Good Thursday morning 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! Online Exclusive Umbrella Days Bundle (available Nov 5), along with the Stylish Shapes Dies, Subtle 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper, 2024-2026 In-Color 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper and the Stampin’ Up! Happiest Day Photopolymer Stamp Set for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

Adhere a panel of Subtle DSP to a Pool Party card base using Liquid Glue. On a panel of Pool Party, stamp the rain image from the Stampin’ Up! Umbrella Days Cling Stamp Set in Versamark Ink. Sprinkle the image using Clear Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. Cut the image out using the largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere the die cut panel to a Night of Navy mat using Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the layered panel to the card front using Liquid Glue.

Stamp the small girl and dog images from the Umbrella Days stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a panel of Basic White. Color the images using Crumb Cake, Ivory, Night of Navy and Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers. Cut the images out using the Umbrella Days Dies. Using the Umbrella Days Dies, cut the puddle die from a panel of Pool Party and the detailed umbrella and dogs’ coat from a panel of 2024-2026 In-Color DSP. Adhere the detailed umbrella pieces to the girl’s umbrella and the coat on the dog using Liquid Glue. Adhere the puddle die cuts to the bottom of the embossed rain panel using Glue Dots. Adhere the girl and dog to the panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On a panel of Pool Party, stamp the sentiment from the Umbrella Days stamp set in Night of Navy Ink. Cut the sentiment out using the 3rd largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere the sentiment to a Night of Navy mat using Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the layered sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few 2024-2026 In-Color Resin Dots to the sentiment.

Stamp the sentiment from the Happiest Day stamp set in Night of Navy Ink on a panel of Basic White. Adhere a strip of Subtle DSP to the top of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Night of Navy mat then to the inside of the Pool Party card base.

Complete the card by decorating a Basic White Medium Envelope. Stamp the girl and dog mages from the Umbrella Days stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. Color the images using Crumb Cake, Ivory, Night of Navy and Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhered a panel of 2024-2026 In-Color DSP 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

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

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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. 

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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 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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Starter Kit Special Ends in 1 Week – Get an extra $30 Your Starter Kit October 1 – 31

Hey, friend! Stampin’ Up! has a fantastic offer for anyone who becomes a demonstrator! Join my team between October 1–31and you can choose $155 worth of product in your Starter Kit for only $99! Starter Kits normally include $125 worth of product for $99, so that’s an extra $30 worth of product at no additional cost. This offering also includes free shipping and free business supplies! That’s MORE product for EVEN MORE fun!  Click Here for all the details.

Interested but you are not really sure about wanting to commit? Contact me and we can talk, and you can ask me any questions at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com.

Read more information about becoming a demonstrator Here.

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New Online Exclusive Products Coming Soon

A new line of products for Online Exclusives are coming! You won’t find these items in any catalog. This is a great opportunity to spark creativity, expand a crafting collection, and discover new opportunities—all from the convenience of the online store. These products will be available starting in November, BUT you can add these new items to your Starter Kit if you join in October. Here’s a little sneak peek of some of the items that you can add to your Starter kit and get them before customers and start to play. Click Here for a sneak peek of what’s coming.

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Kits Collection sale for up to 30% off End in 1 Week

Did you know as a demonstrator you can get up to 30% off all the kits AND get your 20% demo discount on top of that. What a GREAT way to save!!!

Save up to 30% off on all your favorite kits October 1–31! Our kits come with everything you need to create a unique paper craft. We have crafting options for card kits, treat packaging, home decor, and so much more! Kits are only available while supplies last.

Here are the details for the sale:

• Promotion Period:  October 1-31!
• ALL kits from the kits collection qualify for the discount.
• There is no limit on how many kits you can order, as long as product is available.
• Orders must be opened and placed during the promotion dates. Orders opened before October 1 will not qualify for the sale.
• Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
• Kits can be added to a Starter Kit at their discounted rate.
• Ordering deadline:  October 31 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

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Filled With Joy

Subscribe October 11 – November 10

Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags!

Details:
• Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags
• Precut paper pieces
• Safety pins and specialty gold foil
• Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
(Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla

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!

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

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Don’t miss the coordinating
Merry Tags & More Dies Add-On!

Add dimension and detail to your cards, scrapbook pages, and gift tags with the Merry Tags & More Dies! With a leaf and tag shape and Merry sentiment, these dies are a great way to expand your crafting experience. They even coordinate with three Paper Pumpkin Kits: Nests of Christmas, Filled with Joy, and Notes from the Heart. Such easy coordination makes these dies a must-have for any paper craft. Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 September. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early! Please note that the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine is not included and can be purchased separately.

#165639 $12

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″ X 3″ (artwork), 4″ X 5 1/4″(inner liner)
• Night of Navy Cardstock 2″ X 2″(sentiment mat), 2 7/8″ X 2 7/8″(artowork mat), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″(inner liner mat)
• Pool Party Cardstock 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 2 1/4 x 2 1/4″(sentiment), 3″ X 3″(artwork), 1 1/4″ x 2″(puddles)
• Subtle 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″(card front)
• 2024-2026 In-color 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 1″ X 3″(umbrella & dogs’ raincoat), 2 1/4″ X 6″(envelope flap)

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