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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Feb 25 2014

Save a little money on some Stampin’ Up! products this week in the new Weekly Deal! Every Tuesday Stampin’ Up! has been offering several products at a discount.  This special is good until the following Monday night.  Add these items to your order and when you reach $50 you can ALSO take advantage of Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration and choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure!

Here are some tips for these products!

  • The Backyard Basics Framelits Dies coordinate, of course, with the Backyard Basics Stamp Set, available in wood- or clear-mount. There is also a Bundle, too, if you prefer which includes the stamp set and framelits.
  • You might like to use Clear Embossing Powder with the Gold Metallic Encore Pad. You can use the ink without being embossed but if you touch the stamped image you might get a dab of ink on your finger, although the image itself doesn’t smear.
  • The Paper Doily Sizzlits Die is beautiful but a little more labor intensive, sometimes. Sometimes it depends on the amount of pressure exerted in your own Big Shot. It may help to place a piece of wax paper on the die and then the card stock which helps the pieces come out. Or just use your Paper Piercing Tool or something sharp to poke out the little pieces. But sometimes they don’t even all have to be poked out because sometimes/usually you are covering part of the doily with some other element. But it is a beautiful die and can add a lot to your project!

Also, today:  New My Digital Studio Downloads for February 25, 2014

MDS Downloads Feb 25 2014

I’m excited to see the Word Bubbles Punches and the Just Sayin’ Digital Stamp Brush Set included!  Click the link above to see all the downloads for this week.

Check out all these products and more at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal February 11 2014

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal February 11 2014

Here are the new Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! for the week of February 11 2014. That Artisan Label Punch is a good one.  I would snatch that up. Of course ribbon and ink is always good and might as well get any Big Shot supplies while you can on discount!  Just click on the image above to go to my Online Store page. Check out the other items from Stampin’ Up! by looking at the categories in the left sidebar of the store.

Don’t forget about the ongoing Sale-A-Bration promotion going on at Stampin’ Up!  Simply purchase $50 or more in current products and choose a free product from the Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration Brochure!  Who doesn’t want free stamping stuff?!

New downloads released for My Digital Studio today, also! Check these out! Click on the image below! Just image a scrapbook page with the beautiful Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper! And if you’re looking for St. Patrick’s Day decorations, check out the Luck O’ the Irish Ensemble!

My Digital Studio Downloads Feb 11 2014

Check out the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal at my Online Store! Why not get some current discounted stamping products and add them to your Sale-A-Bration order?! Just get to $50 in merchandise and earn a free product!  No limits!  Buy $100 in product, get two free Sale-A-Bration products.  Buy $150 and get three free Sale-A-Bration products PLUS $25 Hostess Dollars to choose more items!  Let me know if you have any questions!  You can put in your order online HERE yourself or I can do it for you!  I’m happy to help!

Tags 4 You Valentine Card

Tags 4 You Valentine Card

Do you ever just reach into a bag of card stock scraps and see what you come up with? That’s how this Valentine came to be!  I spotted a Melon Mambo card base in my bag and thought, “Wow, I haven’t used Melon Mambo in a while!” The tag is also made from Melon Mambo and punched with the new Scalloped Tag Topper PunchCut your strip of paper exactly 2″ or a sliver narrower to fit into the punch.  Make sure it is pushed all the way to the back. Then make the length anything you want! I found a scrap of Silver Glimmer Paper already scalloped so I added a piece to the bottom of the tag.  The greeting is from the stamp set Tags 4 You, a carryover stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog that you can still order. The greetings in that stamp set fit the Bracket Label Punch perfectly. I thought the tag needed something so I stamped it with Melon Mambo ink and the row of hearts from the Language of Love stamp set.

The Whisper White card layer is first embossed with the Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, the little hearts!  So sweet! Again, I thought the card needed a little something so I stamped the row of hearts above the embossing.  The Stamp-A-Ma-Jig comes in handy for that although you can carefully eyeball it! And of course the little hearts are punched with the Small Heart Punch.

Back to the tag! I tied a bow with the Silver 1/8″ Ribbonavailable in the Occasions Catalog after making its debut in the Holiday Catalog. And then for a bit more, I picked up a Tea Lace Paper Doilie on the table. It was too large, but I cut off a section and then folded it back and forth and adhered to the top of the tag.  Then the tag was ready to go!

I hope you are getting inspired to make a few handmade Valentines for your friends and family! Only nine more days until Valentine’s Day!

Shop for any Valentine supplies at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

Stampin’ Up! has just brought back the Gift Bow Bigz L Die that was in the Holiday Catalog! Great idea because we can use it year-round for all kinds of gifts and projects! It has been added to the Holiday Catalog Carryover List HERE.  You can purchase it in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.    Gift Bow Bigz L Die    #129977   Price $32.95

Gift Bow Die

 

Spiral Flower Originals Die…Lovely to Own!

Spiral Flower Originals Die

At Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2014 last week, I was able to see the Spiral Flower Originals Die in person and see the flowers made with it. Now I want to order it! They were showing the die and a ton of flowers made with it for demonstrators to see up close and personal. The Stampin’ Up! employee I was talking with said each flower will turn out different according to who made it and how tightly or loosely you roll it up. It is suggested you use your Bone Folder after cutting out the flower to loosen up the paper fibers to make it roll easier.  The die, like other dies of this kind, are not just for paper either!  You can use other materials, such as fabric, so think of the possibilities! Just roll it with your fingers or around a pencil or skewer, however you want to do it.  You can leave the center as it comes out or push it down and put a button inside or rhinestone or something.

After Leadership there was a public event and some Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators were ‘demonstrating’ at booths. One was doing these paper flowers so here are some photos and ideas:

Spiral Flower Die Rose Tin

Spiral Flower Die Rose Lollipop

Spiral Flower Rose Heart Wreath

To add the Spiral Flower Die #129379 to your next order, just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!  You could have a table full of flowers in no time for spring!

Occasions Catalog Displays at Stampin’ Up! Leadership

Retro Fresh Suite

It’s nice viewing all the new products in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog, but it’s even nicer seeing them all in person under the bright lights in the displays at Leadership! They really know how to make anything look artistic, even the way they display buttons or Baker’s Twine!

Retro Fresh Stickers

Retro Fresh Stickers to use in the coordinating journal or on any project.

Retro Fresh Peachy Keen

The Polaroid and film look of Peachy Keen is in now!

Retro Fresh Journaling Tags

Retro Fresh Journaling Tags – Use them for journaling or making cards or other projects!

Retro Fresh Journal

Retro Fresh This and That Journal, much like the popular smash books where you add mementos and memorabilia in a casual style. I love the look of the debossed camera on the front!

Kaleidoscope Suite

Look how cute the Basic Metal Buttons are displayed!

Hip Notes

Hip Notes coordinates with the Essentials Wooden Elements and Retro Fresh Suite.

High Tide Suite

Cute striped grosgrain ribbon display!

High Tide Designer Paper

Seeing the new designer paper in person is always great!

Framed Chalk Art

Love this chalk art with the very trendy garland from the Springtime Hello Simply Created Garland Kit on the frame!

Watercolor Wonder

Beautiful Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards and Envelopes.

Display Fox Card

Cute, cute card with the new stamp set Life in the Forest.

Essential Wooden Elements

Go natural with the Essentials Wooden Elements which can be stamped on.

Blessed Easter Card

Beautiful Blessed Easter Stamp card watercolored and accented with gold.

Arrows Embossing Folder

Arrows must be in! Use the new Arrows Embossing Folder.

New Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals and New My Digital Studio Downloads

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Jan 7 2014

New Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Check out these products available at a discount in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store. These special deals are only available today through Monday night Jan. 13. You can add them to your order from the new Occasions Catalog or any other current products!

And here are the new downloads for My Digital Studio!

My Digital Studio Downloads Jan 7 2014

If you are snowed in, go ahead and order the software download for My Digital Studio!  It’s only $19.95 and you can download it right away – no waiting for shipping! Then instead of having cabin fever, you can make a simple album of your Christmas photos or even your new snow pictures!  One download on the Weekly Deal is even just for snow, the Frosty II Kit!

Stay warm and go download My Digital Studio or get yourself some new downloads to play with today!

Last Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal for the Year 2013

Can you believe today is the last day of 2013? Time goes by so fast!  I heard someone on TV say that since most of us don’t write checks as much these days with all kinds of online bill-paying or automatic payments, etc. that it’s harder to get the idea of a new year in your head! You know how it was always hard to remember to write the new year on your checks?! (Which reminds me I do have some bills to pay today!!) I hope you have a wonderful New Year’s Eve planned or just a quiet night at home with your family and snacks!

One of my favorite New Year’s Eve stories is the year my mother started calling friends the afternoon I think of Dec. 31 when I was 16 and found out not “everybody” was going to fancy parties and events. She invited everyone to my grandparents’ house (because it was a little bigger than ours and newer and we loved being there!) for New Year’s Eve.  My grandma always had plenty of food in the house and I’m sure we made some snacks and things and people probably brought things and we had the best party there on the spur of the moment! It was my parents’ friends and neighbors, my grandparents’ neighbors, some kids, probably my other grandmother–it was great!

So if you are not out partying tonight, visit my Stampin’ Up! Online store and check out the new Weekly Deal announced today, plus the Clearance Rack, plus the Valentine products out already! Be sure you check the second page as well or click “Show:  ALL”. Check over the Holiday Catalog again to make sure you have all you need out of it before it comes to an end January 2. The new Occasions Catalog begins January 3. Pay attention to your mail if you are one of my regular customers because the Occasions Catalog should be showing up in your mailbox right now! If you do not have your own Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the Occasions Catalog, please contact me.  I have a few extra copies right now. Sale-A-Bration is coming soon in January as well!!

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!  Be sure to check page 2 as well or click on “Show:  All”.

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Dec 31 2013

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Dec 31 2013 Page 2

Notice there is Silver Glimmer Paper on the Weekly Deal!  Time to STOCK UP!!  Love that paper!!

Have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve however you decide to celebrate!

Didn’t Get What You Wanted for Christmas??

Now it’s time to be good to yourself!  You’ve probably made sure everyone else was going to have a great Christmas, but what about you?  Did you get a sweater that didn’t fit, a vacuum cleaner instead of a diamond necklace, a book you already read, ugly slippers you’ll never wear?? Maybe you got some money to spend on yourself!  Now’s the time to take some time for yourself and take a little shopping trip to Stampin’ Up! Online!!

My  Stampin’ Up! Online Store is always open!!  You know there are some stamp sets you want, some cute accessories, more paper, more ink, some things from the Holiday Catalog before it expires Jan. 2nd. And the new Occasions Catalog starts Jan. 3rd.

Start your list today and then tomorrow, Dec. 27th check out the Clearance Rack and see what NEW THINGS Stampin’ Up! is adding! Then place your order!!

We had a great Christmas although we are not a family that gets up early to open packages. We got an extra late start this year and had lots of packages so we took all day, with a break for lunch! The last present I got was really exceptional but has a story to go with it so I’ll save that for another day! It was amazing. No, it’s not about babies or engagements rings, just about something I like. And not about Shelli or Stampin’ Up!

Hope you had a very happy Christmas and are continuing to enjoy the holiday with your family — or relaxing!!

New Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for December 3

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Dec 3

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It’s Tuesday so it’s a new Weekly Deal from Stampin’ Up! What jumps out at me?  The Hearts Collection Framelits Dies!!  We may be totally focused on Christmas right now, but you know Valentine’s Day will be “up next” after New Years. Go ahead and get some Hearts Framelits now on sale so you’ll be ready to cut those Valentines in February!

Of course don’t miss ANY punch and Scallop Circle Punches are always fun! And how many Fun Flowers have we made out of paper and fabric? The Fun Flowers Bigz L Die is great to have. Make some beautiful fabric flower pins and sell them! Merry Minis Punch Pack – I certainly love the little star! And the little ornament shape and tree are perfect for your cards right now! The Paper Doily Sizzlits Die is gorgeous to make although it takes a little patience sometimes to perhaps poke out the little pieces! But sometimes you cover part of it with another layer and don’t need to punch out all the pieces! It’s beautiful to have in your collection. Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon – kind of like punches, you might as well have it! The Chevron ribbon in the different colors is beautiful and great to use. And for you My Digital Studio fans, another download, especially on sale, is always welcome – Think Back Photobook TemplatesThis download has questions to ask parents, grandparents, anyone, to find out about their life and get the memories flowing so that they can be recorded for your family history. I can’t tell you how valuable and treasured this information will be to you when your loved ones are no longer with you.

If you don’t have My Digital Studio, you can do a 30-Day Free Trial OR you can go ahead and purchase the My Digital Studio Software because it is only $19.95. It really is quite a deal.  You get the software plus a TON of content to use in your projects.  And it’s not just about digital scrapbooking AT ALL! Make cards, invitations, home decor, photobooks, framed art and more!

Check out the new My Digital Studio Downloads for this week HERE.

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals November 26 – December 2

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Nov. 26

Images (c) Stampin’ Up! 2013

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals starting today and running through Monday, December 2!

Put these on your order with some of the Holiday Sales!  And on Cyber Monday, December 2, (the Monday after Thanksgiving!) check the Holiday Sale page for new 24-hour specials!!!! Just announced today!! We can all be surprised together!

Stampin’ Up! Holiday Sale Starts Today

Stampin' Up! Holiday Sale

It’s time for online holiday shopping with Stampin’ Up! You can get incredible discounts-up to 50 percent-on some of your favorite products! This is the perfect time to stock up on some of your favorite items or for a new stamper to give Stampin’ Up! a try.

The Holiday Sale begins with some 24-hour-only DOORBUSTERS today only!!

The 24-hour sales period on these three products ends at 11:50 PM (MT), November 20.

All the other products are on sale from November 20 – December 2. Check out the full list HERE.

  • Hostesses who have earned a 50%-off item may not apply that discount to an already-discounted product.
  • There’s no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion. Sale on!
  • For product bundles, you need to use the bundle item numbers provided. If you use individual item numbers, you won’t get the discount-bummer.
  • You can buy additional products from any of our current catalogs on the same order.

Time to SHOP here at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store or if you prefer, you can contact me to put in your order for you!

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

New Tuesday Weekly Deals from Stampin Up!

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals Nov. 19

It’s Tuesday so here are the new Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Take advantage of the sale on these items to save yourself a little money to spend on more stamping supplies! If you are a ribbon freak, the Chevron ribbons are lovely.

But don’t order anything today!!  The Stampin’ Up! Online Holiday Sale (formerly known as the Online Extravaganza) will begin tomorrow, November 20 and run through December 2. It will start with a 24-hour Doorbuster Sale so be sure to check it out TOMORROW!

Today is the last day for the Tag It Bundles:  Holiday Tag It Decorative Box Bundle and the Holiday Tag It Extra-Large Box Bundle.

And keep in mind the gorgeous Festive Flurry Ornament Kit!  You’ve GOT to have one of these kits for your holiday packaging or for hanging on your Christmas tree or other home decor.  All you need is a hot glue gun!

Visit my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for all these wonderful Stampin’ Up! products!

PS:  If you’re not on my Mailing List, subscribe NOW in order to receive my special 12 Weeks of Christmas email with a new holiday project idea coming out every Wednesday.  Tomorrow we will be on Week 8! I can’t believe it!!

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the Week of Nov. 12

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals Nov. 12

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Here are the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the week beginning November 12 through November 18:

1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon

Extra-Large Gift Box

Gift Bow Bigz L Die

Mini Muslin Bags

Orchard Harvest Swatchbook Template

Pumpkin Pie Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit

Real Red Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit

Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper

I’m happy to help you with your order if you email me or use my Stampin’ Up! Online Store at your convenience!  Let me know if you have any questions!

***Also, remember that the Holiday Tag It Bundles are only available through November 19!

Holiday Tag It Bundles

Stampin’ Up! Copyright 2013

New Deals from Stampin’ Up!

Here’s a new list of Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! good today through next Monday!

Wk Deal Nov 5(1)

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Adorning Accents Textured Embossing Folder Item # 125601
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$10.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$8.21 CANAutumn Accents Die Item # 127812
Regular Price: $21.95 US/$26.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $16.46 US/$20.21 CAN

Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain Ribbon
Item # 132135

Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.37 CAN

Wk Deal Nov 5(2)

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Cupcake Punch Item # 121807
Regular Price: $16.95 US/$22.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $12.71 US/$17.21 CAN

Day in the Life Kit MDS Download 
Item # 128876
Regular Price: $14.95 US/$16.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $8.97 US/$9.90 CANDress Form Pop N Cuts Item # 130100

Regular Price: $21.95 US/ $26.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $16.46 US/$20.21 CAN

Weekly Deal Nov. 5

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Simply Created Goody Gear Pumpkin Pie
Item # 132792

Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$5.21 CANRhinestones Large Item # 129324
Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$4.87 CAN

Just visit my Online Store HERE or use the links above to order any of these great supplies that you NEED!  Especially when they are on sale!  One week Only!

New Stampin’ Up! Catalog Day is Here!

The NEW STAMPIN’ UP! ANNUAL CATALOG BEGINS TODAY AT NOON MT!!

Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog 2013-14

View the Catalog online (Flash)

View the Catalog PDF

View the Stampin’ Supplies

This is the day we’ve all been looking forward to!  Stampin’ Up! will be transitioning the website over to the new catalog until noon MT today You can also order any retiring items, as well as from the Spring Catalog, while supplies last!  People are calling it the “trifecta of ordering” because you can order from all three catalogs at once…the old, the new, and the Spring Catalog!  Have patience because there will be a LOT of people ordering and sometimes there are glitches when everything is new!

Stampin’ Up! New Catalog goes live at:

  • 11:00 am Pacific Time
  • Noon Mountain Time (Stampin’ Up! Home Office Time)
  • 1:00 pm Central Time
  • 2:00 pm Eastern TIme

I always like the see the time written in my own time zone so I don’t have to keep figuring it out!

And that’s not all!!!!

Grab-Your-Greetings sale

Three greeting stamp sets are on sale for 25% off starting today and going through June 30!  We always need another greeting set!  This is an easy add-on to your order!

Grab Your Greetings Chart

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The Bracket Stamp personalized name stamp with 5 lines (item 131138) will not be available in time for the May 31 catalog launch, but we anticipate that it will be available soon. However, the other versions of Bracket Stamp, with 1-4 lines, will be available to order once the catalog is live.

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Remember……Ordering begins today at Noon MT (Stampin’ Up! Time!)

Current Catalog          NEW CATALOG           Spring Catalog

The Spring Catalog will END tonight at 11:50 pm MT!!!!!!!!!!!

Just go to my Online Store after Noon MT today and you can start placing your order!  If you have any questions, please contact me at Karen@KarenStamps.com or call at 713-981-7662.

If you plan to shop for your Stampin’ Up! supplies with me and want a brand new catalog to hold in your hands (even though it is online!) please email me or call with your contact information and phone number.