Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow Fancy Fold

Hello stamping friends. I have a sneak peek for you today of some of the Online Exclusive products coming in November. If you’d like to see a quick video of how I made my card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the new Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow Photopolymer Stamp Set along with the Meandering Meadows 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper for my card today. These products will be available starting November 7th.

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I started by cutting in 1″ in the center (2 1/2″) of the right side of the Meandering Meadows DSP card front using my Paper Trimmer. I folded the paper back from the center cut line to the corners.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Blueberry Bushel Ink on the center right. I stamped the flower image from the Garden Meadow stamp set on an angle in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the images using Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Markers.

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I adhered the folded panel of Meandering Meadows DSP to the Basic Whtie mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panel to a Blueberry Bushel card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added one of the new Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds embellishments (available November 7th) in the corner of the folded DSP. I added a few Tinsel Gems Four Pack to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Blueberry Bushel Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the flower image from the Garden Meadow stamp set on the bott of the panel in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the images using Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Blueberry Bushel mat then to the inside of the Blueberry Bushel card base..

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope. I stamped the flower image from the Garden Meadow stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. I colored the images using Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of Meandering Meadows DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope the products used are on your wish list. 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:   WRAGYZRS

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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 through Wednesday Stampin’ Up! is offering FREE Shipping on order of $75 or more before tax. As an EXTRA bonus from me, for the 3 days only during Free Shipping, I am offering an extra little gift to help you out with your holiday cards. You can pick an adhesive of your choice along with your free gift, but you MUST use my Current Host Code WRAGYZRS

You can choose:

  • Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430
  • Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals #144108
  • Mini Glue Dots #103683
  • Tear & Tape Adhesive #154031
  • Stampin’ Seal #152813
  • Stampin’ Seal Refill #152814
  • Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755
  • Fine Tip Glue Pen #138309

You must send me your selection by Wednesday evening @ 9pm ET when I’m placing my order.

Time to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? From 9–11 October, we are offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $75 USD or more. This incredible deal lasts for three days only, so don’t miss out!

Here are the details:

  • Free shipping offer begins:  October 9 at 12:01 AM MT
  • Ordering Deadline:  October 11 at 11:59 PM MT
  • Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount has been met.
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 or more (before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the three-day period the promotion is live in each market; this means that the order must be opened and closed between October 9-11.
  • With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 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 with any product launch, the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping timeframes.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at: creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com

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New Joining Special October 3 – October 31

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community October is the perfect time. If you saw my card from World Card Making Day (you can see it Here), I used some new Online Exclusive products and products from the new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. If you want to see some of the items coming, I did a quick unboxing video on my YouTube Channel Here. You can add those Online Exclusive products to your Starter Kit, and still have more money to spend. This is really an awesome deal and I’d love to have you on my team. The added free registration to OnStage is a great bonus and then you can order the Be Mine Suite collection for your 1st order.

We want to celebrate our 35th anniversary in style! From October 3 – October 31, anyone who joins our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! What a deal!

Promotion Period: 3–31 October

New demonstrators can choose one of the following options for your Starter Kit:

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD worth of product for only $64.35 USD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD worth of product by spending $99 USD!

No matter which option you choose for your Starter Kit, both provide free business supplies and free shipping on your Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD value!

  • Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

*Please note that free registration will not include the gift box.

Stampin’ Up! events are always SO much fun!!  Bonus that you can join and attend your first even for free!!

I’d Love to have you on my team

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

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and anywhere in between!  There’s never any pressure to sell! We’re a group that loves to stamp and share what you create.

If you have been back and forth about joining, drop me a note at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk about you joining.

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New Rustic Countdown Kit Available

The Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit has all you need to make a rustic, 25 day paper advent calendar. What a great way to bring a classic, cozy Christmas feeling to your home this season!

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 25 individual envelopes
  • Printed die cuts, printed labels, adhesive, embellishments, clothespins, and twine
  • Folded envelope size: 4″ x 3″ (10.2 x 7.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

163114 $19.00 USD

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the October Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front mat), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Blueberry Bushel Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Meandering Meadows 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper) 3 3/4″ X 5″ (card front), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Joy To You for fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for the weekend. I took tomorrow off for World Card Making Day. My team will be doing videos starting at 9am ET on our Facebook page. I hope you will head over to watch some of them or all of them.

Today’s card I made on YouTube Live 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, just above the supply list, along with the link to my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

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For today’s card I used the Stampin’ Up! Joy To You Cling Stamp Set along with the Stampin’ Up! Christmas Classics Photopolymer Stamp Set and Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. This is another super simple and quick card that you can make multiples of in no time.

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I started by cutting 2 3/4″ off the front of a Melon Mambo card base, hold onto that piece.

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I adhered a panel of Merry Bold & Bright DSP to a Granny Apple Green Foil mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panel onto the front of a Melon Mambo card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Joy To You stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink. I stamped the corner image from the Christmas Classics stamp set in Melon Mambo Ink in all 4 corners. I adhered the sentiment to a Granny Apple Green Foil mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the cut card front panel of Melon Mambo using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered sentiment panel to the card Melon Mambo card front using Stampin’ Seal + only on the left side. I added a few Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs to the card front.

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On the inside, I adhered a panel of Merry Bold & Bright DSP to a Granny Apple Green mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the inside of the Melon Mambo card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the sentiment from Christmas Classics stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the corner image from the Christmas Classics stamp set in Melon Mambo Ink on all 4 corners. I adhered the Basic Whtie panel to the inside of the card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope. I stamped the bough image from the Christmas Classics stamp set in Granny Apple green Ink on the envelope front. I adhered a panel of Merry Bold & Bright 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 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. Thank you to those that have subscribed already. 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:   WRAGYZRS

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  Unfortunately, packs of cardstock are no longer an option for a free gift. Shipping has become too expensive to ship and it’s costing me as much to ship as the cardstock costs. For any orders $50 or more I will also send you my monthly class tutorials.  Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards for more details and to see what this month’s tutorials are.

Please remember to use my current Host Code and make sure that you can see my name on the final checkout page listed as your Demonstrator when you order so that you know that you’re ordering with me, and you’ll get my rewards! 

Happy Stamping, Karen

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In response to changing policies at Stampin’ Up – I’m adjusting my Ordering Gift policy as well.  I’m having to get a little more tough on the adding of Host codes when you place your order thru my Online Store.

Not to worry – you’re still going to get that $10 ordering gift for orders of $50 (before shipping & tax) or greater.  And the gift is still any 1 SU! product up to that $10 value – which includes some of our fun Host Sets!

But – if you DO NOT use the Host code for your orders of less than $150 (this is the RETAIL total before Shipping & Handling), then you’ll have two options:

  1. You’ll need to call Stampin’ Up! (1-800-Stamp-Up) and ask them to add it for you. They’re very helpful and will get it done quickly!  OR….
  2. If your order was over the $50 threshold but under $150, then…you’ll forfeit that $10 ordering gift and rewards – this is the Bummer Option – and I REALLY don’t want to do this, SO please remember to add my Current Host Code.

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New Rustic Countdown Kit Available

The Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit has all you need to make a rustic, 25 day paper advent calendar. What a great way to bring a classic, cozy Christmas feeling to your home this season!

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 25 individual envelopes
  • Printed die cuts, printed labels, adhesive, embellishments, clothespins, and twine
  • Folded envelope size: 4″ x 3″ (10.2 x 7.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

163114 $19.00 USD

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Inkin’ Krew World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

Save the date!!  Our team will be hosting a World Card Making Day event again this year!  We’ll be setting up a Facebook page where we’ll be going live and posting videos showing you card projects all day long!  

The event will be Saturday, September 7 and will start around 9 AM ET that day and run through around 9 PM ET that evening.  Replays will be available for all of the presentations if you aren’t able to watch that day. 

We’ll be posting a link to the event page a few days ahead of the event and opening it for all to attend so keep an eye out for that in early October!

Hope to see you then!

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Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

You are invited to craft along with Stampin’ Up! for about three hours, and create three unique cards for World Card Making Day! Everyone is invited and welcome and the event and registration are FREE! 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with others who love crafting as much as you do and to experience all that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.  Mark your calendars now and join us on October 7!


EVENT DETAILS

Who: Anyone!
When: October 7 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: September 6 – October 7, 2023 

You can participate in the event without registering. However, registration is encouraged because it’s the best way to stay up to date regarding event details. The email address provided will only be used for event communication.

Language of Event: Most of the event will be presented in English with language interpretation voiceover and subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch. 

Help Support : Support will be available on the event platform one hour before the event begins, during the event, and for 30 minutes following the event. 

Video on Demand: The World Card Making Day event will be recorded, and you’ll be able to access it after the live event. It will be available October 8-31. 

Click Here to open a full-size flyer showing you the stamp set bundles that will be used (including the new Heartfelt Hexagon bundle!!) for the projects on World Card Making Day.

Click Here for the measurements and card stock cuts for the three projects that will be shared at the World Card Making Day event.

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New Joining Special October 3 – October 31

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community October is the perfect time.

We want to celebrate our 35th anniversary in style! From October 3 – October 31, anyone who joins our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! What a deal!

Promotion Period: 3–31 October

New demonstrators can choose one of the following options for your Starter Kit:

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD worth of product for only $64.35 USD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD worth of product by spending $99 USD!

No matter which option you choose for your Starter Kit, both provide free business supplies and free shipping on your Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD value!

  • Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

*Please note that free registration will not include the gift box.

Stampin’ Up! events are always SO much fun!!  Bonus that you can join and attend your first even for free!!

I’d Love to have you on my team

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

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and anywhere in between!  There’s never any pressure to sell! We’re a group that loves to stamp and share what you create.

If you have been back and forth about joining, drop me a note at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk about you joining.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

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

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

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2 1/4″ X 3 3/4″ (sentiment), 2 1/2″ X 3 5/8″ (inner liner)
  • Granny Apple Green Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Melon Mambo Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper 2 1/4″ X 3 3/4″ (card front panel), (3 3/4″ X 5″ (inner liner), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Melon Mambo & Grann Apple Green Foil Sheets 2 – 2 1/2 X 4″ (card front panel mats)

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Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Easel Fold

Good Saturday morning stamping friends and welcome to the weekend. It’s still raining here in NJ. Yesterday was pretty bad with flooding. It took my husband well over an hour to get home because of all the roads closed because of floods. We’re expecting more rain today, but tomorrow it’s supposed to be up in the 80’s again until Wednesday with no rain. Hopefully it will help to dry things up a little and turn the rest of my tomoatoes red.

Today’s card idea I got from a team member of mine Rosie Kean. She made a similar card a few weeks back and I really liked it. I used a couple different techniques on the card using the Blending Brushes and Baby Wipe Technique which is one of my favorites to use in the fall. If you’d like to see a quick video of how I made the card, Click Here to see my Instagram Reel. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Bundle along with the Aspen Trees Dies, Timber 3D Embossing Folder and Online Exclusive Naturally Gilded Specialty Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by cutting a Basic White card front using the Aspen Trees Dies. I then embossed the panel using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. I took a panel of the Naturally Gilded DSP and using my Blending Brushes added Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Inks. I adhered the panel to a Cajun Craze mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panel to the Crushed Curry easel card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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I adhered the die cut embossed card front to the layered panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Using the Autumn Leaves Dies, I cut the maple leaf from a panel of Cajun Craze, Oak leaf from a panel of Crushed Curry and Elm leaves from a panel of Pumpkin Pie.

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I took 2 folded baby wipes and put them in an empty stamp case. I added drops of Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie from Stampin’ Ink Refills. I love this technique for the fall because every leaf comes out different. I inked the large maple leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set and stamped it on a panel of Basic White. I cut the leaf out using the Autumn Leave Dies and the leaf veins from a panel of Oxidized Copper paper and adhered it to the stamped leaf. I adhered the leaf to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the oak and elm leaves to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few silver Naturals Adhesive Backed Sequins to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink. I stamped 2 maple leaves from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in the top corners of the panel using the same inked baby wipes. You can see how each leaf stamps differently. I stamped the leaf veins from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Pecan Pie Ink on top of the stamped leaves. I adhered a strip of the Naturally Gilded DSP to the bottom of the panel, which I had brushed Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Inks on with my Blending Brushes. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Cajun Craze mat then to the inside of the Crushed Curry card base. I added the small die cut maple leaf on the bottom of the panel, where I wanted the easel to stop, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the maple leaf from the Autumn Leaves stamp set on the envelope front and flap using the same inked up baby wipes. Once again you can see how every leaf is different. I stamped the leaf veins from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Pecan Pie Ink over the stamped leaf.

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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:   WRAGYZRS

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Inkin’ Krew World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

Save the date!!  Our team will be hosting a World Card Making Day event again this year!  We’ll be setting up a Facebook page where we’ll be going live and posting videos showing you card projects all day long!  

The event will be Saturday, September 7 and will start around 9 AM ET that day and run through around 9 PM ET that evening.  Replays will be available for all of the presentations if you aren’t able to watch that day. 

We’ll be posting a link to the event page a few days ahead of the event and opening it for all to attend so keep an eye out for that in early October!

Hope to see you then!

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Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

You are invited to craft along with Stampin’ Up! for about three hours, and create three unique cards for World Card Making Day! Everyone is invited and welcome and the event and registration are FREE! 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with others who love crafting as much as you do and to experience all that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.  Mark your calendars now and join us on October 7!


EVENT DETAILS

Who: Anyone!
When: October 7 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: September 6 – October 7, 2023 

You can participate in the event without registering. However, registration is encouraged because it’s the best way to stay up to date regarding event details. The email address provided will only be used for event communication.

Language of Event: Most of the event will be presented in English with language interpretation voiceover and subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch. 

Help Support : Support will be available on the event platform one hour before the event begins, during the event, and for 30 minutes following the event. 

Video on Demand: The World Card Making Day event will be recorded, and you’ll be able to access it after the live event. It will be available October 8-31. 

Click Here to open a full-size flyer showing you the stamp set bundles that will be used (including the new Heartfelt Hexagon bundle!!) for the projects on World Card Making Day.

Click Here for the measurements and card stock cuts for the three projects that will be shared at the World Card Making Day event.

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Celebrate The Miracle Stamp Set Available Now!!

This just in!  Stampin’ Up!’s Celebrate the Miracle stamp set (item 165131) is now available as an online exclusive!  This beautiful Hanukkah stamp set has 19 stamps and is available to order now in the Online Exclusives section of the online store!

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New Joining Special Starting October 3 – October 31

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community October is the perfect time.

We want to celebrate our 35th anniversary in style! From October 3 – October 31, anyone who joins our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! What a deal!

Promotion Period: 3–31 October

New demonstrators can choose one of the following options for your Starter Kit:

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD worth of product for only $64.35 USD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD worth of product by spending $99 USD!

No matter which option you choose for your Starter Kit, both provide free business supplies and free shipping on your Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD value!

  • Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

*Please note that free registration will not include the gift box.

Stampin’ Up! events are always SO much fun!!  Bonus that you can join and attend your first even for free!!

I’d Love to have you on my team

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

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and anywhere in between!  There’s never any pressure to sell! We’re a group that loves to stamp and share what you create.

If you have been back and forth about joining, drop me a note at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk about you joining.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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), 3″ X 3″ (leaf)
  • Cajun Craze Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats), 1 3/4″ X 2″ (leaf)
  • Crushed Curry Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″), 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (easel panel), 1″ X 2″ (leaf)
  • Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 3/4″ X 2″ (leaves)
  • Naturally Gilded Specialty Designer Series Paper (4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 3/4″ x 4″ (inner liner strip)
  • Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper 3″ X 3″ (leaf veins)

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Product List

Paper Snips

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$11.00

Stampin’ Up! Gift Of Giving for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for the weekend. I’ll be working in the office all weekend for the last day of the month and the 1st.

Today’s card I made on YouTube Live 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, just above the supply list, along with the link to my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

Stampin' Up! Gift of Giving Fun Fold 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Gift Of Giving Cling Stamp Set along with the Stampin’ Up! Joy To You Cling Stamp Set, A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper and Scalloped Contours Dies for my card today.

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I started by folding the Cherry Cobbler card base a listed below. I adhered the Cherry Cobbler card base to the front of the Crumb Cake card baes using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the panels of A Walk In The Forest DSP to the Cherry Cobbler card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the ‘To You’ image from the Gift Of Giving stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image using Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Markers. I fussy cut the presents using Paper Snips. I adhered the presents to the bottom section of the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the Santa image from the Gift Of Giving stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image using Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock, Real red, Shaded Spruce and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Markers. I cut the image out using the Scalloped Contours Dies. I adhered the die cut image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few Blooming Pearls to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from Joy To You stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the star image from the Gift Of Giving stamp set in Wild Wheat Ink on the top and bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Cherry Cobbler mat then to the inside of the Crumb Cake card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the star image from the Gift Of Giving stamp set in Wild Wheat Ink on the envelope front. I adhered a panel of A Walk In The Forest 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 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. Thank you to those that have subscribed already. 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:   WRAGYZRS

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Inkin’ Krew World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

Save the date!!  Our team will be hosting a World Card Making Day event again this year!  We’ll be setting up a Facebook page where we’ll be going live and posting videos showing you card projects all day long!  

The event will be Saturday, September 7 and will start around 9 AM ET that day and run through around 9 PM ET that evening.  Replays will be available for all of the presentations if you aren’t able to watch that day. 

We’ll be posting a link to the event page a few days ahead of the event and opening it for all to attend so keep an eye out for that in early October!

Hope to see you then!

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Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

You are invited to craft along with Stampin’ Up! for about three hours, and create three unique cards for World Card Making Day! Everyone is invited and welcome and the event and registration are FREE! 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with others who love crafting as much as you do and to experience all that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.  Mark your calendars now and join us on October 7!


EVENT DETAILS

Who: Anyone!
When: October 7 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: September 6 – October 7, 2023 

You can participate in the event without registering. However, registration is encouraged because it’s the best way to stay up to date regarding event details. The email address provided will only be used for event communication.

Language of Event: Most of the event will be presented in English with language interpretation voiceover and subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch. 

Help Support : Support will be available on the event platform one hour before the event begins, during the event, and for 30 minutes following the event. 

Video on Demand: The World Card Making Day event will be recorded, and you’ll be able to access it after the live event. It will be available October 8-31. 

Click Here to open a full-size flyer showing you the stamp set bundles that will be used (including the new Heartfelt Hexagon bundle!!) for the projects on World Card Making Day.

Click Here for the measurements and card stock cuts for the three projects that will be shared at the World Card Making Day event.

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Celebrate The Miracle Stamp Set Available Now!!

This just in!  Stampin’ Up!’s Celebrate the Miracle stamp set (item 165131) is now available as an online exclusive!  This beautiful Hanukkah stamp set has 19 stamps and is available to order now in the Online Exclusives section of the online store!

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New Joining Special Starting October 3 – October 31

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community October is the perfect time.

We want to celebrate our 35th anniversary in style! From October 3 – October 31, anyone who joins our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! What a deal!

Promotion Period: 3–31 October

New demonstrators can choose one of the following options for your Starter Kit:

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD worth of product for only $64.35 USD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD worth of product by spending $99 USD!

No matter which option you choose for your Starter Kit, both provide free business supplies and free shipping on your Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD value!

  • Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

*Please note that free registration will not include the gift box.

Stampin’ Up! events are always SO much fun!!  Bonus that you can join and attend your first even for free!!

I’d Love to have you on my team

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

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and anywhere in between!  There’s never any pressure to sell! We’re a group that loves to stamp and share what you create.

If you have been back and forth about joining, drop me a note at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk about you joining.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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 1 3/4″ X 4″ (bottom sentiment), 2 – 4″ X 5 1/4″ (artwork & inner liner)
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock 4 1/8″ x 9 3/4″ (front card base scored & folded at 2 1/4″ & 4 1/2″), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Crumb Cake Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • \a Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/8″ (card front panel), 2 1/8″ X 4″ (card front panel), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Rocking Horse for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for the weekend. It’s turning into Autumn here in NJ. It’s been in the 70’s this week and beautiful. Last I heard it’s going to be a rainy weekend here, but we’ll see what happens.

Today’s card I made on YouTube Live 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, just above the supply list, along with the link to my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

Stampin' Up! Rocking Horse Fun Fold 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Rocking Horse Bundle along with the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Bundle, Joy Of Christmas Designer Series Paper and Distressed Gold Specialty Paper for my card today.

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I started by adhering a panel of Joy of Christmas DSP to the front of the Cherry Cobbler card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered another panel of the Joy of Christmas DSP to the inside back panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the rocking horse, presents, bow, drum and flute images from the Stampin’ Up! Rocking Horse Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored all the images using Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Markers. I cut all the images out using the Rocking Horse Dies. From scraps of Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Real Red I cut the Bear and Blocks using the Rocking Horse Dies. I cut the rocker for the rocking horse from a panel of Distressed Gold Specialty Paper. I adhered the rocker to the bottom of the rocking horse using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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For the tree, I stamped only the detailed tree image from the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set in shaded Spruce Ink on a panel of Joy of Christmas DSP. Using the Merriest Trees Dies, I cut the 2nd largest tree from the panel and the 3rd largest tree. I cut the 4th largest tree die off the 2nd largest die cut tree. I adhered the tree die cuts together using Stampin’ Dimensionals. From the panel of Distressed Gold Paper, I cut the tinsel die and the detailed star die using the Merriest Trees Dies. I cut the solid star die from a scrap of Wild Wheat cardstock. I adhered the tinsel to the tree and the detailed star to the solid star. I added Festive Pearls to the tree. I adhered the tree to the back panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals on the bottom part of the tree and a Glue Dot on the top of the tree. I added the presents, blocks and drum under the tree using Stampin’ Dimensionals and the flute using a Glue Dot.

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I adhered the rocking horse to the front panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the packages and bear using Stampin’ Dimensionals. On a strip of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Rocking Horse stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink. I cut the ends of the strip on an angle using the Paper Trimmer. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Rocking Horse stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the bow image from the Rocking Horse stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the corners of the panel. I colored the bows using Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a strip of Joy of Christmas DSP to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the Basic Whtie panel to a Pecan Pie mat then to the inside of the Cherry Cobbler card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the gift packages and bow from the Rocking Horse stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. I colored the images using the Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of Joy of Christmas DSP to the envelope flap.

Stampin' Up! Rocking Horse Fun Fold 7 creativestampingdesigns.com

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 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. Thank you to those that have subscribed already. 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:   P6UQN4GZ

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH

Stampin’ Up! has refreshed the clearance rack!!! There are lots of new savings on Paper, Dies, Embellishments, Inks and even Stamp Sets. Clearance Rack Deals are only while supplies last though, so hurry over to the Clearance in my Online Store and start saving!!!

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Inkin’ Krew World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

Save the date!!  Our team will be hosting a World Card Making Day event again this year!  We’ll be setting up a Facebook page where we’ll be going live and posting videos showing you card projects all day long!  

The event will be Saturday, September 7 and will start around 9 AM ET that day and run through around 9 PM ET that evening.  Replays will be available for all of the presentations if you aren’t able to watch that day. 

We’ll be posting a link to the event page a few days ahead of the event and opening it for all to attend so keep an eye out for that in early October!

Hope to see you then!

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Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Event – Saturday, October 7!

You are invited to craft along with Stampin’ Up! for about three hours, and create three unique cards for World Card Making Day! Everyone is invited and welcome and the event and registration are FREE! 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with others who love crafting as much as you do and to experience all that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.  Mark your calendars now and join us on October 7!


EVENT DETAILS

Who: Anyone!
When: October 7 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: September 6 – October 7, 2023 

You can participate in the event without registering. However, registration is encouraged because it’s the best way to stay up to date regarding event details. The email address provided will only be used for event communication.

Language of Event: Most of the event will be presented in English with language interpretation voiceover and subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch. 

Help Support : Support will be available on the event platform one hour before the event begins, during the event, and for 30 minutes following the event. 

Video on Demand: The World Card Making Day event will be recorded, and you’ll be able to access it after the live event. It will be available October 8-31. 

Click Here to open a full-size flyer showing you the stamp set bundles that will be used (including the new Heartfelt Hexagon bundle!!) for the projects on World Card Making Day.

Click Here for the measurements and card stock cuts for the three projects that will be shared at the World Card Making Day event.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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 4″ X 5 1/2″ (artwork), 3/4″ X 2 1/2″ (sentiment), 2 1/2″ X 4″ (inner liner)
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″)
  • Crumb Cake Cardstock 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ (bear)
  • Daffodil Delight Cardstock scrap for block
  • Granny Apple Green cardstock scrap for block
  • Pecan Pie Cardstock 2 5/8″ X 4 1/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Real Red Cardstock scrap for block
  • Wild Wheat Cardstock scrap for star
  • Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper 2 5/8″ X 4 1/8″ (card front), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat), 3″ X 6″ (tree), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Distressed Gold Paper 2 1/4″ X 3 1/2″ (rocker, tinsel and detailed star)

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Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for the weekend. I’ll be working all day tomorrow. I think I heard it’s supposed to start cooling down here in NJ.

Today’s card I made on YouTube Live 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, just above the supply list, along with the link to my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Bundle along with the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper and Online Exclusive Silver & Gold Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper for my card today.

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I started by adhering all the panels of O Holy Night DSP to coordinating Basic White mat using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the layered panels to the Balmy Blue card base and card base strip using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I folded the card base and card base strip on the score lines for a ‘Z’ fold card. The larger section of the card base strip goes in the front and the larger section of the card base goes in the back. I adhered the 1 1/2″ ‘Z’ fold strip to the bottom of the Balmy Blue card base using Tear & Tape. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the solid tree image from the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set in Granny Apple Green Ink 4 times. Some were stamped in full strength, and some were stamped off once on scrap paper. I stamped the details tree image from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink over the solid tree images. I cut the trees out using the different sizes of Merriest Trees Dies.

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I adhered the largest die cut tree to the front of the card base using Tear & Tape just on the bottom. I stamped the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Night of Navy Ink on a strip of Basic White. I cut the 2 ends on an angle using the Paper Trimmer.

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I adhered the stamped off die cut tree to the back of the ‘Z’ fold strip using Tear & Tape.

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Here is a top view of how the card should look when adhered together.

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On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the ornament image from the Merriest Trees stamp set 4 times in Real Red Ink. I stamped the different present images and bows from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Cherry Cobbler, Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce Inks on the panel. I cut all the images out using the Merriest Trees Dies. Using the Merriest Trees Dies, I cut the garland die from a panel of Gold Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper, the solid & detailed star dies from a panel of Daffodil Delight and the tree base from a panel of Smoky Slate. I decorated one of the die cut trees with the garland and ornaments. I adhered the tree to the tree base using Glue Dots. I adhered the tree to the back section of the card base using Tear & Tape. I adhered the detailed star to the solid star. I adhered it to the top of the tree using a Stampin’ Dimensional. I adhered the packages under the tree. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink. I stamped the star image around the sentiment in Balmy Blue Ink. I adhered the Basic White panel to the inside of the Balmy Blue card base.

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I did not do this part on the video. On the back of the card, I put a panel where I could write a message. I stamped the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Night of Navy Ink on a panel of Basic White. I had an extra tree, star and ornaments from what I cut for the card front, so I adhered them to the Basic White panel. I adhered the Basic Whtie panel to a Night of Navy mat then to the back of the Balmy Blue card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the solid and detailed tree images from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink on the envelope front. I stamped the star image from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Daffodil Delight Ink on top of the tree. I stamped the star image from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Balmy Blue Ink around the tree. I adhered a panel of O Holy Night 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 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. Thank you to those that have subscribed already. 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:   P6UQN4GZ

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Christmas Everywhere Kit Available

Share the joy of Christmas with everyone, everywhere with the Christmas Everywhere Kit! Featuring trees from around the world, this kit comes with everything you need to quickly create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—so you can send the special people in your life warm Christmas wishes wherever they are! 

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs
  • 9 coordinating envelopes
  • Christmas Everywhere photopolymer stamp set
  • One Lost Lagoon Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed die-cut labels and images with red glitter, adhesive, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Real Red

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Online Exclusive New Designer Series Paper Available

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last—you don’t want to miss out! 

Sales Period: Starting 6 September

  • The special release paper options will be available in the Online Exclusives category in the online store.
  • Products will only be available while supplies last. Once products run out, they will no longer be visible in the online store.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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 – 2 5/8″ X 4 1/8″, 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (large card base mats), 1 3/8″ X 5 3/8″ & 2 – 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ (card base strip mats), 2 3/8″ X 3 7/8″ (inner liner), 4 1/4″ X 11″ (trees), 1/2″ X 2″ (sentiment), 4″ X 3″ (ornaments, presents, bows & star), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (back panel)
  • Balmy Blue Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″), 1 1/2″ X 11″ (card base strip scored & folded @ 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″)
  • Daffodil Delight Cardstsock 1″ X 1 3/4″ (star)
  • Night of Navy Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (back panel mat)
  • Smoky Slate Cardstock 1 1/4″ X 1 3/4″ (tree stand)
  • O Holy Night Designer Series Paper 2 – 2 1/2″ X 4″, 4″ X 5 1/4″ (large card base panels), 2 – 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ & 1 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ (card base strip panels), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Silver & Gold Adhesive Back Glimmer Paper 1 1/2″ X 3″ (garland & present ribbon)

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Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Easel Fun Fold Card

Good Monday morning stamping friends. How was everyone’s weekend? I hope you will take a moment today to remember all the lives that were lost on this day 22 years ago. The horrible attack that took so many lives. I remember the day like it was yesterday, where I was, what I was doing, where my kids were and not being able to contact anyone. Both my kids were in school which got locked down until parents could get to them. It was a very scary time and so close to home. NYC is less than an hour away from where I am, and I had no clue if anything else was going to happen closer to me.

We had our quarterly team meeting yesterday and after the business part we got to do some fun stamping with other team members via zoon. My card for today was designed and presented by a team member Rosie Kean. I changed a couple things on mine to make it my own, but she chose the colors and design for us. Here’s the card that she designed for us to make.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Bundle along with the All About Autumn 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by taking a baby wipe and placed it on a plastic tray. I dropped several drops of Copper Clay, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie ink refills on the baby wipe, overlapping some, covering large area. I inked large maple leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set with the baby wipe, then stamp on the 4” x 4” Very Vanilla cardstock panel. I set it aside to let it dry.

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I scored & folded the Pumpkin Pie card base as stated below. I adhered it to the front of the Cajun Craze card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the 2 panels of All About Autumn DSP to the pumpkin Pie card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Cajun Craze In on a panel of Very Vanilla. I cut the sentiment out using the Autumn Leaves Dies. I adhered it to the small card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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I cut the maple leaf image using the Autumn Leaves Dies. Using the Autumn Leaves Dies, I cut the small oak leaf from a panel of Crushed Curry and the elm leaf from a panel of Mossy Meadow. I cut the maple leaf vein from a Gold Foil Sheet. I adhered the vein to the maple leaf. I adhered the leaves to the small card front using Glue Dots. I added a few Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink on a panel of Very Vanilla. I stamped the leaf image from the Autumn Leaves stamp set, which I had inked up from the baby wipe, on the bottom of the panel. I adhered a strip of All About Autumn DSP to the top of the panel. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Pumpkin Pie mat then to the inside of the Cajun Craze card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. I stamped the leaf image from the Autumn Leaves stamp set on the envelope front which I had inked up from the inked baby wipe. I adhered a panel of All About Autumn 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:   P6UQN4GZ

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Christmas Everywhere Kit Available

Share the joy of Christmas with everyone, everywhere with the Christmas Everywhere Kit! Featuring trees from around the world, this kit comes with everything you need to quickly create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—so you can send the special people in your life warm Christmas wishes wherever they are! 

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs
  • 9 coordinating envelopes
  • Christmas Everywhere photopolymer stamp set
  • One Lost Lagoon Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed die-cut labels and images with red glitter, adhesive, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Real Red

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Online Exclusive New Designer Series Paper Available

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last—you don’t want to miss out! 

Sales Period: Starting 6 September

  • The special release paper options will be available in the Online Exclusives category in the online store.
  • Products will only be available while supplies last. Once products run out, they will no longer be visible in the online store.

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Home for the Holidays

Subscribe September 11 – October 10

Create dazzling traditional Christmas cards with the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes eight beautiful cards—four each of two designs. Whether you want to send a few to your loved ones or fill your home with some extra special Christmas cheer, this kit has everything you need to make some sparkly, festive cards. Keep reading to learn more!

One extra fun feature of the Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit is the bottle of glitter glue! You can use this glue to add shimmery, shiny details to the Christmas scenes on their cards. You can add some glitter to the trees, houses, snow, and more. There are endless possibilities you will have with this glue and the kit.

Bring some inspiration to your creations with the coordinating box design! This box could help create a cute village Christmas scene with your cards, and more. You could even use the box as a photo op prop! This is a fun way to make the most of the kit. Don’t let the Christmas crafts end once you finish with this kit! Since the Home for the Holidays Kit perfectly coordinates with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you and you will be able to extend your holiday crafting experience even further. So make sure your subscription is up to date!

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 8 sparkly and dazzling Christmas cards—4 each of 2 designs—and eight coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with endearing holiday sentiments and festive designs.
  • A Real Red Stampin’ Spot
  • A bottle of Glitter Glue
  • Beautiful Christmasy-themed precut pieces

Finished folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 September and 10 October 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:

  • Cajun Craze Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Crushed Curry Cardstock 1″ X 2″ (leaf)
  • Mossy Meadow Cardstock 1″ X 1 1/2″ (leaf)
  • Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 9 3/4″ (easel scored & folded at 2 1/4″ & 4 1/2″, 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
  • Very Vanilla Cardstock 2″ X 4″ (sentiment), 4″ X 4″ (leaf), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • All About Autumn 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/8″ (card front panel), 2 1/8″ X 4″ (card front panel), 3/8″ X 4″ (inner liner strip), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Gold Foil Sheet 4″ X 4″ (vein)

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Stampin’ Up! Textured Floral for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday afternoon stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for the weekend. It’s still pretty warm here in NJ., but it is supposed to drop to the 80’s this weekend. I took off from the hardware store this weekend because it’s a big weekend for The Hungry Hound, the dog bakery I also work at. It’s the 20th anniversary and we are celebrating big with giveaways, cake for the dogs and their humans. It’s expected to be super busy there, so we all had to be available to work. The amount of baking and decorating that has gone on this past week has been unbelievable. This is bigger than Christmas.

I have a quick fun fold for you using a set I haven’t played with yet from the annual catalog. Would you like to see a quick video on how I made this card? Click Here for the link to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Textured Floral Bundle along with the Garden Walk 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

I joined in with the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #207 Leaves.

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I started by scoring and folding the Garden Green card base as listed below in the measurements. I adhered 3 panels of Garden Walk DSP to 3 Blackberry Bliss mats using Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the 1″ X 4″ layered panel to the bottom front of the Garden Green card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the 2 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ layered panel to the front of the small Garden Green card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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I adhered the small card base to the large card base using Tear & Tape. I adhered the 3″ X 4″ layered panel over the small card base back slipping it in between the card bases using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the floral image from the Stampin’ Up! Textured Floral Photopolymer Stamp Set in Poppy Parade Ink 2 times. I stamped the stem image from the Textured Floral stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink over the floral image lining up the stems with the flowers. I cut the image out using the Textured Florals Dies. From panels of Basic White, Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat I cut the foliage using the Textured Florals Dies.

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I arranged the flowers and foliage on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Textured Floral stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink on a strip of Basic White. I cut the sentiment using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I adhered the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I tied a small bow using the Garden Green 3/8″ Ribbon from the Real Red & Garden Green 3/8″ Ribbon Combo Pack. I adhered the bow with a Glue Dot to the bottom of the stems. I added a few Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels to the card front.

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On the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Textured Floral stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the floral image from the Textured Floral stamp set in Poppy Parade Ink on the bottom of the panel. I stamped the stem image from Textured Floral stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink lining up the stems and flowers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Blackberry Bliss mat then to the inside of the Garden Green card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the floral image from the Textured Floral stamp set on the envelope front the same as I did for the card. I adhered a panel of Garden Walk 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:   P6UQN4GZ

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Christmas Everywhere Kit Available

Share the joy of Christmas with everyone, everywhere with the Christmas Everywhere Kit! Featuring trees from around the world, this kit comes with everything you need to quickly create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—so you can send the special people in your life warm Christmas wishes wherever they are! 

This kit includes: 

  • Enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs
  • 9 coordinating envelopes
  • Christmas Everywhere photopolymer stamp set
  • One Lost Lagoon Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed die-cut labels and images with red glitter, adhesive, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Real Red

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Online Exclusive New Designer Series Paper Available

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last—you don’t want to miss out! 

Sales Period: Starting 6 September

  • The special release paper options will be available in the Online Exclusives category in the online store.
  • Products will only be available while supplies last. Once products run out, they will no longer be visible in the online store.

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With Love & Gratitude

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Express your love and gratitude in elegant style with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit inspired by Shelli! This kit includes eight treat packages (you can also use for small gifts) and eight miniature note cards with matching envelopes and specialty gold foil embellishments. Whether you’re needing a hostess gift, a sweet surprise for dinner guests, or have another reason to give love and thanks, this kit has you covered.

The With Love & Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit offers the perfect way to give thanks to the special people in your life. The kit design is an elegant representation of the blessings of autumn and the gratitude that comes along with the season. The combination of graceful pumpkin designs and elegant colors, plus specialty gold foil embellishments make this kit a stand-out offering with Shelli written all over it! Subscribe by 10 September to get your kit full of iconic autumn images, love, and gratitude!

What’s better than a box full of crafts you can use to express your love and gratitude? How about the kit packaged in a custom, matching box that’s just as beautiful? The With Love & Gratitude comes with a custom box you can use to store all kinds of things: your finished treat packages and cards, crafting supplies, or you can fill it individual notes with all the reasons you have to be grateful—write each one down and fill up the box, then pull out a note of inspiration whenever you it!

This kit includes:

  • 8 treat packages
  • 8 note cards
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set
  • 1 Lost Lagoon Ink Stampin’ Spot
  • Specialty gold foil, precut embellishments
  • Adhesives
  • Finished treat packaging: 3-1/2″ x 5″ x 2″ (8.9 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm)
  • Final card size: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (8.9 x 8.9 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Copper Clay, Crumb Cake, gold foil, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path

Subscribe to the September Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 August and 10 September by clicking here!

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

Plus, don’t miss the Thoughts of Thanks Journal! It matches both the design and intent of the kit, giving you an even more personal way to document and express your gratitude. It’s available as an add-on, but only while supplies last!

ADD-ON DETAILS

Thoughts of Thanks Journal
Available starting: 11 August, while supplies last

Price: $15.00 USD | $21.00 CAD

Item number: 163270

This add-on includes:

  • 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) journal
  • 2 specialty gold foil sticker sheets
  • Gold-clip page marker

Available for purchase separately on the online store starting 11 August, while supplies last.

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 2 1/2″ X 2 1/2″ (die cut), 1″ X 3″ (sentiment), 3″ X 4″ (inner liner)
  • Blackberry Bliss Cardstock 2 – 3 1/8″ X 4 1/8″ (card front & inner liner mats), 1 1/8″ X 4 1/8″ & 2 3/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front panel mats)
  • Garden Green Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 9″ (large card base scored & folded at 1 1/4″, 2 1/2″ & 5 3/4″), 2 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ (small card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Pretty Peacock Cardstock 2 1/4″x 5″ (die cuts)
  • Wild Wheat Cardstock 3″ X 4″ (die cuts)
  • Garden Walk 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 3″ X 4″, 2 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ & 1″ X 4″ (card front panels), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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Stampin’ Up! Gorgeously Made for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends Happy September!!! Welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you are ready for a long weekend. It’s supposed to be a hot one here in NJ this weekend. Before I get started with my card, I just wanted to remind everyone that Monday September 4th at 5pm ET my September-December 2023 Mini Catalog Designer Series Paper Shares will be closing. All the information is listed below.

Today’s card I made on YouTube Live 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, just above the supply list, along with the link to my YouTube channel. Here is my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Gorgeously Made Bundle along with the Stampin’ Up! Lasting Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set, All About Autumn 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper (available Sept 6) and Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper for my card today.

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I started by adhering the left side of the card base together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered 2 panels of All About Autumn DSP to 2 Moody Mauve mats using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the layered panels to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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I wrapped a piece of Misty Moonlight 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon around the book end of the card and tied a bow. I don’t usually use retired items, but this ribbon is still available on the clearance rack in the US as a 2 pack.

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From 3 different panels of Earthen Elegance DSP, I cut the foliage die cuts using the Gorgeously Made Dies. I adhered the die cut pieces to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals. On a panel of Basic White, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gorgeously Made Cling Stamp Set in Misty Moonlight Ink. I cut the sentiment out using the Gorgeously Made 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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On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Lasting Joy stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink on a panel of Basic White. I stamped the script image from the Gorgeously Made stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink, stamping off twice on scrap paper, on the bottom of the panel. I stamped the foliage image from the Gorgeously Made stamp set in Moody Mauve Ink over the script image. I adherd the Basic White panel to a Moody Mauve mat then to the inside of the Misty Moonlight card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the script image from the Gorgeously Made stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, on the bottom of the envelope front. I stamped the foliage images from the Gorgeously Made stamp set in Moody Mauve and Pretty Peacock Inks over the script. I adhred a panel of All About Autumn 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 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. Thank you to those that have subscribed already. 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:   P6UQN4GZ

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  Unfortunately, packs of cardstock are no longer an option for a free gift. Shipping has become too expensive to ship and it’s costing me as much to ship as the cardstock costs. For any orders $50 or more I will also send you my monthly class tutorials.  Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards for more details and to see what this month’s tutorials are.

Please remember to use my current Host Code and make sure that you can see my name on the final checkout page listed as your Demonstrator when you order so that you know that you’re ordering with me, and you’ll get my rewards! 

Happy Stamping, Karen

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In response to changing policies at Stampin’ Up – I’m adjusting my Ordering Gift policy as well.  I’m having to get a little more tough on the adding of Host codes when you place your order thru my Online Store.

Not to worry – you’re still going to get that $10 ordering gift for orders of $50 (before shipping & tax) or greater.  And the gift is still any 1 SU! product up to that $10 value – which includes some of our fun Host Sets!

But – if you DO NOT use the Host code for your orders of less than $150 (this is the RETAIL total before Shipping & Handling), then you’ll have two options:

  1. You’ll need to call Stampin’ Up! (1-800-Stamp-Up) and ask them to add it for you. They’re very helpful and will get it done quickly!  OR….
  2. If your order was over the $50 threshold but under $150, then…you’ll forfeit that $10 ordering gift and rewards – this is the Bummer Option – and I REALLY don’t want to do this, SO please remember to add my Current Host Code.

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New Designer Series Paper as part of the Online Exclusive Products

Free Gift from Me – A Sample with my Designer Series Paper Shares Below

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last—you don’t want to miss out! 

Sales Period: Starting 6 September

  • The special release paper options will be available in the Online Exclusives category in the online store.
  • Products will only be available while supplies last. Once products run out, they will no longer be visible in the online store.

Here’s a video showing more about the paper.

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Final DAYS to Sign up for my September-December 2023 Mini Catalog Paper Shares

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog but can’t afford everything?  I’m doing a 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! September-December 2023 Minil Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $170.00 plus shipping.

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $8.50 for Priority Mail Shipping

I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share from the Stampin’ Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on September 6th and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of September 11th.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Designer Series Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ x 6″ pieces (or 6″ x 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the NameItem # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!

Here are the Designer Series Paper Shares that I am offering from the new Mini Catalog!

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $8.50 for Priority Mail shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • A Walk In The Forest – 6
  • All About Autumn 6″ X 6″ – 12
  • Beary Christmas – 6
  • Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets – 2
  • Garden Walk 6″ X 6″ – 8
  • Glow-In-The Dark 6″ X 6″ Specialty Paper – 1
  • Joy Of Christmas – 6
  • Joyful Specialty Paper – 4
  • Merry Bold & Bright – 6
  • O Holy Night – 6
  • Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper – 2
  • Shining Brightly Specialty Paper – 6
  • Snowflake Magic Specialty Paper – 3
  • Them Bones – 6
  • Winter Meadow – 6

In all, you’ll receive 80 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double DSP Share – $60 + $8.50 Shipping by Priority Mail – if you’d like double shares of the designer paper, I’m offering those too!  I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ designer paper sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Extra Gift from Me With Your Order of the Paper Share

Stampin’ Up! just told us about some new Designer Series Paper that will be available starting September 6th as an Online Exclusive. As an extra gift from me for being part of my paper share, I am going to add a sample of 1 or maybe even 2 of the new Designer Series Paper. If you’ve already ordered your share you’ll get this with it.

Anyone is welcome to join in my share (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  If you’d like to join, email the following information to creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com

  • Your first and last name
  • The email address that is connected to your PayPal account. I only accept PayPal for payment.  ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Monday, September 4th at 5:00 PM ET.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

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Sales Tax Holiday Going On!!!

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

The last state New Jersey going on August 26th – September 4th. If you live in NJ, take a second to download the spreadsheet Click Here and mark your calendar!

Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in your state in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday).  Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.

For those wondering about Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, and Wisconsin, those states have suspended the sales tax holiday again this year.

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With Love & Gratitude

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Express your love and gratitude in elegant style with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit inspired by Shelli! This kit includes eight treat packages (you can also use for small gifts) and eight miniature note cards with matching envelopes and specialty gold foil embellishments. Whether you’re needing a hostess gift, a sweet surprise for dinner guests, or have another reason to give love and thanks, this kit has you covered.

The With Love & Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit offers the perfect way to give thanks to the special people in your life. The kit design is an elegant representation of the blessings of autumn and the gratitude that comes along with the season. The combination of graceful pumpkin designs and elegant colors, plus specialty gold foil embellishments make this kit a stand-out offering with Shelli written all over it! Subscribe by 10 September to get your kit full of iconic autumn images, love, and gratitude!

What’s better than a box full of crafts you can use to express your love and gratitude? How about the kit packaged in a custom, matching box that’s just as beautiful? The With Love & Gratitude comes with a custom box you can use to store all kinds of things: your finished treat packages and cards, crafting supplies, or you can fill it individual notes with all the reasons you have to be grateful—write each one down and fill up the box, then pull out a note of inspiration whenever you it!

This kit includes:

  • 8 treat packages
  • 8 note cards
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set
  • 1 Lost Lagoon Ink Stampin’ Spot
  • Specialty gold foil, precut embellishments
  • Adhesives
  • Finished treat packaging: 3-1/2″ x 5″ x 2″ (8.9 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm)
  • Final card size: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (8.9 x 8.9 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Copper Clay, Crumb Cake, gold foil, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path

Subscribe to the September Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 August and 10 September by clicking here!

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

Plus, don’t miss the Thoughts of Thanks Journal! It matches both the design and intent of the kit, giving you an even more personal way to document and express your gratitude. It’s available as an add-on, but only while supplies last!

ADD-ON DETAILS

Thoughts of Thanks Journal
Available starting: 11 August, while supplies last

Price: $15.00 USD | $21.00 CAD

Item number: 163270

This add-on includes:

  • 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) journal
  • 2 specialty gold foil sticker sheets
  • Gold-clip page marker

Available for purchase separately on the online store starting 11 August, while supplies last.

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 1″ X 3″ (sentiment), 4″ X 4″ (inner liner)
  • Misty Moonlight Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″ & 5 1/2″)
  • Moody Mauve Cardstock 2 – 4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ (card front & inner liner mats), 1 1/8″ X 4 1/8″ (side card front mat)
  • All About Autumn 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4″ X 4″ & 1″ X 4″ (card front panels), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)
  • Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper 2 – 2 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ &2 3/4″ X 4 1/4″ (die cut pieces)

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Stampin’ Up! Bird’s Eye View for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends and welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. I hope you all had a wonderful week and are getting ready for the weekend. It’s going to be a rainy day here, which might mean great day for card making if I don’t get myself involved with too many other things.

My card today just has an extra fold on it, not really a fun fold. This wasn’t what I was planning on making for my live on Wednesday. I wasn’t able to go live since I got myself so involved cutting my neighbors hedges that they haven’t trimmed back in years and were over growing in my yard. By the time I was done it was just about 4 and I was covered in twigs and leaves. I’ll be back next Wednesday at 4pm ET on my YouTube channel. Here’s my card for today. If you want to see a super quick video of how I mad it, you can see it here on my Instagram page.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Bird’s Eye Vies Photopolymer Stamp Set along with the Stampin’ Up! Happy Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set, Distressed Gold Specialty Paper, Online Exclusive Basics 3D Embossing Folder, All About Autumn 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper and Deckled Circles Dies (both available September 6) for my card today.

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I started by adhering a panel of All About Autumn DSP to a Distressed Gold mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the layered panel twice and tied a bow. I adhered the layered panel to a Copper Clay card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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I cut a panel of Very Vanilla using the 8th from the largest Deckled Circles Dies. I stamped the book image from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set on the bottom of the circle in Tuxedo Black Ink. I stamped the bird image from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on top of the books. I stamped the eye glass image from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set on the bird in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the images using Copper Clay, Crumb Cake, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Markers. I embossed the image using the Basics 3D Embossing Folder. I scored and folded the circle on the right side at 1/2″.

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Using a little Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the folded edge of the circle, I adhered the artwork behind the card front. 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 Happy Labels stamp set in Copper Clay Ink on a panel of Very Vanilla. I stamped the book image from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the bottom of the panel and colored it using Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a strip of the All About Autumn DSP to the top of the panel. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Wild Wheat mat then to the inside of the Copper Clay card base.

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To finish my card, I decorated a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. I stamped the books, bird and eye glass images from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the envelope front. I colored the image the same as I did for the card using the Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered a panel of All About Autumn DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like my 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:   4G2N3MDT

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!  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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Bonus Days Coupon Redemption Ending Soon

You can start redeeming your Bonus Days Coupons today, August 1 – August 31st. Redeem 1 coupon code or all your codes on an order.

Ordering Deadlines

Redemption Period: August1– August 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

  • There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
  • Coupons may be redeemed one time only.
  • Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions).
  • New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.

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Sales Tax Holiday Going On!!!

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

The states with upcoming tax holidays are:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.  So, if you live in one of those states, take a second to download the spreadsheet Click Here and mark your calendar! The last one is New Jersey starting tomorrow Saturday August 26th.

Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in your state in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday).  Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.

For those wondering about Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, and Wisconsin, those states have suspended the sales tax holiday again this year.

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September-December 2023 Mini Catalog Paper Shares Ordering Is Open

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog but can’t afford everything?  I’m doing a 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! September-December 2023 Minil Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $170.00 plus shipping.

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $8.50 for Priority Mail Shipping

I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share from the Stampin’ Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on September 6th and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of September 11th.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Designer Series Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ x 6″ pieces (or 6″ x 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the NameItem # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!

Here are the Designer Series Paper Shares that I am offering from the new Mini Catalog!

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $8.50 for Priority Mail shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • A Walk In The Forest – 6
  • All About Autumn 6″ X 6″ – 12
  • Beary Christmas – 6
  • Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets – 2
  • Garden Walk 6″ X 6″ – 8
  • Glow-In-The Dark 6″ X 6″ Specialty Paper – 1
  • Joy Of Christmas – 6
  • Joyful Specialty Paper – 4
  • Merry Bold & Bright – 6
  • O Holy Night – 6
  • Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper – 2
  • Shining Brightly Specialty Paper – 6
  • Snowflake Magic Specialty Paper – 3
  • Them Bones – 6
  • Winter Meadow – 6

In all, you’ll receive 80 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double DSP Share – $60 + $8.50 Shipping by Priority Mail – if you’d like double shares of the designer paper, I’m offering those too!  I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ designer paper sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Anyone is welcome to join in my share (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  If you’d like to join, email the following information to creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com

  • Your first and last name
  • The email address that is connected to your PayPal account. I only accept PayPal for payment.  ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Monday, September 4th at 5:00 PM ET.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

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With Love & Gratitude

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Express your love and gratitude in elegant style with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit inspired by Shelli! This kit includes eight treat packages (you can also use for small gifts) and eight miniature note cards with matching envelopes and specialty gold foil embellishments. Whether you’re needing a hostess gift, a sweet surprise for dinner guests, or have another reason to give love and thanks, this kit has you covered.

The With Love & Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit offers the perfect way to give thanks to the special people in your life. The kit design is an elegant representation of the blessings of autumn and the gratitude that comes along with the season. The combination of graceful pumpkin designs and elegant colors, plus specialty gold foil embellishments make this kit a stand-out offering with Shelli written all over it! Subscribe by 10 September to get your kit full of iconic autumn images, love, and gratitude!

What’s better than a box full of crafts you can use to express your love and gratitude? How about the kit packaged in a custom, matching box that’s just as beautiful? The With Love & Gratitude comes with a custom box you can use to store all kinds of things: your finished treat packages and cards, crafting supplies, or you can fill it individual notes with all the reasons you have to be grateful—write each one down and fill up the box, then pull out a note of inspiration whenever you it!

This kit includes:

  • 8 treat packages
  • 8 note cards
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set
  • 1 Lost Lagoon Ink Stampin’ Spot
  • Specialty gold foil, precut embellishments
  • Adhesives
  • Finished treat packaging: 3-1/2″ x 5″ x 2″ (8.9 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm)
  • Final card size: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (8.9 x 8.9 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Copper Clay, Crumb Cake, gold foil, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path

Subscribe to the September Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 August and 10 September by clicking here!

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

Plus, don’t miss the Thoughts of Thanks Journal! It matches both the design and intent of the kit, giving you an even more personal way to document and express your gratitude. It’s available as an add-on, but only while supplies last!

ADD-ON DETAILS

Thoughts of Thanks Journal
Available starting: 11 August, while supplies last

Price: $15.00 USD | $21.00 CAD

Item number: 163270

This add-on includes:

  • 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) journal
  • 2 specialty gold foil sticker sheets
  • Gold-clip page marker

Available for purchase separately on the online store starting 11 August, while supplies last.

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:

  • Copper Clay Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Very Vanilla Cardstock 4″ X 4″ (artwork, 4″ X 5 1/4″(inner liner)
  • Wild Wheat Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″(inner liner mat)
  • All About Autumn 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)
  • Distressed Gold Specialty Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front mat)

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