Stamping with Karen

A Stampin' Up! Wedding Card for a Princess

Were you up early for the Royal Wedding of William and Kate today? I was, just so I could say "I was there!"  I think I did the same when Prince Charles and Diana got married.  I pulled out one of my favorite retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets, Pretty Princess, to make a wedding card for the newlyweds.  I tried to add plenty of gold, silver and bling with the Brushed Gold and Brushed Silver cardstock, the Basic Pearls and Rhinestones and of course some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter!

And here's a little souvenir from Charles and Diana's wedding that a friend living in London at the time sent to me!  I hope I can find something similar for William and Kate so I have a set!

Para la novia

What are these??  These are the beautiful images from the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Para la novia" #114028 in the Spanish catalog "Celebrando Creatividad" on page 22.  I've stamped the bride and the cake with Concord Crush Classic Ink and am busily cutting them out today with my Paper Snips #103579.  Can't show you yet what I am making with them!  But I can say that if you ever have to cut out a quantity of intricate, small images like these, you really need our Stampin' Up! Paper Snips!

Medallion Wedding Card

 

When I saw this card online, made by Lynn Weiss, I thought it was beautiful.  I decided to make it for a neighbor getting married today and incorporated purple since I think she is using that in her wedding.  The card base is Elegant Eggplant (#105126) and the white paper is the beautiful  Shimmery White (#101910).  I stamped the Medallion stamp (#115223) with Versamark (#102283) on the Shimmery White card stock and embossed with White Embossing Powder (#109132).  I also did a second one so I could punch out the center circle with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch (#112004) to pop up with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)  in the center of my card.  The bottom portion is made using the Big Shot (#113439) and the Perfect Details Texturz Plate (#115962), just a separate little piece of paper to fit there.  The sentiment is stamped with Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370), punched out with the Word Window Punch (#105090) and mounted on a piece punched out with the Modern Label Punch (#116630).  I popped that up with Dimensionals too and sponged a little ink around the words.

Before I assembled the card, I sponged Elegant Eggplant ink around and on top of the embossed Medallion, and then took a paper towel and rubbed off some of the excess ink over the Medallion.  I even very lightly rubbed the sponge over the diagonal embossing on the bottom portion just to highlight the embossing.  I tied some Whisper White Organza Ribbon (#114319) around the card layer and glued a little half pearl from the Pretties Kit (#109114) with a dot of Tombow Multi (#110755) in the center of the Medalliion.

And there you have it!  Of course all you have to do is change the sentiment to have a beautiful birthday card or any other occasion.

 

Wedding Invitation Start

Well, this is how it starts!  Sending my daughter some colors of card stock to start thinking about making her wedding invitations!  We'll have to look at lots of ideas for invitations and whatever other things for her wedding.  But it will be fun!  Stay tuned!

 

Bridal Shower Card

 

This is a card I made for a bridal shower.  I got the idea from a card I saw by another Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Heather, on our great new Stampin' Connection site for all Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  See, if you want to be a demonstrator, don't worry that you will have to come up with all your own creative ideas! Besides Stampin' Connection, there is also the monthly Stampin' Success magazine which we all LOVE!  I thought this month's really had some great ideas for stamping.  But then I could probably say that every month!  We all wait (im)patiently for our issues to arrive....but we can also read it online!  Just one of the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!!  And right now through the end of March during Sale-A-Bration, another BIG PERK is FREE STAMPS!  Sign up to be a demo and choose a free stamp set (up to a value of $47.95)!

Find out about being a demo and watch a video on my website.  Then contact me and let me answer all your questions!

Valentine Easel Card

It may be past Valentine's Day, but really you could use this card for other special occasions, like an engagement or wedding....or just extra-special card.  It is called an Easel Card because while it folds flat like any card, it can be propped up as if it were on an easel for display.  And what a great idea to be able to display your handmade card!

 

It's easy to make this card.......just make a regular card front...this one is 

5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  For the base, make it twice as long as the card front (in this case 11"" and the same width (in this case 4 1/4").  Fold that base in half (at 

5 1/2") and then fold one of those halves in half (in this case 2 3/4").  Then you adhere the card front to the front of that 2 3/4" portion.....you'll see when you fold it!  Decorate the base, putting a little something popped up that can act as a stopper for your card front.  And there you go!

Some Supplies on this card:

The beautiful Bride Specialty Paper #115669

Sending Love Specialty Paper #117153.....comes glittery!

Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch #117191

Full Heart Punch #113693

Word Window Punch #105090 and Modern Label Punch #116630

Beautiful White Satin Ribbon #114616

New Pinking Hearts Border Punch #117649

New Sale-A-Bration Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402 (free with a $50 order!)

Please contact me if you have any questions about making this card and visit my online store if you want to order the stamping supplies!

  

Time for Wedding Cards!

I tried to do some research on what months are the most popular for weddings, but the answer varies between sources.  One says the most popular has always been June, but now July and August are overtaking that month.  Another lists August as the second most popular, followed by May, July and September.  Yet another lists September in the third spot, followed by October and May.  So who knows?!  All I know is that we all probably need some wedding cards throughout the year!  Here is one I made for my friend recently.

 

Stamps:  Fun and Fast Notes

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette (or Pretty in Pink)

Ink:  Stazon Black

Accessories:  Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Big Shot Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Aquapainter and reinkers, Adhesives