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.

February 10, 2013

My Latest Projects

I got in some card making time this week; had a blast. I am so excited, I've ordered a Silhouette Cameo and can hardly wait for it to arrive. I'll share some projects some Silhouette projects soon. In the meantime, here are my latest projects:

January 14, 2013

God's Blessings

January 12, 2013

Breast Cancer Card

January 11, 2013

More Recent Cards

January 09, 2013

A Collection of Cards

January 07, 2013

A Simple Thank You

January 06, 2013

Thank You

January 05, 2013

I've been busy creating, but obviously not posting. What's wrong with that I ask myself. It seems I really enjoy the creative process, but I'm not the best at downloading pictures from my camera and uploading them. So, I thought I'd play catch-up.

July 03, 2012

Playing Catch Up

I'm playing catch up with my posting. I tried to remember to always take puctures, but don't always get around to posting them timely. It's about 2:00 in the morning, so while I don't have a lot to say about each of the projects, I wanted to take the time to share. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for stopping by, Karen

March 10, 2012

Rainy Saturday Day of Card Making






Today was a rainy and cold Saturday, so I spent the whole day in my craft room, with snacks, great movies on the Hallmark channel and paper, ribbon & flowers. I used this day to create the cards I needed for the month of March. WOW, it was like a marathon, but I finished. What a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!

February 08, 2012

First Set of 2012 Birthday Cards




Hi there my blogging community. I've been busy, but found some time to work on my January birthday cards; the issue has been finding the time to upload the pictures. I hope to do better. In the meantime, here are pictures of my cards. The flowers on these cards were made using the Flower Shoppe and Sophie Cricut cartridges.
I had such a good time playing with the flowers,layering, distressing and blinging them up.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

January 04, 2012

Latest projects





Happy New Year!!!! It's been a while since I've posted, but not because I haven't been crafting; though, not as much as I'd like to. Anyway, here are a couple of my latest projects. I'm trying to get ready for all the January birthdays, so I've got 4 more birthday cards to make in the next week. The Christmas tags were made to be attached to some lightbulbs I found at Hobby Lobby. I filled them with small candy pieces. They made great Christmas trinkets.

I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope that you enjoy my last few projects.
TFSB,

September 24, 2011

More September Birthdays



More September birthdays; whew, only one more to go, 9/30/11, so I better get started on that card. This was a fun card to make and I am totally stuck on this peachy color, so you'll be seeing more of it.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

September 23, 2011

Matron's Birthday


September is a big birthday month for me, in addition to me and my twin brother turning 50, one of the older ladies at my church, whom I love dearly, is celebrating her 78th birthday. I didn't want to miss the opportunity to remember her on her special day.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

September 22, 2011

Grandparents' Day


Hi there; wow, it's been a few weeks since I've posted. Life has been busy, but I have to make time to scrap. I had a quiet Saturday afternoon before Grandparents' Day, so I grabbed a Dr. Pepper, some snacks and headed to my craft room to design a card for my parents from my son.
TFSB and Enjoy,
Karen

September 03, 2011

Blog Hop Winner

Thanks everyone for visiting my blog during the Cutting Cafe inspiration blog hop. I've selected a winner for the set(s) I used in my Milk Carton product. Her name is Renee and here's a link to her amazing blog: http://puppylovepaperhearts.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much for stopping by,
Karen

August 30, 2011

Milk Carton - Inspiration


There's an inspiration blog-hop going on over at The Cutting Cafe this week. So for this inspiration, I used the Milk Carton digital stamps and the Milk Carton Sentiments. We'll be giving this set away, so be sure and leave a comment on my blog. I'll draw one name by Saturday to win the set. Also, be sure to visit the other designers at The Cutting Cafe, who are participating in the inspiration challenge.
For this challenge, I decided to also create a matching card for the milk carton
Enjoy and TFSB

August 23, 2011

Bubble Gum Bubble Gum


This week, the inspiration over at The Cutting Cafe came in the way of gumballs and gumball machines from the Gumball Machine Shaped Card digital stamp set. This set was so fun to play with; who doesn't love gumballs? I decided to emboss the gumballs, to add more dimension to the gumball machine and of course a little pink decorative time, bling and a cute flower.
This digital stamp set is definitely a must for your stash, so drop by The Cutting Cafe to order a copy of it.
Enjoy and TFSB

August 15, 2011

Silhouettes - The Cutting Cafe


I was playing with the "Fun With Silhouettes" digital stamp set from The Cutting Cafe and decided to make a wall hanging, using the dress silhouette. I cut the dress in black for a shadow effect, then cut it again in a pink and white pattern. Then, I cut a pink postage stamp from pink card stock, then I embossed it with a CuttleBug folder. The gray piece behind the pink is a piece of Grungeboard, that I painted with Black Magic Glimmer Mist and layered over a piece of black cardstock. I added a quick sentiment and of course ribbon to finish up the design.
Enjoy and TFSB

August 06, 2011

Back To School & Off To College



WOW, I can believe the summer's coming to an end already. Seems school was just letting out for the summer, now it's time for back-to-school shopping already. It's also a great time for making cards to send with your students as they prepare to go back to the class room or prepare for campus life, at college. I made this Off-to-College card for my godchild, who's headed away to college, for her freshman year; where did the time go. For this card, I used the Off To College digital stamp set from The Cutting Cafe. I was having so much fun, that I decided to make a matching envelope. The fabulous flowers were cut from the Paper Lace Cricut cartridge and of course, my Martha Stewart border punches were near by for the scallops.
Enjoy and TFSB