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A Quick and Easy Thank You Card

Quick and Easy Thank You Card

If you want to make a Quick and Easy Thank You Card, here is a very simple one!  Or you can use this design, of course, for any kind of card.  In this card, I am showcasing the Share What You Love Bundle that is available now for customers until May 31. These products will be in the new catalog separately, but if you would like one of the Bundles and a free gift(s) with each Bundle, you must order before the new catalog goes live.

Now I, of course, chose the Gotta Have It All Bundle!  Shouldn’t that actually be a slogan for all of us stampers?!  The card base is Mint Macaron and with a layer of the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I used the opposite side of the pearlized pattern, but it’s what spoke to me today!  The little tag comes in the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit. The ribbon is new, the beautiful Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon, and I ran it through the sides of the tag. The greeting is stamped in Rich Razzleberry Ink with a stamp from the Love What You Do Stamp Set.  I suppose I could embellish the card even more, but I was keeping it a quick and easy card.  Not everything we make needs to be a masterpiece, so remember that when you make a card.  The recipient will love “simple” just as much as “elegant”.  Sometimes “simple” IS “elegant”!

There are two other Bundles you can choose from, the Just Getting Started Bundlegood for the newer crafter probably and the A Little More Please Bundle, with…..a little more!  Click on the links to see all the details. Remember, you get a free gift(s) with each Bundle so check them out and see if that is something you want!  As I said, the entire Share What You Love Suite is in the new catalog and will be available June 1st, the products just will be sold separately rather than in the Bundles.

If you need more inspiration, check out these birthday cards made really in the same way, just slightly different placement.  You can always start with these simple ideas and then embellish more if you like.

When you need a quick and easy card, whether for a thank you card or any other occasion, remember this simple design that you can make in minutes!

Shop the Share What You Love Suite Bundles!

 

 

Last-Chance Products Are Selling Out! Check the List!

Stampin' Up! Retiring List Logo 2018

Time is starting to get short!  It is amazing how fast April and half of May have flown by to me! Now we are in the last two weeks of the current Stampin’ Up! Catalog and (don’t forget) the Occasions Catalog!  It’s time for you to peruse both catalogs and see what products you want before they are gone on June 1st when the new catalog goes live!

Some products have sold out and are listed as “Discontinued”.  They are GONE and you can’t order them any more.  Here is a list that is current as of an hour ago this morning but it could change in five minutes if something else sells out.  The best way to know what is still available is to go straight to the Online Store and shop in the Last-Chance Products category, and if it is there, you can order it!  It’s better than looking at the retirement list, but you can always put in the product number and search and see if it comes up anywhere.  If so, you can order it!

DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS

In Color 2016-18 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Regals Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills
Tangerine Tango 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Brights 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper
Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack
Color Theory 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper Price:
Be Merry Designer Series Paper Price:
Whole Lot of Lovely 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Coffee Break 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper
Delightful Daisy 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Eastern Palace Cardstock
Petal Garden Card Pack
Delicate White Doilies
Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine
Fast Fuse Adhesive
Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill
1-3/8″ Circle Punch
Pansy Punch
Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Lots of Labels Framelits Dies
Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies
Butterflies Thinlits Dies
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Occasions Catalog
Painted with Love 12 x 12 Cardstock Pack
Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack
Stampin’ Blends Markers Collection
Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper
True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

As you shop in the Last-Chance products, you may notice a few select products have discounted prices.  You can also check the Clearance Rack for great bargains!  Let me know if you have any questions!  I may be able to tell you if something is Low Inventory (not sure if it comes up on your order or not) if you are hoping to wait a bit longer.

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE!

 

Discounts on Select Last Chance Products!

Discounts on Last Chance Products Banner 2018What a fun surprise to wake up this morning and find out that Stampin’ Up! has discounted some of the Last-Chance retiring products!

Look through the Stampin’ Up! Online Store under Last Chance products, especially under “Everything Else” to find the discounted items.  If anything is sold out, it won’t be there any longer, so checking the store is better than a list!

Here is a PDF list of the discounted products if you’d like to check the entire list.  Remember, everything is “while supplies last” except for stamps which will be available until May 25 at least.

Last-Chance Discounted Products List

Have fun shopping and finding some bargains!

 

 

Customer Preorder: Share What You Love Bundle & New Ink Pads!

The Share What You Love Suite is in the new upcoming Stampin’ Up! Catalog, but you don’t have to wait until June to get it!

Beginning today, May 1st, customers can pre-order products from the Suite in a choice of Share What You Love Bundles of your choosing…..and get a free gift besides!

Watch the video above with Brandi from the Home Office and then review the Bundles below!

Just Getting Started Bundle

A Little More Please Bundle

Gotta Have It All Bundle

Here are the details:

  • Bundles may be included as part of a new demonstrator’s Starter Kit (free items will be included).
  • Bundles (with free items) are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018. Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
  • There are no purchase limits in place during the customer sales period.
  • If items in the bundles become unavailable during the sales period, available items will ship, and backordered items will ship separately when available.
  • Customer Sales Period: May 1–31, 2018 until May 31, 2018; 11:59 PM (MT)

You can add any other items to your order just like usual.  Check out the Last-Chance List and the Clearance Rack.

If your order reaches $150 or more, you earn Stampin’ Rewards as usual.

Download the Share What You Love Flyer with all the Bundles HERE and print it out if you like!

In Color Collection Ink Pads 2018-2020As Brandi said in the video, if you would like to get those new In Color Ink pads and try out the new style, you can order the group of 5 for 10% off.

Time to go check out these new Share What You Love Bundles &

In Color Ink Pads because we all like to share what we love when it

comes to stamping and Stampin’ Up!

 

Coming May 1st For You: Share What You Love Bundle

Share What You Love Card2

Images © Stampin’ Up! 2018

Coming May 1st for you, the Share What You Love Bundle, your chance to get your hands on some new product before the Stampin’ Up! Catalog comes out!

Stampin’ Up! wants to share the love with every crafter with the upcoming Share What You Love Suite and as a tribute to those who have made the company what it is today!  And during May, CUSTOMERS get the chance to preorder products from this suite.

Stampin’ Up! is offering Bundles, suited to different kinds of crafters, only during this Preorder Early Release period.  The products will be available in the new catalog, but not in Bundles.

Click HERE to download the flyer describing all the Bundles available to you and the a la carte products!

You can also purchase the new In Color ink pads for 2018-2020.

In Color Collection Ink Pads 2018-2020

Pretty exciting, right?!!  Be sure to check out the FREE products you get with each Bundle. Order more than one Bundle if you like.

More details later!  Stay tuned! Get ready for Tuesday, May 1st!

Remember, this Pre-Release is FOR YOU, beginning May 1st through May 31, for the Share What You Love Bundle!

 

Get Craft Kits on Sale From Paper Pumpkin Up To 75% Off!

Usually past Paper Pumpkin Kits and Refills to the kits are reserved only for Paper Pumpkin subscribers.  But starting today, until May 9, or WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, everybody can stock up on great deals on these papercrafting kits! Check out the list below!

Paper Pumpkin Spring Sale 2018

Just add the Item Number to your Stampin’ Up! order.  The Refill kits do not include the ink spot nor the exclusive stamp set, but all other supplies are included.  The “Past Kit” contains the full kit.  Even if you do not get the ink spot and stamps, you would probably find ways to use the supplies inside to make similar or alternative projects using the stamps you do have!  Just play!

I believe the Something Good to Eat Kit (143593) may be sold out….and for good reason!  This is the kit that comes with 16 “test tubes” (treat tubes) that you can fill with candy or something and decorate for Halloween or Christmas or any fun occasion!  I know my Trick-or-Treaters loved getting them at my door!  So even if you just order the Refill to get the tubes, it will be a great deal and you will have fun playing with them! While they last!!!

Although the kit was made for Halloween, here is a project I made for St. Patrick’s Day! Click HERE.

Check out these Stampin’ Up! videos to get more details on these kits and more! Just click on the “Show More” after the first few videos to get to the older ones.
These “Spring Cleaning” Paper Pumpkin kits and refills will be discontinued May 9th if not sold. Everything is available while supplies last, of course!
And if you are interested in Paper Pumpkin, try it out for two months with this special offer!
Paper Pumpkin 50 off 2018

Subscribe today (or at least by May 10th) and get the May and June Kits each at 50% off! That’s quite a deal for what you get!  An exclusive stamp set, an ink spot, an acrylic block with your first kit to mount the stamps, directions, a video to watch, and all the supplies in the kit to make the project.

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN HERE!

Take advantage of Stampin’ Up!’s spring cleaning sale and pick up a few of these craft kits on sale from Paper Pumpkin up to 75% off to add to your crafting fun!

Check out the Stampin’ Up! Last-Chance Retiring Products!

Stampin' Up! Retiring List Logo 2018

It’s time to shop for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance Retiring Products!  This includes products from both the Annual Catalog AND the Occasions Catalog!

If it is a lazy, rainy Saturday (or a bright, sunshiney one!) and your taxes are done, take some time to peruse your Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog and make up your order of retiring (and other!) products that you want before they are gone!

If you don’t have those catalogs and don’t have a Demonstrator you work with and want the hard copies in your hands, please email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and I’ll put them in the mail to you for your last minute shopping!

Click HERE!  Check out the products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

See things you want?  Don’t hesitate or they might be gone!

Click HERE for the PDF of Annual Catalog Retiring Products!

Click HERE for the PDF of Occasions Catalog Retiring Products!

 

Relax this weekend and check out the Stampin’ Up! Last-Chance Retiring Products!

The Stampin’ Up! Last Chance List of Retiring Products Is Here!

Stampin' Up! Retiring List Logo 2018

It’s time to shop for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance Retiring Products!  This includes products from both the Annual Catalog AND the Occasions Catalog!

Click HERE!  Check out the products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

See things you want?  Don’t hesitate or they might be gone!

Click HERE for the PDF of Annual Catalog Retiring Products!

Click HERE for the PDF of Occasions Catalog Retiring Products!

Sadness and fun at the same time!  I hate to see some of my favorite products leave, but Stampin’ Up! never disappoints!  There are always great new products on the horizon!

Leave a comment below if if you have any questions or opinions of the list! Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

 

Give Yourself a Treat With Paper Pumpkin! Special 50% Offer!

Paper Pumpkin Projects Banner

It’s time to give yourself a treat with Paper Pumpkin and take advantage of the 50% off your first two months special offer!   This offer is for new subscribers so you can try two months of Paper Pumpkin at a fantastic rate!

In each Paper Pumpkin box you will receive an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, an ink spot to use on the project, and all the materials ready to go to make the project.  Often there are “leftovers” you can use on other papercrafting projects.  With your first kit, you will receive an acrylic block on which to mount your stamps in case you are brand new to stamping so you will have everything you need!

Shipping is included in the price of the kit, which is normally $19.95 a month for a Paper Pumpkin Kit. So consider that at only $10 for each of two months, to get an entire Paper Pumpkin kit of supplies, plus  a stamp set in each, and no additional payment for shipping….WHAT A DEAL!!!

The kit is designed for even non-crafters or non-stampers with directions and even a special video to watch for help in assembling the project. Most kits are cards but each month is a surprise, which is part of the fun, and may be something like a party favor, home decor item, mini album….you name it!  I love anticipating the arrival of my Paper Pumpkin kit in my mailbox each month.

Check out this post about the Paper Pumpkin Kit from March.

My daughter enjoys Paper Pumpkin at her own home for the simple reason that she doesn’t want a ton of supplies like her mother has, but she enjoys some crafting now and then! This way everything she needs comes in the box, she can assemble the project and she’s done! Some months she “skips” if she doesn’t feel she has time, and then she reactivates her subscription when she is ready again!  It’s the perfect kit, or even gift, for someone in this situation.

Join Paper Pumpkin by Tuesday, April 10th  and receive the April and May kits at 50% off!  Kits ship the middle of the month.

Join April 11 – May 10th and receive the May and June Kits.

Click Here to Join Paper Pumpkin

Use Promo Code:  SAVEFIFTY0418

Go ahead!  You deserve a treat each month!  Try Paper Pumpkin for two months and if you don’t love it, just cancel. I’ll even help you do it. No problem whatsoever.

Busy one month?  Just go into your account and “skip” a month!  No problem whatsoever.

It’s a win-win treat for yourself or even as a gift for someone else!  I have a friend who sends Paper Pumpkin to her mother-in-law every month and she loves it!

Read more about Paper Pumpkin HERE if you want more information.

Remember, you get two months of Paper Pumpkin for half price each month!  You can’t pass that up!

SUBSCRIBE TO PAPER PUMPKIN HERE!

Last Days! These Are Your Free Sale-A-Bration Gift Choices!

More Free Sale-A-Bration Items

Sale-A-Bration Catalog Items

There are only a few more days left of Sale-A-Bration, and these are your FREE Sale-A-Bration gift choices with each $50 or $100 purchase!  Sale-A-Bration is the biggest promotion Stampin’ Up! has annually, and it is about to come to an end!  With each $50 or $100 purchase (no limit!), you can choose a free gift from the special Sale-A-Bration brochures and also these specific catalog items! Whether you are a new stamper or long-time customer, you can still take advanage of this highly regarded special! It’s been a favorite since the early days of Stampin’ Up!

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE 2ND RELEASE

SALE-A-BRATION CURRENT CATALOGS SELECTIONS

You MUST use the product numbers in the flyer above, NOT the normal catalog numbers if you choose any of these items for your free Sale-A-Bration gift(s).

I personally think Stampin’ Up! did a great job this year on the Sale-A-Bration offerings! There seemed to be so many favorite things to choose from!  Don’t miss out!  You have until Saturday, March 31 at 11:50 PM (MT) to make your selections!  Who doesn’t want FREE stuff??!

Leave a comment on this post if you want to let other stampers know what you think were the best items!

 

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE HERE!

SEE THE SALE-A-BRATION CHOICES HERE!

 

More Free Sale-A-Bration Gift Choices!

More Free Sale-A-Bration Items

Sale-A-Bration Catalog Items

There are only two more weeks left of Sale-A-Bration, and today Stampin’ Up! is adding even more FREE gift choices with each $50 or $100 purchase!  If you haven’t heard, Sale-A-Bration is the biggest promotion Stampin’ Up! has annually!  With each $50 or $100 purchase (no limit!), you can choose a free gift from the special Sale-A-Bration brochures….and now today, from these specific catalog items!

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE 2ND RELEASE

SALE-A-BRATION CURRENT CATALOGS SELECTIONS

You MUST use the product numbers in the flyer above, NOT the normal catalog numbers if you choose any of these items for your free Sale-A-Bration gift(s).

 

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE HERE!

SEE THE SALE-A-BRATION CHOICES HERE!

 

New Free Stamping Products Coming Tomorrow Feb. 16th!

Sale-A-Bration New Brochure Cover 2018 pt 2

Check out the new FREE stamping products coming tomorrow, February 16, 2018 as part 2 of Sale-A-Bration 2018 from Stampin’ Up!  Check out this brochure by clicking on the photo above and printing it out, if you wish, before you order again in case you prefer any of these new products.  The products in the first brochure for Sale-A-Bration are STILL available, these are just some new extra ones in case you want to order again and want more choices!

Original Sale-A-Bration Brochure HERE

New Sale-A-Bration Products Feb. 16th HERE

This year for the first time, if you have a $100 merchandise total, instead of 2 $50 items, you can choose one $100 selection. The selection in this new supplement has a Blossoming Basket Bundle for the $100 choice.  This is a beautiful set! It is a stamp set of a basket filled with flowers and an Embossing Folder with a basketweave.  It is one of those heavier folders that makes deep impressions.  The folder will be available to purchase in the next Stampin’ Up! catalog but not in the bundle as shown here. I don’t know about the stamp set.

Another beautiful choice is the Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper is beautiful as is, but Demonstrators who have it on a preorder have been coloring it in various ways!  You will want to have some to experiment with!

The other choice in the new supplement of Sale-A-Bration products is a stamp set called Eclectic Expressions with two greetings and some watercolor-y images.

Everything in the original Sale-A-Bration brochure is still available, these new items are just “in addition”!

Check out the new Sale-A-Bration supplement HERE.  Tomorrow you’ll be able to see the products added to the Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

 

Valentine’s Day Party Pandas Mini Treat Bag

Valentine's Day Party Pandas Mini Treat Bag

How about a cute Valentine’s Day Mini Treat Bag stamped with one of the Party Pandas? This mini treat bag is big enough to hold a few pieces of candy inside, a gift card, a small gift or just a note! You can make it for Valentine’s Day, but really it could be used for lots of occasions!  And one of the best parts is that you can get the Party Pandas Stamp Set FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase of Stampin’ Up! products!

It’s so easy to make a treat bag with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies.  These dies have always been one of my favorites!  I also like the other pieces that come in the collection besides the two pieces that make up the treat bag.

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies

For the Party Pandas treat bag, I made the treat bag with a paper in the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper.  I figured the pink dots could be used for Valentine’s Day but also for other occasions.  I did trim off the top edge of the bag since I was going to tie the bag shut with the Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon.

The Panda is stamped with the Party Pandas Stamp Set available during Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration!  You can’t buy this stamp set, you have to earn it! You earn it with a $50 purchase, which is easy to do, and then you choose a special Sale-A-Bration product for your FREE product!  I think the pandas are probably one of the most popular Sale-A-Bration sets this year! The panda is just stamped in black ink.  (I used Memento Black.)  Just color in the little heart on the envelope with a pink marker.  I stamped just the word “Love” from the stamp in the set and inked it up with the Melon Mambo Marker.  I got lucky and stamped it in just the right place!

Next I die cut the panda with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and layered on a piece of the Iridescent Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper in the Occasions Catalog. This glimmer paper was also die cut with the larger square in the Stitched Shapes Dies.  The paper almost seemed to take on a little bit of the pink from the paper and the ribbon!

Here is another Mini Treat Bag I made last summer with the Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper.  I put a card inside the bag for the birthday card.  There are so many ways you can use these treat bags!

If you need a little Valentine Treat Bag, you can make one yourself with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies out of any paper you choose. Best of all, with a $50 purchase, you can choose the Party Pandas Stamp Set for your free Sale-A-Bration item and make all kinds of cute cards and projects with the pandas.

If you like this project and want to share it with your friends, you can click one of the social media buttons right below this post! Or leave me a comment!

Shop Stampin’ Up! Online During Sale-A-Bration!

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration is Going On!

Sale-A-Bration is the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotion of the year!  The history of this promotion goes back to almost the beginning of Stampin’ Up! so it is something everyone looks forward to every year.  Watch the video and see some samples of the FREE products you can earn during Sale-A-Bration.

This is Sale-A-Bration:

For every $50 you spend, you will receive a free Sale-A-Bration product. For anyone who has enjoyed Sale-A-Bration in the past, there is an exciting new twist for this year: Sale-A-Bration now has a new reward level, giving you more flexibility and options for your free items.

Let’s break it down:

  • If you spend $50, you get one free level 1 product.
  • If you spend $100, you get one free level 2 product, OR, you can choose two level 1 items.
  • If you spend $150, you have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item.  Not to mention earning Stampin’ Rewards for a $150 or more order!

This new option allows everyone to create a personalized Sale-A-Bration experience!

See the Sale-A-Bration Brochure HERE!  You choose your FREE product(s) from this brochure.

Sale-A-Bration 2018 Brochure

Sale-A-Bration Brochure PDF HERE.

See Sale-A-Bration products in Online Store HERE.

This is our chance to get “free stuff”! Let’s take advantage of it!  Join the Sale-A-Bration at Stampin’ Up!