Retirement Time and FREE Shippping!

Hi Stamping Friends!!!

So many exciting things happening over at Stampin' Up! this week that I just had to share!!

First off… FREE Shipping this week only!!!!

And this week the Retirement Lists came out. 

Here are the links:

RETIRING STAMPS

RETIRING ACCESSORIES

Remember, these products are only available while supplies last so order ASAP!!

And Stampin' Up! also announced this week's WEEKLY DEALS so be sure to check them out as well:

Visit my online store to get your retired stamps and accessories before they are gone and take advantage of FREE SHIPPING!!

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If you have any questions you can email me at: krystalscards (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Petite Petals Easter

Hi Stamping Friends!!

One of my favorite stamp sets out of the Occassions Catalog is Petite Petals. I love it because it comes witha matching punch and I am a sucker for coordinating products.

I made this card for my final week of my 40 Card for 40 Days of Lent Challenge. I really ejoyed sending out cards every week during Lent. I think I'm going to try and continue sending out cards. It gives me a great reason to have to stamp!! ;)

Stamps: Petite Petals, Papillion Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment)

Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: Deco Label Framelits, Lattice Die, Tulip Frame EF, Little Leaves Sizzlet, Petite Petals Punch, Small Butterfly Punch, Oval Punches, Pearl Jewels

Colors: So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi

I CASEd this card from one I saw on Stampin' Connection (an online site for Stampin' Up! demonstrators) that was created by Linda Creech. I just changed up the colors a bit and used a different EF. I just love the look of the lattice inside the cutout label. It fits inside perfectly!!

I'm hoping to have a chance to share another episode of: Saturday Stamping Super Heroes. Last weekend I was out of town for water polo. And I rarely pre-write posts. Ain't nobody got no time for that!! ;)

I just found out yesterday that all next week Stampin' Up! is offering FREE shipping!! Just in time for the release of the retired list!!

Visit my online store on Monday and place your order!!

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For more great Stampin' Up! ideas and announcements!!!

Have a wonderful Saturday and a glorious Easter!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Scallop Tag Easter Bunny

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Just a quick post before we head out the door for Good Friday services.

Here is a Bunny Treat bag made with the Scallop Tag Topper that we made at our last club meeting…

Stamps: None

Paper: Whisper White, DSP Stack

Accessories: Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Oval Punches, Small Heart Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Pearl Jewels, Basic Black Marker

This cute little guy is SUPER easy to make. Just cut a strip of Whisper White card stock 2"x11". Then score at 3 1/2", 5", and 9" (the Simply Scored Scoring Tool makes this fast and easy!). Then punch out the top using The Scallop Tag Topper Punch. The little heart "nose" covers up the hole created by this punch. Fill a small treat bag with yummy candy (I chose the small Cadbury chocolate eggs) and assemble!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Peter Cottontail Treat Bag

Hi Stamping Friends!

Do you remember this Rudolph Treat Bag that I shared at Christmas?

Well I decided to make a quick version of his cousin, Peter Cottontail, for Easter:

Paper:  Whisper White, Subtles DSP Stack (Pink Pirouette), Really Super Duper Old DSP (Lovely Lilac) :)

Accessories: Oval Framelits, Gift Bow Die, Small Oval Punch, Taffetta Ribbon, Tag a Bag Gift Bags, Basic Black Marker

This little guy was so quick and easy to make. I love the chevron print on the Tag a Bag Treat Bags. If I had more treat bags in the house, I would make these for all the neighbors. But I don't. Now I need to come up with Plan B. 

Visit my online store to purchase all the supplies for this project:

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Bunny Bottom

Hi Stamping Friends!!

It's official! Club water polo season has begun!

Sorry I've been MIA. It was a water polo weekend so I have been away from my computer for a few days. When our son and daughter's teams both play on the same weekend, it typically means dad goes one way and mom goes the other. They may be playing in the same tournament, but you always end up at different pools. Sometimes multiple different pools in the same day! This time we were fortunate and ended up one afternoon at the same complex, so dad could watch daughter and I coud watch son. That rarely happens!! 

Today I have a card that we created at our last club meeting. I've seen all kinds of these cute bunny bottoms floating around on the web. I'm pretty sure I saw it last year as well, so I do not know who the original creator is. But I thank them for coming up with such a cute idea!!

Stamps: Hardwood

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Gumball Green, DSP Subtles Stack

Accessories: 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Oval Punches, Scallop Punch, Fringe Scissors, Pom-pom (non-SU!)

The Crumb Cake layer is "lifted" with Dimensionals to make it more 3-D. Like there is actually a hole for the bunny to climb through. And the bunny's "paws" are also raised up away from his bottom to add more dimension.

I never did get around to adding a sentiment. Ooops! He looks kinda lonely without one. It would also look cute with some little flowers down in the grassy area. Maybe with the Boho Blossom punch. 

So you can make this card as simple (like mine) or as fancy as you want!!

If you would like to purchase any of the fabulous Stampin' Up! products to create this card, please visit my website:

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I have two more Easter projects to share before the week is over. So be sure to visit again!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Peek-A-Boo Easter Bunny

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I can't believe Easter is only a week and a half away!! I'm looking forward to no school next week. Maybe I'll have extra time to stamp. :)

Here is another card we made Sunday at my monthly stamp club. I thought this was going to be a fun, simple card for my gals to breeze through, but apparently I was wrong. Or I'm just bad at giving instructions. ;)

Either way, it's an adorable Easter bunny card that I CASEd from several I've seen online.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen

Paper: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP Stack

Accessories: Oval Framelits, Small Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, Taffetta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Basic Black Marker

Isn't he cute?! Or maybe it's a she because of the bow? I had pre-cut all of the ovals. All the gals needed to do was glue them onto the card base. Pretty simple right?! Except they were having fits with the angle. Apparently having him/her peek out from the side was more difficult than I thought. They also took up issue with having to draw on his/her eyes and whiskers. I say just roll with it girls!! :)

If you are looking to purchase products to create this cute card, visit my online store:

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Remember to check out the Weekly Deals. There are some fabulous products on sale this week.

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Have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Springtime Hardwood Fence

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I had such a fabulous time yesterday with my stamp club friends. We just stamped and laughed and laughed and stamped. So much fun!! One of the cards we created was somewhat involved, so I designed a couple of (what I thought!) simpler cards to go with it. They were having such a difficult time doing the "simple" cards I told them they may need to take a remedial stamp class. :) Or maybe the fault lies with me, their instructor, as most of them have been stamping with me for quite a few years and are still having "stamping issues". :) 

Here is the "difficult" card that we created:

Stamps: Petite Petals, Flower Shoppe, Papillion Potpourri, Hardwood

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Gumball Green

Accessories: Word Bubble Framelits, Decorative Dots EF (SAB), Chevron Border Punch, Bird Punch, Butterfly Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Pansy Punch, Candy Dots Subtles, Fringe Scissors, Dimensionals

Even though there are lots of pieces and lots of punching and lots of gluing and lots of sponging on this card, my stampers loved it and at the end of it all, were very happy that we made it.

I have seen so many fun cards on the web using the Hardwood stamp as a fence. The first one I saw was a card by Patty Bennett who is an amazing Stampin' Up! demonstrator. She has a video on her site that shows how she created her card. I used her idea of the Chevron Punch on my card. Here is the link to her video:

PATTY BENNETT: Hardwood Background Stamp To Create a Fence

I can't wait to share the rest of the projects we made yesterday. I kind of went a little crazy on the Easter bunny theme. 

Remember to visit my online store for all your Easter project supplies:

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Stamping Super Hero #3

Hi Stamping Friends!!

It's Saturday and that means it's time for another episode of:

Stamping Super Heroes

This weeks super hero is a stamper that I've admired and CASEd for a very long time. She makes stamping look so effortless. She has a very fun, clean, colorful style. Put your inky fingers together for:

MINDY BACKES

Here are a few examples of her amazing stamping creations:

Visit Mindy's blog: BADA-BING! PAPER-CRAFTING!

Like her on Facebook:  BADABING PAPER CRAFTING

Follow her on Pinterest:  MINDY BACKES

I'm looking forward to having my stamping club over on Sunday afternoon. We will be working on a few Easter projects. I have two cards figured out, one more in the planning stages and I hope to surprise them with an extra little Easter Bunny treat holder. We shall see how much I get done. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you have a stamping kind of weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Online Thank You

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I created today's card for all my awesome online customers. I love that Stampin' Up! includes the option of letting demonstrators pay to have an online "store". I have so many great customers who regularly order from me uing this option. I created this card to let them know how much I appreciate them.

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB)

Accessories: Bitty Banners Framelits, Butterfly Punch, Blossom Punch, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Pearl Jewels, Button (retired), Ribbon (retired)

I saw this layout online this week from a fellow SU! demonstrator Kay Kalthoff. I changed up pretty much everything, different colors, paper, sentiment, ribbon, etc. I just used her layout.

I have these cards all ready to put in the mail, I just haven't gotten them to the mailbox yet! Hopefully that will happen today.

When we move this summer I am going to try something new for all my online customers… Stamps in the Mail. I will offer a card kit with three different cards in it for each customer who purchases a particular group of products using a hostess code that I will provide. If you purchase those products during a certain time period, you will receive three card kits in the mail that you can make using your new stamps. I'm still working out the kinks but I'm excited to change things up a bit.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great weekend!

Stamp something!

Krystal

BYOC

Hi Stamping Friends!!

So we are moving. Sometime this summer my family and I are headed 5 hours south to the North San Diego County city of Oceanside. And in the meantime I am making as many plans to spend as much time as possible with my Tulare County people. One way I decided to do this was to insist my girlfriends participate in a Bible study with me (there's more guilt in skipping Bible study than just a simple lunch date). :)

On our first meeting, one of the gals brought some amazing treats from her cookie store: lemon bars, mini chocolate cream pies, cookies, etc. Yes, you can drool. They were that delicious. But only one of us had the foresight to bring a coffee with us (we are meeting at church). So I created this card and sent it to them last week as a reminder to BYOC… Bring Your Own Coffee.

Stamps: Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge, Petite Petals

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Petitie Petal Punch, Pearl Jewels, Blushing Bride Satin Ribbon (retired)

Funny thing, this week everyone (but me) brought their own beverage of choice. And my sweet cookie friend even stopped at Starbucks and bought a gallon to go plus had all the creamers you could dream of to add to it. So we had plenty of coffee this week. And we also got enjoy more lemon bars, turtle brownies and macaroons. We are getting filled with the Spirit and sugar all at the same time. :)

These were the cards I sent for last week's Lent Challenge. I have this week's cards all made. I just need to address envelopes and write some endearing sentiment in them. For me that's the hardest part of all! I can whip up 8 cards in no time, but actually getting them in the mailbox is an act of pure strength. :) If I get it accomplished, I will share them with you on Friday.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Lent Challenge and LAST DAY!!!!

Hi Stamping Friends!!!

This year during Lent, I've challenged myself to send a card every day for the 40 days of Lent. I'm kind of cheating a little because I don't send them every day. I make a weeks worth of cards and try and send them all out on Wednesday. I tried this challenge last year as well, but didn't make it all the way to the end. I'm doing much better this year! 

I've been sending a lot of Thank You cards. A few Birthday cards (I'm the worst at these!). And lots of Thinking of You/Hello cards.

Here is a Thank You card I made for all of the ladies that purchased from me at the Little Lambs Preschool Fundraiser:

Stamps: Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself (hostess)

Paper: Peach Parfait (retired), Whisper White, Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Bird Punch (leaves), Small Butterfly Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Bitty Banner Framelits

Since I needed to make a lot of these, I wanted to keep the layout simple. I CASEd this card from one I saw online. Just changed up the colors a bit. I like to use up my retired card stock (and ribbon if possible) on projects like this because I'm not trying to "sell" or demonstrate anything. It's a great way for me to get rid of some of my extra stash and make room for new. ;) I no longer had the Peach Parfait stamp pad (I think I donated it to the Cambodia mission trip this summer) but I always keep the In-Color markers (they take up less space than the ink pads) so I used a marker to stamp the flowers.

Today is the LAST DAY for some awesome Stampin' Up Promotions!!

TODAY is the LAST DAY for SALE-A-BRATION!!!!!!

Visit my online store ASAP to place your order and earn FREE Stampin' Up! products!!

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Today is the LAST DAY to earn FREE In-Color markers when you sign up for a monthly Paper Pumpkin membership!!!

Remember to designate Me, Krystal De Leeuw, as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!

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I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Saturday Stamping Super Hero #2

Hi Stamping Friends!!

It's Saturday which means it's time for another edition of:

SATURDAY STAMPING SUPER HEROES

This stamper is someone that I have CASED dozens of times. I absolutely LOVE her style. She creates simple, yet stylish cards that always have just the right amount of embellishments on them. Her name is Amy O'neill. Here are a couple of samples from her blog:

Here is a link to her blog:  AMY'S PAPER CRAFTS

And here is a link to her Pinterest boards: AMY O'NEILL

I haven't been able to find a Facebook page for her. Which is such a bummer, since that is my go-to social media place. But at the very least, go check out her blog and be inspired.

If you love Facebook as much as I do and want to see all of your favorite stamping Facebook pages all at once with the click of a button, here is a link to an awesome tutorial from Robin Merriman:

FINDING YOUR FAVORITES ON FACEBOOK

Check it out. It's a super easy tutorial to follow and will you actually see all of your FB fan pages. Facebook has some weird algorithm where they try and figure out what pages you like. By this they determine what shows up in your news feed. If you do not click "like" or make comments on posts, they will NOT show up in your news feed. So creating an "interest group" is a great way to see your favorite pages.

Of course if you just click "like" or comment on every post I make on my Krystal's Cards Facebook page, it wouldn't be an issue. ;)

Here is a link to my Facebook page:  KRYSTAL'S CARDS - STAMPIN UP!

And my Pinterest boards:  KRYSTAL'S CARDS 

Don't forget!!! Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st. That is this MONDAY!!!

Visit my online store to get your FREE products with every $50 purchase:

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Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you have a super awesome weekend and that you make time to STAMP!!!

Krystal

Hip Hip Hooray Good As Gold

Hi Stamping Friends!

Today I have the last cards we created at my Hip Hip Hooray card class. Each stamper recieved the Hip Hip Hooray card kit, the Petite Petal Bundle, and Pearls. Since the total came to $50+, they also received a Good As Gold Sale-A-Bration card kit. Thus bringing their card total to 28!!

This is a great little card kit. I had fun changing it up a bit. Other products I used:

Banner Blast stamp set and matching bunch

Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch

Perfect Pennants stamp set and matching Framelits

Starburst Framelits

Don't forget… SALE-A-BRATION ENDS MONDAY MARCH 31!!!

Visit my online store ASAP to place your order!!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Hip Hip Hooray Hello and Thank You

Hi Stamping Friends!

Today I want to share more cards we created at my Hip Hip Hooray card class. These cards are the "hello" and "thank you" cards. Birthday cards are great, but sometimes it's fun to send a card to someone "just because". Birthday cards are somewhat expected. But "hello" or "thinking of you" cards are like little surprises that show up in your mailbox. I'm way better at sending "surprise" cards. I'm terrible at sending birthday cards. Birthday cards have a deadline. A certain date that they need to be mailed by. That's just stress I can't handle sometimes. A "hello" card has no strings attached. :)

The cute, swirly "thanks" sentiment comes with the Hip Hip Hooray card kit.

The banner "hello" is from the Perfect Pennants set.

The other "hello" sentiment is from the Four You set.

The flower is part of the Petite Petals stamp set with matching punch.

The Hip Hip Hooray kit is an easy way to have 20 great cards ready to mail in time.

Visit my online store to purchase yours today:

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Don't forget to shop this week and take advantage of Stampin' Up's biggest promotion of the year… SALE-A-BRATION!!! Choose one free Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 purchase! Hurry! Sale ends March 31st.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Hip Hip Hooray!

Hi Stamping Friends!!

A few weeks ago I had a card class using the Hip Hip Hooray card kit. I had a total of 10 gals come. I held two back-to-back sessions with 5 at each session. It was perfect because everyone could sit at my kitchen table and no one was relegated to the flimsy "card" table. We had such a great time. It was wonderful to see some stampers I hadn't seen in quite a while.

The class consisted of a total of 28 cards. Which most of the gals had to finish at home. Who can stamp and assemble that many cards in just 3 hours when there is so much visiting going on?! I will share the cards throughout this week.


These first cards are the "birthday" cards that we created.

The "Hip Hip Hooray" and "Just For You" sentiment come with the Hip Hip Hooray Kit. Some other stamps I used for these cards:

Perfect Pennants (Make A Wish)

Perfect Blend (coffee cup)

Petite Petals (flower)

I also used the Cupcake Punch, some retired grosgrain ribbon, and pearl jewels. But the rest of the accessories are all part of the Hip Hip Hooray Kit. The kit is awesome because it comes with everything you need to create 20 cards. It even comes with picture instructions to make all the cards. I chose 10 of my favorite layouts and made 2 cards of each one. I had to get creative using the card stock sticker pieces, as you don't get two of everything. But it made it easier for me than making all 20 diferent cards. And I liked some layouts better than others. And I LOVE the quality and prints of the card bases. They are super thick and the envelopes are just as amazing.

At my class, each attendee received the Hip Hip Hooray Kit plus the Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch which qualified them to recieve the Good As Gold Sale-A-Bration card kit. That is how they ended up making 28 cards. :)

On Wednesday I'll share all of the "thank you" and "hello" cards and on Friday I'll share all of the Good As Gold cards.

Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration ends in one short week so you still have time to place your order!!

Visit my online store today:

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Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal