Card Sketches Stretch Your Creativity – Use Any Stamp Set or Bundle

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Card sketches stretch your creativity. Sketches help jump start your vision.  You may be surprised at how how easy it is to make a card. Use your imagination along with stamp sets, die, accessories, colors, ink, etc. It is entirely up to you.

Card sketches stretch your creativity.
Simply Said with Karen Sketch #8

Sand & Sea Card Recipe

  • Stamp Sets: Friends Are Like Seashells.
  • Inks: VersaMark, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, Garden Green
  • Papers: Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Vellum, Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper, Pearlescent Specialty Paper.
  • Accessories: Stampin’ Emboss & Cut Machine, Seashells Embossing Folder, Seabed 3D Embossing Folder, Stitched Shapes Dies, Silver Metallic Pearls, Blending Brushes, Clear Emboss Powder.
Card Sketch #8

Here Is the How To

  • Sahara Sand – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score At 4-1/4″, fold and burnish with bone folder, scrap for Sand Dollar.
  • Blushing Bride: 5-1/4″ x 4″ – emboss using the Stampin Emboss & Cut Machine (also know as the Big Boss) and the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder.
  • Pearlescent Specialty Paper: 2-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ Use the Big Boss and the Seashells Embossing Folder to embossing. Use the Blending Brushes and the Sarah Ink to add color to the embossed paper. Scraps for miscellaneous seashells.
  • Layer a strip of the DSP cut 1-1/2″ x 4″ and attach to the lower portion of the card.
  • So Saffron cardstock – 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″”. Die cut a stitched circle with the 2nd largest Die.
  • Vellum for the sentiment. – 3″ x 3″. Ink the “Love You to The Beach & Back” stamp with VersaMark and immediately ink with Melon Mambo. Stamp on the Vellum and die cut using the 3rd largest Stitched Circle Die, sprinkle with Clear Emboss Powder and Heat set with Heat Tool.
  • Use Glue Dots to attach the Vellum circle to the So Saffron circle. Place the Glue dots behind the embossed words.
  • Use the Seashells die to cut a few of the shells plus some greenery. Emboss the shells with the embossing folder (SEE THE VIDEO TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS STEP.) Highlight with the Sahara Sand Ink. Attach these to the card,

Here is a stepped up version of the card using the same sketch. Can you pin point the differences between this card and the one I demonstrated in the Video. Use card sketches to stretch you creativity.

Stepped Up Version of Sketch #8

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Why I Love The Sand & Sea Suite And You Will Love It Too

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Why I love the Sand & Sea Suite. There are several reasons to love this suite. Here are 3 of the reasons and I am sure that you will find more reasons.

Why I love the Sea and Sand Suite

Here are my Reasons:

  1. The colors used in the Designer Series Paper are so and remind be of a sunny day at the ocean. The colors incorporated into the papers are:
  2. The new Pearlescent paper is to die for. It is a soft vanilla with a hint of sheen. You can emboss it with embossing folders, and then add colour with sponge daubers, or Stampin’ Sponges, or the new Blending Brushes. Stamped images come out beautifully.
  3. The embossing folder will add texture to stamped areas or die cut areas. You are able to die cut and emboss portions as the die cut portions are easy to line up.

Recipe for Why I Love the Sea & Sand Suite

  • Stamp Set: Friends are Like Seashells.
  • Ink: Sahara Sand, Seaside Spray, Night of Navy, Blushing Bride, Soft Seafoam, Crumb Cake Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper ( Sahara Sand speckle, and Seaside Spray/White.
  • Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soft Seafoam,.
  • Accessories: Stampin Up Emboss & Cut Machine, Seaside Seashells die, Tasteful Touches Labels, Opal Rounds, Flowers for Every Season Combo (Faux Linen Whisper White), Dark Seaside Spay Stampin Blend, Wink of Stella.
Why I love the Sand & Sea Suite

Create the Card

  1. Card Base: Crumb Cake – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″. Use Bone Folder to burnish fold.
  2. Designer Series Paper – Sheet that looks like sand and a piece that looks like water 5-1/4″ x 4″.
  3. With the piece that looks like sand, ink the splatter stamp with Crumb Cake. Layer on the card base.
  4. With the paper that looks like water, line up in your cutter with short side at top and move paper so that it is diagonal. Line up the paper at the 2-1/2″ and the 1-1/2″mark at the bottom. Once you have it lined up, cut with Stampin/ Cutter. See Diagram below
  5. Layer on the sand printed paper.
  6. Stamp on Whisper White cs and die cut the following: the 2 small seashells with Soft Spray ink, the large seashell with stamped off Crumb Cake, the medium shell with Blushing Bride ink . Line up the elements in the embossing folder and run through the Stampin Emboss and Cut Machine. Use the Wink of Stella for highlights and glitter.
  7. Use the grasses image and stamp 2 on Whisper White with Night of Navy. Die cut.
  8. Now, with Soft Seafoam cs, die cut some grasses.
  9. Layout the elements on the card front, when you have an eye pleasing layout, attach the elements.
Why I love the Sand & Sea Suite
Cutting the DSP

Finish The Card

  1. Use Seaside Spray ink and stamp a sentiment on Whisper White.
  2. Die cut with the Tasteful Touches Labels (depending on the size of sentiment, select a die that will set off the sentiment ),
  3. Cut a strip of the Faux Linen Whisper White ribbon (longer than the die) and colour with the Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blend. Let dry and attach to the label.
  4. Attach the ribbon to the back of the label and attach to card front.

Now that you have seen how to recreate this card, you can see why I love the Sand & Sea Suite. Use this set once and you will fall in love with also.

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No Care & Feeding for These Succulents – Create a Card

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No care and feeding for these succulents. The Simply Succulents stamp set and the Potted Succulent Dies give greenery to a dull day and could lift up someone’s spirits.

New products are available in the Jan – June 2021 Mini Catalogue catalogue is now available. And, in addition, it’s time for Sale-A-Bration (SAB) . This year SAB runs only for 2 months instead of the usual 3. To coincide with the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue release , 2 additional months of SAB will happen.

Care & Feeding

No Care & Feeding Card

  • Stamp Sets: Simply Succulents.
  • Ink :Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, Stampin’ Blends: Black Combo.
  • Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Granny Apple Green, Soft Seafoam
  • Accessories: Stampin’ Embossing & Cut Machine, Potted Succulent Dies, Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder, Banners Pick A Punch, White Emboss Powder, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Blending Brushes, Water Painters.

Cutting Measurements

  • Whisper White: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, 3-3/4″ x 5″, scraps for flower and sentiment, and planter pot.
  • Rich Razzleberry – 4″ x 4″, Scraps for smaller flowers and border for sentiment.
  • Granny Apple Green – Scraps.
  • Soft Seafoam – Scraps.

Create the Card

  • Score Whisper White card base at 4-1/4″ with a Bone Folder for a nice sharp crisp fold.
  • Run the panel of Whisper White cs through the Stampin’ Emboss and Cut Machine using the Brick and Mortar 3-D Emboss Folder.
  • Use the Blending Brushes and Pear Pizzazz ink and add color to the embossed panel.
  • Stamp the large group of flowers on Whisper White with VersaMark. Heat emboss with White Emboss Powder. Use the Water Painters and Rich Razzleberry ink to color in the flowers. Use varying amount of water with the ink to get different shades of the Rich Razzleberry. Wipe with Dry Cloth to remove ink from the embossed lines. Fussy cut a large flower. Stamp the small flower and use the same technique for the color (emboss technique). Cut with matching Die Cut.
  • Die cut panel from Rich Razzleberry with the largest die. Snip one whole flower from panel. Die cut a smaller flower.
  • Stamp pot on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Ink. Die cut and color with Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. TIP: Die Cut before coloring so that if you make a mistake die cutting, you don’t have to start over.
  • Die cut the cactus greenery from Granny Apple Green cs and Soft Seafoam cs.
  • Layer the various elements on the embossed and inked panel.
  • Stamp the sentiment on Whisper White with Rich Razzleberry ink and die cut, punch a piece of Rich Razzleberry with the Banner Pick A Punch. Layer under the stamped sentiment.
  • Tie a bow with Whisper White Baker’s Twine and place under large flower.
Care & Feeding

Sale-a-Bration Information

Now, it’s your turn. Did you know that if you purchase the Simply Succulents Bundle, you have exceeded the minimum amount ($60.00 CDN to qualify for a SAB product.

There is no care & feeding of these succulents.

Do you have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator? If you live in Canada, I would love to become your demonstrator. Don’t have a catalogue? Contact me and I will send you one.

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Specialty Golden Garden Paper and the Art Gallery Bundle

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Use the Specialty Golden Garden Paper to set off any papers when used as an overlay, The SDSP is acetate and enhanced with gold designs.

There are a number of products in this suite that I really like, for instance: the Gilded Leafing Embellishment which adds sparkle, the Fine Art Ribbon, which is a tightly woven ribbon with gold sparkle running though it, and of course the Golden Garden, the acetate overlays.

I had surgery at the beginning of December and I can that I was apprehensive about staying in the hospital overnight because of COVID. All, I can say is that the protocols were in place and I never felt in jeopardy. I have great care by the nursing and the surgical team and imaging. At this time we need to thank our teams that keep us safe and still perform their much needed skills.

Specialty Golden Garden Paper

Specialty Golden Paper Thank You Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Art Gallery.

Ink: Misty Moonlight.

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper, Golden Garden Designer Specialty Paper.

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Big Boss Machine, Floral Gallery Dies, Gilded Gems.

Cutting Measurements:

  • Whisper White – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. score at 4-1/4″ and burnish with bone folder.
  • Pool Party – 3″ x 3″ – for die cut sentiment, scrap for smaller sentiment.
  • Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper: 5-1/2″ x 4/1/4″ – select a design that coordinates with the acetate overlay. You may have to lay the acetate on the DSP to line up the images and then decide where to cut the DSP.
  • Golden Paper Acetate: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. Again line up the acetate on the DSP prior to cutting into the acetate.

Put the Card Together

  1. Attach the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper to card base.
  2. Die cut the “just want to say” sentiment and attach to the Golder Garden DSP with glue dots which will be hidden with the cardstock.
  3. Attach the panel cut from the Acetate to the Designer Series Paper with Glue Dots. Place the glue dots behind the panel. Yes, some of the acetate will not be adhered to the the card front, but it will be okay.
  4. Stamp the sentiment on Pool Party cardstock with Misty Moonlight ink. Die cut with small scalloped die.
  5. Add a few Gilded Gems to the card front to finish off the card.

There are 9 different sentiments to choose from, so I am sure that you will find just the one you need.

Specialty Golden Garden Paper

The Specialty Golden Paper along with the other Fine Art Floral Suite will be available on my ONLINE STORE starting January 5th.

Fine Art Floral Suite Birthday Card – A Sneak Peek

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Fine Art Floral Suite is elegant and suitable for a Birthday card. So what, make the suite so elegant.  It’s the  paper that looks to be watercoloured, and the Gilded Leafing embellishment which add that special little bit of gold foil to the various flowers.  And, it expands when you open the jar, so have another larger container near by to dump the foil into.(just a word from someone who knows).  And there is no way to get the foil back in the original jar.

Fine Art Floral Suite Birthday Card

Floral Birthday Card Recipe

  • Stamp set: Art Gallery
  • Ink: VersaMark
  • Paper: Thick Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (the 2 pieces of DSP need to be complimentary).
  • Accessories: Stampin” Emboss and Cut Machine, Floral Gallery Dies, Celebration Labels Dies, Heat & Stick Powder, Gilded Leafing Embellishment, Fine Art 3/8″ Ribbon, Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

Paper Cutting Measurements

  • Thick Whisper White – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/5″ Score at 4-1/4″ and burnish with a Bone Folder to make the fold crisp.
  • Blushing Bride – 4″x 3″
  • Whisper White – scrap for sentiment
  • Designer Series Paper: – for the card base – 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ and 2-3/4″ x 6″
  • Ribbon: 9 “
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Sneak Peek Floral

Finish The Birthday Card

  •  Attach the designer series paper of your choice to the card base.
  • Add the Gilded Leafing Embellishment to the 2nd designer series paper – flowers. Stamp with the VersaMark ink -(direct to paper) or use a stamp that will highlight the different flowers. For some interest, add VersaMark to the paper edges. Sprinkle with Heat &Stick Powder, and heat set with the Heat Tool.
  • Take some of the Gilded Leafing Embellishment and apply to the areas where you used the VersaMark and Heat & Stick powder. Brush off the excess leafing with your finger or a tiny brush.
  • Attached your gilded dsp to the card base at an angle. Trim even with your card base.
  • Cut the Blushing Bride card stock with the smallest Celebration Labels Die. Die cut the sentiment from Whisper White cs. You can use all the words or some of the words. They are not joined together. Attach on an angle to the Blushing Bride label.
  • Attach the ribbon with Stampin’ Seal. Put 3 diagonal strips underneath where the label will be. Run the ribbon up and down 3 times.
  • Attach Gold Glitter Enamel Dots to the card front. Stamp your sentiment on the inside of card.
  • Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the label.

Decorate the envelope with a peice of designer series paper

Watch the video to see the process.

If you missed the blog post featuring another card with the Fine Art Floral Suite.

Click here for more inspiration.

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New Stampin Up Bundles For 2021- Fine Floral Art Suite

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New Stampin Up bundles for 2021 are coming!. It will be like Christmas all over again. Waiting in anticipation of the new catalogue arriving in your snail mail mailbox. What are you hoping to see for your crafting projects ?

You have to see the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper in person! The paper appears to be water coloured and the colours are simply stunning: Merry Merlot, Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Terracotta Tile, Bumble Bee, Mossy Meadow and several other colours. Working with this paper will help you create stunning cards. The Fine Floral Art Suite will be available to purchase on January 5, 2021. You know that you will want it ALL!

It’s sneak peek time !

New Stampin Up Stamps & Dies For 2021

Fine Floral Art Tutorial

Supplies:

  • Stamp Set: Art Gallery, Heal Your Heart.
  • Ink: Terracotta Tile, Flirty Flamingo, Mossy Meadow.
  • Paper: Whisper White, Terracotta Tile, Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper.
  • Accessories: Stampin Emboss & Cut Machine, Floral Gallery Dies, Fine Art 3/8″ Ribbon.

Paper Cutting Measurements

  • Terracotta Tile – 8-1/5″ x 5-1/2″ Score and fold at 4-1/4″ Burnish fold with Bone Folder.
  • Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper – 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″.
  • Terracotta Tile:2- 1/2″ x 4-5/8″.
  • Whisper White: 4-3/8″ x 2-3/8″, Scraps for flowers.
  • Fine Art 3/8″ Ribbon: 5″

Finish the Fine Floral Art Card

  • Stamp the sentiment from the Heal Your Heart stamp set This needs to be close to the top of the Whisper White panel so that you have room for the flowers below. – This is a SALE-A-Bration reward – that you can start earning on January 5, 2021.
  • Attach the Whisper White panel to the Terracotta panel and then adhere to the designer series paper.
  • Wrap the ribbon around the panel and the designer series paper, tie a faux bow around the ribbon. The ribbon will be under the flower.
  • Stamp the cluster of flowers in Mossy Meadow ink on Whisper White cardstock. Die cut the flower with the Floral Gallery Dies. Snip off the flowers stamped in the Mossy Meadow.
  • Stamp the flowers again with Flirty Flamingo ink on Whisper White cardstock. Now, stamp the floral highlights on the flowers with Terracotta Tile. Die cut with floral die.
  • Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the leaves, Layer the flowers over the leaves.
  • Attach all the layered panels to the Card Base.

This card is relatively easy to create and will provide you with a taste of using the new products.

So you will be able to access the new Stampin Up bundles for 2021 as well as the matching papers, ribbons, embellishments starting January 5, 2021. In the meantime, make sure you check out the Giant Year End Closeout. Don’t miss out as these are retiring products and when they are gone, they are gone.

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Quite Curvy Variety Suite – Limited Edition to January 4, 2021

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Quite Curvy Variety Suite is a limited edition introduced by Stampin’ Up! to give us more choices for creating occasions and/or Christmas Cards. The Quite Curvy stamp and dies will be in the January – June 2021 Catalogue, however, the Christmas Paper and the Christmas Curvy Stamp are only available until January 4, 2021.

Generic Christmas paper allows you to use any Christmas stamp that you have.  There is no matching paper for the  Curvy Bundle. So, you are able to use any designer series paper from the 2020/21 Annual Catalogue. For example, the card in this post uses the  Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp set and the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper By expanding your use of stamps and paper, you will expand the supplies you use.

Celebrate Sunflowers and the Curvy Dies Recipe

Quite Curvy Variety Bundle

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers, Quite Curvy.

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Markers: Bumble Bee, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black Tuxedo.

Paper; Misty Moon light, Bumble Bee, Whisper White, Flowers for Every Season Designers Series Paper.

Accessories: Curvy Dies, Sunflower Dies, Timeless Labels Punch, 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots, Bumble Bee 2020-2022 In Color 1/4″ Ribbon.

Watch the video to see how the dies are used.

 

Cutting Measurements:

Misty Moonlight – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Score at 4-1/4″ burnish fold with Bone Folder(card base), 1 piece at 1-1/2″ x 5-3/8″, 1 piece at 2″ x 5-3/8″, Scraps for Sentiment.

Bumble Bee 1-1/2″ x 5-3/8″.

Whisper White: 2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ and scraps for sentiment.

Flowers for Every Season Designers Series Paper – 4″ x 5-3/8″.

Ribbon: 8″

Create The Card

  • Use the curvy die with the dot cutouts, Cut 1 from the smallest Misty Moonlight paper, cut 1 from the Bumble Bee cardstock, cut 1 from the Misty Moonlight paper.
  • Stamp the sunflower on Whisper White cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink. Die cut with Sunflower Die. TIP: If you cut with dies before you color and you make a mistake, you don’t have to start over.
  • Color the sunflower: Bumble Bee for the petals, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves and Crumb Cake for the center.
  • Stamp the Sentiment on Whisper White and punch out with the Timeless Labels Punch. Use Misty Moonlight and punch again using Timeless Labels Punch. Cut the label in half lengthwise. Layer behind the Whisper White leaving a border on each end and aligning the top and bottom with the punched out label.
  • Attach the curvy cut cardstock onto the designer series paper. Leave a 1/8″ border at the bottom.
  • Snip off a bit of ribbon to make a faux blow. With Tear and Tape Adhesive, attach each end of the ribbon behind the Misty Moonlight cardstock and the Designer Series Paper Tie the faux bow on the left hand side and use Stampin’ Dimensional to layer the sentiment on the ribbon. Adhere 3 Bumble Bee enamel dots to the bottom.
  • Attach the sunflower to the top of the curvy cutout cardstock with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now is a great time to purchase the Quite Curvy VarietySuite because the Christmas Paper and stamp set will not be available after January 4, 2021. To get before Christmas, place your order by December 9, 2020,

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Calling All Women Entrepreneurs. Take Charge of Your Life.

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Calling all women entrepreneurs to start your own business and become master of your own destiny. Are you tired of the 9 to 5 race? Sometimes it’s important that we sit and reflect what we want our future to be.

calling all women entrepreneurs

Ask this question of yourself “What does becoming an Entrepreneur mean for me? “. Everyone does not want the same thing from a business but there are commonalities.

Becoming an entrepreneur means the you are will to take all the risks, however, you will get all the rewards. There are 1.2 million small to medium sized business in Canada. Women own 200,000 of these businesses. There is room for more women entrepreneurs.

Challenges to a Owning a Business.

Here a a couple of items that you may have to consider:

  • they feel that they may need to conform.
  • Difficulty in building a support system.
  • Low risk takers’
  • Guilt feelings because they are taking too much time away from their families.

Benefits of Being a Women Entrepreneur

While there are challenges, there are benefits. What you need to decide is: Do the Benefits outweigh the Challenges. If the answer is yes, then “JUST DO IT”

Here are some advantages of becoming a women entrepreneur:

  • Tendency to collaborate more than men. It’s because women are very good at developing and building relationships
  • Because women socialize there are better opportunities to develop and find mentors.
  • They can understand and perceive their emotions, which gives them the ability to work with their feelings, be empathetic, and listen.
  • Often women make better leaders because they have traits such as: communication, flexibility, and patience. And these are all traits in which many women excel.

Is this a good time for a women to start a business? During COVID? Why? You may be able to help offer solutions to pain points. It’s important that you listen to people and ask questions. You need to find out the “why” behind their intentions .

Things to Consider:

  • What type of business do you want? Probably, the right question is: how much time do I have for my business. And, if I don’t have much time, can I adapt it to suit me and my other obligations.
  • As Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I have adapted my business to me.
  • I will work with you so that you can have successes. Stampin’ Up! has many tools to help you succeed.

To find out more about becoming a demonstrator, contact me by EMAIL and we will have a discussion.

You can visit the JOIN page to read more about becoming a demonstrator. You must have a Canadian address to sign up.

Christmas & Holiday Cards Create Magic For Loved Ones

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Christmas & Holiday cards will bring magic and wonder to those who receive them.  The poinsettia plant or flowers play a significant role at this time of year.  Whether it’s real or artificial the flower will bring brightness and cheer. I have an artificial one as I am not good with plants.  

Christmas & Holiday Cards

Poinsettia Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Crumb Cake, VersaMark, Garden Green, Bumble Bee, Pear Pizzazz.

Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Bumble Bee, Vellum, Silver Foil, Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper,

Accessories: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Poinsettia Dies, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Linen Thread, Silver Metallic Pearls.

Cutting Measurements

  • Garden Green: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ score at 4-1/4″ and burnish with bone folder.
  • Very Vanilla: 3-1/2″ x 5″
  • Bumble Bee: scraps for flower center.
  • Vellum: scraps for leaves and twigs.
  • Silver Foil: scraps for small flowers
  • Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper – 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ ( Soft Suede background with pinecones.)
  • Whisper White – 2″ x 4″
  • Pear Pizzazz – scraps for leaves

Get the Elements Ready

  1. Cut 2 sets of petals – 1 set with medium die, 1 set with small die. Sponge the petals with Crumb Cake to make the embossed line stand out. Layer the 2 sets of petals, offsetting them and attach in center using Mini Glue Dots.
  2. Stamp 2 large leaves and 1 small leaf with VersaMark and heat emboss with Silver Emboss Powder. Die cut the leaves and die cut leaves from Pear Pizzazz cardstock. Attach the Pear Pizzazz leaves to the Vellum leaves.
  3. With VersaMark ink, stamp 2 sprigs, heat emboss with White Emboss Powder, die cut.
  4. Die cut 3 mini poinsettias from Silver Foil and the 2 pieces for flower center from Bumble Bee cardstock.

Christmas & holiday cards

Assemble and Finish the Christmas Card

  • With Garden Green ink, stamp the needles randomly down each side of card base.
  • Layer the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper on card base.
  • Stamp the sentiment on Whisper White panel with Bumble Bee ink. Adhere to the card front.
  • Attach the leaves to the back of the poinsettia and attach all to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Insert the twigs behind the flower.
  • Randomly place and attach the silver poinsettias on card front. Attach 5 mini Silver Metallic pearls to front of card. Tie a bow with Linen Thread and attach beneath one of the petals.
  • Stamp a sentiment on Whisper White Place panel in Bumble Bee ink. Stamp 2 twigs on the bottom left (overlap and do not reink)
  • Attach to the inside of card.

Christmas & Holiday Cards

Did you know that you can use this set as a Birthday card? December birthdays can be plentiful and my family is not exception.

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ONSTAGEATHOME Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual Convention

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ONSTAGEATHOME is what? Every year Stampin’ Up! holds it’s annual convention to celebrate demonstrators and their accomplishments. As well, there are sneak peeks at new products, stamping time and those wonderful Prize Patrols.

This year they needed to be innovative because COVID 19 stood in their way. Due to explosion of cases, and restrictions on travel, SU needed to use another platform to bring us all together. And, yes, they did find a way.

We gathered virtually on a platform that would show case many of the things we usually see at the conventions. There were general sessions, stamping sessions using new products, and yes, stamping together but apart. Along with these, there was a guest speaker and I will talk about her topic later. And of course a stamping session with Sara Douglas (CEO) and Shelli Gardner (President and Founder).

I enjoy these sessions with Sara and Shelli not only because they are mother and daughter, but because their presentations are informative and funny.

You should see some of the new products. Unfortunately, I cannot show you the products unless I physically have them or the new catalogue is available online or in person. But the new Jan 2021 – June 2021 is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and you will love it.

Some products I do have and will share with you because we were able to order them for the convention . We used them in the group stamping,

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Dragonfly Garden Recipe

Stamp set: Dragonfly Garden.

Ink: Bumble Bee, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow.

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Blackberry Bliss, Bumble Bee, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White Smoky Slate.

Accessories: Dragonfly Builder Punch, Mossy Meadow Trim, Lady Bug Embellishments.

See those cute little Lady Bugs in the picture below.

The Dragonfly Builder Punch has a small dragonfly and you can see a couple of them used on the card on the left (Whisper White)

Dragon Fly Garden

The Dragonfly Garden Designer Series Paper is so bright and cheery with it’s colors of Bumble Bee, Misty Moonlight, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Basic Black, and Whisper While. As bonus, you can punch the large dragonflies from the paper. I hope that you enjoyed the tidbits about Onstageathome or #onstageathome

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Treat Family & Friends With A Christmas Special Delivery

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Treat family & friends with a Christmas Special Delivery. Who enjoys those special gifts and cards that warm the heart. Well, the Wonder of the Season Suite, is likely to get the cheery feelings going. Do you remember how you felt at Christmas?

Create this fun fold card and WOW, the ones who receive it.

treat family & friends

Photo 1

Special Delivery Card Recipe

Stamps: Wishes & Wonder.

Ink: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Memento Black Tuxedo, VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Wonder of the Season Specialty Designer Series Paper, ‘Tis The Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, North Pole Wonder Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Real Red 3/” Sheer Ribbon, Watercolor Pencils, Wonderful Gems, Blender Pen, Gold Emboss Powder, Heat Tool.

Cutting Measurements

  • Whisper White: 8″ x 4-1/4″ (Score at 2-1/2″,) 8″ x 3-3/4″, (score at 4″) 3″ x 1-3/4″Scrap for sleigh
  • Real Red: 2-1/4″ x 4″, ( Cut 2 pieces), 5-1/4″ x 4″, 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″, 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″.
  • Designer Series Paper: 2″ x 3-3/4″ (cut 2 pieces)5″ x 3-3/4″, 3-1/2″ x 3-3/2″, 4″ x 2-1/4″, Scrap for Medallion.
  • Red Sheer Ribbon: 16″

Assemble the Card

Treats for Family & Friends

Photo 2

  • Attach the 2 smaller panels of Real Red cardstock to the front panel (Photo2) and the inside panel (Photo3).
  • Attach the smaller panels of Designer Series Paper to the Real Red panels.
treats for family & Friends

Photo 3

 

  • Attach the larger Real Red Panel to the large area of Whisper White. (Photo 2). Attach the Designer Series Panel to the Real Red panel.
  • Stamp the deer with Crumb Cake ink, die cut and attach to the inside designer series panel. (Photo 3)
  • Attach the inside card to the Designer Series Paper with the fold to the right and opening edges to the left. Center on the Designer Series Paper. (Photo3)
  • Die cut the tag, and medallion and attach to the inside card (Photo 3).
  • Stamp the sleigh with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Colour with the Watercolor Pencils and blend with a Blender Pen Die cut and attach to the tag. Fussy cut out leaves and berry from the Designer Series Paper. Attach to the sleight.

Front Focal Art Panel

  • Attach the panel of Real Red cardstock to the front of the smaller card.
  • On the square Whisper White cardstock, and stamp the leaves with VersaMark. Heat Emboss with Gold Emboss Powder and attach to the Real Red Panel. (Photo 1)
  • Die cut the smallest panel of Real Red cardstock with a Stitched So Sweetly Die. Die the smallest panel of Whisper White card stock with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Die set.
  • Attach a piece of 2 sided tape to the embossed leaves panel.
  • Lay the ribbon across the panel and wrap around the back of card. Place the ribbon so that the bow can be tied on the left side (Photo 1).
  • Stamp the sentiment with Real Red ink and attach to the die cut red panel. Attach all to the front of card over the ribbon.
  • Attach 3 Wonderful Gems below the Sentiment.

Although the instructions are a bit longer than usual, this is an easy card to create and you will have fun doing it. So create a few of these card as treats for family and friends.

Do you need supplies to make this card? You can find all the products used on My Online Store

Wishes & Wonder Bundles

Wonder of the Season Specialty Designer Series Paper

‘Tis the Season 6″ x 6″ Designers Series Paper

Wonderful Gems

Real Red 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon

All other supplies are on My Online Store

75 Years Married – What a Milestone For a Loving Couple

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75 Years married…That’s a long time. Yes, my Mom and Dad celebrated their anniversary at the end of September.

Unfortunately, they were unable to celebrate it together. Mom is now in a Long-Term Care Home and with COVID 19. visiting in person is not possible. However, we took my Dad to the Care Home and with the aid of a phone and speaker we were able to speak with her. It is so sad for them to be apart.

We did have a good visit and we were able to show Mom a plaque that they received from the British Columbia Premier, John Horgan. The one from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not arrive until a week later. Even though it was late, Mom and Dad really appreciated the gesture. As Mom and Dad are in their mid-90’s we never know if we will get another chance to celebrate with them.

The card I created for them was from the Ornate Garden Suite.

75 Year Married

75 Years Married Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Ornate Style, Well Said.

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Versa Mark, Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo Light, Color Lifter.

Papers: Terracotta Tile, Whisper White, Bumble Bee, So Saffron, Pool Party, Vellum, Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper,

Accessories: Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine, Ornate Floral Embossing Folder, Playful Alphabet, Ornate Layers, Gilded Gems, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool.

Cutting Measurements

  • Terracotta Tile: 4-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, and 4″ x 5-1/2″. Score at 4 -1/4″ and burnish with Bone Folder.
  • Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper (white with Gold Flowers): 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″.
  • Bumble Bee: 5-1/4″ x 2-3/4″.
  • So Saffron; 4-1/4 x 2″
  • Vellum: 3-3/4″ x 1-1/4″.
  • Pool Party – scraps.

75 Years Anniversary

Create the Card

  • Emboss the Terracotta Tile using the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. Attach to the Terracotta Tile card base.
  • Layer and attach the Designer Series Paper,
  • Die cut the Bumble Bee card stock with the narrow die with the holes around the outside. Adhere to panel.
  • Use the smaller die with the scroll frame and cut the So Saffron panel. Attach to Bumble Bee Panel.
  • Ink the flowers stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and color with various blends. Fussy cut the focal point. (Sorry no die for this stamp).
  • Attach to the So Saffron pane.
  • Stamp the sentiment on the Vellum cardstock strip with VersaMark. Sprinkle with Gold Stampin Emboss Powder and heat with Heat Tool.
  • Attach over the flower bunch with Glue Dots. Try to place the Glue Dots where they won’t show from the front. Place 1 Gilded Gem at each end of the sentiment. These gems may help to hide the Glue Dots on the Vellum.
  • If you want the numbers on your card, cut using the Playful Alphabet and place above the Vellum sentiment,

It was sad to see my parents apart for this major anniversary, .however we tried to make as celebratory as we could given the circumstances.

75 Years Married is a milestone and a celebration to be remembered. If you need supplies to recreate this card, please shop my ONLINE STORE

Looking for inspiration? Check out this Blog Post

Designer Series Paper
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Designer Series Paper Promo and Card Samples – Order Yours Soon!

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Designer Series Paper is a great way to add pizzazz to your creations. You can add these papers to Scrapbooks, Cards and 3-D items. And what’s really great are the colours are all listed and you can coordinate the rest of your supplies. Do you have difficulty deciding on the colours to use for your projects?

Well that comes to an end. Choose your stamp set and any dies or punches that you would like to use for your projects. Now, choose your colours. Maybe you have a go-to-colour that you use often, or maybe you want to stretch yourself and use some entirely different. The choice will be yours. Another benefit from using Designer Series Paper is the ability to coordinate embellishments, ribbons , etc. You will be so proud of your work.

Purchase the Designer Series Paper on my ONLINE STORE.

Designer Series Paper

Here’s a project using the Forever Greenery DSP, one of the papers in this promotion.

DesignerSeries Paper

The colors in this designer papers are beautiful. There a shades of Pretty Peacock, Just Jade, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce, Soft Seafoam, Pear Pizzazz. The Pretty Peacock cardstock form the basis for this card.

DSP Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Forever Fern.

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, VersaMark.

Papers: Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Greenery Embossing Folder, Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper, Gold Hoops, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (Just Jade Checked Ribbon), 1-1/2″ Circle Punch, 1-1/4″ Circle Punch.

Paper Cutting Measurements:

Whisper White 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ Score at 4-1/4: Fold and burnish with Bone Folder. plus scraps to stamp leaves and sentiment.

Pretty Peacock- 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. Scrap to go behind Gold Ring.

Designer Series Paper: 2-1/2″ x 5-1/4″.

Instructions to Create the Card

  • The Greenery Embossing Folders are a set of 2. They are narrower than the usual embossing folders. I wanted ti appear as if the embossed panel went across the entire card. Slip the cardstock into the embossing folder and emboss as usual. Remove the cardstock and move it over (left or right depending how you placed the embossing previously. Line up the design with the one that you already did, And run through the Embossing Folder. Place the DSP on thee center of embossed panel and attach with Stampin’ Seal.
  • Stamp and Die cut, various styles of leaves, Adhere a gold shape, (square, hexagon, rectangle) with leaves attached from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. Arrange the larger leaves vertically so that they mirror each other and attach. Add a couple of the single leaves from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. Cut a piece of ribbon 8″ long. Snip of a piece to use as a faux bow, or commonly knows as a knot. Attach each end for ribbon to the back of panel. Attach this layer to the Whisper White card base . Wrap the shorter piece of ribbon around the one attached to the panel and tie in a knot. Make sure this is one the left side.

Finish Up Your Card

  • Punch a circle from Whisper White scraps with the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch, Punch another circle from the Pretty Peacock with the 1-1/2″ Circle Punch.
  • Now this is the tricky part – Attach the Pretty Peacock circle to the back of the Gold Ring. You will need to be every so careful attaching the paper or you will get glue on the ring. Hold in place until the circle and cardstock are bonded,
  • Stamp the sentiment on the Whisper White circle with VersaMark. Sprinkle with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set with Heat tool. Attach to the Gold circle and then attach everything to the center of the card.
  • If you wish you can place a couple of the Gold Glitter Enamel Dotson the front of the card.

Need additional supplies to recreate this card? SHOP ONLINE

Order soon you Designer Series Paper soon, as the sale end October 31st. 2020 . Don’t miss out the DSP you love.

Slim Cards Have Made a Comeback & Have You Created One?

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Slim Cards were very popular several years ago? Do you remember the long slim cards that people usually bought? If I remember, the images and words were humorous, sometimes a little raunchy. Sometimes you could hear people snickering when they looked at the cards.

Today, slim cards are becoming popular again. At least people are crafting them. And, I had to jump on the wagon too.

Slim Cards

Poinsettia Christmas Card Recipe

  • Stamp Set :Poinsettia Petals.
  • Ink: VersaMark, Old Olive, Crumb Cake.
  • Paper: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Whisper White, Poinsettia Place DSP.
  • Accessories: Stampin’ Emboss & Cut Machine, Poinsettia Dies, Ornate Layers Dies, Beaded Pearls, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Gold Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack (Metallic Thread).

Cutting Measurements

  • Early Espresso cardstock – 8″ x 9-1/4″, Score at 4″ and burnish with Bone Folder, scraps for sprig die cuts.
  • Designer Series Paper – 7-7/8″ x 9-1/8″ This layer size creates a very narrow border.
  • Whisper White – 5-1/2″ x 2-1/2″. (sentiment panel), scraps (poinsettia)
  • Old Olive – scraps (leaves)

Put the Card Together

  • Adhere the DSP panel to the Early Expresso card base
  • Die cut the Whisper White panel with the die from the Ornate Layers Die ( use he one with tiny holes around the edge). Stamp the sentiment on this panel with VersaMark and heat emboss with Gold Stampin’ Powder. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach to DSP panel. Do not attach to the center of card but rather off set to the right.

Slim Card

  • Use Whisper White and layer the large embossing die inside the the cutting die and run through the Stampin’ Cut & Die Machine, Do the same with the small die
  • Use Old Olive CS and cut& emboss 2 smaller leaves and 1 large leaf.
  • Die cut 2 sprigs from Early Expresso.
  • Use the Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink and highlight the embossing on the poinsettia. Adhere the 2 flowers together with Stampin’ Glue Dots.
  • Use the Sponge Dauber and Old Olive ink and highlight the embossing on the leaves.
  • Arrange the leaves to your satisfaction and attach to back of flower.
  • Attach the leaves and poinsettia the embossed Whisper White panel.
  • Slide the 2 sprigs in behind the leaves and flower. ( see picture)

Slim Card

Final Touches

  • Loop a length of the Metallic Thread around 3 fingers, hold in the middle and slip off your fingers. Tuck underneath the flower or leaf and hold with a Mini Glue Dot.
  • Attach a Beaded Pearl to the cent of flower with Mini Glue Dots.
  • Decorate a regular sized Business Envelope and sent it off. Its #makeacardsendacard.

So now that see how easy it is to create a Slim Card, why not create one yourself and sent if off.

Product List
Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English)
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Versamark Pad
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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
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Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
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Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
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Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper
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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
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Ornate Layers Dies
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Beaded Pearls
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Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
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Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack
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Want Ideas for Your Christmas or Holiday Projects.

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Want ideas for your Christmas or Holiday projects?  Well, you have come to the right place to find out how to get those ideas.

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One way to ensure that you receive these ideas is to sign up for the Simply Said with Karen email list. Please enter your name and email address below. When you sign up, you will receive a free gift consisting of 2 tutorials to create 2 cards as my Thank you.

What is the 12 Weeks of Christmas

The 12 weeks of Christmas is my gift to you for Christmas and the Holidays, so that you can do less work to design and create your projects. So, I am going to do that for you.

Each week you will receive a project with pictures, list of supplies required to create the projects and detailed instructions. This will make you Holiday paper crafting easier so that you can enjoy the busy season.

You will receive instructions for5 card, over 5 weeks. The next 4 weeks are reserved for gifts and then the last 3 weeks will be tags and wrap, because you have the gifts finished.

These projects will not be detailed any place else, like this Blog, Facebook Page or Twitter. The only way to receive the projects are to sign up for the emails.

The project details are ready to go on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm PT. Don’t miss out on this once a year gift.

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