Today starts the new July – Decemeber Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Promotion! The July–December 2021 Mini Catalog is your passport to stunning seasonal projects! It contains all the products you’ll need to craft, create, and celebrate during Halloween, Christmas, and more. Sale-A-Bration is one of our biggest promotions of the year and this year we have second promotion,… Read More: New Catalog starts today! »
Quick reminder that we all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper (DSP) and during this incredible sale you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from the 2021–2022 Annual Catalog! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs before the sale ends tomorrow August 2nd. Below are some… Read More: DSP Sale ends August 2nd »
Happy Saturday, today I’m featuring the Flowers of Friendship Bundle that includes the Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set and the Flowers & Leaves Punch. Create elegant handmade cards with the 10 piece Flowers of Friendship Clint Mount Stamp Set. The flower imagery of the set mixes simplicity and elegance. It’s perfect for different coloring and stamping techniques. The… Read More: Flowers of Friendship Bundle »
Today I have a fun card using Designer Series Paper for the front. Card basics: Card base 5½” x 8½”, scored at 4¼” on the 8½” side From the card front side, cut off 3¾” Cut piece of Designer Series Paper 4″ x 5¼” for front Cut piece of Basic White card stock 4″ x 5¼” for inside… Read More: Biggest Wish – Hello Friend »
Hope you had a nice weekend, Sunday was a perfect pool day for me – warm, sunny and cool refreshing pool water. As we enter the last week of the designer series paper sale, thought I would share two cards I’ve made with strips of designer series paper. Card basics: Three strips 1¼” wide by 4″ – 5″… Read More: Have fun with strips! »
Merry Christmas in July! It’s never to early to start your holiday cards and projects. Today I’m sharing with you some projects I’ve been working on. Featured Christmas in July Products: Tidings and Trimmings Bundle which includes the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and Christmas Trimmings Dies. Stamp the festive images and sentiments on cards and gift tags–they’re… Read More: Christmas in July »
Not sure about you but one of the hardest cards to make can be a sympathy card. Recently I’ve needed one and put a few together using this simple layout and the beautiful designer series paper on sale until August 2nd. Basics for the card: Designer Series Paper – 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8: Card base and card… Read More: Clean & Simple Sympathy cards »
Happy Sunday! Today my Sunday Stampers will be getting together for stamping and I thought I would share the cards we will be making. Featured Products this Month: Daisy Garden Cling Mount Stamp – #155079 Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set – #155052 Brights 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper Pack – #155228 Sweet Symmetry 12” x 12” Designer… Read More: Sunday Stamper Cards »
mpower yourself and others with the Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Kit! Created from the heart and soul of Stampin’ Up! cofounder, Shelli, the Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Kit reminds us why life is precious. This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit includes supplies to create nine encouraging cards and coordinating envelopes in an inspiring color palette, and a specially designed… Read More: August Paper Pumpkin »
Today I thought I would share another technique you can use with Stampin’ Up!’s new Soft Pastel chalks. Use your Take Your Pick tool and the spatula end to scrap your pastel chalk on a scrap piece of paper or silicone craft sheet to create chalk dust, then use Sponge Daubers to color the stamped image. I have… Read More: Soft Pastels »
Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. While the weather was a little cooler on Saturday (mid 70’s), I did get into the pool for about one hour, when again on Sunday when temperatures hit around 80 degrees. Today I’m sharing two more cards using the Daisy Garden Stamp were I stamped the image using Versamark ink, sprinkled with… Read More: Daisy Garden Watercolored »
Happy Saturday! Today’s card is for all those people I know starting a vacation at the shore today – you know who you are – hope you all have a wonderful time and great weather! My card features: Sailing Home Stamp Set (images) Timeless Tropical Stamp Set (greeting) Hippo & Friends Dies (to die cut a mask) Blending… Read More: Sailing Home »
When I first looked at the new annual catalog, one of the stamps that spoke to me was the Daisy Garden Cling Mount Stamp. Today I’ve feature two cards I’ve recently made using this stamp. The Daisy Garden Stamp Set is sized perfectly for both cardmaking and scrapbooking projects. Stamp once for an organic bouquet, or multiple times… Read More: Daisy Garden Background Stamp »
Hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend. Today I thought I would share with you three cards using different methods and the new Soft Pastels Assortment from Stampin’ Up! What is the Soft Pastels Assortment you ask? Well, they are easy to use chalk pastels that work with a variety of coloring tools like Stampin’ Up!’s Sponge Daubers,… Read More: Soft Pastels Samples »
Happy July 4th! Hope you are getting to celebrate with family and friends this weekend! Here is the card I’ve made using: Tidings & Trimming Bundle (Christmas) Real Red, Pacific Point and Basic White Card stock Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hope these projects have inspired… Read More: Happy July 4th »
Happy Saturday, today I have three card for you using some of the designer series paper on sale! First Sample: Hand-Penned 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper Hand-Penned Petals stamp set & die bundle Highland Heather Grosgrain Ribbon Genial Gems Second sample: Pansy Petals 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper Tailor Made Tags Dies Flowers of Friendship Bundle… Read More: Designer Paper Card idea’s »
We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from the 2021–2022 Annual Catalog! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs! Below is a brochure you can download with all the information and links to… Read More: Designer Series Paper Sale! »
Reminder, today is the last day for the “Last Chance” Products. Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hope these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting and I would appreciate your business. Follow me on Instagram @cqueen309 and on Facebook at “Cards and Crafts with Karen”. Click on any of the images below… Read More: Last Chance Products »
It’s the Most Wonderful time of the year . . . spending time in the pool ♥ For today’s card I’m using sentiment from the Trimmings & Tidings Christmas bundle, teamed with the Friends are Like Seashells Bundle. The seashells were die cut, embossed, then colored ever so gently with blending brushes. Colors include: Soft Sea Foam… Read More: Friends are Like Seashells »
Happy Birthday to my Sister-in-law Diane! Hope your day is wonderful! Today’s I’m featuring the items I made for her “birthday box”. Featured Projects: Artistically Inked Bundle Expressions in Ink Specialty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper Gold Foil Sheets Pale Papaya card stock and coordinating Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon Here is the inside of the… Read More: Happy Birthday Diane! »
Don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of Hallmark movies and today they are starting their Countdown to Christmas with Christmas in July. Do you have a favorite Hallmark Christmas movie? Two of mine are Christmas Under Wraps and Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Today I’m featuring the first two Christmas cards I’ve made in… Read More: Christmas in July, almost »
Today, June 24th Stampin’ Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING from 12:00am MT to 11:59pm MT This is great time to stock up on crafting supplies like adhesive, Basic White Cardstock, envelopes and more. Thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Follow me on Instagram @cqueen309 and on Facebook at “Cards and Crafts with Karen”. Current Host… Read More: FREE Shipping – June 24th »
Today I have one more quick card using the Hydrangea Hill 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. Card specifics: Card stock card base 4¼” x 5½” 5¼” x 12″ designer paper scored at 2″ – 4″ – 8″ – 10″ Basic White inside 3¾” x 5″ Up-close of the belly band with a Square vellum doily, pastel… Read More: another Hydrangea Hill card »
The Hydrangea Hill 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper is one of the items retiring June 30th or while supply lasts. I just think this paper is beautiful and so easy to work with. Today I’m sharing two versions of the same card, one is plain and simple and the other “stepped up”. Both cards use the following:… Read More: Hydrangea Haven Bundle »
One of my favorite bundles from the January – June 2021 Mini Catalog is retiring June 30th – Pretty Perennials. The Pretty Perennials Bundle includes the Pretty Perennials Stamp Set and Perennial Petals Dies. PRETTY PERENNIALS STAMP SET – Do you want blossoms that last forever? You’ll get them in the Pretty Perennials Stamp Set. The flowers, leaves,… Read More: Pretty Perennials Tag Card »
Life is full of big adventures that are best experienced together! This month’s The Adventure Begins Paper Pumpkin Kit helps you celebrate those exciting new chapters in the most creative of ways with enough supplies to create twelve motivating cards—plus coordinating envelopes—all featuring the exciting colors of nature. Like the still moments before a great adventure, the kit’s… Read More: The Adventure Begins »
Saturday afternoon my husband asks me if I could make him a 50th birthday card for someone he is meeting in a few hours for guys night. Today I’m sharing the card with you. Products used on the card: Mountain Air Stamp Set Playful Alphabets Dies Stitched Rectangle Dies Colors: Blackberry Bliss & Pool Party There are multiple… Read More: Mountain Air Stamp Set »
Happy Sunday, hope you are having a good weekend. I was able to spend some time in the pool, so no complaints from me! Today I sharing with you the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making, including a bonus card at the end. Main featured Products this Month: Art in Bloom Bundle – #158368 Bloom Hybrid Embossing… Read More: June Sunday Stamper Cards »
Today I am sharing a card with you created for a friend who had her first child in May. I wanted to make her a cute card and that also had a pocket for a gift card and came up with the designer below. Measurements for the card base so that you have room for a gift card… Read More: Kangaroo & Company »
Have you seen a Reverse “U” Card? Today I’m featuring two samples for you! When you first look at the card you think how will it fit into the envelope but it does, just remember to not have any embellishments/die cuts go past the sides. The card will sit up all on it’s own. Basics for the card:… Read More: Reverse “U” Card »