Awash with Flowers in Green and Blue

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Happy Monday to you! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The weather has been beautiful here in Oregon! I have a card to share with you today, based upon the Sketch Challenge at Card Patterns! I love the scallop border of this layout and wanted to use the Square Scallop Die for that, so I turned my card into a square card! I also was inspired by the color challenge at the Sweet Stampin' Blog to use Brown, Green, and Blue! Plus the OCC blog had a challenge to use Blue & Green! Hope you enjoy what I came up with today!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• One of my favorite stamping techniques is Two-Step Stampin'! The stamp set I used today is from the Awash with Flowers set which will be available in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog! It comes in a set of 18 stamps in either Wood Mount {W} or Clear Mount {C}.
• The Greenhouse Gala DSP is also NEW and will be in the new Stampin' Up! catalog! It's probably one of my favorites and I chose a super cute brown, blue, and green pattern for the background of my card! I cut this to 4" square and matted it on the Scallop Square, which was die-cut from Chocolate Chip card stock!
• I'm lovin' the NEW Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon! It's so CUTE! This ribbon will be available in {13} colors and comes with 10 yards per spool!

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Stamps: Awash with Flowers
Ink: Certainly Celery (105217), Marina Mist, Early Espresso
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Whisper White (100730), Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Greenhouse Gala
Embellishments: Button Latte (114333), Sherbet Buttons (116312), Marina Mist 1/4" Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Scallop Die (115950)
Finished Size: 4-5/8" Square

Thanks for joining me today!

~Kari

Mojo Monday Sketch and Color Dare Challenge!

What a fun color challenge at the Color Dare this week! Using my two favorite Stampin' Up! greens: Old Olive and Certainly Celery, along with the bright (and retiring) Summer Sun, and Whisper White! I paired this color challenge with the Mojo Monday Sketch #136. Square cards are always fun for me since they are bigger and more, fun stamping and embellishments can be added! My card is 5-1/4" Square and fits perfectly inside the Stampin' Up! Whisper White Square Envelopes (107289). Here's my take on the Mojo Monday sketch this week:

Round or Square? I went with Square and used the Vintage Vogue stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog page 26. This lovely stamp set features 8 wonderful stamps and comes in Wood Mount (117690) OR Clear Mount (118598). This stamp set WILL be in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog - which is great news! After April 30th though, it won't be available again until the catalog release on July 1st! Best to order now so you don't have to wait two months before you can order it! I also entered this project in the OCCC Blossoms Challenge! Flowers are just so fun to stamp, emboss, and decorate with! I found a new challenge blog today thanks to my friend, Stacey! It's called DeNami Design blog they had a Spring Themed Challege, so I entered this card there as well!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• My 'F' monogram and friends stamp is on a 2" Whisper White circle cut with my Circle Scissor Plus! I first stamped it in Summer Sun ink, then on another piece of card stock I stamped it in Old Olive ink, trimmed out with my Paper Snips, and adhered this piece on top of the Summer Sun 'F'. My Certainly Celery Circle is 2-1/8" and the Old Olive Circle is 2-1/4" all layered together!
• I embossed a piece of Certainly Celery card stock with the Finial Press Embossing folder for some texture and a delicate look!
• My polka-dot ribbon is actually Crushed Curry 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon with a Filigree brad in the middle! The yellows are so similiar and it looks great with the Summer Sun Corduroy brads!

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Stamps: Vintage Vogue (118598 - Clear Mount)

Ink: Certainly Celery (105217), Old Olive (102277), Summer Sun (100537)

Card Stock: Certainly Celery (105125), Old Olive (100702), Summer Sun (103124), Whisper White (100730)

Embellishments: Filigree Brads (112577), Earth Elements Brads (106955), Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115614), Summer Sun Corduroy Brads (114343)

Punches: 3/16" Corner Rounder (109047), Scallop Trim Border (Available July 1st in 2010-2011 IBC)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963), Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826), Paper Snips (103179)

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

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

Have a wonderful day!

Tomorrow I'll have a fun card for you with the new Colour Q challenge!

~Kari

Mojo Card Sketch with Butterflies

Don't you love card sketches! I sure do! Come Monday morning I can't wait to check the Mojo sketch for the week an begin designing my creation based upon their fabulous layouts! This week was no exception and I just love the Sweet Pea DSP Stack which is in the Occasions Mini Catalog so I had to use that on my 'hi' card!

The Our Creative Corner blog had a challenge this week to use Butterflies, so they were the focoal point of my card layout! My butterflies were cut using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies die (114507)! Did you know you can get {6} different butterflies from this die? Oh Yes, it's super amazing! I layered two on my card today and added texture to the larger pink one! The smaller brown one I stamped on the side using an image from the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set!

The 'hi' circle sentiment is from the Fashion District rub-ons which retired last year! It fits perfectly inside my Whisper White flower, punched out with the Boho Blossoms Punch! For my library clip accent, I tied a knot in a piece of Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, trimmed the edges (so they are short), then I used a Mini Glue Dot and adhered the ribbon to the top of the clip!

Thanks for stopping by my little stamping corner of the world! I hope you all have a wonderful day and stamp something pretty! If you're needing Stampin' Up! supplies you can place your order On-Line 24/7, by clicking here!

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (111672)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908)

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Old Olive (100702), So Saffron (105118), Pretty in Pink (100459), Rose Red (102544), Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Sweet Pea DSP Stack (117161)

Embellishments: Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (109032), Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (111367), Clips Assortment (112580), Playground Buttons (116313), Linen Thread (104199), Fashion District Rub-Ons (Retired)

Punches: Scallop Edge (112091), Boho Blossoms (110711)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder (117335), Beautiful Butterflies (114507)

Stampin' Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683)

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

4 Days Left of Sale-A-Bration 2010!!!

Happy Saturday to you! Only {4} days left in Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion! I have another card to showcase today starring one of my favorite SAB sets, Happy Moments! The line art images in this set are perfect for coloring in with SU markers and/or blender pens - which is just too much fun! Plus the sentiments that come along with it are perfect for so many different occasions! Versatility in stamp sets is a HUGE bonus! My colors were inspired by the super cute challenge at the Color Dare blog! We were to use: Pretty in Pink, Green Galore and Basic Black! Of course I had to throw in Whisper White as well! ;)

My card layout was inspired by the sketch challenge at Our Creative Corner! I love the scallop edge and to achieve this on my card, I used the Stampin' Up! Extra Large Fancy Flower punch on page 10-11 of the Occasions Mini Catalog! I punched out two flowers. Then cut the 'petals' in sets of two and pieced them together in a row! Lining them up on my SU Grid Paper was a HUGE help and highly recommended! Pretty cool huh!?!

Don't miss out on SAB 2010! CLICK HERE to start shopping now!

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Stamps: Happy Moments (118664 - Wood Mount) or (119125 Clear Mount), Well Scripted (117072 - Wood Mount) or (118601 - Clear Mount)

Ink: Jet Black StazOn (101406), Green Galore (102122), Pretty in Pink (101301)

Card Stock: Basic Black (102851), Whisper White (100730), Pretty in Pink (100459), Green Galore (101768)

Paper: Welcome Neighbor (118401 - FREE during SAB)

Embellishments: Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (109032), Filigree Brads (112577), Earth Elements Brads (106955)

Punches: Extra Large Fancy Flower (118073)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335)

Stampin' Essentials: Blender Pens (102845), Grid Paper (102787)

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

Have a wonderful day,

~Kari

http://karilinder.stampinup.net

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

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

The more candles the bigger the wish!

Isn't this such an amazing color challenge from Stacey's Stamping Stage!?! I loved working with this great Stampin' Up! colors that included: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Garden Green & Lavender Lace!

Then the OCC had a great sketch that I used for my card! I found a new challenge blog called Sweet Stampin' that posted a Floral Frenzy challenge! My card had tons of flowers on it so I entered that challenge as well! The flowers in the cake were colored in using my ink pads and blender pens! I love the blender pens because you can use them like markers and create any color with an ink pad!!! The cake is from the Happy Moments SAB set!!!

Stamps: Happy Moments (118664 - SAB), Whimsical Words (118386 - SAB)
Ink: Jet Black Staz On (101406), Lovely Lilac (102874), Garden Green (102272), Pumpkin Pie (105216)
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie (105117), Garden Green (102584), Lavender Lace (101614), Whisper White (100730)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie DSP (112159)

Embellishments: Whisper White Taffeta (109070), Linen Thread (104199), Clear Rhinestone Brads (113144), Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Buttons (114342)

Punches: Boho Blossoms (110711), Scallop Trim Border (118402 - SAB)

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


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Blog Candy - Become a Blog Follower!!!

Welcome to my blog, Stampin' Essentials! I'm giving away BLOG CANDY today! It's super easy to earn this great assortment of books, all you have to do is click on the left side bar and become a Follower of my blog! That's it - so easy!

I update my blog almost daily with new stamping information, techniques and Stampin' Up! information - so I want to make sure you know about all the latest and greatest in the stamping world! This Blog Candy giveaway is open to anyone, so feel free to pass the word along!

On Sunday, before the Super Bowl, I'll choose a random winner from all the followers! If you'd like extra entries for a chance to win the blog candy, just leave a comment to this post and let me know what team you are rooting for this Sunday (in addition to becoming a follower)! Either for the Colts or the Saints! I'm rooting for the COLTS!!!

I'm super excited about these books because they are AWESOME and any paper crafter, card maker, or scrapbooker, I'm sure, will love to add these to their idea book collection!

These books are NEW and here's what's included:

~ Stacy and Friends 40 Techniques for Making Cards (with Bonus CD)
~ Scrapbook to Cards by Paper Crafts Magazine (Scrapbook layouts into cards)
~ Life Artist by Ali Edwards (with Bonus poster)
~ Plus: the random winner will receive some great stamping/card making supplies too (including some Martha Stewart goodies and acrylic stamps)!
~ The winner will also receive this cute card (and envelope) as a 'Thank You' from me!!!

Here are the details on the Merci Card:

Stamps: Gratuitous Graffiti (111636), Chic Boutique (113744)
Ink: Basic Gray (109120), Baja Breeze (Retired)
Card Stock: Sahara Sand (105328), Baja Breeze (Retired)
Paper: Urban Garden (Retired)
Embellishments: Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon 109064), Silver Brads (104336)
Punches: Modern Label (116630, Trio Flower (109183)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Beautiful Butterflies (114507), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826)
Finished Size: 3" x 6"

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I also entered this card in a few challenges: the OCCC had a fabulous color challenge of Blue & Green! The Flutter By Wednesdays blog had a butterfly, fairy, or angel challenge too!

Thanks so much and GO COLTS!!!
~Kari

Sharing in Your Sorrow

I made this sympathy card since it's just how I felt this week! My great-aunt Cele passed away this past week and it was just a difficult week with all the events in Haiti as well. Feeling kinda blue, but clinging to the truth that all things work out for good since we serve an awesome God! The Crazy 4 Challenges blog posted a great card sketch which I tried to follow! Hehe! I did modify it a bit, but kept my card pretty simple! The Our Creative Corner blog posted a color challenge of blues and greens, which just happen to be two of my favorite colors!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

I love the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set on page 52 of the SU Idea Book & Catalog! It's a beautiful set of 8 stamps for $25.95! My favorite stamp in the set is the tree! The branches just make me happy! It reminds of the verse in John, that He is the vine and we are the branches! I stamped the tree in Soft Suede ink on Whisper White cardstock and matted it on Soft Suede textured card stock and then another layer of Bordering Blue card stock! The Soft Suede Polka-Dot ribbon is so great! I kept it simple (in a straight line) and adhered it to the back of the Navy DSP, which is found in the Patterns Pack DSP III - a Level 1 Hostess set! You can earn this pack of paper FREE with a $150 order! Then I stamped my sentiment in Night of Navy ink and punched it out with the Scallop Oval punch! The finishing touches were the two white buttons in the top corner tied with Linen Thread! Viola! =)

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Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers (113252)

Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Night of Navy (102977)

Card Stock: Bordering Blue (102265), Whisper White (100730), Soft Suede Textured (115719)

Paper: Patterns Pack III DSP (116234, Level 1 Hostess set)

Embellishments: Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612), Button Latte (114333), Linen Thread (104199)

Punches: Scallop Oval (114889)

Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Finished Size: 5-1/4" Square

A Clean and Simple Hello!

Hi Friends! Hope you are all having a wonderful day! I had so much fun creating this card since I was able to incorporate {3} challenges in one card!!! Plus two of the challenges were new for me so it was an extra special stamping time for me! Lot's of inspiration and fun to be had! The Color Dare blog posted a great color challenge with the SU colors: Cameo Coral, Bashful Blue, and Soft Suede! Then I found the Pink Elephant blog and they posted two fabulous card sketches and I chose this layout since I don't usually make cards in this size - so that was fun! Then of course the Our Creative Corner blog posted a challenge of keeping it clean and simple, so I kept my stamping to a minimum with just a simple sentiment from the Stampin' Up! Chic Boutique stamp set! I love the font in the 'hello' - it's just too sweet!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• My card base is cut from a 12"x 12" Textured piece of Bashful Blue card stock! It's cut at 3-1/4" and scored at 6" (since it's 12" long). The fold is on the left side rather than at the top! Then I used my 3/16" corner rounder to round the top right corner!
• I layered a pieced of DSP from the Thoroughly Modern paper pack on top! I love the pattern in the Soft Suede piece!
• My Butterfly was cut out of Cameo Coral card stock then I added texture by running it through my Big Shot with the Finial Press Texture folder! The Whisper White button serves as it's body! I love either using buttons, brads, or ribbon for the center of my butterflies!
• The Whisper White card stock trip is punched out with the Eyelet Border punch and the Soft Suede Polka-Dot Ribbon is layered on top!
• My sentiment is stamped in Cameo Coral Classic Ink on Whisper White card stock then punched out with the Curly Label punch! I cut the punched out piece in half, and tucked it behind the ribbon!
• Stampin' Up! has the perfect envelopes for this size card! The Whisper White Small Open-End Envelopes come in a pack of 20 for $7.50! Item number for ordering is: 107286

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Stamps: Chic Boutique (113744)
Ink: Cameo Coral (103035)
Card Stock: Soft Subtles Textured (108695), Whisper White (100730), Cameo Coral (100475)
Embellishments: Button Latte (114333), Linen Thread (104199), Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612)
Paper: Thoroughly Mordern DSP (115673)
Punches: 3-16" Corner Rounder (109047), Eyelet Border (113692), Curly Label (112208)
Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Finial Press (115963), Beautiful Butterflies (114507)
Finished Size: 3-1/4" x 6"
Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683)

A lot of fabulous SU promotions started today including Sale-A-Bration (get a free item for EVERY $50 purchase), the Starter Kit is 15% off + you get a FREE stamp set of your choice, plus today you can now begin ordering from the Occasions Mini Catalog (Clear Mount Stamps!!!)! If you'd like to learn more about all these great promotions, please CLICK HERE!

Rock-a-Bye Baby!

Happy Sunday to you! I played along with the Our Creative Corner blog and made this fun 'It's a Boy' card based upon their sketch below! I love the tab on this card layout! It's was perfect for my little sentiment! I also found a NEW site called No Time to Stamp and loved their challenge: SOMETHING NEW! This could be anything new and for me this meant new supplies that I haven't used yet and a couple new blog challenges! Here are all the new things for me: a NEW card sketch, a NEW blog challenge, a NEW paper pack: Stampin' Up!'s Tall Tales DSP, and a NEW stamp set: Stampin' Up!'s Nursery Necessities set!

The tree in my card is from the Branch Out stamp set! Although this set isn't featured in the Idea Book & Catalog, it's on the Dormant List! These great sets are retiring tomorrow so January 4th will be the last day to order them! I am actually SUPER bummed that the Branch Out set is retiring! It's a great Two-Step Stampin' set and so versatile! I loved how it coordinates with the Tall Tales DSP! But you can still order from this Dormant List, just click on the Shop Now link below!

Stampin' Essentials tips:

-Isn't this little lion so cute!?! I punched him out with the 1-3/8" circle punch and layered him on the So Saffron Scallop Circle so he could have some of the spot light!
-My tree leaves were first stamped in Certainly Celery ink, then Old Olive ink on top for some depth (darker first, lighter in the background)
-The Round Tab punch was perfect for the sentiment! After punching this out of Rose Red card stock, I cut it in half (so it wasn't so bulky) and tucked it behind the Brilliant Blue card stock!

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Stamps: Branch Out (113200), Nursery Necessities (113506)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Brilliant Blue (100691), Old Olive (102277), Certainly Celery (105217)

Card Stock: So Saffron (105118), Brilliant Blue (100721), Chocolate Chip (102128), Whisper White (100730), Rose Red (102544)

Paper: Tall Tales (115678)

Embellishments: Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (111367)

Punches: Scallop Circle (109043), 1-3/8" Circle (104401), Round Tab (108340)

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

Here's what's coming tomorrow: Another great card sketch & a hint: Valentine's Day CANDY!!!

Have a blessed Sunday,

~Kari

Three in One....a challenge Monday!

It seems like it's been weeks since I've been able to play along with the online challenges! I've missed the last two MoJo Monday sketches, but this week I DID IT! Yippee! This week at the Mojo Monday Blog, I made a card based upon the sketch below! I love that it's simple and can easily be used for a Christmas card or for ANY occasion!

So my color choices came from the Color Throwdown blog and their color challenge #73! I haven't played along with their color challenges in a few weeks so I was thrilled to join in on all the fun they have! This week's challenge was to use: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, Always Artichoke, and Cool Caribbean and since I didn't have a few of the colors, I 'cheated' just a little bit!! I substituted Old Olive for Kiwi Kiss and Garden Green for Always Artichoke!

My winter/Christmas theme came from the Snow or Snowflake challenge posted on the Our Creative Corner blog! Christmas is only a few days away, so I hope you enjoy this joyous holiday season!

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Ink: Real Red (103133)

Card Stock: Old Olive (100702), Chocolate Chip (102128), Real Red (102482), Very Vanilla (101650), Garden Green (102584)

Paper: Merry Moments (115672)

Embellishments: Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115608), Linen Thread (104199), Button Latte Designer Buttons (114333), 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112533)

Tools: Modern Label Punch (116630), Word Window (105090), Big Shot (113439), Snowflakes #2 die set (113449)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Until Tomorrow,

~Kari

Clean & Simple: Thanks card

Oh my goodness, I LOVE card sketches! Designing is so fun when there's a sketch to follow - but having a sketch AND a color challenge is way too fun! My card today features the card sketch posted at Fall-to-Layout blog and the color challenge is from Our Creative Corner! The color challenges uses the Stampin' Up! colors: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White! I chose to use Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and improvise and use Really Rust! The Stampin' Up! Level One Hostess gift has the Patterns Pack DSP III with this totally cute patterned paper - so I wanted to use this paper! The sketch I followed was clean and simple, so my card is a quick and easy card that can totally be created in 10 minutes or less!

Covering the flap of the envelope is a fun way to dress up a typically plain white envelope! I had a few scraps of the matching Really Rust DSP around so I pieced those together and covered the envelope! The trick is to cut pieces that are about 6" long by 3" wide, adhere them to the flap, turn them over, and trim around the edge! Super quick and easy!

What I love about this sketch is the row of three flowers! Tip: My white flowers each have a Chocolate Chip Corduroy button in the center! The Stampin' Up! Corduroy Buttons are a beautiful way to add texture and dimension to your projects! They are 100% cotton and each container comes with 24 pieces: 8 each of 3 styles!!! These buttons are part of a bundle on sale during the Online Extravaganza!

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Stamps: Thank You Kindly (111700)

Ink: Really Rust Classic Ink (102549)

Card Stock: Earth Elements Textured Card stock (108697), Whisper White (100730)

Paper: Patterns Pack DSP III (116234, Level 1 Hostess Set)

Accessories: Pretties Kit (109114), Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons (114339)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Lots of Tags (114508)

Essentials: Whisper White Square Envelopes (107289)

Size: 5-1/4" square

OCCC - Vintage Style: Miss You Card

Our Creative Corner posted a great challenge: Vintage Style! I had fun creating this card with a vintage flair using old postage stamp paper, button, stamps and distressing paper! I pulled out some of my favorite retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets and incorporated those in the vintage feel! One of my favorite sets was the Aged to Perfection set which I received at the Stampin' Up! Convention in 2005!

I started the project by cutting a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock to 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and stamping the Linen background stamp (Retired) on it in Chocolate Chip ink. Then I distressed the postage paper by spritzing it with water and crumpling it up in a ball, opening it and crumpling it up again! Then layered it with other pieces of distressed card stock. To cover the Chipboard bookplate with Chocolate Chip ink - I just pressed the ink pad on the chipboard several times - but just enough so that it wasn't covered completely with ink. Then I stamped the 'miss' from the All About U (Retired) stamp set in the center of the bookplate and the 'you' from the All Natural (Retired) set in the bottom right corner. The finishing touches were to stamp and cut out pieces from the Aged to Perfection set, adding scraps of ribbon and a vintage button!

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Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Always Artichoke (105219)

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Close to Cocoa (101341), Creamy Caramel (102514)

Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Hemp Twine (100982), 1/2" Circle Punch (104390)

Retired Stampin' Up! products used on this card, mostly from the 2005-2006 Idea Book & Catalog:

Stamps: All Natural (104473), Aged to Perfection (105410), All About U (105530), Linen Background

Accessories: On Board Chipboard

Other: Ribbon, Button, Postage Paper

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Love the Color Challenge Posted by the Our Creative Corner Stampers! The challenge was to create a project using the Stampin' Up! colors: Handsome Hunter, Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, and Soft Suede! This was a wonderful challenge for me since I rarely stamp with Blush Blossom, and I do like how it looks layered on top of the Handsome Hunter card base! The Trendy Trees stamp set (pg. 112) is such a cute 2-Step Stampin' set! I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig (pg. 191) to get perfect placement for the trees! The Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing folder (pg. 195) is quickly becoming my favorite tool for creating embossed backgrounds!

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Stamps: Trendy Trees (113258) $17.95, this set has a very cute coordinating wheel, Funky Forest Stampin' Around wheel (114695) it's only $6.50!

Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Handsome Hunter (105215), Sage Shadow (102532), Blush Blossom (102609)

Cardstock: Handsome Hunter (105122), Sage Shadow (101563), Blush Blossom (103318), Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Clips Assortment (112580), Soft Suede 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon (115612)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Elegant Bouquet (115964), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Paper-Piercing (116631), Mat Pak (105826)