Hang in there!!

Hello my crafty peeps!

Today's card is a cute card that is good for a birthday or just because...
I say the idea on Pinterest and then my friends made one on the weekend at my day crop and I decided to do at Tea and Crafting on Wednesday.....

A few years ago I received a fun cloud background stamp as a free gift from Unity Stamps and I thought it would be a great time to use it.  I used the Every cloud has a silver lining ~ You just have to look up to see it sentiment on the inside of mine...

Hope you like it!!

If I can give you just a little inspiration, where you can look at one of my cards and think I can do that, or I could tweak that and put my own spin on it, then I am achieving what I have set out to do! 

P.S. Please share. with your friends and leave me a comment below. I read them ALL!

Hugs,

Pedal Pusher

Hello my crafty Peeps!

Hope your week has been going great!  Today I thought I would showcase one of the NEW stamp sets available in the SAB brochure "Pedal Pusher".   The Sentiment and puppy are from an old set I have from Papertreyink

Hope you can see where I used Wink of Stella on the bike to make it shimmer.

Remember throughout Sale-A-Bration with every $60 spent with Stampin' Up! you will earn yourself a FREE product from the SAB Catalogue.

VERY IMPORTANT - page 2 very bottom - Product availability may be limited towards the end of the promotional sales period.

SO ... 
a. the limited release products are temporarily extended
b. Don't take anything for granted as we head into the last 6 weeks as ANYthing in the brochure may become unavailable.

If you want it - get it... 

If I can give you just a little inspiration, where you can look at one of my cards and think I can do that, or I could tweak that and put my own spin on it, then I am achieving what I have set out to do! 

P.S. Please share. with your friends and leave me a comment below. I read them ALL! 

Hugs,

Grateful Bunch

Hello my crafty peeps!

Today I have used the stamp set Grateful Bunch and Timeless Textures Stamp Set from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog to make this clean and simple card that can be used for any occasion.

Inside, sorry reflection of the screen showing

Sometimes we need a card in a hurry and this card can be made very quickly, but looks amazing by adding Wink of Stella Shimmer on the flowers.

​I used a colour combination of Smoky Slate, Rose Red and Whisper White by using the Wink of Stella like a watercolour brush on the flowers it has given some added definition, you can never have too much glitter.

Remember throughout Sale-A-Bration with every $60 spent with Stampin' Up! you will earn yourself a FREE product from the SAB Catalogue.

If I can give you just a little inspiration, where you can look at one of my cards and think I can do that, or I could tweak that and put my own spin on it, then I am achieving what I have set out to do!

Hugs,

NEW Favorite Watercolouring Stamp!

Good morning all my crafty peeps and Happy Friday! 

I spent yesterday morning making a few cards with the "In the Meadow" stamp set. It is my new watercolouring FAVORITE stamp set in the 2016 Occasions mini!

As well as the above Wilderness Awaits and the Wetlands are one of my favorites for water colouring as you can make masculine or feminine and they are just soooo beautiful. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, 

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The Sky is the Limit! - New Sale-a-bration

Create It All—The Sky Is the Limit!

What do you think of when you see an airplane? Travel? Adventure? Well, Sale-A-Bration’s Sky Is the Limit Stamp Set offers that and more. The rustic plane image and versatile greetings lend themselves to all kinds of life milestones from babies to birthdays. Get creative and see where this stamp set takes you—the sky is the limit!  (only available till February 15th!)

Stampin' Up! is putting more into the second half of Sale-A-Bration with NEW ITEMS to earn for free! We're excited about it, and we know you will be excited too.  The new Sale-A-Bration items go live February 16th and you can earn them for free.

*Product availability may be limited towards the end of Sale-A-Bration since these new Sale-A-Bration items are while supplies last (as are all Sale-A-Bration items). Remind your customers so they don't miss out!

Hugs,

Have a Cuppa!

Good morning my crafty peeps!

I attempted to make a card the other day with the "A Nice Cuppa" stamp set and "Cups and Kettles" framelits dies, I have to say I was feeling a bit disappointed....  I like the colours in the "Have a Cuppa" DSP but for some reason I was not liking them all together as very bright.  See my card below

But I went back on Pinterest and saw this card using the soft colours I love and it drew me in and I had to click through to read the blog post and I must say I am feeling a bit better about purchasing the bundle... 

I must also remember I do not have to use the "Have a Cuppa" DSP if I dont want to.  Please check out Kate Benade's blog

I also like the "Have a Cuppa" embellishments , thought I pre-ordered but cant find amongst all my stash (I am a bit of a craft hoarder).

If you know me you will know I love all things related to Tea, I am actually enjoying a nice hot cuppa tea as I write this.

Hope this inspires you to create a tea or coffee themed project.  Would love to hear from you or see your project; post in the comments.

Hugs, Karen

Going Global!!

Hello my crafty peeps!

Today I am Going Global!  I would definitely consider this set on your wish list for the Occasions catalog.  I think it’s going to be a set that many of us will fall in love with.

We will be making this card on Friday night, hope the ladies will like it!  
I can't say that I thought up the design, as I had a tutorial from Chat over on the Me, My Stamps and I  blog.  

Here is a close up of the card showing the sentiment etc., this would be good for a masculine card as the colours are very neutral.

close up

Hope you like the finished product, I did not have the one ribbon for the card but still think it looks great.  The supplies I used will be listed below.

Hope this post inspired you to make some masculine themed cards or try a new color combination.

Don't forget it is a great time to become a demonstrator and get your hands on new catalogs products AND the Sale-a-Bration products too.  You have no obligation to do anything else.  You get to pick all of your products in your starter kit.  Truly a win win.  Click HERE to see more information on starting your journey with Stampin’ Up!  and become a part of one of the best stamping communities around.

If you are in need of stamping supplies, I would love to become your demonstrator.  Just click on the Shop with Me button for easy online shopping.

January Host Code: 99V7G6RB  

Hopefully I will be able to squeeze in some stamping tomorrow, so that I can play with more of my new products from the Stampin Up Occasions catalog. 

Hugs, Karen

Timeless Textures

Hello my crafty peeps!

Today I am focusing on one of my new favorite stamps the Timeless Textures and I know I will be using it a lot!  This stamp set will give Gorgeous Grunge and Work of Art a run for it’s money.  Beautiful textures that you could use on ANY card.  Go ahead and add it to your wish list.  

I have had a Wink of Stella pen for a couple years and love it, so happy Stampin' Up! is carrying now. I used the Wink of Stella on a few of the dots for a bit of sparkle and added a few rhinestones in the corner.

I cased this card from Pootles (love her cards) and used the same colour combo of Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Pink Pirouette and Rose Red.

My cousin Sue in Australia made a card with the set and I love the watercolor effect.

Hope you liked the cards we did. 

Please do use the hostess code to get free product! (hostess code shown in the top right of my blog for January!)

You can buy Stampin’ Up! online easily through my Stampin’ Up! shop link at top of this page, or within this blog post.   You can also join Stampin’ Up! through similar links too!  

Hugs, Karen

Weekly deals - Sale-a-bration 2016

YAY! I love love love Tuesdays!!!!

The Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up! are a great way to build your supplies at a saving for you.

You can purchase these products at my on-line store or send me an email and I'll order for you. But remember they are only available for one week from January 5th - January  12th inclusive.

If you use January's hostess code- I will be sending you a little something out in the mail!!   hostess code- 99V7G6RB

Here is a sample of a card made with one of my favourites the 

"Bear Hugs Clear-Mount Bundle" item #140823

Have a great week, and I hope you manage to squeeze in some creative therapy!!

Hugs, Karen

Flowering Fields

Hello my crafty peeps!

Christmas is OVER…how did that happen? I love seeing family and friends, but also enjoy the weeks after relaxing and getting back to normal. We are still worrying about our furbabies who have been in and out of the vet, sad that they are getting older 15 & 16, it just creeps up on us, so sad but they seem to be doing better.

This week’s theme is Anything Sale-A-Bration…well, we have an awesome selection to choose from this year! It starts tomorrow…not too much longer to wait! Here’s what I did using the stamp set, Flowering Fields. 

I am a little disappointed as I did not get a crisp image of the sentiment, tried to fix it with a fine tip marker but not likey so much.  Will keep this one as a sample....  But I do like the concept of the card, which the inspiration came from a card my friend Deanne made this summer.

Have you received your mini catalog yet? If you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like one please let me know. You can email me here and I'd be happy to get one to you.  I cover Canada but have team members in Australia and in the USA, so you can join us in those countries also!  And of course, you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and on YouTube as Karen Stallman (no craft videos yet)!

Hugs, Karen