Good Thursday morning my stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. I hope everyone is doing well today. If you are hopping over from Akiko’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have a Sketch Challenge. Here is my card using this week’s Sketch.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set along with the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration Wonderful World Bundle for my card today.

Here is this week’s sketch.

I started by adhering a panel of Wonderful World Designer Series Paper to a Starry Sky card base.

I cut a panel of the Wonderful World DSP using my Deckled Rectangle Dies. I adhered the die cut panel of DSP to a Mossy Meadow mat. I adhered the layered panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I adhered a piece of the Gold Simply Elegant Trim to the card front using Stampin’ Seal. I stamped the sentiment from the Very Best Occasions stamp set in Starry Sky Ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock. I cut the sentiment out using my Double Oval Punch. I cut a scalloped oval from a panel of Starry Sky cardstock using the Double Oval Punch. I adhered the sentiment to the scalloped oval using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered sentiment on top of the trim using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added an Elegant Faceted Gem to the sentiment.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Very Best Occasions stamp set in Stary Sky Ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the leaf image from the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration Wonderful World Cling Stamp Set in Mossy Meadow Ink by the sentiment. I stamped the iris image from the Wonderful World stamp set on the bottom of the panel. I inked the stamp using my Starry Sky and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Markers, gave it a little huff and stamped on the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Mossy Meadow mat and then to the inside of the Starry Sky card base.

To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the iris image from the Wonderful World stamp set on the bottom front of the envelope inking it up the same as I did for the card. I adhered a panel of Wonderful World 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. Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop through and see everyone’s projects today. If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go to Tara’s page. Or you can just click on the names below to go directly to all their blogs! Happy Hopping!!

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic: You Are Here

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

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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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Cozy and Bright

Celebrate the season with a card kit that has everything you need to wish those you love a Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year. Don’t let the holidays overwhelm you–get your all-inclusive kit and make quick multiples everyone will love!

160338 $23 USD | $32 CAD

Kit Includes:

• Cozy & Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• Classic Stampin’ Spot: Poppy Parade
• Predesigned projects 
• Step-by-step instructions
• Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting). Including printed die-cut sheets: sticker adhesive sheets & non-adhesive sheets
• Makes 12 cards of 1 design
• Gold foil accents
• Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
• 12 preprinted envelopes
• Enough adhesive to complete projects
• Linen thread
• A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go
• Product colors: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Evening Evergreen, Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie

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New Sale-a-bration Items Added

Stampin’ Up! has added some additional items that you can earn for FREE with orders beginning at $50 during Sale-a-bration!  You can see the new items Here. There are some really great new items to pick from!  You’ll see them added to the list of options that you can pick for free with orders of $50+ as you go through the checkout process.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Happy Shopping!

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The Back To School Sales Tax Holiday is going on until August. For those of you living in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia…you’ve got sales tax holidays coming up!! 8 states all start this week so be sure to check the list.

The good news is that some items in the Stampin’ Up! Catalogs qualify for the sales tax holidays!  The list of sales tax holidays by state and items in that state that qualify Here on a printable PDF. Check it out to see when your state has the Sales Tax Holiday.

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Sweet Sunflowers

Subscribe July 11 – August 10

Here comes the sun(flower) for a crafting experience you won’t forget! The Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit has so much in store—elegant watercolor designs hand-crafted by our in-house artists, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots for a Two-Step stamping experience, and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail! 
And the August Paper Pumpkin Kit includes the Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project. We can’t wait to see the bee-utiful projects you’ll create! 

Item Number: 161120

This kit includes:

• All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
• An all-occasion stamp set to express words of gratitude, friendship, greetings and beautiful wildflower designed images.
• Specialty Vellum honeycomb shape pre-cut pieces.
• 2 Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience with a twist!
• Paper pieces and embellishments with watercolor designs and images.
• Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• FREE GIFT: 8 Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 July and 10 August at paperpumpkin.com!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

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If you join during Sale-a-bration you will receive this awesome Making Plans Collection absolutely free. It includes a July 2022-December 2023 Making Plans Planner including an 8″ X 9 1/2″ Faux Leather Carrying Case, 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ Planer Pages, Monthly Divider Pages and Sticker Sheets. It also includes 3 – Creative Journals that are 5 3/4″ X 8″ and a Making Plans Photopolymer Stamp Set. Contact me for more information at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com. I’d love to have you on my team. You can join as a hobby demonstrator just to enjoy the discount for yourself. No obligations to sell, hold classes or have a blog.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 3″ X 1″ (sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
• Mossy Meadow Cardstock 3 1/8″ X 4 1/2″ (card front mat), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
• Starry Sky Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 2 1/2″ X 1 1/2″ (sentiment mat)
• Wonderful World Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front), 3 1/2″ x 5″ (card front panel), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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