Good Thursday morning stamping friends Happy August!!! 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! Hope You Know Cling Stamp Set along with the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper and Textured Floral Dies for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

Adhere a panel of Perennial Lavender DSP to a Crumb Cake card base using Liquid Glue.

On a panel of Perennial Lavender DSP stamp the sentiment from the Hope You Know stamp set in Versamark Ink. Sprinkle it with White Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. Adhere the stamped panel to a Crumb Cake mat using Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the layered panel to the center of the card front using Liquid Glue.

From a panel of Basic White, using the Textured Floral Dies, cut the 2 stand-alone leafy dies. Adhere the die-cut panels to the card front, on the sentiment panel, using Liquid Glue. Make a multiloop bow from Linen Thread and adhere it where the 2 dies meet using a Glue Dot. Add a few Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment from Hope You Know stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on a panel of Basic White. Adhere 2 strips of Perennial Lavender DSP to either side of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Pretty Peacock mat then to the inside of the Crumb Cake card base.

To complete the card, decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope. Adhere a strip of Perennial Lavender DSP to the envelope front and a panel to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what Tara 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

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

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:   KFUKW3ZY

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 2024-2025Annual 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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Time to Start Redeeming Those Coupons

Redemption Period: August 1-31, 2024
Ordering Deadline:  August 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes you can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space. 
• Coupon codes may be redeemed one time only. They cannot be redeemed after the August 31. 
• Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits). They cannot be used on exchanges.
• Bonus Days coupon codes can be applied to month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and new prepaid subscriptions.

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Designer Series Paper Sale – 15% off August 6th -August 31st

Designer Series Paper Sale Details:

• Sales Period:  August 6-31, 2024
• Ordering Deadlines:  August 31 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• The fourteen paper packs included in the sale can be found listed in this flyer.
• Only the select packs of papers listed on the flyer are included in the sale. 
• You CAN redeem your Bonus Days coupons when you order the sale papers!
• You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
• There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
• Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount

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Sales Tax Holiday

Thirteen states and Puerto Rico are having Back-to-School Sales Tax Holidays this year and some Stampin’ Up! items qualify for the tax break in those states!

The states with upcoming tax holidays are:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.  So if you live in one of those states or Puerto Rico, take a second to download the spreadsheet below and mark your calendar!

Here is the list of states having sales tax holidays, what the dates are and what supplies will be tax free during the holiday (click on the image to download a full-size printable page):

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Time for Cake

Subscribe July 11 – August 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!

With the August Paper Pumpkin, Time for Cake, bring on a birthday bash with elegant birthday cards made with rose gold details!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed card bases, coordinating envelopes, and labels
• Embellishments and rose gold cord
• Coordinating colors: Moody Mauve, Night of Navy (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Petal Pink,
Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 July and 10 August 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 2 1/2″ X 4 1/4″(die cuts), 4″ X 5 1/4″(inner liner)
• Crumb Cake Cardstock 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
• Pretty Peacock Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″(inner liner mat)
• Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″(card front), 2 5/8″ X 3 7/8″(card front panel), 2 – 1/2″X 5 1/4″(inner liner strips), 1/2″ X 6″ & 2 1/4″ X 6″(envelope)

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