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In the Holiday Mini Catalogue there was an awesome idea for Halloween treats showcased.  I wanted to re-create this idea in a cuter, simpler, and quicker way.  Ta-da!

I matched the Blackberry candy corn with Concord Crush inked owls and the Original candy corn with Pumpkin Pie inked pumpkins (with mustaches!!!).  I also love the versatility of the new long and narrow cellophane bags (1" x 8").  They have a self-adhesive to close and you can fit all types of candy in for Halloween or you could fit pens or markers for teacher presents!  And you get 50 of them for only $3.25.
To put the tag on top I dotted a bit of snail on each piece of cardstock.  You could also use glue sticks or glue dots.

To create this project you will need:

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I am so pleased to welcome my first guest blogger Erin M.!  I have known this lovely lady for many years now and she is a talented card designer who owns Glass Slipper Designs.  Check out Glass Slipper Designs Blog and Glass Slipper Designs Facebook Page and see why she is SO good!

Erin showcased two of her favourite techniques for us: sponging and dry embossing.  She loves the sponging technique because by simply putting a bit of ink on a sponge, you can either create a soft, vintage feel or give a flat piece of cardstock depth, depending on how you sponge it.  Dry embossing is also one of her favourites (and mine too!!  Love the embossing folders for the Big Shot) because it can add so much elegance and texture to the card.

I couldn't agree more!  Thank you Erin for guest blogging!

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If you are looking for a simple, elegant and easy notecard this Holiday season...look no further!  This is so simple but looks like an expensive notecard you would buy at a fancy paper shop.

This particular notecard, designed with my mom, uses Elegant Eggplant as the base (simply cut your 8.5 x 11 paper into quarters) and use your snail adhesive to put a piece of Whisper White cardstock (1/8" smaller on each side).  Then we stamped Merry Christmas from the Contempo Christmas stamp set with Chocolate Chip ink.  Put the notecard in a self-adhesive clear envelope and VOILA!  We are going to add a Silver Glimmer Paper snowflake done in the Big Shot to add a bit of dazzle but there is no need for it, it is just that elegant on its own!

This simple idea could be used for Easter notecards and Thank you notecards too!  I love that beginner stampers can easily recreate this with basic supplies (a paper cutter, one stamp set, snail, and two pieces of paper).

To create this card you will need:


Stamp Set:  Contempo Christmas (120594)  only $14.95!!

Paper: Elegant Eggplant 8.5 x 11 cardstock (105110), Whisper White cardstock (100730) 
Ink:  Chocolate Chip (100908)

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Ok, so it has been way too long since my last post!  I've been busy enjoying lots of workshops and planning my Christmas Card Making Class!  While I prepare my next card post I wanted to let everyone know about the amazing promotions going on this month.

This month with the purchase of the Starter Kit ($215 for $425 worth of Stampin' Up Products) you will also get the BIG SHOT FOR FREE ($125 value)!!!!!  This is honestly the best Starter Kit promo I have seen.  With the Starter Kit you will get a discount on all Stampin' Up products too!  There is no obligation to host workshops or sell products.  The value of this kit is just incredible!

If you would like more info, please email me at karolinastamps@gmail.com or click "Join Now"

This offer expires October 31st, 2011.

The other great promo going on is with the purchase of 2 Simply Sent card kits you get a coordinating stamp set for free.  Here are the ones you can choose:


Buy any two of the following Simply Sent Kits:

Page	Item	Description	Price
192	122375	Simply Sent Great Day	$15.95
193	122377	Simply Sent Everyday Elegance	$14.95
193	122376	Simply Sent Sweet Moments	$16.95

And get a FREE coordinating stamp set:

Page	Item	Description	Price
192	123682	It's Your Day	$10.95
192	124685	Es tu día (Spanish It's Your day)	$10.95
192	124800	C'est ta fête (French It's Your Day)	$10.95
193	123686	Everyday Wishes	$11.95
193	123684	You're Cherished	$10.95
193	124865	Chérissons les anges (French You're Cherished)	$10.95

The Simply Sent kits are seriously great for people who need cards fast but don't always have the time to spend on making them.  Here's a secret...every demonstrator I know has a pack and uses them frequently!  It just makes things so simple.

OK!  Prepare yourselves for some great Halloween and Christmas cards and crafts coming up on the blog soon!

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I'm very excited to be going to my first Stampin' Up Regional Convention this weekend!  There will be a card swap taking place and here is the card that I am bringing to swap!  Can't wait to see the great cards I swap for!!

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Another very special little girl is having a birthday!  Here is a sweet little card for a sweet little girl!

Paper: Blushing Bride 8.5 x 11 cardstock (119796),  Concord Crush Cardstock (119792), Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper (124339)
Tools:  Snail Adhesive (104332), Big Shot (113439),  Perfect Pennants Die (123126), Alphabet Simple Numbers Die (115968), Dimensionals (104430)

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A special little someone is having their birthday!  Here is a berry special card to help them celebrate!  :)  Inspiration came to this card quickly, which I was very grateful for.  I had to use the Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper (on sale until the 31st) and I wanted to use the new Perfect Pennants Die for the Big Shot.  Otherwise I coordinated everything to the new In Colours and bam this card was finnito!

A perfect card for my little Berry.

To create this card you will need:


Paper: Calypso Coral 8.5 x 11 cardstock (122925) NEW.  Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper (122350) NEW, Island Indigo Cardstock (122923) NEW
Ink:  Calypso Coral Classic Stampin Pad (122939) NEW
Embellishments: Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (122974) NEW
Tools:  Perfect Pennants Die (123126) NEW, 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), Snail Adhesive (104332), Glue Dots (103683)

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The end of August is quickly approaching and I am going to get one more order in before the current promotion runs out!  Who wants to join me?  :)

If you would like to put an order in, please email me at karolinastamps@gmail.com or to have your items delivered straight to your door, anywhere in Canada, please place your order here.  Group order goes in on August 31st, 2011.

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I'm a big fan of buttons and was really excited when the Button, Button stamp set came out last year!  I used two of the 'buttons' to create a wallpaper background.  The bigger button is inked in Peach Parfait and the smaller button is in Early Espresso.  The Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon is an inexpensive way to add a lot of style and texture to cards.  Adhere it to the card using Sticky Strip.  Don't forget the little pearl on the dot of the 'i'.  LOL.  Love my little pearls!!

I really enjoy how cards evolve out of simple inspiration.  I had an extra piece of Peach Parfait paper and I really wanted to use the Button, Button stamps!  Then voila!

To create this card you will need:

 Stamp Set: Perfectly Penned (122892), Button, Button (122040) 
Paper: Peach Parfait 8.5 x 11 cardstock (119794), Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650)
Ink:  Peach Parfait Classic Stampin Pad (119783), Early Espresso (119670)
Embellishments:  Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (120931), Basic Pearls (119247)
Tools:  Snail Adhesive (104332), Sticky Strip (104294), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Here is a sneak peak of the Bright Hopes stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalogue (available September 01, 2011)!  This stamp set is great for so many reasons but my favourite is how great it is for embossing!!  This is a gorgeous 3x3 inch Christmas card.  Great if you need to make a whole bunch of cards but you don't want to go all out with larger cards. 

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I love the font of the Perfectly Penned stamp set, as you may have noticed!  I also enjoy that this stamp set has very simple and straight forward sentiments:  Thank You, Celebrate Today, Happy Birthday, and Get Well.

Birthday week is coming to our house soon (4 birthdays in 5 days) so I thought I might get a head start on the cards I need!  For this card I used last year's In Colours and the new Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper.  I used my handy dandy 1 1/4" square punch on the Designer Series Paper and layered it on Concord Crush card stock.   I put a little pearl on the dot of the 'i' in Birthday to finish it off!

Don't forget Designer Series Paper is buy 3, get 1 free!!!  This promo ends August 31, 2011 and excludes Specialty Designer Paper.   I will be putting in a group order in about a week, please email me your orders or you can order online and have it shipped directly to your home, anywhere in Canada!

To create this card you will need:


Paper: Blushing Bride 8.5 x 11 cardstock (119796),  Concord Crush Cardstock (119792), Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper (124339)
Ink:  Concord Crush Classic Stampin Pad (119785)
Embellishments: Basic Pearls (119247)
Tools:  Snail Adhesive (104332). 1 1/4" Square Punch (119865)

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This is a super simple Thank You card!!  Definitely a "Less is More" kind of card and it literally took me 5 minutes start to finish to make all four!  If you have pre-cut note cards then you wouldn't even need a paper cutter to create this card.   You could absolutely make this card in any favourite colour and I really enjoy how the pearl takes on the colour of the ink!

Paper: Whisper White 8.5 x 11 cardstock (100730) OR Note Cards (these are pre-cut and come with envelopes!) (107311)
Ink:  Any Colour you like!
Embellishments: Basic Pearls (119247)

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A new baby girl has arrived into this world and I can't wait to give her this cute card!

The baby bear image is inked in Melon Mambo.  I used the Stampin' Write marker and "coloured" it in since I don't have the Melon Mambo ink pad...believe it or not!  The best part about the markers, they take up very little space but you can use them in the exact same way as you would an ink pad!

That is the new Chocolate Chip Scallop Dot ribbon!  Love that the polka dots make this card very girly cute!

Tip:  Use Sticky Strip to adhere the embossed Whisper White onto Blushing Bride.  Using adhesive, such as Snail, can flatten out the embossed image.

To recreate this card you will need:


Stamp Set:  Bear Hug (116966) 
Paper: Blushing Bride 8.5 x 11 cardstock (119796), Chocolate Chip Cardstock (102128), Whisper White cardstock (100730) 
Ink:  Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin Pad (100908), Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker (121074) 
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Scallop Dot ribbon (124142),
Tools: Sticky Strip (104294), Dimensionals (104430), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (119850), 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335)

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We've recently had some technical difficulties with computers which has made it almost impossible to post up pictures on the blog.  That will all be taken care of quickly with some electronic replacements!  New posts with pictures to be coming very soon!

There was a lot of excitement in my house this afternoon as our favourite UPS van dropped off 6 boxes of Stampin' Up goodies to my door!!  These boxes were filled with lots of orders and (drum roll please....) new Holiday Mini Catalogue stamp sets, embellishments and paper!!!  I can't wait to start using them.  I've spent a good part of the evening putting together my stamps and re-organizing my stamping area to include all the new items.

I want to say a big Thank You to everyone who has booked a Holiday Workshop with me already!!   I still have availability in October and only a couple dates left for September if anyone is interested in hosting a Holiday themed workshop.  Please email me at karolinastamps@gmail.com if you would like any information about hosting a fun and easy workshop!  On top of the regular Stampin' Up incentives, I've got lots of great little gifts for my hostesses!  :)  Let me host your next crafty night!

Karolina

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There is something very refreshing about the new In Colors and with names like Pool Party, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral, who could disagree?  :)  As you may have noticed... ever since the new In Colours have been released I have used them in my cards over and over again.  This Thank You card is no exception!  I used the new Lace Border Punch on Lucky Limeade paper to give the card a little more contrast.  The flowers were punched out using the Triple Flower punch.  I stuck them on using mini glue dots.  The glue dots ensure that they stick to the paper really well and give the flowers a little bit of dimension.

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I got out my good ol' embossing gun to have some fun with the new Sweets for the Sweet stamp set.  I embossed the lollipop with clear embossing powder on Whisper White paper and used my sponge dauber in Wisteria Wonder across the embossed image after it had cooled.  Then I punched it out with my 1" circle punch and stuck it on with a dimensional.  The little rhinestone on the bow gives it a little bling!  :)

This card was made using all the NEW In Colours for 2011 and Designer Series Paper in Berry Blossom which coordinates perfectly (and happens to be on sale right now with the Buy 3 get 1 Free promo)

To create this card you will need:

Paper: Wisteria Wonder 8.5 x 11 cardstock (122922) NEW.  Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper (122350) NEW 
Ink:  Calypso Coral Classic Stampin Pad (122939) NEW, Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin Pad (122936) NEW
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones (119246)
Tools:  Snail Adhesive (104332).  Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Sponge Daubers (102892)

Click here to purchase your supplies.  Designer Series Paper promotion ends August 31, 2011.

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I have a special coupon code with Deja Vu Consignment store!  Go to their Facebook page and click 'Like' and check out the special promo!  Please note, this is a promotion that I am doing for my customers and it is not a Stampin' Up promotion. 

Promotion ends August 31, 2011.

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I am a huge fan of Thank You cards!  Here is a very simple card to send to a hostess after a wonderful dinner party!

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There is nothing like getting a parcel in the mail but there is NOTHING like getting a box full of Stampin' Up in the mail!  LOL.  Here's a peak at all the goodies I got this afternoon and some little hands helping me unpack!

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This month Stampin' Up has an incredible promotion!  Buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper and get one free!  There is no limit as to how many packs you can get for free.  Specialty Designer Series and Hostess Paper is not included in this promotion. 

Click here to place your order online and have it delivered straight to your home.  You can also place your order via email to karolinastamps@gmail.com as I will be putting in a group order on the August 12th, 2011 and taking full advantage of this promo, let me tell you!  :)

I've got some super easy cards coming soon and I'm lining up some AMAZING guest bloggers!!  Can't wait to see what they do!

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I have two beautiful kiddies with close birthdays coming up!  They are still really young so we are opting to have one big birthday party for the two of them.  Here's a sneak peek of the birthday invite!

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Welcome to my blog!  Creating a crafting blog has been on my mind for the last little while and I have finally decided to take the plunge and get right into it!

I love the simplicity of card making.  I especially love that you can start and finish a card in no time at all!  My style is simple, clean and fun.  Thank you for joining me on this adventure and I look forward to hearing your comments!

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