Krafting with Karen

This card is done using washi tape. 

I have so much of the stuff that the drawer that holds it all is full! 

Washi tape to me is like card stock, and fabric. You can never have enough.

Hard to pass up when they all come in such pretty colors, and patterns. 

Card layer took a bit longer to create but I'm happy with the results, 

and will be making more! 

The Paris lady stamp is from Hero Arts. I found

her at Hollo's. Did the coloring with Prisma pencils. 

Happy Monday, and I hope you have a great week! 

Stamping trails

day 30

Made some artist trading cards featuring women with attitudes. 

All colored with Prisma pencils. Backgrounds done with stencils, and

washi tape.

Closer view. I did use a paper straw to embellish at the bottom. 

Due to shipping though I flattened the straw so it wouldn't be so bulky. 

Love this one. See how the women is looking at the statement. Don't cross a woman. 

This one has the best use of the all the different washi tapes. At

least I think so. 

All created for a swap I joined. 

Went to Tuesday Morning yesterday. Found a few goodies for the stamping chateau. 

Sometimes you can find pretty good craft supplies there for a great price. 

Today I need to finish working on hems for John's pants. I don't think he

has ever bought a pair of pants that I didn't need to hem. Good thing he has

mom that will still fix them for him. While I'm working on sewing I might

as well do some other things that are in need of mending. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Well here is something you don't see every day.

I used a very large embroidery hoop to hold

my many rolls of washi tape. 

This will be hung in my new craft room when it gets finished. 

Just added a small burlap bow at the top which can 

be removed as needed to add or remove the rolls of tape.

This was the scene this morning when I got up. 

We got just a trace of snow last night. Just enough to cover the grass. 

The ground was still warm, so it meltied as soon as it hit the pavement. 

Thanks Kym for this adorable lamb Easter card. 

So cute! 

I spent the weekend working on my craft room. 

Trying to de-stash, and organize it better for the upcoming move. 

Happy birthday to my nephew Corbet. Hope you are enjoying your day! 

Stamping trails

Karen

Finished up the last of my Christmas swaps. 

All done. No more swaps will I join till the New Year. 

Yes you heard me correctly. I'm not going to have the time

during December. 

So anyway....this is a washi tape swap. Had to present

5 different washi tapes. 

I stamped artist sized trading cards then ran them through the

Xyron machine so I could wrap the tape around them. 

Found this great assortment of Christmas Plaid tape. 

Great deal at Tuesday Morning for 3.99 for a package of eight. 

Today I'll be doing some housework. Need to get the place cleaned up

for the holidays. I'll be cleaning up the craft room, and putting all the toys

away. I'll still be stamping as I have to get together with Eliz to make

thank you cards. Also doing some type of favors for the business appreciation event. 

Both will be for the Optimist club. 

Planned a cookie baking day at my house. Having some family and friends

come over for a baking day. That is always a fun time! Getting

excited about Christmas. We got a little bit of snow yesterday. Not much

just a dusting, but it is really setting the mood! 

Stamping trails

Karen

This is plastic box by Jot. Can be purchased at The Dollar Tree. 

One the swaps I'm doing this month is to decorate the box and

fill with Halloween embellishments. 

I thought a good way to cover the outside box lid was to use washi tape. 

Covers the lid well. Then I made some paper rosettes to decorate the corner. 

Here is a side view. After I was finished covering the top I use

glittery orange washi tape to go around the edges. 

Inside peek. 

and a closer look at the top. 

I'm very happy with how this one turned out. 

Going to stamp with Betty this afternoon. We have to play with

the new toys we bought at the stamp show last weekend. 

Stamping trails

Karen

I was in a hodge podge mood yesterday afternoon, 

and did some shabby chic stamping. 

Used several different stamp sets to create this one.

I also used a ink that I don't normally use Sahara Sand. 

Base card is cream. Accents done in Rose Red, and black. 

I don't know if it will show up in the photo, but on the lower

right edge I ran the card just a little bit into my paper crimper. 

Just wanted to add a little more texture to the card. The

 

paper crimper is another tool that I rarely use, but I'm glad to

 

have it around when I find a use for it. 

 

Emily came over yesterday afternoon and joined us for spaghetti dinner. 

 

It was good. Haven't had pasta in a very long time. The kids also helped

 

me put up some Halloween decorations. I know I'm early, but hubby pulled out

 

the wrong box from our crawl space so I just went with it. 

 

Emily also helped me with an artist trading card swap I was working on. 

 

That girl is so talented! 

 

 

Remembering 9/11 

 

 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Beautiful vintage lady card. 

The stamps are from Hero Arts, and came with matching dies. 

Lady stamped on Smoky Slate cardstock using Basic Gray ink. 

The only color I added to her is on the cheeks, and lips. 

Thanks to my crafty buddy Kathleen for sending me the little

cameos. The cream vintage lace was added around her collar then

the cameo was attached. She was also popped up over the 

the cream layer of embossed cardstock. 

Here is a side view. I added some stamping to the inside as well. 

The embossed layer is also popped over the base card. 

Love the vintage doily edged washi tape. 

and here is the inside view. The set came

with the large upper body image, and the smaller

full body image. Gotta love stamps with matching dies. 

Makes crafting so much easier. I mean I like fussy cutting as

well as the next crafter, but matching dies are my friends!

Got a call last night around 6  from my son. He goes how ya doing.

I told him I was fine. He goes I'm in the hospital. On his way home from

work a female driver made a left turn out in front on him.

Both of them are okay, but John banged up his wrist pretty good, and

got a cut on his head from the air bag going off, but nothing broken.

The car is totaled. I told him we can replace a car can't replace him. I was

going to dye my hair a few days ago. I'm glad I didn't now cause after yesterday I'm

sure it would have gone gray again. Scary to get a call saying your child is at the hospital.

So we will be busy trying to find him another car.

 

Stamping trails

Karen

Recently I was in a washi tape swap. 

The requirements were to send your

partner 12 inches each of 25 different washi tapes. 

I've been in swaps like this before. Normally 

the tape is wrapped around playing cards. Because

the cards are coated the washi tape can easily be 

removed to be used. 

I never once thought to do the swap like the

washi tape book I received from my partner! 

It is so cool! She laminated the pages, and covers. 

We both decided to send each other 24 inches of each

tape. What can I say we are both crazy for washi! 

There are lots of great tape to use in my book! 

Thanks so much Theresa! Just love it. You did a great

job presenting the tape! 

I couldn't resist going on  the back deck yesterday afternoon to

take photos of icicles on the eves of the house. 

So pretty. 

Here you can see some snow on the roof. 

Yesterday was so cold and windy that the buzzards that

are suppose to return to roost at Hinckley Park reservation didn't return.

It was to windy for them to fly. Hopefully they will get to come back today. 

Skip thinks all the snow will melt over the weekend. Hope so! 

Stamping trails

Karen

I received a round robin ATC in the mail the other day. 

I was the 3rd and last person to add to the trading card. 

Since one of the players added an actual postage 

stamp to the center of the card I went with a mail theme, 

and added the mailbox. This is one of the first stamps I 

bought, and it is at least 25 years old. I remember ordering

this from a Currant catalog while we were living on Guam. Now

I'm really feeling old! 

The greeting better than e-mail is from a Stampin'Up set. 

Yesterday I receive a washi tape swap. Got some 

great holiday ones. 

After me and Sarah visited grandma Katie we did a little shopping. 

She wanted to stop in Marshals, and I found this fun kit that was on

clearance. Marked 6.00, but it rang up for 3.00. Gotta love that! 

Here is an inside view. Lots of fun little things to add to my ever growning

craft stash. 

So we had a nice visit with Katie. I stopped and got McDonalds for

everyone. She really enjoyed eating her french fries. Its just the little things

you can do for someone that can really make their day. 

Stamping trails

Karen

I made this card using a Washi Tape 6x6 pack. 

 

The adhesive sheets worked really well with the thinlit dies. 

 

The little squares at the lower corner were done with a square punch. 

I believe Kat got  these for me while she was shopping at AC Moore in

PA. I'll be using them some more as I'm wondering how 

they will work on 3d items. 

So while I was stamping Cherokee was busy relaxing on the craft

room floor. Nothing like a good stretch. 

Well....maybe a good nap after a good stretch. 

Stamping trails

Karen

I stopped by Hallmark last week to pick 

up some buckeye candy to send to a friend that I'm 

doing a state swap with, and while I was checking out

the clerk gave me a card with a coupon for 40% off an order in September. 

Here is what the card looked like. Not even done on cardstock. It was

printed out on glossy paper. I really

like the bike and knew right away that it was destine to up-cycled to

better things. 

So I first fussy cut the bike out. 

Next I inked up the woodland embossing folder with Crumb Cake ink,

and ran a piece of matching carstock through it. 

I sponged the edges before adhering the

bike to the bottom part of the panel. 

Journey was stamped on a scrap of cream cardstock with

Early Espresso ink and sponged. 

Attached it to the card with a piece of washi tape. 

The completed panel was then attached to a white base card. 

Really happy with how this one turned out. 

Just love to up-cycle! 

Stamping trails

Karen

Cherokee was helping me clean my desk. 

and she was helping me select what color pencils to use. Such a good kitty! 

 

 

These little wood pallets were in some grab bags I got at Pat Catan's.

 

Didn't really know what I was going to do with them so I covered them with washi tape! 

 

Going to use them for coasters in the stamping studio, and the sewing room. 

 

 

Here is a better view of the fronts. 

And here is a view of what else I got in the bags. I bought

two of them because they were only 3 bucks a bag! 

The row above the hardware is adhesive stencils. Never saw those

before but I'm sure I'll be able to work them into some project. 

More mics craft stuff.

This is a bag full of die cuts. I got it because it was a dollar and

see that cute little kitty drinking out of the cup? So adorable. 

Since these die cuts are vintage I'll be able to use them in the tag books

I'm making with the black and white family photos. 

 

Happy July 1st!!!!!

Stamping trails

Karen

Just a quick and easy holiday project today. 

I took washi tape and adhered it around tea light candles. 

Next step was to add white sand to the votive holders. 

Very very simple! This would make a great kids project. 

I got the package of sand at my local craft store. You can get them

in many different colors. If you can't get the sand you could also 

use regular table salt in the votive. Also if the washi tape is too

wide it is easy just to wrap the extra to the underside of the tea light. 

I found a great deal at the dollar store for holiday scented tea lights. 

Stamping trails

Karen

Is there anything you can't use washi tape on? 

Look it even dresses up plain clear mount blocks. 

How cool it that! 

At look what I got for my birthday. Now I have more

blocks to cover with pretty tape! 

Stamping trails

Karen

 

This would make a great quick and easy gift idea. 

I used a 1/2 wood mount case, and added a stamped image and 

designer paper. Stamp set Bohemian Borders, and matching Bohemian paper. 

To fill the case I made several gift tags, and a few note cards. 

I also added matching washi tape that has been wrapped around a playing card. 

Matching ribbon, and trim. Also added some additional matching cardstock, and 

designer paper just in case the recipient wishes to add her own touch to the 

gift tags and note cards. 

On two of the tags I created a pocket with an insert that slides inside. 

I was very pleased with how this little gift turned out. 

 

I'll be going to see the ortho doctor later this morning. I have 

 

to have a post-op check up. I'm sure it will go well. I've been moving 

 

around much better. I still need to get the other knee done. I'm sure he

 

will give me info on that. 

Stamping trails

Karen

This card features new products from SU!

Stamp set Bohemian Borders. There is 9 stamps in the set.

It has 6 border strips, and 3 accent stamps. 

Oh and the matching designer paper is so rich in color! 

I wasn't going to add the piece of matching washi tape, but

I had a little boo-boo with an ink smudge so I had to cover that up. 

Speaking of washi tape....I've been keeping my tape corralled by putting

them on jump rings. 

We went to the drive in last night, and saw the new Avengers movie. 

It was pretty good. We didn't stay for the second movie. I get cramped up

if I sit to long, and I didn't want to walk around the lot on the gravel. 

We had deer in our front lawn we got home. So nice and unexpected to see them. 

Wish I would have had my camera. 

Stamping trails

Karen