Sunday, October 27, 2019

A Wild Rose Wish

Recently, a friend of mine had a serious allergic reaction to something and she wound up at the emergency room several times as her body tried to shake off the effects of it. I decided to make her a get well card and send it to her. I know that a card doesn't do anything to help her get well, but it does a wonderful job of letting someone know you are thinking of them, and sending well wishes their way.

Here is the card:
All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamp sets: To A Wild Rose (# 149452)
Well Said (#148796)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (#132708)
Crushed Curry (#147087)
Mossy Meadow (#147111)
Merry Merlot (#147112)
Early Espresso (#147114
Card stock: Crumb Cake (#120953)
Whisper White (#100730)
Mossy Meadow (#133676)
Basic Black (#121045)
Accessories: Well Written Dies (#148534)
Triple Banner Punch (#138292)
Mossy Meadow Linen Thread from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon combo Pack (#149485)
Aqua Painter (#103954)
Dimensional (#104430)

I colored the rose images and the leaves using the two-step stamping stamps and then used an aqua brush to pull color from the fresh ink into the rest of the images, giving them a softer bit of color.

I hope it helped to cheer her up on her road to recovery!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to "see" you again soon!
Kathryn

P.S. If you live in the United States and would like to order any of the items that I used, go here (and pretty please put me as your demonstrator. I would greatly appreciate it!) :


Thanks again!

Monday, October 21, 2019

24-hour Stampin' Up! Stamp Sale!!!



Mark your calendar! On October 23, we’re kicking off a 24-Hour Stamp Sale. For one day only, you can save 15% on select stamp sets. Look at the list below and choose your favorites, then on Wednesday, October 23rd, place your order and save 15% on these Stampin' Up! stamps!

Check out all the stamps that are on sale! So many great sets! I love Painted Harvest (#144783), and Love What You Do (#148042). I also love Seaside Notions (#149278), Lilypad Lake (#151272) and Beautiful Friendship (#149252) which I do not own, but guess what I will be buying on Wednesday!?

 Which ones are your favorites, and what will you be getting?








You can click here to go to the shopping page for Stampin' Up! to see the stamp sets and place your order:

  • Online: October 23, 2019; 12:00 AM - 11:50 PM (MT)


Or you can call the phone number below if you would rather place your order by phone:

  • Phone: October 23, 2019; until 8:00 AM - 6:50 PM (MT) 
  • (1-800-STAMP-UP)


And I kindly ask if you would please choose me, Kathryn Whittaker, as your demonstrator if you are in the United States.

Thanks for stopping by. Have fun shopping!
Kathryn

P.S. Don't forget, it is only for 1 day, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019. Don't miss out!








Saturday, October 12, 2019

A Halloween Hello!

I haven't felt so great this week, but I just wanted to send you a little Halloween Hello!

I belong to a group of fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators, and about once a month or so, we will swap cards that we have made with each other, so that we have a good selection of cards to show, share and send! This was my card from a swap that we had that was using products from the current Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog (2019). 

Cute and simple!

(All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified, with the item # in parentheses.)
STAMP SET: Tags, Tags, Tags (#150508
INK: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (#132708)
CARD STOCK: Crumb Cake (#120953)
Basic Black (#121045)
Pumpkin Pie (#105117)
Very Vanilla (#101650)
ACCESSORIES: Trio of Tags Dies (#150667)
Die Cutting Machine
Everyday Label Punch (#144668)
Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder (#151881)
Banner Triple Punch (#138292)
Monster Bash Designer Series Paper (#150447)
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (#100082)
Linen Thread (#104199)
Dimensional (#104430)

The stamp set is called Tags, Tags, Tags and not only does it have a set of Halloween tag stamps, but it also has a set of Christmas tags, and Valentines Day tags! So versatile! Not only that, but it has some coordinating dies to cut them out! Makes it so easy to get lots of tags done quickly!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting for a few minutes. I really appreciate it! Leave me a comment and let me know how you like my card, please.

See you soon,
Kathryn

Monday, October 7, 2019

TGIF Challenge Fail!!

I was searching the internet for some inspiration last week, and I saw something on TGIF Challenge Blog that I thought would be fun to participate in. The only problem was that the link was going to expire in like 14 hours. Normally 14 hours would be plenty of time to put together a card, photograph it, prepare it to post, and then write a blog post for it. But part of that 14 hours I was meant to be asleep, and then I needed to go to work the next morning. So really I only had like 3 hours. Not enough time for me. I decided to do it anyway, and then just post it to my blog when I got the chance.

The inspiration challenge was to get your inspiration from a Stampin' Up! catalog. Your inspiration could be so many different things: stamps, papers, colors, product, catalog samples! So many wonderful things to inspire you! My inspiration came from the holiday catalog, from the Monster Bash Suite of products. So here is my card:

 All supplies used are available from Stampin' Up! (Item numbers are listed in parentheses):
Stamp set: Spooktacular Bash (150544)
Card Stock: Basic Gray (121044), Basic Black (121045), Cajun Craze (119684)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708)
Accessories: Die Cutting machine of your choice, Ornate Frames Dies (150664), 
Monster Bash Designer Series Paper (150447), Monster Bash Enamel Shapes (150448), 
Frosted Frames Dies (150658), Frosted Bouquet Dies (147895), 
Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack (150456), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)


Well, thanks for stopping by today to check out my card. I can't wait to send this one to one of my best "ghoul friends"! 

See you soon,
Kathryn