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Summer Smooches Petite Vellum Purse

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Summer Smooches Petite Purse

Today is the last day to purchase any of the Summer Smooches products, including this Petite Purse Die #125606,  It will be available in the new catalog in June…..IF you want to wait that long!!

I made this purse out of White Vellum card stock #101856 and then embossed just the flap with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117355.  A few little punched flowers, rhinestones and a bow make it a cute little gift or favor or decoration.  You could put a little gift inside or make small little notecards or tags!  Very cute and so easy!

To place an order today for any Summer Smooches items, just go to my online store HERE.

Summer Smooches Bright Blossoms Card

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Summer Smooches Bright Blossoms Card

Don't forget….if you can't live with the Summer Smooches Collection of products, you've got to get them by April 30th….or you'll have to wait until the new catalog comes out! This is such a bright, happy suite I'm sure you will love it!

On this card I just used the beautiful red dotted paper in the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, cut a square with the Bigz Scallop Squares Duo Die for the Big Shot, and stamped a vase with the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set.  The flowers are punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch #119858 to give a little 3-D effect to the card. And why not add some bling with the Rhinestone Jewels?!

You can find all the Summer Smooches products HERE in my Online Store!

A Gate-Fold Circus Big Top Birthday Card for a Boy

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Circus Gate Fold Card

Often times we think it is difficult to come up with a card for a boy or a man, but once you put your mind to it, it's really not impossible!  And nothing says this card couldn't be for a girl, but I did need a card for a young boy.

This is a gate-fold card, which is very easy to make. Once you have the idea, you could vary the size to whatever you need.  I started with a 5 1/4" x 12" piece of card stock for the base. It is scored at 2", 4", 8" and 10". That gives you a 4" center with each side (4") folded in half.

Circus Gate Fold Card top

Here is the inside decorated with the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper #122348. Besides just using the paper, I cut out some images to place on the card.  Also, another fun thing is to add die-cuts from the Big Top Birthday Quick Accents #122368.

Circus Gate Fold Card Inside

You can do various things with the front of the card.  I chose to make a belly band around, cut out a medallion from the Perfect Pennants Die #123126 and stuck on a self-adhesive accent from the Quick Accents.  You can find the designer paper and the Quick Accents on the main catalog on pages 186-7.  All of these papers and Quick Accents are great for scrapbooking, but you can use them for any kind of project!

To shop for any Stampin' Up! products, just click HERE.  Be sure to check the Clearance Rack if you are doing an online order (last week Stampin' Up! added a lot of new items to the Clearance Rack but inventory can change rapidly depending on demand)….and don't forget about the Retired List of stamp sets! (this is an updated list to print in black and white if you choose).

Petite Purse Die Scored Design

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Petite Purse Simply Scored Tool

Here is a fancy little purse made with the Petite Purse Die #125606 in the Summer Smooches Suite, available during April. I wanted to make it extra jazzy so I experimented with scoring it like some fabric you see and I used the Simply Scored Scoring Tool #122334 with the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate #125586.  Now my first try didn't come out perfect and it is a little tricky because you can't just lay the paper down flush with the sides….but if you place the card stock die cut down on the scoring tool, you can make it work.

Petite Purse Die Simply Scored
 

Next I will try scoring the paper first, although I think you would have to lay it in the same direction of the die to the score lines are going the way you like.  Anyway, this little purse turned out cute and has a little "bling" with the punched flowers accented with a Basic Rhinestone #119246 in the center and the little Rhinestone Brads #113144 attaching the handle to the sides of the purse.

There is so much you can do with this little purse!  Put one on your next order and have fun with it!

Shop Stampin' Up! Online 24/7 HERE or contact me any time.

Punch Art Bunny Tails Easter Favor Treat Bag

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Punch Art Bunny Tails Easter Favor Treat Bag

If you need just a simple little cute Easter treat with a bunny on it, this is it!  I saw this on Pinterest and remade it with Stampin' Up! supplies, of course! I think it would be cuter with little white marshmallows in the bag, but I didn't have any in the pantry so I used little white robin's egg Easter candy instead.

There is still time to make some Easter treats while you are waiting for the bunny to come!  Get out some punches and Whisper White card stock and punch away! It's really fun to make little Easter favors like this!

The top of the treat bag is die cut with the Big Shot Top Note die and folded in half.  The words are just hand-written with a Stampin' Write Marker and the little stitching accents are made with the Signo Gel Pen (just highlighting what is already scored on there from the Top Note Die).

I'm sure children would think it was fun to find a little treat bag made for them in their Easter Baskets!

Summer Smooches Halloween!! What??!

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Happy Halloween!!

Halloween Cross-Stitch

April Fool's!!!

Ok, I know it is April Fool's and not Halloween!  But this isn't really even an April Fool's joke because I really got this gift just the other day!!  And I just LOVE it because I LOVE Halloween!! My college friend/roommate/fellow stamper Sally had asked me what my favorite holiday was.  I didn't know why she asked but I said I loved Halloween…..so this is what I got in the mail!  She warned me I had said Halloween! She made me this beautiful cross-stitch, which is something I could have picked out for myself because it is just my style!  In fact, before stamping, I used to do cross-stitch like this…and probably have lots of Halloween cross-stitch kits and projects and materials in the closet that I've never gotten around to doing!

Here are some close-ups of the ghost and Frankenstein!

Ghosts

Frankie

Isn't it the cutest thing??!! And what a nice surprise to get a gift like this in the mail!!  I don't know if I can put it away and wait until October.

And now that it is April 1st, Stampin' Up! is offering a sneak peek of a brand-new suite of products that will be in the new Stampin' Up! 2012-13 Catalog called Summer Smooches!  You can see a flyer of all the products right HERE. These products are only available during the month of April…after that, you will have to wait for the new catalog!

So I wondered if I could make a Halloween card with the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper…..and sure enough, I could!!

Summer Smooches Halloween Card

So order your Summer Smooches products soon and get a head start on Halloween!  And that's no April Fool joke!

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration! LAST DAY TODAY, MARCH 31st!!!

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SAB 2012 Hostess Options

Don't miss out on Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration! Spend $50 and earn one FREE product from the beautiful Sale-A-Bration Catalog! Place your order today before 11:50 pm Mountain Time (Stampin' Up! time)! That's the end of it!  My, how the time flew by from Jan. 24th when Sale-a-Bration began until now! If your order is $150 or more, please contact me (do not put it in online yourself) because I can get you the extra Hostess goodie with an order of that size.

Hostesses were entitled to a free tote bag, but since they were running low, Stampin' Up! added some items to choose from.  See the choices above or click HERE.

Here is a card I copied from Shelli Gardner, Founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, on her blog.  I love the Elegant Bird Die #125593, but I especially LOVE the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper #126154 in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  I'm sure lots of us wish they would carry that over into the new catalog!  But Sale-A-Bration items are only available during Sale-A-Bration.

Elegant Bird Card

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage (SAB), Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini), Tiny Tags

Ink:  Crumb Cake Classic Ink

Paper:  Pool Party Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Elegant Bird Die, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (SAB), Brights Designer Buttons (SAB), Linen Thread, Sponge, Adhesives, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Crumple the paper for the wings to get the textured effect.

Place your Sale-A-Bration order HERE today!!

(Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com)


 



Last Week for Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration: Petite Purse

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Petite Purse Sale-A-Bration Paper

Something old and something new! This is the last week for Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion, Sale-A-Bration, and I have used a piece of the Sale-A-Bration "Everyday Enchantment" Designer Series Paper #126154 on this NEW Petite Purse Die for the Big Shot, coming April 1st!

It's a cute little purse, perfect for parties and favors…and just a fun thing to make! Then embellish like crazy or leave it fairly plain….your choice! Besides adding a bit of designer paper on the top of the purse flap, I took some Poppy Parade card stock and punched a strip with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch #119275.  I cut the punched strip in half lengthwise so I could just use the scalloped edge, snipped it a little to get it to bend around the curve and glued under the purse flap.  Then I added a little Twitterpated Designer Button #125579 from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The purse handle comes with the die or you could make your own with some ribbon or another punch or something.

You'll have to wait until April for the Petite Purse Die but DON'T wait for Sale-A-Bration because that ends Saturday, March 31st.  Spend $50 in merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs and earn a free product of your choice from the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Catalog! For every $50 you spend, you earn a free product, so there is no limit!  If nothing else, you might as well stock up on paper or adhesives or whatever basic supplies you use a lot so that you benefit by getting FREE merchandise.  You can add My Digital Studio downloads to your order as well, if you want (as long as you are ordering online).

Don't miss Sale-A-Bration! It is the biggest promotional event of the year for Stampin' Up! Get your order in by March 31st.  Order at my Online Store HERE or contact me with your order!

Happy Leap Day Birthday!

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Leap Day Birthday Cake LED Candle Decorated

Every Leap Year it's an amazing thing to know of people who were born on February 29 and therefore only have a Leap Birthday every four years! I saw a lady on TV who said she was 11 years old, when on any other day she would be 44! So for those people with a birthday on Leap Day, February 29, this birthday cake is for you!

I started with one of those little LED candles, that just has a switch on the bottom to turn on the candle.  I got the idea to make a tiered cake by using one of my many empty containers that once held Stampin' Up! brads or buttons or whatever little accessories.

Leap Day Birthday Cake LED Candle

You can cover these with paper and then decorate to the hilt with punched paper flowers and leaves and lots of BLING!  Our Stampin' Up! Jewels make it so much fun to add Basic Pearls #119247 and Basic Rhinestones #119246!

To complete the look, place the papercrafted birthday cake on the new Stampin' Up! Paper Doily, cut with the Paper Doily Sizzlits Die.

Even if this isn't your Leap Birthday, it IS your Leap Day, an extra day in the year, so enjoy yourself and do something fun…..like I just did making this cute cake!

Stampin’ Up! Build-A-Bear Cards at Leadership

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Let's not forget about the fun Build-A-Bear products Stampin' Up! offers!  My kids aren't little any more, although when the Build-A-Bear store opened in Houston at the Galleria they were just young enough I guess that we were able to experience the Build-A-Bear fun with each of them making a bear.

At Stampin' Up! Leadership last month there was a nice display of Build-A-Bears in various costumes on cards….really great creativity!  I'm sure you will enjoy seeing these photos!

Build-A-Bear Astronaut
Build-A-Bear Birthday Girl
Build-A-Bear Boy
Build-A-Bear Hawaii
Build-A-Bear Indian
Build-A-Bear Luau
Build-A-Bear Pirate
Build-A-Bear Shopper
Build-a-Bear Surfer

Check out the great Build-A-Bear Workshop Suite of products in my Stampin' Up! Online Store HERE. I know you can have lots of fun with Build-A-Bear, whether you have little children or not!

Use Stampin’ Up! Fabric in Many Ways!

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Here are a few more examples of how to use your Stampin' Up! fabric! These photos were taken at the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference where we saw samples of so many creative ideas!

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Decorate your pillows with Stampin' Up! fabric!

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Make a flower with the Dresden Designs Die.

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A cute cozy or decoration for your coffe cup!
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You can even decorate your digital printed photo albums with Stampin' Up! fabric!
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Just tie some fabric around an album cover!

If you are ready to order some of the beautiful Stampin' Up! fabric for your projects, you can order anytime from my Online Store HERE.

 

Beautiful Stampin’ Up! Fabric Projects

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At the Leadership Conference in San Antonio last month there were some beautiful Stampin' Up! fabric projects on display.  Stampin' Up! doesn't JUST do stamps, ink, and paper right!  They do fabric, too!

Quilt at Leadership
Dresden Designs Die #125597 and Twitterpated Designer Fabric #125412

Using Dresden Die

Dresden Die and Twitterpated Fabric Pillows

Quilted Pillow using Dresden Die

Close-up of Ribbon

Using the Pleated Satin Ribbon on a quilted pillow

Twitterpated Designer Fabric
Love these little Twitterpated Designer Buttons #125579

Twitterpated Fabric wall hanging

Using the Elegant Bird Bigz Die on a quilted wall hanging

Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon

Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon for fringe on pillow

Stampin' Up! Twitterpated Fabric quilted wall hanging


Using Dreden Designs Big Shot Die

Use the Dresden Designs Die for the Big Shot with fabric or with paper!

Valentine Petal Cone Die Candy Holder Gift

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Petal Cone Valentine Candy Holder Gift

The Petal Cone Die #121810 can make a beautiful Valentine gift, holding candy or whatever treat you want to put in it.  I felt like a school girl decorating this one for Valentine's Day! I just kept sticking on more stuff and hoping I would know when to stop!  Isn't that what you remember when you were little and decorating a valentine shoebox for school or making your own valentines?  We had our scissors, probably that school paste stuff, construction paper, doilies, and maybe some stickers or those little stars that teachers would put on your paper. Aren't those some of the best memories, making our own cards and gifts for our parents and family?!

I hope you will take some time to have some old-fashioned Valentine fun! Make a Valentine or gift for someone.

Valentine Petal Cone Die Candy Holder Gift

Fashionable Hearts Valentine Card

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I noticed I had a few stacks of die cut hearts from the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die #125596 in the Occasions Mini just sitting on my table….

Fashionable Hearts Sizzlit

so of course I thought "I should make something with those!"

Fashionable Hearts Card

So here's a simple card you could make for Valentine's Day or really any occasion!  This is a 4 1/4"x 4 1/4" card and I just glued on some of the smallest and next size up hearts on to the card.  At the end I had to use a little bling by putting on some basic Rhinestones.  This would even be cute as a very small 3"x 3" gift card or note card. So here is one!

Fashionable Hearts 3x3 Gift Card

Isn't that fun??!  You could do the same with a heart punch….but what a versatile idea!

Check my Online Store and place your order so you, too, can make hearts!


Sale-A-Bration Swap Cards from Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2012

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It’s supposed to be a dark and stormy day here in Houston, thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches are already out, but I think these bright and happy swap cards that I got at Leadership last week using Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and the beautiful Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper really can lift your spirits! With a $50 order of Stampin’ Up! products, you could choose any of these stamp sets or paper….or other Sale-A-Bration items!

Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper Birthday Card
This is a swap card from Karen Hambright.  I LOVE this Everyday Enchantment Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

Fresh Vintage Swap Card
This is a swap card from Charlene Monroe using the Fresh Vintage stamp set, some of the Everyday Enchantment Paper, and a cute little bow from ribbon in the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack. You’ve GOT to get that assortment with the adorable brads!

Fresh Vintage Bird Card
Here’s another pretty swap card using the Fresh Vintage stamp set but she used markers to color on the stamp. She was also busy with the Big Shot and the new Labels Framelits Dies #125598 as well as the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  This card was made by Jackie Walker.

Sprinkled Expressions Lattice Swap Card
This swap card was made by Sheila van Uitert and is stamped with the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set and then embossed with the Big Shot and the Lattice Embossing Folder.  This gives it such an interesting texture!

Sprinkled Expressions Swap Card

This card uses two Sale-a-Bration stamp sets…..Sprinkled Expressions and the very cute Outlined Occasions stamp set. This swap card was given to me by Anne Matasei.

If you’re ready to shop and choose your free Sale-A-Bration products, just go to my Online Store HERE and place your order….be sure to order your Sale-A-Bration items at the end!  If you prefer, email me with your order and I’ll take care of it.