Confessions of a Paperholic

It's that time again at Unity Stamp Co.: Friday's Friends with Flair. Time to share with fellow crafters what individuals have created this week with their Unity Stamp Co stamps.

I created this masculine Thank You card using Echo Park's This and That collection, and a new sentiment stamp from Unity Stamp Co. called Everything Wonderful. I really love sentiment stamps and Unity has awesome sentiments. I then added machine stitching and jute from American Crafts. The final touch was the little wooden veneer piece from Studio Calico.

Thank you for stopping by.

K

Ok, so I tried out Jen's Deconstructed Sketch No. 110 this week and I have to write I was stumped. I mean, the sketch is staring me in the face. I wanted to move in one direction and then felt myself experiencing a sense of creative paralysis. I know I was over thinking the creative process, but something didn't feel right. I wanted to layer, and layer more papers but this sketch was a simple, elegant sketch. It was pared down and I was finding it difficult to rise to the challenge.

So for this week's sketch I created two cards. One that is spot on and another that is an interpretation of the sketch. Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy,

K

I love it when you can do two of your favorite things at one time. Not only do I have an opportunity to use one of Jen's fabulous Deconstructed Sketches, I can complete Just A Scrappin's weekly challenge as well!

This week's challenge at Just A Scrappin' is to create a card, layout or project that celebrates your family using your favorite colors and embellishment(s), along with utilizing the distress technique. This challenge was a perfect way to celebrate my sister who is turning 35. My sister loves the vintage look of things and distressing is a great way to add an aged look and feel to any project.

To create this card, I used the Flea Market paper collection by Colorbok. In addition, I added machine stitching and seam binding from Verve Stamps, and then distressed the entire card to give it an aged feel. I then applied tea dye ink to the edges to further age the paper. The pop-up embellishment is from K&Company. Michael's craft store placed these embellishments on clearance and I scooped them ALL up (I love embellishment).

Please stop by the Just A Scrappin' blog to view the projects of the other DT members.

Thank you for stopping by,

K

Happy Friday! My Unity Stamp order arrived earlier this week and I could not wait to use my new stamps. I picked up a few stamps (there was an awesome sale), and one of my new favorites is a stamp with several little chicks and a sassy sentiment.

To create this card, I heat embossed the little chicks, added some twine and a cute wooden veneer chick to complete the card. Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Scrapping,

K

To create this card, I used The Deconstructed Sketch No. 108. I enjoyed the varied use of layers that were slightly askew. Each layer added another level of depth to the overall design. Usually, I do not use such bold colors, but this sketch inspired me to create outside of my normal color palette.

Enjoy,

K

Welcome back to another weekly challenge at Just A Scrappin'. This week we are exploring the beautiful colors found in nature. Create a card, layout or project using brown, orange, yellow, accompanied by the use of watercolor pencils or chalks.

For this card, I created a collage celebrating the beauty of nature. In choosing my embellishments, I tried to capture the trees, flowers and insects inherent in nature. I hope you enjoy and please stop by Just A Scrappin' to view the designs of my fellow design team members.

Enjoy,

K

I recently found a new weekly challenge that focuses on clean and simple designs...right up my alley. For this challenge, Material Girls, I created a birthday card using a K&Company pop up dimensional embellishment I purchased at Michaels. This embellishment is a slider, as well. I added several fun banners to create a fun and bright background for the embellishment and completed the design with twine from The Twinery.

I hope you Enjoy.

K