super simple

Hi! I'm trying to organize ALL of my paper, what a task that is turning out to be. I'm so overwhelmed with it all and am not entirely sure how to organize it - by paper packet, by color, by retired/not retired??? Any suggestions? What works best for you? Right now, mine is all in those little paper holders SU sells and it's a jumbled mess, even with the dividers, lol!

edited: I guess I should have said it is my designer paper that is a disaster, lol! My card stock is organized in hanging files - the scraps are in a file folder and the whole sheets are behind it, all inside a hanging file. My designer paper is in the paper holders and all over the place - so I'm all ears in hearing what you have done to organize your designer paper :) I've heard that it is easier to organize your designer paper by color, not DSP packs and I'm wondering if this is the direction I need to go in? When I need a piece of Old Olive patterned paper, it would be easier to go to my Green bin instead of sorting through all the paper packs, right? Sigh... I don't know what to do... Like I said, I'm all ears.

So I took a little break from the chaos and whipped up a really super simple card. This card took me about 5 minutes, seriously! It's taking way more time to photograph it and post it than it did to make it and clean up - that never happens to me.

I started off by running my card stock through the Cuttlebug with the biggest square Nestabilities and then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to postition the tree and sentiment. I stamped the tree in Close To Cocoa and then colored the leaves in Old Olive. D-O-N-E!

Have a fabulous day! I'll be back tonight with the winner of this week's sketch challenge - you still have 10 hours to finish yours, *wink*.

Karen


recipe -
stamps: thoughts & prayers
ink: close to cocoa, old olive
paper: kraft card stock
accessories: square nestabilities

simple silhouettes

It's no secret that I {heart} Clean & Simple stamping and the newest 'fall-to' layout is seriously, a 10 minute card at the most. Mine was 10 minutes because I used my stamp-a-ma-jig and added little cuts to my ribbon, heh! The striped ribbon is a preview of what is to come in the Holiday Mini, so watch for it - sooo many fun things in there.

Ok, off to get things in order - I'm going to Texas for the MOPS convention and I'm very much looking forward to some time with just the girls!

Karen

recipe -

stamps: best yet, pocket silhouettes

paper: very vanilla

ink: ruby red

accessories: ribbon originals alpine

5 minute card

Hello! Are you enjoying your Tuesday? It's 93 degrees here today and Avery just went to the pool with her Auntie and cousins, so I had time for a quick card to post. I'm still trying to get used to the summer schedule with Avery home all day and me trying to get in a work-out and such. Today I did yoga and that was hysterical! My balance is so out of whack since having kids - it's almost embarassing really. I was an athelete after all! Looking around the class, I wasn't the only one having issues, so that made me feel better. I guess I need to keep going! Alright - this card is made from the Fresh-Cut Notes that are part of the Fresh-Cut Sneak Peek promotion at Stampin' Up! Talk about an easy card - I just stamped pumpkin pie on so saffron using the bigger background image and stuck it behind the flower cut-out, added a felt flower, rhinesone brad, ribbon and stamped 'for you' and there. Done!

Thanks so much for swinging by - see you soon!
~Karen

Details -
stamps: fresh cuts
ink: pumpkin pie
paper: so saffron, fresh cuts notes
accessories: accent & elements felt flowers, pumpkin pie striped grosgrain ribbon, fire circle rhinestone brad