This is the contest winning creative card with the Tea Shoppe at our Fine Line meeting last night. The demonstrators that attended voted on their favorite card and this one by Lori Kusant took the top prize! Isn't it beautiful? Doesn't this make you want to invite someone over for tea? I love the quote […]
Elegant Invitation Card using Elements of Style
I received this beautiful, elegant invitation card using Elements of Style in the mail the other day. The invitation is to the Advisory Board Reunion Brunch scheduled during the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference scheduled for later this month in San Antonio, Texas. Each year eight demonstrators are chosen to serve on the Advisory Board. It […]
Karen’s Virtual Stamp Club is Here!
Yes, I am actually starting one! Karen's Virtual Stamp Club is here! Its a New Program for the New Year! A minimum $30 order each month will give you videos and PDFs for four exclusive projects! These projects will not be shown on my website or anywhere else. Now is a good time to start […]
Quick and Easy Card Ideas? Sweet Shop Hits the Sweet Spot!
Looking for Quick and Easy card ideas? Sweet Shop hits the sweet spot! This is a new idea from Stampin' Up!: using stickers along with a coordinating designer series paper to create these cool cards in no time at all! Add some fun new ribbons and some new patterned brads to complete the ensemble. Aren't […]
You’re My Type for All ….Occasions Mini Catalog 2012
You're my type for all…… Occasions Mini Catalog 2012 begins today! Click on the link on the far column to view it online, or email me to request a complementary copy by snail mail! You're My Type is a great new stamp set in the Occasions Mini. Its perfect for that feeling of "nostalgia" if […]
Creative Stampin’ Up! Card Idea for a Minnesota Winter
2011 is drawing to a close. I will leave you this last post of the year featuring a creative Stampin' Up! card idea for a Minnesota winter. This is how it looks here today, except for the brown grass we have. (This was NOT a typical white Minnesota Christmas!) The trees are bare, the sky […]
Create A Special Hand Made Card for a Knitter
Have you taken a road trip lately? I mean a "real" road trip of several hundred miles. Earlier this month, Tim and I took a road trip with two other couples in a van from Minnesota to Arkansas to visit friends. These were our camping friends and we had taken many road trips earlier in […]
Stampin Up! Punch Stocking Builder is Retiring!
This announcement really surprised me! The Stampin' Up! Punch Stocking Builder is retiring – and I'm guessing that means the stamp set Stitched Stockings will go with it. They have been my biggest sellers from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The Punch is only available as long as supplies last, so if you don't already own […]