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New Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal July 29 2014

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Weekly Deal July 29 2014

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal July 29 2014 Washi Tape

Here they are!  The new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the week of July 29 – August 4. I think if I didn’t already own these items, the things that would jump out the most for me would be the Cupcake Builder Punch and the Gift Bow Die, as well as the 1/2″ Circle Punch and for sure the Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape! (Plus maybe the Pool Party Embossing Powder and oh, of course the Brights Designer Buttons!). Who can pass up a bargain?!

Be sure to click to page 2 if you are looking at the Weekly Deals in my store or you will miss the Washi Tape!

Even though the Cupcake Builder Punch has been around for awhile, I have been getting lots of use out of it with the new Cupcake Party stamp set. You might want to check out that stamp set, in either clear- or wood-mount. It’s on page 58 in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog with lots of cute examples on the page.

If you don’t own a Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine yet, just hang on a few more days until August! Then you might want to go ahead and order the Gift Bow Die and the Clear Oval Accent Bigz Die.

It’s time to go shop at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store! What Weekly Deals will you choose?

Stampin’ Up! Helps You Get Punchy! New Weekly Deals!

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal July 15 2014

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for July 15 – 21. Get Punchy! Check out all the punches on this deal! And how about some products to use for embellishments:  Gold Baker’s Twine, Melon Mambo Ribbon, and Mini Metallic Clothespins! I have loved the Gold Baker’s Twine! It adds a bit of glitz and glimmer to your projects AND you can unravel the twine, take out the gold thread and use it separately like I did in THIS POST.

Also, remember that through My Digital Studio downloads you can access retired stamp sets and papers that you might have missed before or find you could use now. You can even use MDS downloads with other programs on your computer. So if you missed or used up the Summer Smooches designer paper before, you can purchase the download now and print out the paper plus the other items in the MDS kit.

New Project Life products now available:

The following products are now available:

Check back tomorrow for a Paper Pumpkin special for new subscribers!

Shop Stampin’ Up! at my Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Star Framelits 4th of July Card

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Stampin' Up! Star Framelits 4th of July Card

What says “4th of July” more than sparkly stars and fireworks?! These stars were cut out with the Big Shot and the new Stampin’ Up! Stars Framelits Dies plus the new little star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  The little “fireworks” in the background were stamped with the smallest petals in the Too Kind Stamp Set. The word “Celebrate” is from the Cupcake Party Stamp Set except I only colored the word “celebrate” with a Stampin’ Write Marker. And I love the Goil Foil paper and the Champagne Glimmer Paper for this card for the stars!

If you have time to play today with crafts, make something sparkly and/or red, white, and blue to celebrate our freedom and the birth of our nation!

I hope you have a fun and wonderful 4th of July!

Go see some fireworks!!

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals June 3 2014

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals June 3 2014

Even with all the excitement over the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog going live yesterday, Stampin’ Up! still has some deals for you today!  These Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals are good today through next Monday, June 9. You might want to add one of these items to your new catalog order!

Instead of offering new downloads for My Digital Studio every Tuesday as in the past, Stampin’ Up! will offer new downloads the first week of every month. Here are the latest digital downloads:

Quatrefancy Hello Lovely Panel Card

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Quatrefancy Hello Lovely Panel Card

Time is really getting short on retired Stampin’ Up! products, so I thought I would use some of my Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Hello, Lovely Stamp Set. I have to admit, I haven’t been crazy about this pack of paper, but if I looked more at each paper individually, maybe it wasn’t too bad!  On this card, I just cut some 3/4″ strips of paper from scraps in the package and staggered them a little on this card front. Although I tried to center the center strip, I got it off a little bit which made the strips too far over to the right.  Since there “are no mistakes in stamping!” I decided to fix it by covering the extra wide margin on the left with some of the Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon (my favorite ribbon for a long time!). I stamped the greeting in Island Indigo ink and layered on pieces of Strawberry Slush and Pool Party card stock. Kind of a fun design to show off the papers in the Quatrefancy pack.

So much happening at Stampin’ Up!

Retiring Stampin’ Up! products available through June 4th, while supplies last!

Retired Stamps

Retired Accessories

See them all in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store (some are discounted!) Click the “View:  ALL” so you can see them easily on one page.

New Catalog begins Monday, June 2, Noon MT (Mountain Time) Be patient with computer glitches as there will undoubtedly be a lot of traffic at first.

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals Good things on there this week!

Don’t forget the Occasions Catalog! Ending June 1st? or 2nd? Anything not in the new catalog most likely won’t be available again unless there are any carryover items.

Clearance Rack Might as well check it before you put in your order!

The new Project Life by Stampin’ Up!    Available NOW!

Want to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator? You can sign up and start your own business for only $50 ($55 product value) or the regular Starter Kit for $99.  Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com if you would like more information!

Be sure to shop for the retiring items you want from Stampin’ Up! as soon as you can so you won’t miss out on availability.  But you will have an overlap from June 2 to June 4th to place your order out of the retiring products and the new catalog!  What a deal!!  Contact me if you have any questions!

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal May 20 2014

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal May 20 2014Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal May 20 2014

Be sure to also look on page 2 when you check out the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal this week! Lots of ribbon available this week plus two Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio. Stop and think about how you can use the ribbon other than for making cards or scrapbook pages. Use it for gift wrap or give a collection of ribbon, maybe tape, scissors, and some plain wrapping paper as the gift itself to someone who could use a started gift wrapping set! We can all use ribbon from time to time. We used to tie ribbon in our hair when we were girls! Maybe you bake a plate of cookies or special bread for a friend now and then.  Tie some ribbon around it and make it special!

The Burlap ribbon is really on trend now and is fun to use. Use it as is or even pull it apart and use a bunch of the individual threads for a new decorative look.

The deals will be available May 20 – 26, 2014. Don’t delay!  And don’t forget about the Retired List of stamp sets and Retired List of Accessories!  The end of the Stampin’ Up! catalog is coming soon!

Have fun checking out all the current products at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Updated Today!

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Clearance Rack Banner

The Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack was updated today!  You might want to check it out!  Remember, you can order Clearance Rack products, Weekly Deals, Retired products, New Arrivals, anything you want on the same order.

For easiest viewing, click the “SHOW:  ALL ” dropdown choice so that you can see it all on one page rather than clicking the next page all the time.  Otherwise you might miss out on some things on the last pages.

Remember, products are only available while supplies last and you know some will go fast.

Shop at Stampin’ Up! Online Clearance Rack! Go there now!

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal April 22 2014

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal April 22 2014

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the week of April 22, 2014 through Monday April 28. Here’s your chance to get some of the retiring items at a discount!

Remember, there is FREE SHIPPING on any order from Stampin’ Up! this week only!  Only until Friday, April 25. Then the free shipping ends! Free shipping applies to current Stampin’ Up! products in the Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog, retiring products, Clearance Rack, everything! Don’t miss out!

If you can’t think of everything you want today, go ahead and place your order for what you are sure you want and place another order later in the week, both get free shipping!

Check out all the retiring products HERE in my Stampin Up! Online Store!  In the dropdown box for “Show:” click on ALL and then you can scroll through all the items on one page.  It’s easier than going page by page!  Remember, products are only available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST and this applies, this year, even to STAMP SETS! Don’t delay!

Have fun shopping!  Enjoy the FREE SHIPPING!  It doesn’t come around often!

Visit my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for all the best in papercrafting products!

(Need any help?  Just ask! Email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com)

Stampin’ Up! New Weekly Deals for April 8-14

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Weekly Deal April 8 2014

Here are the new Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! for the week of April 8 – 14. If I didn’t already have them, I would grab the Punch Pack, a set of little punches that are oh so handy for various things. The one punch has a little scalloped edge circle that is great for using as the center of flowers. You could really use any of them for that or even use just the punch itself as an itty bitty flower.

Here is a card I made last year using the Itty Bitty Scallop Punch in the Punch Pack.

Itty Bitty Punch Pack Easter Cross

Be sure to check out all the Weekly Deals! If you already have the Secret Garden stamp set, now’s the time to get the coordinating Secret Garden Framelits. And of course who doesn’t want more Baker’s Twine and ribbon?

Just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store to shop today!

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch Spring Basket

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Scalloped Tag Topper Punch Spring Basket

Did you know you can make a lot more things with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch than just tags? I’ve seen various creations but got the idea to make a Spring Basket using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. It’s available in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog along with the beautiful Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper.

To make the basket, I cut two strips of Daffodil Delight 2″ x 7 1/2″ and punched one end on each strip with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch.  Score at 3″ from the scalloped top and fold. Those will be the ends of the basket and you can adhere the bottom pieces together.

Scalloped Tag Topper Basket Base

Cut two pieces of Daffodil Delight 2″ x 5 1/2″.  Score 1/2″ at each end. These pieces will be the front and back sides of the basket. If you need to, make a brace to put in the center with a 1″ x 4″ piece scored at 1″ at each end and glue inside the basket.

The handle is a piece 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. I added a piece of Whisper White 1/2″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon to the top of the handle using Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive. You can see how the handle is inserted and adhered inside in the photo below.

Decorate your basket however you like!  If you want to stamp on it, be sure to do it before assembling!  I added a layer of Island Indigo card stock to the basket and then the Watercolor Wonder paper on top of that. I made the flower with the Pansy Punch. It was just the right size and I punched several flowers out of the sheet of Watercolor Wonder paper that had shades of yellow and blue on it to get a variation in color. A retired Printed Designer In Color Brad held the flowers in place. Then I foofed them up and down and all around to give them some dimension.

You could also make a paper box the right size and just use the tag punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch at the ends. So many different ways to make these great papercrafting projects!

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch Spring Basket Side

The Scalloped Tag Topper Punch is one of my favorite items in the Occasions Catalog because it would sure be difficult to make that pretty scallop at the top by hand! Go shop at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store today and find your favorite products!

It’s April Fool’s Day….I Thought This Was an April Fool’s Joke!

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Fine Print Greeting Cards Templates

Happy April Fools Day!  Happy April 1st! It wasn’t like I could think of an April Fools joke myself to put on my blog (at least not yet!), but then I saw Stampin’ Up! had the new Weekly Deals up as well as the new My Digital Studio Downloads as they do every Tuesday. There are only two new MDS downloads. When I saw the download pictured above, I thought, Stampin’ Up! came up with their own April Fools joke with this silly stamp set. But it’s real, and you obviously have to read the FINE PRINT! Click on the image above to go to the store page – and then click on the magnifying glass – and THEN click on the arrow to the side to click through each image so you can read the FINE PRINT!

Fine Print Close-up

Maybe these aren’t your type of greetings for your friends – but then again, maybe they are! The description says:

 Have fun on April Fool’s Day or any day with these quirky cards,
just don’t forget to “read the fine print” 

And here is the other CUTE My Digital Studio download for this week!

Eggstra Spectacular Stamp Brush Set

To purchase the My Digital Studio software or take the 30-day Free Trial, click HERE.

And here are the new Weekly Deals for April 1-7, 2014:

Weekly Deal April 1 2014

Sale-A-Bration ended late last night!  I hope you were able to order what you wanted to get some free products! Always sad to see Sale-A-Bration come to an end, but we always know there are good things ahead with Stampin’ Up!

Check my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for the Weekly Deals and more!

Stampin Up! Weekly Deal March 25 2014–Shimmer and Glimmer!

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Stampin Up! Weekly Deal March 25 2014

Check out the latest Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for this week, March 25 through March 31! If you like shimmer and glimmer, this is the week for you!  Both the Champagne Glimmer Paper and Silver Glimmer Paper are on sale! These are some of my favorite Stampin’ Up! products! The glimmer of the beautiful sparkly paper often adds so much to your project!  We have all loved it ever since Stampin’ Up! started carrying the glimmer paper!  You can even “watercolor” with reinker on the Silver Glimmer Paper to make it a different color if you like that! Be sure to stock up if you like some pizzazz to your cards and projects while you can save a little bit of money! Check out all the other offerings as well!

Remember, they all count toward Sale-A-Bration, which will be over before we know it!  Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion and ends March 31!  That is next Monday, last day! Last day to spend $50 and choose a free product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure!  Remember, your original purchase doesn’t have to come from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  There are suggested Bundles in there if you need suggestions to get to $50 (perhaps for a beginner) but you can purchase any current Stampin’ Up! products and then choose your FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Who doesn’t want free stuff?

Shop at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store any time for the best in papercrafting products, take advantage of these Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals, and with a $50 purchase earn a free product during Sale-A-Bration this week!

Stampin’ Up! New Weekly Deals

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Weekly Deal Mar 18 2014

Stampin’ Up! has released these current Weekly Deals for the week of March 18 – 24. This is your chance to pick up some more Stampin’ Up! accessories to enhance your stamping projects, cards, and scrapbook pages at a discount! Often your card or project just needs a little something to put the finishing touch on it, so any of these items could do that! Do a little embossing or sprinkle on some glitter. A bit of ribbon is always good!  Just have fun playing around with various things as you create and you will happen upon a look that you like!

Any of these specials will count toward Sale-A-Bration!  Just spend $50 or more on current Stampin’ Up! products and earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product during Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion of the year!

Go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store now and take advantage of Sale-A-Bration and these Weekly Deals!

Make Your Own Tulips Card

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Make Your Own Tulips Card

I started off making this card using the Banner Punch to make a sun, like I have seen other people doing online. The Banner Punch is one of the FREE items you can get in March during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 Stampin’ Up! purchase! Just punch a circle (mine is 1 3/8″) and punch some banners to make the sun’s rays. Such a clever idea! I used the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper since it has the color variation already on it in the design. The background Soft Sky paper is embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, also in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. And I hadn’t even played with the Word Bubbles Framelits enough to realize one of the dies looks just like a cloud! I die-cut one in Whisper White and noticed a scrap piece of Vellum card stock on the table so I die cut that piece for a “wispy” see-through cloud!

Since my backordered Fringe Scissors came the other day, I snipped some grass for the bottom of the card. If you are waiting for Fringe Scissors they will probably be on the way soon! They are fun to play with!  While playing with the Banner Punch, I thought the banners, with rounded corners on the bottom, could look like tulips! I have an old corner rounder punch, but this is the current 3/16″ Corner Punch. You could also just round off the corners with your Paper Snips.

If you punch the little banner first and then try to round the corners, you’ll have a hard time holding on to that little piece. You can cut a longer strip 5/8″ wide, round the corners first, then insert it into the banner punch by holding the rounded end sticking just the end you want punched into the banner from the top rather than the side of the punch, so just the “tail” end of the banner will be punched.  That way you can make your “tulip” the length you want it. Cut your tulip stems by hand.  The leaves I punched with the Bird Punch but then trimmed them by hand because I needed the leaves smaller. In punching the “tulips” I was just practicing with scraps of the Watercolor Wonder paper when I realized that the other side of the yellow had the soft varied colors that would good as flowers.

So after making the sun with the Banner Punch, making tulips with the Banner Punch was just a happy accident!  Sometimes you never know what you will end up creating when you sit down to stamp!

For any punches or stamping supplies you need, and to take advantage of Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion of the year, Sale-A-Bration, be sure to shop at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

About the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

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Texture Boutique Embossing Machine

This handy-dandy Texture Boutique Embossing Machine has been having a few problems (in some cases), so of course Stampin’ Up! is working on solving those problems. Some people have had a problem getting a good embossed image with this machine, so Stampin’ Up! is working with the manufacturer to fix this issue. It does come with a shim, which you should be using if you do own the machine. This machine was planned to be introduced in the next new Stampin’ Up! Catalog, but since a certain number were ready early, Stampin’ Up! had an early launch after Leadership.

Stampin’ Up! will turn off the item code on March 8 so it will no longer be available to order until the new catalog is released while they work with the manufacturer on a permanent fix. If you are getting good embossing, then of course go ahead and use your machine. Or you might find that the less detailed embossing folders work just fine in your machine. I’ll keep you posted of any new developments.

Don’t forget about the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!  Today is the last day for this group! Just click on the picture to go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for more information on these deals!

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Feb 25 2014

These Weekly Deals and any other current Stampin’ Up! products count toward Sale-A-Bration, so be sure you order at least $50 to earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration Product!  We are already in the last month of Sale-A-Bration!  Can you believe it is March?!!