ABOUT ME

Houston, Tx, United States
Hi. Welcome to my site; my name is Karen. I'm an avid scrap-booker, card-maker, and paper-crafter. I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and I am just as excited now as when I first started. Scrapbooking is the instrument I use to record some of the greatest and most special moments of my family’s life. I love buying patterned paper, ribbon and embellishments, taking pictures of my son, teaching scrapbooking and hosting workshops. This hobby continues to be an obsession for me and it continues to challenge me to be a better scrapper. I love the escape that scrapbooking affords me and the fun it has brought into my world. I have one child, a son; he's 15 years old and he is my favorite scrapbook subject. I hope that you enjoyed my site and will visit again soon.

December 28, 2007

Valentine's with Flowers


Say it with flowers; pink flowers on top of brown and blue.

Criss Cross Valentine


I absolutely love black and white and I thought it would be fun to use those colors for Valentine's Day. I threw in some magenta for a splash of colors and I think it turned out beautiful.

Valentine - Black & Grey


Valentine's Day is on it's way and what better way to say Happy Valentine's Day, then with a romantic card.

December 23, 2007

Romantic Challenge


Challenge #4 was to create a 5 x 7 romantic card. I was stumped for most of the challenge period, but as I was looking through a stack of pattern paper, I came across this paper I'd been wanting to use. Each time I picked the paper up, nothing came to mind, but I kept picking it up. Well, this time something came to mind and I like the way it turned out. I wanted to add ribbon, one of my scrapbooking favorites, but I also wanted to keep it simple.

December 06, 2007

Happy New Year


This is my 3rd challenge card. Carol issued this challenge; to do a 9.25 x 4 New Year's card and I have to tell you, it was really a challenge. I don't generally do this size card, but once I got started, I really enjoyed it. I hope that you'll enjoy it also.

November 23, 2007

Thanks for Pushing Me


While working on my challenge card, I took a couple of breaks to play with my new papers and flowers, so here's what I came up with. I really like the continuous felt flowers, FUN.

Christmas Card Challenge


My girlfriend Velma issued a Christmas card challenge, based on a card scetch and here is what I came up with. I took a few liberties with the scetch, but I think that's the whole point. I am so enjoying these challenges.

November 12, 2007

Pink & Black Criss Cross


I was an overachiever for the challenge, so I made two cards. Here is the second card.

Autumn Criss Cross


I participated in a Criss Cross challenge with some of my girlfriends. It was really a lot of fun and I always enjoy the challenge. Here is one of the card that I came up with.

October 31, 2007

Merry Merry Christmas


Diamonds for Christmas


Season's Greetings


JOY


October 17, 2007

Thinking of You - Fall


An autumn of well wishes and thoughts. Let someone know they're on your mind.


A Simple Christmas


A simple way to say Merry Christmas is with the simple, beautiful card.

The elegance of Christmas


Who said Christmas and paisley don't match? They are perfect together.

Christmas with a Tag


Christmas is on it's way, so start planning for your Christmas cards. Consider sending hand-made cards. Your personal greeting would be printed on the tag.

Fall Thinking of You


It's always nice to receive cards that remind you that someone's thinking about you. Why don't you send someone a card this fall to let them know you're thinking of them?

Happy Birthday - Pink & Brown


Pink & brown, the colors of fall.

October 04, 2007

Happy Hello


Here's a happy card to use to say I've been thinking about you, I'm sorry, I've missed you or just Hello.