Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Pinwheels

***This is my second post for today, please click here for Erin's Birthday Blog Hop card!***


Eating icicle pops, feeling the sand between your toes and watching the pinwheel patterns go round and round from a quick breath of air is what a hot summer day is all about.

I'm really excited and honored to be a guest designer for Skipping Stones Design this summer! The ultra-talented Kim Kesti is the guest sketch artist and she has offered up a fabulous and easy sketch for this week's Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge.


My pinwheel card today features Pumpkin Seed Sentiments, a really versatile set that has background images plus sentiments. I sprayed some plain paper squares with varying colors of mists and then stamped the same background image in the same color on each of the squares. After creating pinwheel shapes, I adhered them to the card and used a toothpick as their handle. Super fun and colorful!
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28 comments:

  1. JingleJuly 5, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Karen, this is super cute! Love the pinwheels!

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  2. SudhaJuly 5, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Very pretty. I like it.

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  3. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)July 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Okay that's awesome that you misted/stamped your pink wheel paper and toothpicks, you need another Everything But The Kitchen badge for that one.

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  4. LynnJuly 5, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Oh my, oh my, oh my! Karen! I am in love with your card!

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  5. LindsayJuly 5, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    YEAH Karen! So excited to see what else you make with their stamps! This card is just too cute! Love those pinwheels!

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  6. KellyJuly 5, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    so cute. Love the mist (you really ARE addicted, eh?) on the pinwheels! Great take on the sketch! (;

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  7. artfuldelightJuly 5, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Super cute card, love the pinwheels!! :-)

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  8. jenJuly 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Congratulations on the GD spot! Love the sketch & what you've done with it! (and pinwheels must be a product of great minds today! ha!)

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  9. Heather InnusaJuly 5, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    I'm with you on the mist - awesomeness!!! So is this card!!! I heart pinwheels!!! Great take on the sketch!

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  10. WendyJuly 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I keep telling myself that I am going to make those pinwheels someday. This is a darling creation. Thanks for joining the team this month!!!

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  11. BabyBokChoyJuly 5, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    congrats on the gdt spot, these pinwheels are absolutely wonderful!!!

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  12. KryssiJuly 5, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Fun and cute!

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  13. FionaJuly 5, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    What a fun card and great colours too, I love the green cardstock. Great use of toothpicks!

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  14. Jay GeeJuly 5, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Love the pinwheels, how fun!

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  15. Sherry EckbladJuly 5, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    what a fun card! I love pinwheels and play with them even as an adult (okay a sometimes adult).

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  16. ~Tammy~July 5, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Oh me like!

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  17. UnknownJuly 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Very cute, I have always loved pink and green together!

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  18. Alice July 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    congrats on the GDT spot! really like this simple sketch and absolutely adore your take on it! love love those pinwheels. super card, Karen!

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  19. farmhouse-storyJuly 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    i'm seeing pinwheels alot lately--your very trendy card is just darling, karen:) the hop was a huge success, thanks to you!

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  20. ~amy~July 5, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Couldn't be more thrilled to have you as part of the team this month...you're a GREAT fit...LOVE the pinwheels...sooo wonderfully creative.

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  21. alexandra s.m.July 5, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Another beauty Karen! WOW!!
    TFS~

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  22. kasia c.July 6, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Congrats on your guest DT position! You are amazing!

    I love this card. Those pinwheels are fabulous.

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  23. BrandiJuly 6, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Wow! Those pinwheels are so cute. I have to try them. Congrats on being a guest designer!

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  24. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comJuly 6, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    What fun! Lovin' the pinwheels. I didn't think that I needed a pinwheel die, 'cause it really is not that hard to make your own. That is until I saw the new pinwheel die from MFT. Well, I guess I don't really NEED the die, but I sure do like it :>)
    Here is a sample...http://cateredcrop.com/2011/07/03/my-favorite-things-teaser-day-4-perfect-pinwheels/

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  25. Barb TurpinJuly 6, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Love your cute pinwheels! So glad you're playing with us this month!

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  26. Lisa PetrellaJuly 7, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Those pinwheels are so stinkin' cute, Karen! Love this summery and fun card!!!

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  27. Emily LeiphartJuly 8, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Congrats on the GDT spot, Karen! I LOVE how you misted the backs of the pinwheels and that green cardstock is absolutely divine.

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  28. Jocelyn OlsonJuly 9, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Too cute! The pinwheels are great and I love where you placed them on the card. Congrats on the guest designer spot...totally deserving!!

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