Sending Sympathy to You w/Stamp Simply

Let's be honest.....nobody ever enjoys having to send out a sympathy card.  However, when those cards are needed, may I suggest letting Stamp Simply help you create a special card to let someone know just how much you care about them by using their amazing products.  No matter what the occasion, Stamp Simply will always have the perfect stamp, scripture, or sentiments of love and encouragement.  Stop by Stamp Simply to look around at all their amazing products that will expand your creativity and send you into a creative state of bliss.

This quick and easy sympathy card started with basic black cardstock.  The additional layers were cut from Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock using Stitched Spellbinders Nestabilites Rectangle Dies.  I stamped the rectangles using the beautiful Eucalyptus Silhouettes Stamp Set.  This lovely stamp set makes it simple to create a quick card.  I stamped it in Spun Sugar Oxide Ink and then added some Kitsch and darker pink shades.  I used the Floral Cluster - Fall Flowers Stamp Set to stamp the words sending and to you.

I used the Sympathy Word Die and cut the word sympathy from basic black cardstock.  Like I said, it's a very simple card.  Stamp Simply carries SO many great stamps and dies (among loads of other things) to help you SIMPLY create lovely cards.  This is a great stamp set and die-cut combo to help you create a quick card any time you need it.  You'll love all the great products you find at Stamp Simply.

There's also lots of beautiful inspiration every day on the Stamp Simply Blog.  Be sure to stop by so that you'll know about special sales and promotions as well as being able to see all the gorgeous cards and projects shared there.  I'm always super grateful to have you stop by and say hello, and I wish you a very creative week.  Thank you, and I'll hope to see you again soon.

Here's where I'm sharing this sympathy card:

Paper Funday Challenges - January Challenge #83 - Anything Goes w/Paper Layers - Entry #2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Something New" - I used my brand-new Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock which I'm absolutely loving.  New things are always FUN.

Blessings,

Karen

So Grateful for You

Welcome by my blog and thank you for stopping by today.  It's always a treat to have you visit me here.  I'd also love to have you visit and FOLLOW me on my Instagram.  I made this card for Creative Worship Stamps using some of their older products along with some of the NEW RELEASE products for January.  I'm absolutely loving this release filled with flowers, numbers, rulers, swans, sentiments and so much more.  You'll LOVE all these wonderful products as much as I do...I'm sure of it.

I used a basic black cardstock base layered with a piece of basic white cardstock that I completely inked up with Tim Holtz Oxide Inks.  I used the super cool Messy Blocks Stencil with some White Crackle Paste to create the texturized white blocks.  I also used the Jumbled Diamonds Stencil to add even more color and dimension.  I splattered the card with white acrylic paint.

I used the lovely Patient Echinacea Stamp Set for the flower and leaf.  On some of the echinacea flower petals, I stamped words of encouragement using the awesome Wordfetti Mashup Stamp Set.  All the Wordfetti Stamp Sets are great for adding words here and there, and each one has unique words and phrases.  The NEW Pick a Number Stamp Set was used to add the pound sign and numbers.  This set has so many cool numbers and images and a super FUN ruler.

All the stamps, dies, stencils and products carried at Creative Worship Stamps are amazing on their own and amazing when combined with other products.  It's all awesome.  The creative possibilities are endless, and I really hope you'll stop by Creative Worship to take a look around at ALL their awesome stamps and products.  Treat yourself with something NEW.  And thank you for stopping by to visit me.  I'm always so super grateful for you.

Here's where I'm sharing this fun card:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Simon Says "Something New" and I used NEW Release products from Creative Worship Stamps.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Something New" and, and I explained before, I used all NEW Release products from Creative Worship Stamps.

Stencil Fun Challenge Blog - January: Anything Goes w/Stencils - I used two stencils on this project.

Paper Funday Challenge Blog - January: Anything Goes (Optional Sketch) - Entry #1

Blessings,

Karen

Love Notes w/Stamp Simply

Hello, sweet friends, and welcome by my little old blog today.  Here we are in 2026, and this is my first post of the year for Stamp Simply.  If you've never been over to Stamp Simply, please treat yourself to this wonderful store.  They carry the loveliest scripture stamps, sentiment stamps, floral images, patriotic images, and...well, I could go on and on because they carry a little bit of just about everything.  Their variety of products is vast and amazing.

The card I'm sharing today starts with basic kraft cardstock.  I several die-cuts to layer my background.  First, I used an older (retired) Spellbinders Die.  This isn't the exact set I used, but it's similar.  Please note that many of the Spellbinders Dies are currently 50% OFF in the Stamp Simply Store.  They'll do the same trick for you to create an outer edge or backdrop for your card.  You have to get creative with what you've got on hand.  For that reason, I used the pretty Ovals & Twigs Die Set to cut and layer my ovals.  On each corner of my card, I stamped a foliage sprig; and these are found in the darling Farmhouse Signage Stamp Set.

All the sweet patterned papers I used on this card are from the Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 Paper Pad.  I simply adore these sweet papers....all year long, but most especially around Valentine's Day.  The heart in the center of my card is one of three sizes of hearts found in the sweet Farmhouse Pierced Nested Heart Dies.  I raised the heart up a bit using some 3-D Adhesive Foam Tabs to give it dimension.  The sentiment I used is found in the Farmhouse Scriptural Thoughts Stamp Set, and I fussy cut around the stamped sentiment on a piece of light kraft cardstock.  I splattered pretty much everything with either oxide ink and/or acrylic paints.  I also added a pretty bow that includes 1/8" Blue Silk Ribbon and 1/4" Pink Silk Ribbon.  I topped that with a Coconut (White) Paper Bloom and tucked in a lovely Pink Darice Stick Pin.

Thanks so much for visiting me here today.  We hope you'll visit the Stamp Simply Blog for lots of great inspiration, and the Stamp Simply Store for lots of great shopping and bargains.  You can also find Stamp Simply on Instagram, and you can find me here on My Instagram Page where I continue to struggle for Followers.  If I ever get to 1,000 Followers, I will fall right off my chair.  It is no joke.  I'm finding this so difficult.  I guess you have to saturate it with posts every day of your life, and that's just not me.  I don't have the energy...lol.  My grandbabies take up most of my time, and I'm happy to be able to squeeze in my Design Team commitments and a few extra cards here and there.  It's just not a full-time thing for me.  But I'll continue to try and do my best.  It's all about the journey, right?

I'm sharing my card here:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something NEW, and I'm using a NEW package of patterned paper as well as a new Darice stick pin.

Blessings,

Karen

Welcome Baby Boy

There's nothing as sweet as a newborn baby.  Whether it's a friend, a family member, a church member, neighbor or stranger; it's always FUN to make a sweet baby card to help someone welcome their new little one.  At Stamp Simply, you will find several amazing Baby Themed Stamps & Dies along with stamps, sentiments and dies for every occasion throughout the year that you can think of needing.  I love being able to pull out a baby card like this one when I need it.  And the expectant Mothers always love receiving a hand-made card.

I used a "wheaty" white paper (it has little grains and flecks in the paper - one of these little flecks showed up in the "crotch" area of the Onesie where the buttons are...lol) as my card base.  I layered that with a patterned paper from the Echo Park School Rules 6x6 Paper Pad.  I don't own the cute Echo Park It's a Boy 6x6 Paper Pad or I would have likely used that on my card.  Sometimes, we just have to make it work with what we have on hand; so instead, I used the Echo Park School Rules 6x6 Paper Pad and Echo Park Farmer's Market 6x6 Paper Pad for the background, the Onesie, Bib, Safety Pins, and all the little banners.

Using those papers listed above, I cut the small banners using the Fishtail Banner Dies.  The sentiment was stamped onto another banner cut with the Fishtail Banner Dies, and I used some Graphite Black Ink and the sweet Welcome Baby Stamp Set to stamp the sentiment.  The Onesie, Bib, Safety Pins, and Star were all cut using the darling Baby Basics Die Set.  There are so many paper pads, dies, stamps, stencils and wonderful products waiting for you at Stamp Simply.  We'd all love to have you stop by the Stamp Simply Blog for some inspiration, and the Stamp Simply Store for some fun shopping.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.  There aren't adequate words to express how grateful I am for all of you who visit me and leave me comments.  It's been a long journey here on my blog, and now trends have turned more toward Instagram where I really struggle to grow.  If you'd be so kind as to FOLLOW my Instagram Page, I'd sure be grateful.  It's SO hard.  I'm always happy to do the same for you, my friends.  I get so much awesome inspiration from you all.  Thanks again for visiting, and happy crafting.

Here's where I'm sharing my card:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Cut it Up Challenge Blog - Challenge #346 - Anything Goes Using Dies

Blessings,

Karen

Christmas Blessings

Hello, sweet friends.  Thank you for visiting me again here today.  I'm sharing another pretty little Christmas card that I created using some of the fabulous products from Creative Worship Stamps.  I must say that being a part of this Design Team has been a real blessing in my life.  I love the stamps, dies, stencils, inks and products carried at Creative Worship; and I also love the Christian-based atmosphere that it provides.  God is SO good.  In fact, I'm blessed to be on two Christian-owned stamping companies.  That's a double blessing.  I do hope that some of my art inspires you to check out these amazing stores.

This card has a kraft cardstock base layered with a small piece of deep red cardstock, an old patterned paper scrap (ledger paper), and another Melissa Frances patterned paper that I used to cut the border using the Scalloped Border Dies.  I added a piece of Ivory Crochet Lace and did some machine stitching around the edges.  By the way, you'll find lots of great bargains at Really Reasonable Ribbon during their Retirement Sale now.

I used the pretty Holly Christmas Stamp Set for all the gorgeous foliage and berries you see.  I painted everything with Tim Holtz Oxide Inks.  The sentiment is also found in the Holly Christmas Stamp Set.  I splattered the images with some watered -down cream acrylic paint.  That's about it, I think.  Pretty simple card really.  Creative Worship Stamps makes it easy and fun with such a great selection.

Thanks again for your visit here today.  It really is something I appreciate.  It's always so nice to hear your thoughts, to hear what you've been creating or doing, or anything else you want to comment about.  It's just good having you stop by to say hello.  Have a blessed week, everyone.

I'm sharing my card here:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Christmas/Holidays

Blessings,
Karen

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Today I had the fun opportunity to do some crafting just for fun.  I've been looking forward to having the time to use this sweet new die-cut set that a "Secret Santa" sent to me in the mail.  I don't know who it was from (other than that it was postmarked from Phoenix, Arizona) but, nonetheless, THANK YOU to whomever it was that sent me these lovely new dies from Honey Bee Stamps.  They are adorable, I love them, and I appreciate the gift.  Thanks for thinking of me.

I used a cream card for the base, and I layered that with several patterned papers from a line called Bundled Up by Crate Paper.  I machine stitched my papers together.  I used the darling In Stitches Candy Cane Dies from Honey Bee Stamps to create my ink-splattered candy canes.  I stitched them with DMC floss and attached them with Scor-Tape and 3-D White Foam Tabs.

Next, I used the Holiday Cheer Stamp Set from Creative Worship Stamps to stamp my sweet sentiment.  I also used the Lovely Layers Dies from Honey Bee Stamps for the foliage, holly, berries and bow.  The darling little coffee mug (because I can't do without coffee) is from the Coffee Talk Stamp Set from Creative Worship Stamps.  Lots of cuteness.

I'll be sharing my coffee candy cane card in a few fun challenges where I enjoy playing along whenever I'm able to do so.  Like I said, it's always fun and exciting when I can create just for fun.  I really do hope that you're all ready for Christmas and that you have a blessed time with family and friends.

Here's where I'm sharing my card:

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #48 - December Challenge/Anything Goes - My coffee image is from Creative Worship Stamps.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - Challenge #2550 - Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

Blessings to you,
Karen

NEW Release at Creative Worship Stamps

It happens to me month after month, and it happened again this month.  When I see the NEW Release from Creative Worship Stamps each month, I decide which new items I simply "must have".  If the truth be told, I want it ALL every single month.  My budget doesn't agree with me, so I make choices.  But month after month, I end up having FOMO and it's happening again right now.  The card I'm sharing with you today uses several fabulous products from Creative Worship Stamps, but sadly.....NOT the new release.  If you visit the Creative Worship Instagram, you can join our current IG Hop for a chance to win a $25 gift card.

I used a light kraft cardstock for my base, and I layered that with a piece of deep forest green cardstock that I cut using the fabulous Stitched Rectangle Dies.  The third layer is a piece of vintage sheet music that I cut using the awesome Postage Stamp Cover Plate Die.  What a fun and easy background.  The next piece is a scrap of ivory cardstock that I stamped with the rulers found in the Vintage Snippets Stamp Set.  I cut that with another cut from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  In the center of my frame, I stamped the background using the sweet Vintage Elements Stamp Set.

Again, NO, I didn't use the NEW Polaroid Dies to create my frame.  Mine is, rather, a small chipboard frame from an old Crate Paper line that I painted with acrylic cream paint.  I stamped the edges using the super cool Going Postal Stamp Set.  I stamped the smaller (of two sizes) dragonfly and dragonfly wings using the Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set, and I cut them with the coordinating Dragonfly Dreams Dies.  I placed them on 3-D White Foam Tabs for dimension.  I added a touch of gold Stickles to the dragonfly wings and attached a few sequins.

The fabulously FUN and versatile NEW Polaroid Frame Dies are positively going in my basket on the next order I place at Creative Worship Stamps.  It's not the first time I've hesitated and regretted it, and I'm sure it won't be the last.  How FUN will it be to create these sweet little Polaroid frames all the time?  What was I thinking?  I NEED this set.  YOU NEED it, too.  This could be your (or our) little gift to ourselves this Christmas.  I hope you'll stop by Creative Worship Stamps to treat yourself.  Thanks so much for visiting me here today.  I appreciate you so much.

I'm sharing my dragonfly card here:

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party - I would think you'll see lots of dragonflies in the garden.

Blessings,

Karen