Monthly Archives: January 2026

Inspiration – Sunday Stampers

Today I thought I would share the cards that inspired two of my Sunday Stampers cards.

First up, the Fun Fold Easel card featuring the Hobby Haven Designer Series Paper. Color combination is Pecan Pie with Coastal Cabana and Basic Beige.

This view of the card shows the easel part decorated. The punch outs from the Hobby Haven 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper adds for quick embellishment to the card.

Next, for the back the January 2026 product of month stamp set and fussy cut out images from the paper add embellishment.

Finally, the original 3″ x 4 1/2″ Designer series paper card. For this card, the Lasting Linen stamp was used to add depth to the background. Petal Pink ink on Petal Pink card stock sure looks nice!

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Happy Birthday ! ! !

Today is my favorite day of the year, my birthday! I’m think about what my husband will be getting me for dinner tonight, I’m thinking pizza, a favorite of mine!

Along with my birthday, it’s my good friend Cindy, along with Erin, the daughter of another good friend of mine Linda.  Apparently, a lot of special people were born today!

The card features products from the Lovely & Beautiful Suite. Look for more cards to be coming made with the suite collection.

 

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Sunday Stampers Jan. 2026

Happy Sunday, sharing the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making today!

Featured products:

  • Reason to Celebrate Stamp Set – #166905 – $20 (new mini catalog)
  • Prayers & Promises Stamp Set – #167014 – $20 (new mini catalog)
  • Celebrate Together Two-Tone Cardstock – #166653 – $12
  • Mixed Up Patterns 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper – #166992 – $12
  • Beautifully Celebrated Bundle – #166975 – $53.50 (new mini catalog)
  • Beautifully Celebrated Dies Only – #166974 – $35

First up a card featuring squares of Two-Tone card stock with a greeting from the Prayers & Promises stamp set.

Inside of the card.

Next, a Unique Easel card using the Mixed-Up Patterns Designer Series Paper and new Beautifully Celebrated Dies along with the Petals of Beauty Dies.

Easel card sitting up.

Here is the back of the card, perfect for your message.

Last card features the new Reason to Celebrate Stamp set. Unfortunately, the designer series paper used in retired. Strips are backed on Vellum card stock.

Finally, the inside using the January 2026 Product of the Month – Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set – $5 with $75 product order, item #167972.

Project sheet – Jan26 Sunday Stampers – CardsandCraftswithKaren

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Sometime Simple is Best

Sometimes it’s fun to get back to Basics, and that’s what I did today!

You may be asking yourself, what embossing folder did she use? Well, I did not use one, I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to create the vertical and horizontal lines.

Add a punch out, sentiment and some embellishments and your card is done!

The first card features Garden Green, Pecan Pie and Basic White. Add the punch out desired from the Hobby Haven 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.

Next, for the second card it’s a combination of Basic Beige and Coastal Cabana. Pick any greeting from your stash for the purpose behind the card.

Get yourself some of that Hobby Haven Specialty Designer Series Paper today, it’s an Online Exclusive!

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 Bonus Day coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Greetings for All

Do you have the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera pack?

This set features a wide range of precut sentiments in a variety of styles, perfect for saying thanks, hello, congratulations, and more. The simple black and white colors ensure you’ll have a perfect fit for any design style. There are 6 sheets, 2 each of 3 designs.

How about 2 cards!

For the first card I’ve used retired specialty designer series paper and the “hearts” from the Bee Builder Punch to create the background for the card. Adhesive sheets made adding the hearts easy.
Second card uses the Timeless Plain designer paper for a more masculine card.
While currently out of stock the ephemera pack is due back in next week.

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Mixed Up Patterns DSP

Interested in making 8 cards from one piece of 12″ x 12″ designer series paper?

Well, here is how I did it.

Steps used to create the cards:

  • Start with one piece of 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
  • Cut one piece 5¼” x 12″, then cut into 3 – 4″ x 5¼” pieces
  • Cut one piece 5¼” x 12″, then cut into 3 – 3″ x 5¼” pieces
  • Left with 1½” x 12″ piece of paper that can be used for the inside of the cards
  • Once you do the main cuts, you can always chop them up as desired

First up

two

three

four

Finally, the last two samples.

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS!

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Reason to Celebrate Stamp set

Happy Sunday! How’s your weekend going? We have started to take down Christmas decorations and it’s kind of sad, I like sitting in the glow of the tree at night.

Today I’m featuring a few of the new products from the January – April 2026 Mini Catalog.

  • Reason to Celebrate Stamp Set
  • Mixed Up Patterns 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
  • Easter Time Mix & Match Ephemera
  • Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers

Card design:

  • The design for the cards is rather simple.
  • Embossed 4″ x 5 ¼” mat adhered to the card front
  • 3″ x 4″ pieces of designer series paper
  • piece of ephemera
  • greeting

 

How about a simple Easter card using the same layout but with a cute bunny and Easter eggs.

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS!

When you shop between now and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

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New Stampin’ Up! Products

Happy Tuesday, there is a lot happening with Stampin’ Up! today . . .

  1. New On-Line Products go live (download brochure below)
  2. New January-April 2026 Mini Catalog goes live (download copy below)
  3. Bonus Days start – Shop between January 6 – February 2 and for every $50 in products purchased and you will earn a $5 coupon! Save all your coupons because you can redeem ALL of them between February 3-28, 2026. Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!
  4. New kits available
  5. January 2026 product of the month announced!

Here is a card with one of the new designer series papers – Square Snippets.

Card with the new Reason to Celebrate Stamp Set with the December product of the month – True Blue Florals 12″ x 12″ Designer Series 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 and Pinterest 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!

 

Download catalog: Stampin’ Up! Jan-Apr26 Mini Catalog

SU Jan26 Online Exclusives

New Catalog Products:

 

Turtle-y Cute Card

Today I’m featuring products from the Turtle-y Cute Suite Collection.

Products include:

  • Turtle-y Awesome Bundle
  • Turtle Textures Embossing Folder
  • Turtle-y Sweet Two-Tone card stock
  • Turtle-y Cute 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
  • Shades of Green Hexagons
  • Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam Ribbon

Layer up the designer paper and fussy cut or die cut images to create this card.

 

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS!

When you shop between January 6 and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.

Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 and Pinterest 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!

Sneak Peek Saturday

Happy Saturday, hope your year is off to a good start!

Between Christmas and New Year’s, I went through my craft room for cards that needed to be completed, that’s how today’s card came about. It was amazing how many half-finished cards I found!

If you don’t recall seeing the greeting before, you have not. The greeting is part of the upcoming Reason to Celebrate 20-piece stamp set from the new January-April 2026 Mini Catalog. There are a nice variety of greetings to cover Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Anniversary and more!

New Online exclusives along with the January- April Mini Catalog go live along with Bonus Days.

Today’s card features products from the Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection.

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS!

  • When you shop between January 6 and February 2 and spend $50 and you will earn a $5 coupon!
  • Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn.
  • Don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

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 & Pinterest 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!

 

Happy New Year 2026!

Happy 2026!

Hard to believe it’s the first day of a new year!

I’d like to wish you all joy, health and happiness in this new year. Embrace the possibilities!

Here’s a card featuring the Celebrate Together Two-Tone cardstock cut in 1″ squares on Basic White card stock. Colors include Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush and Blackberry Bliss.

 

 

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!