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Digital Scrapbooking Day Celebration Coming! Nov. 4 – 7th

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Saturday, Nov. 5th is Digital Scrapbooking Day, but Stampin' Up! is going above and beyond!  Stampin' Up!, with their digital papercrafting program My Digital Studio, will be celebrating from Nov. 4th through Nov. 7th!!  The event will include free downloads, blog posts with exciting project ideas all weekend long, and the announcement of the 2011 My Digital Studio Contest winners.

Did that say "free downloads"????  Yes, it did!!  Beginning tomorrow, Nov. 4th, anyone can go to www.mydigitalstudio.net, a special website dedicated to My Digital Studio for both customers and demonstrators alike, filled with forums, questions, samples, discussions, videos….everything you need to know about My Digital Studio!  You will be asked to fill out a short survey and then you will be taken to the links to your FREE DOWNLOADS! If enough people take the survey, EVERYONE will receive ANOTHER FREE DOWNLOAD!

If you already own a software program, you can purchase My Digital Studio downloads and use them on your program.  What other software programs are compatible with My Digital Studio downloads? Any program that supports .jpg and .png files & layers such as: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Jasc Paint Shop Pro (PSP), Microsoft Digital Image Pro (DIP), Ulead Photo Impact (PI), Corel Draw.

Our digital downloads (with the exception of Designer Templates and the Express Booster Pack) are compatible with other software programs. You cannot, however take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s professional print services without purchasing My Digital Studio.

Here is a link to the My Digital Studio Facebook page if you would like more information:  https://www.facebook.com/mydigitalstudio  Be sure to "Like" the page and then you will receive the new updates on your Facebook page.

Read and see much more about My Digital Studio here.

So be sure to check  www.mydigitalstudio.net tomorrow or this weekend, complete a short survey, and get your free digital downloads.  You'll be glad you did!


I Hope You Are On My Stamping Mailing List!

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I wouldn't want you to be left out at this exciting time of year!  So many opportunities to use your creativity during the holidays and so many new things coming out of Stampin' Up!  Stay on top of all these happenings by being subscribed to my Stamping with Karen monthly newsletter (and usually a mid-month reminder one) PLUS right now my "12 Weeks of Christmas" newsletter every week.

Just glance to the left corner of my blog and sign up for my newsletter!  Do it right now so you won't forget!  You can unsubscribe at any time and I do not share your email (none of us want that to happen!).

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Warmest of Wishes Thanksgiving Wreath Card

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Warmest of Wishes Thanksgiving Wreath Card

Warmest of Wishes is a hostess stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog, and the wreath can be used on a Thanksgiving card or many other kinds of cards. It's a versatile stamp set. Check it out in my Stampin' Up! store. If you hold a Stampin' Up! workshop, you can purchase this stamp set with your Hostess dollars if you achieve $150 in workshop sales (OR if your own personal order reaches that total).

Stampin' Up! has made it very enticing right now to hold a workshop with your friends!  Yesterday they announced the "It's Good To Be The Hostess" promotion!!  If your workshop (or personal order) reaches $350 in total sales, you will get an EXTRA $35 in Hostess dollars to spend! That's $35 extra in Stampin' Up! products you will receive!

It's Good To Be The Hostess

Contact me at Karen@Karenstamps.com to schedule your workshop between now and December 15 or to place your own order. Another way to "have a workshop" is to show the catalog to some friends and collect their orders.  No muss, no fuss….if you would like to do it that way.  Of course it is always fun to get together to stamp. Contact me if you'd like to participate in this great promotion but would like workshop alternatives.

Happy November! Still Time to Get a Big Shot!

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Offer Extended through

November 11, 2011

Click on Big Shot image above for more information!!

 

Big Shot Display at Convention

Here's a photo of a real Big Shot and the Doctor's Bag #113474 (bag available for purchase) and a die all on display at the Stampin' Up! Convention!

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If you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator right now by purchasing one of the Starter Kits for only $175, you will be able to attend the Stampin' Up! Convention this summer and have the time of your life!  But that is just an extra benefit compared to having your own stamping and scrapbooking business and making money doing something you love! 

You have from today until November 11 to make this important but gratifying decision to start your own business and become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator….and then you also get a free Big Shot (or, if you already own one, choose $100 in Stampin' Up! product instead!)

You will have plenty of products and materials in your Starter Kit to get your business off to a flying start….but to add a Big Shot Die-cutting Machine….wow!….that is just the icing on the cake!!

Email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com with any questions or concerns you have about joining Stampin' Up!

When you are ready to join, you can do it online in minutes at my website. Just click HERE to go to the website page and then click on the "JOIN NOW" button on the left.

Let me know if you have questions!

Happy Halloween!! My Digital Studio Halloween Owl Punch Card

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My Digital Studio makes it so easy to create any kind of cards or scrapbook pages!  Here's an easy one I created in minutes in My Digital Studio by choosing a template in the program and just changing the background paper and colors. From any occasion to Halloween in minutes!  And then if you like, you can make the same card the traditional way with paper and embellishments and punches!  

Have a fun, happy and safe Halloween!!!

 


 

 

St. Louis Cardinals World Series Parade!

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What a fun time to get to go with family to see the parade downtown for the St. Louis Cardinals, the new World Series Champions!! We got to our spot by Union Station just as the parade was starting.  It was pretty hard to get good photos of the parade and players, but if you are a Cardinal fan, perhaps you will recognize some of them.  At least I got a good picture of the Rally Squirrel! The Clydesdales led the parade with manager Tony LaRussa riding on the wagon.  Don't think I got a picture of Lance Berkman but he rode by early on, a former Houston Astro. I even saved some of the red and white confetti for a souvenir!

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Walking to the parade. You can see the crowds of Cardinal red along the curb up ahead.  That's the old Union Station on the right with the red roof and of course the St. Louis Arch up ahead.  You can just about see the Old Courthouse at the base of the arch by the flag.

 

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You can barely see the Clydesdale horses pulling this wagon. Manager Tony LaRussa is the one in the red jacket with his back to the camera on the wagon.

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John Jay

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Arthur Rhodes

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What a view!

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Lance Lynn

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Kyle Loshe

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Adron Chambers

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Kyle McClellan

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Albert Pujols

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Rally Squirrel

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And then dinner on The Hill at Guido's with delicious St. Louis toasted ravioli (that nobody understands anywhere else!), a pizza, and a glass of chianti! Fabulous day!




A Week of Halloween–Top Note Halloween Album

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It's fun to make a little album with the Top Note die , especially for Halloween.  Here I used Halloween paper from last year to make a little album for my niece and her grandma to make a little Halloween scrapbook mini album. Just cut out your page shapes from chipboard and paper and decorate to your heart's content!

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Top Note Halloween Album

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A Week of Halloween–Peekaboo Frames Halloween Boo Card

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Peekaboo Frames Halloween Card

Love the new Peekaboo Frames die for making a Halloween card!  Here is a card I copied from someone and then really had fun decorating the inside!  Oops, guess I forgot to take a photo with the peekaboo frames open, to reveal eyeballs inside!

Halloween card Inside

 

And here is the inside of the Halloween Peekaboo card with a greeting from Grateful Greetings and ghosts punched from hearts.  I added some Dazzling Details to the spider web on the front, made from a textured embossing folder.  My little niece loved it!

A Week of Halloween–Halloween Cookies with the Stampin’ Up! Cookie Stamp

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Don't try this when you're supposed to be getting ready for a trip….but be that as it may, I really like the new Stampin' Up! Cookie Stamps! There are recipes enclosed in the box.  I'm just rolling the dough into balls, rolling in extra sugar, dipping the stamp into sugar, and then pressing into the ball of dough!  The batter tastes good so I think the cookies will, too!  Be sure to put these on your next order!

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A Week of Halloween–Halloween Pennant Scrapbook Page

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If you need a Halloween scrapbook page, here's one I made in My Digital Studio from a birthday-type template in the program.  But if you don't have My Digital Studio, all you have to do is make it the traditional way with the Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper #122351 and a few punches and embellishments.

***This is the last week for the FREE Big Shot for signing up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  What a great deal for starting your own business!  Contact me at Karen@Karenstamps.com if you would like more information.

***Be sure you are signed up for my mailing list (upper left corner) so you will receive my monthly newsletter and right now, my weekly 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter. Great ideas you can use for your holiday cards and gifts.

A Week of Halloween–Halloween Fancy Favor Bag

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Halloween Fancy Favor Bag

 

The Bigz Fancy Favor Die for the Big Shot is so useful for all sorts of projects.  Here I have a made a cute little Halloween Fancy Favor Bag (or box). Just fill it with some crinkled paper and a Halloween treat and decorate the outside how you like.

Supplies I used:

Stamps:  Wicked Cool, Sooky Bingo Bits

Ink:  Stazon Black, Wisteria Wonder, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green

Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Fancy Favor Die, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponge, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer

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I crumbled and sponged the First Edition DSP with several colors of ink. For the pumpkin I punched the 1 3/4" circle and the placed the punched oval over the center.  For the pumpkin vines, I cut slivers of card stock and curled around my paper piercer.  Just stamp and cut out the witch's feet!

Just have fun with it!  For stamping supplies, order here.

A Week of Halloween–Trick or Treat Card

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I got the idea for this Halloween card from a sample in a magazine.  The Stampin' Up! set Spooky Bingo Bits is just perfect for this card design. I used Glossy White card stock  #102599 for the card base and for the tag. The greeting is from Grateful Greetings.   Love that set!

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And here is the inside of the card, the greeting also from Grateful Greetings.

Trick or Treat Halloween Card inside

If you need to order either of these stamp sets or maybe some Glossy White card stock, just go to my website and place your order.  Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and I can help you. You will have so much fun with Spooky Bingo Bits!

Be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator…Get Your Free Big Shot Before Oct. 31

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Only one more week to take advantage of probably the best recruiting promotion Stampin' Up! has ever had!!  If you want to make a little extra money, if you want to start your own booming business, if you love stamping, scrapbooking, and/or papercrafting in general, then Stampin' Up! is the place for you!  Join our group of demonstrators and find out how far you can go with your own business! Creativity and skill not even required! Stamping is the easiest craft to learn, and you can tailor your business to your personality.

Please check out this great incentive to join Stampin' Up!  Let me answer your questions if you have any so that you can make the best decision for you! October 31 is next Monday so time is flying!!

Read all about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (don't you love the sound of that?!).

More information about the Starter Kit choices and Career Plan here.

All you have to do to join is to go HERE and click on the "Join Now" button on the left!

Don't miss this chance!!

Email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com

A Week of Halloween–Petite Pocket Halloween Treat

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The Petite Pocket Bigz Die is a new one this year, and now that I have finally played with it, I think I am loving it!  You can make cute little gift card holders, cards, candy holders, treats for any occasion with it!  Here is a Petite Pocket Halloween Treat that I just made.

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I started by die-cutting a piece of Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper #124001.  It's about 10 inches long.

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Folded up and decorated, with a little pull-out card inside, this is what it looks like.

Petite Pocket Halloween Treat card

 

Do you know how I made the ghosts?  I punched a heart and then cut it in half!  The features are just colored in with a black marker. The Scallop Oval Punch #119856 is placed and glued so that it holds the flap shut behind it.  Only put glue at the bottom of the oval.  The letters are die cut with the Naturally Serif Decorative Strip Die #113453.

The little pull-out card you can either cut with the die cut and trim down a hair or just cut something narrow that will fit inside.  It is stamped with images from Spooky Bingo Bits and the greeting from Grateful Greetings.  For a little tab to pull out, I punched a 1" circle, folded in half and stapled on with a little bit of ribbon.

 

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Try this Petite Pocket Die!  It really holds lots of possibilities!


Tea Light Birthday Cake and Gift Box

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The first time I saw these tea lights turned into little cakes I thought they were the CUTEST things! So when I wanted just a little something for a friend to celebrate her belated birthday, I thought this would be perfect!

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Tea Light Birthday Cake and Box

Tea Light Birthday Cake

These little tea light birthday cakes are so easy to make and so much fun!  You can pick the LED tea lights almost anywhere these days for pretty cheap.  Then just decorate with a 5" x 3/4" strip of paper around the side.  Punch a 1 3/4" Scallop Circle for the top.  To get it over the light bulb, you have to punch a hole in the center and cut little slits. You can make a template first if you want by folding a scallop circle in half, half again and half again and then snipping the point which is the center….or draw lines across the scallop to see where they intersect in the center.  Then use Paper Snips or a hobby knife to cut the little slits.

For the flowers and leaves, I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, the Boho Blossom Punch and the Bird Builder Punch.  Then I added some rhinestones and pearls to the flowers.  Put a little Scallop Border on the side of the cake if you want.  I added some Dazzling Details, the new irridescent glitter glue in the Holiday Mini to the scallop border.  

If you need some birthday cake ideas, get some tea lights and try this! Really cute! It's an easy birthday cake to make and you can make cakes for all occasions!  Have fun!