Good Thursday morning my stamping friends! Welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. I hope everyone is doing well today. If you are hopping over from Sue Prather’s blog, thank you for stopping by my blog. This week we have a Sketch Challenge. I played with one of the new Host stamp sets and used my not so favorite color that I really do like with this card. Here is my card using this week’s Sketch.

I used the adorable Stampin’ Up! Mischievous Mice Host Cling Stamp Set along with the Simply Marbleous Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

I started by adhering a panel of Simply Marbleous DSP to a Smoky Slate mat. I wrapped a piece of the White Bakers Twine from the Bakers Twine Essential Pack around the panel and tied a bow. I adhered the layered panel to a Bumblebee card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On a panel of Basic White cardstock I stamped the mouse & cheese image from the Mischievous Mice stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the image in using my Flirty Flamingo, Smoky Slate and So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Markers. The top of the cheese and the cheese holes I colored using my Blender Pen and Bumblebee Ink. I stamped the sentiment from the Mischievous Mice stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the top of the panel.

I adhered the Basic White panel to a Smoky Slate mat and then to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a few Classic Matte Dots that I colored using my So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Marker.

On the inside I stamped the balloon image from the Mischievous Mice stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a Basic Whtie panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Mischievous Mice stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink inside the balloon. I colored the balloon using my So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Basic White panel to a Smoky slate mat and then to the inside of the Bumblebee card base.

To complete my card, I decorated a Basic White Medium Envelope. I stamped the cheese and mouse image from the Mischievous Mice stamp set on the envelope front and colored it the same as I did for the card. I adhered a panel of the Simply Marbleous DSP to the envelope flap.

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

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Ksenzakovic: You Are Here

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

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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:   739EQ2NM

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 2020-2021 Annual Catalog or the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog!   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 months 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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Join The Stampin’ Up! Community During Sale-a-bration and get 2 FREE Stamp Sets

Now through February 28 you can get 2 FREE STAMP SETS when you join Stampin’ Up! For just $99 you get to choose $125 of product of your choice from any of the current catalogs and you can also choose any 2 Stamp Sets of your choice (cannot be host or Sale-a-bration sets) absolutely FREE!!! You can end up with $175 in product for just $99. There is no obligation to sell, you can join as a Hobby Demonstrator. Interested??? Ask me how. I’d love to have you on my team, drop me a note at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com I’d be more than happy to talk to you about it.

Here is what $172.00 worth of product looks like and you can get it for just $99 and it ships for FREE. Stampin’ Up! also throws in a past Paper Pumpkin kit, catalogs and other material. We have an awesome team and I’d love to have you join us. Contact me and we can talk.

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Available February 1 – May 2

Loving hands and heartfelt words are the best way to show you care. With hand designs that illustrate coming together in friendship and solidarity, the All Together Collection will help you create cardmaking and paper crafting projects that reflect the people you know and love. 

The All Together Collection includes early-release products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog—an exciting new range of natural Stampin’ Blends—and exclusive products you can’t get anywhere else! Come together to create projects inspired by you.  

• The Here Together Stamp Set, Here for You Dies, Here Together, and the All Together Collection are available in English and French.
• Items available during this promotion can be added to demonstrator, customer, workshop, and online orders.
• No limits apply during the customer sales period.
• Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. (Except for the All Together Collection)
• All Together items can be added to a starter kit.
• The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last:
  • Here for You Dies
  • Here Together Bundle
  • All Together Collection

To see a printable PDF flyer Click Here.

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Sale-a-bration January 4 – February 28!!!

Sale-a-bration is going on right now. Click Here for a PDF version of the Sale-a-bration brochure. This is my most favorite time of Stampin’ Up! because you get to earn FREE products. There are 7 wonderful stamp sets and 4 gorgeous packs of Designer Series Paper. You can earn all of these FREE with qualifying orders. Who doesn’t like FREE??????

When you are placing your order, don’t forget to use my Current Host Code 739EQ2NM for all orders under $150.

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Host A Party During Sale-a-bration

If you host a party during Sale-a-bration, both you and your guests can earn FREE Sal-a-bration products! Plus, place any party or personal order of $300 or more and receive the exclusive Stampin’ Up! Calming Camellia Stamp Set for FREE! Interested? I can set up a Host Code for you and your friends/family to order with. Drop me a line at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com. I’d be happy to talk to you about it.

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Safari Celebration

Subscribe January 11 – February 10

Did you see that? It’s a mischievous monkey swinging from tree to tree! What about that elephant marching through the mud? Can you catch an antelope galloping in the grass? Grab your binoculars, buckle up, and hop into our off-road truck—there’s so much to see on this safari!

Answer the call of the wild—and your creativity—with the Safari Celebration Paper Pumpkin Kit. This playful, party-themed kit includes all the goodies and gear you need to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes in safari-inspired shapes and patterns you’ll go wild for! Make every occasion a celebration with this month’s amusing animals, beautiful botanicals, and celebratory sentiments.

Don’t monkey around and miss this amazing adventure! Unleash your creativity with February’s wildly fun kit. To explore what’s inside, keep reading!

Details:

• This month’s kit contains enough elements to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. This all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more!
• The Safari Celebration Paper Pumpkin Kit includes a Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Spot!
• This kit’s stamp set is an uplifting one! Make every occasion a celebration with sentiments that say “yay!”, “fantastic!”, and other fun phrases.
• Explore each of our current In Color collections with this colorful kit! Discover designs and paper pieces in Bumblebee (a 2020–2022 In Color), Fresh Freesia (a 2021–2023 In Color), and Soft Succulent (a 2021–2023 In Color).
• Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
• Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
• Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Fresh Freesia, Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Succulent, Soft Suede

Subscribe to the February 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 January and 10 February at paperpumpkin.com!

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

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 3 1/2″ X 2 3/4″ (artwork), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
• Bumblebee Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
• Smoky Slate Cardstock 3 5/8″ X 2 7/8″ (artwork mat), 2 – 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front & inner liner mats)
• Simply Marbleous 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (envelope flap)

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