Elegant Handmade Cards Bordering on Romance

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Today I have two elegant handmade cards Bordering on Romance, which is a fitting description! This is one of my favorite new stamp sets in the 2012 Occasions Mini catalog. Look at the very different looks from this stamp set even when both are combined with the wonderful new Edgelits Dies, also from the Occasions Mini catalog.

Bordering on Romance with Edgelits Die

Judi Anderson created this birthday card with the Adorning Accents Edgelits Die along the bottom of the card. She used the Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad with three different stamps from the Bordering on Romance Stamp Set to create a soft background.

(Supplies: Bordering on Romance Stamp Set  mini p. 11  #125480w  $27.95  #125482c #21.95, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die mini p. 11 #125595  $9.95, Twitterpated Designer Series Paper  mini p. 13  #125406  $10.95, Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad p. 180  #101731  $7.50, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set p. 157 #115370  $36.95)

Bordering on Romance Mother's Day Card

Amber Wilson made this Mother's Day Card with an entirely different look. She stamped the image on Pool Party card stock and water colored with Not Quite Navy Ink just in the center of the flowers. She then cut out the image and layered it on the oval frame from the Designer Frames Embossing Folder. The tiny pearls in the center of the flowers add the final touch.

Notice the pretty edging at the bottom. This also uses the new Adorning Accents Edgelits Die. There are two dies in the package: the one used on the top card and this one. Don't they give different looks? Together, they cost only $9.95 so that is a great deal!

(Supplies: Bordering on Romance Stamp Set  mini p. 11 #125480w $27.95  #125482c  $21.95, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies  mini p. 11  #125595 $9.95, Designer Frames Embossing Folders  p.218  #123130  $8.95, Teeny Tiny Wishes p. 157 #115370 $36.95, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel  p. 147  #117693  $8.50, Taffeta Ribbon p.195 $5.95)

These samples were a Happy Birthday card and a Mother's Day card.  I'm sure you can think of more ideas for elegant handmade cards Bordering on Romance!

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Party In a Box for Sale-A-Bration 2012

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Is a "Party in a Box for Sale-A-Bration 2012" for you? It is if:

1. You live too far away for me to do a party with you in person..or you think you do (You might be surprised! Ask me.)

2. You like to get together with friends on your own time – or over several times – and enjoy stamping together.

3. You love to teach your friends but would love to have a class prepared for you.

What do you get in the "Party in a Box"?

All stamps, ink, card stock and other supplies for eight people (or however many you request for) for three different card projects! You coordinate the group and take the orders! Thats all!

I include a return address envelope for you to return the stamps and ink to me.

Its really a Stampin' Up! workshop that comes by mail!

Interested? Email me today!

Today's sample card using the Sale-A-Bration Elementary Elegance Stamp Set.

Elementary Elegance Birthday Card

This vintage feel uses the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper and Crochet Trim accented with a large pearl. The Curly Label Punch fits the inside of the frame and can be used to pop up the words like in this card or to punch through the frame and have the words on the inside of the card. There are three tiny stamps in the set as well to serve as accents.

(Supplies: Elementary Elegance Stamp Set, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper  mini p. 23  #125407  $10.95, Curly Label Punch p.209  #119851  $16.95, Chantilly Crochet Trim  p. 194  #118480  $6.95, Large Pearl Basic Jewels  mini p. 26  #125577  $4.95)

As you plan your stamping times, be sure to remember my offer of a "Party in a Box for Sale-A-Bration 2012"! Thats right, its a Stampin' Up! workshop that comes in to your real mailbox. It might be the perfect way for you to experience the specials during this time. Email me!

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2012 Sale-A-Bration Hostess Special!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

The 2012 Sale-A-Bration Hostess Special is amazing! Host a $400 party and you will FREE everything on pages 6 and 7 of the Sale-A-Bration catalog! Catalog parties work too! Thats three different items, all of which go together to create many wonderful cards and other projects. The three items are the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack. Here are a couple of great sample cards using this bundle:

2012 Sale-A-Bration Host Special

This beautiful card by Carol Nordquist demonstrates the look of coloring directly on the stamp itself. Isn't the combination of colors pretty? The Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, which is used in both of these card samples, includes the in colors Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, and Poppy Parade. It is a beautiful set of 12 x 12 two-sided scrapbooking paper. Its hard to decide which side to use!

(Supplies: Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, Finial Press Embossing Folder p. 219 #115963  $7.95, Seam Binding Ribbon p. 195  $6.95)

quick and easy card idea for Fresh Vintage

So…what if you don't feel like taking the time to color this stamp from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set with several Stampin' Write Markers? It looks great stamped in a solid color as well, as this card shows!

(Supplies: Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Loving Thoughts Stamp Set  mini p. 11 #125843w  $29.95  #125845c  $23.95, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch p. 210  #118874  $16.95, 1 3/4" Circle Punch p. 212  #119850  $16.95)

Its time to schedule your party now! and get the 2012 Sale-A-Bration Hostess Special! Sale-A-Bration runs from January 24 through March 31 but I always encourage people to schedule your parties as soon as possible. Time has a way of disappearing! Email me to schedule now…….And did you know that I do Parties in a Box for my long distance customers? More on that tomorrow….

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Tuesday’s Techniques & Tips for Busy Stampers

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Introducing ……..a new program: Tuesday's Techniques & Tips for Busy Stampers!

Do you love to learn new stamping ideas?

When you finally find time to stamp, are you sometimes at a loss as to what to create?

Would you love to have lots of quick stamping  tips and techniques right at your fingertips?

If you answered yes to any of these, then this is for you!!!! For only $4.95 a month you can receive a video with written instructions on a new technique. All will show unique projects that I create and those projects will not be shown anywhere else on this blog or on YouTube. You can use the written instructions to create you own technique booklet and you can watch the videos for a lifetime! No worries about forgetting.

Please click on the link either on the navigation bar above or on the first right column of this page that says "Tuesday's Techniques & Tips" to get an idea of what this program is all about! And yes….I did finally film myself on camera, not just my hands. You will notice that I have very little brown hair left – I really must update the picture on this home page!

And now, for your viewing pleasure, here are a couple of swap cards I received at Leadership:

Take It To Heart Valentine's Card

An interesting thing about this card is that it is all done in browns which gives it a vintage feel.

(Supplies: Take It To Heart Stamp Set  mini p.14  #125520w $29.95  #125522c $23.95, Hearts Collection Framelits Die  mini p. 14  #125599  $26.95, Square Lattice Embossing Folder p.218 #119976  $7.95, Seam Binding Ribbon p. 195  $6.95, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks, card stock, and ribbon)

creative card ideas with butterflies

This card gives thoughts of spring with butterflies everywhere!

(Supplies: Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set p.108  #111564  $31.95, Butterfly Punch p. 210  #119848  $16.95, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder p. 219  #117335  $7.95, Ruffled Ribbon p. 194  $9.95, words from Sprinkled Expressions, a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set)

Neither of these cards had a name on the back so I don't know who to give credit to, but thanks!

Please check out the video on the Tuesday's Techniques & Tips page and let me know what you think of it! I always appreciate comments. Please pass it on to a friend as well!

 

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Stamping Tutorial for a Tea Shoppe Invitation Card

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Enjoy this quick and easy stamping tutorial for a Tea Shoppe Invitation Card. Wouldn't you like to be invited? Or, better yet, host a party yourself and send out these invitations.

Tea Shoppe invitation card

Card created by Bobbie Bjergo.

hand stamped nvitation to a tea party

Directions:

All you need is the Tea Shoppe stamp set, some card stock and a few Stampin' Up! Punches!

1. Cardstock: 1 piece 3" by 4", 1 piece 4 1/4" by 10"

2. Score long piece (along the long side) at 4 1/4" and again at 4 1/4". This will leave a small edge where you will attach sticky strip. Fold on score lines and close with sticky strip to make the invitation holder.

3. Decorate the front with the large tea cup from Tea Shoppe and the words "you suit me to a tea". (Isn't that a fun phrase?)

4. The invitation itself uses the Round Tab punch folded over to pull the invitation up. It is further decorated with the Decorative Label Punch and the Extra Large Oval Punch.

So….tea party, anyone?

(Supplies: Tea Shoppe stamp set  mini p.19 #125545w  $34.95  #125547c $27.95, Round Tab Punch p.209 119876  $16.95, Decorative Label Punch p.209 #120907  $16.95, Extra Large Oval Punch  p. 212  #119859 $16.95, Crumb Cake and Not quite Navy Card Stock)

I just returned home from Leadership last night. This was the first time ever I traveled with my laptop so I could post updates each day……and my computer didn't work! I just had my computer guy fix it so I'm back online, but I will have lots of catching up to do! San Antonio was beautiful, of course, and Leadership was so inspiring! What a great company to be with!

I just realized that this is the third post I have made about the Tea Shoppe Stamp Set! Have I convinced you yet that you need to own it? I have certainly convinced myself! I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy stamping tutorial for a Tea Shoppe invitation card!

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Blossom Punch Makes a Mixed Bunch of Creative Cards

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

If you are a fan of Stampin' Up! punches like I am, you will love this new Blossom Punch! It coordinates with the new stamp set Mixed Bunch. I have posted three beautiful cards here so you can see the Blossom Punch makes a Mixed Bunch of creative cards! These are some of the card swaps from the last Fine Line meeting.

 

 Mixed Bunch creative card idea

card by Barb Barth

The Mixed Bunch stamp set has three large flowers which fit the Blossom Punch and three smaller circle designs.This card by Barb Barth shows the most ornate flower. She has punched out an additional blossom on solid card stock, and by cutting each of the petals at the base and attaching each to one of the white petals, she has created a stunning flower design. The Scallop Trim Border Punch adds to the ornate feel of the card.

stampin up card idea with Mixed Bunch

card by Colleen Rose

This shows another of the large flower stamps in the set. I love the simplicity of this card and the choice of colors. Green is a different, but striking, color to use as a layer under a pink flower. Colleen used the ribbons from the Sale-a-bration Everyday Enchantment Ribbons & Brads and they fit the simple lines of the entire card.

Mixed Bunch with Blossom Punch card

card by Cathy Seal

Notice that Cathy used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder for the flower itself while Barb (the first card on this post) used the same folder for the background of her card. Isn't it fun how versatile these products are and how easy it is to change the feel of an entire card? Cathy used just the punch to make this flower. The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch echoes the polka dots on the flower.

(Supplies: Blossom Punch  mini p.17 $16.95, Mixed Bunch stamp set p.17  $27.95w  $21.95c, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder p.219 $7.95, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch p.211 $15.95, Scallop Trim Border Punch  p. 219  $15.95)

Doesn't seeing how the Blossom Punch makes a Mixed Bunch of creative cards make you want to have them? Have you poured over your copy of the 2012 Sale-A-Bration catalog yet? Email me if you don't have one and I will mail you one.

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Favorite Things in the 2012 Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration Catalog

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

This reminds of the song from Sound of Music: These are a few of my favorite things.…..

I have three favorite things in the the 2012 Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration catalog. The Fresh Vintage stamp set and the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper are two of them. (What's my third favorite? Keep on reading…) Either of these can be ordered for FREE with a $50 order between January 24 and March 31. You can order online, email me with an order, or host a party!

2011 Sale-a-bration Fresh Vintage stamp set

This is one of the cards I made for swaps this week. These backgrounds from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper use the in colors Pool Party and Calypso Coral. I love the styling of the Fresh Vintage stamp set. I used circle punches to highlight one of the stamps and the calypso coral ruffled ribbon to finish the background.This stamp set could be used for any occasion from birthdays to thank yous to thinking of you.

(Supplies: Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, both from the 2012 Sale-a-bration catalog, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Calypso Coral  p.194 $9.95, 1 1/4" Circle Punch  p.212  $15.95, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, p. 212 $15.95)

SO…are you wondering what my third favorite item is in the 2012 Sale-A-Bration catalog? Its the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack which coordinates with the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. I don't think I could ever have too many packs of the Everyday Enchantment designer series papers or the Ribbon & Brad Packs.

And here is even better news:Host a $400 party during Sale-a-bration and get all three of these for FREE! Thats in addition to all of the individual choices for free sale-a-bration items. Email me now to set a date! (Catalog parties work too!)

Get my three favorite things in the 2012 Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Catalog or choose your own!

Karen Titus

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Travel is a Big Benefit as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

My bag is packed……I'm ready to go…..

The opportunity for travel is a big benefit as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. I am off today for a week in beautiful San Antonio to attend the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference.

Notice I said my "bag" is packed – singular because I refuse to pay to check a bag. With the 200 cards I have made to swap, that doesn't leave much room for clothes! I guess that shows where my priorities lie!

Each year during Leadership, Stampin' Up! has a special evening event for everyone who is a manager or above. This was the invitation they sent us this year. 

This is how it arrived:

creative gift wrap with Timeless Portrait designer series paper

Notice that is just a piece of Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper wrapped around the gift with a red ribbon tie. The ends are not even closed!

The invitation just slides out like this:

stamping up gift wrap idea

and then look what it turns into:

stampin up wrapped creative invitation idea

How clever is that? The fan folds out and all of the information about the event is printed right on it.

(Supplies: Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper  p.185  $10.95 and Red Satin Ribbon  p.195  $8.95. Thats it!)

It makes me think about what other small gift items I could use this idea for. If you have some kind of party favor, wouldn't putting one of these on each person's plate make an attractive setting? You could use paper coordinated with the party theme.

I always look forward to this week of seeing friends from all over the country that I have met through SU!, learning new business ideas, and, of course, new stamping and papercrafting ideas! With Stampin' Up! I've gone to so many places including Nashville, Orlando, San Diego and Salt Lake City, among others, for conventions and leadership conferences and I have earned free cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, Bermuda and the Caribbean. This opportunity for travel is a big benefit as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Are you interested in a "girls vacation" this summer? Email me!

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Card Making Extravaganza Day in Minnesota

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

If this location works for you, you are invited to the Card Making Extravaganza Day in Minnesota on Saturday, January 28. Its a real "Girls Day Out".

We will be making fourteen totally different cards highlighting the new stamp sets from the 2012 Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs. Learn new techniques and enjoy stamping with other enthusiasts. Come when you can and work at your own pace. All you need to bring is a scissors and adhesive. Everything is provided.

You will receive a hand made greeting card box container from me to keep your cards in. We have lots of drawings and lots of cards on display so bring a camera.

If you are looking for a fun event to attend with a friend, a daughter (ages 8 and up), or mom, this is it! We meet in Eagan, Minnesota so you can go out for lunch afterwards and then on to shopping at the Mall of America!

The cost is only $25 and the event runs from 9:30 am until 12:30. Email me for more details or to sign up! Please rsvp by January 25 so there will be card stock cut and ready for you!

This is my "cup of thanks" for those who register for this event. I love this Tea Shoppe stamp set and if I were personally sending out invitations to a party, this is the set I would use. Notice the stamp that fits the Modern Label Punch. You will use that often with lots of different stamp sets!

(Supplies: Tea Shoppe  mini p.19  #125545w $34.95  #125547c  $27.95, Everyday Enchantment designer series paper  Sale-A-Bration p.7, Modern Label Punch  p.209  #119849  $$16.95, Scallop Edge Border Punch  p. 211 #119882  $15.95, Poppy Parade and Pool Party inks and card stock)

I would love to have you join us for the Card Making Extravaganza Day in Minnesota. Please email me for more information!

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Card Making Idea using My Digital Studio Downloads with Stampin’ Up! Punches

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Of course, you can do this all by hand, but isn't this a fun card making idea using My Digital Studio downloads with Stampin' Up! Punches?

card making idea for hybrid card

Cathy Seal made this beautiful hybrid card. She used the My Digital Studio Everyday Enchantment designer series paper download to create the background. Its printed on the Shimmery White Card Stock which give it a soft sparkly look. (The picture doesn't really capture that.). With that as the base of her card, she then used the new Stampin' Up! Blossom Punch from the 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog. In the center of the flower you see the new Large Pearl Jewel.

The words are from the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set which is one of the FREE Sale-a-Bration choices as is the Everyday Enchantment designer series paper. (Choose one free with each $50 order!)

The digital version, the One Big Sale-A-Bration CD, includes 12 Designer Series Paper Patterns, 6 ribbons, 5 stamp brush sets, and 5 brads! All of this for FREE with one $50 order! If you have the My Digital Studio you will want to add these……but did you know you can use these even with MDS? Cathy downloaded the designer series paper for this card into Word and then re-sized the pattern on the paper to fit the look she wanted! She loved the design on this paper but wanted it much smaller. I didn't even know that could be done.

(Supplies: My Digital Studio downloads for Everyday Enchantment designer series paper, Blossom Punch  mini p.17  $16.95, Large Pearl Basic Jewels  mini p.26  $4.95, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch  p.211  $15.95, Scallop Oval Punch  p.210 $16.95, Extra Large Oval Punch  p.212  $16.95, Boho Blossoms Punch  p.210  #119858  $16.95, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder  p.219  $7.95, Elementary Elegance stamp set  Sale-A-Bration Mini, Soft Suede and Poppy Parade card stock)

Doesn't this card make you want to own the One Big Sale-A-Bration CD even if you haven't tried anything digital before? Its a great place to start with this card making idea using My Digital Studio downloads with Stampin' Up! punches.Get yours free with a $50 order beginning January 24. Email me for more details.

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