off the line and stamped. I didn't get as clean an image as I wanted but I was sure I would be able to do something with it sooooo I placed my oval die on and moved it around until I was please with what I could get from the stamped image.

I had not cleaned the heart line off enough so I stamped a little butterfly over and poof..... the heart line disappeared and I think that little guy even added to the image. LOL

OK so here is the card I came up with. I think it could have used some embossing on the white......let me know what YOU think....... I love reading your comments.

Carolyn

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Stamp set - SU Take It To Heart
Card stock and designer paper - Bashful Blue
Small tag - SU's Lots of Tag die

That time of the year again

2013-04-04T10:32:00.001-04:00

Hi fellow bloggers and friends.

I haven't posted in over a week now and sad to say that I have not visited your blogs either......just way too busy here right now for anything.

I hope to be back posting before the end of this month though so keep tuned in as I WILL return.

I just want to say thank you all for your lovely comments and also for the friendships that have developed with some of you.....it is really nice to have cyber friends too.

See you soon.
Carolyn

A Pop Up Card

2013-03-24T18:03:00.000-04:00

Hi again.....boy 2 posts in one day.... I have been working today. LOL

I wanted to get this card ready for another birthday card that I need for later this month. It has a little surprise when it is opened up as there is a pop up in there. LOL I love making these as they always bring a smile.

I used a lot of different Stamping Up things on this card so I will just list them.

Card base- Certainly Celery
White mat- embossed with Fancy Fan Folder
Certainly Celery die- Apothecary Accents
White die that is stamped-Labels Collection
Small die- Apothecary Accents
Oval- Large Oval
Stamp sets- Bordering on Romance, Petite Pairs & Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Now.......here is the card.

I am entering this at

Mark's Finest Papers FOSTV #64

Spring Flowers will soon be here

2013-03-24T12:04:00.001-04:00

Thanks so much for dropping in.....Come and visit for awhile and peek in at the other things I have done.

I made this card for a fellow carders birthday that is coming up soon and I just hope she likes it.

To me this card gives the promise of spring in the air as these are one of the first bulbs to show in my garden....even with some snow still on the ground.

Here is my card.... and I hope you like it too.

I know you have seen this border punch in a lot of my posts lately BUT I am limited with my supplies while down here...... so you may even get to see it again. LOL

I am entering this card in

Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations #37

Avenue 613 Create Anything goes #11
Catered Crop Flower Power
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything goes #16
Creative Inspirations Anything goes
Great Impressions A New Challenge-Use green

Colours make a difference

2013-03-19T11:04:00.002-04:00

Hello my blogging friends, so glad you took the time to check out what I did today.

I just saw this new sketch and just had to give it a try. I played around with two colours and ended up making two cards from them...... so you can see what a difference colour can make.

I made the first one using SU Daffodil Delight as I was thinking Easter card and I think it looks very cheerful and spring like..... and my friends up north sure want spring to come soon. LOL

The second one I did in SU Rose Red .....just because I have been using a soft pink too much lately and I need a change.

I think this makes a clean and simple card too.

Now take a look at both and let me know which one you like the best. I always love the input.

OK here are the cards. Hope you like them....I love this sketch and will use it again for sure.

Yellow first....just because I did this one first.

And now the Rose one.

I hope you are finding something on my little blog to inspire you ...even if it is just a small thing you see that you can use.

Have a happy carding day.

Carolyn

Challenge

Mark's Finest Papers Sketch with a Twist #38

Make My Monday Monochromatic

Make it Monday Anything goes

My Graficocrafts Oldie but Goodie Any thing goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Anything goes

Stamp With Fun Anything goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Easter

The Pink Elephant TPE191 Easter

The Shabby Tea Room #158 Anything goes

There She Goes Again Anything goes

Victorine Originals #55 Any thing Easter

4Crafty Chicks Clean & Simple

Card A Day Easter

Soft colours

2013-03-18T19:36:00.001-04:00

Hi there...thanks for dropping in again. Sorry I don't have time to chat as I am trying to get this card in on time for a challenge.

Here is the card I did for Marks Finest Papers.The other one I entered tonight was not for the sketch.....sorry.

Hoe you like this one.

Carolyn

Challenge

Mark's Finest Paper Sketch with a twist

A quick card for birds & flowers challenge

2013-03-15T17:38:00.001-04:00

Hello again and thank you for stopping in. I hope you find something here that you fancy. Be sure to take a few minutes to look around.

I saw the stamp set that is being offered at Mark's Finest Papers for a sketch challenge and I just LOVE the scene with the fence sooo I got started and whipped up a card in 20 minutes ONLY to find out that the theme was for birds & flowers...... now I really want this set sooooo back to the drawing board I went. LOL

Here is the second card that I did.....which will qualify.

I used up more of the designer paper.....this sheet is has already done quite a few cards and I still have some left so watch out you are going to see more cards done with this. LOL

Hope you like what you find here and will come back for another little visit soon.
Carolyn

Supplies
Paper from SU Brights Designer Pack
Stamps from SU Elements of Style
Ink SU Tempting Turquoise & Black
Punch SU Boho Blossoms

Challenge I am entering this card in
Mark's Finest Papers- Sketch with a twist #37

Lots of layers monochromanic

2013-03-14T16:35:00.002-04:00

Welcome back....so glad you had time to drop in...please take another minute to leave a comment if you like what you see....it will spur me on to creating another new card to post here LOL and sometimes I do need a little nudge.

Todays card is derived from a layout that my sister drew up..... I looked at all these layers and wondered how I was going to be able to accomplish this.

I am soooo happy that I had some SU sheets from their Brights Designer Pack. Using this easily created a monochromatic card that I felt was pleasing.

The only thing I might change next time is make the notched strip white instead of the pink.

One of the challenges that I entered calls for a double up soooo my scalloped edge is what I doubled up on.

Here is my creation...... hope you like it.

Carolyn

I think I will enter this here too.
Marks Finest Papers Inspirational #2
Make it Monday Anything goes
Any Thing Goes Double up
Oldie But Goodie Feeling Floral
Crafting For All Seasons #47 Spring into spring
Moving Along With the Times Spring is in the air

A Different Card With A Built In Gift

2013-03-13T12:02:00.001-04:00

Hello again and thanks for stoping in for a peek at my creations.....I hope you try this new type of card with a bookmark built right into it, that I did for a challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers. This is such a novel idea and I hope you will try one for yourself.

I used a Goldfinch (canary) stamp that I purchased a few weeks ago. Then 2 weeks ago I found the companion stamp and I almost didn't buy it but now I'm glad I did as it worked out perfectly for the bookmark portion of this card.

I see now that I forgot to put a ribbon at the top for the bookmark but I promise I will...... I noticed it when looking at the photo's that I placed here. I'll just punch a hole at the top and add some nice yellow ribbon to match the Goldfinch.

Here are three photos of the card that I came up with. The side on the right has been perforated so the recipient can tear the bookmark off to use.

Card standing showing front and bookmark.

This photo is showing the card laying open looking at the back.

This one shows the front.

To make one of these you will need an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of card stock. Measure in along the 8 1/2 in (at the top) and cut at 5 1/2" to form the card base. This will give you a cut piece which is 5 1/2 by 11.

Now place the 11" at the top of your score board and score at 4 1/4" and 8 1/2.

Now you will pierce down the 8 1/2" scored line which will form the 2" bookmark portion. You can place a ruler and pierce or use a piercing pack for accurate measurements.

Now simply decorate.

You can see step by step with photo instruction's here by Jane, at Mark's Finest Paper's Challenge.

I hope you like what you see here and will come back again for a visit.

Carolyn

Challenges

Mark's Finest Papers

Make it Monday

Simply A Tea Pot

2013-03-10T17:55:00.000-04:00

First, I want to extend a huge WELCOME to the newest gals that have become followers....thank you for joining in to see what I am doing. I love it when you leave me some comments so I know you have visited.

OK on to the card.......I made this card for a shaped card challenge over at Mark's Finest Paper.

I struggled with what to do for a shaped card....then I went to the net and found a piece of clip art in the shape of a tea pot and I thought piece of cake.

Great....I thought, until I realized that I don't have a printer here that will work with my new computer....sooo I got the image up on my screen then I placed a piece of paper over my screen and traced it out and laid it on my folded piece of card stock and cut the two layers out together. I even added a little drip thing on the end of the tea pot to prevent any little drips when you pour the tea as I hate when it drips. LOL

I had to make a tea pot so I could use that cute little verse....I just love it. Hope you like what I ended up with.

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I have entered this at

Mark's Finest Paper

Have a great card making evening.

Carolyn

A Quick Pretty in Pink Card

2013-03-08T21:31:00.002-05:00

Hello again.....so glad you came for a visit. I hope you will stay for awhile and browse a little to see if there is anything here to inspire you in a small way.

I got a parcel in my mail this afternoon and I just had to get right down to it making a card with the new die that I got.

I decided that I would make it with some Pretty in Pink card stock that I have on hand then I just used white to keep it simple. It was a quick card to do..... might have taken 45 minutes, because of the colouring.

Here is what I came up with..... for a very quick and simple card.

Challenges I am entering this in,
Make it Monday
A Lotta Rubber ALOTA 102 I am wearing pink & white today
Card Crafter's Circle
Stampin Royalty
Make My Monday
4 Crafty Chicks
Crafting For All Seasons

Lovely Swans

2013-03-06T21:08:00.000-05:00

Good evening fellow bloggers....thanks for stopping in to see what I have been doing. It means a lot to me when I see that you took the time to leave a comment....PLUS that way I know you have been here.

This is my card that represents the blocking challenge that I had sent to my girlfriends up in Canada. We do these challenges while I am away and it keeps me from missing them so much.

I love the graceful look of swans swimming so when I saw this stamp at I just had to have it. It is from an old Stampin Up set from 2000. I used paper from a current SU designer pattern pack. I love how their papers match their card stock.

Well here is my card for tonight....... thanks again for stopping in and I hope you liked what I came up with for my card.

I added a couple of conner punches to this one to finish it off a little more. Which way looks better to you?

Carolyn

I am entering this at
Make it Monday
Mark's Finest Papers FOSTV 62

More bright colours

2013-03-01T23:50:00.000-05:00

So glad you came back for another visit. Please be sure to take a minute to leave a comment so I know you have popped in for a visit.

Well the card I did in my last post was a real challenge for me. I had a hard time putting those three colours together but once done I got some good reviews from anyone I showed it to soooo I thought I would give it another try.

Just to refresh you....I had to use fushia, yellow and black on a card. This one I will use for a birthday card this summer for one of my grandchildren.

I am entering this one at Mark's Finest Papers too.

Carolyn

Wild colours for me

2013-02-28T11:47:00.000-05:00

Hi fellow bloggers. Hope you are having a fantastic day. Thanks for dropping in to see what I am up to.

Yesterday I was visiting with a couple of friends and we were putting our heads together about blogging. While chatting I was told about this challenge for a card using yellow, fuschia and black.

I came home and started a card....then tried another one....well you know how it goes. LOL This was a real challenge out of my comfort zone but I was not going to give up.

This is what I came up with.....

Challenges

Mark's Finest Papers FOSTV 61

Make it Monday
Crafting For All Seasons

My Red Card

2013-02-21T19:51:00.000-05:00

Hello and thank you......to all of you that have dropped in for a peek into my stamping room..... I love to know when you have come for a visit so please leave me a comment if you can.

Why don't you click on the "join this site" button so you will always know what I am up to.

Now, todays card is one that I am going to use to start back into the challenges. One challenge wants us to use something at least 6 months old soooo I used my poppy background stamp from Stampin Up and my dies must be a few years old and my background stamp is 2 years old......boy I think this card has everything old except the verse which is only a couple of months old.

The layout for this card is one that was provided by a friend of mine at home for our own friendly challenge.

I used Real Red, Basic Black and white card stock. I don't have many embellishments down here with me sooo I used a punch to make the little dots in the upper left corner instead of buttons.

Thanks again for peeking in and I hope you like my little creation and will come back soon.

I am entering this card into these challenges:

Stampinroyalty

Cardcrafterscircle

Oldiebutgoodie
Makeitmonday
Alota Rubber Stamps
Stamp n Doodle
Crafting by Designs

A simple layout

2013-02-18T09:08:00.001-05:00

Good morning to all of you that have popped in for a peek.

Today, as promised, I am showing you another card that I did for a challenge between a group of very dear friends at home. It helps to keep me connected with them while I am away.

We each take turns finding or creating a layout for us to make a card from, then we see how many different cards we can make using this layout.

Last weeks layout was a quick and easy one and fun to work with. I don't know where Karen got it from, it could have been her own design or something she had seen out there on the web. It was 3 squares across the bottom with a strip just above these and then a circle or square at the top.

This is the second card I came up with. You can see the first card by clicking here.

For this card I used a white card base then embossed a mat of Pacific Point from Stampin Up using their tulip folder. Instead of a ribbon or plain strip of card stock I punched a pretty decorative edge of white. The 3 squares across the bottom are from an old discontinued package of Stampin Up that matched the Pacific Point colour very well.

I love the verse on this one. I happened to pick it up at a garage sale down here this winter.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and come back soon for a visit.

Carolyn

1 year to this date

2013-02-17T09:25:00.000-05:00

Hello out there in the blogging world. It has been exactly one year since since I have posted anything and I am thinking I need to get back into the swing of things.

Today I am going to show you a card that I whipped up as soon as I got home from a shopping trip with my sister. It's for a challenge with a group of my friends at home that we do each week to keep connected while I am away for the winter. I hope you enjoy it.

Come back tomorrow to see my second entry for that week.

Carolyn

Just a cute card

2012-02-17T08:24:00.003-05:00

Here I am again...... it is a dull day down here in Florida and looks like it might rain today soooo I will try to get some more cards done before my company arrives this afternoon from Canada.

I belong to a couple of groups down here and of couse they have challenges too BUT the last few months I have not participated very much so this month I went gung hoe and did 2 out of 3 of them. This one was a sketch and here is what I did for it.

I followed the layout exactly as it was shown.... I used a srcap of green paper on the left side then I stamped a background using SU's French Script with a grey ink. I started with dark green for the card base but then changed it to black because I used the solid stamp from Fabulous Flowers with black ink.

Ok I am off to the craft table to see what I can come up with for my next post. I hope to become a little more organized and get a few cards ahead but life does seem to get in the way most times.

Thanks for taking a look at what I am doing. It feels good to be back.
Carolyn

Challenge SQSC26

2012-02-16T09:46:00.001-05:00

Good morning again all my blogging friends.

I have been very lax with my posting lately but yesterday my friend Barb came over and we spent the afternoon working on cards and I think it got my mojo started again. I managed to get a challenge card finished for one of the card groups that I belong to..... which I will post tomorrow.

Today I came across this challenge and decided to play along......it always seems to get my mojo going too.....give me a sketch and I am off to try it. Well this is the card I have done for it....I hope you like it.

I used Early Expresso for the card base, mat and the thin strip. The stamp is from Stampin Up set called Watercolor Trio.
I inked the embossing folder using Crumb Cake to show a little demension.

Let me know what you think of this.
Carolyn

Spellbinders-Nestie Storage

2012-02-03T14:31:00.000-05:00

Good afternoon to all my blogging friends.....it is a wonderful sunny warm day down here....I hope you are having nice weather where you are too.

I have sooo many sets of nesties and of course I always want them to come with me for the winter so space is critical.

I was explaining this to a friend just a few moments ago and I thought it might be a good thing to share with you too.

When you buy a set of nesties they come on a folded cardboard....well I cut the back section off and then I put some double sided tape on the back of the piece that shows the photo of which set it is.... then I place the nesties on this tape the same way they came when you buy them.

Now I can store up to 12 sets in one of those new Stamping Up cases that looks like a clear dvd case. I place a sheet of white paper in and put the type on the edge...such as Ovals, Round, Labels and Shapes to slide in under the covering.

I then cut a piece of black card stock and laid out one of the small dies from each set on this and cut them... then set this black on top of the white and you can number their label # there so you know which sets are in this case. Now I slide this in under the covering of the case so that I can see all of the sets that are in that case.

This is great for someone with little storage space or for when you travel and take your supplies with you.

Here are some photos so you can see what I mean.

Carolyn

Victorian Lady

2012-02-01T14:22:00.000-05:00

I am sorry to say that it has been over three months since I have posted anything and I must apologize but my heart just wasn't in it.

I have received a few emails wondering when I was going to start to post again and when I checked out the site just now, I noticed that I have a new follower and I think this is what finally spurred me on so I must say a big thank you Janet for joining.

For those of you that are wondering about my daughter Susan.... she went last week for her 3 month follow up scans and so far nothing new has shown up.

I hope I can keep up and have some cards to post ...... for now I will post one that I did for a sketch layout with a card group that I belong to down here in Florida. Hope you like it.

I used Soft Suede for the card base and then stamped a background stamp using Soft Suede ink onto a Vanilla piece of card stock. The Victorian lady and sentiment were also stamped using Soft Suede ink. I made a double bow using my fingers as the spacers as the little bow that I usually make using a fork just came out way too small.

Thanks again, for peeking in..... without you, my followers, there would be no reason to post.
Carolyn

Cards received 2

2011-10-09T11:13:00.004-04:00

Well look at the weather we are having!!! It's hard to believe that we are having 75 degree weather in October.... don't get me wrong..... I am not complaining. LOL I'm loving it.

I took photos of the last few cards that Susan had received and I wanted to get them posted here as she is taking them back later today. I must tell you she really appreciated each and every one that she got.

I sure hope I didn't get any of the names placed with the wrong card. Susan was very good at keeping the envelopes with the cards BUT you never know I could have messed up. PLEASE let me know if any are wrong from this post or the previous post.

I forgot to mention in the last post, that you can click on any of the photos to enlarge them for a better look at them.

Merry from Australia

Monica from Indonesia who was kind enough to add my request on her blog too!!!

Gerri from Florida

Lis from Florida sent cards out weekly and this is her 3rd sent

Barb & John from New York

Lis from Florida..... 4th card

Dawn from Florida

THANKS again for all your kind thoughts, prayers and cards that were sent to my daughter Susan.

Carolyn

Cards received

2011-10-04T18:07:00.000-04:00

Hi to all my blogging buddies..... I thought you might like an update on my daughter Susan.

After being sent to another surgeon, due to her complicated case, she finally had her operation on my birthday.... September 23rd. They did remove her cancerous kidney and I was shocked to see that she went home the very next day!!!!

Now Susan doesn't feel pain like most people and she seemed to be healing great and she insisted on going back to work this last Monday JUST 10 days after the surgery!!!! She just couldn't sit at home any more. She works on the computer and she told me that if she feels tired she can just pack up and go home..... she has a great company that she works for.

It has been over a month since I have posted and I came here today to firstly THANK everyone that sent cards to Susan and secondly to post some of them. I don't know how many will go in one post so there may end up being a couple of postings.

Claire from Portugal

Hannah 9 years old... Claire's daughter

LOVELY job Hannah!

Susan from England

B&B from Ohio

Carole from Florida

Lynn from Florida

Lis from Florida

Andrea from Florida

Sharon from Florida

Chrissie from England

Lori from Missouri

Shirley-Anne from Australia

Laurie from Florida

Donna from Florida

Brenda from Florida

Barb from Florida

Joy from Florida

Karen from Ontario

Another from Lis of Florida

This is the first lot of cards.....more to come in the next post.
THANKS again for all your support.... I really appreciated it.

Carolyn

Cards from around the world

2011-08-17T11:56:00.002-04:00

Hello to all my blogging friends and thank you for stopping in again. I want to welcome Monica, Nana Donna, Darlene and Chrissie from Less Is More, as new followers and thank them for joining. I must admit that I have been checking in and did see that I had new people join and really should have thanked EACH of you as you joined BUT my mind and heart have not been on blogging or card making these last weeks since finding out that my daughter Susan has cancer. I belong to a couple of card groups and had spoke on the phone to Donna, a very special lady in one of the groups. Well long story short..... she posted a note explaining what was happening in a very lovely way so as not to invade our privacy and asked that they shower me with prayers and cards. I posted back that I would rather their prayers and cards go to my daughter as she would need the encouragement. I posted to the other group that I belong to and got very concerned posts from them also and offers to send cards too. Now last Monday after we arrived home from the specialist my granddaughter walked in with the mail for her mother and there were 5 cards there for her. I can't tell you how it made her feel. She said what a wonderful bunch of ladies they must be to place her in their prayers plus send cards of encouragement to someone they didn't even know. I am now trying to start a prayer chain reaching as many countries around the world for her and I privately contacted some of my followers asking if they would place Susan in their prayers and if they could also find it in their hearts to send her some encouragement in a card from their country. I received some lovely emails back but one was exceptional from a dear lady in Indonesia. This was from Monica, a new follower and she lovingly offered to place something on her blog asking people to send cards to Susan also. She also said that I should really let you know what was happening and how it would be soooo nice to have "Thinking of You" or "Your in my Prayers" cards sent from as many countries as possible. I have seen that I have had visitors from all around the world .....soooo if there are any of you out there that would like to send a card of encouragement from your country please email me privately and I will send you my daughters address. You can reach me HERE Thank you for even taking the time to read this. Carolyn

Clean and Simple Flower Card

2011-07-31T21:25:00.003-04:00

Oh I see I have a new follower so I will take a moment to thank Carolie for joining as a follower. I do appreciate it.
I have been sooo busy lately that I just haven't had time to design up a new card to todays post so I am going to show you one that I did a few weeks ago.
It is another very simple card that might take 5 or 10 minutes to make up.

The caard base is SU Pale Plum. I stamped the flower then embossed the swirl pattern, coloured the flower and tied a bow for the stem.

I know it is a simple card but somethines simple is elegant. Hope you like it. I am working on a new one for tomorrows post sooo be sure to come back and see what I came up with.

Carolyn