Good Monday morning stamping friends and welcome to a new week. I hope you have off today for Memorial Day, and I hope you will take a moment today to remember all the men and women who gave it ALL to allow us the freedoms we enjoy in this country. Today is also my daughter’s birthday. Her birthday is almost always during Memorial weekend, and we always celebrate it on Memorial Day with a picnic.

Today’s card features my favorite color combo. As most of you know, I just love the Subtle colors, so that’s what I used for today. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Inspiring Imperfections Bundle along with the Join Together 3D Embossing Folder, Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

Emboss the Pool Party card front using the Join Together EF. Adhere the embossed panel to a Pool Party card base with Liquid Glue. Adhere a panel of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP to a Lost Lagoon mat with Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Liquid Glue.

Using the Small Blending Brush, add Lost Lagoon Ink to a panel of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP. Cut the panel using the 2nd largest square die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere the die cut square to a Lost Lagoon mat with Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Liquid Glue. On a panel of Basic White, stamp the small bowl image from the Stampin’ Up! Inspiring Imperfections Photopolymer Stamp Set in Petal Pink Ink. Stamp the crack image from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set in Versamark Ink over the stamped image. Sprinkle it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using the Heat Tool. Using the Inspiring Imperfections Dies, cut the bowl out. Cut 2 of the flower dies cut from a panel of Petal Pink. Adhere the bowl and die cut flowers to the small, layered panel with Glue Dots.

On the panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from Inspiring Imperfections stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink. Cut the sentiment out using the Inspiring Imperfections Dies. Adhere a piece of the Gold Striped 3/8″ Mesh Ribbon to the card front with Stampin’ Seal. Adhere the sentiment over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Flower Accents to the card front.

On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from Inspiring Imperfections stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink. Using the Inspiring Imperfections Dies, cut another flower die and adhere it to the top of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Lost Lagoon mat then to the inside of the Pool Party card base.

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish the card. Stamp the small bowl image from Inspiring Imperfections stamp set in Petal Pink Ink on the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP to the envelope flap.

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. 

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Final Week for Stampin’ Up!’s BIGGEST Starter Kit Joining Special –Ends May 31st

May is an awesome time to join my Stampin’ Up! Team!! Have you ever thought about joining the Stampin’ Up! community? Are you into scrapbooking and have you seen all the new scrapbook products Stampin’ Up! has? Is your wish/want list pretty long and do you order often? Wouldn’t you love to get all these products at a discount? Why not consider joining the Stampin’ Up! community between May 6-31, and save a minimum of 20% off everything you buy? Are you new to stamping and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save? Ask me for help, I’m here to help and assist you anyway that I can.

Stampin’ Up!’s BIGGEST Starter Kit Special will be available for a limited time! Between May 6–31, anyone who signs up to be a demonstrator can pack their Starter Kit with $165 USD worth of products for only $99 USD. That’s an extra $66 USD in products!

Crafting is even more fun with community, and there’s never been a better time to join then with Stampin’ Up!’s BIGGEST Starter Kit Special. Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that, like a 20–25% product discount, exclusive early access to new products, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events like Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage and Creativity Now, and so much more!

If you join my team, I’m offering free classes to my team members. Tara Carpenter and I run Online Zoom classes and we decided that our direct team members will receive the classes for free. You’ll get the PDF and the link to the Online Zoom class along with the replay.

There is never an obligation to sell. You can join just to enjoy the discount for yourself along with all the other Demonstrator benefits. Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! merchandise purchases and you get to order early from the upcoming catalogs and Online Exclusives!  You will also be able to attend the OnStage Events and any other events Stampin’ Up! has and you get to be a part of our awesome Stampin’ Up! team!  

Unsure about this and want to talk? Contact me at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk. You can also find additional information Here at Join My Team. Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I have made many friends along the way while doing what I love, Paper Crafting. This Joining offer is only good starting May 6 – May 31. Why not give it a try? I’d love to have you on my team.

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Karen & Tara’s Cheers & Sips Online Zoom Class Registration Open

Tara Carpenter and I are teaming up to offer a fun online class using Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive Cheers & Sips Bundle.  We will be creating 6 different cards during the class including 2 fun folds.

The class fee includes:

• Stampin’ Up! Holographic Resin Dots (full pack)
• Stampin’ Up! Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon (full pack)
• Pre-cut card kits to complete each card
• Zoom class with complete instructions to complete each card
• PDF with detailed directions

During sign up you will have the option to add additional items to your order that you can take advantage of at no additional shipping cost.  These items are optional, however if you want to recreate the cards you will need them.

The class will be held Sunday June 29th from 1 to 5 pm Eastern Time via Zoom.  This allows anyone in the United States to participate live!  Can’t join us live… no worries, we will record the session so it can be replayed at any time.

We will email written directions that will include directions, cardstock cuts as well as photos to help you create each card.

We are not including the bundle in the price of the class.  You can purchase the bundle through me at an additional 10% discount of the Online Exclusive price (see below).

Class Cost $35 + $9 (Priority Shipping) 

Additional purchased items will be included in the above shipping price.  We will invoice you through PayPal by June 15tth to insure we can get the products delivered, packaged up and out to you with enough time.  

Deadline: Saturday June 14th  (this is so we have time to order all the bundles, embellishments and DSP being used)

Click Here to register for the class now!! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Full of Charm

Subscribe May 11 – June 10

Send your loved ones elevated cards with heartfelt sentiments!
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Envelopes and card bases with decorative gold foil
• Precut paper pieces and unique sentiment labels
• Coordinating colors: Berry Burst, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow,
Pretty Peacock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Timid Tiger
Coordinates with the Floral Charm Suite Collection (item 166141)

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

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Don’t miss the coordinating
Hugs Abloom Dies Add-On!

Make the most of your Paper Pumpkin kits with the Hugs Abloom Dies add-on! Quickly and cleanly cut out a flower, leaf sprig, sentiment label, or Hugs sentiment to elevate your crafting projects. These additional dies are designed to work with THREE Paper Pumpkin Kits: the Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin Kit, the Mountain Majesties Paper Pumpkin Kit, and the Full of Charm Paper Pumpkin Kit. Pair these dies with other Stampin’ Up! products for even more creative options!

DETAILS
– 4 dies
– Largest die: 2-1/2″ x 1-1/4″ (6.4 x 3.2 cm)
– Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately)

You must be a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber to purchase this item. To become a subscriber, visit www.stampinup.com/paperpumpkin.

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

#166238 $12

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 2″ x 4″(sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)
• Lost Lagoon Cardstock 4″ x 4″(card front panel mat), 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″(card front panel mat), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(inner liner mat)
• Petal Pink Cardstock 3″ x 3″(flowers)
• Pool Party Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″(card front)
• Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″(card front panel), 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″(card front panel), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)

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