Back to Basics III

Hello there everyone!

 I am back with the same stamp!  This time the card has a bit of the girly look with the pink, the stitches and the flower paper.

Nothing out of the ordinary. Guys I am serious in zero creativity lately. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that it is the end of the school year and I am just exhausted. I am glad I was able to at least put a few up using the stamp.

 I can't wait to see what surprises Lil Bees Boutique's Kit is for next month!
Hugs to all!
K.

Thanks Berry Much

Hey everybody!

 My Spring Break is passing by fast... too fast :( I have some time today to whip this card together.  I used part of the kit from Lil Bees Boutique. Keep checking her blog out for the latest in techniques and amazing kits.

I used the lovely Dear Lizzy + American Craft Stamp from the Neapolitan collection. I used the Stampin Up Real Red ink pad and stamped twice to get the two fabulous colors on the jar.

I also used the Rich Red embossing powder from Ranger. Doesn't that look like real jelly? on the word "berry"? Looooove it. I also used their black version of it.

... and here is the whole card. I can't stop using the kraft cardstock. it is like a face of my crafting life where I can't stop using it as if there is no other background color that would work on any layout or card. This too shall pass in the mean time I will enjoy it.

 Hugs to all.

Spring is Here

Hey everybody Spring is here and We are loving it!...well actually I am not sure Spring has started but it feels as if has.

Here is my entry for the fab Lil Bees blog  and this time I have focus on Chipboard. There are a number of thing you can do with Chipboard, from covering it with paper to cover with glossy accents. Here is my take of the Challenge.

For these cute boots I simply cover them with designer paper. I do not have the proper tools Like the basic grey ones to give the chipboard a proper finish in stead I used a regular file and carefully finished the small areas. 

 Chipboard letters are not hard to find. I have these for so long I have give them a good use. So here they are... the only thing I added to them was a green line with a thin green marker.

This was the easiest. This wheel barrel was inked, literally with Stazon jet black ink. Great matte finish. Love it! Probably my favorite. 

On these tools you can see shiny and matte effects. I used ink pad to color the handles red and I used embossing powder for the rest of the tool. Love it too. Now that I see all of them this way it is hard for me to decide which board technique I like. 

This is officially my fourth layout and I decided to use 8.5" x 11" size. for a few reasons. space reasons and also because I do not have a lot of my papers with me.

One last thing. I started to like doodling and the chevron design. There are a few designers out there using them and  I thought I would give them both a try and here are the results. I am glad that you were able to stop by and I hope you can find inspiration and new ideas of how to use chipboards. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Lil Bees Blog Hop

Good morning everyone!

 We have all heard about the Blog Hops... yeap, we all become a bit of a frog and go from blog to blog hoping enjoying and learning from very creative people and participating in scrumptious give-aways at the same time.

Well, Lil Bees is having one and I hope you have stopped by from the other blogs on the list. If you have lots your way don't worry keep hoping by following the order below:

                                                               Lil Bee's 

                                                               Susan

                                                               Nandini

                                                               Teju

                                                               Karla ----right now, you are here.

                                                               Hana

So have you seen the Kit for February?  Take a look.

So with this fab kit I have created a card... simple yet I looooooooove the colors. check it out and please do not hesitate in leaving a comment or a suggestion for this card.

Excuse the photographer...  I work during the day so I only had the night and lamp light to take these pictures. Take a look at the tiny cute little stamp on the next pic.

So what are you waiting for? keep hoping you are about to finish. I hope you enjoyed visiting the blogs of the designer's team and hope you are the winner of the yummy candy from Lil Bees' Boutique.

You would not want to miss the candy. Western is a company I just got to know and I have to admit the paper is of great quality easy to combine with what you probably already have at home. I will stop now and I will let you go hop away.

Hugs
Karla

Part of a Design Team!!!

Hello everybody,

I have been so quiet for so long but I have an excuse. At work things has gone a bit crazy, buzzzzzzzy all the time, always working, working, working like a bee... until we got a break in December and went home for our folks to me Emma. It was an amazing Christmas... I miss being with family at this time of the year. We had a wonderful but very busy time setting up our new home and visiting everybody.


Right before we left for Christmas I got an update from Hana at the Lil Bees Boutique she was looking for people to be part of her design team. I was thrill with the idea of: "MAYBE I can be part of it."


Now, I am!!! and that is the good news. Definitely wait for my first few layouts made with great products. Here is the link to Lil Bees Boutique. You can check her blog here. Noor, Teju, Sue, Nandini are all part of the DT. I will be getting their blog links soon and posted so you can follow them too.


 I truly can't wait to start posting my work.
Hugs to all!
K.