Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my fun Fold Friday and welcome to December. The last month of the year already and only 24 days till Christmas. I’ll be working all day today getting out all the bills. I’m hoping to get some more decorating done after work today. I still have a little bit to do. I did get a Christmas tree up in my crafting studio on Wednesday with the help of my friend. Barbara. I’ll post a picture soon.

Today’s card uses products that will be carrying over from the September-December Mini Catalog, along with my favorite colors. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here for my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Bundle along with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder and the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper for my card today.

I started by stamping the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set in Versamark Ink on a Winter Meadow DSP card front. I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. I adhered the card front panel to a Basic White mat using Stampin’ Seal then to a Pretty Peacock mat using Liquid Glue.

From a panel of Basic White, I cut the tree pieces using the Merriest Trees Dies. I embossed the tree pieces using the Snowflake Sky EF. Using a Sponge Dauber, I added some Lost Lagoon Ink to the bottom edges of all the tree pieces. I adhered the tree together using Stampin’ Dimensionals only on the bottom edges of the pieces. I adhered a smaller Winter Meadow DSP card front panel to a Lost Lagoon mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the small Pretty Peacock card base using Liquid Glue.

I adhered the tree to the small card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I cut a solid star using the Merriest Trees Dies from a scrap of Holographic Trio Spec Paper. I cut the details star using the Merriest Trees Dies from a scrap of Silver Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper. I adhered the detailed star to the solid star and adhered it to the top of the tree using a Glud Dot. I adhered the small card base to the larger layered panel using Liquid Glue. I added a few Rhinestones Basic Jewels to the card front.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on a panel of Basic White. I adhered a strip of the Winter Meadow DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Lost Lagoon mat then to the inside of the small Pretty Peacock card baes.

To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the top of the tree image from the Merriest Trees stamp set on the envelope front in Lost Lagoon Ink. I stamped the top of the details tree image from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink over the solid image. I adhered a panel of Winter Meadow DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card, and you 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:   SMAQYYMJ

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 2023-2024 Annual 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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January-April 2024 Mini Catalog Paper Shares Ordering Is Open

Do you want all of the gorgeous new Designer Series Papers in the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2024 Mini Catalog but can’t afford everything?  I’m doing a 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! January-April 2024 Minil Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Mini Catalog, it would cost you $108.00 plus shipping.

New Designer Series Paper Share – $15.00 plus $8.50 for Priority Mail Shipping

I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share from the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2024 Mini Catalog and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on January 4th. 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 January 15th.

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 with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack 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!

New Designer Series Paper Share – $15.00 plus $8.50 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):

• Bee Mine – 6
• Forever Love – 6
• Just Kiddin’ -6
• Light Than Air 6″ X 6″ – 8
• Nature’s Sweetest – 6
• Perennial Lavender – 6
• Poetic Expressions – 6
• Rock & Roll – 6

In all, you’ll receive 50 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double DSP Share – $30 + $8.50 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.

As a Thank you gift for joining in on my paper share, I will be including a sampling of some of the new Sale-a-bration DSP that will be available with qualifying orders. I believe there are 5 different DSPs in the Sale-a-bration catalog. I’m not sure yet which ones I’ll be including, it might be 1, 3 or all 5.

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
• Your mailing address for paper to be shipped to.
• The email address that is connected to your PayPal account or let me know if you’d like to use Zelle. I will accept Zelle or 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. If you’d like to use Zelle, email me and I’ll give you the number associated with my account.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Tuesday, January 2nd at 5:00 PM ET.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

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January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration Coming Soon

With the Retiring List posted and the Last Chance Sale going on that means a new catalog will be arriving soon. Are you a current customer of mine? If you have placed an order with me in the past year of $50 or more, you will automatically be receiving a copy of the catalogs as soon as I receive them. I’ll be ordering them the beginning of December and will ship them out to you as soon as I get them.

If you are not a customer of mine and would like to be, place an order from my Online Store and a catalog will be on its way to you as soon as I receive them. If you are not sure, please feel free to drop me a line at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and I will be happy to let you know.

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Stampin’ Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog Retiring List and Last Chance Products Sale Going On

The September -December 2023 Mini Catalog will be coming to an end soon. It’s always a bittersweet time when a catalog ends and we have to say goodbye to items we love. It’s also an exciting time because a new catalog will be starting.

Starting November 21, 2023 through January 3, 2024 some of your favorite Stampin’ Up! products from the mini catalog will be on sale for up to 60% off. Click Here to view the Last Chance Products in a printable PDF.

You can find the items that will be carrying over from the September -December 2023 Mini Catalog by Clicking Here.

Get those shopping lists ready and start shopping early so you don’t miss out on items you’ve been wanting. Don’t forget the retiring items are only available While Supplies Last!!

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New Online Exclusives Now Available

Go check out my Online Store for the NEW Online Exclusive products available. Get those orders placed early so you don’t miss out on the pretty new suite and new bundles.

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All The Best

Subscribe November 11 – December 10

Send a wish to all your loved ones with the December Paper Pumpkin Kit! It comes with nine card fronts, three each of three designs, and nine coordinating envelopes. It has paper pieces detailed with gold foil, embellishments, an all-occasion stamp set, and an acetate box where you can store your finished cards! You can gift the kit itself or the finished product in the acetate box; either way, it’s the perfect last-minute gift for any occasion. 

The paper pieces in the December Paper Pumpkin kit have gold foil detailing. Whether it’s an elegant boarder, or woven into the floral artwork, it’s a detail that will surely catch your recipient’s eye! It’s the perfect way to take any paper craft to the next level. 

The beauty of the December Paper Pumpkin Kit lies in the hand drawn artwork. The bright blue skies and elegant yellow flowers compliment the different design elements perfectly. It’s a simple yet sophisticated design that will catch any recipient’s eye! 

This kit includes:

• 9 cards; 3 each of 3 designs.
• 9 coordinating envelopes.
• 1 Acetate box to fit cards and envelopes from the kit.
• 1 Pebbled Path Stampin’ Spot.
• 1 photopolymer stamp set.
• Embellishments.
• Specialty gold foil die cuts.
• Enough adhesive to finish the project.
• Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, gold foil, Old Olive, Pebbled Path

Subscribe to the November Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 November and 10 December by clicking here!

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 1/4″ (trees), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front mat), 2 5/8″ x 3 7/8″ (inner liner)
• Lost Lagoon Cardstock 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (small card front mat), 2 3/4″ X 4″ (inner liner mat)
• Pretty Peacock Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (large card base), 3″ X 8 1/2″ (small card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
• Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (large card front), 2 3/4″ X 4″ (small card front), 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ (inner liner), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
• Holographic Trio Specialty Paper 1″ X 1″ (star)
• Silver & Gold Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper 1″ X 1″ (star)

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