Good Thursday morning my stamping friends and welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see what they have created this week. If you are hopping over from Akiko’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have Sketch Challenge. If you’d like to see a quick video of how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here is my card using this week’s sketch.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Citrus Blooms Cling Stamp Set along with the Stylish Shapes Dies and Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

I started by adhering a panel of Mediterranean Blooms DSP to a Basic Whtie Thick card base using Liquid Glue.

On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the single orange image from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image using Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers. I cut the image out using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I cut a panel of Garden Green using the largest banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I cut the banner in half using Paper Snips. On the top of the banner, I stamped the sentiment from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in Versamark Ink. I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. I adhered the 2 banner pieces to the card front using Liquid Glue. I adhered the artwork to the center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimemsionals. I added a few Opal Rounds Assortment.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in Garden Green Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the flower images from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on either side of the sentiment. I colored the images using Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a strip of the Mediterranean Blooms DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Lemon Lolly mat then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base.

To complete my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the single orange image from the Citrus Blooms stamp set on the envelope front in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image the same as I did for the card. I adhered a panel of Mediterranean Blooms DSP to the envelope flap.

Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what Terry Lynn has created today. Happy Hopping!

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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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:   6C44QBJA

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, the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog or from the Online Exclusives!  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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New Starter Kit Special May 1st – May 31st

Exciting News! Between 1–31 May, anyone who becomes a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator will receive four 2024–2026 In Color products in their Starter Kit for FREE!

In addition to the 2024-2026 In-Color products, new demonstrators will pick $125 USD worth of products of their choice. That’s $207 in products for only $99 and it all ships for FREE. You will also receive free business supplies in case you want to make this a business. Not to mention all the fun that comes with being a part of our wonderful crafting community.

When you join as a new demonstrator, all In Color products will be automatically added to their Starter Kit. Click Here for a PDF printable flyer of all the products you’ll get.

STARTER KIT SPECIAL DETAILS

• Promotion Start Date:  May 1, 2024
• Deadline to Join:  May 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM MT
• In addition to the regular $125 worth of products of your choice for just $99, new demonstrators will receive the following products (an $82 value!!) in their Starter Kit at no additional cost:
  • 2024–2026 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle
  • 2024–2026 In Color 8-1/2″ x 11″ Card Stock
  • 2024–2026 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper
  • 2024–2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
• All Starter Kits ship for FREE!!

If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

What a great time to join and get all the new 2024-2026 In-Color products. Contact me @ creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com. I would love to have you on my team. Contact me today about joining May 1st.

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Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift
packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper accent pieces and labels
• Woodgrain textures and masculine earthy tones
• Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot),
  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige
  Thanks & Beyond Dies Add-On—available only while supplies last!
  Partial pop-ups to make your cards shine!
  
  Coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393)

Thanks and Beyond Add On Dies

Dies #164397 Price $12.00

This exclusive add-on coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 March. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the April Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 March and 10 April 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 3 1/2″ (artwork), 4″ X 5 1/4″(inner liner)
• Basic White Thick Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
• Garden Green Cardstock 1 1/2″ X 3 3/4″ (banner)
• Lemon Lolly Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
• Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front), 1/2″X 4″*(inner liner strip), 2 1/4″ X 6″(envelope flap)

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