Holiday Stamp-A-Stack cards

Oh boy, it's been a few days since I shared anything new with you. Sorry about that! I was very busy hosting my annual Holiday Stamp-A-Stack. I had sessions on Friday evening, Sunday afternoon, and Monday morning! It was a little busy, but it worked out great for me. I wasn't overcrowded, so I wasn't running around like a wild woman!! It was nice to sit and visit with some of my stampin' friends! Thanks to all who attended! I hope you liked all of your cards!

We stamped 5 different cards twice for a total of 10 cards/envelopes. Details for 3 of the cards can be seen here, here and here.

Following is the 4th card. I was clueless to the fact that this stamp set is retired, until Sunday! It's one of my favorite Holiday stamp sets, so I guess I thought it was still current. This card is much prettier in real life. I added Crystal Effects to the berries. It's so pretty! This is a great mass-reproducible card!

Supplies:

Stamps: Peaceful Wishes

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke

Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain ribbon, Corner Rounder, Crystal Effects, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals , Stipple Brush

And here is the fifth card:

Supplies:

Stamps: To You & Yours

Ink: Baja Breeze, Real Red

Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Ski Slope

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder, White Taffeta Ribbon

I was inspired to create these cards by many cards on other blogs and SCS. Those are my 2 main resources for creating cards.

Thanks for coming back to visit!

Have a great week!

Karen

Heartfelt Thanks for Day-Time Stampin'

Hi! Following is a card that we stamped at my Day-Time Stampin' class on Tuesday morning. We stamp 3 different cards. The other 2 were the same cards that we stamped at my Friday night stamp club. You can see those in a previous post. I hope you all enjoyed your cards!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Sincere Salutations, Canvas
Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Paper: Sahara Sand, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla.
Accessories: Ivory Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Stampin' Write Markers - Barely Banana & Mellow Moss, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Hope you are having a great week!
Karen

Stamp Club Project #3 - Box in a Bag

Hi! Here is another stamp club project that we created on Friday night. It's a Box in a Bag, and the tutorial for this box can be seen here. They are very simple to make! Go ahead, try one! I used the Autumn Vine DSP from Stampin' Up's mini catalog to make this one. My stampers used different papers to create their own. Some used snowflakes, polka dots, and purple flowers!! They all turned out so cute! Put a little treat inside, and you have a great thoughtful gift to give to that special someone.

The third project for our stamp club can be seen here. We did the second card in this post.

My Holiday Stamp-A-Stack is this weekend. Please let me know if you would like to attend. I have scheduled 3 sessions for your convenience...Friday at 7:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Monday at 10:00 a.m. I hope one of them will work for you! Contact me today to reserve your spot.

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Stamp Club Project #1

Hi! When I attended Stampin' Up's annual convention back in August, I purchased a DVD called Workshop WOWs. This DVD included many live presentations by demonstrators, that were taped at various SU! events through this past year. I was inspired by many techniques that were shown. The following card shows a technique called Magic Pastels. This card is very similar to the sample shown on the DVD...with a few tweaks here and there! :)


Here are the directions for the Magic Pastels Technique:

1. Stamp your image in a light color. For this card, I used Sahara Sand.
2. Using your Pastels applicators, color your image. The uglier the better!! (Q-tips actually worked better for me!)
3. Next, you will need to use your Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp your image again in a darker color, directly over the top of the Sahara Sand image. For this card, I used Chocolate Chip.

So there you have it! It's quite easy!

This was one of the 3 projects that we stamped at stamp club on Friday night. I think the ladies had a great time! There was ALOT of laughter going on! Stamp club is a great stress-reliever for many! After a long week of work or whatever, it's great to relax and stamp, and enjoy an evening with other stampers!!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great week! And if it's not?? Make it a great week!

Karen

Sketch from Jen

Hi! I tried another one of Jen's Sketches. I really enjoy playing with these sketches. You should try it if you haven't already! I actually did 2 cards for this particular sketch. Enjoy!

Here is the sketch:

For the first card, I turned it on its side. The snowflake image circles are embossed with Iridescent Ice EP. They really shimmer!

Supplies:

Stamps: Big on Christmas

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Petals Patch DSP (retired)

Accessories: 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Snowflake Punch (retired), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Stampin' Write Markers, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds

Here is my second card:

Supplies:

Stamps: Have a Heart, Polka Dot

Ink: Staz-on Jet Black, Real Red, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: 1" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Watercolor Crayons, Aquapainter

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

Karen

My Stampin' Space!

Hi! Well, my stampin' space is finally presentable! My husband installed 16 feet of cabinets (16' on top and 12 feet on the bottom) and countertop! He also installed under-cabinet lighting! I absolutely love my space! Here are a few pictures, as promised:

I hope you enjoyed a little piece of my stampin' world!

My stamp club met tonight, and I will be sharing our projects with you this weekend.

Have a great weekend!

Karen

To You & Yours Cards

Happy Wednesday to you!! I created 2 cards to share with you using the To You & Yours Stamp set. The house image just screams for glitter!! I was inspired by this card to create the following card:

Supplies (above):

Stamps: To You & Yours

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Bella Rose DSP

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Ribbon Originals Alpine (in the Holiday Mini Catalog), 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Supplies (above):

Stamps: To You & Yours

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP (in the Holiday Mini Catalog)

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Hope you like today's cards. They looked really pretty in real life with the glitter!

Thanks for visiting!

Karen

Punches Three!

Here is a card set that I stamped up in less than an hour (from start to finish)! I had a little bit of stampin' time this afternoon, so I thought I would keep it simple. I thought they turned out pretty cute! I used the Punches Three stamp set (Level 1 Hostess set). It's a 3-stamp set, and I used all 3 stamps!!

Here they are individually:
Supplies (above):
Stamps: Punches Three, Hugs & Wishes
Ink: Perfect Plum
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Parisian Summer DSP
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon, Dimensionals

Supplies (above):
Stamps: Punches Three, To You and Yours
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive
Paper: Confetti White, Glossy White, Real Red, Ski Slope DSP
Accessories: Square Scallop Punch, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Supplies (above):
Stamps: Punches Three
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Spring Showers DSP (retired)
Accessories: Square Scallop Punch, Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Love & Happiness Rub-ons (retired)

Have a great week!
Karen

Tons of Leaves!

Hi! We had a little bit of play time later in the afternoon, so we played in the leaves! Well actually, RJ played in the leaves, and Joe and I picked them up! I love the Fall, but the amount of leaves in our yard is absolutely crazy!!! What's more crazy is that there are still a few more leaves to fall! Oh well, I really do enjoy this cool, crisp weather. RJ loves to be outside! And he is a BIG helper when it comes to raking leaves!

I'm working on straightening up my stamp area in the basement. Pictures are coming soon! I'll make sure to share with you all when it is presentable! I'm loving my new area with the new countertop and cabinets! Can't wait to show you!

Happy Fall to you!

Karen

Snow Swirled Snowflake

Hi! I participated in a Vendor Business Fair with my MOPS group. If you stopped by my table today and are visiting here for the first time, thank you so much!! Congratulations to Kelli for winning my door prize of 15 hand-stamped cards/envelopes!! Enjoy!!

Following is a card that I created when my stampin' friend, Sally, came by a couple of weeks ago. I really love the color combo. If you are wondering where the Baja Breeze Scallop Circle came from, I used one of my Marvy Punches. I have been collecting them for months, buying one each month using my 30% coupon from Archivers!!! I wheeled my background on Kraft Cardstock using my Snowflake Wheel with White ink.

Supplies:
Stamps: Snow Swirled, Snowflake Wheel
Ink: Baja Breeze, White Craft
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches, White Tafetta Ribbon

Do you have some fun things planned for the weekend???? My husband and I are planning a date night. I can't remember the last time we both went out together, just the 2 of us! We are making it an early evening because I have to work early the next morning (Yuck!). But it will still be nice to go out for dinner. We are going to Pujols 5 in Westport. I'll let you know how it goes!

Later!
Karen

Another Sketch Card!

Here is another card that I created from a sketch. I found the sketch here. I followed it, except I left off one element and I didn't make a square card.

Here is the sketch:



Here is my card:
Supplies:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas
Ink: Jet Black Staz-On, Real Red, Always Artichoke
Paper: Always Artichoke, Real Red, Watercolor Paper, Very Vanilla, Ski Slope DSP
Accessories: Corner Rounder, Crystal Effects, Watercolor Crayons with Aquapainter, Gold Zig Painty Pen

Have a great Tuesday!
Karen

WSC64

Hi! I have always wanted to partipate in a Sketch Challenge, and I finally did it! I am a big "sketch" person. I find a layout that I like, and I sketch it on a piece of paper. Then I let it pile up in my work area, and go through them when I'm looking for inspiration. There is a blog that I visit quite frequently called Fresh & Fun, and she posts a Sketch Challenge every weekend. Here is the one she posted over this past weekend. You can follow it exactly, or sometimes it's just want you need to get the juices flowing! For this one, I pretty well followed the sketch. Here it is:

Supplies:
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Thank You Kindly
Ink: Real Red, Real Red & Old Olive Markers
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Here is the sketch:

I'm working on another challenge that I started this afternoon. I'll finish it tonight and get it posted later or first thing in the morning.

Thanks for looking!

Karen

Lovely As a Tree-Version 2

Ok, I couldn't leave well enough alone, so I created the Gold/Silver Lovely As a Tree card again. For this card, I added the large tree from the set and punched my sentiment with the Large Oval Punch. Which one do you like better? Here is Version 2:My MOPS group is having a Business Fair for those in our group who would like to share their home business. I'm making different things to sell, and here are a couple of the post-it note holders. I used a retired stamp set and DSP that I just couldn't part with. Colors are Tempting Turquoise and Certainly Celery. Gel pens are from the Dollar Spot at Target.

Oh, I have a question too...Can somebody tell me what happened to October???? It's already November 2nd! Life is just flying by before my eyes! Does anybody know how to slow it down?? I'm looking at my calendar and trying to get some dates together for my Holiday Stamp-A-Stack. My intention was to have my SAS this coming weekend, but my work schedule didn't allow it, plus they didn't have the schedule out until this past Wednesday. That's retail for you!! So I'm thinking about Friday, November 21st and probably on Sunday, November 23rd. And I'm going to add a Day-Time Stamp-A-Stack for those of you who find it easier to attend during the day. All dates will be announced very soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Embossed Lovely As a Tree

Happy Thursday to you!! It's the day before Halloween and I'm posting a Christmas card! Oh well! I was at Archivers this morning (had to use my coupons!) and saw a card that I thought I could create using my Stampin' Up! stamps. This card is much prettier in real life! The card is Shimmery White Cardstock, then I embossed silver trees on Brushed Gold CS, then embossed a gold sentiment on Brushed Silver CS.
Have a great day!
Karen

Party Hearty Ideas!

Hi! I haven't had the opportunity to stamp anything new or take any pictures of projects, so I'm sharing some projects from our demonstrator website. One of the perks of being a SU! Demonstrator is that we have access to hundreds, if not thousands, different ideas! It's a wonderful resource for inspiration! The projects that I am sharing with you today, are created by a very talented demonstrator. Her name is Michelle Fischer, and she is an Artisan Award Winner at Stampin' Up! All 3 projects use the Party Hearty stamp set! And it's on sale this month. Please contact me if you are interested in getting this set at a discounted price. Enjoy these adorable ideas!

Karen

CELEBRATE YOU CARD
Stamps: Little Flowers, Party Hearty, Stem Sayings
Paper: Pixie Pink card, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette textured, Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Tangerine Tango 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Circle punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch

PARTY HEARTY CARD
Stamps: Party Hearty
Paper: Pixie Pink, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango textured, Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pixie Pink, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Scallop Edge punch, 1/2" Circle punch

YOU TAKE THE CAKE CARD

Stamps: Little Flowers, Party Hearty
Paper: Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette textured, Tangerine Tango textured, Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, VersaMark
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Heat & Stick Powder, Scallop Edge punch, 1/2" Circle punch

Our weekend at The Lake

Hi! We went to The Lake this past weekend for a little get-away weekend. RJ went with us, along with my parents. We had a great time, although RJ started getting sick on the first night we were there. But we still managed to have a good time. We lit a cozy fire and played cards at night. Although it rained on our drive down to the Lake (saw some beautiful rainbows though!), we had awesome Fall weather on Saturday and Sunday! We walked around the resort and enjoyed the great weather. After a late breakfast on Saturday, we took a drive to Bagnell Dam, and stopped at a conservation area. Here is a picture of the Dam.
RJ's favorite part was throwing rocks in the Lake. When we said we were going to the Lake, the first thing RJ would say was, "and we throw rocks in the Lake!". So he had a great time and he has a great arm!

And finally, here is a picture from our balcony at the condo. The leaves were not very vibrant, but they were still pretty to look at. There were lot of deep colors!

Hopefully, I will have some things to share this week. So please check back. I have both of my boys home sick today, so hopefully, I'll get some things done. I can only hope that I don't get sick!!!

Have a great week!

Karen

Snow-Swirled Trees!

Hi! When Sally came over to stamp on Tuesday evening, I created these 2 cards. Sally was working on completing a set of cards from a class, which was given by another demonstrator friend of ours, Sarah. (Hi Sarah!) I fell in love with several of her cards. I had to recreate a couple of them! If I can remember correctly, I changed it up a bit by adding a rhinestone brad at the top of the tree, and stamping my sentiment in the center. But I stuck with the same colors. Love the colors!!! Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, White, & Kraft.

Then I thought I would create the card again, but only this time, I changed the colors. Isn't it pretty? Don't know which one I like better. I used Mellow Moss, Riding Hood Red, White, & Kraft. Here it is:
The tree is embossed in white on both cards. The tree really pops on the Kraft Cardstock! And the ribbon is just so pretty! Another potential candidate for my Holiday Stamp-A-Stack.

Ok, I'm off to bed now. Good night!

Karen

Oval Pumpkins!

As I was browsing my usual blogs, I came across this card, and I loved the pumpkin! So I recreated it, and here is my card.

Karen

Supplies:
Stamps: Holidays & Wishes, Doodle This
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Sponges

Some fun stamping!

Hello friends! I did some fun stamping tonight! My stampin' friend and fellow demonstrator, Sally, came over tonight for an evening of stampin'. I had a great time! We ordered pizza and shared several things we were working on! I was so inspired by many things that she was working on, and was able to create some of my own cards. Here is a card that Sally gave to me as a thank you for having her over for the evening! Isn't it adorable? Sally, thanks so much for coming over tonight! I enjoyed our time stampin' together!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karen

Bonfire and RJ's friend turns 2!

Hi! We had a great night last night. Joe's brother and sister-in-law had a family bonfire, and the weather was perfect! The bonfire was huge, and at times it was actually a little too hot!! RJ went on a hayride too. It was alot of fun! We stayed out until 12:30 a.m. and RJ didn't want to miss a beat! He was fighting to keep his eyes open as we turned on our street to go home at 1:00 in the morning!!

Several weeks ago, RJ and I were invited to a birthday at the park for RJ's little friend from MOPS and Parent's Day Out. This is the card that I created for his little friend who just turned 2! She is so cute! I used some "old" Designer Paper and the chipboard "2" is from the Hot Spot at Archivers. The "Happy Birthday" is punched out with Stampin' Up's large oval punch, and 2 Perfect Plum large ovals are behind it to add a little color.

Thanks for visiting! I'll have some new stuff this week!

Karen