Festive Flurry

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I had a wonderful day yesterday stamping with my club gals!!! They are so fun to hang out with. And what's even better is that they put up with me and my crazy schedule. They are so easy and flexible. I'm looking forward to stamping another 6 months with them starting in January!!

Here is a card we made yesterday using the Festive Flurry stamp set and matching Framelits.

Stamps: Festive Flurries, Teeny Tiny Wishes (one of my favorites!!)

Paper: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Winter Frost DSP Stack, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer, Whisper White

Accessories: Festive Flurry Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Beautifully Baroque EF, Organza Ribbon, Silver Ribbon, Frosted Finishes Embellishments

I LOVE how this card turned out!! It's a mixture of cards that I saw floating around on the internet. There are so many talented stampers out there who are always willing to share and I appreciate their inspiration!! I hope stampers never stop sharing. What will I do?! I am the Major CASEr!! I pretty much "copy" at least one element on every card I make, if not the entire card!! :)

Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend!

Looking forward to sharing the rest of our Christmas stamping creations soon!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Being Thankful

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Seems like every other person on Facebook is posting their daily "thankfulness" report this month. I think it is a great idea. I just think we should find something to be thankful for every day. Not just in the month of November. :) I absolutely love Ann Voskamp's book 1000 Gifts. If you haven't read it yet, you need to. She makes the point of how if we can be thankful in any and all situations, we will have more joy in our daily lives. I love this idea. It's easy to be thankful for the "big stuff", health, family, home, etc. But we need to remember to be thankful for the small stuff too. Those leaves that are falling off your trees and "messing up" your landscape? Be thankul for the cool shade they provided you this summer. That mess your daughter left on the table from her school project? Be thankful she is studious and worked so hard to complete her homework on time.

One thing I'm always thankful for is my awesome and amazing Stampin' Up! customers!! They definitely bring much joy to my life. Without my stamp club gals being excited every month to see something "new", I probably would have hung up my paper snips eons ago. :) I'm also super thankful for all my online customers. It is always a pleasant surprise to receive an email telling me I had an online order. It always makes my day!!

Here are a few cards we made at our September club:

Stamps: Tags 4 You, Gently Falling

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry Paper Stack

Accessories: Chevron Ribbon, Label Bracket Punch, Square Lattice EF, Blossom Party die

Stamps: Gently Falling, Banner Greetings (hostess)

Paper:  Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Woodgrain EF, Burlap Trim

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Trust God, Everything Eleanor

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Black, Modern Medley DSP, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Butterfly Punches, Modern Label Punch, Crochet Lace Trim, Ruffled Trim

All these cards were inspired (and maybe even outright copied!) from cards I spotted surfing around the internet. My favorite place to find gorgeous Stampin' Up! inspiration is on Stampin' Connection, a SU! demo only website. I also finds lots to admore on Pinterest. If you enjoy seeing all kinds of pinnable goodness, come follow me!! Search for Krystal's Cards Stampin Up! And you should be able to find me. :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!! This weekend we will be enjoying the beginning of water polo plat-offs. Plus it's time for another Stampin' Up! club. Looking forward to stamping with "the girls"!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

 

Halloween Haunts

Hi Stamping Friends!!

It' been awhile hasn't it? What can I say... It's water polo season!!!! :)  And now that we have two varsity players (man-child and sophomore daughter) I have NO time for stamping or blogging. And since man-child is a senior, we have a whole knew set of "stuff" to do. College visits, college applications, appointments with school counselors, senior pictures, school transcripts to send, essays to write, cap and gown to purchase, SATs, ACTs, FAFSA, etc., etc,. ect.!!! It's overwhelming!! But also very exciting!! Can't wait for him to experience the "next chapter" in his life.

I am so glad that I have my monthly stamping club to keep my head in the crafting world. If it wasn't for this great group of gals, I'm afraid my stamping skills would wither up and die! Here are the Halloween cards we made way back in August:

HALLOWEEN HAPPINESS

Stamps: Halloween Happiness

Paper: Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango DSP

Accessories: Bloack Polka Dot Ribbon (retired), Orange Stampin' Glitter, Dimensionals, Framelits

TAGS 4 YOU 

Stamps: Tags 4 You, Everything Eleanor

Paper: Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain (retired), Balck Stampin' Glitter, Rhinestones, Framelits, Versamark Ink, Heat and Stick EP

THAT'S THE TICKET

Stamps: That's The Ticket

Paper:  Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango DSP

Accessories: Tasteful Trim die, Ticket Punch, Scoring Board, Clear Vintage Buttons, Striped EF

As you can tell, I really like the Stampin' Glitter!!! On the Halloween Happiness cards, we just used some Multipurpose Liquid Glue on our pumpkin and sprinkled some glitter right on the glue (it is best to do this AFTER your entire card is assembled or you will have to wait until the glue is completely dry to assemble your card). On the "Trick or Treat" card, we stamp our image using Versamark ink and then embossed it using Heat and Stick powder. Then we poured the Black Stampin' Glitter over the image. I love how they both turned out!!

On our "ticket" card, we rosettes using the scoring board. They are super easy. You just cut a strip of 12x12 paper (I think this was 1" wide). Score every 1/4" inch and then do a fan fold. You adhere both ends together and then glue it to a circle disc to hold it all in place.

I really LOVE our Multipurpose Liquid Glue. It is my "go to" adhesive. I use it on every card I make. It's really awesome to use when adhering embossed paper.

So glad I had a free weekend to finally write a blog post!! I probably won't be back for another month. There are two weeks left in our regular water polo season and then we head to play-offs!!! 

Have a fun and safe Halloween!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Krystal

July Stamp Club

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Just thought I'd take a minute and share the cards we made at our July stamp club. I am so excited for today!! I'm having an New Catalog Open House starting at 4pm. Everyone can come, bring a friend, pick up a free copy of the new catalog, stamp a couple of make and takes, and win lots of great prizes!! And for every $15 purchase, you can choose one of my retired stamp sets for FREE!! Plus, I will be having my cards for sale 5 for $20 to help raise money to send my two oldest kids to the water polo Junior Olympics held in Orange County California next weekend. So join me!! It will be a blast!!

Stamps:  Flower Shop, Happy Day

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral DSP

Accessories: Pansy Punch, Ruffle Stretch Trim, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Needlepoint Border EF, Vintage Button, Whisper White Candy Dot

Stamps: Chalk Talk

Paper: Very Vanilla, Strawberry Slush, Modern Medley DSP

Accessories: Blossom Punch, Chalk Talk Framelits, Modern Mosaic EF, Blossom Party Die, In Color Boutique Details, Stitched Satin Ribbon

Stamps: Stippled Blossom, From My Heart

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Beutifully Baroque EF, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Organza Ribbon

This weekend, Stampin' Up! demostrators from all over the world are gathered together in Salt Lake City Utah for the annual Stampin' Up! convention. One of these days I'm going to attend and meet all of the amazing demonstrators who continually inspire me to improve my stamping abilities. Without them, I would be a very poor stamper. I dedicate these cards to them, since the idea for all of these cards were CASEd (Copy Ane Share Everything!) or "borrowed" from one Stampin' Up! demonstrator or another. Thanks for the continued inspiration and thanks for helping to keep my business going!!

Hope you have an awesome weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

I'm still here!!

Hi Stamping Friends!!

It's been awhile since I've blogged, but I'm still here!!! May and June are always super busy months in our house. Between swimming, water polo, school, and church, there are about 100 things ending and another 50 things beginning. Into the second week of summer, my daughter told me she was looking forward to school starting so she wouldn't have such a busy schedule. Crazy!!

And to add to it, both older kids' water polo teams made it to the Junior Olympics!! So we will be heading down to SoCal on back-to-back weekends. Hubby will take the man child and I will take the girl. Should be fun.

In between all of that, I have continued to have my monthly stamping club. It's the only thing that keeps me stamping these days!! Here are some cards we did in June using new products from the new Stampin' Up! catalog. Enjoy!!

STAMPS: Label Love

PAPER: Daffodil Delight, Gingham Garden DSP, 

ACCESSORIES: Artisan Label Punch, Gingham Washi Tape, Boho Blossom Punch

STAMPS: Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs

PAPER: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe

ACCESSORIES: Mosaic Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Modern Mosaic EF, Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain, Basic Rhinestones

STAMPS: Wildflower Meadow, Sweet Essentials

PAPER: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Gingham Garden

ACCESSORIES: Wildflower Meadow EF, Boho Blossom Punch, Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Basic Rhinestones.

I CASEd all of these cards from ones I saw on Stampin' Connection, a website for Stampin' Up! demos. I "borrow" most of my ideas from other demos. So thankful for their willingness to share!! They always make me look good!

I'm working on putting a class together using the Flower Shop stamp set and the matching Pansy Punch. If you live in Tulare County and are interested in coming, let me know!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

April Club Card

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Just wanted to share another one of the cards we made at our April Stamp Club.

OH, HELLO

Stamps:  Oh, Hello

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Island Indigo, Old Olive, Tea For Two DSP

Accessories:  Oval Framelits, Delicate Lace Tape, Flower Trim, Bird Punch, White Craft Ink

I CASEd this layout from one I'd seen on the internet. I changed up the papers. I've always loved blue and yellow together. My favorite accessorie right now is the Flower Trim (pretty sure it is on backorder though). I love how easy it is to cut the flowers apart. I also showed my gals how to color them by smooshing them onto an ink pad and then spritzing them with water. So super easy!!

Don't forget to take advatage of a few of the offers that end on April 30th!!

THIS AND THAT BUNDLE

SENT WITH LOVE BUNDLE

A ROUND ARRAY BUNDLE

I hope you have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal

Creative Opportunities

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Well I had quite the busy stamping weekend!! On Saturday I had 8 stampers over for 4 hours for my Bring on the Cake birthday card class. Then on Sunday, I had my regular monthly stamp club over for a couple of hours. It worked out kind of nice to schedule them back-to-back, because I only had to clean my house once!!

Here is the CASEd card we made on Sunday using the Secret Garden Bundle:

Stamps:  Secret Garden, Blessings From Heaven

Paper: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla

At least this is what the card looked like before the class started. Here is what it looked like after 6 busy stampers were working with a table full of supplies:

Ooops!! A little ink pad accident! Since I'm way to lazy to pull a card completely apart to fix it, I had the opportunity to be creative!! I'm always telling my stampers that mistakes are just opportunities for creativity. And here is the perfect example! Here is what I did to "fix" this card:

I think the "redo" turned out pretty good! I really had fun inking up my Secret Garden set for the first time. I was hesitant to buy "another" flower set, but since so many of my stamp club ladies had already purchased it, I thought I better get it too and show them how to use it. We stamped the flowers with VersaMark ink onto Primrose Petal card stock and then embossed it with white embossing powder. After using the coordinating Framelits to cut them out, we dabbed a little Primrose Petal ink into the center of each flower using the sponge daubers. Super easy and elegant!!! I can't wait to use this set again!

Another "creative opportunity" for you is to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrtor. Then you too can have super fun stamping weekends!! And right now is an awesome time to become a demonstrator. Now through May 30th, you will receive and extra $30 in products in your Starter Kit and it is still only $99!!!

You can also get $30 in extra FREE PRODUCTS when you host a $350 workshop. So contact me today and schedule your personal crafting experience!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Krystal