I {heart} you, friend.

I met up with several sweet friends this morning for coffee and it was such a fun time! I made this card for a dear friend of mine who is such a blessing in my life! Always encouraging, always supportive, and always there!!!!


Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The papers from the Sweet Pea DSP Stack are just awesome! I think my favorite is this bird patterned one! All 48 sheets coordinate together which makes creating super fun and EASY! This stack of 12x12 papers is only $24.95 and available til April 30th!!
• My sentiment is from the Picture This Hostess Level 1 set and was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, punched out with the Word Window punch, then layered onto Taken with Teal card stock. Earn this set FREE with a $150 order!!!
• Those super cute Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla brads are NEW in the Occasions Mini catalog! These Sending Love Epoxy 1/4" Brads come in strips or flowers (which I used today) in a package of 16 brads! 8 each of 2 designs! Plus, they're only $3.25!
  

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Stamps: Picture This (116928 Wood Mount OR 118538 Clear Mount - Hostess Level 1 set)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908)
Card Stock: Sahara Sand (105328), Whisper White (100730), Taken with Teal (101584)
Paper: Sweet Pea (117161)
Embellishments: Sending Love Epoxy Brads (117272)
Punches: Heart to Heart (113694), Word Window (105090), Modern Label (116630)
Tools: Paper-Piercing (116631), Mat Pack (105826)
Finished Size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"

Hope you have a wonderful day!
~Kari

Your friendship means the world to me.

Hello friends!!! Here's a card I made for the PPA Bird challenge! I was inspired by the top right picture, which looked to me like the Stampin' Up! colors Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray and Whisper White! Shh, don't tell anyone, but I've never used this bird stamp from the Wings of Friendship Hostess Level 2 set! I've had this set for about 8 months and have used other images in the set but not the bird one! Hehe! Am I a nerd or what!?! Thought this bird themed challenge was the perfect time to use it!

I followed along with the sketch at Crazy for Challenges! Love this card layout with the row of embellishments down the right hand side! I chose to put Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons lined up there on my card!!!

Don't forget, there's {2} days left in the Stampin' Up! Haitian Relief fund raiser! Purchase your I {Heart} Hearts stamp set (in either Clear Mount OR Wood Mount) and make a difference! So far stampers have purchased about 10,000 sets - bringing Stampin' Up!'s donation to over $20,000! There's still time! PLEASE click here to start shopping and learn more about this amazing opportunity!

Want the set I used today for FREE? You can have it!!! Place any order of $300 or more through me and you'll get this set for FREE, plus all the SU Hostess Benefits, a FREE SAB set and an awesome gift from me, including this card! =) I love to spoil my customers with goodies! Email me for more information or details!

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Stamps: Wings of Friendship (114398 - Hostess Level 2 set)

Ink: Basic Gray (109120), Kiwi Kiss (Retired)

Card Stock: Basic Gray (108692), Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Urban Garden (Retired), Urban Oasis (Retired)

Embellishments: Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons (114345)

Punches: Scallop Oval (114889), Large Oval (107305), Two-Step Bird (117191)

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (A2)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

~Kari

Sweet Pea baby card

Howdy stampers! Here's my take on Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch! Look at all those rows!! Hehe! I was a little scared to try my hand at this one, but I warmed up to it and I hope you like how my card turned out!!! ;)

My colors were inspired by The Color Throwdown and another beautiful color combination of: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, and old Olive!!! I thought these would be perfect for a baby card and to use my new Fox & Friends Clear Mount stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog!!! The Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog posted a challenge of New Beginnings so I entered my new baby card in that challenge as well!!!
Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The Fox & Friends Stamp set comes in a set of 7, featuring some super cute little critters! I chose the giraffe and stamped him in Chocolate Chip Ink, then colored in the polka dots with Pretty Ink Pink ink using my blender pen! This set is on page 31 of the Occasions Mini catalog!
• My Sweet Pea sentiment also comes from a stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog! The set is called Little Angel and features 4 super sweet sentiments perfect for baby cards, announcements, and scrapbook pages! My set is in the Clear Mount format and was only $9.95!!! What an awesome deal!
• The rows of DSP were cut to 3-3/4" x 1" and matted on Chocolate Chip card stock. I inked the edges of all the papers in Chocolate Chip ink for a distressed look! These papers were also from the Occasions Mini Catalog! It's the Sweet Pea DSP STACK!! Comes with {48} sheets total: 2 each of 24 double-sided designs. 12" x 12"
• My Old Olive strip of card stock down the center of my card was cut to 1-1/4" x 5-1/4" and ran through my Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder on page 35 of the Occasions Mini Catalog! Probably my favorite textured folder SU offers - love the dots plus the impression is deep and the folder can cover an entire card front!!!

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Stamps: Little Angel (117684 - Wood Mount or 118574 Clear Mount), Fox & Friends (117020 Wood Mount or 118565 Clear Mount)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Old Olive (102277), Pretty in Pink (101301)
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink (100459), Chocolate Chip (102128), Old Olive (100702), Whisper White (100730)
Paper: Sweet Pea Stack (117161), Old Olive DSP (112160), Welcome Neighbor (118401 - SAB)
Embellishments: Playground Designer Buttons (116313), Sherbet Designer Buttons (116312), Button Latte (114333), Linen Thread (104199)
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dots (117335)
Stampin' Essentials: Clear Block Bundle (118491 - 10% savings!!), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (A2)

Stampin' Up! PROMOTIONS you won't want to miss!!!

• Sale-A-Bration!!! Free product for every $50 purchase!!! Earn free stuff til March 31st! It's the best time to buy ALL year! Don't miss out!!
• Haitian Relief!! SU donates $2 for every I {Heart} Hearts set sold till February 28th!
• Join my Essentials Team!! The Starter kit is discounted 15% PLUS you get a FREE set from the catalog valued at $47.95 or less! SAVE every day as a SU demonstrator!! PLUS you get to stamp with me - and who wouldn't want to do that, right!!??!! ;) I love what I do, and would love to share it with you!
• Country Living stationery kit! Available while supplies last!
• Sweet Treat Heart Cups!! Coordinates with the Full Heart Punch and the Something Sweet stamp set!
• SU Clearance Rack! Discounted items updated often! On-Line ordering only!
  

Vintage Vogue friends

Hello friends! The Pink Elephant posted a great sketch challenge this week that I had to play along with! I love the different layers of this sketch!

I also made this card for a Friendship Challenge at the Cupcake Craft Challenge blog!!! The Stampin' Up! Vintage Vogue stamp set is just perfect for friendship themed cards I think!!! It's a beautiful set and one of the first ones I bought that were the new Clear Mount stamps! You can click here to learn more about these new, easy to use stamps!! I'm sure enjoying mine and I know you will too, PLUS they are cheaper than the Wood Mount, which is fantastic!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The beautiful Designer Series Paper I used is the super cool blog candy I won from the Stampin' Royalty challenge blog! It's part of the Lovely Flowers Bundle Level 3 Hostess set on page 18 of the Idea Book and Catalog!
• The colors in the papers were my inspiration for color choices: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Melon Mambo!!!
• I added a touch of bling to my card with the Circle Fire Rhinestone brads! These cuties come in three different sizes, and I loved parading them down the side of my card from largest to smallest! To line them up, I used my Paper-Piercing tool and Mat Pak template! Here's a hint on spacing: there are {3} holes from the large to medium brad, and {2} holes between the medium and small brad (on the template) - hopefully that makes sense!
• To add some vintage to my papers and card stock, I inked the edges of every sheet of paper for a distressed look and dimension using my ink pads. I coordinated each color depending on the color of paper and/or card stock!
• My friends stamp was first stamped in Old Olive ink, then again in Rich Razzleberry ink! I cut out just the 'F' from the Rich Razzleberry stamped image and adhered it on top the Old Olive image with Stampin' Dimensionals!!!

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Stamps: Vintage Vogue (118598 - Clear Mount) or (117690 - Wood Mount)
Ink: Old Olive (102277), Rich Razzleberry (115658), Crushed Curry (115659)
Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry (115316), Crushed Curry (115319), Whisper White (100730), Old Olive (100702)
Paper: Lovely Flowers (116916 - Level 3 Hostess set)
Embellishments: Rich Razzleberry 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115613), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110)
Punches: Eyelet Border (113692)
Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (A2)

Have a wonderful day,
~Kari

Vintage Vogue Happy Birthday

There's another AWESOME MoJo sketch this week with an option to do a round or square card! I chose to make a square card using the Vintage Vogue stamp set and the Well Scripted stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog!

My color inspiration was another beauty from Stacey and her Curtain Call Color Challenge! The colors we were to use are: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White, Kraft, and Ballet Blue!

Here's a close up of the fun flower I made with Night of Navy and Old Olive DSP and the Scallop Circle Punch:

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Stamps: Vintage Vogue (118598 - Clear Mount), Well Scripted (117072 - Wood Mount)
Ink: Old Olive (102277), Night of Navy (102977)

Card Stock: Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730), Old Olive (100702), Ballet Blue (100613), Night of Navy (100867)

Paper: Old Olive DSP (112160), Patterns Pack III (116234 - Hostess Level 1 Gift)

Embellishments: Clear Rhinestone Brads (113144), Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109036)

Punches: Scallop Trim Border (118402 - SAB), Scallop Trim Corner (118870), Scallop Circle (109043)
Finished Size: 5-1/4" Square

Hope you have a wonderful day,
~Kari

Stampin' Up! Asian Artistry With Sympathy card

The Taylored Expressions blog is posting this awesome card drive for a hospital in SD! They are looking for 'Thinking of you, Sympathy, or Praying for you cards' featuring a dragonfly on them. I made a 'With Sympathy' card using their sketch (pictured below) and also a dragonfly from the Stampin' Up! Asian Artistry Level 2 Hostess stamp set!

The Nouveau Chic DSP is so pretty! I love it's color combination of Basic Gray, Sage Shadow, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Apricot Appeal! To add a touch of color to my dragonfly, I first stamped him in Basic Gray, then colored in the wings and body with Sage Shadow ink! My sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and I thought the elegance of the font worked great with the beauty of the paper!

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Stamps: Asian Artistry (114399 - Hostess Level 2)
Ink: Basic Gray (109129), Sage Shadow (102532)

Card Stock: Basic Gray (108692), Whisper White (100730), Sage Shadow (101563)

Paper: Nouveau Chic (115670)

Embellishments: 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112534)

If you'd like more information on the card drive for the hospital, you can click here to read more! I'm so excited to be able to make a difference!

Hope you have a wonderful day! It's sunny and beautiful here in Oregon!

God Bless,

~Kari

Ice Cream and Presents and Cake oh My!

Oh yes, it's another card sketch from the Sweet Stop but with a spin: Flowers! Finding flowers in my stamping studio is definitely NOT a problem!! Hehe!!! Love these little cuties! Flower Patterned paper, flower stamps, felt flowers, flower punches, flower brads, flower buttons, silk flowers, - it's ALL GOOD!

This was a fun sketch to follow and it just so happened that I had these {4} 2x2 square pieces of patterned paper laying around from some other projects - so it worked out perfectly! I layered the patterend DSP onto Pink Pirouette card stock, then Kiwi Kiss, then Baja Breeze, then Chocolate chip!
The sentiment comes from the Stampin' Up! Birthday Bliss stamp set on page 71 of the Idea Book & Catalog and can be earned for FREE during Sale-A-Bration! It has a different item code which is (120213). My felt flowers and buttons are retired and coordinate with the Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Pink Pirouette In Colors from 2009! Bummer, I know!!! But I still love them so much and hoard them in my stash!!! ;)

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Stamps: Birthday Bliss (120213 - SAB)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908)
Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Chocolate Chip (102128), Pink Pirouette (Retired), Kiwi Kiss (Retired), Baja Breeze (Retired)

Paper: Holiday Happenings (Retired)

Emebellishments: Linen Thread (104199), Designer Buttons (Retired), Felt Flowers (Retired)

Punches: Scallop Square (112081), 1-1/4" Square (104400)

Stampin' Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683), Whisper White Square Envelopes (107309)

Finished Size: 5-3/8" Square

Hope you have a very blessed Sunday!

~Kari

Surf's Up Dude!

The back of my card with envelope:

What up dude!?! My card today was based on Mercy's Tuesday Sketch pictured below!

My FREE Just Surfing Set (120220 - SAB) arrived last week so I wanted to use it to make a masculine card for the Stampin' Royalty challenge! Right after I finished making this card, a couple of my sweet friends invited me over to watch to movie 'Blue Crush' (a surfing movie) so it was a totally themed evening! Hehe!!! I've never been surfing, but maybe I should learn sometime! ;)

I also entered this card in the Cupcake Craft Challenge to keep it simple and Kris' Kween Bee Challenge of Monochromatic colors!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The awesome Night of Navy DSP I used is another FREEBIE and is a Level 1 Hostess gift featured on page 13 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog! This 6x6 pad of Patterns Designer Series paper includes an assortment of 5 colors: Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Sahara Sand, Really Rust, and Night of Navy! 60 sheets total: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs in each color! Earn it free with at $150 order!!!
• The Just Surfing stamp set is on page 79 of the SU Catalog and includes 3 stamps! During Sale-A-Bration this year you can earn it FREE with a $50 order! The item number is different during this promotion and is: (120220).
• My Polka Dot embossed background was made with the SU Perfet Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder on page 35 of the Occasions Mini Catalog! I ran this through my Big Shot with Bordering Blue card stock! I love Night of Navy paired with Bordering Blue for a Monochromatic look! Both colors are from the SU Rich Regals color family!
  

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Stamps: Just Surfing (120220 - SAB), Flourish Hand Stamped By (115600)

Ink: Night of Navy (102977)

Card Stock: Kraft (102125), Night of Navy (100867), Bordering Blue (102630), Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Patterns Pack III (116234 - Hostess Level 1 gift)

Punches: 1" Circle (109046), 1-1/4" Circle (104403), 1-1/4" Square (104400), Scallop Square (112081)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dots (117335), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)

Stampin' Essentials: Kraft Envelopes (107297), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (A2)

Have a Groovy Saturday!!!

~Kari

It's Your Birthday!!!

Super fun news from Stampin' Up! These following products from the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog are STILL available to order right now, PLUS they will be featured in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog that's released in July! Yippeee! You can order all these great products On-Line 24/7, by CLICKING HERE!

There's a little over a week left to make a difference in the Haitian Relief effort through Stampin' Up! by purchasing the I {Heart} Hearts set! Stampin' Up! will donate $2 for every set sold, either the Wood Mount (117010) or the Clear Mount (118571) stamps. Mine just arrived yesterday and I'm so thrilled about it! Can't wait to play!!!

Today's card uses one of my favorite Stampin' Up! stamp sets, the Friends 24-7 (113218) set on page 100 of the Idea Book & Catalog! This set of 6 beautiful stamps sells for $25.95 and is totally worth it! My sentiment 'It's Your Birthday' were rub-ons that retired from last years catalog! I entered this card in the Our Creative Corner's challenge: Something Old That's New since so many of the ribbons, papers and card stock that I used on this card were retired or had been laying around my stamp studio for way too long!! Plus, it's a birthday card so you get older but yet it's a new year!! ;) Hehe!!!

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Stamps: Friends 24-7 (113218)

Ink: Basic Gray (109120), Kiwi Kiss (Retired)

Card Stock: Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Urban Garden (Retired)

Embellishments: 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112534)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Flower Daisies #2 (114520), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826)

Finished Size: 5" Square

Hope you have a wonderful day,

Kari

You're Never More Than a Thought Away.

My NEW Stampin' Up! Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch was on back order and finally arrived on Monday!!! Just in time for a new PPA challenge: KISS (Keep It Simple, Sweetie). This super quick and easy Thinking of You card was a breeze with my punch! What's so great about it is that the three images (the leaf/stem, bird, and wing) are all separate so they can be punched out in different colors! I coordinated them with the colors in my background paper: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, and Baja Breeze! The NEW Punch design totally beats the old SU punches! These are SO easy to use, have a larger cutting surface, and click to lock for space saving! I'm a huge fan already!!! Click on the link above if you'd like to find out more!


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Stamps: Whimsical Words (118386 - SAB)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908)

Card Stock: Certainly Celery (105125), Whisper White (100730), Baja Breeze (Retired)

Punch: Extra Large Two-Step Bird (117191)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle #2 (113469), Circle Scissor Plus (112530)

I'm keeping my post simple today, so I hope you have a sweet day! ;)
~Kari

Best Wishes using Vintage Labels - SAB set!!!

The Sweet Stop posted this super fun card sketch challenge on their blog! Well I flipped mine and here's how it turned out! Using Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, and Whisper White I created this super quick and easy 'Best Wishes' card! How was it quick and easy you ask!?! Well the other half of the Scallop Circle was on Sunday's card! Click here to see how I created another card with the Scallop Circle die!

This was my first time using the Vintage Labels set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure! What a cute set! Of course you can get it free too during SAB! There's 6 weeks left of this promotion and it's the best one Stampin' Up! offers all year long! Not to mention the Starter Kit is 15% off and you get a FREE stamp set valued at $47.95 or less from the Idea Book & Catalog! PLUS you get to join my growing Stampin' Essentials team and we'd love to have you!!!

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Stamps: Vintage Labels (118392 - SAB)

Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Bermuda Bay (115655)

Card Stock: In Color Textured (115719), Whisper White (100730), Soft Suede (115318), Bermuda Bay (115317)

Paper: Thoroughly Mordern (115673)

Embellishments: Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon (115612), Linen Thread (104199), Button Latte (114333)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle (113468), Daisy Flower (113442), Circle Scissor Plus (112530)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Happy Stamping!!!
~Kari

Happiness Always

Hi friends! Well I have to confess, I LOVE square card layouts!!! Here's another cutie from the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge and my take on the sketch! My color inspiration was from Stacey's Curtain Call to use: Going Gray, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, and Very Vanilla! Here's another confession: Going Gray is probably the least used Stampin' Up! color I use! I'm totally drawn to Basic Gray since it's dark - but I really enjoyed using the lighter Going Gray with the rich colors of the More Mustard and dark Chocolate Chip!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• My card base was cut from Going Gray card stock to 5-1/4" x 10-1/2", then scored and folded at 5-1/4". My fold is at the top so that I could wrap my ribbon around the card! The Pink Elephant blog posted a challenge to use ribbon, and I used the Stampin' Up! Basic Gray Taffeta on mine!
• Did you notice those super cute NEW Brads in the corner of my card!?! They are the Chocolate Chip 1/4" Sending Love Epoxy Brads! There's 16 brads total per container; 8 each of 2 designs! I used the Chocolate Chip & Vanilla flower ones on mine, but there's also stripes too!
• The cute swirly DSP paper is a FREEBIE in the SAB brochure! It's from the Welcome Neighbor DSP pad! Contains {72} 6" x 6" sheets total: 3 each of 24 double-sided designs!
• The flowers in the center circles is from the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set (111672) on page 97 of the SU Idea Book & Catalog! I stamped them in Chocolate Chip ink on the Very Vanilla card stock.
• My 'Happiness Always' sentiment is another FREEBIE from the SAB brochure! It's from the Whimsical Words (118386) stamp set on page 8 of the brochure! You can get this FREE stamp set with a $50 order and in either the Wood Mount {W} or the Clear Mount {C}. You have a choice!!

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Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (111672), Whimsical Words (118386 - SAB)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), More Mustard (103162)
Card Stock: Going Gray (108588), Very Vanilla (101650), Chocolate Chip (102128), More Mustard (100946)
Paper: Welcome Neighbor (118401 - SAB)
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Sending Love Epoxy Brads (117272), Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon (109064)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle (113468), Circle Scissor Plus (112530)
Finished Size: 5-1/4" Square

Have a wonderful day,
Kari

Happy Birthday SAB Style!

Hello Friends! I have another card to share with you today! The card layout is from the Mojo Monday blog and I just loved playing along with this challenge! The scalloped edges on the top and bottom of the card, remind me of a store front awning or something!! I also posted my card on the Our Creative Corner blog since they were having a Something Old is New challenge! The DSP I used and colors are retired (old) so I brought them out and made a new card!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• My stack of presents is a stamp from the Sale-A-Bration set, Happy Moments! You can earn it FREE with a $50 order through my Stampin' Up! site!!! I used blender pens and my ink pads to color in the different presents! I love Baja Breeze - it's my favorite SU color and unfortunately it's retired!!
• The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Well Scripted stamp set featured on page 19 of the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog! You can order from this catalog until April 30th!
• The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is also retired and was found on page 23 of the Stampin' Up! Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog! It was part of the Holiday Happenings Bundle Level 3 Hostess gift! The colors are fabulous and included: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip & Pink Pirouette!

You can CLICK HERE to be directed to my SU site to start shopping!!!

Stamps: Well Scripted (117072), Happy Moments (118664 - SAB)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Basic Black (101179), Baja Breeze (Retired), Kiwi Kiss (Retired), Pink Pirouette (Retired)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Whisper White (100730), Kiwi Kiss (Retired), Baja Breeze (Retired)
Paper: Holiday Happenings Bundle (Retired)
Embellishments: Button Bouquet (Retired), Linen Thread (183)
Punches: Scallop Edge (112091), Scallop Circle (109043), Round Tab (108340)
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531)
Stampin' Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Blender Pens (102845)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (A2)

Hope you have a Magnificant Monday!!
~Kari

follow your heart ~ it knows the way

To celebrate 100 sketches, the Taylored Expressions blog posted this great card sketch! I loved using my Circle Scissor Plus to create all those circles on my card! I also used my Big Shot to cut the large Scallop Circle, which I cut out of Soft Suede card stock! Scrapmaster's Paradise posted a great color challege as well, to use Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, and Bermuda Bay (all SU In Colors!!!), which I incorporated into my card as well!

The fun, and sweet sentiment comes from the SAB set, Whimsical Words! I love the font of this set! You can earn this set of 6 sentiments for free during SAB! There's 6 weeks left in this great promotion! Free stuff for every $50 purchase!!! The Flutter By Wednesdays blog posted a challenge to use Butterflies & Love ~ so I chose this 'follow your heart sentiment' since I thought it was perfect for their theme!

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Stamps: Whimsical Words (118386 - SAB)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry (115658)

Card Stock: In Color Textured (115315), Soft Suede (115318, Whisper White (100730), Bermuda Bay (115317)

Paper: Cottage Wall (115671), Thoroughly Modern (115673)

Embellishments: 5/16" Jumbo Brads (112534)

Punches: Scallop Trim Border (118402 - SAB)

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle (113468), Beautiful Wings (118138)

Finished Size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (A2)

Happy {Heart} Day,
~Kari

Technique Spotlight: Rock N Roll

Happy Saturday to you! LOVE this sketch posted at the Pals Paper Arts blog! I played along and used a fun stamping technique called Rock & Roll!

I also incorporated the color challenge at the Color Dare blog! These great colors included: Crushed Curry, Brilliant Blue, Kraft, and I substituted Old Olive for Kiwi Kiss. These colors are very striking together and masculine too!

Stampin Essentials Tips:

I think the Rock & Roll technique works best with a bold stamp such as the one from the Upsy Daisy set, which I used for my card! Another tip for getting the best results for this technique is to use a light and dark color ink - stamping the lighter color first! Okay, so I first stamped the image in Crushed Curry ink. Then, I rolled (lightly) just the edges of my stamp in Old Olive ink so that the tips of the flowers and edges have a touch of Old Olive! It's like making a circle motion! So fun!!! Then I stamped my sentiment, from the Trendy Trees set (on page 112) in Old Olive ink and added some more Old Olive to the edges of the Whisper White card stock!


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Stamps: Upsy Daisy (111710), Trendy Trees (113258)
Ink: Crushed Curry (115659), Old Olive (102277)
Card Stock: Brilliant Blue (100721), Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730), In Colors Textured (115719)
Paper: Old Olive DSP (112160)
Embellishments: Whisper White Organza (114319), 5/16" Jumbo Brads (112534)
Punches: Scallop Trim Border (118402 - SAB)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

I used the Scallop Trim Border punch on the Brilliant Blue cardstock! Earn it FREE during Sale-A-Bration! Fun Fact: This punch will be for sale in the Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog, but getting it FREE now is SO much better! Hehe!!!

Have a great day!
~Kari

RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) Cards!

I LOVE receiving handmade cards from my friends! It totally makes my day! Today, I wanted to share a few RAK (Random Act of Kindness) cards that were given to me! They mean so much and I'm so grateful for those that made them!

From: Winter Sims

From: Judy Slaughter


From: Natalie Sumetz

From: Becca Frost

Thanks friends for blessing me! Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Love, Kari

i {heart} you, friend.

A fellow SU demo, Kris of Kween Bee Kreations, posted a super fun, NEW card sketch and color challenge! We used a great card layout and color combination featured in the Stampin' Up! demonstrator magazine, Stampin' Success! Getting this monthly inspiration is just one of the MANY benefits to being a demonstrator!

This great combination of purple and yellow reminds of the UW Huskies! I chose to use Elegant Eggplant (for my purple) and So Saffron (for my yellow) - both colors are in the Stampin' Up! Rich Regals color family! These colors are great together and I enjoyed making my card super simple! If you're looking for a quick and easy card, this one litterally took me less than 10 minutes! The new paper from the Sweet Paper Stack is just SO cute, that I just left it as is - a HUGE time saver!

I'm also super in love with my Boho Blossoms punch! I've been using it on EVERYTHING lately! Hehe! I also LOVE the new Scallop Trim Border punch - a freebie in the SAB brochure!

My sentiment comes from the Picture This Hostess Level 1 set in the Occasions Mini Catalog! Earn it free with a $150 workshop, personal order, or combine with friends' orders! I stamped it in Elegant Eggplant ink on Whisper White card stock, then punched it out with the Word Window Punch!

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Stamps: Picture This (116928 - Hostess Level 1 set)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (105210)

Card Stock: Rich Regals Textured (108696), So Saffron (105118), Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Sweet Pea (117161)

Embellishments: Silver Brads (104336)

Punches: Boho Blossoms (110711), Mordern Label (116630), Word Window (105090), Scallop Trim Border (118402 - SAB)

Finished Size: 3-1/4" x 6"

Stampin' Essentials: Whisper White Small Open-End Envelopes (107286)

A Trio of Red and Kraft!

Hello friends! I wanted to share with you three cards I made using the awesome Clean & Simple card sketch! So quick and easy - I love it and with the swirls, it's just too much fun!!!

Stacey has another great color challenge at the Curtain Call! I REALLY wanted to use my Ruby Red DSP so I swaped out Real Red for Ruby Red! Kraft card stock really works great with all kinds of colors! I used Sahara Sand classic ink for a tone on tone look with my swirls in the corner!

There's still plenty of time to earn free stamps during the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration (SAB) promotion! For more information, click here! My 'thanks' sentiment (card #3) came from the Thank You Kindly stamp set (120248) one of the 80 additional catalog sets you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration. These extra stamp sets are listed on page 11 of the brochure!

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Stamps: Well Scripted (117072), Thank You Kindly (120248 - SAB), Warm Words (115108), Wings of Friendship (114308 - Hostess Level 2 set)

Ink: Sahara Sand (105328), Ruby Red (102259)

Card Stock: Kraft (107070)

Paper: Patterns Pack III (116234 - Hostess Level 1)

Embellishments: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon (109068), Button Latte (114333), Linen Thread (104199), 5/16" Jumbo Brads (112534)

Punches: Photo Corners (109042)
Stampin' Essentials: Kraft Envelopes (107297)