Good Tuesday morning my stamping friends. I hope your week has started off great.

I have a fun quick and easy card today with some product that’s carrying over and some that’s retiring. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Silly Goose Photopolymer Stamp Set along with the retiring Butterfly Kisses 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper for my card today.

I started by adhering a panel of Butterfly Kisses DSP to a Starry Sky card base using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered a smaller panel of Butterfly Kisses DSP to a Starry Sky mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

On a panel of Basic Whtie cardstock, I stamped the goose image from the Silly Goose stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I stamped the grass image from the Silly Goose stamp set in Parakeet Party Ink on the bottom of the panel. I colored the gooses beak and feet with Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Markers. I colored the banner with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Markers.

I adhered the artwork to a Starry Sky mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the matted artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2022-2024 In-Color Matte Decorative Dots to the card front.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Silly Goose stamp set in Starry Sky Ink on a panel of Basic Whtie. I adhered a strip of Butterfly Kisses DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Starry Sky mat then to the inside of the Starry Sky card base.

To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the goose image from the Silly Goose stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. I stamped the grass image and sentiment from the Silly Goose stamp set in Parakeet Party Ink along the bottom front. I colored the goose beaks and feet with Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of Butterfly Kisses DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog!  Unfortunately, packs of cardstock are no longer an option for a free gift. Shipping has become too expensive to ship and it’s costing me as much to ship as the cardstock costs. 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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In response to changing policies at Stampin’ Up – I’m adjusting my Ordering Gift policy as well.  I’m having to get a little more tough on the adding of Host codes when you place your order thru my Online Store.

Not to worry – you’re still going to get that $10 ordering gift for orders of $50 (before shipping & tax) or greater.  And the gift is still any 1 SU! product up to that $10 value – which includes some of our fun Host Sets!

But – if you DO NOT use the Host code for your orders of less than $150 (this is the RETAIL total before Shipping & Handling), then you’ll have two options:

1. You’ll need to call Stampin’ Up! (1-800-Stamp-Up) and ask them to add it for you. They’re very helpful and will get it done quickly!  OR….
2. If your order was over the $50 threshold but under $150, then…you’ll forfeit that $10 ordering gift and rewards – this is the Bummer Option – and I REALLY don’t want to do this, SO please remember to add my Current Host Code.

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Time for you to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? On 19 April only, we are offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $75 USD or more. This incredible deal lasts for just 24 hours, so get your orders placed on Wednesday, April 19 to get free shipping on your order of $75+!!!

• All order types qualify for this promotion
• Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount of $75 has been met.
• The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD or more (before tax).
• Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion is live; this means that the order must be opened and closed on 19 April 2023.
• With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD shipping included) + tax.
• Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
• The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
• Please keep in mind, that the distribution center may fall behind their typical shipping time frames. In such cases, Stampin’ Up! will do all they can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.
• Free shipping begins on Wednesday, April 19 at 12:01 AM MT and ends on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Head over to my Online Store on Wednesday April 19 and start shopping to get your FREE SHIPPING on your order of $75 or more.

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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

• Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
• 8 coordinating envelopes
• One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
• One Night of Navy Ink Spot
• Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
• Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

• All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
• A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
• 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
• Twine and die-cut accents
• FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
• Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

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

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

• 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
• 18 coordinating envelopes
• Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share. What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers from the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

• Cardstock
• Designer Series Paper
• Specialty Paper
• Notecards and Envelopes
• Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
• Stampin’ Blends
• Stampin’ Write Markers
• Select Specialty Inks
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
• Embossing Folders
• Punches
• Take Your Pick products
• Storage
• Clear Blocks
• Select tools
• Select adhesives
• Select stamp sets
• Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

• All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
• Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
• ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 2 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ (artwork), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
• Starry Sky Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 1 1/2″ X 4″ (dsp mat), 2 1/2″ X 2 3/5″ (artwork mat), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
• Butterfly Kisses 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 13/8″ X 4″ (card front panel), 1/2″ X 4″ (inner liner strip), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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