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Succulent Card and Table Decoration

This is the last month for the 2016-17 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog and the Occasions Catalog.  If there are any items on your wish list you have not yet purchased, you will want to visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today and place your order.

 

One of the items that is retiring is the Succulents Framelits Dies,  This is such a fun set of dies and there is also a coordinating stamp set for even more great creations.  Pictured above is a little table decoration and card I made using the dies.  I am so sorry to see this particular die retiring.

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Happy Stamping,

Karen

 

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Succulent Garden

 

Stampin' Up!  puts together some beautiful suites to make it easy for you to design cards, scrapbook pages and home decor.  The Oh So Succulent Garden Suite is one of my favorite.  You can create die-cut succulents, flowers, and accents in seconds with Succulent Framelits Dies and the Big Shot.  With a mix of open images and detailed images, this 17-piece set can cut detailed die-cuts or frame stamped images. Detailed die includes ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily.

I had fun getting together with some members of my team and we spent a morning playing with the dies.  Above are some projects I made using card stock and the Succulent Framelits Dies.

 

Item #142757

 

The Oh So Succulent Photopolymer Stamp Set is optimal for creating any kind of garden-inspired paper craft.  Unlike some of my live plants, this garden will grown and grown and never die!  This is a two-step which includes 30 photopolymer images.

Item #142992

 

Stampin' Up! also launched the beautiful 12" x 12" Succulent Garden Designer Paper to compliment this suite.  Each package contains 12 sheets, 2 of each 6 double-sided designs, great for card-making or scrapbooking!

Item #142778

For more information or to order any of these items, visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today!
 

 Thanks for Visiting!

Happy Stamping,

Karen

 

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2016-17 Annual Catalog or current Seasonal Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

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Tiny Botanical Treat Box

Are you like me and love giving people little surprises?  This is a cute little box we made at last month's stamp camps and it is perfect to fill with some chocolate and give to your co-workers when you find out it is their birthday!  Or maybe they just need a little lift because they are having a bad day.  You can even add a small gift card to go along with the little box.  It's so easy to make and uses the Tiny Treat Boxes from Stampin' Up!   

If you would like to order any of the items used to make this darling gift box, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today!

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut a 12” x 1” strip of Cucumber Crush polka dot paper from the In Color Designer Series Paper Stack and wrap around a Tiny Treat Box, adhering with Tear &Tape Adhesive.  Put box together.

2. Cut out flowers and leaves from Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White and Cucumber Crush card stock using the Botanical Builder Framelits.

3. Color a large Pearl using a yellow Sharpie marker. Add to center of flowers. Adhere flowers and leaves to top of box.

 

Product List:  Click on picture for more information or to order item.

Tiny Treat Boxes [135829] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105126] $7.00
Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $33.00	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $5.00	2014-2016 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [138433] $22.00

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Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

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Wedding Screen Card

With spring just around the corner I'm sure there will be a wedding invitation or two in your future.  That's why today's featured card is perfect for a wedding anytime!  This one takes a little extra time to make but the finished product is well worth the effort.  If you would like to purchase any of the items used to make this pretty card, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today!  And don't forget, for every $50 you spend in Stampin' Up! product, you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration Brochure!

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Score a piece of 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”  Very Vanilla card stock at 2-1/8, 4-1/4” and 6-1/8.”   Scored card will be landscape and have 4 “frames.”   
2. With either the Curly Label or Artisan Lable Punch, punch the bottom of each frame of the card.
3. Cut out 4 pieces of 4-1/2” x 1-7/8” Crumb Cake card stock and adhere to each “frame” of card.
4. Cut out 4 pieces of 4-1/4” x 1-3/4” Very Vanilla card stock. Using Crumb Cake ink, tamp 3 of the  pieces with a different images from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set.   Stamp the 4th piece with the may today be the start of a long and happy life together from the For the New Two stamp set.  Adhere each piece to the Crumb Cake card stock.
5. Stamp a piece of 3-1/2” x 1-3/4” Very Vanilla card stock with the For The New Two from the same stamp set. Adhere a piece of 3-1/2” x 1-3/4” Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack over the top of the stamped piece.  Adhere to a piece of 3-3/4 x 2” Crumb Cake card stock.  Add a piece of gold  ribbon.  This will be the tag for the front of the card.
6. Add half a piece of Tea Lace Paper Doily to the front panel of card. Adhere the For The New Two tag to the front panel.

 

Product List:  Click on image for more information or to order.

 

Bloomin' Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [140643] $17.00	For The New Two Clear Stamp Set [138562] $18.00	For The New Two Wood Stamp Set [137147] $24.00	Curly Label Punch [119851] $16.95
Artisan Label Punch [130920] $15.95	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $7.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Tea Lace Paper Doilies [129399] $3.00
Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack [141019] $0.00

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Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

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Video: Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die

I'm so excited because this week Stampin' Up!  is offering the Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die on sale in their Weekly Deals!  Instead of $43.00, you can purchase it now through October 12th for only $32.25!  There are sooooo many cute things you came using this versatile die.  I have an entire file of cute items I found on Pinterest!  

Here is a short video to demonstrate how to create a cute box for any small gift, especially those yummy treats!  To purchase your Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today.

 

Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today!  

 

 

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The Minions Are Coming!

This was Spirit Week at my grand-daughter's school and each day had a special theme.  One of the days was Favorite Character Day and they were to dress up as their favorite movie character.  Little Miss Emma is in the 2nd grade and I thought for sure she would dress up as her favorite princess, especially as she has several princess costumes.  Boy was I ever wrong.  When I asked her who she was going to be she thought for a moment, then smiled her little toothless smile and said, "I'm going to be a Minion!"  

It was really an easy outfit to come up with.  She just needed a yellow shirt and a pair of blue jeans.  The goggles were a little more of a challenge.  Her mommy found the goggles she wore when she had eye surgery and her daddy spent some time trying to get the lenses of them.  Pretty clever, huh?

 

I really shouldn't have been too surprised at her idea as I guess Minions are all the rage.  So pictured above is Emma dressed as her version of a Minion!  

If you search Pinterest, you will find lots of cute Minions.  Recently Emma and I tried our hand at making a Minion using the Fry Box Bigz Die.   And the darling candy bar wrapper below was posted recently on Pinterest.  

 

 

Minion candy bar wrapper as found on Pinterest

Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

 

 

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Butterfly Wine Tag

When giving someone a gift of wine, I think adding a special tag makes the gift so much more personal. I love making tags so today I wanted to show you a beautiful butterfly tag that would look great on a bottle of wine.  It's very pretty and easy to make, adding a beautiful splash of color.

If you would like to order any of the items used to make this tag, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today.  

 

1)  Sponge some color onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.  I used Bermuda Bay and Blushing Bride ink.  Then stamp the 2 largest butterflies from the Watercolor Wings photopolymer stamp set in VersaMark and emboss with Gold Embossing Powder.

 

2)  Cut out the butterfly using the Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies.

 

3.   Cut out two banners using the Banners Framelits Dies.  Emboss the smaller one with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Decorate it with a strip of Gold Glimmer Paper and a piece of a Delicate Doily.  Stamp the Just for you  and punch out with the Decorative Label punch and add to the banner tag, along with the butterfly.  

4.  Add a piece of Baker's Twine for hanging.

 

 

 

Products Used -- Click on picture for more information or to order.

 

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set [139424] $26.00	Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135] $17.00	Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [129378] $7.50	Banners Framelits Die [132173] $27.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $5.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $6.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50
Tea Lace Paper Doilies [129399] $3.00	Decorative Label Punch [120907] $18.00

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 Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

 

 

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Sleigh Ride Window Luminary

 One of my favorite things in the Stampin' Up! 2015 Holiday Catalog  is the Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies.  You can make some very pretty cards with it when paired with the Happy Scenes photopolymer stamp set.  However, even without the stamp set, you can create some great things. 

Today's featured item is a darling luminary I first saw on Pinterest.   I put my own spin on it by adding the cardinal to the front.  Besides the Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies, it uses the Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies.  Both are a must have, in my opinion!  

The luminary is made by cutting out 4 windows from Basic Black card stock.  Then a thin strip of the same card stock is folded in half and used for adhering the windows together to form the box.  Inside is a battery-operated tealight.

If you would like to order any of the items used to make this fun luminary, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today!

 

 

 

 

Product List - Click on item for more information or to order

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies [139666] $20.00	Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies [139670] $19.00	Builder Bird Punch [117191] $18.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $6.50

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Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2015-16 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today! 

 

 

 

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Prayer Shawl Cards and Pocket Prayer Squares

 

Pocket Prayer Squares

I've had to put my stamping on hold for a few days as I've been busy making cards for my church's Prayer Shawl Ministry, of which I am very involved.  I've also been busy making Pocket Prayer Squares for those who would rather have a small item rather than a Prayer Shawl.  When we are finished with our shawls/squares, our priest says a blessing over them for the person who will receive them.  They are given to people who will undergo surgery, have an illness or are grieving over a lost loved one.  It is such a beautiful ministry.

 

Pictured are the cards and Pocket Prayer Squares that have kept me busy.

 

Prayer Shawl Ministry Cards

 If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up! items, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today.  And don't forget, for every $50 you spend, you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration Brochure or the Sale-a-bration Flyer. 

Happy Stamping,

Karen

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Featured Product: Berry Basket Bigz L Die from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up!  has a new Bigz L Die you are going to love for your spring projects.  It is the Berry Basket (137366) and is just the right size to hold a little something special.  To order, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store today.  And don't forget, for every $50 you spend, you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration Brochure!

Watch this video to learn what you can do with some paper, a Big Shot, and the Berry Basket Bigz L Die. 

 

Happy Stamping,

Karen

If you would like to purchase any of the items from the Stampin' Up! 2014-15 Annual Catalog, just visit  My Online Store  and click on the Shop Now button today!  And don't forget to take advantage of My Frequent Shopper Program. 

 

 

To order Stampin' Up! product on-line 24/7, or to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for only $99, click here now.