Good Saturday morning my stamping friends and welcome to the weekend. I hope you have something fun planned this weekend. It’s April 30th and tomorrow is May 1st, that means I work in the office both days. Well, I was supposed to. One of my cashiers called me last night sick, so I’ll be opening today and running a register until another one can get in. Today was going to be a nice easy day, I was going in around noon to get my work done and come home. I’ll now be in early, my cashier said she may not be in until 2-3pm, so I’ll be there till 5pm I guess. I’ll probably take Monday off, but I haven’t decided yet.
I can’t believe we’re at the end of the month again. That means we’re even closer to warmer weather, but better than that, we’re only 3 days away from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog going live YAY!!! Are you getting those shopping lists ready? Mine is 2 pages long. If you have a long list, you might want to be reading the special going on starting May 3rd. All the details are below.
Today’s card was made for someone very special, my upline Jaimie. She just earned the Stampin’ Up! incentive trip and hit a big milestone, she is truly amazing. My card has very little stamping today. I used Designer Series Paper and dies. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Artfully Layered Cling Stamp Set along with the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper and the Amazing Thanks Dies for my card today.

I started by adhering a panel of Artfully Composed DSP to a Basic White Thick card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I cut a panel of Basic White card stock using the 3rd largest die from the Scalloped Contour Dies. I adhered a panel of Artfully Composed DSP to the die cut panel. I adhered the layered panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

From a panel of Basic White cardstock I cut the smaller detailed sentiment dies from the Amazing Thanks Dies. From a panel of Just Jade cardstock I cut the bubble sentiment dies from the Amazing Thanks Dies. I adhered the Basic White detailed to the Just Jade bubble die using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I adhered the sentiment to the scalloped panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2021-2023 In-Color Jewels to the card front.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Just Jade Ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the small leaf image from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Evening Evergreen Ink on the top of the panel. I stamped the script image from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Pale Papaya Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, over the leaf image twice. I adhered the Basic White panel to an Artfully Composed DSP mat and then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base.

To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the large leaf image from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Just Jade Ink. I stamped the script image from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Pale Papaya Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, over the leaf image twice. I stamped the sentiment from the Artfully Layered stamp set in Evening Evergreen Ink over the leaf and script. I adhered a panel of the Artfully Composed DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!
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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.
MY CURRENT HOST CODE IS: GVR7KE4E
Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog or the January – June 2022 Mini Catalog! For any orders $50 or more I will also send you my monthly class tutorials. Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards for more details and to see what this month’s tutorials are.
Please remember to use my current Host Code and make sure that you can see my name on the final checkout page listed as your Demonstrator when you order so that you know that you’re ordering with me and you’ll get my rewards!
Happy Stamping, Karen
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TOMORROW MAY 1ST IS THE FINAL DAY TO SIGN UP FOR MY
2022-2023 ANNUAL CATALOG DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SHARE

New Designer Series Paper Share – $60.00 plus $8.00 for Priority Mail Shipping
I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share from the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and I’d love to have you join!! I’m placing my share order early on May 3 and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of May 9.
How my shares work: I order full packs of all of the Designer Series Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ x 6″ pieces (or 6″ x 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list. I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can! Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!
Here are the Designer Series Paper Shares that I am offering from the new Annual Catalog!
New Designer Series Paper Share – $60.00 plus $8 for Priority Mail shipping
You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):
- Abigail Rose – 6
- Awash In Beauty – 6
- Butterfly Kisses 6″ x 6″ – 12
- Happy Forest Friends – 6
- He’s The Man – 5 plus an assortment of the die cut pieces
- Hues Of Happiness – 6
- Lovely In Linen – 6
- Perfectly Penciled – 6
- Pretty Prints – 12
- Sun Prints – 6
- Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ – 12
- Texture Chic Specialty – 6
- 2022-2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ – 10
- 2021-2023 In Color 6″ x 6″ – 10
- Brights 6″ x 6″ – 20
- Neutrals 6″ x 6″ – 20
- Regals 6″ x 6″ – 20
- Subtles 6″ x 6″ – 20
- 2022-2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ Glimmer Paper – 5
- Brushstroke Specialty – 3
- Distressed Gold Specialty – 1
- Rose Gold Specialty – 3
In all, you’ll receive 201 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or speciality paper!
Double DSP Share – $120 + $8 Shipping by Priority Mail – if you’d like double shares of the designer paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ designer paper sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.
FREE Gift From Me! – As a bonus for joining my share, you’ll get a sampling of the new host exclusive Design A Daydream 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper!
Anyone is welcome to join in my share (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US). If you’d like to join, email the following information to creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com
- Your first and last name
- The email address that is connected to your PayPal account. I only accept PayPal for payment. ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.
Deadline to sign up for my share is Sunday, May 1 at 5:00 PM ET.
Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
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FREE 2022-2024 In-Color Products Joining Special Starting May 3rd

May is a great time to pick up the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit!! Stampin’ Up! is offering $66.50 in FREE 2022-2024 In Color merchandise when you purchase the Starter Kit between May 3-31!
This incredible deal is in addition to the $125 of products that you normally get with your Starter Kit and the free business supplies, free shipping, a free paper Pumpkin Kit and all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up!
The Starter Kit is only $99 + tax!! And if you join between May 3-31, you’ll get:
- $125 Stampin’ Up! merchandise of your choice
- $66.50 in 2022-2024 In Color merchandise (see the list below)
- free business supplies and catalogs
- free random past Paper Pumpkin Kit
- free shipping!!
The free items 2022-2024 In Color included with the Starter Kit are:
- 2022–2024 In Color Grid Paper (item 160009)
- 2022–2024 In Color Ink Pad Collection (item 161108)
- 2022–2024 In Color Cardstock Collection (item 159204)
- 2022–2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Assortments (item 159253)
Such an awesome deal!! And such a great time to join as a Demonstrator! Once you join a a Demonstrator, you’ll get:
- At least a 20% discount on everything that you order as a Demonstrator!
- Early peeks at new release items and preorders for new items for about a month before they are available to purchase!
- The ability to attend Demonstrator exclusive Stampin’ Up! events!
- No pressure to sell to anyone, hold classes or workshops or run a business. You can simply order for yourself and get the discount! And as long as you have at least $300 in sales per quarter, you’ll continue as an active Demonstrator and continue to get the discount. If you aren’t able to maintain the $300 per quarter minimums, you simply go back to being a customer, no commitment required and no penalty if decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.
- Stampin’ Up! does have an extensive library of class and project ideas for those wishing to jump into hosting classes as well as training to help start your business, should you choose to do that.
If you join with me, you’ll also get:
- You’ll be a part of our Inkin’ Krew team!
- Monthly team meetings via video conference where we talk about the latest happenings at Stampin’ Up! and share project ideas. We are located all over the United States, but we get together in person online and have lots of fun chatting!
- Quarterly in-person meetings if you live in the NJ area, where we get together to do a little stamping and lots of chatting. If you live outside the NJ area you can join us through video conference.
- Free access to our online class tutorials.
- A private Facebook page where we can chat, ask questions and share ideas.
- Team giveaways and prizes! We do fun giveaways and prizes for sharing projects and for reaching sales and team goals.
- Monthly team trainings and meetings for those interested in learning more about the business side of Stampin’ Up!.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Demonstrator, click Here to see all of the benefits. You can also sign up electronically on that same page. If you have any questions, please contact me at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com. I’d love to tell you more about it!
And if you’re ready to join us beginning May 3, click on the “join my team” banner below to head over to my Stampin’ Up! website to get started!
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Final Days to Grab Last Chance Products

The Stampin’ Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog Retiring Lists have posted, and the Last Chance Products Sale has begun!
Click here for a printable PDF list of all retiring items including the discounted prices.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS
- All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits, so order soon (or order now so that you don’t have to worry!) to make sure that you are able to get the items that you are wanting!
- Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
- Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
- ORDER DEADLINES: May 2, 2022, at 11:50 PM MT
- The 2020-2022 In Colors – Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness, and Misty Moonlight will be going away. I HIGHLY encourage you to stock up early on the 2020-2022 In-Color Cardstock, Ink Pads, and Refills as soon as possible, as these items sell out quickly!
Let me know if you have any questions. Happy shopping!
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Celebrating In Color
Subscribe April 11- May 10

Create magic with the NEW 2022–2024 In Colors with this Paper Pumpkin kit! With vivid pops of green and red and a range of blues, these colors are perfect for fun festivities. Send your best wishes or happy moments with the large bold lettering and gorgeous gold foil details. Plus, you can also send gift cards with the included coordinating gift card holders!
ENDLESS COORDINATION
The Celebrating In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit is not just a gorgeous kit on its own, it can become a dazzling addition to all the coordinating 2022–2024 In Color products in the upcoming 2022–2023 Annual Catalog! There’s a whole new range of colors and products to mix and match with. Make sure you flip through the catalog and pick up all the coordinating products that catch your eye, and then make sure to show us what you come up with. Post your creations on social media using the hashtags #PaperPumpkin and #CelebratingInColor to ensure we see it!
That’s right! Not only does this kit come with 10 stunning cards and coordinating envelopes, it also includes 10 coordinating gift card holders as well. That means you can send your friends, family, or coworkers congratulatory words alongside a well-earned gift card to really show your appreciation for them.
As an added bonus, every May Paper Pumpkin subscriber will get the chance to win a GOLDEN Voucher worth $25 USD | $34 CAD in Stampin’ Up! products! The winners will find their Golden Voucher in their May 2022 Paper Pumpkin box. This is the perfect time to snag coordinating In Color products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog that will go live on 3 May 2022 in the online store!
Watch Sara in this video where she goes over her favorite features of the kit.
This kit includes:
- Celebrating In Color Photopolymer Stamp Set
- Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Spot®
- Printed card bases
- Printed In Color envelopes
- Printed In Color gift card holders
- Foiled die cuts
- Printed die cuts
- Adhesive-backed In Color embellishments
- Tear & Tape Adhesive
- dimensionals
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Subscribe to the December Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April and 10 May at paperpumpkin.com!
Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April and 10 May at paperpumpkin.com!
Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Basic White Cardstock 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″ (scalloped panel), 4″ X 2″ (detailed sentiment), 4 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ (inner liner)
- Basic White Thick Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
- Just Jade Cardstock 4″ X 2″ (bubble sentiment)
- Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front), 3 7/8! X 2 9/16″ (card front panel), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
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