Stampin’ Up! Wild & Sweet Masculine Card

Good Wednesday morning my stamping friends. I hope you are all having a wonderful week. We’re halfway through the week already.

Today’s card was a last-minute card that I added to our Stamp Camp Card Class last night. We kicked off the new catalog with a scavenger hunt where the ladies won some prize patrol for finishing it. We then made some masculine cards. My upline Jaimie is doing a weekly sketch challenge with us again and her sketch came in just in time for an idea for a card. Here’s my card that was inspired from her sketch.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Wild & Sweet Cling Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Happy Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! In The Moment Cling Stamp Set along with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

This was her sketch for us this week.

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I started by embossing a panel of Basic White using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered the embossed panel to a Basic Black mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panel to a Basic White Thick card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the panda image from the Wild & Sweet stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I cut the image out using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I colored just the leaves of the image using the Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a strip of Basic Black cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Labels stamp set in Versamark Ink. I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. I cut the ends of using the Banner Pick A Punch. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few Classic Matte Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the In The Moment stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped part of the panda image from the Wild & Sweet stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the bottom of the panel. I colored the leaves using Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Basic Black mat then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the panda image from the Wild & Sweet stamp set on the envelope front in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the leaves using my Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Markers. I stamped part of the tree image from the Wild & Sweet stamp set on the envelope flap in Tuxedo Black Ink.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:   BR9XGSTC

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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CONFETTI BIRTHDAY KIT

Shake up someone’s special day with a happy, handcrafted shaker card! The Confetti Birthday Kit, the newest addition to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up!, comes with everything you need to quickly create confetti shaker cards—a total of 9 cards in 3 lively designs. Celebrate in style with bright, bold colors, confetti, and birthday greetings full of joy!

This month’s kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs
  • 9 coordinating envelopes
  • Confetti Birthday photopolymer stamp set
  • One Blueberry Bushel Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, card fronts, self-adhesive cellophane shaker bags, die-cut pieces, holographic foil labels, adhesive, embellishments, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Poppy Parade

#162390 $23.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 3 – 4″ X 5 1/4″ (artwork, card front & inner liner)
  • Basic White Thick Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Basic Black Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats), 1/2″ X 3 3/4″ (sentiment)

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Stampin’ Up! Taco Fiesta

Good Saturday morning my stamping friends and welcome to the weekend. I hope you have some fun plans in the works. I’ll be at work all day today, my normal Saturday.

Today’s card I had a little fun with a set that is carrying over to the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. I wasn’t sure about this set when I first saw it, I didn’t think I would use it. Now I’m loving it and so happy I got it. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Taco Fiesta Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

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I started by adhering the 1/2″ strips of cardstock to a Basic White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I trimmed off the excess using my Paper Snips. I adhered the panel to a Basic Black mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panel to a Basic Whtie Thick card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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I cut 3 of the 2nd from the smallest square using the Stylish Shapes Dies from a panel of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the images from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the squares. I stamped the lime and chip images on the panel of Basic White in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored al the image using Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Parakeet Party, Pecan Pie, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blends Markers. I fussy cut the lime and chips using my Paper Snips.

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I adhered the squares to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the lime and chips to the squares using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a strip of Basic Whtie. I cut the ends on an angle using Paper Snips. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2022-2024 In-Color Matte Decorative Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a panel of Basic Whtie. I stamped the cactus and hat image from the Taco Fiesta stamp set on the bottom of the panel in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image using the Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Basic Black mat then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base.

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To finish my card, decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the images from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front and flap. I colored the images using the Stampin’ Blends Markers.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    BR9XGSTC

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog 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! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
  • Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
  • ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2 – 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front & inner liner), 2 1/2″ X 5 1/4″ (squares), 1/2″ X 3″ (sentiment)
  • Basic White Thick Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
  • Basic Black Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats)
  • 1/2″ strips of Daffodil Delight, Parakeet Party, Pumpkin Pie, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide

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Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies in Wild Wheat

Good Monday morning my stamping friends. How was everyone’s weekend? We had a lot of rain again, but it cleared up Sunday and turned out to be a beautiful day. It was still too muddy in my yard to do work, so I took a nice long walk with my puppy.

I played with a bundle from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. I really like this bundle and love the DSP that goes with it. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Bundle (available May 2nd) along with the Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set and Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper (available May 2nd) for my card today.

My design is from Freshly Made Sketches #582.

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I started by embossing a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP using the Basics 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered the embossed panel to a Garden Green mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panel to a Wild Wheat (available May 2nd) card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Using the largest circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies, I cut a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP. I adhered the die cut circle to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the daisy image from the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set in Wild Wheat Ink 2 times. I stamped the leaf image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink 3 times. I cut the images out using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I cut 2 of the detailed daisy die from the panel of Basic White using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I cut the 4th from the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies form a panel of Basic Whtie cardstock. I stamped the daisy centers on the die cut daisies in Lemon Lolly Ink (available May 2nd). I adhered the detailed daisy die cuts to the stamped die cut daisies using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the stem image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink on the small die cut circle. I adhered one of the daisies and 2 of the leaves to the stem using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the circle to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a strip of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set in Garden Green Ink. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few of the 2023-2025 In-Color Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink. I stamped the stem image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink on the bottom of the panel. I adhered the other die cut daisy and leaf to the stem. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Garden Green mat then to the inside of the Wild Wheat card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the stem and leaves from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink on the envelope front. I stamped the daisy in Wild Wheat Ink and the daisy center in Lemon Lolly Ink. I adhered a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog 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! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
  • Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
  • ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2″ X 5 1/2″ (artwork), 2″ X 2″ (small circle), 3/8″ X 32″ (sentiment), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Garden Green Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats)
  • Wild Wheat Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 3 1/4″ X 3 1/4″ (large circle), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Petal Park Block Pop Up for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning my stamping friends welcome to my fun fold Friday. How was everyone’s week? Does anyone have plans for the weekend yet? It’s my usual working all day Saturday.

Today’s card I made on my Facebook Live video on Wednesday. I saw this card made by Lisa Curcio and had to give it a try. If you were able to join me or watched the replay, thank you. If you’d like to watch my video and stamp along, the measurements are below along with the links to my Facebook page and my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Petal Park Bundle and Stampin’ Up! Sending Smiles Bundle. Both of these bundle prices will be retiring as of May 1st. I also used the new Stampin’ Up! Lasting Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set and the new Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by scoring and folding my card base to a Z-Fold card. I adhered the largest panel of Countryside Inn DSP to a Basic White mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the inside back of the Misty Moonlight card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the 1 3/4″ X 4 ” panel of Countryside Inn DSP to the coordinating Basic White mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the front of the Misty Moonlight card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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I scored & folded the 3 block panels of Misty Moonlight cardstock as listed below. I adhered the 3 panels of Countryside Inn DSP to the 3 coordinating Basic White mats using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panels to the coordinating blocks as listed below using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. They were all adhered between the 2nd and 3rd score lines. I adhered the 1st block to the inside of the card base using Tear & Tape making sure the left edge was lined up with the 2nd score line of the card base and centered. I put Tear & Tape on the right side of the block panel and adhered it by folding on the 2nd score line and closing the card base. I did the same with block 2 & 3 making sure they were centered with each other and up against the fold line.

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The above photo is how it should look.

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On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the flowers from the Petal Park stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink. I punched the flowers out using the Petal Park Builder Punch. From the same panel, I cut out the sentiment mat using the Sending Dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink on the panel of Basic White. I cut the sentiment out using the Sending Dies. I cut the detailed sentiment out from a panel of Misty Moonlight cardstock using the Sending Dies. I adhered the detailed sentiment to the mat. I adhered the layered sentiment to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue only on the left side. I adhered the Birthday Wishes sentiment to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue only on the left side, under the die cut sentiment. I adhered the larger flower by the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the smaller flowers under the larger one using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I added Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the flower centers.

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On the back, I stamped the sentiment form the Lasting Joy stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink on a panel of Basic White. I adhered a strip of the Countryside Inn DSP to the side of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Misty Moonlight mat then to the back of the card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the small flower image from the Petal Park stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink on the envelope front. I adhered a panel of Countryside Inn DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. I hope you will CASE this card and please feel free to post it in the comments of my Facebook page under my post. I’d love to see your take on the card. The list of measurements are below if you’d like to stamp along while watching the video. You can watch my video on my Facebook page Here.

You can also view the video on my YouTube channel Here. If you watch this on my YouTube channel, please remember to subscribe so that you will get notified when a new video goes live. I’m hoping to start doing YouTube lives soon, thanks to all that have subscribed. 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog 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! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
  • Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
  • ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″, 1 7/8″ X 4 1/8″, 1 3/8″ X 3 1/8″, 1 3/8″ X 2 3/8″ & 1 3/8″ X 1 3/8″ (dsp mats), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (back panel), 4″ X 5″ (flowers & sentiment)
  • Misty Moonlight Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 9 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 2″ & 4″), 3 1/4″ X 5″ (block 1 scored & folded at 1 1/2″, 3″ & 4 1/2″), 2 1/2″ X 4″ (block 2 scored & folded at 1″, 2 1/2″ & 3 1/2″), 1 1/2″ X 3″ (block 3 scored & folded at 1/2″, 2″ & 2 1/2″), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (back panel mat), 3 1/2″ X 2 1/4″ (sentiment)
  • Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper 1 3/4″ X 4″ (front panel), 1 1/4″ X 3″ (block 1 panel), 1 1/4″ X 2 1/4″ (block 2 panel), 1 1/4″ X 1 1/4″ (block 3 panel), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inside back panel), 3/4″ X 4″ (back panel strip), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope)

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Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Pink Birthday

Good Wednesday morning my stamping friends. Did everyone get their taxes in yesterday? My son was the last in our house to file. I’m so happy that’s done till next year. I hope you are going to take advantage of the FREE SHIPPING today. Details below.

I have another quick and easy card using some new DSP. I’m kind of addicted to this pack so far. It is just gorgeous, I hope you have it on your want list. My card also has a lot of layers today, I just love cards with layers. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set along with the Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper and Stampin’ Up! Framed Florets Photopolymer Stamp Set for my card today.

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I started by adhering a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP to a Garden Green mat using Stampin’ Seal. I wrapped a piece of Moody Mauve 3/8″ Textured Ribbon around the panel and tied a knot. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Moody Mauve Ink on the bottom of the panel.

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I adhered the Basic White panel to a Moody Mauve mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to a Bubble Bath card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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I adhered the layered artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2023-2025 In-Color Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Framed Florets stamp set in Moody Mauve Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the medium daisy outline image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set on the top and bottom of the panel in Moody Mauve Ink. I stamped the medium daisy solid image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Bubble Bath Ink over the outlined images. I stamped the flower center image in Lemon Lolly Ink. I stamped the leaf image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, around the daisies. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Moody Mauve mat then to the inside of the Bubble Bath card base.

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To finish my card I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the medium daisy outline image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Moody Mauve Ink on the envelope front and flap. I stamped the solid daisy image in Bubble Bath Ink over the outlined images. I stamped the flower centers in Lemon Lolly Ink. I stamped the leaf image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Garden Green Ink around the daisies.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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TODAY APRIL 19 ONLY!!!

Time for you to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? Today, 19 April only, we are offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $75 USD or more. This incredible deal lasts for just 24 hours, so get your orders placed on Wednesday, April 19 to get free shipping on your order of $75+!!!

  • All order types qualify for this promotion
  • Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount of $75 has been met.
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD or more (before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion is live; this means that the order must be opened and closed on 19 April 2023.
  • With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD shipping included) + tax.
  • Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
  • The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
  • Please keep in mind, that the distribution center may fall behind their typical shipping time frames. In such cases, Stampin’ Up! will do all they can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.
  • Free shipping begins on Wednesday, April 19 at 12:01 AM MT and ends on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Head over to my Online Store on Wednesday April 19 and start shopping to get your FREE SHIPPING on your order of $75 or more.

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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog 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! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
  • Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
  • ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 3 3/4″ X 5″ (sentiment), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Bubble Bath Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2 inches)
  • Garden Green Cardstock 3 5/8″ X 3 5/8″ (artwork mat)
  • Moody Mauve Cardstock 3 7/8″ X 5 1/8″ (card front mat), 4 1`/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ (card front panel)

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Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning my stamping friends welcome to my fun fold Friday. How was everyone’s week? Does anyone have plans for the weekend yet? I will be working all day tomorrow and Sunday is our monthly team meeting.

Today’s card I made at our monthly team stamping studio on Tuesday night. After we get done talking about business my upline Jaimie has mystery stamping for us. She give us all the measurements and talks us through putting it together. All of our cards are similar, but different. Here is my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Bundle along with the Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper the Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set for my card today. Everything used for today’s card except for the inside sentiment will be available for purchase starting May 2nd from the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.

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I started by scoring and folding the 2 1/2″ X 5 1/4″ panel of Pretty Peacock cardstock and adhering it to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I embossed the 2 3/8″ X 4 1/8″ panel of Basic White cardstock using the Basics 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered the panel to the small panel of Pretty Peacock using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped 3 daisies and 6 leaves from the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set in Pretty Peacock Ink. I stamped the flower centers in Lemon Lolly Ink. I cut the images out using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I cut 2 of the branch dies from the Cheerful Daisies Dies out of a panel of Copper Clay cardstock. I adhered the daisies to the embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the branches and leaves under the daisies using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on a panel of Basic White. I cut the sentiment out using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2023-2025 In-Color Dots to the card front.

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I adhered a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP to a Basic White mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the bottom of the Pretty Peacock card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the small daisy cluster image from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Lemon Lolly Ink on the top corners of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Copper Clay mat then to the inside of the Pretty Peacock card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the daisy and leaf images from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on the envelope front. I stamped the flower centers in Lemon Lolly Ink. I adhered a panel of Fresh As A Daisy DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD | $29.00 CAD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you should be receiving a new catalog any day. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog 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! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Stampin’ Up! is all about creativity and sharing what we love with those we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—This year we’re refreshing our complete color collection!

Stampin’ Up! has announced that, in addition to the new 2023-2025 In Colors, we’ll be getting some new colors in the core color families (Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles) with the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with your fellow crafting enthusiasts. 

New Core Family Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has put together a quick video showing you the colors that are leaving and the new colors coming in, including the new In Colors!  You can see it here:

If you want a quick list of the retiring core colors, here they are:

  • Blushing Bride
  • Pear Pizzazz
  • Mint Macaron
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • So Saffron
  • Merry Merlot
  • Pacific Point
  • Mango Melody
  • Soft Suede
  • Sahara Sand
  • Bermuda Bay

2023-2025 In Colors!

Here is a peek at the new 2023-2025 In Colors!

They are really pretty!  Their names are:

  • Copper Clay
  • Wild Wheat
  • Boho Blue
  • Moody Mauve
  • Pebbled Path

The new and returning colors are so pretty!  Can’t wait to get them!!

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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The Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring and January-April 2023 Mini Catalog sale going on now!

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
  • Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
  • ORDER DEADLINES:  May 1, 2023 at 11:50 PM MT

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

Click HERE for a printable PDF of the January-April Mini Catalog Last Chance Products. The retired items list for the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog in PDF format, including the discounts that will apply beginning on April 4, 2023.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 4 3/4″ X 2 1/2″ (flowers and leaves), 3″ X 1 1/4″ (sentiment), 2 3/8″ X 4 1/8″ (embossed panel), 4″ X 3 1/4″ (dsp mat), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Copper Clay Cardstock 3″ x 2 1/2″ (branches), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Pretty Peacock Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 9″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″),2 1/2″ X 5 1/4″ (top flap scored & folded at 1″)
  • Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper 3 7/8″ X 3 1/8″ (card front panel), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons Shaker for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Thursday morning my stamping friends 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. I’ve been wanting to make a shaker card since I saw this new set, so I did for today. Here is my card using this week’s Sketch.

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I used all new items for my card today that will be in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog starting May 2nd. I used the Stampin’ Up! Bright & Beautiful Suite along with 3 of the new Core Colors for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

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I started by cutting 3 balloons from a panel of Bright & Beautiful 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper using the new Beautiful Balloons Dies. I adhered a panel of Lemon Lolly cardstock to an Azure Afternoon card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered a panel of the Gold Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper to the back of the die cut panel using Stampin’ Seal +. Using Foam Adhesive Strips, I went around the edges of the layered panel and around each balloon. I sprinkled some of the For Everything Fancy Sequins on the Lemon Lolly panel where the balloons would be. I adhered the layered panel to the card front on top of the sequins.

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Using my Beautiful Ballons Dies, I cut a balloon and streamer from a panel of Lemon Lolly, 2 streamers from a panel of Azure Afternoon and a larger balloon and streamer from a panel of Bubble Bath. I adhered the streamers to the balloons on the die cut panel using Glue Dots. I adhered the small Lemon Lolly balloon to the card front panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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I stamped the larger Bubble Bath balloon using the sequins balloon image from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons Photopolymer Stamp Set in Bubble Bath Ink. I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set in Azure Afternoon Ink on the Bubble Bath balloon. I adhered the balloon to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the streamer to the balloon using a Glue Dot.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set in Azure Afternoon Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the medium balloon image from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set on the panel in Bubble Bath and Lemon Lolly Inks. I stamped the streamer image from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set in Azure Afternoon Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, on the bottom of the balloons. I adhered a strip of the Bright & Beautiful DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Lemon Lolly mat then to the inside of the Azure Afternoon card base.

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To complete my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the balloon and streamer images from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set on the envelope front in Azure Blue, Bubble Bath and Lemon Lolly Inks. I adhered a panel of Bright & Beautiful DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop through and see everyone’s projects today. If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go to Tara’s page. Or you can just click on the names below to go directly to all their blogs! Happy Hopping!!

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. 

MY CURRENT HOST CODE IS:   XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Forever Friends Kit Available

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

162363 $21.00 USD | $29.00 CAD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 April 2023 and 10 May 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

Paper Pumpkin add-ons are cash-and-carry items, like retired Paper Pumpkin kits. See the Cash-and-Carry Sales Policy in the Policies Document for more information. 

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Azure Afternoon Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 1″ X 3″ (streamers)
  • Bubble Bath Cardstock 2 3/4″ X 2″ (balloon & streamer)
  • Lemon Lolly Cardstock 3 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front panel), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Bright & Beautiful 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 3 3/4″ X 5″ (card front), 1″ X 3 3/4″ (inner liner strip), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Golden Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper 3 5/8″ X 4 7/8″(card front panel)

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Stampin’ Up! Framed Florets Drapery Fold for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning my stamping friends welcome to my fun fold Friday. How was everyone’s week? Are any of you hosting Easter? It’ll be a quiet one for us here this year. I do have to work all day tomorrow, but everything is closed on Sunday, so I’ll have the day off.

Today’s card I made on my Facebook Live video on Wednesday. If you were able to join me or watched the replay, thank you. If you’d like to watch my video and stamp along, the measurements are below along with the links to my Facebook page and my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Framed Florets Bundle along with the Lasting Labels Punch and Butterfly Kisses 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by scoring the panel of Butterfly Kisses DSP along the 5 1/2″ edge as shown above on the template. I cut from the bottom left corner to 1 1/2″ up on the right side using my Paper Trimmer. I folded the DSP as mountain and valley folds in the diagram above. In the center of the right edge of the folded panel, I cut in to the first fold line using my Paper Snips. I folded those 2 sides back from the center to the outside corners. You will be folding a couple layers.

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I wrapped a piece of Fresh Freesia 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon around the folded panel and tied a bow. I adhered the folded panel to a Basic White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Starry Sky mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Adhere the layered panel to the Fresh Freesia card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Framed Florets Photopolymer Stamp Set in Starry Sky Ink. I cut the sentiment out using my Lasting Labels Punch. Using my Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Write Marker, I went around the edge of the punched sentiment to give it a little border. From a panel of Fine Shimmer Paper, I cut out 2 of the sprigs using the Framed Florets Dies. I adhered the sprigs to the card front. I adhered the sentiment over the sprigs using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Framed Florets stamp set in Starry Sky Ink on a panel of Basic White. I adhered a strip of Butterfly Kisses DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Starry Sky at then to the inside of the Fresh Freesia card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I adhered a strip of Butterfly Kisses DSP to the envelope front and a panel to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. I hope you will CASE this card and please feel free to post it in the comments of my Facebook page under my post. I’d love to see your take on the card. The list of measurements are below if you’d like to stamp along while watching the video. You can watch my video on my Facebook page Here.

You can also view the video on my YouTube channel Here. If you watch this on my YouTube channel, please remember to subscribe so that you will get notified when a new video goes live. I’m hoping to start doing YouTube lives soon, thanks to all that have subscribed. 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh Coming Soon!!!

Stampin’ Up! is all about creativity and sharing what we love with those we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—This year we’re refreshing our complete color collection!

Stampin’ Up! has announced that, in addition to the new 2023-2025 In Colors, we’ll be getting some new colors in the core color families (Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles) with the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with your fellow crafting enthusiasts. 

New Core Family Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has put together a quick video showing you the colors that are leaving and the new colors coming in, including the new In Colors!  You can see it here:

If you want a quick list of the retiring core colors, here they are:

  • Blushing Bride
  • Pear Pizzazz
  • Mint Macaron
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • So Saffron
  • Merry Merlot
  • Pacific Point
  • Mango Melody
  • Soft Suede
  • Sahara Sand
  • Bermuda Bay

2023-2025 In Colors!

Here is a peek at the new 2023-2025 In Colors!

They are really pretty!  Their names are:

  • Copper Clay
  • Wild Wheat
  • Boho Blue
  • Moody Mauve
  • Pebbled Path

The new and returning colors are so pretty!  Can’t wait to get them!!

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. I will be ordering the New 2023-2024 Annual Catalogs on April 4th for my customers and will be shipping them out as soon as I get them. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you will automatically be receiving a new catalog once I receive them. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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All The Little Things

Subscribe March 11 – April 10

Good things take time, but you can start creating them now with the All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit! This kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with elegant designs and bright colors. The iridescent foil is the shining detail to bring your crafts together. You can make a card for anyone and for any occasion!

And don’t wait, because anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a FREE box organizer! This organizer fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is! 

This kit includes:

  • 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set with celebratory sentiments.
  • 1 Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Spot.
  • Precut cherry blossom paper pieces with iridescent foil.
  • Unique embellishments and twine.
  • Adhesives to complete the projects.
  • Final card size: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” (14 x 10.8 cm). 
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce.
  • FREE box organizer

Subscribe to the April Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 March 2023 and 10 April 2023 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 – 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front & inner liner), 2″ X 3″ (sentiment)
  • Fresh Freesia Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
  • Starry Sky Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats)
  • Butterfly Kisses 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 5 1/2″ X 5 1/4″ (drapery fold), 3/4″ X 4″ (inner liner strip), 1/2″ X 6″ & 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope)
  • Fine Shimmer Paper 2 3/4″ X 2 3/4″ (sprigs)

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Stampin’ Up! Taco Fiesta

Good Wednesday morning my stamping friends. Here we are halfway through the week already. Is anyone lucky enough to have Friday off? I usually do, but of course they had to change my schedule around this week to work. Every year for as long as I can remember, I have made Easter egg bread on Good Friday. I don’t think I’ll be making it this year. I thought about making it on Thursday, but I’m not sure yet. It’s an all-day thing that I start at the crack of dawn and don’t usually finish until after dinner.

I had so much fun making today’s card. This was a set that I saw, thought it was cute and said I’d never use it. Once I saw that it was carrying over, I thought, well maybe I will use it. I’m so happy I got it. Have any of you thought that about sets from the catalog? I love the puns in the set and the little faces you can use. I also think it’s a great set for masculine cards and the tween age that I always have trouble figuring out what to make. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Taco Fiesta Photopolymer Stamp Set along with the Stylish Shapes Dies and retiring 2022-2024 In-Color 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper for my card today.

My design came from Sunday Stamps Challenge #306, Square Up.

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I started by adhering a panel of 2022-2024 In-Color DSP to a Sweet Sorbet mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the images from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I cut the images out using the smallest Stylish Shapes Dies. I colored the images in using Bronze, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blends Markers. I added the faces from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink.

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I adhered the images to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. wrapped a piece of 2022-2024 In-Color Baker’s Twine around the card front 3 times and tied a bow.

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I stamped the sentiment from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink below the images on the DSP. I adhered the layered card front to a Tahitian Tide card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few 2022-2024 In- Color Matte Decorative Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the images from the Taco Fiesta stamp set in Tuxedo Balck Ink on the bottom of the panel. I colored the images using Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Granny Appl Green Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Parakeet Party mat then to the inside of the Tahitian Tide card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the images from the Taco Fiesta stamp set on the envelope front in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them in using Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive and Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of the 2022-2024 In-Color DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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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Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh Coming Soon!!!

Stampin’ Up! is all about creativity and sharing what we love with those we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—This year we’re refreshing our complete color collection!

Stampin’ Up! has announced that, in addition to the new 2023-2025 In Colors, we’ll be getting some new colors in the core color families (Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles) with the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with your fellow crafting enthusiasts. 

New Core Family Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has put together a quick video showing you the colors that are leaving and the new colors coming in, including the new In Colors!  You can see it here:

If you want a quick list of the retiring core colors, here they are:

  • Blushing Bride
  • Pear Pizzazz
  • Mint Macaron
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • So Saffron
  • Merry Merlot
  • Pacific Point
  • Mango Melody
  • Soft Suede
  • Sahara Sand
  • Bermuda Bay

2023-2025 In Colors!

Here is a peek at the new 2023-2025 In Colors!

They are really pretty!  Their names are:

  • Copper Clay
  • Wild Wheat
  • Boho Blue
  • Moody Mauve
  • Pebbled Path

The new and returning colors are so pretty!  Can’t wait to get them!!

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. I will be ordering the New 2023-2024 Annual Catalogs on April 4th for my customers and will be shipping them out as soon as I get them. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you will automatically be receiving a new catalog once I receive them. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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All The Little Things

Subscribe March 11 – April 10

Good things take time, but you can start creating them now with the All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit! This kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with elegant designs and bright colors. The iridescent foil is the shining detail to bring your crafts together. You can make a card for anyone and for any occasion!

And don’t wait, because anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a FREE box organizer! This organizer fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is! 

This kit includes:

  • 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set with celebratory sentiments.
  • 1 Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Spot.
  • Precut cherry blossom paper pieces with iridescent foil.
  • Unique embellishments and twine.
  • Adhesives to complete the projects.
  • Final card size: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” (14 x 10.8 cm). 
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce.
  • FREE box organizer

Subscribe to the April Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 March 2023 and 10 April 2023 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 – 4″ X 5 1/4″ (images & inner liner)
  • Parakeet Party Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Sweet Sorbet Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front mat)
  • Tahitian Tide Cardstock 8 1/2′ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
  • 2022-2024 In-Color 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Prints

Good Sunday morning my stamping friends. How is everyone’s weekend going? I got out of work early yesterday and was able to enjoy a beautiful day until the thunderstorms rolled in around 6:30pm. This was Coraline’s first thunderstorm, and she did much better than I expected. She only barked a little at the thunder. I’ll be at the dog bakery all day today, which is ok since it’s supposed to be much cooler than yesterday.

Today’s card uses a bundle that will be carrying over to the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. The stamp set and dies will be available separately not as a bundle. If this is one of the bundles that you’ve been undecided about getting, now’s a great time to grab it while you can still get the bundle price. Here’d my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Prints Bundle along with the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by adhering a panel of Sun Prints DSP to a Night of Navy card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered a smaller panel of Sun Prints DSP to the top of the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the floral image from the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Prints Cling Stamp Set in Gray Granite Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper. I stamped the fern image from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Versamark Ink on a panel of Night of Navy cardstock twice. I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I stamped the sentiment from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Night of Navy Ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock. I cut the sentiment and images out using the Natural Prints Dies. I cut the sprig die cut pieces from a panel of Brushstroke Specialty Paper using the Natural Prints Dies.

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I adhered the fern and floral images to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the sentiment on top of the fern using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the sprigs under the sentiment using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I added a few Solid Faceted Gems to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Night of Navy Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the floral/fern images from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Gray Granite and Night of Navy Inks on the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Night of Navy mat then to the inside of the Night of Navy card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the floral/fern images from the Nature’s Prints stamp set on the envelope front in Gray Granite and Night of Navy Inks. I adhered a panel of Sun Prints DSP to the envelope flap

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and 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:    XMVFTAU4

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 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini 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.

*********************************************************************************************************

Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh Coming Soon!!!

Stampin’ Up! is all about creativity and sharing what we love with those we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—This year we’re refreshing our complete color collection!

Stampin’ Up! has announced that, in addition to the new 2023-2025 In Colors, we’ll be getting some new colors in the core color families (Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles) with the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with your fellow crafting enthusiasts. 

New Core Family Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has put together a quick video showing you the colors that are leaving and the new colors coming in, including the new In Colors!  You can see it here:

If you want a quick list of the retiring core colors, here they are:

  • Blushing Bride
  • Pear Pizzazz
  • Mint Macaron
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • So Saffron
  • Merry Merlot
  • Pacific Point
  • Mango Melody
  • Soft Suede
  • Sahara Sand
  • Bermuda Bay

2023-2025 In Colors!

Here is a peek at the new 2023-2025 In Colors!

They are really pretty!  Their names are:

  • Copper Clay
  • Wild Wheat
  • Boho Blue
  • Moody Mauve
  • Pebbled Path

The new and returning colors are so pretty!  Can’t wait to get them!!

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

The new catalog is awesome!! I’ve already started my list of all the new products I want to get. I will be ordering the New 2023-2024 Annual Catalogs on April 4th for my customers and will be shipping them out as soon as I get them. If you are a current customer of mine and have placed an order in 2022-2023, you will automatically be receiving a new catalog once I receive them. If you haven’t placed an order in the past year, I will not be automatically sending you one. If you have not ordered and/or would like to be a customer of mine and would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, please send me an email at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com requesting a catalog.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Stampin’ Up! let us know that some of the items in the new catalog will have higher prices when the catalog is launched on May 2.  The prices for all items that are carrying over will continue to be the current catalog prices through May 1.  So now is a great time to stock up on any favorites before the price increases happen in early May!  We have not been told any specifics on the amount that the prices will increase but we have been given a list of items that will increase in price with the new catalog.

Due to increased costs to produce these items, beginning May 2 new prices will be in effect within the following product categories:

  • Cardstock
  • Designer Series Paper
  • Specialty Paper
  • Notecards and Envelopes
  • Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads and Refills
  • Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Select Specialty Inks
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and plates
  • Embossing Folders
  • Punches
  • Take Your Pick products
  • Storage
  • Clear Blocks
  • Select tools
  • Select adhesives
  • Select stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin

To see the updated pricing, check the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog.  I’ll be mailing out the catalogs in mid-April to my ordering customers so take a peek when it arrives in your mailbox.  So, the good news is that you will have time to order any last-minute items before the new pricing starts once you see the upcoming catalog!  

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All The Little Things

Subscribe March 11 – April 10

Good things take time, but you can start creating them now with the All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit! This kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with elegant designs and bright colors. The iridescent foil is the shining detail to bring your crafts together. You can make a card for anyone and for any occasion!

And don’t wait, because anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a FREE box organizer! This organizer fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is! 

This kit includes:

  • 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set with celebratory sentiments.
  • 1 Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Spot.
  • Precut cherry blossom paper pieces with iridescent foil.
  • Unique embellishments and twine.
  • Adhesives to complete the projects.
  • Final card size: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” (14 x 10.8 cm). 
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce.
  • FREE box organizer

Subscribe to the April Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 March 2023 and 10 April 2023 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 1/4″ X 2″ (floral image), 3 1/4″ x 2″ (sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Night of Navy Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 2 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ (fern), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Sun Prints Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 2 1/4″ X 4 1/4″ (card front panel), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Brushstroke Specialty Paper 1″ X 6″(sprigs)

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