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Free Shipping at Stampin’ Up! April 6-8, 2013

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Stampin' Up! announced a "Color Refresh" the other day, and I made this display above in My Digital Studio of all the retiring colors! As you can see, the discontinued Stampin' Up! colors are:

Regal Rose
Pretty in Pink
Bashful Blue
Certainly Celery
Baja Breeze
Riding Hood Red
Bravo Burgundy
Not Quite Navy
More Mustard
River Rock

Stampin' Up! is also having FREE SHIPPING starting NOW and going until Monday night at 11:50 MT. I'm guessing that a lot of people will be wanting to stock up on these retiring colors….but not just the card stock and ink…..think about refills for each one, ribbon, buttons, markers, designer paper…whatever has these colors in it!

Of course the FREE SHIPPING is on EVERYTHING Stampin' Up! sells….so take advantage of it! It's rare that Stampin' Up! offers free shipping! Check the annual catalog, the Spring catalog, all the specials….the clear stamps, the Dude You're Welcome Kit, the new preview stamp set A Round Array, the new Petite Curly Label Punch,…especially the new This and That line in the bundle at a 15% discount!

Also, remember Watercolor Crayons are being discontinued, due to problems with the supplier, so the Neutrals, Subtles, and Regals are available while supplies last! Watercolor Pencils are no longer available either.

Once you are ready to order, go to my Online Store here! Sign in or Create an Account. You can see all the New Arrivals, Specials, Clearance Rack…all on the left sidebar.

If you prefer, you can email your order to me although you will have to give me your payment information. Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com.

"Like Me" on Facebook or check back here on my blog and I'll try to keep you up-to-date if anything sells out or if there is any new information!

Let me know if you have any problems or questions! The retiring colors are only available while supplies last!

Check my blog post here for more information, if you want.

Just be sure to go directly to my Online Store here…don't start at Stampinup.com…especially if you have a large order so you get the best prices, etc.

Have fun shopping!!

Stampin’ Up! FREE SHIPPING Begins in About Twelve Hours!

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We're less than twelve hours away from the Stampin' Up! FREE SHIPPING weekend!! Although we know paying shipping charges is a necessary evil, what a treat to be able to order EVERYTHING we want from Stampin' Up! for 3 days and not have to pay shipping!

Grab your Stampin' Up! catalogs and your cup of coffee, tea, or Coke and make out your shopping list. This is a useful, relaxing activity even when there's NOT free shipping!
Go to your computer to my Stampin' Up! Online Store…..not to order yet! Hold on! There are so many new and on-going special offers from Stampin' Up! right now, you have to check them out online first! Look in the left sidebar of my Online Store and click on the categories: Special Offers, New Arrivals, Clearance Rack, This and That
Whether you subscribed or not to Paper Pumpkin, you might be interested in the cute Try-It Kit, which you can purchase from the Stampin' Up! Online Store rather than the Paper Pumpkin website. It's for those who are new to papercrafting or who want a quick and simple little project to do…or those who love little notebooks and journals!
When you are ready to order, be sure you are on my Stampin' Up! Online Store here and make sure you see my name in the upper right corner of the store.
Sign in or Create an Account, then place your order!
I'll let you know when your order has shipped and when to expect delivery.
Get all your work done so that when that delivery day arrives, you can watch for the UPS truck to pull up and deliver your Stampin' Up! box of goodies!!

April 6, 7, and 8….Saturday, Sunday and Monday…2013…FREE SHIPPING from Stampin' Up! Shop all you want and save $6.95 or more on shipping!

Free shipping starts:
Saturday, April 6, 2013; 12:00 AM (MT)

Submit orders by:
Monday, April 8, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT)

Shop HERE: http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=54345

Make an Easy Black and White Card to Make

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With all the talk about our wonderful Stampin' Up! colors yesterday, I thought I would post an easy card I made with just black ink and white glossy card stock! There's never anything wrong with just black and white! I remember doing a swap a long, long time ago using just black and white and it was one of my favorites! I like to use Glossy White card stock to add a little something to the card. (although it is difficult to photograph without glare!) The base of the card is just Whisper White card stock with Basic Black layered on top of that.

Can you guess what stamp set I used on this card?? It might be tricky! Obviously I used lots of circle punches and popped some up with Stampin' Dimensionals. The greeting is from Perfectly Penned.

Try your hand at just using black and white on a card or scrapbook page! I used the Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, which is good for that real black…and for stamping on Glossy card stock.

So did you figure out what stamp set I used?? It's from the Holiday Catalog, although still available to order……It's Ornament Keepsakes! Did you guess I used ornament stamps on this card….and it's not even Christmas?! Once you alter the shape of the stamped image, it no longer is Christmas-y! I just used circle punches to punch out the centers of the ornaments! Get more use out of your "Christmas" stamps!

If you want to order some Christmas ornament stamps this weekend (Ornament Keepsakes!)…remember it is FREE SHIPPING from Stampin' Up! April 6-8…. just go to my Online Store and place your order! Get some Glossy White card stock, too, if you have never tried it!

Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh! Free Shipping April 6-8! Surprising News!

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What a surprise to find out this morning that Stampin' Up! has released information on their Color Refresh! Since 2010, the year of the big color renovation, Stampin' Up! has planned on smaller color refreshes every three to five years to keep the colors on trend. Now it has been three years, so here we go! The upcoming 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog will include 10 new colors (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)!

Color Refresh Flyer

Click to enlarge flyer and print.

The nine returning In Colors as core colors are:

Bermuda Bay
Blushing Bride
Calypso Coral
Crushed Curry
Island Indigo
Pear Pizzazz
Pool Party
Soft Sky
Wisteria Wonder

The one new color is called Smoky Slate.

If you have been using Stampin' Up! for awhile, you may already own some or all of these colors!! And if you are new to Stampin' Up!, these colors will be new and exciting for you!

You'll notice a few colors have been moved around into different color families.That's because with the changes, some fit better in other groups. Everything will still coordinate throughout all the Stampin' Up! products!

No colors will retire in My Digital Studio because nothing retires in My Digital Studio!! We'll be able to add the new colors, of course!

Things to Know Now:

Beginning today, all retiring/discontinued color products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last.
These are the retiring colors: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze (oh no!!), Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, River Rock
There will be a new color kit available to customers May 31.
Although Stampin' Up! has tried to plan for enough inventory, you never know what will go like hotcakes! So don't delay in ordering what you want, just in case!

AND….to facilitate ordering, Stampin ' Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING this weekend, April 6-8, 2013!!!!

Let me know if you have any questions! Leave a comment below if you like and let me know what you think about the color news!

For Online Ordering this Saturday, Sunday and Monday (April 6-8) for FREE SHIPPING, please visit my Online Store here! Be sure you see my name in the upper right corner when you go to my store!

Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils and Crayons Going Away!

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Stampin' Up! is discontinuing Watercolor Pencils and Watercolor Crayons (oh no!) due to supplier problems. Watercolor Crayon Brights are no longer available, but you can order the Subtles (item 119802), Neutrals (item 119805), and Regals (item 119803) Collections are only available while supplies last. Get 'em before they're gone!

Be sure to get an Aqua Painter with them!

Shop at my Online Store anytime!

Stampin’ Up! Petite Curly Label Punch Available Now!!

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You might remember seeing this Petite Curly Label Punch in the Sale-A-Bration brochure, but you could only get it free with a Sale-A-Bration purchase. Now you can put it on your order to purchase through May 31, 2013….after that date, it will be in the new Stampin' Up! catalog so you can still order it! It's a very cute punch and I think you will enjoy using it! The punched image is only 3/4" x 3/4". It coordinates with the stamp set Ciao, Baby! in the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog. You need this fun Petite Curly Label Punch in your Stampin' Up! punch collection! #129405 $12.95

To order any Stampin' Up! supplies online, just go here to my Online Store! Lots of goodies there! Be sure to check all the categories in the left sidebar of the store, including the Clearance Rack!

Stampin’ Up! 25 Years!….Best of Butterflies

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If you love butterflies, you will want to order this new stamp set, Best of Butterflies #133345, from Stampin' Up! This is the April stamp set for Stampin' Up!'s 25th year celebration of favorite stamps. One of these images is brand new and the rest are favorites from the past 25 years. Do you have any of them? You can see the red line around one stamp….that means a punch will fit it perfectly… the Elegant Butterfly Punch #127526.

With every one of these "Best of 25 Years" stamp sets, you will receive a special sticker….collect 6 of these stickers and send in the collector's card to redeem for a free stamp set of your choice, up to a value of $14.95. No worries….these stamp sets still are available after the month in which they are introduced!

Click the image below to read the Best of Butterflies Flyer!

SU Best of Butterflies Flyer Snip

Read the flyer and visit my Online Store to check out this new April stamp set from Stampin' Up! celebrating their 25 years of providing the best in rubber stamps. If you like butterflies, this may be the stamp set you need!

Sniff Your Stampin’ Up! Card Stock, Markers, and Watercolor Crayons!

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Don't we all love the smell of a new box of crayons? The smell of a new car is legendary! How about the smell of cookies baking? Well, now you can enjoy the smell of your Stampin' Up! products and many things right over your computer!

Google Nose

Click on the image above to go to "Google Nose"….get in on the ground floor of Beta testing! Watch the video on that page and see how to use Google Nose! Just type in what you want to smell…."Marina Mist" or "Cherry Cobbler" or "Early Espresso". Find out what the Stampin' Up! colors REALLY smell like! How about "Pumpkin Pie"?!

Just go to the Google page and try Google Nose! Let me know how you like it!

OK………

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!

Happy Easter to You!

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Here’s an Easter card that just popped into my head to make. I know years and years and years ago someone made these little individual wooden crosses to stand on wooden bases for our family with an artificial flower stuck on the middle. Perhaps one had little white flowers all over the cross, I don’t quite remember, but it is the image I had in my mind when I made this card. I just punched out some white flowers with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, poked them with my bone folder to get them to curl up a bit, and put a rhinestone in the middle.

I hope you are spending a wonderful Easter Sunday with your family; and if you have little ones, really treasure this time!

Here are some Texas Bluebonnets in our yard that always make me think of Easter time!

And some of the last of the azaleas for the season!

Stampin’ Up! Fabric Frenzy Ends Sunday, March 31 (Easter)!

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The Stampin’ Up! Fabric Frenzy comes to an end tomorrow night, March 31. Since it is Easter, you might forget to place your order for Stampin’ Up! fabric at 50% off! Check it out here at my Online Store!

And just in case you missed it before, enjoy this video with some great ideas for using your Stampin’ Up! fabric in ways you might not have thought of!

Details: Last Day to order: Sunday, March 31, 2013

Jump into Our Spring Fabric Frenzy! Today’s the day! For one week only, all of our beautiful Designer Fabric is 50 percent off!

Page	Item	Description	Discount	Retail Price	Sale Price
170	126892	Essentials Designer Fabric	50%	$ 29.95	$ 14.98
171	126893	Floral District Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	126894	Comfort Café Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	125411	Summer Smooches Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	125412	Twitterpated Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	122337	Timeless Portrait Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	122336	Beau Chateau Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	124066	Spice Cake Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
171	122335	Flirtatious Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
6*	129308	Tea for Two Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
13*	129307	More Amore Fabric	50%	$ 9.95	$ 4.98
*2013 Spring CatalogPlace your order at my Online Store today if you are interested in this fabric offer!

Make an Easter Chick with the Stampin’ Up! Petal Cone Die

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If you want to make an Easter Chick, or an Easter Duck I suppose, it’s easy to make one with the Stampin’ Up! Petal Cone Die. It makes a great treat holder. Just die cut two shapes of the Petal Cone Die with the Big Shot and adhere them together. Cut off all but one of the flaps. Use the same die to cut the orange scalloped tuft for the top of his/her head. The other scalloped pieces of yellow that were cut out with the original cone can be folded in half and made into wings on the side of the body. Make a face and beak using some punches and scraps of card stock and you’ve got a cute little chick!

Punch holes in the sides if you want to add a ribbon hanger. Add some Easter grass and some candy treats! You can use the Petal Cone Die to make all sorts of treat holders for any occasion!

Make a Card for Easter with an Easter Bunny

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It’s not too late to make a card for Easter! This one is easy to make and you can do it with whatever supplies you have. The bunny is from the Stampin’ Up! stamp set Everybunny in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Just stamp in Black Stazon Ink…or even any color of ink (and don’t necessarily color in). If you stamp in Black Stazon, you can watercolor with markers, ink, Blender Pen, brush, or Aqua Painter. I used my Watercolor Crayons and Aqua Painter. Love using those! The Easter bunny is then die cut with the Labels Collection Framelits and put on a layer of Melon Mambo. If you don’t have those framelits, use some other shape or even just layer rectangles. That’s how we did it before framelits! I used a strip of Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper….I love how “Eastery” and “springy” those colors look!…. and tied a piece of 5/8″ Whisper White Organza Ribbon around the middle of the card. The greeting is already included in the Everybunny set, punched out with the Large Oval Punch and layered on the Scallop Oval Punch.

If it is too late to mail, hand it to a friend, a neighbor, or someone at church on Easter Sunday!

You can find all of these supplies in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store here!

If you don’t have the bunnies, stamp a flower instead and a greeting, add a pretty strip of designer paper, or not, and you can make a card you can be proud to give someone for Easter!

Sign Up for My Mailing List Today!

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Sign up for my “Stamping With Karen” Mailing List today….or you will miss my April newsletter next week! It’s free and it’s fun! Every month I send you free project ideas to make or to inspire you and the latest Stampin’ Up! news (and during their 25th year, there’s something new almost all the time!), and you even get a free gift for joining my list! There’s nothing to lose and you can unsubscribe any time. Just go to the red box at the top of my blog (or you may catch the pop-up box!) and put in your name and email. The only trick is to be sure you confirm your subscription when you receive the email that says “Confirm Your Stamping With Karen Subscription”. There will be a link inside to click on, so that I definitely have your permission to send the newsletter to you.

I hope I see your name on my list when I send out my April stamping newsletter!!

Or sign up here at this link!

Make a Punch Art Easter Bunny and Basket

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It’s fun to make a punch art Easter Bunny with your Stampin’ Up! punches, and even more fun to put him on a cute basket made with the Fancy Favor Die and the Big Shot! To get the basket look, I also embossed the cut out basket with the Lattice Embossing Folder. The basket is made with Soft Suede card stock and I also sponged some White Craft Ink on to the embossing to make it show up a little more. The Easter eggs were really fun….just punched some Tea for Two Designer Series Paper with the Small Oval Punch.

To make a bunny out of punches, just experiment according to what size you want. This one has a 1 3/4″ circle punch body, 1 1/4″ circle punch head and ears made with the Blossom Petals Punch. I drew in the eyes and mouth and whiskers, punched the heart nose and colored in some cheeks with Watercolor Crayons and an Aqua Painter.

The basket is all ready for some Easter treats! Cut some narrow strips of card stock and crumple or run through your (retired) crimper to make “Easter grass”!

Try your hand at making a punch art bunny!

For any punches, card stock, or any other papercrafting supplies, just check out my Stampin’ Up! Online Store here.

Springtime in Houston….Azaleas Bursting in Bloom!

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I know from the weather map this morning that half the country is covered in snow! While I can easily wish we had some of that snow here in Houston, just for the novelty of it, I really don’t know if I could adjust to the cold weather anymore! After all, when it gets below 50 here in the morning, we think it is miserable just going from the house to the car! I told my husband this morning, “Think of August! Think of August! Think of August!” when we will be drenched in sweat in those few steps from the house to the car! In July and August we would be on our knees praying for cool weather like we have today!

To help you over the winter weather, if that’s what you have when you look out your window, here are some photos of our beautiful azaleas in full bloom the other day. The only thing snowy here is the one wild white bloom on the otherwise pink group of bushes!

So with this inspiration, get your stamps, ink and paper, or your punches, and make yourself some flowers!

Or get out some fabric and make fabric flowers! Stampin’ Up! has fabric on sale this week until Sunday, 50% off, so don’t miss it! Go check it out here at my Online Store, and don’t forget to check the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack for more great bargains!