Monthly Archives: July 2025

Turtle-y Cute Suite – part 2

Today is part 2 of the Turtle-y Cute Suite collection of cards.

The Turtle-y Sweet 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone Cardstock is great for handmade cards, scrapbook layouts, and other paper craft projects. It’s high quality, acid free, and lignin free, making it a favorite scrapbook paper, too. This cardstock is two sided with shades of the same color on each side. The ultrasmooth surface makes it an ideal paper for stamping, giving you clean, crisp images.

Turtle-y Sweet 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone CardstockColors:

Crushed Curry
Garden Green
Granny Apple Green
Petal Pink
Pool Party
Poppy Parade

Here’s the first card featuring four 1″ squares embossed with the turtle textures embossing folder. Use a piece of sandpaper or even an emery board to brush off some of the color for additional texture.

Next, 2 pieces of Granny Apple Green cut on the diagonal and added to the front and inside of the card. Thick Basic White used for the card base. Images on the card are stamped in Memento Black ink and colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers.

Finally, the inside of the card. Remember the sentiment does not always need to be at the top or middle of the page, bottom section works great too!

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”.

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 make in the month your order is placed. 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!

Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder

Happy Friday!

Today I’m sharing two ideas for the new Online Exclusive Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder.

This folder is one of the large ones, 6″ x 8-1/2″ to use with your die cutting/embossing machine.

First, on the “debossed” side, run an ink pad over the embossed paper to highlight the embossing and fill in the blank space.

Next, use Stampin’ Blend Markers to color the image. Two fun easy ways to use this folder.

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”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Celebrate Together Two Tone

Have you heard? Through Friday, July 11th Stampin’ Up! is having a 20% off sale on two-tone cardstock. Each piece of cardstock has a smooth texture for stamping and a white core that works great for techniques like tearing, sanding, crumpling, embossing, etc.

It’s the perfect opportunity to stock up on every color. Whether you’re making cards or a scrapbook spread, two-tone cardstock is a must-have crafting staple. Some colors may sell out faster than others, so don’t wait to start shopping! Check out my online store, click here.

Yesterday I featured a Turtle-y Cute card using the Two-Tone cardstock and today I have another one for you. Two-tone cardstock comes in all Stampin’ Up! colors and if you can’t decide, try a variety pack.

How about a quick card featuring both sides of three colors from the Celebrate Together Tw0-Tone card stock.

Colors include:

Blackberry Bliss, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush

For my card I’m using Cloud Cover, Blackberry Bliss and Daffodil Delight.

Each strip is 2″ x 4″ and teared along the long side to create the layers. Thick Basic White card base and embossed mat. Add greeting and die cut of your choice.

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”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Turtle-y Cute Suite Collection

Have you seen the Turtle-y Cut Suite Collection? It’s a really cute collection perfect for people of all ages.

Collection includes designer series paper, embossing folder, stamp set and die bundle, two tone satin ribbon and shades of green hexagon embellishments.

I’m sharing two cards, the first features one of the cut a parts from the designer series paper along with some of the images cut out with paper snips. The images in the designer series paper are fun to put together to create scenes.

Next, here is a look at the inside of the card. Those partial images on the side of the page are great cut out and added inside the card.

Finally, a book binding card featuring the Turtle-y Sweet 12″ x 12″ Two Tone cardstock. All layers of the card are two tone card stock with the exception of the designer series paper.

If you are wondering what a bookbinding card is, well it’s a 4¼” x 11″ piece of card stock or designer series paper scored at 4¼” and 5 ½”. Adhere paper together between the two scores, leaves the front with two sections, one is 1¼” wide and the other 4¼”.

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”.

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 make in the month your order is placed. 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!

Sweet Jar Bundle

Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. We enjoyed some great meals and alot of swimming, I sure love my new swimming pool!

Today’s post features the Sweet Jar stamp set and Jar builder punch that make a great bundle. With the release of the new Online Exclusives in July, there is the Jar of Joy holiday stamp set. Later this month I’ll be featuring Jar of Joy in the Christmas in July posts.

With the Sweet Jar Bundle, there are multiple stamping options. Cookies, hearts, shamrocks or flowers and candles make this a great set for a variety of occasions. Occasions include Valentines Day, St. Patrick Day and birthdays!

Specifics about the card:

Designer Series Paper mat – 4′ x 5¼”
3 strips of Designer Series Paper – 1′ x 4″
Bow is created with the 3/8″ Linen Ribbon cut in half (down the middle)
Middle jar added with Stampin’ Dimensionals, other direct to 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”.

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Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Irresistible Designs SDSP

Have you seen the Irresistible Designs 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper?

What’s so special about the Irresistible Designs 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper? It has UV-coated patterns that resist ink, making it perfect for emboss-resist techniques. Just apply ink to it and the pattern pops out. It’s the easiest way to get a heat-embossed look—no embossing powder or Heat Tool needed! There are 6 sheets, 2 each of 3 single-sided designs for $10.

To make the three cards I’m sharing I used the Cut & Shuffle Technique.

Technique Steps:

One piece of each pattern of the Irresistible Designs SDSP (4″ x 5 ¼”) was colored with different ink colors using a blending brush.
- Coastal Cabana
- Daffodil Delight
- Berry Burst
Next, stack the three pieces of paper together on your trimmer
Cut into three pieces
Separate so that one of each color is used on each card.
Basic Black card stock mat on Coastal Cabana card stock base.

Next is the second card.

Finally, the third card. Each card uses the stamp set from the Unbound Love Bundle. Die sets include Nested Essentials and Stylish Shapes.

Once you have this paper what three colors would you use?

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”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy July 4th!

In the United States, today commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

The day is celebrated across the United States with parades, firework shows, picnics, concerts, and other festivities. Independence Day is also notable for its displays of patriotism, as many Americans commemorate the day by flying the American flag and dressing in the flag’s colors of red, white, and blue.

How are you celebrating? I’ll be spending time in the pool and have a cookout with hamburgers, potato salad and corn on the cob!

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”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

New On-Line Exclusives & Kits

New On-Line Exclusives and two kits have been added to the Stampin’ Up! store.

One of my favorite new items is the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. The folder features a stunning sunflower design that’ll add a touch of nature to any paper crafting project. Use it to add texture to card making backgrounds or scrapbooking photo frames.

Details:

Folder is one of the large one at 6″ x 8-1/2″.

Here is the first card I made using the folder. Get your folder today!

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”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!