Paper Creations with Karen

06/06/2026

The Christmas season is always soooooo busy and too stressful for me to commit to both Christmas baking and crafting. But things are calmer in the summer... So why not have some Christmas fun now?? Let's get our Christmas card stash started early and have a mini treat exchange to make it all extra sweet!

This class will be focusing on the new, upcoming Pretty Poinsettia online exclusive stamps & dies bundle coming out July 1st which includes stamps and dies to make the perfect poinsettias! (Keep an eye out for sneak peeks on my page!) Join me for Cookies, Cupcakes and Christmas Crafting!

DATE: Tuesday, Aug 4th, 2026
TIME: 6:30 - 9:30pm (3 hours)
RSVP: Wednesday, July 1st @ 7pm
CLASS SIZE: maximum 4

Message me or comment below for class details and registration!

Photo by Tatiana Colhoun on Unsplash

06/05/2026

My last Crafting To Go series for June will be featuring... the new Woodland Wishes stamp set coming in the July Online Exclusives release! Wait til you see how cute the little woodland creatures are -- they're so sweet! It's primarily a Christmas set with cursive and printed fonts mixed together (love it!) but I'm planning to make more than just Christmas cards with it. Stay tuned for this series! Create for Christmas without the stress of the Christmas season!!

JUNE
* Featured bundle: Woodland Wishes (online excl. launching July 1st!)
* Ordering deadline: Wednesday, July 1st @ 7pm (check out all the new Online Exclusives first before ordering!)

Message me or comment below for the link to register for this FREE kit of all the cards in the series and watch my Facebook Lives for June!

{Crafting To Go will be paused for July & August, returning in the fall.}

06/04/2026

Card #1 for the new upcoming Woodland Wishes stamp set is so easy! Want to get this card kit for FREE? Message me or comment FREE below for details!

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

CRAFTING TO GO: Cutest Crew Woodland Wishes card #1 (and also reality crafting 😅)

Welcome to my Crafting To Go series, where I'll be demonstrating 4 cards using the Woodland Wishes stamp set in June. I pulled out the retired Whimsical Woodland 3D embossing folder because they're a fantastic match! 🐻🦊🐰

~~~ PRODUCTS: ~~~
Woodland Wishes stamp set (NEW release for July 2026!)
Everyday Arches dies
Stylish Shapes dies
Whimsical Woodland 3D embossing folder (retired)
White embossing powder
Versamark ink pad

~~~ BLENDS, INK & PAPER COLORS: ~~~
Pecan Pie
Cherry Cobbler
Wild Wheat (retired)
White
Black

~~~ EMBELLISHMENTS: ~~~
Iridescent Foil Gems

~~~ TOOLS: ~~~
Cut and Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer
bone folder
heat gun

~~~ MEASUREMENTS: ~~~
CARD BASE (White): 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored @ 4-1/4" on long side
MAT (White): 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
MAT (White): 3-1/4" x 4-1/4"
SENTIMENT (Cherry Cobbler): scrap
STAR (Gold): scrap

06/04/2026

Card #1 for the Woodland Wishes Crafting To Go series is coming tomorrow!

05/28/2026

Let's play Spot The Difference! 😅

Those who watched today's reality crafting (Cutest Crew card #4) will know all the things I switched up from the original card when I made my card live this morning. Can you call out the 3 main differences? (Original is on the left.)

05/28/2026

CRAFTING TO GO: Cutest Crew card #4 (and also reality crafting 😅)

Welcome to my Crafting To Go series, where I'll be demonstrating 4 cards using the Cutest Crew bundle in May. My focus this week is on the butterflies and flowers for card #4 !

~~~ PRODUCTS: ~~~
Cutest Crew bundle
Perennial Postage dies
Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (retiring soon!)
Paper Pumpkin Beautiful Blooms dies (retired)

~~~ BLENDS, INK & PAPER COLORS: ~~~
Magenta Madness (retired)
Melon Mambo
Polished Pink (retired)
White
Black

~~~ EMBELLISHMENTS: ~~~
Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon
Simply Elegant Trim (gold)

~~~ TOOLS: ~~~
Cut and Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer
bone folder

~~~ MEASUREMENTS: ~~~
CARD BASE (White): 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored @ 4-1/4" on long side
MAT (White): 3-3/4" x 5"
MATS for images (x3) (Magenta Madness): 1-1/4" x 1-3/4"
MATS for images (x2) (White): 7/8" x 1-1/8"
MAT for image (White): 7/8" x 7/8"
"BEAUTIFUL" DIE CUT (x3) (White): 1-1/2" x 3-1/2"
DIE CUTS of flowers & butterflies (White & Gold): scrap

05/28/2026

I'll be on live a little late this morning -- just need to finish prepping some pieces! :)