Bright and cheery!

Hi!!  Thanks for stopping by!  I have a card to share with you today.  This is one that we stamped at my Friday Night Stamp Club and my Tuesday Morning Class this month.  Love how bright and cheery it is!

Inspired by Chiaki Haverstick.  You can see her card HERE!

Colors are Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Old Olive.  DSP is Summer Smooches.  Sentiment is from Petite Pairs (if you don't have this set, what are you waiting for???  Love it!!).  The rhinestone on the flower adds the perfect little touch!

My parents have been such a huge help to me and my husband this summer!  They have been helping me with RJ while I work during the week.  I only work 3 days a week, but they have been picking him up from Summer Camps in the afternoon.  I wanted to treat them somewhere special, so I took them to the charming little town of Kimmswick, MO.  One of my favorite little stores is The Christmas Haus!  And right now, they are having their Christmas in July Sale!!  Score!!  After we did a little shopping, I treated them to lunch at The Dough Depot.  It was so good!!  We really enjoyed it!!  For dessert, I had one of their mini funnel cakes!!  Only $1.50!!  Again, score!!!  If you get a chance to visit Kimmswick, be sure to stop by!  Thanks Mom & Dad for helping us out this summer!!  We greatly appreciate your time and generosity!!  You are both the best!!

Have a great weekend!

Karen

Wish Big with pinwheel!

Hi!!  Hope you are doing well!!  Thanks for taking the time to visit me!!

Here are a couple of cards that we stamped at this month's stamp club and Tuesday morning class.

Sentiment is from Word Play.  DSP is Patio Party.  The top card is Baja Breeze cardstock and the bottom card is Primrose Petals cardstock.  And how about that new embossing folder?  Love it!!! That's the new Argyle folder!!!  My pinwheel size is 2" square.  So easy!!

Take care,
Karen

Happy Father's Day!

Hi!!  Hope you all had a nice Father's Day weekend!!  We had a busy one, but it was really nice.

Here is a card that I created for my June stamp club and Tuesday morning class.  As always, they could change the sentiment if they prefer.  The original idea for this card came from Beth at Crafty Creations by Beth.  You can see her card HERE!  I changed the colors and layout a bit from her card.

Colors are Naturals Ivory, Midnight Mist, and Cajun Craze.  DSP is Comfort Cafe.  I love the element framing the sentiment.  I used one of the Designer Frames Folders and the Labels Collection Framelits.  I believe this element is really what caught my eye on Beth's card!

Have a great Monday!!  See you soon!

Karen

Pinwheels!

Hi!!  Pinwheels are very popular right now.  I can't believe I have never made one of these cards before!!  They are so easy!!  You will need (2) 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and (4) 1-1/4" squares in color cardstock or DSP and another (4) 1-1/4" squares in a different color cardstock or DSP.  You are going to love making these pinwheels.  Give it a try!

Colors are Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.  DSP is Floral District.  I used the new Bitty Banners Framelits for the sentiment.  Love these!!

Have a great weekend!!

Karen

Happy Birthday masculine card

Hi!!  Here is a card that we stamped at my Tuesday morning class last month!!  I can't find the card that inspired me.  I'm sure it was a card that I saw on Pinterest, but I didn't pin it.

I used the French Foilage stamp set and the sentiment is from Loved Ones.  The big leaf is inked in Cajun Craze ink, then the edges are rolled in Early Espresso before stamping on cardstock.  After the leaf is stamped, I added a bit of So Saffron color with a marker to make it stand out.  I distressed the edges of the Always Artichoke cardstock and sponged the edges of the stamped Naturals Ivory cardstock with Early Espresso ink and sponge.

Have a great day!!

Karen

Banners are everywhere!!

Hi!!  Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!  RJ played a great baseball game this afternoon, and we had great weather!!  We did a little shopping at Kohls afterwards, then treated ourselves to some frozen Yogurt at Fro-Yo!  Yummy!  Happy I had a good workout this morning!

If you browse the internet at all for stamping inspiration, you know that banners are all over the place!!  They are very popular right now.  I saw a cute card on Pinterest not too long ago, so I created my Stampin' Up! version here...

Colors are Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, and Old Olive.  Great color combo, don't you think??  Sentiment is from Delightful Dozen.

While playing around, trying to come up with this card, I made a couple of other cards with the design that I had in mind.  But these 2 didn't make the cut for my Friday night stamp club.  I do like the next 2 cards, but I wanted to use current products, and I like the effect using the markers to ink the stamps.

I really like this one, but it uses a retired stamp set...

This next one is ok, but only uses a solid color for the sentiment...

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Karen

another Pinterest inspiration!

Hi!!  Here is a simple and pretty card!  I saw a card on Pinterest (of course), and thought it was so pretty.  I did change the colors to Wisteria Wonder because I knew the ruffled ribbon that I had on hand would work well with this card.  Check out the card that inspired me HERE.

Colors are Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, and Whisper White.  Sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

Have a great day!

Karen

Simple cards in Crumb Cake

Hi!!  Happy Memorial Day!!  I have 2 very simple cards for you today.  Of course, the inspiration for these cards came from a card that I saw on Pinterest!!  Deb Currier created the card that inspired me.  I visit her blog frequently, so I was not surprised that her card caught my eye!  I changed my card up a bit.  I have 2 versions of this card...

We created these cards at my classes in March and April (I think!!).  Let me know if you have any questions.

Karen

You Send Me Soaring!

Hi!!  Here is a card that I created for my April classes.  The stamp set is called Send Me Soaring, and it was a stamp set in the Ocassions Mini Catalog.  It is no longer available, but I hope you will be inspired by the layout, colors or any element of the card.  I actually saw a card that had hot air balloons instead of kites, which inspired me to create this card.  There is so much inspiration out there!!

Hope you are enjoying your Holiday weekend!!

Karen

Bright and cheery!

Hi!!  Here is another card that Jen Sannes inspired me to create!!  The things that I changed from her card include the rhinestones and the Tangerine Tango cardstock for the card.

So cheery, don't you think??

Colors are Tangerine Tango, Pacific Blue, Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White.  Sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes, and stamped with Jet Black Staz-On.  The larger circles are punched from the 1-3/4 Circle Punch, and the smaller circle is a die-cut from the Circles #2 Die.  Questions?? Let me know!

Today is our first day of summer break!!  My little Kindergartener is no longer in Kindergarten!!  He is a big first grader now!!  Where did this year go???  I really try to cherish every moment, but it would be so nice for it to slow down a bit!!  :)

Take care!!

Karen

another sweet card!

Hi!!  I came across a very cute card on Pinterest, and it was created by Jen Sannes.  I visit her blog quite frequently.  I am very attracted to her style of card-making.  I think that's why her card caught my eye.  So I recreated it for my swap at my monthly stamp club gathering, and for my Tuesday morning stamp club this month.  I didn't have the DSP that Jen used, so I had to be a little (just a little) creative!!  :)

Stamp set is Bright Blossoms, which will be in the new catalog.  Sentiment is from a retired stamp set.  Colors are Whisper White, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive.  Oh, and the DSP is from the retired Melon Mambo Patterns Pack.

Have a great day!!!  It's going to be a gorgeous day here in St. Louis!!  Enjoy!

Karen

Sweet Card - Just for You!

Hi!!  Here is a sweet card that we stamped at my monthly Tuesday morning stampin' class last month.  Such a cute card!!  Thanks to Heather Summers for this idea!!!  I pretty well copied everything from her card, even the placement of the little flowers. Heather had a white oval behind the butterfly on her card, but I actually forgot to add it.  I changed the sentiment too!

Enjoy your day!!

Karen

Elegant Best Wishes

Hi!!  Love this card!!  Thanks to Pam for the inspiration!  You can see her card HERE!  The only thing I did to change the card from hers to mine is change the colors.  Colors here are Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler.  Very elegant, don't you think?  The stripes really make the card!

Stamps:  Elizabeth, Sincere Salutations

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!!

Karen

Pretty flower card for March

Hi!!  Here are a couple of cards that I created for my Friday Night Stamp Club and my Tuesday morning stampin' class this month.  I love how they turned out!!  I first saw that card on Pinterest.  Mary Brown created her card, which inspired me to create these cards.  You can check Mary's card out HERE!

Aren't they just lovely?  I think they turned out so pretty!!!

The flower from Mixed Bunch was embossed with on Vellum Cardstock with White Embossing Powder.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hope you are having a great week!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Inspired by Pinterest!

Hi!!  Hope you all had a great weekend!!  I sure did, especially since there was stamping involved!!!  My downline, Sally, hosted a stampin' event on Saturday.  It was so much fun to see everyone!!  We have made many friendships through Stampin' Up! and I am grateful for all of them!!  I'll have more about the meeting later, but let's get to a card that was inspired from Pinterest!!  Ok, this is the most addicting website!!  It is truly wonderful!  I wish I was the person to come up with the Pinterest concept!  Who thinks of these things??

Also, this is a card that my Tuesday morning stampers created in February.

The actual card that inspired me to create this card was created by Maile Belles.  You can see her card HERE!  I changed my card to be Stampin' Up! style!!

Colors are Baja Breeze, Whisper White, and Pear Pizzazz.  DSP is Twitterpated from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  Stamp sets are Just Believe and Teeny Tiny Wishes.  The little punched flowers are punched from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  And the pretty little butterfly is from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.

I have another version of this card that I will share with you in a day or two.

If you are in or nearby the St. Louis. MO area and would like to know more about Stampin' Up or any of  my upcoming classes, please don't hesitate to contact me at stampwithkaren@aol.com.

Take care and have a great week!

Karen

For a rocker!

Good Monday morning to you!!!!  Here is another card using the Aluminum Foil Emboss technique.  I am just loving this!!!  This card was created for my Tuesday morning stampers to stamp at our class last week.

Colors are Riding Hood Red and Basic Black.  Images were stamped in Basic Gray and Riding Hood Red.  Stamp set is Grunge Rock.  First time I used this set!  I like it!  Great card for the rocker in your life!

You can see some instructions for this technique in my previous post.  But basically I used an Anywhere Glue Stick to adhere the aluminum foil to a piece of cardstock, making sure you get the edges of the cardstock really good before laying the foil on the cardstock.  Smooth the foil out, and then cut off the excess aluminum foil with Paper Snips.  Run your aluminum foil/cardstock with your embossing folder through your Big Shot.  It's that simple!!  Give it a try!

Have a great week!!

Karen

for my Tuesday Morning Stampers!

Hi!  Here is a card that I created for my Tuesday Morning Stampers to create.   This card is very similiar to one that I showed you in my previous post.  Again, I saw this adorable card on display at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference, and it inspired me to create this card.

Colors are Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, and Whisper White.  Punches include the new Blossom Punch (Occasions Mini Catalog), Boho Blossom Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  The Blushing Bride flower is a die-cut from the Blossom Party Die.  Sentiment is from In Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini Catalog), but there are several that will work for this card.  DSP is Twitterpated (Occasions Mini Catalog).

Thanks for taking a look!

Karen

Trio of squares!

Hi!  Here is a card that my Tuesday morning Day-Timers stamped this month.  Some time ago, I saved an idea, but did not write down who created the original idea for this card.  I really liked it and thought I would tweak it a bit for my class.  I searched through Stampin' Connection (on-line community for Demonstrators), but came up empty.  So I'm sorry I can't give credit for this inspiration.

So pretty!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Believe, Sincere Salutations

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz Patterns DSP

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Square Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearl Jewels, Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Hope you have been enjoying a bit of inspiration!

Karen

Pennants in Pink!

Hi!!  Here is a card that I created for my Tuesday morning class this month.  I used a new punch called Petite Pennants Builder Pennant.  So cute!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Pennant Parade
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Confetti White, Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess)
Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

Take care and do a little stamping today!

Karen

peaceful Sail Away!

Hi!!  I just love this card!!!  I saw this card on Krista Fenton's blog, and I just knew I had to create it for myself!!  I didn't mess with her perfection, except that I changed the sentiment!!!  It was pretty well perfect just the way it was!!!  I love clean and simple style cards!!  It was a great card for my swap card at my stamp club and a great card for my Day-Timers this month!!

You may not see it in the picture, but there is an Early Espresso Border at the bottom of the card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sail Away, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)
Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party (new In-Color), Marker-Early Espresso
Paper: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Block D, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals, Cutter Kit

Take care and have a great weekend!!

Karen