Get Well card for Brooke!

I made this bright and cheery card for my friend Brooke who has been super sick for over a week now! I sure do miss her smiley face, and pray that she gets better soon!

My card today is based upon the incredible color challenge at Stacey's Curtain Call! These colors include: Summer Sun, (Retiring), Apricot Appeal (Retiring), Rose Red, Regal Rose, and Whisper White! I was also inspired by the super cute square card sketch challenge at Inkspirations!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• I made my card size 4-1/4" Square so that it can still fit inside a standard A2 envelope! Since I had some extra room to play with on the length - I put my butterfly a little 'off' the page! Looks like it's taking flight, uh!?! Just something different! =)
• The Razzleberry Lemonade DSP is retiring this June! Check back to my Stampin' Essentials blog for all the details on what will be retiring! I used the Crushed Curry floral patterned paper for my background! It looks so much like Summer Sun to me! This is actually my favorite patterned paper from that pack!
• My layered butterfly was cut from several different colors of card stock using the Beautiful Wings die! You can get {6} butterflies from this one die! All the edges were inked with their cooresponding ink using Sponge Daubers for a subtle inked look!

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Stamps: Medallion (115223), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink (101731), Rose Red (101778), Regal Rose (105211), Apricot Appeal (105218), Crushed Curry (115659)
Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Regal Rose (105130), Rose Red (102544), Apricot Appeal (105124), Crushed Curry (115319)

Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (115675)

Embellishments: Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), Summer Sun Corduroy Brads (114343), Filigree Brads (112577), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110)

Punches: Scallop Trim Border (available July 1st), Boho Blossoms (110711), Curly Label (112208)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Beautiful Wings (114507), Sponge Daubers (102892)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" Square

Have a wonderful Memorial Day!

~Kari

Scallop Edge Tutorial using Fancy Flower Punch

I love learning new techniques, don't you!?! I have a tutorial to share with you today using the Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch to create a scallop edge! The sketch at the Clean & Simple Stamping blog showcased a large scallop border on the layout, so to create this I pulled out the Stampin' Up! Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch. Here's how you turn a flower punch into a scallop edge:

Using the Fancy Flower Punch, punch out 2 flowers from Basic Black card stock.

Then taking your Paper Snips, trim off the petals - two at a time.

Grid Paper is the key to lining up the top of the petals side-by-side.

Then add adhesive to the card stock piece the scallops will be layered 'behind', and you're done!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The Fancy Flower Punch (118073) is one of the Occasion Mini Catalog items still available for purchase! It's $15.95 and so versatile - it's not just a flower punch!!
• The large silver circle brad in the center of my flowers is a FREEBIE during the month of May! Purchase any qualifying stamp set or the My Digital Studio (118108) and earn a package of Designer Brads for FREE! Click here for more information!
• NEW! The Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976) from the Summer Mini Catalog added just the right touch of texture to my flower! For $7.95 this is a must have accessory to your Big Shot Die-Cut Machine.

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Stamps: Medallion (115223), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
Ink: Sahara Sand (105208), Jet Black StazOn (101406)
Card Stock: Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (102851), Regal Rose (105130), Pink Pirouette (available July 1st)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie DSP (112159)

Embellishments: Circle Designer Brads (112571), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110)

Punches: Fancy Flower (118073), Curly Label (112208)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), Birds & Blooms 4-Pack (113485)

Essentials: Paper Snips (103579), Grid Paper (102787)

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

Hope you have a blessed Sunday,
~Kari

Small Wonder - Whimsical Words SAB set!

I totally love this sketch from post at the Clean & Simple Stamping blog! It's just so great and I thought it'd work well for a baby card! The colors worked so beautifully together as well! This is another great combo from the Color Throwdown blog! I love Baja Breeze!

If you were wondering what size blocks I used, I punched out small pieces of DSP with my 3/4" square punch (retired) and layered them on 1" square pieces of Kraft card stock! I inked the edges of each square (so they'd show up on my Kraft card base) and the card with Sahara Sand ink! I stamped the Medallion background stamp in the corner also in Sahara Sand ink along with my sentiment from the Whimsical Words stamp set - a FREEBIE during SAB! My finished card size is the standard A2 (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") and is scored at the top.
I also entered this in the Flutter By blog, since my card has some pretty cute butterflies on it! My new, Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslits die (118138) was on back order, and just as I sat down to make this card, the UPS man knocked on the door with my package and die in hand! So I just had to use it and oh what fun it was! It cuts and embosses 5 different shaped butterflies on one die! It's so great! This is a new Stampin' Up! Big Shot die that is featured on page 24 of the new Occasions Mini Catalog! Four of the five butterflies that this die creates are featured on my card!

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Stamps: Medallion (115223), Whimsical Words (118386 - SAB)

Ink: Sahara Sand (105208)

Card Stock: Kraft (102125)

Paper: Thoroughly Modern (115673), Urban Garden (Retired), Sweet Pea (117161)

Embellishments: Whisper White Taffeta (109070), Linen Thread (104199)

Tools: Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), Beautiful Wings (118138)

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Stay tuned, tomorrow there will be some BLOG CANDY for all those who become Followers of my blog!!!!!

Have a terrific Thursday,

~Kari

Shimmery Be Merry Christmas Card!

Love the simplicity and versatility of this card! This shimmer of the card is made with the Champagne Mist Shimmer paint featured on page 27 of the Holiday Mini Catalog! Tip: These fabulous paints make any paper look shimmery! Comes in three colors: Champagne Mist, Frost White, and Platinum - all acid free and nontoxic! These popular paints will still be available even after the Holiday Mini sales period is over!

With the beautiful Medallion background stamp, you can easily swap out the 'be merry' sentiment with another cute greeting from the Warm Words stamp set featured below!

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Stamps: Medallion (115223), Warm Words (115108)

Ink: Real Red (103133), Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806)

Card Stock: Kraft (102125), Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730)

Embellishments: Gold Brads (104337)

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

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Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

~Kari

Red & Pink ~ for my Grandma Edie

As promised from my post on October 31st I created a card with a Red & Pink color combination, which my Grandma Edie loves! So, I started out with die-cut butterflies cut from Pink Pirouette cardstock, then layered them on top of Real Red Cardstock! Using the 3/16" Corner Rounder punch on the Real Red Cardstock, I rounded the corners to coordinate with the roundness of the butterfly wings and stamped the Medallion Background Stamp in Real Red Ink on the cardstock. Then I added the sentiment - which is from the Chit Chat Rub-ons (pg. 177), which come in Chocolate Chip and Whisper White ~ I used the White. The Basic Black Card base helps to make the butterfly stand out a more - it's a bold look, which I like! The finishing touch was a layer of Raspberry Tart DSP! I also ran both layers of the butterfly through the Big Shot with the Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate ~ dots are so fun! The Texturz Plates are a fantastic way to add texture and dimension to your die-cut images!

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Stamp: Medallion (115223)
Ink: Real Red (103133)
Cardstock: Basic Black (102851), Real Red (102482), Pink Pirouette (Retired)
Paper: Raspberry Tart (Retired)
Accessories: Flower Assortment Brads (112583), Chit Chat Rub-ons (111804)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Beautiful Butterflies (114507), Backgrounds 1 (114512), 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch (109047)

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Fabulous Friend

My wonderful friend, and Stampin' Up! upline, Heather Lindeen stamped this fabulous card for me!! She is such a dear friend and talented demonstrator ~ I love receiving her hand stamped cards in the mail! The Stampin' Up! Finial Press embossing folder (pg. 195) adds a simple elegance to this card!

It's easy to create the Medallion using the Big Shot and Top Note Die-Cut! Just run the Top Note (4) times through the Big Shot, rotating it slightly the 2nd - 4th time!

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Stamps: Oval All (113790), Medallion (115223)

Ink: Bashful Blue (105209)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue (105120), Kraft (102125)

Punches: Scallop Oval (114889), Large Oval (107305)

Accessories: Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon (109066)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Finial Press (115963), Top Note (113463)

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

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Embrace Life.

I had some random ribbon strips laying around so I thought I'd try and use them up! I stamped the Medallion stamp in the top left corner and added the Embrace Life sentiment on top of a row of ribbon.

Stamps: Medallion (115223), Embrace Life (114958)
Ink: Certainly Celery (105217), Basic Gray (109120)
Cardstock: Neutrals Textured Assortment (108693)
Accessories: Clips Assortment (112580), Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109025), 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112534)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Birds and Branches die (114529), Paper-Piercing tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826)
Other: Staples, Bobby pin, Paper Clip
Essentials: Snail Adhesive (104332), Sticky Strip (104294), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579), Paper Cutter (104152)
Finished Size: 5" Square

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