Stampin' Up! Dainty Flowers for the Monthly SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

 Hello my stamping friends.  Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop!! The participating demonstrators are listed at the end of my post. I hope you will choose to hop along. Here's what I created for the hop today... 

  

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

 Doesn't look like a fun fold, does it?! Well, back in June, my upline and friend, Mary Deatherage made a card with an accordion fold on the inside. I just had to try my hand at it. I followed her design but everything is else is all me!

The inside...

and a shot from above...

You can see Mary's card here and she gives you the measurements for the base, the mat and focal panel, along with pieces I didn't use, and the accordion fold.

I just love this DSP and the Rich Razzleberry color. Everything I used to make this card is retired (with the exception of the pink mat). 

Mary got this card I made along with a gazillion other congrats cards on Saturday at our retreat in Georgia. In case you didn't know, Mary just hit the million dollar mark in sales for Stampin' Up! It was a joyous occasion. Here's one pic out of many during the celebration...

 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will hop along with the list of demos below. 

SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup

1. Su Mohr
2. Debbie Mageed
3. Mary Deatherage
4. Karen Finkle - that's me!
5. Lisa Ann Bernard
6. Sue Jackson
7. Rae Burnet

 

   

Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Balloon Celebration; Many Mates; Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers	Rich Razzleberry; Dainty Flowers; Barely Blush (current)
Ink	Rich Razzleberry
Accessories	Tiny Bee Trinkets
Tools	Dies: Ornate Frames; Beautiful Butterflies; Unbounded Love; Welcoming Window

Stampin' Up! Friendship Painted Pumpkins Card

Good Morning, peeps! Today's card is the kit I made for the team retreat in Georgia. I also made pillow gifts for each team member who was there. It was a fun time and you never knew what conversation topic would present itself. BUT you did know what the card kits would be and they were all wonderful as was each meal prepared by James. It was the first time I had met my teammies in person. I'm hoping to go again next year if I'm lucky enough to win the "lottery". In any event, take a look see...

 

I have instructions if you are interested. Just leave your email in a comment and I will send them to you. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop.

 

Stampin' Up! A Stitched Season and Poe

Good Sunday morning, peeps! Today is the last day in Georgia at our team stamping retreat. If I get ambitious, I'll post more cards and photos in case you are interested. If not, don't look...lol!

I got my furry fix this weekend, which began on Thursday. This is Poe, one of the family the owner of the Crafty Elk Lodge has. Poe is a BIG boy!

Isn't he handsome? He is as gentle as he is handsome. I am covered with his white hair but I don't care! Wish I could take him home with me, along with the chef/owner at the Lodge! Here's one of the cards we made. This is the first card I made and it was designed by Charlene Tackvic a/k/a All Kinds of Crafty on You Tube.

I'll be adding more cards from the retreat soon but this was my first Christmas card of the year. Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkins Birthday Card

Good morning, peeps. Fall still isn't in the air...it's supposed to be 94 degrees in TN and 92 in GA! Real feel is 103/98...yuch! Hummingbirds are migrating here along with some other birds so there's hope that fall will be closely behind. Fall brings pumpkins and gourds so here's a few for you today...

I CASE'd one of my uplines, Amy Koenders. Everything I used is listed in the chart below.

For the inside...

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers	Cajun Craze; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP; Crisp Cantaloupe
Ink	Cajun Craze; Peaceful Pine
Accessories	Calypso Coral with Copper Border 3/8" Ribbon
Tools	Perennial Postage Dies; Painted Pumpkins Dies; Stylish Shapes Dies

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Birthday

Good morning, peeps! Fall is in the air...at least on my card if not in the weather. Take a look see... 

My card base is Cajun Craze cut at 6 3/4" x 4 1/4". I scored it at 1 1/4". I sponged Cajun Craze ink on the flap using one of the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks.

Then I cut a piece of Painted Patch DSP to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", put a tick mark at 1 1/4" on the top left and cut it on the diagonal.

Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies and Painted Patch DSP, I cut out five pumpkins/gourds. I also cut the leaves and tendril from Old Olive cardstock. I adhered them as seen in the photo (with one being on the inside Pool Party panel that measures 5 1/4" x 4).

I stamped the sentiment from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set in Cajun Craze ink and added embellishments from the Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots.

Thank you for stopping by today
 

 

Stampin' Up! Halloween Birthday for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Halloween Fun" and we can  use any product we wish.  The list of hoppers is at the end of my post. I hope you'll hop along. Here's a thumbnail of my creation...

  

 Let's take a closer look, shall we?

I'm still sticking to my goal of using my retired Paper Pumpkin Kits. This one is from September 2020 named "Hello Pumpkin". I was inspired by Linda Bedinger. Everything was from the kit with the exception of the "Birthday" sentiment, which is from the retired May 2018 Manly Moments PP Kit. The cardstock is Basic Black with a mat of retired Mango Melody cardstock. The art panel is Basic White. The ink is retired Mango Melody. 

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Tara. Clicking on the individual names below will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat! 

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Tara Carpenter

Mary Deatherage 

Charlene Tackvic

Karen Ksenzakovic

Christie King

Ann Louise Fodgaard

Nicole Bloxom

Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkin Birthday or Friendship Card

Good Monday morning, peeps. My card today is one that was inspired by Stamping Before Anything Else on You Tube.

 

 

 My card base is 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2. My mat is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. The squares are 1 1/4 x 1 1/4. The sentiment square is 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 and the mat is 2 9/16 x 2 9/16. Everything I used is in the chart at the end of my post.

 

For the inside... 

The inner liner is 4 x 5 1/4.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly AIK blog hop. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers	Secret Sea; Pool Party; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP
Ink	Calypso Coral; Secret Sea; Cajun Craze; Pool Party
Accessories	2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls
Tools	Trimmer and Liquid Glue