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 Karen’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! Garden Meadow Bundle along with the Meandering Meadows 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper, Stylish Shapes Dies and Fun Pattern Embossing Folder for my card today

Here’s our sketch for this week

I adhered a panel of Meandering Meadows DSP to a Basic White Thick card base using Liquid Glue. From a panel of Basic White, I cut 5 or the 3rd largest squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I embossed the 5 squares using the Fun Patterns EF.

On another panel of Basic White, I stamped the flowers, watering can, boots and garden tool images from the Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Ink. On the same panel, I stamped the sentiment from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Blueberry Bushel Ink. I colored the images using Blueberry Bushel, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers. I cut all the images out using the Garden Meadow Dies. I cut the sentiment out using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I adhered the die cut images to the embossed squares using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the 5 squares to the card front using Liquid Glue. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few Glossy Dots and Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies to the card front.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Blueberry Bushel Ink on a Basic White panel. I adhered a strip of Meandering Meadows DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Blueberry Bushel mat then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base. I added a couple Adhesive-Backed Birds by the sentiment.

To complete my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the watering can, garden tools and boots images from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. I colored the images using Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Melon Mambo and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of Meandering Meadow 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 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

Karen Finkle

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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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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Bonus Days Are Back – July 3 – July 31

It’s time for one of your favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS!  Because getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy is awesome!  When you shop between July 3-31, for every $50 that you spend in one order, you will earn a $5 coupon!  Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them between August 1-31. 

There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn!  And, as an added bonus, you’ll earn Creative Stamping Designs Reward points (my personal customer reward program) from me when you order $50+ too!!

Bonus Days Promotion Details:

Earning Period:  July 3-31, 2024
Ordering Deadline:  July 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT) 

• Earn a $5 coupon for every $50 spent (before shipping and tax). 
• All coupon codes will be emailed right after a qualifying purchase has been made.  You must have a valid email address to earn coupons when you shop. 
• If you earn multiple codes from a single order, you will receive one email with multiple codes. If you earn multiple codes from multiple orders, you will receive separate emails for each code earned.
• All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.
• Orders started before the promotion begins will not count toward earning coupon codes.  You must add items to your cart and complete your purchase during the earning period. 
• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes you can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period. 
• Starter Kit orders are excluded from this offer.
• For workshop orders, each customer who reaches a qualifying amount will receive a coupon code to their provided email address. 

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

Get your wish lists ready and earn those coupon codes in July!  Then redeem them on your orders in August!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Here is a printable PDF flyer with dates to remember.

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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 Julu 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 3 – 4″ X 5 1/4″(artwork, squares & inner liner)
• Basic White Thick Cardstock 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
• Blueberry Bushel Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
• Meandering Meadow 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″(card front), 1/2″ X 5 1/4″(inner liner, 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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