Happy New Year's Eve!

Evening All,
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year as we close out 2013 and welcome 2014! I had a little time to myself this afternoon and decided to prep one of my cards for my next club class. I wanted to use the new Co'redinations Cardstock. Here is what I came up with:

I wanted a card that was flexible enough to be used as a Valentine or any general occasion. The use of the Primrose Petals base and coordinating Co'redination Cardstock that comes in all of the colors made this project easy! After using the Apothecary Accents framelits I then ran it through the Lattice EF and sanded it. I used the Raspberry Ripple in-color and punched out the flower and used the En Frances in Versamark to coordinate with the background. A little "bling" in the center and I was done. Love this cardstock!
Have a Happy New year!
Karin

Still Here

Morning All,
Sorry for my slow posts! Been busy like everyone else I suppose, even though its "school vaca" I cover vacation days at my other job, which is pretty busy this week! Anyway I wanted to share a Christmas card I made for some friends right before Christmas:

 

Its very simple but I thought, cute nonetheless. I did a card base of Old Olive, used my awesome Silver Stamp pad for the snowflakes, added the buttons as my ornaments and then used my Silver Ribbon to "hang" the ornaments.

 

I also wanted to share that Stampin Up added more items to the Clearance Rack!! Check it out here!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Last minute gifts!

Hi All,
Thought I would share some more Christmas gifts that I finally got made. I was able to finish up my great aunt's Easter cards. I give them to her on Christmas  so she can be ready, as she is quite the card addict! Here is what I came up with:

 

I endeavor to use all of my supplies so I had some paper left from the last catty and punched out a cute bunny using the clear button for his tail. A sentiment from my retired Well Scripted set and I was done, Hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin

A little late!

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. Here was their sketch:

 

Of course I messed up and didnt post it soon enough but I can at least share it here!

 

 

I used Wisteria Wonder as a base, inked the "Ears to You" retired stamp, placed a few strips of retired DP and some Wisteria Wonder Bakers Twine on the center bunny! I liked it even if I didn't get a chance to enter it!! Hope you have a great night!

Karin



Finally a little progress!

Evening All,
Well I think this is a first, doing two posts on one day! I needed to finish up some of my Christmas gifts which included some Valentines for my Grandmother. Of course I have had a bit of a "block" so I went on over to CAS Colors and Sketch Blog and wasn't disappointed. They had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my last bits of Pretty in Pink and my Sending Love DP (perfect for Valentines day!). I decided to run the square of Very Vanilla through my Big Shot with my Polka Dot embossing folder and heat embossed my image in white powder. Very sparkly! Hope she likes it! Have a great night!

Karin



 

Clearance Rack Blitz!

 

Morning All,
SO So sorry for my hiatus! Occasionally I become a bit overwhelmed with the 3 kiddos I am now responsible for! It always makes me think "Wow! How do all my friends do this??" Then things work out and you find a routine. So anyway Stampin Up has been very busy with a fantastic promotion! Their annual Clearance Rack Blitz!

Many awesome items up to 80% off!! Great time to stock up and/or finish your Christmas shopping! Click here to check out all the amazing offerings! If I may put in my two cents, they have their tabletop cutter for half price and it was the BEST investment I made! Love it! Easy to use, store and is self sharpening!!

 

If that wasn't enough their weekly deals are great as usual! Every Tuesday they have a new bunch of supplies discounted.

Here are this weeks deals:

 

And if that wasn't enough! Stampin Up is offering a Valentines Promotion!!

 

 

We love Valentine's Day! And why wouldn't we? It's a chance for us to say "I love you." And it doesn't just have to be about romantic love. This holiday is a time to share the love with anyone and everyone. We're here to help you prepare with the A Whole Lot of Love products.

Dates: Available December 1-January 27 or while supplies last.

The fine print: These are exclusive products that will not be available after the promotion. No limits on this promotion.

Item	Description	Price
131850	Love You More Stamp Set (Wood)	$21.95
131853	Love You More Stamp Set (Clear)	$16.95
134611	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Wood)	$15.95
134614	Follow My Heart Stamp Set (Clear)	$11.95
134617	Flowerfull Heart Stamp (Wood)	$9.95

Item	Description	Price	Includes
134610	Sweetheart Treat Bags	$4.95	12 heart sacks, 12 die-cut labels, 12 pre-cut pieces of  Pool Party Baker's Twine
132162	Monster Hugs Boy	$5.95	18 boy monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive hearts
132163	Monster Hugs Girl	$5.95	18 girl monsters, 18 googly eyes, 18 adhesive hearts
134609	Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes	$5.95	12 printed card bases, 12 envelopes (four Real Red, four Pool Party, four Crisp Cantaloupe)



 

LOVE all these great promo's!! Call or email me with questions or if you want assistance ordering!

Have a great day!

Karin

Cyber Monday

Morning All,
Welcome to Cyber Monday! Frankly I MUCH prefer shopping online from home as the crowds are just ridiculous!! To help with your holiday shopping and crafting needs Stampin Up added some deal
JUST for today!!

 

It's the STAMPIN' UP! CYBER MONDAY SALE! ONE DAY ONLY! The following products are 30 percent off for 24 hours on Monday, December 2:

Description	Retail Price	Sale Price
Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)	$26.95	$18.87
Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)	$24.95	$17.47
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)	$14.95	$10.47
Snowflake Season Simply Sent (item 132176)	$14.95	$10.47
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)	$4.95	$3.47
Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)	$3.95	$2.77

I have to add that the deal on the Envelope Liners is great! They add so much to your card with making it so simple to coordinate the paper! Also don't forget that today is the last day of the stampin up holiday sale! Click here for the holiday deals!!

If that wasnt enough here are the weekly deals:

1" Square Punch Price: $15.95$11.96	Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Price: $7.95$5.96	Cherry Cobbler 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Price: $8.95$6.71	Compilation Of Recipes Designer Template - Digital Download Price: $14.95$8.97
Floral Frames Framelits Dies Price: $26.95$20.21   Have a great day! Karin	Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die Price: $32.95$24.71	Regals Stampin' Write Markers Price: $28.95$21.71	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad Price: $5.95$4.46

Another Freshly Made Sunday

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made recently after seeing the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Check it out here:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I went a bit rustic and I rotated the sketch. I used a base of Cherry Cobbler with a panel of Crumb Cake on Early Espresso. I punched out the ornament from the Deck the Halls DP I had hoarded. A little Bakers Twine and a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done! Simple and fun! Have a great night

Karin



Small Buisiness Saturday!

Evening All,
I wanted to share a great sale that Stampin up is having from now until December 2nd! What a great way to stock up or buy for that special someone while participating in small business Saturday!!
Click here to check out all the goodies! You can also go to my website to order in the comfort of your own home! Call or email with any questions! Have a great night!
Karin

CAS'ing Christmas

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card that I will be offering at my next stamp a stack. First I needed a sketch so I went on over to Cas Colors and Sketches Blogspot and they had a great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

I embossed the sleigh from "Open Sleigh" in pewter and used a piece of the Winter Frost DP. Love it, simple but eye catching! Have a great night!
Kairn

Freshly Made Saturday

Morning All,
I finally had a chance this weekend to make some of my Christmas presents for my relatives. I always make my Great Aunt's Valentine's and Easter cards as part of her Christmas present and of course I am way behind! So I decided to make her Valentine's Day cards this weekend but of course I was stumped. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

I decided to rotate it for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used some of my favorite Valentines paper of all time "sending Love" on a base of Pretty in Pink and Early Espresso. I used the sentiment from "Short and Sweet", a few hearts and I was done! Hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Karin 

Deck the Halls Stamp A Stack

Evening All,
I wanted to share another Christmas card that I am offering at my stamp a stack this week. I decided that the final card would be vintage. Check it out:

 

I used some of my retired Deck the Halls paper with canvas ribbon. I used the poinsettia from the Joyful Christmas. I used pewter embossing power and "fussy" cut it out and mounted it on dimensional. I really liked how the poinsettia went with this designer paper. Have a great night!

Karin

Ho Ho Ho!!

Morning All,
I wanted to share a cute (at least I think so!) card that I made last night for my next club. I wanted to use the pennant die to make a treat holder and attach it to a card. I initially started with making the pennant very vintage but then I thought Geez I am totally missing the (obvious) boat! Here is what I came up with:

 

I used two pennants and scored one at 1/4" and then adhered it to the second to make a pocket for my Christmas Chapstick. I think that maybe I was a little over zealous with the "fluff" on the hat but other then that I love it! I added the perfect sentiment from the Christmas Messages set and I was done. If you want to recreate I would just recommend using sticky strip as that adheres it much better then the Tombow adhesive. Have a great day!

Karin 

Another Freshly Made Saturday

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made for another upcoming stamp a stack class that I am having this week. I sat down this morning but no inspiration was forth coming. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and, as usual, they did not disappoint. Here is there sketch of the week:

And here is what I came up with:

 

I decided to rotate the sketch for my purposes. I used the sentiment from the Christmas Messages set in Silver, added the strips from the Winter Frost DP and then punched out the silver ornaments with Stampin Up's retired ornament punch. Very easy! Love when sketches help you finish a project! Have a great day!

Karin 



Justin's Card

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made for my stepson Justin. Now he has asked me to make six of these:

But wont tell me why...Hmmm I guess I will just have to ponder that for a while! Anyway I used a base of Pool Party, some Winter Frost DP and heat embossed the tree from Christmas Lodge onto the DP in pewter. A little silver ribbon and old favorite sentiment set (Short and Sweet) and I was done!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Christmas Card CAS

Morning All.
I was so inspired by a card I saw over at Stampin Pretty that I had to try my hand at CASing it for myself. Here is what I came up with:

 

I stayed with my Winter Frost color pattern and did a base of Pool Party with layers of Smokey Slate and Basic Grey. I also added the Silver Foil paper for the top of the ornament and used the Silver ribbon to "hang" it. I decided to use the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and added the detail on the smaller ornament with the Silver Encore ink. A few punched of Glimmer paper and Silver Foil and I was done. Quick and simple! Love when I am inspired!

Have a great day!

Karin

Christmas Classes and Cards!

Evening All,
I had a few minutes to myself tonight to make a Christmas Card for my upcoming Stamp a Stack. Check it out:

 

I have been obsessed with this cute little snowman ever since I got the idea from my upline over at "oopadoodle" blogspot. So cute! Anyway I used the Northern Flurry EF with a little Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle. A little silver ribbon and I was done!

 

Here is a list of my November Classes:

November 14^th 6:30-8PM

Holiday Stamp a stack

Hard to believe, but the holiday season is upon us!! With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas hot on its heels I am offering a class to help you with your holiday needs. At this class we will make two different cards (five each). One Thanksgiving card and one Christmas card. Please bring your own adhesive. All paper/embellishments including envelopes will be provided for $20. Come relax, stamp and have some fun!

 

November 15^th 7-9PM

Holiday Stamp a stack

Hard to believe, but the holiday season is upon us!! With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas hot on its heels I am offering a class to help you with your holiday needs. At this class we will make two different cards (five each). One Thanksgiving card and one Christmas card. Please bring your own adhesive. All paper/embellishments including envelopes will be provided for $20. Come relax, stamp and have some fun!

 

November 21^th 6:30-8PM

Holiday Stamp a stack

Christmas is fast approaching, which means wrapping, shopping cooking and sending cards! To make sure you have enough on hand for your long list I am offering a class to help you get prepared for the season. At this class we will make three different Christmas cards (five each). All supplies including envelopes will be provided for $25. Come relax, stamp and have some fun!

November 22^nd  6-8PM

Tag Making class

What present is complete without a cute Christmas tag? Come and make 30 tags to complete your wrapping needs! They also make nice teacher gifts or swaps! Class is $15 that night Class size is limited so please RSVP early!

November 30^th 6-8PM

Holiday Stamp a stack

Christmas is fast approaching, which means wrapping, shopping cooking and sending cards! To make sure you have enough on hand for your long list I am offering a class to help you get prepared for the season. At this class we will make three different Christmas cards (five each). All supplies including envelopes will be provided for $25. Come relax, stamp and have some fun! RSVP and pay prior to class and receive $5 off of your class!

 

Have a great night!!
Karin

Freshly Made Turkey!

Evening All,
I wanted to share the next card that I am presenting at my club this coming Friday. I  needed a Thanksgiving themed card but wasn't sure where I would start. So I ended up at Freshly Made Sketches and was very motivated by this weeks sketch:

 

This card made me laugh and I really needed that today! I used the Owl punch and have seen tons of variation's with the turkey so not sure where to give the original credit, all I know is it wasn't me that came up with this cute little guy! I did my base with Naturals White and used a new to me set from the catty called "Gorgeous Grunge"! Works great with this sketch! I hand wrote the sentiment and I was done. Again, not sure even the first place I saw this, but it made me crack up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Try Stamping!

Evening All,
I was able to sneak a little time to myself tonight and make another card for my upcoming class. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had a great sketch:

 

I changed up the stripes a little bit and here is what I came up with:

 





I used a base of Pool Party (love that blue!!) and added a layer of Smokey Slate and Basic Grey. I used the Winter Frost DP for the main panel and heat embossed the tree from Lovely as a Tree in Silver Glitter. I added the silver ribbon from the Christmas mini and Rhinestones for some added bling. Love the sparkle! Hope you have a great night!
Karin

Freshly Made Sunday

Hi All,
Finally had a few minutes to work on a card for my upcoming club class. I was at a little bit of a loss this evening so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I am in love with the Winter Frost DP! I think it looks great glued on the Silver Foil paper along with the Silver Encore ink. Hope club loves it!

Thanks for stopping by!



Karin

October Thank you's

Hi All,
I wanted to quickly share my Thank You cards that I made for my stamp club members. I wasn't "feeling" pumpkins or leaves. I really just wanted a thank you card that had some Fall colors but you could use when ever. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Daffodil Delight and the stamp set Simply Sketched, which I colored with my watercolor crayons and blender pens.I love this stamp set, great images and sentiments!  Hope they love them!

 

Also, don't forget that today is the last day of saving 25% on 25 different stamp sets!!

Click here to see this awesome list!

Have a great day!

Karin 

Great CAS

Morning All,
I wanted to share a card that I cas'ed from my friend and upline Linda over at oop-a-doodle. I was in need of a card with a 3-D feel and she had a very cute card with a snowman. You can see her card here. And here is my version:

I did nearly the same card with the exception of running the banner through my Northern Flurry EF (at Linda's suggestion) and the sentiment is from Christmas Messages. Great set! Love how this came out!

I also wanted to remind you that you have until tomorrow night to take advantage of the 25 at 25% off sale!

Click here for the complete list!
Have a great day!
Karin

Simple Sunflower

Evening All,
I had a little time tonight to get some stamping done. I wanted a "Fall" like card for the sketch I saw over at Freshly Made Sketches


Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Soft Suede and used the Gold Encore ink on my Sunflower background stamp. Such a perfect Fall stamp! Then I used one of my sentiments from my "From the Heart" set in Soft Suede ink on Naturals White cardstock and punched it out with the Apothecary Accents framelit. I then re-inked inked it in Gold and cut out the center and popped it up on dimensionals. A few large pearls and I was set. Have a great night everyone!

Karin 

Another Great deal!!

Hi All,

Quick note to tell you that Stampin Up is offering a a 25% off of 25 stamp sets!! Here is the link to list:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Humongous_List_of_Stamps_on_Sale_US.pdf

 

 

Also, Stampin Up extended its offer to join for $25 until Midnight tonight!!! If you have ever been interested now it the time!! There is no commitment and you can chose stamp set(s) up to $26.95. You can sign up quickly and easily on line here www.krando.stampinup.net

This offer also applies if you are re-joining! Join for the discount, deal, fun or to make a little extra $ this season!

Have a great night!
Karin

Last Day for a GREAT Deal!!

Hi All,
Quick note to remind you that today is the last day that you can sign up and join Stampin Up for only $25!!!!

Here are a few of the details:

• The $25 kit includes up to $26.95 of your choice of Stampin' Up! products (value of the products you choose must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95 before tax), a supply of annual and holiday catalogs and it all ships FREE. Our regular $99 Starter Kit will not be available for purchase during this two-week period.
• Test drive Stampin' Up! exclusive resources and discounts through April 30, 2014, with no obligation to purchase anything further.
• Save! Receive a 20% discount on every demonstrator order you place.
• Receive 30% off your first demonstrator order of $150 or more (before shipping and tax). Must be placed within 45 days of purchasing your kit.
• BONUS! Earn a FREE stamp set of your choice from the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog if you place a workshop OR demonstrator order of at least $150 (before shipping and tax) within 30 days of purchasing your kit. Free set is redeemable with your first demonstrator order in December.
• Be first to know about new products and pre-order from new catalogs!
• Reach $300 in sales by March 31, 2014 and renew an additional quarter (through June 30, 2014). There's NO penalty to drop.
• April is a pending month . . . a grace period to remain active and do a little catch up and reach the $300 sales needed to renew! 
• You can sign up through this link and become part of my Team!

Please feel free to email or call with any questions! Have a great day!
Karin

Lovely as a tree

Evening All,
I finally had a chance to share a card that I will be presenting at a workshop for a new crafting friend. As this is a new group to me I wanted to use one of my all time favorite sets; Lovely as a Tree! I decided a simple layout with a little "sparkle" would be a good start:

 

I changed the angle of the camera below so you can see the images without the sparkle over taking the picture! I stamped the trees in Staz On ink and sponged some Pool Party ink over the trees. Then I used my Versa Mark stamp pad and heat embossed Iridescent Ice for that awesome sparkle look. I used the Winter Frost DP as a background on a layer of Basic Grey and Smokey Slate, a little satin ribbon and I was done. Love this color combo for Christmas!

 

Hope they like it!

Thanks Karin