Karen Foster Design: Halloween Letters

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I have been having a ton of fun decorating these letters for one of my very favorite places to shop in Fishers, Best of What's Around. This set features papers from Karen Foster Design and some adorable stickers I found in a local supercenter. I love that every set of letters I make is unique!

 

While the first set of letters was whimsical and juvenile, this set definitely has that retro flair! They also feature papers and stickers from Karen Foster Design in a horror movie poster theme. I added little touches such as filmstrip ribbon and tiny tickets to carry through the theme.

Please send me a message if you'd like to own your very own set of decorated letters. I can create them for most holidays, sports, hobbies, or themes.

Crafts 'n Things Feature: myStamp BOX Monkey

One of my very favorite projects was featured at the Crafts 'n Things magazine newsletter this week. Come check it out!

myStampBOX: Fall Gift Items

It's craft fair season, and I have been working in any spare moments I have to decorate goodies to sell to eager shoppers. Today I'm sharing a few ideas for fancying-up regular items to make them special on the myStamp BOX blog. Come take a look!

myStampBOX: Alphabet All Play

Hungry for a little stamping inspiration? Today the Design Team members at myStampBOX are sharing projects featuring our alphabet stamp sets. Here's the project I made using a product from our partner Canvas Corp:

 

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I used the Splash Me a Little alphabet set to create a block of ABC's. I stamped all the letters at one time in black Archival ink WITHOUT the letters H and I. It took me a few tries to make sure that all my letters stamped evenly on a large block, but with a little extra muscle it turned out great!

 

Then I stamped the letters H and I using Broken China Distress ink and fit them into their proper place in the alphabet block. The sweet "Hi" sentiment pops right out because of the different color.

I also stamped my little pal from Holiday Monkey and pieced him together using a few color of cardstock. I designed my own heart-shaped balloon and popped it up on the card using foam adhesive and some twine wrapped around the monkey's hand. I really love the finished canvas, it's so happy!

Be sure to stop by the myStampBOX blog today for more designer alphabet inspiration!

myStampBOX: Coffee Memo Pad

Check our the myStampBOX blog today for the details on this coffee memo pad holder I made using Enjoy Your Latte!

myStampBOX: Here, Fishy Fishy!

Check out the fishy details on my stamped box at the myStampBOX blog today!

Scrapbook Express: Tin Gift Album

I'm sharing a Father's Day tin gift album at Scrapbook {Express}ions. Come see what I made!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: We Love You, Earth!

Use a recycled kitchen container to make something great. Details are at Scrapbook Express!

Scrapbook {Express}ions: Window to the World

I posted a new scrapbooking jewelry project on the Scrapbook {Express}ions blog today. 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: Best Friends and Scrapbooking

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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I received the Best Friends collection and created several projects. Let's start with a card! (Click on any photo for a closer look.) The stickers do all the work on this little beauty. I layered the sentiment sticker on two colors of cardstock matting and embellished with a Swirl Burst brad. *swoon* I could seriously have EVERY color of these gems and not have enough. LOVE!!

I folded the little butterfly stickers in half and adhered them to create a border. I love how their fluttering wings and position create such movement on the card. The colors just make me happy!

One of my personal goals for this year is to upcycle containers whenever I can. A friend handed me this long metal case over a year ago, and I decided to turn it into a Best Friends pencil case. I covered the entire box, inside and out, with different papers from this collection.

I had a small "Eureka!" moment when playing with this collection. It includes darling metal insects with magnets, and I decided to further embellish them to make pencil case toppers that double as toys! Each magnet has a cardstock circle as the base and is decorated with Birthstone Brads, Scrappers Spools, Swirl Burst brads, stickers and more paper from the Best Friends collection. Because they are magnets, you can move them around on the top of the box or even move them to another metal surface. I really had fun making these!

Of course I had to make a layout with this collection. Here's a preschool photo of my oldest son and his buddy at our local zoo. The boys are 10 1/2 now, but I love the way this photo captured their absolute joy of being together. I used four different patterned papers, the Stacked Title, Scrappers Spools, Crazy Coil brads, and two String Enclosure Treasure Keepers. I just love these clear pockets for holding handwritten notes, tickets, or other ephemera that match your photos.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Best Friends collection projects. For more of these and some from the new Scrapbooking 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: Basketball and Swimming

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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What coach couldn't use a little thank you? Here's a card featuring new Basketball papers and stickers. (Click on all photos for a closer look.) I lined up several colors of Crazy Coil brads to make borders around the Alphabet Sticker sentiment. The 3D whistle with real twine looks almost real enough to use!

Here' a gift that Coach will certainly remember! I took a plain clipboard and Mod Podged two Basketball collections papers to it. I followed the printed design on the court paper when cutting to create the divider between the two papers. I added one sticker in the lower left corner and a Slam Dunk Lil' Stack embellishment to the clip. I think it's just enough to look finished without being too fussy. You can't have crafty stuff getting in the way of the big game!

For kicks I decided to alter a mechanical pencil to add to the clipboard. I chose a pencil that was already orange so that I didn't have to totally cover it with paper. I added Basketball paper and created a twisted string from several colors of Scrappers Spools. It's a fun way to make sure that there's always a pencil handy when Coach is using the clipboard.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Basketball collection projects. For more of these and some from the new Swimming 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: Wedding and Prom

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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Here's a sweet little jar candle that I decorated with a Wedding collection Stacked Border sticker. (Click on all photos for a closer look.) All the work is done for you with these little babies - there's glitter, bling, bows, tulle, you name it! I started by wrapping the jar with one strip of patterned paper, added a cardstock band for stability, and wrapped the Stacked Border around it. I had to move one embellishment on the sticker in order to hide the seam, but it looks amazing! I secured the entire thing with a rubber band while I added a little extra clear gel glue and let it finish drying. I tied some silver ribbon around the neck of the jar and added a solitaire April Birthstone brad as the crowning jewel, literally! These little jars would look amazing all lit up at a wedding reception or could go home as favors at a bridal shower or wedding, too.

Next up is a wedding layout. Ahh, there are several sheets in this collection with distressed, muted patterns in black, white, and grey that are FABULOUS! I see myself using them on all kinds of projects, not just wedding. I started with one of those as my layout base. I used my Cricut and the Storybook cartridge to cut out a large heart, which I then backed with a different sheet of patterned paper. The lovebirds and gifts were cut from yet ANOTHER patterned paper. (Did I mention how many papers are in this collection?) Pop dots and Stickles are a must for me, so there's plenty on there as well. Look for the THIN-ment heart and enamel bouquet brad. The details are what make this special!

Check out this fun little detail. I highlighted my sticker title with a custom ribbon border made from an older collection of KFD Prom Trimmings. It's black and white and perfect to mix in! And there's one of my two favorite brads from KFD, this one's the Classy Brad in black and white.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Wedding 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

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

Karen Foster Design: Robots & Shopping Diva

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 introducing two collections - one for the boys, and one for the girls. Since I have two sons, it was an absolute necessity that I got a chance to design with our new Robots collection. It is incredibly cool!

First up is a layout I made using photos from our recent trip to the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Their robots exhibit was really fun. Click on any photo for a closer look.

I die cut some chipboard gears and embossed them in silver. I used five kinds of KFD brads to embellish this. A little turquoise crafter's wire felt like the finishing touch.

How cute is this card? I have a feeling that it will find its way to a little boy birthday party inthe near future. I used the top portion of the spacescape sheet of paper, added some pop-dotted stickers and Scrappers Spools, then topped it all off with Stardust Stickles.

The big doozie of a project for this collection is this amazing Robot clock. I started with a $3 clock from Goodwill (the price tag is still on the back!) and altered it to be out of this world! I cut a small hole in the center of the paper used on the clock face and carefully cut around one of the robots to create a place to slip the hands through. It took me several tries, but once I got it...I really loved it!! Lots more KFD embellishments and Stickles were added to finish things up. My son has already laid claim to this project for his bedroom. I love that I can make my kids happy with crafting!

Thanks for stopping by to see my Robot collection projects. For more of these and some from the new Shopping Diva 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!

myStampBOX: Christmas Ornaments

Here are two quick ornaments featuring one inch canvases from Canvas Corp and stamps from myStampBOX. The ornament on the left was heat embossed using stamps from Winter Flakes. Red Adirondack spray ink, Stickles, and green gems completed the ornament.

The ornament on the right was left its original canvas color. I stamped the edge of the oak left from Floating Leaves using Peeled Paint Distress ink all around the edges. I think it's a great substitute for holly! The sentiment in the center is from Small Greetings. A little more Stickles and some gold trim were all it needed to complete the look.

These ornaments were fun and easy to make. Link me up in the comments section if you made stamped ornaments this year. Happy stamping!

myStampBOX: 12 Days of Christmas

The designers at myStampBOX are sharing 12 days of stamping inspiration. Check out my quick post with this cute stocking stuffer! Be sure to click back and forward on the blog to see the other 11 days of projects. Merry Christmas!

myStampBOX: Memo Pad Holder

It's craft fair season, and I'm in full holiday swing! This year I found a new item that is selling like crazy. I took a 5x7 clear acrylic photo frame (shaped like an L) and created a patterned paper insert. I glued a Post-It note pad to the top and decorated the top using the myStampBOX stamp sets Rustic Outlines and Oversized (for the semicolon). I have changed up the decoration styles and colors to get a wide variety of items. This would also make a great teacher gift!

myStampBOX challenge: Recycle/Recover

I'm hosting a challenge at the myStampBOX blog today with eco-friendly and budget-friendly folks in mind. Come take a look!

myStampBOX: Halloween Jewelry

Check out the myStampBOX blog today for details on Matthew's new skull necklace and photos of other stamped Halloween jewelry. Happy stamping!