Thursday, January 5, 2012

Chip Off the Ol' Block


The older my boys get the more I hear from my husband's mother: "He's just a chip off the ol' block. I remember the time Brian did..." Oh dear, I have a feeling that there are many, many more stories to follow.


CAS-ual Fridays is back from a brief break during the holidays and there is a super fun challenge for this week. Create a clean and simple project featuring chipboard. And the ultimate prize is up for grabs, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp-you've got to stop by the blog to check out the details, freshen up on the rules and see some great inspiration from the Girl Fridays!

Simon Says Stamp


Supplies:
Cardstock: (Real Red) SU, (White) Office Max

Stamps: (Key to my Heart) Practicing Creativity Designs
Ink: (Basic Black Pigment) SU
Other: (Black Mist) Shimmerz, (Woodgrain Embossing Folder) Craft Concepts, (Chipboard Heart) Unknown

46 comments:

Laurel said...

Love it!

Jay Gee said...

Fabulous Karen, love the misting and the key :)

AnitaRex said...

Oh boy do I ever love what you've done with that key! :> Looks sooo real! :>

Chunyuan said...

beautiful! love the red, black and white color combo. Misting and that key are so cool.

Lynn said...

Lots of great stories to follow! Love this card. The touch of misting is fabulous Karen. Happy Friday!

Lindsay said...

This is fabulous Karen! Love that glossy key and the misting is a great touch!

Barb said...

this is beautiful. i love the misting and tone on tone woodgrain backer...that key is fab too! love it!

Marlena M. said...

I love the look of the key centered and the colors you chose, Karen! Very classy. ;)

Wendy said...

This card looks awesome. LOVE the misting.

Katie Gehring said...

This is stunning! Love that key- what a striking design!

Tammy said...

Super card! Love the texture!

sherryann (aka Sherry Eckblad) said...

great color combo! Love the key.

Christina said...

So striking! The misting and woodgrain look fabulous.

Jingle said...

Very cute!

jengd said...

Just saw this over at CAS-ual Fridays- fun! I love the way you misted the paper- cuts the starkness of it beautifully!

Ryann Salamon said...

This is awesome, Karen! I love the off-centered misting. Great contrast against the white of the cardstock.

Wendy said...

Really cute Karen!!!

BabyBokChoy said...

Did you mist the silver cardstock? it looks so amazing!

jen said...

I LOVE this! That key is FAB- the combination is perfect!

Annette said...

awesome...love the misting...love that fun key...great card.

Brandi said...

Karen,
What a fabulous key embellishment. Very nice! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

I just got 5 keys from Michael's yesterday--I cannot wait to use them! THIS is a fab card--love the woodgrain and that deep red!! BEAUTIFUL:)

Jenny said...

I cannot believe that key is not real Karen!!! Love what you've done with it and a totally stunning card too :)
Jenny x

Lisa said...

LOVE THIS Karen!!! I have always had a fondness for those old fashioned keys! Great card ;)

lynn said...

love that big key, karen--awesome card:)

Dana said...

This is awesome, Karen! Love the misted panel!

Glenda J said...

Fabulous CAS card! Love the colours.

Jess said...

Absolutely fabulous! Black and red are so awesome together - and I love that huge black shiny key!

~amy~ said...

LOL...gotta love those chiplets:)

SWEET card...love that key..wow!

~Tammy~ said...

This great! Love the key!

Emily Leiphart said...

This card is so cool! I love the red woodgrain and misting. Such a fabulous design.

Lisa Petrella said...

AWESOME card! LOVE that chipboard key and the woodgrain embossing in the background!! AND HUGE CONGRATS on your win over at Lawn Fawn!!!! WOOHOOO!!! SOOOO excited for you, girl!!!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Love the misting and the red wood grain is fabulous... off to find some chip board.

alexandra s.m. said...

such a cool card!
Love your sense of design Karen!

TFS~

Trinh said...

Great design, Karen! Love the misting & how real the key looks.

Alice Wertz said...

so pretty! fab design as always, Karen!

Anne Tussing said...

Fantastic card!! LOVE the key:)

Donna Bowman said...

Beautiful card Karen!! Love the key and the sentiment and the spray mist!

Amy said...

Karen, I love your chipboard key accent and the splatter look. The wood grain was a perfect addition to the BG!!

Jen W. said...

Love the woodgrain and the misting together and big congrats on your win over at Lawn Fawn! :)

Heather Innusa said...

Very cool - Love the key - and CONGRATS on the Lawn Fawn Catalog!!!! I was so utterly happy to see your card on their blog - you totally deserve it girlfriend - that card was amazing!

Tenia Nelson said...

LOVE!!!!

papertrails leaver said...

What a fabulous card! Stunning!

Mynnette said...

I adore this card! The black key with the beautiful red background is absolutely stunning!!! :)

lisa arana said...

Amazing design. Just love it.

Suzanne Russell said...

Love this, Karen-just like most everything you do! The red background embossed in woodgrain really makes f a substantial base for the bold heavy key. Just beautiful!