myStampBOX: Marbleized Stain Backgrounds

I'm sharing a cool tutorial for using Distress Stains to create a marbleized background for cards and layouts on the myStampBOX blog. Come take a look!

Karen Foster Design: Hockey and Curling

Welcome to the final day of our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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First up, Hockey!! Our family LOVES hockey, and we enjoy going to local games. Our council of Boy Scouts here in Indiana holds a Scout Night with the Indiana Ice every year where the boys are encouraged to wear their uniforms. After the game they are given a chance to walk down onto the ice and shoot some pucks, how exciting! This year both of my boys went, and it was a blast of a night. They made sure I got a photo of the Ice's mascot Big-E-Foot, too. You can see all the interesting patterns on the new papers and stickers. I mixed in an awesome Contemporary Corner Brad and Bubble Brads as well. (Click on any photo for a closer look.)

Here's a quick look at one area of the layout. One hockey stick is printed on the patterned paper. I layered the photo block on top, added an exact-match hockey stick sticker that's pointed in the other direction, and placed a Bubble Brad on top. I love that the stickers and papers coordinate for techniques like this!

What do you REALLY need at a hockey game? Something that makes you LOUDER!! Our boys have cowbells just like these that they love to ring when cheering on the home team. I bought an extra one and decorated it with stickers and images cut from Hockey patterned papers. I tied on a little Scrappers Spools for fun. The card has several images cut from papers, stickers layered with pop dots, and the Hockey Lil' Stack.

Next up, Curling! I had to call in my Canadian pal, Jeanette, to rustle up some photos for me. Thanks, Nette! I cut a large circle from one patterned paper to mimic the curling stone and scoring ring.

Again, I layered my sticker title block with LOTS of embellishments including some Double O Pizzazz Brads in black.

I also upscaled an oversized notepad holder I bought at a dollar store. I covered it, inside and out, with Curling papers and stickers. I even covered the pencil!

Thanks for stopping by to see my Hockey and Curling collection projects. For more of these and some from the new Prom collection, visit all our designer blogs for more inspiration. Be sure to leave a comment on any post where you love the collection - you will be entered to win that prize pack. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

Thank you so much for visiting during our CHA sneak peek event! You have until 12 Noon EST tomorrow, Friday January 27th, to leave comments on any or all of the KFD DT blog posts. Winners will be chosen from many of the blogs - 13 winners in all! Winners will be announced here on Monday, January 30th. GOOD LUCK!

Karen Foster Design: Brothers, Sisters, Twins

Welcome to our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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Of course I got the Brothers collection! No, I didn't take these photos to match the paper. I lucked out and found a snapshot of the boys from 2009 that had exactly the right colors! I used papers and stickers from this collection as well as Scrappers Spools, Crazy Coil Brads, Swirl Burst Brads, and a Bubbles Fancy Frame. (Click on any photo for a closer look.)

Aren't these embellishments just awesome? I ♥ Swirl Burst Brads!!


I also made a card using this collection. You've gotta love the extra guitar on there!

Next up - Twins! There are adorable patterns in this collection, the stripes and dots are my favorite. Here's a card using critters cut from one patterned paper and many of the KFD embellishments I use often.

I also decorated a mirror using the Twins collection. Special thanks to my pal, Shavaughn, our DT coordinator at KFD for both of these Twins project photos! She edited out the portion in the center of the mirror so you could concentrate on the decorations. It was fun to use the papers, stickers, and embellishments on a project like this!

Thanks for stopping by to see my Brothers and Twins collection projects. For more of these and some from the new Sisters collection, visit all our designer blogs for more inspiration. Be sure to leave a comment on any post where you love the collection - you will be entered to win that prize pack. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

See you tomorrow with more new collections from Karen Foster Design!

Karen Foster Design: Military

Welcome to our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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Today we are featuring our new Military collection. I was honored to make this album for my friend Marti and her husband Major Bruce Drake. I suspended the dog tag stickers from our Classy Loopy Bradlines (metallic finish) using Scrapper Spools. (Click on any photo for a closer look.)

You can see the dimension on the dog tags here more closely. They are lifted using pop dots.

I used every single paper and sticker from this collection on the mini album, changing up the focus and placement of the products depending on their importance.

Here I added a few Jumbo Coil Brads for decoration.

I repeated the use of dog tags on this page but used a real ball chain and clasp.

I love including personal notes and ephemera on layouts and in mini albums, and our String Enclosure Treasure Keepers are perfect for that. My ten year old son wrote a personal thank you note to Major Drake, and we tucked it inside the pocket.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Military collection project. For more of these please visit all our designer blogs for inspiration. Be sure to leave a comment on any post where you love the collection - you will be entered to win that prize pack. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

See you tomorrow with more new collections from Karen Foster Design!

Karen Foster Design: Cruise and Snorkeling

Welcome to our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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For fabulous Cruise and Snorkeling collection projects, visit our other designer blogs for inspiration. (I didn't have this collection!) Be sure to leave a comment on any post where you love the collection - you will be entered to win that prize pack. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

See you tomorrow with more new collections from Karen Foster Design!

Karen Foster Design: Stamper's Saturday!

Welcome to our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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One week from today we'll gather the names of four lucky folks who left comments throughout our CHA sneak peek event. Each person will receive a bonus prize pack of five stamp sets! Here are just a few projects that I have made using KFD stamps. (Click any photo for a closer look.)


This reindeer card and Santa (below) were made using the Holiday Clear Stamp Set. Santa's beard and hat trim were stamped onto felt for fun texture. Look closely - I even made him some tiny wire glasses!


You've gotta love baby cards! Both of these cards were stamped using the Baby Clear Stamp set. The little girl has an outfit that was stamped onto fuzzy felt and embellished with some bling. Stamping on kraft paper and using Prismacolor pencils was a great way to get rich color on the baby boy card.


This layout features the Hope Strength Courage Clear Stamp Set. I stamped the "Survivor" sentiment right on the bottom photo and the patterned heart on the grosgrain ribbon.


My final stamped project to share today highlights the Thanksgiving Clear Stamp Set. I loved creating my own background paper to color as well as stamped twill ribbon.


For more stamped projects please visit all our designer blogs for inspiration. Be sure to leave a comment on any post - you will be entered to win the bonus stamp sets. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

See you on Monday with more new collections from Karen Foster Design!

Karen Foster Design: Easter

Welcome to our two-week sneak peek at products that Karen Foster Design will debut at the CHA 2012 Winter show. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs where you can enter to win prize packs that match each day’s theme(s).

To enter your name in the drawings, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don't need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day during our sneak peek event. Enter up to once per day per blog (KFD posts only)! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries. Comments close at 12 Noon on Friday January 27^th EST. Winners will be posted here on Monday, January 30, 2012.

The prizes will be hidden on the blog posts - not even the Design Team members know where they are! A winner will be selected at random from the comments on one post per day. So the more you comment, the better chance you have of winning, since you never know where those prize packages are hidden!

But wait, there’s more! To add to the excitement, there are more prizes! On Saturday four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

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For fabulous Easter collection projects, visit our other designer blogs for inspiration. (I didn't have this collection!) Be sure to leave a comment on any post where you love the collection (even posts like this one with no designer projects) - you will be entered to win that prize pack. Good luck!

Sherry Cartwright
Maryfrances Fabbri
Alice Golden
Jolene Johnston <-- YOU ARE HERE
Carolyn Lontin
Tania Willis

See you tomorrow with more info about our bonus stamp prize packs from Karen Foster Design!