Summer Reading - need a bookmark :-)

Hi everyone.  It's Karon here from Karon's Krafty Korner, to share my creation with you today.  Thanks so much Sheila for having me once again.

I decided that I need a few bookmarks this summer for some great reads that I want to get through.  I decided to have a play in Silhouette Design Studio and make a scalloped edge bookmark.

Here is the bookmark I made using all elements from the new Polkadoodles CD - Rose Budd Papercrafting Collection.

I thought I would share with you how I designed the bookmark in Silhouette Design Studio and how to add the scalloped edge.

Firstly, I am using a rounded rectangle that I have sized to 6" by 2.50".  Then make a little oval to the size that you would like your scallop to be.  I have made mine 0.5" wide and 0.75" high.  I then made five of them and grouped them together for easy manoeuvring.

Now you can move the set of ovals into place.  I have placed them so about 2/3rds of the oval are inside the line of the bottom of bookmark.  You must position them so that the natural curve is on the line, as below.

Now you want to select both the rectangle and the ovals, then right click and select Weld.

This is what your screen should now look like.

You can then resize your bookmark using the scale.  I made mine back to 6" by 2.5".

You could now resize this to what ever you wish.  Also If you want more scallops to the edge, you can play around with the size of the oval at the start, and the amount of them.  Hope that this has made sense.

Here is a close up of the image from the Rose Budd Papercrafting CD, this is Miss Millicent.

Her dress was digitally pieced together (may be another tutorial on the way, if you like) with papers from the CD and then highlighted with Copics.  Here are the Copics I used to colour her in.

Everything is from the CD, I layered up the little roses and Miss Millicent, but that is all.  After all it's meant to be a book mark and I didn't want it too thick, or else it would get squished :-)

I added a little ribbon to the top.  I did double sided printed, so that the back of the book mark was not white.  Also inked the edges of the layers to finish them off.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy crafting.

Christmas - really!

Hi all my fabulous friends.  It's Karon here from Karon's Krafty Korner to visit here at She's A Sassy Lady. Thanks for putting up with me each month Sheila :-)

Today I have to share a really great image from a new Polka Doodles CD - Angelberry Christmas.  This CD is fabulous, so many lovely papers and embellishments and 8 lovely Angelberry digis for you to colour or use the precoloured ones as toppers.

Here is my little bit of Christmas to share with you - it's not too early to get started - apparently there are only 161 Days left :-)

This little angel is so adorable and such a pleasure to colour. Here is a close up of the image.

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to colour here in.

Holly       -  CG2, DG3

Berries    -  CR11

Skin        -  TN2, FS2

Hair        -  CT1, CT3, CT4

Dress      -  CR4, CR5, CR6

Ribbon    -  DR1, DR3, DR5

Box         -  CG2, DG3

Wings      -  LY1, LY3

The papers for this card, were taken from the Studio 12 CD - Picknix Collection 2 - Gingerbread Twist.  I didn't use papers from the new CD, cause Nikky hadn't done them when I made this card LOL.  But I can assure you they are fabulous and will make something with them soon :-)

I cut out the image with my Silhouette Cameo and then popped her up on some pop dots.  Added the sheer red ribbon to finish off the front.  Also inked all the edges of all the layers with Stampin' Up Cranberry Ink.

For the inside I used the same papers as the front.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy crafting.

Come Near

Hello, I sure hope you are having a blessed day! I am so excited to share this with you today. I was visiting Dee's Bugaboo Boutique and she offers these wonderful digital stamps free. I don't know about you but I am always looking for items that I can make cards from.... especially those that will encourage others! And Dee's will certainly do that! Each Tuesday she offers a FREE digital stamp and they are WONDERFUL!

Recently I was making a card and ruined the cut as I placed this yummy glitter paper faced down on my Cricut mat. Needless to say it didn't cut properly as it would not adhere to the mat. Fortunately I was able to salvage enough paper to make this beautiful card. This is a Z shaped card. All you need to do is;

1. Cut your 8.5x11 into a 4.25x11.
2. Score at 2.75 and 5.50 inches.
3. Then trim paper to line as shown; 4 - 2x2.5 inch and 2 - 4x5.25 and adhere as shown above. Note I did both sides of the paper.
4. Be sure to print your digital art to the size you like and then back it with matching paper to the base of the card so it contrasts with the lining that you are adhering it to. That simple and it leaves a small area that you can add a message to.
5. Note you may want to color some of the art as I did. It is a great way to match up your papers.

 See how it forms an S. These are great little cards and so easy to don't you don't even need your Cricut.

 As you can see I covered the font and back of my card and it looks great.

 Now wasn't that easy? Now all you need to do is go over to Dee's Bugaboo Boutique and get your free digital stamp to make your card. Be sure to tell her that Sheila the Sassy Lady sent you!! and send her my best..

Thank you for joining me today and for your sweet sweet words of encouragement. Your coments continue to inspire me to share with you. Have a great day!

A Dozen Cards Kept Me Busy Along With Stampede Make And Takes

Sometimes you just don't have access to your cutting machines or all of your supplies so you need to work with what you have on hand. Recently my mother had surgery and I went to her home to assist her while she was recovering. I spent the weekend and took my handy bag, some markers, colored pencils and some digital stamps and went to work creating in a very quiet setting. My father sat in the dining room with me and we talked while I colored and readied my stamps on the first day while mother slept soundly in another room.

 

Thought you would like to see some of the close ups of the artwork. Look at the little buttons on his jacket I used Glossy Accents on them and the Hi.

The little puppies were just adorable and can be used for just about any sentiment. After printing off my computer I colored him with markers and shaded him with colored pencils. Then I used Glossy Accents on the nose and eyes to make them look wet and then did a fussy cut to be able to just pop dot him on the card.

Yes I spent Friday afternoon coloring and preparing all these little pieces of digital art to make cards on Saturday. The following day she sat at the table with me and did a little sewing while I continued cutting and pasting and using the materials I had on hand. I hope you enjoy the little video showing you the cards I made.

This is a little video of the cards I made on Friday and Saturday afternoon.

These next couple of photos are some closeups of the make and take items while I was working on them.

Isn't this a great little tag to present a photo in? This is one of the make and takes at the Dallas Stampede that I did not have time to complete.

This is also another make and take and is a wonderful bookmark. I didn't do it the way they show as I like my book marker better!!

Don't you just love this flower? It was the first make and take I received and I just love it! Please click on the photo to see an enlargement of the flower.

On Sunday my Mother felt well enough for a little ride to Joann's so she went to the fabric section and I went to the paper section of the store! LOL When I got back from the store I put together this little shaker card I had cut and ready for the Stampede in Dallas but never got put together as we ran out of time. I hope you enjoy this card... I just love shaker cards as they are so cool and really make the recipient feel special.

I sure hope you enjoyed today's post... I know there sure was a lot to look at! A full bakers dozen in cards and 3 make and takes to boot. Don't forget you can click on any photo to enlarge it if you want to see in more detail.

Thank you for your sweet words of encouragement, your comments continue to inspire me!

Digital Children's Easter Cards

Hello, these are the 8 Easter cards I made in Dallas for my granchildren. These were of the first digital cards I made and I tell you I was lucky that Melissa of Melissa Made was with me because without her I would have flunked digital cards!!! First I have to thank her for showing me the digitals at Tiddly Inks. I started with a couple of Freebies of which this is one and have since become a customer of theirs and have a mini collection of digital stamps. And yes, I am still using my Crayola markers that I spent $3.99 on so you can see I am getting my monies worth!

This is the first one I started cutting on and as you can see I cut it too narrow for the front of the card. Melissa came to the rescue and helped me by showing me that I needed to mat the stamp. She said because I made it so narrow I needed a little something more to make it look nice. So she suggested the flowers and we used skittles for the inside of them. Now this will make a great card for a little girl. Melissa reminded me just line with our Cricut cuts and the papers we use that it is all in the details.

We added either butterflies or flowers to each card and as you can see each of the bunnies has glitter on it's ttail. Isn't that just too cute. Oh, if you want to see a larger photo just click on it to see it enlarged.

Next I moved on to Digital Delights by Louby Loo and got this Freebie.... note their Freebies change from week to week. I learned bout them from Mary at Cardz TV as she does a feature once a week using digitals while making cards. These were a lot of fun to do and I used my Stickles to enhance these little eggs.

Aren't these just too adorable. I love these little Easter cards and they were soo easy to do. Inside each of the bunny eggs I used my computer to print You are Egg-ceptional! I know the children will love all of these brightly colored cards.

Then I took a regular A2 envelope and stamped the fronts with brightly colored Easter eggs with my CTMH stamps. Won't they be a fun card to receive?

I hope you enjoyed them too and will give digital stamps a try. They are really great for those times that you can't use you Cricut but you just have to have a card. Thank you for your sweet sweet words of encouragement. You comments continue to inspire me.