Golden Moments

Karen Foster Design - Hockey & Curling

Welcome to the final day of sneak peeks at the Winter 2012 collections from Karen Foster Design. A big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by and left comments - they are greatly appreciated!

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!

Today's themes feature two cold weather sports - Hockey and Curling. 

(Thankfully!) none of our boys play hockey, so I did not create any projects for that theme. But if you have a hockey player in your life, you will definitely want to check it out... I think it's one of the best hockey collections I've seen in a while... has kind of a fun, old-school hockey vibe.

I don't have any curlers (?) either... however, during the last Olympics my youngest son was obsessed with watching the curling competitions and so I created this layout -

(background photo courtesy of dewlittle at the Stock.Xchng)

I also used some of the stickers to create a curling card - but could be appropriate for non-curlers too, I think.

Be sure to visit all our designer blogs for more inspiration and chances to win!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

Thanks again to everyone who has visited during the last two weeks! Hope to see you again.. lots more to share in the upcoming weeks and months. More giveaways too!

Good luck in the giveaway... I'll be rootin' for your random number to come up!

Karen Foster Design - Brothers, Sisters, and Twins

Three new themes to share today! Leave a comment on this post to be entered in a drawing to win one of these collections. Scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details on the giveaway and to find out how to get even more chances to win.

Here are a few projects I made with the new Brothers line. Looking through photos to use for these projects made me wish I could freeze time... it goes by so quickly! This is another accordion album - they are so much fun to make and I love that the base is just one sheet of 12x12 cardstock.

I mixed in a bit of stamping using the Game Day Clear Stamps. I also created a pocket for journaling tags... I thought it would be fun to ask my boys to write out some of their favorite memories of their brothers and tuck them inside.

Geo Brads mixed in with Crazy Coil brads - easy to add a pop of color that matches your project.

I also created a scrapbook layout... this is one of those that I liked a lot better in person than in photographs... I created a border out of embellishments and stickers and I really like the texture it adds... but I'm afraid it looks a bit like "embellishment sneeze" in the photos.

See what I mean?

I created a little keepsake box using the new Sisters collection. I love when I get the opportunity to work on girly projects.

I used a THIN-ment brad along with another Crazy Coil to cover up where the ends of the trim meet.

The paper flower was something I came up with using trial and error... I'll have to do a tutorial on that one day because it's something you can create with no special die cuts or tools required.

and last, but not least, a quick card.

and I did not create any projects using today's third theme - Twins - but you can see the collection here:

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Tomorrow is our final day of the sneak peek event and we will be sharing the final two themes (and if you're from Canada or another cold-weather locale, you definitely don't want to miss them! hint hint...)

Karen Foster Design - Military

Almost there... just a few more days to go! Today's new theme from Karen Foster Design is Military. 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) --- see the details below photos.

I did not design any projects using the new Military collection, but you can still leave a comment on this post to be entered in the drawing. Then stop by the other design team blogs for project inspiration and more chances to win.

Here is a peek at this collection - 

 

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration. 

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Thanks for sticking with us... good luck in the drawing and see you tomorrow!

Karen Foster Design - Cruise & Snorkeling

Welcome to the second week of Karen Foster Design peeks which brings us another new theme - Cruise & Snorkeling. Leave a comment on this post to be entered in a drawing to win one of these collections. Scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details on the giveaway and to find out how to get even more chances to win.

Here are a few projects I made with this new line. First up - an altered lunchbox... perfect place for stashing souvenirs from your trip.

I created the tag using a sticker and beaded chain.

Glossy Accents over the compass sticker.

Next, I created a party ensemble for a "Mermaid" birthday. The invitation can be rolled up and mailed in a tube or hand delivered.

These medallions are adhered to toothpicks and would make great cupcake toppers.

Paper and embellishments make easy toppers to a cello bag filled with candy or other party favors.

I strung a bunch of die cuts together with stickers and more embellishments to create a themed party banner (which is very tough to photograph!)

I've wanted to scrapbook this photo of my boys for ages - this line was a good incentive to finally get it done.

and last, but not least, a Bon Voyage card.

I created custom navy & white baker's twine using this technique: DIY Baker's Twine

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Another new theme coming tomorrow!

Valentine's Day Class Party Layout

Taking a quick break today from the Karen Foster Design posts to blog over at Therm O Web. Stop by to read more about how I created this Valentine's Day layout and the banner in particular.

Back to the KFD peeks and giveaway tomorrow!

 

Karen Foster Design - Stamper's Saturday!

Hi there! a special welcome to any stampers that are visiting... Karen Foster Design is having a special giveaway today as part of the sneak peek event in preparation for CHA Winter 2012. To celebrate this release the Design Team will be hosting a giveaway contest on our blogs --- see the details below photos.

To enter the drawing leave a comment on this and any KFD post from this week. 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! Stop by the other design team blogs for more project inspiration and more chances to win.

Karen Foster Design has too many stamp sets to show you projects using each of them here, so I'll just share a few of my favorites.

Birthday

Baby

World Traveler

Thanksgiving

Game Day

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration and chances to win. 

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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 (that's today!) four additional winners will be chosen at random to receive bonus prize packs of five stamp sets each. How awesome is that? Good luck!

Lots more to share on Monday - enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Karen Foster Design - Easter

Day 5 here we come! Today's new theme from Karen Foster Design is Easter. 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) --- see the details below photos.

I did not design any projects using the new Easter collection, but you can still leave a comment on this post to be entered in the drawing. Then stop by the other design team blogs for project inspiration and more chances to win.

Here is a peek at this collection - 

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration. I haven't seen most of these projects yet either, but... I have seen one of the projects and it is AMAZING! Maryfrances made the cutest Easter home decor... you definitely don't want to miss that one!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Be sure to come back tomorrow (read the last line above for details).... if you are a stamper, you definitely don't want to miss it!

Karen Foster Design - Best Friends & Scrapbooking

Day 4 of Karen Foster Design peeks brings us two new themes - Best Friends & Scrapbooking. Leave a comment on this post to be entered in a drawing to win one of these collections. Scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details on the giveaway and to find out how to get even more chances to win.

Here are a few projects I made with the Best Friends line. The first one is an accordion book that is easy to make - the base is just a single sheet of 12x12 cardstock, cut in half and scored every 4". Click on any of the photos for a close-up look (and if anyone has any tips on how to photograph something that is silver and not make it look all wonky, please let me know!)

The title on the cover is made using a Stacked Statement.

I also created a quick card using this collection.

I did not create any projects using the Scrapbooking collection, but this is what it looks like:

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Another new theme coming tomorrow!

Karen Foster Design - Swimming & Basketball

Welcome to day three of sneak peeks 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) --- see the details below photos.

Today features collections for two popular sports - Swimming & Basketball. 

I did not design any projects using these lines, but you can still leave a comment on this post to be entered in the drawing. Then stop by the other design team blogs for project inspiration and more chances to win.

Here is a peek at the swimming collection... I'm loving the new bubble brads.

and here is basketball

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The not-so-fine print needed for entering the giveaways: 

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 27th 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!

Two more fun themes coming tomorrow!

Karen Foster Design - Wedding & Prom

Welcome to Day 2 of Karen Foster Design Sneak Peeks! Today's lineup includes the new Wedding and Prom themes. 

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!

Okay - now that we have the rules out of the way, let's get on to the projects.

This project is one of my favorites... I know that this isn't on most people's lists of projects to make some day, but I thought it would look great in the trade show booth... nothing like a three-tier, 2 foot tall paper wedding cake to catch someones attention!

Hard to photograph the whole thing... here are some detail shots, starting from the top...

I think I used up almost every single silver Crazy Coil brad I had on hand... I dipped the end of each brad into PVA before poking it in to the cake (hoping they don't fall out during their cross-country trip to CHA)

Now these projects might have a bit more practical use - a wedding invitation and favor.

I created a vellum sleeve for the invitation that is held together with a paper band.

Next up is an altered tin that could hold a CD of the bride & groom's favorite songs and make a nice favor. Alternately, it would also make a nice package for a wedding gift card or check.

I used Papertrey Ink's Bloom Builder #3 dies to make the flowers.

Almost there... just two more projects to show you today and they were both created with the new Prom theme.

I cut out the purse card using my Silhouette - thought this would make a fun invitation to the prom after-party.

I used a glitter pen to add a bit of sparkle to the shoe and a stamp from Technique Tuesday for the tag.

and finally, a box to keep all those special mementos from prom night (instead of pressing your corsage in a book and then forgetting which one, which is what I did!)

another bit of sparkle from the glitter pen highlights the die cut letters

Be sure to visit all our designer blogs for more inspiration and chances to win!

Sherry Cartwright 

Maryfrances Fabbri  

Jolene Johnston  

Carolyn Lontin 

Tania Willis  

The fun continues tomorrow!