I'm sad to say that this is the first card that I have made in over a month - except for my Christmas cards, which I will post later.  I made this card for our church secretary who is retiring after over 30 years of service.  I'm happy for her - but will miss her.  She always knew the answer to any question I had!   Below is the inside of the card.

The inspiration for this card came from a card I saw on Splitcoaststampers, made by Stef Perry.

Supplies used to make this card:

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Basics (retired), Lots of Happy card kit, Hardwood

Card stock and ink: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Whisper White

Tools: Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, Banner Triple punch, Classic Label punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Accessories: Clear Rhinestones

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Kathy

Stamp a Stack of Christmas Cards

Stamp a Stack of Christmas Cards

Sunday November 18, 2018

Make 6 cards for $15  (Two of each card in the photo above; patterned paper may vary)

or

Make 12 cards for $25  (4 of each card above or extra designs will be available to make)

Hope Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach

1-4 pm

Bring your favorite adhesive.  A limited supply will also be available for purchase at the event.

Please RSVP by Friday, November 16

Pay using the PayPal link below and choose 2 cards from my stash for FREE!

Number of Cards

Make 6 cards $15.00 USD Make 12 cards $25.00 USD

Contact me with questions or to make other payment arrangements.

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Kathy

Happy Halloween!

These are Halloween treats that I made using September's Paper Pumpkin kit.  I plan to hand these out to the MOMS tonight - when the little ones come around Trick or Treating!  Hoping to find some new friends to come stamp with me!

Here is the Paper Pumpkin video for September.  Watch to see how easy these kits are to assemble.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits and to sign up to receive November's kit!

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Kathy

Be the Difference

Next month, I will be celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 30th anniversary with a few thousand of my closest friends in Orlando! This is a video from the 25th celebration that I attended in Salt Lake City.  What a difference Stampin' Up! has made in my life! I hope I have made a difference in someone else's life by sharing my love of stamping!

CLICK HERE to learn about Stampin' Up!'s current promotions.

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CONTACT ME to learn how you can join the fun!  Attend one of my stamping classes or events; schedule a "Girls Night Out" with your friends, or better yet - join my team of stampers.

Just a reminder - today is the last day for new subscribers to sign up for Paper Pumpkin for only $5 using the Promo Code: FLASH1018.

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Kathy

Paper Pumpkin Flash Sale

CLICK HERE to see a video of the cards I made last week using past Paper Pumpkin kits.  Like what you see?  Then PLEASE give Paper Pumpkin a try - for just $5 for your first kit.  New subscribers only: NOW - through October 10th (while supplies last.)  Watch until the end to learn how you can have a chance to get a free kit from me!

CONTACT ME if you have any questions or if you need help signing up!

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Kathy

Happy World Card Making Day!

Below are the cards that I made this week.  They are all made using Paper Pumpkin kits.  These kits are perfect for when you want to be creative and relieve a little (or a lot) of stress!  Keeping your hands busy while being creative - keeps your mind off of the worries of the day.

I wasn't too sure about the cards in the kit shown above.  I thought they were a little too "busy" for my style.  But after making them - I really LOVE them. 

 

I actually made a little mistake when putting these cards together - but I'm pretty sure no one would even know if I didn't point it out!  That's the great thing about being creative - it doesn't have to be perfect!  A few mistakes show that it was made by a human - with love!

I LOVE these shaker cards and I'm not sure why I didn't put this kit together as soon as it arrived in my mailbox - last year!

And finally, I put together a set of Christmas cards - from a kit that arrive in 2016!  I'm pretty sure I wanted to try some alternative projects using this kit.  There are always TONS of people (more creative than me) who share other ideas for using the supplies in the kit - on Pinterest, of course. But I decided to just put the kit together as is - and it is another set of cards that I just love.  You can't tell from the photo - but the cards are layered - lots of dimension.

If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber - it will soon be the perfect time to give these kits a try.  

Beginning on Monday, October 8, 2018- your first kit will only be $5 if you use the PROMO CODE: FLASH1018.  This special will only run through October 10, 2018 or while supplies last - so sign up now by CLICKING HERE.  Remember - the promo code will not work until Monday October 8.  This special is for First Time Subscribers only.

In the meantime, you can visit my STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE to see other specials from Stampin' Up! - including a flash sale on certain card making items!

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Kathy

World Card Making Day is Saturday - but the savings are happening all week.  CLICK HERE to see the products that are on sale this week - and other current promotions.

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Kathy

Homework

At my stamp classes last week - I gave everyone (that wanted to accept the challenge) a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Garden Impressions 6x6 Designer Series Paper stack.  I told them to make a card/project using that piece of paper.  

I decided to accept my own challenge, and below is the card that I made using one of the papers.

I can't wait to see if anyone completed their "homework" when we meet on Sunday for this month's class.

I am always looking for new stampers - so please CONTACT ME if you would like information about my stamp classes and events.

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Kathy

Monday's Mail

Another week went by where I didn't get any cards in the mail.  And I have no excuse because I was home most of the week waiting for Hurricane Florence to make her appearance.  Luckily, the hurricane went further south and so we here in southern Virginia did not have any damage.  I did work on some projects for upcoming classes - and did a lot of organizing in my craft room - while I was home from work/school.

The cards above are two that I received in the mail recently.  I am always happy to receive a hand crafted card in the mail - so I am going to do my best to get more cards in the mail during the coming weeks.  

My goal is to send 30 cards by the time Stampin' Up! celebrates its 30th anniversary in November!

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Kathy

Tanner's Tags!

 

Last Friday I was lucky enough to gather with a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators to meet with Tanner from the Stampin' Up! home office.  He is a manager for this area - and came to tell us about forming a Demonstrator Council.  He told us about himself and what the council would do - then he answered a lot of our questions.

After the Q&A - he had a SINCERELY SANTA PROJECT KIT for each of us!  The completed project is shown in the photo above.  We did all the stamping on the tags at the meeting, and then took them home to finish making them.  They are really cute - lots of details on them - great for Christmas packages and gift bags.  You could also use them on card fronts or as embellishments for Scrapbook pages.

All of the tags fit into the cute tin shown below:

And below is a photo of Tanner.

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Kathy

Monday's Mail

Below are the cards that I put in the mail last week:

This card was from a retired Stampin' Up! kit.  Kits are a great way to get started with stamping.  

CLICK HERE to see the current Stampin' Up! kits.

 Here are two birthday cards that I sent. - Leave a comment or private message me, if you want a hand made card to arrive in YOUR mailbox on your special day.

Finally, this is a card I sent to a college friend who I visited with this summer.  Four of us met for lunch.  Then afterwards Caryl and I followed Sue B to her house where we continued our visit - remembering the good old days!   I wanted to thank Sue and her husband for their hospitality!  We had a great visit in their new home, and enjoyed pizza for dinner.

Don't forget - sign up by TODAY - to get October's Spooky Paper Pumpkin kit - everything you need to make some Halloween treats!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

2018 Holiday Catalog by Stampin' Up

The 2018 holiday catalog is here!  Watch the 1 minute video to see some of the cute projects you can make for the upcoming holidays.  Then CONTACT ME if you would like a copy of the catalog.  Let's plan a private class for you and your friends!  Or check back later this weekend when my classes and events for the fall will be posted.

I am so excited to gather with about 20 other Stampin' Up! demonstrators tonight to meet Tanner from Stampin' Up! and to play with some of the new products from the holiday catalog.  Here is the photo my upline, Susan Elise, posted with some of the goodies that arrived for our meeting!

Check back to see what we made!

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Kathy

Monday's Mail

I missed sending out cards this week - so I decided to post the three Stampin' Up! cards I received ln the mail - for my birthday back in July.

The card below is a neat fun fold card that I will have to try and make at a future class!  Here is how the card looks closed.

 When you open the first part - this is what you see:

 When you open the next part - this is what you see:

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Kathy

Halloween Treats

If you are a Halloween lover - then you will want to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by September 10th to get this spooky cute kit!  Stampin' Up! has announced that this kit will contain suppliest for making Halloween treat packaging.

If you'd rather make cards - just add card stock to make alternate projects using the supplies in the kit.  Coordinating colors will be Mango Melody, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black.  Stampin' Up! will release alternate project ideas for this kit, and of course Pinterest will have plenty of ideas for you, too!

CLICK HERE to sign up for Paper Pumpkin now!  (Check out past kits while you are there!)

CLICK HERE for the LAST DAY to take advantage of two great Stampin' Up! promotions.

CLICK HERE if you have any questions!

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Kathy

Lemon Zest

These are the cards that we made at my August 2018 stamp classes.  They are all made using the Lemon Zest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

The top (orange) card was one that I made for a friend's birthday a few weeks ago.  I posted the card on my blog earlier.  CLICK HERE to see it up close - and to see the special greeting inside the card.

The other two cards gave me a chance to show case some of the new Stampin' Up! colors, including Pineapple Punch and Granny Apple Green.

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Kathy

Monday's Mail

Last weekend I was at a scrapbooking retreat in Pennsylvania.  In addition to all the scrapbooking I got done, I had a chance to put together this (retired) card kit from Stampin' Up!   I put several of these cards in the mail - and the rest will go in my collection to send out at another time.  I am doing my best to actually SEND cards and not just HOARD them!

This kit is no longer available  - but there are several available in the current 2018-2019 annual catalog  There will also be one in the Holiday Catalog - which you can order from beginning on September 5.

Please CONTACT ME if you would like to receive a copy of the Holiday catalog.

CLICK HERE to see the kits that are currently available in my online store.

One of my most favorite kits is the one that shows up in my mailbox each month - Paper Pumpkin!
CLICK HERE for more information.  If you like Halloween - you won't want to miss September's kit!

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Kathy

August Team Swaps

I participated in a card SWAP at a recent Stampin' Up! team meeting.  We all used the following sketch as our inspiration.

You can see the cards I swapped by CLICKING HERE.  Below are several of the cards that I received in the SWAP.

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CONTACT ME for more information about these cards or for info about Stampin' Up!  I'd love to have you join my team!

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Kathy

Color Your Season

 These are two cards we made at a recent Stampin' Up! team meeting.  They both use the Blended Season stamp set - only available this month, or while supplies last.  There is also a beautiful coordinating set of framelits.  You can bundle the stamp set and framelits to save 10%.  In addition - there is a set of new watercolor pencils - perfect for coloring the images in this set!

Below are two more cards using the Blended Season stamp set.

This is a card that I received in a SWAP with my team members. 

This card was a Make & Take project that we made at our August team meeting.

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Kathy

Monday Mail

This is the only card I was able to put in the mail last week.  I left to go out of town for my last vacation of the summer on Tuesday - so I dropped this card in the mail on Monday before I left.   I sent this card to my sister who invited me to attend a scrapbook retreat.  This card is made with retired stamp sets.  I have been trying to send out my stash of cards - instead of just collecting them in a box!

CLICK HERE to check out the other cards that I have been dropping in the mail the past few weeks.

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Kathy

August Team Swaps

These are the SWAP cards I made for our team meeting in August.  We used the sketch below as inspiration for our cards.

 I used the GARDEN IMPRESSIONS 6x6 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER to made these cards.  The paper pack has some beautiful and colorful designs.  I also used the coordinating Shaded Spruce card stock and ink.  The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from the Better Together stamp set.   I used the Layering Ovals Framelits to cut the ovals. All products are from Stampin' Up!

Below are all 20 cards that I made.  Check back next week to see the cards that I received in the SWAP! 

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Kathy

Monday's Mail

Here's another card that I sent last week.  I made this card with all retired products, except for the Daffodil Delight card stock and Blends marker that I used to color the flower.  But I just had to use the "amazing woman" for this card - sent to a truly amazing woman who is battling breast cancer with amazing strength, courage, and faith.  Below is the inside of the card. 

Below are three cards that I sent to my sister-in law this week: 

Are you wondering why I sent her TWO Christmas cards in August?!  Well, I was doing some purging over the weekend - and found the two Christmas cards that I had sent to her several years ago - but they were sent to a previous address.  When they were returned to me, I stashed them away and forgot about them.  I almost tossed them in the trash - but one was actually a thank you note that my son had written to his aunt.  So I decided to put them in the mail - because, honestly, I couldn't bear to put them in the trash!  The pink card is the one that I included to explain that I wasn't totally nuts!


CLICK HERE and HERE and HERE to see other cards that I put in the mail during the past few weeks.

CONTACT ME if you would like a card to show up in your mailbox!

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Kathy