So, when I saw this stamp set and matching dies, I knew I had to have it to create cards for the guys who love to fish. Although when he opened the card, his words were “What kind of fish is this?”  I said, “it’s a fish Dad, make it any kind you want”.   We did have a laugh.

Best Catch Recipe

Stamp Set: Best Catch*, Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Ink: Pool Party, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, 

Paper: Whisper White, Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper, Vellum, Watercolor,

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Catch of the Day Thinlit Dies*, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stampin Blends: Poppy Parade Duo, Cajun Craze Duo, Smoky Slate Duo, Pool Party Duo, Aqua Painter, Wink of Stella. 

*Purchase the Best Catch stamp set and Catch of the Day Thinlit Dies as a bundle and receive 10% off.  This stamp set and dies will be carrying forward to the 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue, however, you will not be able to purchase the bundle.  

Tips to Create Greeting Card

• To create the background, swirl Pool Party reinker with water and then apply to Whisper White card stock with Aqua Painter.  Do not go over the area too many times or have too much water on your Aqua Painter. If you do,  the paper will start to pill.  On a scrap piece of Whisper White, do a cross-hatch with the Aqua Painter and Pool Party ink.  Set aside to dry. Stamp the bubble stamp over the background.
• Stamp the fish on Whisper White cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink.  Die cut with the Big Shot.  Color the fish using Stampin’ Blends.  You can choose your own colors or use the same ones that I did. Use the Wink of Stella pen to add glimmer to the fish.
• On a piece of Watercolor Paper, do a cross-hatch using Cajun Craze and Old Olive ink.  Use the bulrushes and grasses die cut to cut the Vellum, Watercolor Paper and Whisper White.
• Die cut a circle with the Stitched Shapes Die Cuts.
• Attach the Watercolor paper behind the circle, attach the Vellum to the front and then the WHisper White grasses. Layer this on the background.  Attach the designer series paper to the card base, and then the art piece. Once the fish is colored, attach the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. 
• Cut the fly from multi-colored paper.  This piece on my table and I used the oxide metal faux technique. It added a touch of whimsy to the cards.
• Stamp the sentiment on the front. 

So do you have fisher friend or one in the family? Create athe Happy Birthday Fisherman Card, and I sure sure that they will be delighted. 

Create this masculine card, and your male-person with thank you.  Click on any of the products below to purchase any items or click on this link to order.

Happy Fishing

Products Used

Best Catch Cling Bundle [150605]	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618]	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [147107]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [147094]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090]	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730]	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331]	Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101856]	Watercolor Paper [122959]	Catch Of The Day Thinlits Dies [148815]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275]	Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147931]	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605]	Aqua Painters [103954]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]

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Choose a friend you have not seen in a while. But certainly your other friends would be happy about a neat surprise in their snail mail box, too. A card is so much nicer to find in your mailbox than bills and advertisements. You don’t have to limit yourself to one person, because several people would enjoy the mail. How about sending a card to someone you have befriended in the past and lost contact with.

You can personally tailor your card with so many possibilities.  This stamp set is available as a Sale-a-Bration reward when you place an order that is a minimum $60 CDN.

Recipe For Send A Card

Stamps: Home To Roost.

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede.

Paper: Soft Suede, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White.

Accessories: Big Shot DIe Cutting Machine, Dot to Dot Embossing Folder, Layered CIrcles Die Cuts, Stitched Shapes DIe Cuts, 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Classic Label Punch, Chicken Wire Panel, Stampin’ Blends: Shaded Spruce Duo, Cajun Craze Duo, Stamparatus.

Details

• Use the Stamparatus along with the Hinge Technique to stamp the foliage on the Soft Suede cardstock.  Stamp the foliage in 2 steps, first across the top, remove the stamp, place further down the Stamparatus and stamp across again.
• To give this panel dimension, emboss the panel with the Dot to Dot Embossing Folder and Big Shot.
• Stamp the chicken in Tuxedo Black on Whisper White.  Color using various Stampin’ Blends, adding shading with the Color Lifter.
• Cut a scalloped circle using the Layered Circle Die Cuts, cut a circle with the chicken the focal point with the Stitched Shapes Die Cuts.  Choose the scalloped circle Die Cut that gives you a large border around the Whisper White circle.
• Wrap the Burlap ribbon around the embossed panel and attach to the Soft Suede card base.
• Attach the Whisper White circle to the Shaded Spruce, angle and adhere the chicken wire panel to the back of scalloped circle and attach all to the card front.
• Finally, stamp the “Just a Note” sentiment on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Punch with Classic Label Punch, punch another piece from Soft Suede cardstock.  Cut in half and attach to either end of the the Whisper White.

You can get your Sale-a-Bration reward by purchasing these suggested products on my ONLINE STORE.  So get your craft supplies out and create and send a card to a friend or friends

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Recipe For Beautiful Calla Lily Card

Stamps: Lasting Lily.

Ink: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green.

Paper: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies, Stamparatus, Classic Label Punch, Sponge Daubers, Gingham Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Granny Apple Green, 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon.

Distinctive Stamps are a beautiful way to add dimension to your stamping. These stamps automatically provide shading and light to give your image the look of a photograph. Currently Stampin’ Up! has a patent pending on this type of stamp.

Details To Stamp Flower

• Use the Stamparatus to align the stamps and achieve the perfect images.  This was achieved with 3 Stamparatus plates.  
• The Whisper White cardstock is aligned on the foam pad, align the flower stamps on the plate , lift up the plate, ink the stamps with Calypso Coral, lower the plate to stamp the image.
• Now, you can either remove the flower stamps and replace with the stem stamps or you can use another plate to line up the stems.  Use Granny Apple Green ink to stamp stems.
• Finally, either remove the 2 stem stamps and align the 3rd stamp (leaf) or use a separate plate.  Ink with Granny Apple Green ink.

Finish Off Your Card

• Die cut the Calypso Coral cardstock with the 2nd largest Stitched Rectangle Framelits. With the 3rd largest rectangle, die cut the image panel.
• Attach layers in this order:
  • a piece of Gingham Gala DSP to the Whisper White card base,
  • the stitched Calypso Coral
  • the stamped image panel
• Stamp the sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock, punch with Classic Label Punch and sponge with Calypso Coral ink. 
• Finally, tie a bow from the Granny Apple Green ribbon and attach to the stems with Glue Dots.  Attach sentiment with dimensionals underneath the bow. Attach a few Gingham Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the front of the card.  These sequins are great because you don’t have to struggle getting adhesive on the back to stick to the cardstock.
• 

Check out this blog post for more ways to use Die Cuts  

 Want to recreate this card?  Purchase the following and you will ordered $152.75 which is more than enough product to get yourself the Lasting Lily stamp for FREE.

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]
Classic Label Punch [141491]	Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561]	Granny Apple Green 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [146920]

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In the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, you will find the Needlepoint Nook Suite.  This suite gives you the ability to create cards, scrapbook pages and 3-D projects that resemble real needlepoint.  Now, you can finish the look in no time at all.

Recipe

Stamps: Needle & Thread.

Ink:Lemon Lime Twist, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Berry Burst.

Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst, Vellum, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits, Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons, Old Olive Linen Thread, Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon.

How To

1. Card Base – Berry Burst – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, DSP Layer – 5-1/4″ x 4″. Berry Burst layer – 5″ x 3-3/4″, Vellum – 4″ x 3″, Scraps for Leaves and tiny flowers, Blushing Bride – 3-3/4″ x 3/4″, Whisper White – 3″ x 3-3/4″.
2. Stamp the Needlepoint (the one with dashes) on the Berry Burst layer with Berry Burst ink. With Flirty Flamingo ink, stamp the flowers – stamp off once for the large flowers, stamp at full strength for smaller flowers. Stamp some leaves with Lemon Lime Twist ink and Old Oliver ink on Whisper White cardstock.
3. Die cut using the matching framelits to die cut the flowers and the leaves. Stamp the tiny flowers with Berry Burst ink on Berry Burst cardstock. Die cut the tiny flowers and some other open leaves with the die cuts.
4. Die cut the oval from Vellum paper with the 2nd largest oval.  Emboss the needlepoint on the Vellum with the embossing framelit.
5. Stamp the “Thank you” sentiments on Blushing Bride cardstock with Flirty Flamingo ink.  Die cut with the rectangle label.

Put The Card Together

1. Arrange the various elements on the Vellum.  When the arrangement is pleasing to your eye, attach with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots and Stampin Dimensionals.
2. Cut 2 pieces of the Polka Dot Ribbon – 5-1/2″ each and attach to back of the vellum oval and then attach to the Berry Burst Layer. Randomly attach the tiny Berry Burst Flowers with Mini Glue Dots, tie a piece of Old Olive Linen Thread to 3 Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons attach with Mini Glue Dots.
3. Layer and adhere the focal panel on the DSP and then on the card base.

Finally, stamp 3 tiny flowers on the Whisper White panel and attach the panel to the inside of the card. Add a handwritten note or a stamped sentiment.

If you want to recreate this card with the Needlepoint Nook Stamps, you can purchase the supplies from my ONLINE STORE.  

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Often, stamping items needed get in the way of the stamping items on my wish list and vice-versa.  When a new Stampin’ Up! catalogue comes along it’s easy to want everything Do you like to have every item in the catalogue or do you set yourself a budget and stick to itl

Because I am a Stampin Up demo, it is important to remember the products that interest my customers and the products that attract me.  Sometimes these 2 rational thoughts collide.  So what to do?

One stamp that meets the “what my customers want” criteria is the Fable Friends on page 30 of the 2019 Occasions Catalogue.

Recipe

Stamps: Fable Friends.

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Lemon Lime Twist.

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Springtime Impressions Thinlits, Layering Circles Collection, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stampin’ Blends: Crumb Cake Duo, Balmy BLue Duo, Old Olive Duo, Calypso Coral Duo, Real Red Light, Color Lifter, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Calypso Coral 3/8″ Satin Ribbon.

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Why This Stamp Set Meets the  Criteria

• The stamp set consists of 3 image stamps and 4 different sentiments.
• All images can be colored with Stampin’ Write Markers, Stampin’ Blends and or Watercolor Pencils. If you are new to stamping, you could just stamp the images and leave them a black and white image.
• Cards made with this stamp set may include:  baby cards, spring cards, Easter cards, birthday cards for young and old.
• Add different elements such as paper, die cuts and embellishments.  You can use what you have to make a cute card. To add interest, the flowers die cut from the Springtime Impressions Thinlits adds a bit of elegance to this baby card.

Leave me a comment and tell me how you balance stamping items need with stamping items on your wish list.

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Today, I have a card that will provide male birthday card solutions.  The one question I hear and/or see most often, is the lack of stamps to create male birthday cards.  Well, with the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, there are solutions. One solution is the Classic Garage Suite.  There are many guys and gals out there that really are into hot cars and like everything that goes with them.  And, of course, there is nothing to say about gals having this type of birthday.  However, there is sometimes a lack of stamp sets and papers that depict a guy’s taste.

Recipe

Stamp Sets: Geared Up Garage

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper:Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, Galvanized Metallic Paper, Classic Garage 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot Cutting Machine, Garage Gears Thinlits Dies, Blends: Real Red Duo, Smoky Slate Light, Classic Garage Metal Elements, Black/Silver 1/4″ Striped Metallic Ribbon, Banner Triple  Punch.

Details

• Stamp the car in Tuxedo Black ink and cut with Garage Gears Thinlits Dies.  Color using Real Red Duo Blends and highlight with Color Lifter.  TIP:I find that die cutting before coloring sometimes prevents having to recolor because the die cuts have slipped and cut into the image.
• Cut out the group of gears from the Galvanized Metallic Paper.  The  gears are attached together, and if you want, you can cut some apart to use in other places on your card, or there are separate gear die cuts to cut even more greats.
• Punch banners with the Banner Triple Punch, using 2 different patterns from the Classic Garage DSP.  Stagger the lengths of the strips.
• Stamp the sentiment on the DSP with Tuxedo Black ink.
• Attach a length of the Black/Silver ribbon to a metal key embellishment and secure with adhesive to the back of the  Tranquil Tide card base.
• Layer the die cut gears, and then the banner strips.  Attach the car with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Secure the key  with a Mini Glue Dot

The Classic Garage Suite will be available to purchase starting January 3, 2019 and of course, Sale-a-Bration rewards  are  available to order with a minimum of a $60 CDN order.

If you purchase the Geared Up Garage Bundle, (item # 150610), you have enough for 1 SAB reward. Also, by purchasing the bundle, you will save 10%.  WHAT  A DEAL!!!  Shop my ONLINE STORE 

So if you like my male birthday card solutions, leave a comment below this post and let me know your thoughts.

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Fill out your Christmas Wish List even if it a week until Christmas Eve.  It’s not too late.  You may think that I am a bit wishful thinking I could get your order here before December 31st.  However there is a way to do your list so that you can get new Stampin’ Up! products.  Woo Hoo! Who doesn’t want new Stampin’ Up! products.

Did I hear you ask “How is that possible?”.  Well it is possible if you purchase a Simply Said with Karen Gift  Certificates.  Click HERE and you will be taken to a page with all the pertinent details.

Purchase Gift Certificates in $25.00 denominations are available by email to you as soon as I receive payment from PayPal.  If you wish a Gift  Certificate in other denominations, please EMAIL me and let me know the denomination(s) you wish to gift to yourself or others.  Yes, you can gift yourself!!!!  I will then send you instructions on purchasing the Gift Certificate and how and when you will receive it. Easy Peasy!

Signs of Santa

I would like to leave you with one more Christmas card.  The Signs of Santa stamp set and die cut framelits are no longer available due to their popularity.  However, if you do have the set, use to create another Christmas Card or Gift Certificate Holder.  The recipient will love it!

Recipe

Stamp Sets:Signs of Santa

Ink:Whisper White Craft, Tuxedo Black Memento, Real Red.

Paper:Real Red, Call Me Clover, WHisper White, Balmy Blue, Sparkle Glimmer.

Accessories:Big Shot DIe Cutting Machine, Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies, Craft Sponge, Stampin’ Blends:Real Red Duo, Shaded Spruce Duo, Light Smoky Slate, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Crumb Cake, Petal Pink Duo, Balmy Blue Dark, Soft Suede Light, Santa’s Workshop Enamel Shapes.

A Few Details

• Sponge the Balmy Blue card stock with a sponge and Whisper White Craft ink.  This technique will subdue the blue color.
• Trim the Sparkle Glimmer Paper with a pair of scissors to make snow hills.
• Once you have all the images colored, arrange on the card front as you like.  If you have the Santa’s workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper and don’t have time to color the images, the cut the various images from the paper with the die cuts.

You can purchase the  Stampin’ Blends from my ONLINE STORE. I find myself using the Stampin’ Blends to color images more and more.  They are sooooo easy to work with.

So, it’s not too late to fill out your Christmas Wish List.  I would love to hear from you.

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Occasions 2019 Sneak Peek is coming your way!  Yes, it that time again when we start to wait for a new Stampin’ Up! catalogue because we like new stuff! I can’t show you the actual catalogue and the pages inside, but I can show you the cards, gifts packaging and/or gifts that I created using new products.

As an attendee at the Stampin’ Up! 30th Anniversary Convention, I was lucky to receive the new catalogue, Prize Patrol stamp sets and other goodies.  As well, demonstrators attending the convention were able to order select products from the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogues.  Just a few perks received.

Recipe

Stamp Sets:Butterfly Gala.

Ink:Tuxedo Black Memento.

Paper:Basic Black, Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White, Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Die Cutting Machine, Dot To Dot Textured Embossing Folder, Stitched Labels Framelits, Butterfly Duet Punch, Glitter Enamel Dots, Blends: Heather Highland Light, Lemon Lime Twist Light, Cajun Craze Light.

Details:

• Emboss the Highland Heather panel with the Dot to Dot Textured Embossing Folder. Mount on the Basic Black card base.
• Die cut a piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock with the Stitched Labels Framelits. As an aside, I am not sure why the Lemon Lime Twist cardstock looks yellow.  Stamp your sentiment in the center.
• Stamp and colour 2 butterflies (a large one and a small one).  There are multiple butterfly designs in this stamp set. Color with the Blends and punch.  Now for the best part, the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper has a number of sheets with butterflies that you are able to punch out with the punch and use on your projects.
• Frame a strip of the designer paper with Basic Black cardstock.
• Attach Gorgeous Grape Glitter  Enamel Dots to the die cut label.

While you are waiting for the new catalogue, be sure to check the Year-end Closeout for Retiring items.  These will be available until January 2nd, 2019 only while supplies last. For a list of the items, download the file HERE. If you wish to purchase, please email me.

The new Occasions and Sale-a-Brations catalogue will be available for viewing on January 3rd.  In the meantime, enjoy the Occasions 2019 Catalogue Sneak Peeks.

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If you did not make the Christmas Card Class last week, you don’t know what you missed!  So, in this post, I will share some of the cards we created so you won’t miss the next one!  Here are 2 cards that we created and I will blog about the other 2 in my next post.

I know it’s hard to make an in home class if you don’t reside in my area.  But, if you you do, visit my events to see what’s up next.

November Classes

December Classes

Oh! Christmas Tree

Create this card with the Star of Light stamp set and the Starlight Thinlits Dies, and the Winter Woods and Woods Framelits Dies.  You can purchase the Winter Woods and matching framelits as a bundle  and save 10%.  Do heat embossing , silver die cut stars, to decorate the card.  Add a free cut mound of  snow from Sparkle Glimmer paper.

Merry Wishes

This card features new Merry Christmas to All stamp set and the Merry Christmas THinlits Dies, the Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper, Joyous Noel 6″x6″ Glimmer Paper and the Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8″ Reversible Ribbon. What make this card unique is the texture add by the glimmer paper.  The Glimmer Paper comes in a pack of 24 with 8 sheets each of Copper Merry Merlot and Tranquil Tide. The Designer Series Paper has Copper accents on one side of the paper and beautiful designs.  The Merry Merlot Ribbon is reversible, so that you can show the Copper side or the Merlot side. In addition, there is a punch that coordinates with this suite, the Sprig Punch.  When I first saw this punch, it reminded me of Reindeer Antlers.  So you could use your imagination when creating different projects.  Have fun with it.

Be sure to check back for my next post to see the other cards from the Christmas Card Class.

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Easily create children Christmas cards with the Signs of Santa Stamp Set and the Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies. Although this set is great for kids, it’s also great for the “young at heart”.

Recipe

Stamps:Signs of Santa

Ink:Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Accessories:Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, Red Rhinestone Jewels, Garden Green Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Blends: Poppy Parade Duo, Crumb Cake Duo, Smokey Slate Duo, Daffodil Delight Light, Petal Pink Dark, Ivory, Color Lifter.

Many parents try to keep the spirit of Santa around for many years.  It’s like the right of passage for children, it’s the magic, and the belief in something good.  So often, today, there is not a lot to cheer!

Details:

If you are using Stampin’ Blends to color the images, you need to use the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  This ink is great for alcohol markers and will not bleed and ruin your images.

In the 2018 Holiday Catalogue, Stampin’ Up! expanded their line of Stampin’ Blends giving us more options for coloring.  In addition to the blends in the Annual Catalogue, there are the following appearing in the Holiday Catalogue: Real Red (dark & light), Shaded Spruce (dark & light), Basic Black (dark & light), Mango Melody (dark & light).  Remember that all Stampin’ Blends can be purchased in combined light & dark set, or individually.  You can see and order all the Stampin’ Blends HERE.  And, the Whisper White cardstock is a dream to use with the blends.  Make sure your work surface is covered so that you will not damage your desk or table.  The blends will bleed through to the back of the cardstock and this is a GOOD THING.

So, create children Christmas cards with Sign of Santa Stamp Set and matching Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies. Receive 10% of the individual cost of the stamp set and the framelits when you purchase these as a bundle.

Have fun!

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