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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