Simple and clean!

Hi!!  Here is a card that I created because I saw a very pretty card on Pinterest that I wanted to recreate Stampin' Up! style!

Stamp set is Just Believe.  Image is stamped in Kiwi Kiss and the sentiment is stamped in Basic Grey.  The texture on the front Whisper White cardstock was created using a Texturz Plate.  The cardstock is then popped up on Dimensionals.

Have a great day!

Karen

Simple Sympathy

HELLO!!!  How is everyone??  I've been gone for awhile from blogging, but not from stamping.  So I have many projects to share with you from the last 2 months or so.  But first, I wanted to share a couple of new cards that I just created last night.  I found a really nice card on Pinterest that I pinned.  I didn't have the supplies that they used, so I went with what I had on hand.  Love how they turned out!  They are much prettier in person.

I used Whisper White & Basic Gray Cardstock for these cards.  The stamp set is Just Believe.  And the sentiment for the first card is retired, but isn't it beautiful?

I used Stampin' Up's Notecards for this next card.  Love the size of these.  This sentiment is from Petite Pairs.  LOVE this set!  If you don't have it, please consider adding it to your stamp sets!!  It's a must-have in my opinion!!

Hope you are all doing well!!  And thanks so much for stopping by today to visit.  I know it's frustrating when I stop posting, so I appreciate that you didn't give up on me!!

Have a great weekend!!  It's a busy one for us!!  RJ has tennis lessons, a soccer clinic and 2 baseball games all in one day!!  Fun!!!   I love it!!  And Saturday is going to be a great day to soak up some Vitamin D!!

PETITE PAIRS

(W) 122495  $28.95             (C) 122497  $20.95

Isn't it a great set?

Take care,
Karen

Swap card - Just Believe

Hi!  Here is another card that is very similar to the card shown in my previous post.  I created this card to swap at a local Demonstrator event that I attended last weekend!

Colors are Marina Mist, Always Artichoke and Whisper White.  The DSP is Paisley Petals from the current catalog.  Punched flowers are punched from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  Sentiment is from On Your Birthday and it is punched out with the Modern Label Punch.

Pretty, huh??

Take care and have a nice Sunday!!  Did you turn your clock up??

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

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

Stamp-A-Stack Card #2 - Just Believe

Hi! Here is Card #2 from my Stamp-A-Stack. I was inspired by a card that I saw online that had the small punched flowers, as shown on my card. I changed my card up a bit with a different Embossing Folder and the Ribbon Punch. Unfortunately I cannot give credit to the person who gave me inspiration for this card, because I cannot find where I saw this card!! If I find it, I will make sure to post it.

ETA: I found it!! While I was searching my favorite blogs, I found the card that inspired me to create this card!! Yay!! Go check out Jackie's card HERE!

Supplies:
Stamp: Just Believe
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Finial Press Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearls, Dimensionals

I stamped the floral image twice, so that I could cut one of the rectangle sentiments out and pop it up on Dimensionals. Adds a little touch!

Hope you are having a great day!!

Karen

Stamp Club Project #2

Hi! Here is Stamp Club Project #2 that we stamped this past Friday evening. I cannot find the website where I got my inspiration to create this card. It was very similar, but they used a different embossing folder and different ribbon. If I can find the inspiration, I will come back and post it.
Supplies:
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Crumb Cake
Paper: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Wide Oval Punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!!

Karen

Stamp Club Swap Card

Happy Friday to you!!! It's the 2nd Friday of the month, so that means I get to stamp with my stampin' friends tonight at stamp club!!! I'm looking forward to a whole new round of stamp club! We have so much fun!!! I'm looking for one more stamper to join in on stamp club!! So let me know if you are interested and I will share the details with you!!

Following is a card that I created to swap with the girls at stamp club. We swap cards to share our ideas with everyone!! I look so forward to see what everyone is doing with their stamps! I received this stamp set for free when I attended convention this year. I absolutely love this stamp set!! It's called Just Believe.

Supplies:
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Soft Suede pad, Certainly Celery & Pink Pirouette Markers
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon

I used the FTL #100 sketch on the Clean & Simple Blog for my inspiration for this card.

Have a great weekend!! My niece, Lori, is going away to college this year...wow...where did that time go??? I remember myself being in college when she was born!! Am I really that old??? She is my first niece going to college, so my mom wanted to celebrate and throw a little party for her before she begins this new chapter in her life. So we are getting together on Saturday to wish her well. I'm looking forward to being with my family!

Have a great weekend!

Karen