When Do You Start to Create Christmas Cards

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Is It Too Early to Create Christmas Cards?

Is August too early to start to create Christmas cards?  When we change the calendar to September, the whirlwind starts. Activities such as school, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas, as well as recreational activities start to eat up our time.  And, if you work outside the home, time becomes a limited commodity.

As a demonstrator, I am able to purchase my products from the new 2017 Holiday catalogue early,  The perk enables me to create samples with the products.  And, yes, I do use them for my Christmas cards.

However, you do have the opportunity to purchase a couple of new products this month….”The Carols of Christmas” and the “Card Front Builder Thinlits”.  If you purchase the products together as a bundle, you will receive 10% off the regular price.  Did you receive Bonus Coupons last month?  You can use your coupons towards the purchase of this set…

You can purchase this set on my ONLINE STORE.

Create Christmas Cards

Recipe

Stamps: Cheers to the Year.

Ink/Marker: VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Vellum, Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles Collection Framelits, Winter Wonder Emboss Folder, Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape, 1” Circle Punch, 2” Circle Punch, Silver 1/8” Ribbon, Copper Emboss Powder, Silver Emboss Powder.

Use the Cheers to the Year for Christmas, New Year and/or Wedding cards.  Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper is beautiful. The package consists of 12 sheets, 4 each of single sided designs (not decisions on which side to use) and the sheets are all foil designs.  What’s not to love!

Create Christmas Cards

Create a fabulous background with the Winder Wonder Emboss Folder and Vellum paper.  Attach the vellum to the card base with the Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape.  There are 5 rolls in this package in 3 widths.

create christmas cards

Lastly, one of the new products is the Champagne Foil Sheets which will add elegance and glamour to any card.

The Year of Cheer Suite is a must have from the holiday catalogue.

It is never too early to start to create Christmas Cards.  What are you waiting for?

2017 SU Holiday Catalogue Triggers Holiday Creations

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Holiday Creations Triggered By the 2017 SU Catalogue

Holiday creations for Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas are coming to a catalogue near you. Yes, it’s that time again when we start to plan for those holidays.  What better way to plan than to see holiday sneak peeks.

As we get ready for fall and thanksgiving, the Painted Autumn suite will be first on your list.  The Painted Autumn stamp set, the Leaf Punch, and the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper will trigger your creative juices.

When I first saw this suite, I just new that it was on my “must have” list.  The designer series paper display all our favourite fall colors, such as Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, and Tangerine Tango.  Fussy cut the brilliant sunflowers, and pumpkins and use just as they are on any of your greeting cards.

The images look like watercolor.  Stamp the sunflower and/or the leaves in 2 different shades of one color and see them come to life.

Holiday Creations

Recipe

Stamps: Painted Harvest.

Ink/Marker: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry.

Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Leaf Punch, Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine.

A Few Details

  • The card base is Garden Green with a layer of Garden Green cardstock.  Stamp the watercolor full leaves randomly over the panel using Garden Green ink.holiday creations
  • Use the new leaf punch to punch 3 sets of leaves for the sunflower.  Stamp the leaves with Crumb Cake ink on Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.
  • Stamp The sunflower on Whisper White cardstock using Crushed Curry ink.  I stamped off the washed image and stamped, followed by stamping the defined flower with full strength ink.

holiday creations

In addition to creating cards with this suite, create some beautiful packaging and tags.

Check back to my blog often for more holiday creations.

Did you earn Bonus Coupons in July?  You can use them this month and get a head start on your holiday creations.  See what you can get in August!

Cute Birthday Card Ideas For Your Cuties

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Cute Birthday Card Ideas

Sometimes, we need cute birthday card ideas for our cuties.  The Birthday Delivery stamp set, Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper and the Birthday Friends Framelits Dies will certainly up the “wow” factor.

First, the stamp images are so cute and fun.  There are great sentiments for you to use, and the images will delight any youngster. Use the images on the designer series paper and the framelits to cut images for your cards, and decor.  There are great ideas for birthday party decorations.

For examples, you can create banners, treat bags, cake toppers. Use the matching ribbons and Balloon Honeycomb embellishments to add a wow factor to the decorations.

Cute Birthday Card

Recipe

Stamps: Birthday Delivery.

Ink/Marker: Basic Black Archival.

Paper: Very Vanilla Thick, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Birthday Friends Framelits Dies, Layering Ovals Collection Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Blushing Bride 3/8” Ribbon, Pearl Jewels,  Watercolor Pencils.

A Few Details

Stamp the little girl using Basic Black Archival ink.  Let the ink dry or the ink could smudge when you start to color with a water based medium.  Use Watercolor Pencils or Markers or ink and the Aqua Painter to color the images.  I chose to keep the baker’s uniform white, but added Smokey Slate to the edges to give it a bit of dimension.

I chose to use 2 different patterns on this card to give some interest and to set off the images.  Did you know that you can mix and match patterns on your cards?

If you purchase the stamp set, designer series paper and the framelit dies, you will receive a 10% discount.

So, if you have cuties, try some of these cute birthday card ideas for your cutie’s birthday..

You can purchase by shopping my ONLINE store.

 

 

My Last Stamping Class – Did You Miss It and What Did You Miss? Get On the List For the Next One.

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My Last Stamping Class, What Did you Miss?

Did you attend my last stamping class in June? If you did not, you missed a fun time.

We created 3 cards using new products from the 2017/18 Annual Catalogue.  For example, The Daisy Delight Suite, the Colorful Season Bundle and the Eastern Palace Suite.  Because the cards we make in a class are exclusive to the class, I do not blog about them or show any pictures.  I want the class attendees to feel special.

We used the new 2017/19 In Colors for our cards such as Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig.  In addition, there were the fresh new Designer Series Papers including the Color Theory Paper Stack, Delightful Daisy  and the Easter Palace Papers.  Oh, yes, we made use of new Thinlits and Framelits used.

Along with the new products, we created a special fold card.  It’s called a peek-a-boo flip card.  This special fold card may seem like it would be difficult to create.  But, it is not!  Why?  Because I am here to guide you every step of the way.

I enjoy sharing my stamping knowledge so with you.  However, if you were not at the last class, I could not share with you.

Class Info

You can always check out the class lineup on my Stampin’ Up! Demo site.  Classes are posted at least 3 months in advance.  The next one is September/2017.  An even better way to find out about the classes is to sign up for my mailing list if you are not a subscriber.

You can sign up by filling out the form the may have appeared as you were browsing this blog post or there is a sign up form on the top right of the page.  You will receive a digital welcome basket to create a card using several techniques and several emails on the Greeting Card Design Elements.

The following card is a sample of the type of greeting card you would create at a class.

Last Stamping Class

Recipe

Stamps: Colorful Seasons.

Ink/Marker: Garden Green, Fresh Fig, Daffodil Delight, VersaMark.

Paper: Very Vanilla Thick, Whisper White, Fresh Fig, Garden Green, Gold Foil, Color Theory Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Linen Thread, 1/4” Gold Natural Trim, Gold Faceted Gems, Gold Emboss Powder, Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

Create this card with the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the matching thinlit dies. There are several techniques included such as embossing on designer series papers, watermarking with VersaMark to create a mono-tone design and sponging with various colors .

So, if you missed the last stamping class, make sure you reserve your spot for the next one.

Christmas Happens Early When You Purchase the Carols of Christmas Stamp Set

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Christmas Happens Early With the Carols of Christmas

It’s Christmas Happens early for you during August with a new stamp set the Carols of Christmas. Yes, it’s sneak peek time from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue.  Although you cannot purchase other Christmas products from the catalogue until September 1st, you can get your hands on these products in August.

There is another good bit of good news.  July is Bonus Month, so you can collect Bonus Coupons to use in August towards the purchase of the set. When you place an order in multiples of $60.00 (not including shipping and taxes and yes, these are Canadian dollars), you earn a $6.00 Bonus Coupon. Collect as many Bonus Coupons as you want!

Christmas Happens Early

Build and customize Christmas card fronts with the Card Front Builder Thinlits.The possibilities are endless.  Mix and match the thinlits to customize the front of your cards.  Yes, create other occasions cards not just Christmas cards.

 

Watch the video to find a sample card and how to use the Card Front Builder Thinlits.

Christmas Happens EarlyRecipe

Stamps: Carols of Christmas

Ink/Marker: Early Espresso, VersaMark

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Silver Foil, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Card Front Builder Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Collection, Rhinestone Jewels, Dazzling Diamonds,  Adhesive Sheets.

Christmas Happens Early

Recipe

Stamps: Carols of Christmas.

Ink/Marker: Emerald Envy, Early Espresso.

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Emerald Envy, Soft Sky, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Card Front Builder Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Collection, Gold 1/8” Ribbon, Metallic Sequins, Pearl Jewels, Embossing Paste, Dazzling Diamonds.

A Few Details For This Card

Mix the Embossing Paste with Dazzling Diamonds before applying to the trees.  It appears as though the snow is glistening.

Apply the Embossing Paste to the trees that are diecut from the cardstock and attach them with Mini Dimensionals.  Offset the trees a little so that the paper peeks out from behind the snow.

Add the little deer stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock with Early Espresso ink and die cut.

Don’t forget, Christmas happens early for you when you purchase the Carols of Christmas and the Card Front Builder Thinlits!!

August 1st is the date.  Shop HERE.

Create Daisy Delight Birthday Greetings For Someone Who Enjoys Daisies

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Create Daisy Delight Birthday Greetings

Create daisy delight birthday greetings for someone who enjoys daisies. Make the daisy the focal point of this card.

Daisies come in all different colors so the daisy can be any color you want it to be.  The best color will be the colors that the birthday person likes.

To create this daisy, ink the stamp set with Night of Navy and stamp on Whisper White.  Because Night of Navy is a highly pigmented color, stamp off once before stamping on the cardstock.  For a fuller daisy, stamp and punch 3 daisies.

Before layering the daisies, sponge Night of Navy ink around the center of the daisy and on the tips.  Also, using your bone folder, curl 2 of daisy petals up and 1 set of petals down.  Now, layer the daisies, offsetting the petals. It will be your choice to layer using dimensionals or adhesive. Add a Clear Faceted Gem to the center of the daisy.

Daisy Birthday Greetings

Recipe

Stamps: Daisy Delight, Birthday Delivery.

Ink/Marker: Night of Navy, Lemon Lime Twist, VersaMark.

Paper: Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Lots of Labels Framelits, Daisy Punch, Clear Faceted Gems, Night of Navy 5/8” Crinkled Seam Binding.

Daisy Delight Birthday Greetings

Die cut 1 label from Night of Navy and 1 label from Lemon Lime Twist.  Stamp the “Birthday Greetings”  on the the Lemon Lime Twist using VersaMark.  Don’t forget to use your Embossing Buddy to eliminate the static cling.  Heat emboss.  Layer the Lemon Lime Twist layer on the Night of Navy layer and adhere to the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper layer.  Add a length of the Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon.

Stamp 3 leaves using Lemon Lime Twist ink and cardstock.  Fussy cut the leaves and add to back of daisy before attaching daisy to the card front.

Delightful Daisies Birthday Greetings

Attach the layered daisy to the bottom of the labels.  Off center a bit to add interest.

Product List

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

Birthday Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Versamark Pad

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Daisy Punch

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

Clear Faceted Gems

Night Of Navy 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

 

Do You Like To Create Feminine Greeting Cards?

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Suggestions To Create Feminine Greeting Cards

In this post, I will give you suggestions to create feminine greeting cards, but before I do, I would like to talk a bit more about color theory and the color wheel.  Read my previous post HERE. 

Black or white do not show on the color wheel, so where do this colors fit into the color wheel?

What colors, embellishments, images denote a feminine card?

  • Pastel colors such as Powder Pink, Soft Sky, So Saffron, are part of the Subtles Color Family.  Any of the colors in this family are great for feminine, baby, wedding or sympathy cards.
  • Lace also depicts femininity. Add a Delicate White Doily to your card and you have sweet and elegant.  Did you know that you can use a Stampin’ Spritzer with a reinker to spray the doily?
  • Pearls are another embellishment that you can use for feminine cards.
  • Ribbons, especially those in the Subtles Collection can be use to suggest femininity on a card.
  • Lastly, images such as flowers, birthday cakes and/or small cute animals which are either stamped in a pastel color or colored in a pastel color are quite, calm and soft.

Above all have fun with color.

create feminine greeting cards

Create tints, shades and tones by mixing white, black or both into the wheel colors.

Tints, Tones, Shades

  • Create tints by mixing white into a color.  More often than not, we recognize this colors as pastels. Pastels can represent as peace, calm and quiet.
  • Create tones by adding black and white into a color.  The quantity of black or white added to the original color  will result in a lighter or darker color. Grey is formed by mixing white and black.
  • Create tones by adding black to a color.

Create Feminine Greeting Cards

Recipe

Stamps: Birthday Delivery

Ink/Marker: Black Stazon, Markers: So Saffron, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake. Â

Paper: Whisper White Thick, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Powder Pink, Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack.

Accessories: Big Shot, Happy Birthday Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Birthday Friends Framelits, 1/2″ Powder Pink Finely Woven Ribbon, 1/4″ White Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels, Delicate White Doilies, Adhesive Sheets.

Details to create the above feminine greeting card.

  • Card base is Whisper White cardstock.
  • Layer a panel of Smoky Slate cardstock.
  • Add a layer of Powder Pink from the Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack.  For this card I chose the pattern that looks like lace.
  • Stamp cake image on Whisper White cardstock and colour with markers and blender brush (Crumb Cake, Powder Pink, Soft Sky for cake, So Saffron for candle flames).  Die cut cake, add pearls to bottom of candles and on the ribbon.
  • Add a Delicate White Doily, a circle cut from Powder Pink cardstock using Stitched Shapes Framelits.
  • Die cut the Happy Birthday from Smokey Slate cardstock.  Don’t forget to add a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the cardstock before die cutting.  The Adhesive Sheets make is so easy to attach the intricate die cut pieces to your card.
  • To complete your card, place a piece of white narrow ribbon on a piece of Powder Pink Finely Woven Ribbon and all to card.  Attach the cake over the ribbons.

You’re done!

Try out these suggestions to create feminine greeting cards.    You can purchase the suggested inks, cardstock, embellishments and Big Shot Tools from my ONLINE STORE.  Remember though, it’s a good idea to give these types of card to someone who enjoys femininity.

What Makes a Fun Festive Birthday Card

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Create a Fun Festive Birthday Card

When we create a fun festive Birthday card, we tend to go with the bright and fun colors. Color is usually the most important element in the creating cards. What is the first element you notice on a greeting card? Usually, it is the colors. Once we choose the main color, then we choose colors to compliment the main color.

There are so many ways to choose the colors, with the Color Wheel being the main “go to” for our color decisions.

What is the Color Wheel?

Colors fall into several categories: primary, secondary and tertiary. See the Color Wheel below.

  • primary colors are: red, blue and yellow.
  • secondary colors are created when mixed with 2 primary colors.
    • red + blue = purple
    • blue + yellow = green
    • red + yellow = orange
  • tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color and a secondary color.
    • examples of tertiary colors are:
      • red + purple = red-purple
      • blue + green = blue-green
      • yellow + green = yellow-green
  • complimentary colors – colors that are opposite on the color wheel.  For example red and green are opposite on the color wheel. They have no color in common.  Complimentary colors also evoke a feeling, The red and the green suggest a celebration.
  • harmonious colors sit side-by-side on the color wheel
    • yellow-yellow green-green
    • red-red orange-orange

 

What makes the colors on this card fun and festive?

  • The main color is blue (primary color) and the secondary colors are red or red-orange.  While these 2 colors are not directly opposite on the color wheel, they are close enough.

 

create feminine greeting cards

Fun Festive Birthday Card

Recipe

Stamps: Birthday Delivery

Ink/Marker: Black Stazon, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake.

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Collection Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Birthday Friends Framelits, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen,  Pacific Point 1/4″ Stitched-Edge Ribbon, Red Brights Enamel Dots.

A Few Details

  1. Card base is Pacific Point cardstock.
  2. Attach a Crumb Cake panel.
  3. Layer a piece of Birthday Memories DSP.
  4. Stamp the fox in Stazon Black ink and color with various Watercolor pencils.  Blend the colors with a Blender Pen. Die cut.
  5. Stamp the banner on Whisper White using Crumb Cake ink, stamp the sentiment in Pacific Point ink and die cut.
  6. Die cut a circle from Pacific Point cardstock using the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Die cut a scalloped circle from Crumb Cake cardstock using the Circles Collection Framelits. Sponge the scalloped circle using Crumb Cake ink and a sponge.
  7. Attach the Pacific Point circle to the Crumb Cake circle and attach the fox and the banner.
  8. Loop the Pacific Point ribbon across the back of the circles. For added interest, make sure the ends and loops extend beyond the circle. Attach to DSP.
  9. Place a star and 2 circles from the Reds Brights Enamel Dots on the front of the card.

 

What fun loving person would you create and give this birthday card to?  Create your own fun festive birthday card.  You can purchase the Birthday Delivery Bundle HERE.  

You can always contact me at karen@simplysaidwithkaren.com if you would like to place your order with me or have any questions.

 

 

 

 

Create Stencils with Framelits or Thinlits

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Create Stencils with Framelits or Thinlits

Do you know how easy it is to create stencils with your framelits or thinlits?  It’s very, very easy!!  You need a Big Shot, a thinlit such as the diamond shaped one from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits, and a piece of Window Sheet.

Create Stencils

Recipe

Stamps: Oh So Eclectic, Labeler Alphabet.

Ink/Marker: Emerald Envy, Night of Navy.

Paper: Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Silver Metallic Thread, Silicone Mat.

A Few Details

When you decide which thinlit you would like to use as your stencil, place the die onto the Window Sheet and run through the Big Shot.  Voila!!! It’s that easy.

Mix Embossing Paste with Emerald Envy reinker.  You don’t need a lot of ink, just a drop will do.  Lay your stencil on your cardstock and use one of the pallette knives to spread the Embossing Paste over the stencil.  Use the Silicone Mats to mix the ink into the Embossing Paste and to apply to stencil and cardstock.

To see a video on the Embossing Paste and How to Use It, click on LINK.

A few additional details to create this card are:

  • Choose what you want to say on the card front.  The Labeler Alphabet is great for creating you own sentiments. I chose the solid back ground letters, ink up with Night Of Navy and stamp on Whisper White cardstock.  When you use the Labeler Alphabet, the letters to not have to be straight.  That’s the quirkiness of these letter. Of course, the “You’re a Gem” goes along with the Diamond piece in the middle of the textuized panel.
  • Silver Metallic Thread is wrapped behind the textured panel.  Add some additional texture by using one of the square framelits from the Stitched Shapes Thinlits.

 

Create Stencils

Don’t forget it’s Bonus Days.  For every $60.00 order, receive a $6.00 Bonus Coupon to use in August.  There is no limit to the number of coupons you can receive and use.  Just remember the magic number is $60.00.

Create  stencils with products from my ONLINE store.

Click on any of the product pictures below to order.

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

Silver Glimmer Paper

Window Sheets

Big Shot

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silver Metallic Thread

Embossing Paste

Palette Knives

 

Texturize Greeting Cards Using Embossing Paste

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Texturize Greeting Cards

You can now texturize greeting cards using the Stampin’ Up! Embossing Paste. Embossing Paste is a new product in the 2017/18 Annual Catalogue.  In addition to the Embossing Paste, there are the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and the set of Palette Knives.

The Embossing Paste comes in a white jar with a lid.  The most important thing to remember is to ensure that the lid is on the jar when you are not using the paste. When exposed to air the Embossing Paste will dry, become hard and unusable.

You can mix the Embossing Paste with any reinker color to make your texture interesting.

Here are 2 cards that I created using the Embossing Paste.  View the video below with detailed steps to use the Embossing Paste.

Texturize Greeting Cards

Recipe

Stamps: Oh So Eclectic.

Ink/Marker: Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso.

Paper: Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lime Twist, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Pattern Perfect Decorative Masks, Lemon Lime Twist 1/2” Finely Woven Ribbon.

A Few Details

  • Mix the Embossing Paste with Peekaboo Peach reinker.
  • Create the texture using the brick pattern
  • Stamp 2 flowers in Peekaboo Peach and then Pumpkin Pie.
  • Stamp 1 flower with So Saffron and Daffodil Delight.
  • Sponge the Peekaboo Peach layer.
  • Stamp the solid leaves in Wild Wasabi.  Stamp the patterned leaves in Lemon Lime Twist over the solid leaves.

Product List

Click on any item and land in my ONLINE STORE

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

Embossing Paste

Palette Knives

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

Lemon Lime Twist 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon


Texturize Greeting Cards

Recipe

Stamps: Oh So Eclectic.

Ink/Marker: Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum, Fresh Fig.

Paper: Fresh Fig, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach, Emerald Envy, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Pattern Perfect Decorative Masks, Fresh Fig 1/2” Finely Woven Ribbon, Emerald Envy Enamel Dot.

A Few Details

  • Mix the Embossing Paste with Emerald Envy reinker.
  • Stamp the fan shaped flower in Sweet Sugar (stamp off once) and outline in full-strength Sweet Sugarplum.
  • Stamp the circular flower in Peekaboo Peach.
  • Die cut the circular flower thinlit in Fresh Fig and layer on top of the Peekaboo Peach flower.
  • Die cut 2 leaves from the watercolored Emerald Envy sheet from Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Product List

Click on any item and land in my ONLINE STORE

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon


Watch the video to see how to texturize greeting cards.

 

Dinosaur Birthday Card For My Youngest Grandson

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Dinosaur Birthday Card

A dinosaur birthday card is perfect for my youngest grandson as he celebrates his 9th birthday,  Time passes so quickly. Where did it go?

Kids love Dinosaurs and so I decided to create this card for his birthday.  Stampin’ Up!’s No Bones About It stamp set is perfect.  What makes it extra special is that the card is a shaker card.

Dinosaur Birthday Card

Dinosaur Birthday Card

Recipe

Stamps: No Bones About It, Balloon Adventures.

Ink/Marker: Pacific Point, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Black Stazon.

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Window Sheets, Party Animal Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Party Pop-Up Thinlits, Banner Triple Punch, Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine, Party Animal Embellishments ,Beads.

A Few Details

The Layering Squares Thinlits make it easy to create the shaker part of the card.  The thinlits do the math for you. All you need to do is determine how big you are going to make the shaker.  In addition, pop up the window and frame with the Foam Adhesive Strips. Shake the card and  the beads will move about behind the window sheet..

The Balloon Adventures is a discontinued stamp set.  I was so sorry to see this stamp set not in this year’s catalogue.  The sayings and sentiments were great to have and use.  They could be a part of any type of birthday card. If you have the Balloon Adventures stamp set, great, if you don’t check out the Five For All stamp set which has a number of birthday sentiments. In addition, I am also sorry to see that the Black Stazon ink retired.  It was a great ink for stamping on non-porous material like the window sheets.

The dinosaur bones were stamped on the Window Sheet and I used the Heat Tool to dry the ink. Line up the Window Sheet square over the Whisper White cardstock. Eyeball the approximate spot that you need to the stamp the full dinosaur.  Remove the Window Sheet and stamp the full dinosaur matching the bones in Old Olive ink.

The inside of the card displays the “Hip-Hip-Hooray” popup framelit which adds playfulness to the card.

If you would like to make the dinosaur birthday card and don’t have supplies, you can order through my ONLINE STORE or click on any of the products list below.

Product List

No Bones About It Photopolymer Stamp Set

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Window Sheets

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

Banner Triple Punch

Graduation Congratulations The Flip and Fold Greeting Card

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Graduation Congratulations with the Flip and Fold Greeting Card

Graduation congratulations recognizes the accomplishments of education. Graduating from High School often is not the end of the formal education road. Many High School graduates continue with their education so that they can land a good paying job.

Graduation is the completion of many years of hard work. So, yes, celebrate it.

I created 3 additional cards in addition to this one and they are all different.  You can tell a story with this type of card. When you open the card, the insert twists and folds out to reveal the secrets.

Graduation Congratulations

Graduation Congratulations

Recipe

Stamps: Sunshine Sayings.

Ink/Marker: Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer, Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper (Retired),

Accessories: Big Shot, Large Number Framelits, Sunshine Wishes Framelits, Bunch of Banner’s Framelits, Oh My Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1/2” Circle Punch, Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twine, Clear Faceted Gems.

“Congrats” is created by cutting 2 congrat words using the Sunshine Wishes Framelits.  One word is done in Basic Black and the other word is done in Silver Glimmer Paper.  Attach the Black word to the card front and then attach the silver word by offsetting it on a black.   Now that we have the Adhesive Sheets again, die cuts are easy to attach to card stock.  Woo Hoo!!

How do I learn to make this card?

This card looks difficult to create, however, it is not!  I will send an email out over the next several days with a FREE tutorial.

To get this tutorial, you will have to be on my email list on a certain day at a certain time to qualify.  You can sign up right now by using this LINK. 

Once you have signed up for my emails, you will receive a free gift which features 3 different techniques.

Product List

Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Silver Glimmer Paper

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

Oh My Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

1/2" Circle Punch

Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine

Clear Faceted Gems

Online Stamping Techniques Class Launches Get This Class Today

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Online Stamping Techniques Class

A new online stamping techniques class launches today.  It is great for all the celebrations that you may have throughout the year.  Hence, the name Celebrations Online Class.

Online Stamping Techniques Class

What is the Celebrations Online Class?

  • Craft on your own time.  Class is completely onlinee so that you can enjoy crafting anyplace at any time.
  • Videos show you the project “how tos”.  Videos present each step in the project to give you  visual instructions to complete the projects.
  • The class contains 4 projects –
    • “How to Construct a Mini Album” – techniques and tips along the way for decoration and making the album personal.
    • A decorated box for storing your album.
    • A whitewashed technique card.
    • A shaving cream technique card.

Features:

  • Class is delivered immediately after payment.  Purchase the class using PayPal.
  • All projects come with a PDF for you to print and itemizes the supplies required to complete the project.  Measurements for cardstock, papers and embellishments are provided.
  • Put your own touches on your projects to make them uniquely yours.  Change up the colors, stamp sets, die cuts, and embellishments.  Use the class as a jumping off point for your paper crafting.

 

Learn more follow this LINK

You can always contact me if you have any questions regarding this class.

karen@simplysaidwithkaren.com

For other Online Technique Stamp classes, click on this LINK

1st Birthday Milestones Deserve Celebrating

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1st Birthday Milestones Celebrations

If you are or have been a parent of a 1 year old, you know the importance of the 1st Birthday milestones.  So much in their life and your life changes in that first year. During that first year, babies learn to sit up, to crawl, walk, respond to simple words and feed themselves (could be a messy process). Their personality starts to develop.  I could go on about what it is they learn, but I will stop now.

1st birthday milestones

Recipe

Stamps: Number of Years, Balloon Celebrations.

Ink/Marker: Melon Mambo, Emerald Envy.

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Emerald Envy, It’s My Party DSP Stack (retired).

Accessories: Big Shot, Large Number Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch.

1st birthday milestones

Stamps: Number of Years, Balloon Celebrations.

Ink/Marker: Berry Burst, Macaron Mint.

Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst, Mint Macaron (retired), It’s My Party DSP Stack (retired).

Accessories: Big Shot, Large Number Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch.

The Number of Years stamp set the matching Large Number framelits are great for those milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and various other celebrations.  Use them to create scrapbook pages to preserve the 1st birthday precious memories.

These 2 cards are for little girls who celebrate their birthday within days of one another.  They are joys to their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

The cards are each to create and you can change up the colors and papers at will.  Use the numbers to create cards for any age.

Here is a LINK to a post for someone who turned 101 years young.

So if you have a baby in your life, remember the 1st birthday milestones are so important.

Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Balloon Bouquet Punch

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

Four Seasons With 1 Stamp Set and Matching Framelits

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Four Seasons With 1 Stamp Set

The Four Seasons stamp set is one that you can use all year round.  Think of the possibilities!  Even better, are the matching framelits for the different images.  Awesome!

When I first saw this stamp set, I envisioned all types of cards and uses, for example, spring brings flowers, summer is for beach chairs, autumn brings out the fall leaves and there will surely be snow in the winter.  Did I say “awesome”?

Four SeasonsRecipe

Stamps: Colorful Seasons, Timeless Treasures.

Ink/Marker: Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Basic Black Archival.

Paper: Whisper White, Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack.

Accessories: Big Shot, Eastern Medallion Thinlits, Hello Honey Ribbon (retired), White Perfect Accents.

The Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack compliments this stamp set .  The first design that you will notice is the one that resembles paint chips.  One technique that I have seen is using actually paint chips that you get from the paint store. The paper stack comes with 48 sheets of 6″ x 6″ sheets, including 4 different designs. Colors include,  Berry Burst (new 2017-19 In Color), Dapper Denim (2016 – 18 In Color), Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Whisper White.

Putting It All Together

Create this card easily and quickly.  The lounge chair is a 2 step stamped image.  Stamp the base of the chair in a wood tone and match up the seat and stamp in Crushed Curry ink. The stamp set is photopolymer so lining up the images is super easy.

Stamp the sentiment in Basic Black Archival ink and let it sit for a moment to dry. This set has large font sentiment which allows the sentiment to stand on its own.

Use the flower shape from the Eastern Medallions thinlits to die cut flowers from the crushed curry designer series paper.  Instant sun!

Finally, add a ribbon bow and several embellishments from the White Perfect Accents and you’re done!

This stamp set is ideal for scrapbooking your memories.  You can combine it with the Color Theory Memories & More Card Pack and other Memories and More sets. Click to view on my ONLINE STORE

Four Season

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