Christmas wreath

Hi! I saw a card in a sales brochure from a local Scrapbooking company, and I knew I wanted to try to recreate it Stampin' Up! style! Well, I kind of like it!! The most challenging part of this card was to find a sentiment in my collection that fit inside a 1-3/8" circle!! I had to look through my retired stamps and I found the perfect greeting from the Best Yet stamp set.

Supplies:
Stamps: Best Yet (retired)
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Square Lattice Emboss Folder, Big Shot, 2-1/2" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Ok, would love to hear your opinion on this card!! Do you like it?

Karen

Season's Greetings!

Hi! How about a pretty Christmas card??? You should see this card in person!! It really shimmers! I "shimmered" the top Whisper White cardstock with a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint and Alcohol. Make sure you use a good misting bottle for best results, and shake it up well. I also used some Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter on the berries.

Supplies:
Stamps: Peaceful Season (Level 2 Hostess)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Cherry Cobbler Markers
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories: Frost White Shimmer Paint, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals

Have you started on your Christmas cards???? Now is a great time! Please let me know if I can be of assistance.

Karen

a little bit of Autumn

Hi!!! Here is another card that I created using the Leaves #2 Die. I like how this turned out! I was actually following an old Fall-To-Layout sketch on the Clean & Simple Blog. Love those sketches!!
Supplies:
Stamps: Occasional Quotes (Level 3 hostess set)
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Naturals Ivory, Autumn Spice Specialty DSP
Accessories: Leaves #2 Die, Texture Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Sponges

Have a great day!!!

Karen

for my Stampin' Buddies!!

Hi! I host a monthly Stampin' Buddy Swap each month, and here is the card that I created to send to my 2 buddies!!! I love the texture on it!! And I'm not sure why I waited so long to order the Leaves #2 Die!! Love it!!
Supplies:
Stamps: Sincere Salutations
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Leaves #2 Die, Square Lattice Emboss Folder, Texture Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Decorative Label Punch, Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Hope you had a great weekend and Halloween!

Karen

Double die-cuts!!

Hi! Here is another little treat holder created from the Candy Wrapper Die. But this time I used 2 die-cuts and adhered them together to make it longer. The seam is covered up by the cardstock & DSP. I folded the bottom so that it is flat and pinched the top together, instead of twisting. So pretty! You can't see it, but the Pink Pirouette cardstock is shimmery! I sprayed it with a Shimmer Paint/Alcohol mixture in a Mist bottle. Oh, and the DSP that I used is retired!! Sorry!

Have a great Friday!!!

Karen

Candy Wrapper - flat bottoms!

Hi! Here are a couple of treat holders using the Candy Wrapper Die. For these, I folded the bottom, so that it was flat. For the tops, I did each one a bit different. For the one on the left, I pinched the sides together keeping it flat. Then held it close with some ribbon. For the one on the right, I did the traditional "twist" on the top. No adhesive or ribbon is necessary to keep it closed.
Please let me know if you have questions on these treats!!

Karen

The card that keeps giving...

Hi! Back in September, I attended a local Demonstrator event organized by my downline, Sally. She asked me to be part of the her Make & Take Design Team, and of course I said yes! Here is my make & take that I designed for Sally's event.


Following is the inside of the card. When I was at convention, one of the projects that was demonstrated on stage was a "recycled" card. By "recycled", I mean the card that keeps giving and giving. On the inside of the card, there is a small scalloped envelope with a few inserts inside the envelope. You can write your little message on the insert to the recipient. The recipient can then use the next insert for a Thank You card when she needs it. So this card can keep going and going. Brilliant!

Supplies:
Stamps: French Foliage, Thank You Kindly
Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Scallop Envelope, Texture Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Modern Label Punch, Metallic Brads, Dimensionals

Have a great day!!

Karen

some Halloween projects!!

Hi! Wow!! That was a long break!! Sometimes you just need a break, right???

Can somebody please tell me where October went?? Can't believe Halloween is this Sunday!!! I'm here today to show you some cute little Halloween Treat projects.

I just love the Candy Wrapper Die that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog. To tell you the truth, I trashed the first one I made. But after I got the feel on how to do the little twist, it's quite simple!!! And sooooooo cute!!!! Imagine making these for Christmas, Birthdays, Valentines, wedding favors, shower favors...anything!! Perfect for those sweet treats!!


My next project for you is a little holder for those cute test tubes that you have seen all over the net. And wouldn't you know it...I looked all over for Halloween M&M's since they would coordinate with the DSP, but I couldn't find any. So I had to settle for the Fall colors! But that's ok. No matter what color they are, they all taste yummy!!

And this next little project is one created by my good friend and fellow demonstrator, Rita. Very cute!! Rita was handing these out for her swap at our last Demonstrator Get-Together.

Ok, there you have it...a few Halloween Treats for you!!

Have a great week!

Karen

Cute Aviary!

Hi! Here is another card that we stamped at my Friday Night Stamp Club and Day-Time Stampin' Class this month. I love this Aviary stamp set!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Aviary, On Your Birthday
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Stampin' with Acrylic Blocks!

Hi! Finally back to doing some blogging!!! Here is a card that we stamped at my Friday Night Stamp Club and my Day-Time Stampin' on Tuesday morning this month. My inspiration for this card came from Heidi, and you can see her card HERE.

We used an Acrylic Block to create the rectangle background. Just ink up the acrylic block and stamp on cardstock! Love it!!
Supplies:
Stamps: French Foliage, Because I Care
Ink: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Cutter Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Thanks for hanging in there with me!!

Karen

I'm back!!

Hi all!! So glad you haven't given up on me!! I have been on vacation in Chattanooga, TN and the Georgia mountains (no internet connection for me!) for more than a week! We had a great time! Before vacation, I attended a fabulous Demonstration gathering hosted by my downline, Sally! I did a Demonstration and I designed one of the make & takes for this gathering! So I have so much to share with you. Just need a little time to get some blog posts together. So please be patient with me! I also have my stamp club on Friday this week and it's going to be busy!

In the meantime, please browse the Clearance Rack on my Stampin' Up! Website. Stampin' Up has added more than 200 retired items!! Get the "Preferred Price" by ordering on-line through me. These prices are amazingly LOW!!

I'll return soon to share some fabulous projects with you!

Karen

A Christmas Cardinal!

Hi! Hope you had a great weekend!! It's going to be a very busy week, and the little one is at school this morning, so I thought I would pop on my blog and post a card that I created a while ago!! This card is much more rich-looking in person! The picture just does not do it justice!

Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Cardinal, Linen (retired)
Ink: Jet Black Staz-On, Early Espresso (for lots of sponging), Markers - Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Crumb Cake (all for coloring with a blender pen)
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Watercolor Paper, Deck the Halls DSP
Accessories: Circle Scissors Plus, Cutter Kit (for distressing edges), Dimensionals (because it wouldn't be a project without Dimensionals!), Blender Pen, Linen Thread, Victoria Crochet Trim


Let me know if you have any questions!

A Cardinal Christmas

#111760 $23.95

Deck the Halls DSP

120810 $9.95

Here is a card that I received when I hosted a Holiday Mini Swap with our local group of Demonstrators. It was created by my downline, Sally. Isn't it pretty? I used the same layout for my card, but I just mirrored it.

That's all for now!! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Karen

Love Fall Colors!

Hi! Here is another card that we stamped at my Friday Night Stamp Club and my Day-Time Stampin' Class. My inspiration for this card came from Beth's blog and her card can be seen HERE! I love Beth's card, and I knew I wanted to copy her idea using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch. So clever! To create this frame, you will need a 3"x3" cardstock square. Center the punch on each side and punch once on each side. Yep! That's it! So simple, but yet very effective!

Supplies:
Stamps: A Flower for all Seasons, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Jet Black Staz On, Cajun Craze
Paper: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Texturz Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Two-Step Bird Extra-Large Punch, Brads, Dimensionals

A Flower for all Seasons

Item #111592 $14.95

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch

Item # 119275 $15.95

Texture Plates Kit #4

Item #114531 $9.95

Hope you are having a great week!

Karen

Pink & Orange Girly Card!

Hi! Isn't this a great girlfriend card?? I used the Sweet & Sour Specialty DSP, which includes the colors Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie. But before I realized the correct colors, I created this card with Melon Mambo instead of Rose Red. And I actually think Melon Mambo goes great with this DSP!!
Supplies:
Stamps: On Your Birthday
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Sweet & Sour Specialty DSP

Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Oval Punch, 2"x1-3/8", 1-3/4"x7/8", & 1-3/8"x5/8" Oval Punches, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals

Sweet & Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper

$11.95

Rhinestone Jewels

$4.95

Polka Dot Embossing Folder

$7.95

Oval Punch

$16.95

Thanks for stopping by!!

Karen

A French Foliage card

Hi! Thanks for stopping by today!! I have a card to share with you that we stamped this morning at my Day-Time Stampin' Class. I love the Fall colors!! I was very happy with how this card turned out. I needed a quick and simple card to offset the other 2 cards that had a few extra steps to complete. I'll share the other 2 cards this week, but one of them had a bit of watercoloring, so it was a little more time-consuming. So I think this one turned out great, and it was quick and simple!



Supplies:
Stamps: French Foliage, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Crumbe Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso
Paper: Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Modern Label Punch, Linen Thread, Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponges

French Foliage Stamp Set

(W) 120845 $19.95 (C) 121166 $14.95

I also wanted to share a few Swap cards that I received in a recent Card Swap that I hosted. These swaps also used the French Foliage stamp set!!

by Linda Grames (below)

Linda's blog

by Carla Spradling (below)

by Lynn Luetkemeyer (below)

Aren't they great cards?? I really like this set!! It stamps so pretty!!!

Have a great day!

Karen

Halloween Stamp Club Project!

Hi! I just love how this little project turned out!!! I played around with this project for a couple of days until I was happy with it. I knew I wanted to make a Halloween tag to attach to my new Mini Lunch Sacks, so the bag doesn't have to be ripped open to get to the treats!!! There are no holes punched through the bag with ribbon to hold it closed. Just these cute little clothes pins that I found in the office supply section at WalMart. I added a little strip of Designer Series Paper to the front of the clothes pin, and that was the final touch that I needed to make me happy!! Plus the little jewels on the shoes are awesome too!!

So here is the little treat bag that we created at my Friday night stamp club.

The tag really shimmers!!!! It's difficult to show in the photo, but I lightly sponged the raised edges of the spider web with Frost White Shimmer Paint and a sponge dauber, but then I spritzed some Smooch Spritz to add even more shimmer!! Love it!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry Marker

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP

Accessories: Spider Web Embossing Folder, Scallop Circles #2 Die, Big Shot, 1-3/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/4" Circle Punches, Black Flourish Designer Jewels, Raven Lace Trim, Sticky Strip,Frost White Shimmer Paint, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Horizontal Slot Punch

I also wanted to share a card with you from another Demonstrator that I received in our Buddy Swap. I host a Buddy Swap each month, and Judy Sumner had my name and sent me this adorable card! I thought it went perfectly with my treat bag!! Thanks Judy!

Wicked Cool

(W) 118738 $19.95 (C) 120600 $14.95

Spider Web Embossing Folder

120889 $7.95

Mini Lunch Sacks (10 per pkg.)
121031 $4.95

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you enjoyed a little bit of Halloween!! Halloween is just around the corner!! Time to get ready!!

Karen

Stamp Club Swap Card - Clean & Simple style!

Hi! My stamp club met last night and here is my card that I created to swap with each of them. It was quick and simple!!! I used the Clean & Simple Fall-to-Layout #106. I love the texture on the Crumb Cake cardstock. This is the first time I used this Texturz Plate, and I love it!! I already used it for another card that you will see later. ;)

Supplies:

Stamps: Thank You Kindly

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Peach Parfait

Accessories: Texturz Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Corner Rounder, Dimensionals

Texturz Plates Kit #4

Item #114531 $9.95

Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

Item #118138 $11.95

Hope you are having a great weekend!!

Karen

An Aviary Birthday

Hi! I am lovin' this Aviary stamp set!! Here is another idea for you!!! I went to my Color Coach when I needed help with choosing my colors for this card...Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Soft Suede.

Supplies:
Stamps: Aviary, On Your Birthday
Ink: Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red
Paper: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Cafe Latte Buttons, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots

AVIARY STAMP SET

(W) (C)

COLOR COACH
$14.95

Hope you are having a great Holiday!

Karen

another Halloween project!

Hi! Just playing around with Halloween ideas, and this is one that I came up with! The Mini Lunch Sacks are so cute!!!! You get 10 of them in a package for $4.95. Makes a great treat bag!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Mini Lunch Sacks, Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Black Satin Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

WICKED COOL STAMP SET

(W) 118738 $19.95 (C) 120600 $14.95

MINI LUNCH SACKS

10 PER PACKAGE $4.95

To order 24/7, click HERE!! When you get there, click on "Shop Now".

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Happy Halloween!

Hi! I have been so anxious to use my Bitty Bat Punch!!! Love it!! Sorry to use some retired DSP, but my order with some new stuff is coming in this next week!! But I still like that paper!!



Supplies:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Old Olive, Basic Black, Cast A Spell DSP (retired)
Accessories: Candy Wrapper Die, Big Shot, 1-1/4 & 1-3/8" Square Punch, Bitty Bat Large Punch, Black Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals


Ok, I will say the first little candy wrapper I made, was thrown in the trash! But after that first one, it is SOOOOOO much easier!! Just got to get the feel for the twisting part of the wrapper! Isn't it cute??? Perfect for little treats!! Great for party favors for birthdays, showers, or any holiday! And you can use a standard 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock! Don't need 12" paper!! This die is in the Holiday Mini Catalog!


Take care and hope you are having a great weekend!!


Karen