Monthly Archives: March 2025

Picture inspired these cards

Hard to believe March is over today, were has the time gone.

Today I’m sharing a picture with you from my friend Linda who was in Florida. This picture inspired me to make the two cards I’m sharing with you today.

Colors used for both cards include (bottom to top):

Lemon Lime Twist
Granny Apple Green
Shy Shamrock
Misty Moonlight
Azure Afternoon

First card features the Painted Strips Stamp. Blending brushes were used to add color to the stamp before stamping on Basic White card stock. Largest Textured Notes die was used to die cut the image, Summer Splash ribbon was wrapped around before adding to a Summer Splash card base. Greeting and die cut from the Unbound Love Bundle.

Next, ink blending was used to add color to Basic White card stock 4″ x 5¼”, then the paper was run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine using the Seaside Wishes 3D Embossing Folder. Splashes of water added with a paint brush and finally a little Whisper White ink with my fingertip for added details to the embossed images. Finally, add some die cuts, greeting and Two-Tone Shimmer Gems to complete the card.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – BEPXT34A

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Take to the Sky Suite Cards

Today I thought I would share three cards using the Take to the Sky Suite Collection of products.

Products included in the collection include:

Take to the Sky 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
Adventurous Sky Bundle (stamp set and dies)
Industrial Trinkets

First up is a Pop-Up Designer Series Paper Fun fold card. This card uses a 6¾” x 8″ piece of designer series paper with scores at 2¾” on the left and top sides, then the upper left corner folded in for a flap.

Here is the card opened up. Card stock colored mat then Basic White stamped section added. There is a Smoky Slate airplane with Night of Navy greeting stamped over it.

Next, a simple card with three strips of designer series paper doing the work! There is an embossed section (1¼” x 4″) at the bottom of the card front.

Finally, a step card. There are two parts to the card and on the back you a section of Basic White for your hand written greeting.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – BEPXT34A

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Stack and Shuffle = 3 cards!

Today I have a clean and simple design that gives you three cards, it’s called the “Stack and Shuffle”.

Supplies Needed:

3 mats = 3½” x 4¾”
3 pieces of designer series paper – 3″ x 4½”, stack the sheets together, cut pieces ¾” and 1″ wide, leaving 1¼”
- add designer series paper to the mats, shuffling the papers
3 card bases and 3 envelopes

For the greeting part of the card the Everyday Arches Dies were used, one in Balmy Blue and another a little smaller using Basic White. Stamp a greeting in Cajun Craze ink and add to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

First up the card has the Cajun Craze piece of designer series paper on the left.

Next, card with Cajun Craze in the middle.

Finally, the third version. Each version has an envelope with designer series paper added to the flap.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – BEPXT34A

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Linked Together Bundle

Happy Monday, hope you had a good weekend. Mine was relaxing, I enjoyed looking through the new 2025-2026 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. As a demonstrator we were able to download a copy and I’m really looking forward to some of the new items. The new annual catalog goes live May 6th.

Thought a would share a couple cards made with the Linked Together Bundle.

Linked Together Photopolymer Stamp Set – Send salutations with the Linked Together Stamp Set! You can even pair many of these sentiments together to create your own one-of-a-kind message. With elegant, cursive scripts and kind sayings, you’ll find this stamp set useful for cards of any occasion. 8 photopolymer stamps
Linked Together Dies – Dies include versatile designs that can be used for all-occasion or floral cards, gift tags, scrapbooks, and more. Use the rectangular die with the chain link design as a decorative card background element. Or turn the vine or floral dies into a frame around a sentiment or the basic oval or diamond shapes. There are 7 dies and they are compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.
Linked Together Decorative Masks – Add depth and detail to your paper crafts with versatile chain link and floral designs, you can use one mask to create a background feature, or you can pair your favorite masks together using different inks to create an even more intricate design. There are 5 masks, numbered for use.

Today’s cards:

For the first card, the chain linked design was die cut in Early Espresso card stock and added to the card front with liquid glue only around the edges. By doing this you can tuck the vines in and out of the links. Flowers added with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the second card today, the masks are featured along with a silver heat embossed greeting. Colors for the masks include Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Misty Moonlight ink. Silver Foil flowers and rhinestones finish the card.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – BEPXT34A

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

March Sunday Stamper Cards

Happy Sunday! Today I’m featuring the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making.

Pop-Up Window Card
Double Flap Fun Fold
Darling Dino Plaid Birthday Card

First up is a standard card base (5½” x 8½”, scored at 4¼”) that has a “pop-up” mechanism with a decorative Window Sheet added.

This card features the Everyday Happiness 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. This paper is part of the “Scrapbooking or Memory Keeping” section – don’t pass up looking at this section. There are some great paper and sticker sheet combo packages.

The second features the Lovely Garden Suite Collection. Collection includes the Thankful Garden Bunde (stamps, dies and masks), Lovely Garden 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper along with Starburst Sequins and Fresh Freesia Faux Velvet Ribbon.

Next, here is the card opened up so you can see all the designer series paper. Inside has a Basic Beige ink stamped flower and Garden Green greeting.

Final card features the Darling Dino Bundle teamed with the Everyday Plaid Designer Series Paper.

Download project sheet: Mar25 Sunday Stampers – CardsandCraftswithKaren

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Wildflower Birthday Cards!

Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection

Pastel patterns, wildflower designs, pops of gold foil, and cake are just a few things from this suite that will brighten any birthday or celebration!

Today I’m featuring both a Pretty in Pink and Pool Party Birthday card using some products from the Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection.

Fun Fold Card Specifics:

Card base – 4¼” x 5½”
Designer Series Paper mat for base – 4″ x 5¼”
Mini card – 3″ x 11″, score at 4″ and 8″
Mat for mini card (same color as base) – 3¼” x 4¼”
Designer Series Paper for mat 3″ x 4″

Here’s the first card, featuring one of the floral cut outs from the designer paper pack. Happy Birthday was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and cut out with Paper Snips. Image added with Stampin’ Dimensionals and behind some Iridescent Ribbon.

Here’s the inside of the Mini card, with a stamped image along with cut outs.

Next, Pretty in Pink card featuring the Balloon cut out from the paper pack. Ballons are added with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Party Dots for embellishments.

Finally, the inside of the card. Pool Party card used for the Mini Card and Pretty in Pink ink. Added a few cutouts for decoration.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

With You In Mind Stamp Set

When the January – April 2025 Mini Catalog came out, I could not wait to get the With You In Mind Stamp set. The greetings are a nice size and help you create a nice set of cards to use for a gift.

For the four cards today, I’ve teamed up the stamp set with the Everyday Skies 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper

First, a birthday card. Countryside Corners Dies used with the greeting and the cupcakes stamped and cut out with Paper Snips. Pumpkin Pie, Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight ink was used. Iridescent Ribbon made the perfect backddrop.

Second card has both side of the designer paper used along with Pretty in Pink and Balmy Blue card stock.

Third card features one of the Greetings of the Seasons Dies, with Pecan Pie and Clear Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots. Balmy Blue and Cajun Craze are the colors.

Final card features Blackberry Bliss card stock and ink along with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Thankful Garden Bundle

Hope you had a good weekend; did you enjoy that extra hour of sunlight yesterday?

Today I have a card for you featuring 3 new Online Exclusive products.

New Products Used:

Thankful Garden Stamp & Die Bundle (includes 5 masks to color the flowers)
Textured Notes Dies
Pattern of Friendship Die (create the pattern on the Textured Notes Die

Specifics for the card:

Image stamped on Balmy Blue card stock with Basic Gray ink for the flower portion and Old Olive ink on Old Olive card stock for the leaves.
Used Balm Blue ink with the masks for the flowers and Old Olive with the leaves
Fussy card the images apart then added them together like in the card
Crumb Cake card stock used with the largest of the Textured Notes Die
Then using the Pattern of Friendship Die, ran it both horizontal and vertical to create the pattern, before adding to the Balmy Blue card base.
Recommendation – use Tear & Tape to adhere the Pattern of Friendship Die cut piece vs. liquid glue so it does not come through the super tiny holes

Add sentiment and Antique Pearls to finish the card.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Marbled Elegance 12″ x 12″ DSP

Thought I’d share a couple cards featuring the Marbled Elegance 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper. Product colors include Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, gold, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Real Red.

The paper is not just for Valentine’s!

First up is a Triple Fun Fold Card featuring one of the dies from the Greetings of the Season Set, a last chance product for $22.50. It’s a great card to showcase different patterns of the specialty designer series paper.

Here’s a side view of the card. Base is 5½” x 11″, with scores at 1¾” – 4¾” and 7¾”.

Next is a rather easy card to make. Start with a 5½” x 8 ½” card base scored at 2 1/8″ and 4¼”, add some designer paper and a fun focal image to complete the card.

Next, slightly open view of the card.

Finally, stop over on my Facebook page to see another card using this paper.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

New Online Exclusives!

Today, March 4th new Online Exclusives are being released by Stampin’ Up! along with two new kits.

If you asked me what product will be extremely popular, I would say:

Item 165555 – Textured Notes Dies – $31.00, part of the Botanical Textures Suite Collection.

Specifics for today’s card:

There are three different Textured Notes Dies used on the card; each die has a different textured edge
Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (covers entire card front)
With You in Mind Stamp set (greeting and stars)
Adhesive Backed Textured Dots
Mossy Meadow and Boho Blue inks
Thick Basic White card stock base
Basic White card stock for greeting

Download a list of the NEW Online Exclusives: Stampin’ Up! March25 Online Exclusive Product Release

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Online Exclusive Sneak Peek

Hi there, hope all is well with you. Today I thought I would share a card featuring two sneak peeks of upcoming products.

New Online Exclusives available Tuesday, March 4th:

Painted Stripes Background Stamp – #165437 – $20.00
Arched Wishes Cling Stamp Set – #165428 – $25.00

If you have purchased the Everyday Arches Dies, the Arched Wishes stamp set pairs nicely with the dies. For today’s card the smaller arch has been adhered using Stampin’ Dimensionals and larger die adhered directly to card base.

For the large arch, I cut a piece of Basic White card stock 4¼” x 5½”, stamped the words then die cut arch.

Next, used the Painted Stripes Background stamp with Mossy Meadow ink on Mossy Meadow card stock for the card base.

Next, the cupcake was stamped on a piece of Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper. Bottom of the cupcake has been hand cut out and adhered to look like a cupcake liner.

Finally, Pecan Pie dots from the Pecan Pie and Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots added to the sparkle stamped images to finish the card. Inside has a Arched die cut to match the card front.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Shopping code – M3NF7DZC

Place a $25 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card mailed to you along with an emailed PDF with measurements and directions as a thank you.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group made this month.

Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!