Happy Birthday, Barb!

This is the card I made for my friend Barb for her birthday! I love the color and of course was able to use my favorite stamp set, Flower Shop!

This card was CASEd from one I saw on Pinterest by Linda Creech. 

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Paper: Whisper White and Bermuda Bay cardstock; Kaliedeoscope Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Bermuda Bay
• Stamps: Flower Shop and Perfectly Penned
• Big Shot with Apothecary Accents and Chalk Talk Framelits
• Other: Dimensionals and Brights Collection Candy Dots

Thank you for visiting!

Kat

Everything Eleanor Thank You

I think Everything Eleanor is my new favorite stamp set! This card was a CASE (copy and share everything) from Tami White at Stamp with Tami. 

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card Stock: Basic Black, Midnight Muse and Whisper White
• Stamp Sets: Everything Eleanor and Perfectly Penned
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake

This was a super quick and easy card but when I made a mistake I made it even quicker and easier...

I stamped the inside pieces with the outside stamps so had to figure out how to use them. For the card in the first picture, the base card is black with a layer of Midnight Muse and then a layer of white. For the card above, the base card is Midnight Muse with a layer of Whisper White. Even mistakes can turn out good for good. I ended up with double the amount of Thank You cards, which I can always use.

Have a great day!

Kat

Fancy Fold Swap Card #4

Another wonderful card from the VC Rocks Fancy Fold Swap! I love the way Ria used the Mosaic Punch to make the closure for this card! This card was made by Ria Blackwell using the new Mosaic products from Stampin' Up!

For this card Ria used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: So Saffron, Very Vanilla and Basic Gray card stock; Nouveau Chic Designer Series Paper
• Stamps: Mosaic Madness and Perfectly Penned
• So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

This last card was made by Linda Wyatt. I don't have an ingredient list from her so I will try to decipher her card for you. This card is a tri-fold card--one of my all time favorites!

For this card Linda used the following Stampin' Up! supplies (I think):

• Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Strawberry Slush card stock
• Stamps: Feel Goods; Wildflower Meadow
• Ink: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Pistachio Pudding
• Other: Basic Rhinestones; Gingham Garden Washi Tape

Well, that's it for the Fancy Fold Cards! I have enjoyed these so much and am looking forward to my next swap which is the Artist Trading Cards! Stay tuned, I will get the ATC swaps back around the end of July.

Do you have any special plans for the 4th of July holiday?

Kat

Celebrate Mosaic Madness

Last night was the June meeting of our Happy Stampers Club! We had a great time as usual. The card above is one of the three cards we made. I found it on Pinterest, of course. The card I found was made by Loretta Springer but she said she CASed (Copy and Share) it from Amy O'Neill at Amy's Paper Crafts. Well, I just want to say "thank you" to both of these ladies for this great card design! As you can see I totally CASed it!!! The Mosaic Madness stamp set has been all over the internet and you can see why! Super cute!!!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Card Stock: Whisper White and Strawberry Slush; Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Stamp Sets: Mosaic Madness and Perfectly Penned
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo
• Other: Mosaic Punch and Dimensionals

I will be back with another one of our club projects tomorrow!

Kat

Black and White Hexagon

I fell in love with a card made by Catherine Pooler! Black and white cards have a lot of pizzazz and when you add just a touch of color and it's even better! I made 10 of these cards and yes, I cut out all of the hexagons by hand. My hubby thought I was crazy but I did it while we were watching TV so it gave my hands something to do. The cards went together really quick after the hexagons were cut out!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Bashful Blue and Raspberry Ripple
• Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
• Perfectly Penned stamp set
• Honeycomb Embossing Folder; Labels Framelits
• Flower Punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack
• Dimensionals; Basic Rhinestones

With the new Stampin' Up! catalog in my hot little hands, I have been dreaming about all the cards I want to make! And I do mean dreaming! I wake up in the morning with card ideas in my head!!! The new catalog doesn't start till May 31 and I haven't purchased any sneak peek items yet but I will have several cards for you this week:)

Happy Stamping!

Kat

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Perfectly Preserved Thank You

Customer Thank You cards for August

My 16 swap cards got off in the mail yesterday. I sure hope everybody likes them as much as I enjoyed making them! I can hardly wait to see what I get back but you can be sure I will share with you! My swap card to France went out last week so am anxiously awaiting that one as well.

The Man in Brown is supposed to make a visit today bringing our last Happy Stampers Club order. Can you see me doing the Happy Dance?!!! It's always like Christmas going through the order and getting it ready for delivery! If that's work, I don't ever want another job:) 

For my customer Thank You cards this month I used my new favorite Stampin' Up! products--Perfectly Preserved stamp set, Cannery Set Framelits Dies and Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper! Surprise!!! 

This card was totally inspired by Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty. Thank you Mary for this great layout! Mary used a single pear on her card but I really like the jar and topper so had to include them on mine. I would never thought of using Sahara Sand as a base for the Orchard Harvest dsp but when you look, sure enough, those little acorns are Sahara Sand! Mary and her sharp eye figured it out!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Paper: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo and Very Vanilla card stock; Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper
• Stamp sets: Perfectly Preserved and Perfectly Penned
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Early Espresso and Lucky Limeade
• Other: Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Cannery Set Framelits Dies

Thank you for visiting me today! I am humbled by the fact that so many people choose to stop by each day to see what's going on in my little neck of the woods! Well, actually there are no woods here, just sage brush! But you get the idea:) 

Kat

Happy Stampers for July

My Happy Stampers met last night and we had a great time as usual! I love those ladies!!!


I have seen easel cards on the stamping blogs for a long time but was afraid to make one because they looked difficult. On morning when I was blog hopping I came across a beautiful card made by Brian King at Stamp with Brian so decided to take the plunge and try the easel card. Brian suggested the tutorial from Split Coast Stampers and he was so right! Their tutorial was easy to follow and the card turned out to be easy peasy! I was very happy with the way my card turned out and will be making more easel cards in the future for sure!

Side view

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink
• Stamp sets: Perfectly Penned, Mixed Bunch
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Basic Gray and Melon Mambo
• Other: Basic Rhinestone and lots of dimensionals

I think I might send my card to my sister-in-law for her birthday:)

Have a great day! I'll be back tomorrow with another of our Happy Stamper's projects! Kat

Betsy's Blossoms One More Time

Okay, I titled this Betsy's Blossoms One More Time but I can't promise that forever because I LOVE this stamp set! However, I think I can promise for the next couple of weeks! 


Last night was my Happy Stampers Club meeting! We made the Tote (left) and two cards like the ones I have been sharing with you. The Tote is using Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade card stock along with Floral District Designer Series Paper. When you put 4 cards with envelopes in the Tote there is still room for CHOCOLATE!!! What a great gift idea!

Everyone made the card on the right plus they got to pick either the Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade or Baja Breeze card (shown in previous posts) as their second card. For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze and Whisper White card stock
• Floral District Designer Series Paper
• Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
• Betsy's Blossoms Stamp Set
• Dimensionals
• Whisper White Medium Envelopes

As promised, the dimensions for this card are:

• 4 1/4" x 11" Rich Razzleberry card stock
• 2 1/2" x 4" Baja Breeze card stock
• 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" Floral District dsp
• 5 1/4" x 4" Baja Breeze card stock
• 5" x 3 3/4" Whisper White card stock
• 3" x 2 1/4" Rich Razzleberry card stock
• 2 3/4" x 2" Baja Breeze card stock
• 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" Whisper White

Lots of pieces to this card but oh, so worth it! It will also cost you an extra 20 cents to mail it (US).

Again, thanks to Linda Gutierrez at Stamping Year Round for this card and Tote project. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Kat

Well Worn Triple Treat Flower Card

I totally LOVE the card that I saw on Justin's blog, JK Cards, so had to make it. Of course, I had to use what I had on hand so it's not exactly like Justin's but pretty close. I liked this card so much that I have made five of them so far. There is a punch for the flowers but I don't have it yet so cut them out by hand--gotta get the Fancy Flower Punch! 


For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! Products (because they're the best!!!):

• Card stock: Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Whisper White
• Well Worn Designer Series Paper--first time to use and so love it!
• Stamps: Perfectly Penned and Triple Treat Flower (retiring)
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Early Espresso, Night of Navy, Cajun Craze
• Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon
• Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Glue Dots

The Triple Treat Flower stamp is an A la Carte stamp and sells for only $8.95. You can use it the way I did today or as I did on the Easter Dove Post! A great card to have in your stash. The punches to use with this stamp are the Fancy Flower, 5-Petal Flower (retiring) and 1/2" Circle. 

I hope you have a great day and a super fun weekend! Kat