Sweet Christmas Kraft Envelope w/CutCardStock

Welcome by again for another visit, sweet friends.  I'm so grateful to have you stop here to take a quick little peek at this FUN project I created for CutCardStock.  This one was a lot of fun to make, and I really hope that you'll consider giving it a try. You can find everything you need to get started by visiting CutCardStock where they carry most amazing cardstocks and many other fun products.  I say this pretty much every single time I post for CutCardStock; but it's so true....these are the most amazing quality cardstocks I've ever encountered.  They truly make a very big difference in the feel, the look and the quality of my cards and projects.

This project started with one Greengrocer's Brown Bag Kraft String & Button Envelope.  These sweet kraft envelopes are a lot of fun and can be used in many different ways.  For today's project, I used just one kraft envelope that I folded it in half and then got busy decorating.  You can view more of my process by visiting the CutCardStock Blog.  I cut several pieces of DCS Natural Twine Kraft 5x7 Cardstock that I used to cover the front and inside pages.  This Natural Twine Cardstock matches the Greengrocer's Brown Bag Kraft String & Button Envelopes really nicely.  I cut several pieces of pretty patterned papers (Crate Paper - Bundled Up line) that I machine stitched and inked on the edges.  This is the process I used to cover all the pages (front and inside).

Once all the patterned papers were in place, I added small embellishments to create a fun little Christmas envelope card for gift-giving.  After you unwind the String & Button enclosure on the front pocket, you reveal the tiny album that I tucked away inside.  The seam binding ribbon enclosures on the main project (red) were attached by placing small pieces of adhesive underneath the Natural Twine Cardstock.  The ribbons hang over and create a sweet enclosure that allows you to tie shut your project.  This is such a lovely touch!  I did the very same thing with cream seam binding on the inner tiny album.  How sweet is that?

The inner tiny album (above) was created using a Habanero Red Mini Note Card.  I used the same process by covering the pages with DCS Natural Twine Kraft 5x7 Cardstock and more of the machine stitched patterned paper pieces.  Each page showcases different embellishments.  Of course, I had to include a few coffee related images because my go-to-gift for so many of my friends is a Starbucks gift card.  For that reason, I also tucked in a Starbucks gift card.  The small cream tags were each cut using pieces of Premium Cougar White Cardstock.

On the inside left of the larger album, I attached a chipboard snowman (Crate Paper Bundled Up) and a Christmas wish list.  I just how the Kraft Envelopes peeks through on the side.  And finally, on the inside right page, I added a sweet wreath, bow and sentiment as well as several stamped background words from Creative Worship Stamps.

I believe I've mentioned everything I used, but feel free to ask any questions you might have.  Also, like I said, there's more information on the CutCardStock Blog. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me here today, for taking a look, and for your comments.

Fall/Winter 2026 Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop - I'm sharing this mini album because several pages and pockets have wonderful COFFEE themed elements.

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - November Challenge #59 - Anything Goes with Coffee/Tea

Blessings,

Karen

Shabby Vintage Christmas w/The Card Concept

If you LOVE participating in fun and inspiring challenges, then I really hope you'll stop by The Card Concept to play along with us this month.  The inspiration photo is so sweet, and it gives you so many creative possibilities.  I didn't use the colors exactly, and I didn't use the same elements either.  I just let the overall shabby vintage Christmas feel guide my creativity when making this sweet Christmas card.

I used a dark green cardstock for the card base, and I used a new paper pack from Unity Stamps for the patterned papers.  I machine stitched the edges of my card to give my patterned papers some pizzazz.  I tucked some vintage ivory lace underneath the paper, wrapped it around my card, and I tied that gorgeous vintage lace into a pretty bow that's topped with natural jute and some rusty bells.  How fun!

The focal spot was cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies from Creative Worship.  I stencilled the background using the Circle Pattern Stencil, and I stamped the background with a musical stamp found in the Texture Tiles 1 Stamp Set.  The church is from a retired set called My Father's House, and the sentiment is found in the White as Snow Stamp Set.

We really would love💖to have you head over to The Card Concept to play along with us this month.  Here's a peek at the DARLING inspiration photo.  What elements in this photo are calling your creative side?  We sure hope that you'll come by to show us what you're inspired to create when looking at this gorgeous photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  It really would be awesome to have you come link up with us this month at The Card Concept.  I sure know that it makes me happy to see your wonderful art shared in fun challenges.  You're all so super talented, and when you share your art in more challenges; more lucky people get the joy of seeing your art.  So, come and join the FUN, ok?  I look forward to seeing you there.

Blessings,

Karen

The Joy of the Season w/Stamp Simply

All of us at Stamp Simply Clear Stamps hope you're beginning to feel and experience the joys of the season.  As we approach Christmas, the celebrated birth of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ, there's much to do.  It's so nice to know that Stamp Simply has all the perfect stamps, dies, papers and more to get me through Christmas and beyond.  Stamp Simply has the perfect stamp set for every occasion.  This week's Products of the Week Sale is one you won't want to miss.  The much-loved Vintage Christmas Images and Vintage Christmas Background Stamp are on SALE.

I used black and white cardstocks for the base of my card.  I also layered a piece of green patterned paper from the Carta Bella Winter Time 6x6 Paper Pad, and a pink polka dot piece found in the Craft Consortium's Bright Blooms 6x6 Paper Pad.  I machine stitched the green piece and stamped & colored the pink piece using the Vintage Christmas Background Stamp.  The skates and sentiment are found in the Vintage Christmas Images.  The music notes stamped on the background are from the God Will Take Care of You Stamp Set.  I tucked in some iridescent string, and I think that covers everything.

This is a great time to SAVE on these beautiful and versatile stamp sets.  They've sure become favorites of mine, and I think you'll enjoy them as much as I (and so many others) do.  Thanks for stopping by, and please visit again soon.

Blessings,

Karen

Merry Christmas w/Creative Worship Stamps

It is such a tremendous blessing to be on the Design Team at Creative Worship Stamps.  I've enjoyed this awesome company since way back when it was known as Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  They've always carried the most wonderful stamps, dies, stencils and products to make crafting FUN.  It's also a blessing to know that their products are Christian based and always in good taste.  I want to honor God is all aspects of my life including my crafting.  Creative Worship makes that a priority by offering so many wonderful products.

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card that I created using several products from Creative Worship Stamps.  I stamped the church image using the lovely Family of God Stamp Set and the stars using the First Christmas Stamp Set.  The stamped background (behind the church) was stamped with the Snowflake Whimsy Background.  I colored the church and stars using my Copic markers.  The church sits on a piece cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  To the left of the image, I added some torn patterned papers and one piece of kraft cardstock stamped with the ruler image found in the Vintage Snippets Stamp Set.

The sentiment I used is found in the Lantern Light Stamp Set and was cut using the coordinating Lantern Light Dies.  I added some vintage lace, a bit of machine stitching, some baker's twine, jute and rusty bells.  The patterned papers I used are called The Tinsel Years from Unity Stamp Co.  That just about covers all the products I used on this one.  Whether you're looking for some great images, meaningful sentiments, cool backgrounds or groovy stencils, you're sure to find something awesome when you visit Creative Worship Stamps.  Thanks so much for visiting me here today, friends.

The Paper Funday Challenge Blog - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes w/Optional: Autumn/Christmas

Blessings,

Karen

Have a Holly Jolly Holiday w/Poppystamps

Welcome by again, sweet friends, and thanks so much for visiting me here again today.  I'm sharing a sweet little Christmas card with you today that was created for Poppystamps using a few of their wonderful dies and papers.  Lately I've been making a lot of red and green Christmas cards.  Sometimes I add some blue or another color, but I just figured that it was time for something completely different.  So, I decided that I'd turn one of the (several) adorable Poppystamps Penguin Dies into a GIRL penguin this time.

I used black cardstock, Cranberry Cardstock, pink, ivory and Orange Peel Cardstock to create my card.  I used an Altenew embossing folder on the background for added texture.  The sentiment spot was cut using the second smallest oval in the Scalloped Pinpoint Oval Dies.  I used a Paper Sweeties hand-stamped sentiment from the Holly Jolly Christmas Set.  The adorable penguin is the Santa Penguin Die Set.

The penguin is holding a coffee cup that's found in the Coffee Penguin Die Set.  That GORGEOUS teacup is the Nordic Cozy Teacup Die Set, and it is truly STUNNING.  If I were a pink penguin, I'd love to play in a cup of coffee or tea.  Why not, right?  There are so many pretty Cardstock Colors to help you get started, and these die-cuts are simply TOO awesome to go wrong.  Because they're so amazing, your cards are always sure to turn out super cute.

Thanks again for visiting me here today, my friends.  I'm so grateful for each of you and for the comments you leave me.  It makes me so happy to know that you've stopped by, and I SO love hearing what you have to say about my art.  Have a wonderfully creative week, everyone.

I'm sharing my card here:

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - November Challenge #59 - Anything Goes w/Coffee or Tea and Christmas theme.

Fall/Winter Coffee Loving Cardmakers' Blog Hop - This is a fun event, and I can't enter a whole lot; but I sure enjoy entering when I can.  I'm so grateful for all the FUN challenges (especially caffeinated ones...lol).

The Paper Funday Challenge Blog - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes Optional Autumn/Christmas - I used lots of fabulous paper layers on this paper playful card.

Blessings,

Karen

We All Need Christmas Tags w/Creative Worship Stamps

Have you gotten any of your Christmas shopping done yet?  I've started on it but still have a long way to go.  We'll have an entire house FULL of family this year including ALL SEVEN (7 by Christmas) Grandkids and all three of our own (adult) children.  Our middle daughter and her family are full-time missionaries living abroad.  This will be their first visit to the USA in two years, and their first Christmas in the US in a very long time.  Needless to say, I've got a lot to get accomplished.  How nice to know that Creative Worship Stamps makes it easy and FUN to create all my Christmas gift tags.  My packages will look so sweet under the tree with these lovely tags on top.

This set of three lovely, layered tags came together easily by using the Stitched Tags Die Set.  I used Twine Cardstock and lots of fun Crate Paper (Bundled Up) patterned papers to cut my backgrounds.  The one and only stamp set I used on this sweet set of tags was the adorable Mini Tag Sentiments Stamps.  There are, literally, only five (5) of these ADORABLE stamp sets left in stock.  This is a really great set to grab before they're gone.  There's a tiny sentiment for just about every occasion, and they look SO cute on your little tags, cards and packages.  This set of Mini Tag Sentiments comes with the stamps AND matching die-cuts for just $16.  Grab yourself one of these last remaining sets before they're gone forever.  I absolutely adore that soldier (nutcracker), and the gingerbread man, candy canes, bell and other images in this set are just the sweetest little touches.  It's a must-have set.

Each of the different sized tags used on these projects can be found in the Stitched Tags Die Set.   As you can see, I also made a sweet card to match the tags.  I'm REALLY wishing I had stitched the edges of this card before I photographed it, but I was too lazy to change the thread in my machine.  The card uses many of the same products in addition to the Christmas Pine Stamp Set, Travel Cup Die Set, Wonderful Words of Life Stamp, Christmas Text Background Stamp and the Lantern Light Stamp Set and Dies.  Whether it's the "older" favorites or the newer products you're looking for, you're sure to find them ALL at Creative Worship Stamps.  We're celebrating 19 years of Creative Worship Stamps this month, and YOU CAN SAVE 19% OFF on all stamp sets.

Thanks for stopping by to visit me here on my blog today.  I'd LOVE and appreciate having you also visit my Instagram Page to FOLLOW me there if you will.  There's always so much great inspiration on the Creative Worship IG Page including our FUN IG Hop each month as well as on the Creative Worship Facebook VIP Group where there's a FUN monthly challenge.  Have a wonderfully creative week.

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - Challenge #59 - Anything Goes with Christmas & Caffeine

The Paper Funday Challenge Blog - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of Thanksgiving or Christmas

Fall/Winter Christmas Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - I hope it's allowed to enter my card in both caffeinated challenges.  

I hope to see your wonderful art shared in some fun challenges.  Happy crafting!

Blessings,

Karen

Keep Christ in Christmas w/Stamp Simply

At this time of year with all the Christmas hustle and bustle happening around us, it's easy to loose sight of what's truly important, and what Christmas is really all about.  This is one thing I love so much about Stamp Simply Clear Stamps products.  They allow me to make wonderful cards all year round that keep the life-changing message of Jesus at the forefront.  This week at Stamp Simply, the Products of the Week include the darling O Christmas Tree Stamps & Dies that I used on today's card.

I used basic black and white cardstocks for the base of this card.  Next, I used a piece of pretty patterned paper from The Craft Consortium's Ombre 6x6 Paper Pad.  I machine stitched the edges of this piece and attached it to my base.  The top layer is a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock that I stamped with a sentiment found in the O Christmas Tree Stamp Set.  I used the Scripty Background Minis 2 Stamp Set to add lightly stamped words to my background.  Finally, I splattered the background with a few coordinating colors of Tim Holtz Distress Spritz.

The darling trees (one of three differently styled trees) can also be found in the O Christmas Tree Stamp Set.  I colored them with Copic markers and cut them using the O Christmas Tree Dies.  A few sequins were the finishing touch.  Stamp Simply has a wonderful SALE each week, lots of inspiration on the Stamp Simply Blog, and so many awesome stamps, dies, papers and more.  Please stop by to take a look around, and thanks again for visiting me here today.

The Paper Funday Challenge Blog - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of Thanksgiving or Christmas

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge Blog - My Tic-Tac-Toe goes straight down the left-hand side which includes Ornaments (hung on the tree), Red (ornaments) and Christmas sentiment.

Blessings,

Karen