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

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

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

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

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

The above photo is how it should look.

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

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

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

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

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

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. 

MY CURRENT HOST CODE IS:    XMVFTAU4

Use this host code when placing an order with me. When you order $50 or greater you will receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any 1 item valued up to $10.00 from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog!  Unfortunately, packs of cardstock are no longer an option for a free gift. Shipping has become too expensive to ship and it’s costing me as much to ship as the cardstock costs. For any orders $50 or more I will also send you my monthly class tutorials.  Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards for more details and to see what this month’s tutorials are.

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

Happy Stamping, Karen

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

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

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

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

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Forever Friends Kit Available April 12th

This kit includes: 

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

162363 $21.00 USD

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Exploring In Color

Subscribe April 11 – May 10

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

This kit includes:

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

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

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

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

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

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

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

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2023-2024 Annual Catalog Coming Soon!!

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

2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Do you want all of the gorgeous new designer papers in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog but can’t afford everything? With the new catalog, I’m offering a 2023-2024 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share. What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers from the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Annual Catalog, it would cost you over $320.00 plus shipping. You can find all the details Here.

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Price Changes Coming With The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

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

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

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

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

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

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS DETAILS

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

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

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

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Card stock cuts for this project:

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

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