New Darkroom Door Stamps Just Arrived

 Hi Everyone,

New range of stamps arrived from Darkroom door African and backgrounds and new Christmas images

 

 Thanks for stopping by and Happy Creating

Love Karen

Mixed Media Collage Backgrounds

 Hi Everyone,

These are some of the Mixed Media Collage backgrounds I created for a class. Everyone created a number of pieces in my classes, they all made some truly amazing pieces, not one piece was the same.

It's amazing what you can create from a few stamps and ink pads.  I love to share the many years of using stamps.  So take out those stamps and ink pads and start creating you will be amazed at what happens.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Christmas Cards

Hi Everyone

Here are some christmas cards we created at the shop in classes, we all had fun together.  I like to show them a variety of ways to use their goods when making cards so you can get maximum use of everything you have in your stash.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Easter Bunny Cards

Hi Everyone,

Created a card for class this week and thought it would make a great easter card for my grandchildren.  The blue one is for the boys and the white one is for the girls of the family.  I'm sure the grandchildren will love them.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Easter Hats

 Designed by Lynda Cheney and Created by Karen Binnie

Hi Everyone,

Finally found the perfect photos to finish this page off.  It has been sitting there for quite awhile without the photos and I recently checked out my daughters photos on her computer and found these ones.  We used stamps for the eggs and painted with kindy glitz to give them that bling and added a little bit of glitter ribbon to finish the page off.  I hope you enjoy the page.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Christmas Cards

Products Used
Card - Bazzill
Paper - Graphic 45 Nutcracker
Accessories - Cuttlebug machine, sizzix and spellbinder die cuts, tulle and ribbons

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Graphic 45 Little Darlings Scrapbook Kit

 Copyright Designed and Created by Lynda Cheney

Hi Everyone,

New Scrapbook kit available using the beautiful Graphic 45 papers Little Darlings.  Can be used for pregancy or baby photos. Availble in the store or online (under scrapbook kits)

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

New Tim Holts Distress Inks Pens

Hi Everyone,

I've been playing with the new Tim Holtz Distress Inks, just love them.  Above is coloured in on copic paper with outline stickers.  I used the brush tip for colouring the base.  Sometimes I have used more than one colour to give it depth.  Then I used the fine pen tip to create depth with fine lines.  These are now available in the shop or online for $5.00.  There are 36 colours and one white pens (finally a white pen).  I will make these up into cards, but I thought I would show you the raw product first.

The first image I applied the distress pens directly onto the stamp then stamped the image. The second image as there was still coloured left on the stamp and I sprayed with water and then stamped the image which gave the washed out water colour look.  You can continue stamping until there is no more colour left on the stamp.  I will also make these up into cards later.

As you can see I have used the pens in two totally different techniques.  There at still more ways I can use these pens and I will show you later.  Just ran out of time this weekend.

Products Used
Card - Copic
Pens - Tim Holts Ditress Ink Pens
Accessories - Outline stickers

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Basic Grey Little Black Dress Cards

Hi Everyone,

Brought a kit at stamp camp the other day which was designed by Daisy Chain Scrapbooking, this is what I created from the kit.  Sorry about the last image hard to lay flat in the scanner.

Products Used
Card - Bazzill
Paper - Basic Grey Little Black Dress
Accessories - Cuttlebug machine and Marianne die cut cage, border punches Martha Stewart and EK Success, stamps Hero Art Sentiments and various ribbons

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating Love Karenxx

Baby Card

 Hi Everyone,

Oops the photo didn't load up the other day this is the baby card I created at camp.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Mask & Spray Stamped Cards

 Hi Everyone,

These are another set of cards we created taught by one of the teachers from our stamping weekend.  The shapes were created by spellbinder die cuts with paper.  We had distress reinkers sprays and stamped.  These cards are great with everyone enjoying making them.  I'm sure you all will have some sprays or reinkers to make your spray.  You can make a variety of shapes with your spellbinder die cuts to create your own stencils.  You can use both cut out and outlines to mask with.  So see what you can come up with and create some cards using this technique.

Products Used
Card -Bazzill
Stamps - Unknown
Accessories - Mini misters with water and dye reinkers, cuttlebug and spellbinder shapes.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Baby Card for Girl

Hi everyone,

Another make and take from my stamping weekend.  Made this gorgeous baby card, hopefully my daughter is having a little girl in the next few weeks so I can use it.  It was stamped and then I coloured it in with copic markers on gloss card.  Just loved the mint green and pink together.  Hope you enjoy it as well.
 
Products Used
Card - Bazzill
Stamps - Unknown
Accessories - Copic pens, border punches

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Patchwork Card

Hi Everyone,

I love my stamping and distress inks which I used to create both these cards.  I used a chipboard frame and 1"sq stamps and stamped on printed paper and white cardstock. I hope you enjoy them as well.

Products Used
Card - Bazzill
Paper - Bo Bunny Gabriella
Accessories - 1" Stamps, distress inks, Martha Stewart Punches
Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Butterfly Double Slider Card

Hi everyone,

My passion is stamping and I love to use all my stamps. I created this card for a close frind who helped me through the last three years when I was sick.

Products Used
Card - Bazzil
Accessories -Flourish, butterfly, bird and flower stamps, Ink pad and Bling

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx

Embossing Backgrounds

 Hi Everyone,

I just love experimenting with different textures and we created these backgrounds in class the other day using our cuttlebug and embossing folders.  They had so much fun as well experimenting with sponging colours and mixing the embossing folders together. We then used the backgrounds to make our cards for the day.

Products Used
Card - Copic Blending
Accessories - Stamp pads (Dye), cuttlebug maching and embossing folders

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating Love Karenxx

Relaxing in the Lounge Card

 Hi Everyone,

This card I used copic pens to colour with.The middle section is cut so when you close the card they pop up and are exposed at the side of the card. A lovely bright card for those young ones or the young at heart.

Products Used
Card - Copic
Paper- Basic Grey
Stamps - My Favourite Things
Accessories - Copic pens and flowers

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating Love Karenxx

Butterfiles Galore

 Hi Everyone,
When I saw these paper tole sheets I loved them on first sight.  I incorporated my love of stamping and colouring with these images.  The red butterflies I stamped first, then embossed the card and then layered the butterflies on top.  The yellow butterflies I embossed first, then coloured with sakura gel pens and then layered the butterflies on top.  I really enjoy combining many techniques together when making my cards, see how many techniques you can combine as well.

Products Used
Card - Bazzill
Paper - Paper Tole butterflies
Accessories - Sakura metallic pens, Cuttlebug machine and embossing folders, die cut shapes, fern stamps, ribbons

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating Love Karenxx

Stamped Background Cards

I really enjoy making backgrounds.  I used my stamps and stamp pads with a little bit of sandering to  create these cards.


Thanks for stopping by and happy creating
Love Karenxx