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How to Make a Halloween Small Hexagon Box

You may be surprised to know that this Halloween Small Hexagon Box is actually very simple to make! I saw a lot of these boxes being made and found some directions to try!

The base of the hexagon box is made with Basic Black cardstock. The lid is made with a piece of Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper. The top circles are punched with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, and the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. The greeting on the lid is from the Spooky Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set. And the cute little bat I found on my table already cut out with the Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies. Of course the Halloween monster on the side of the box is from the popular Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set.

Here’s a funny story! After I stamped and colored in the little Halloween guy, I went to my Big Shot to cut him out. I happened to have several different framelit packages out on the table already but couldn’t find these Cookie Cutter framelits. I looked through the box where I keep them, no luck. I looked on my kitchen table where I stamp and on the desk, couldn’t find them. Looked by the Big Shot again, no sign of the framelits to cut out this Cookie Cutter Halloween guy! So frustrating! I finally decided there was nothing hard about cutting this guy out with my Paper Snips, it would take less time than tearing the house apart looking for the framelits! I was pretty sure I’d bought the framelits to match this stamp set and the Christmas one! But maybe I hadn’t! When I sat down to write this blog post I decided to look up these framelits to try and jog my memory about whether or not I’d bought them! WELL……..crazy me!!!! There are not matching framelits!! There is the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch!!! I don’t know why I wasn’t thinking of that punch except that we have so many framelit dies now!

So for some directions for the box! Start with a piece of paper for the base (box) that is 7″ x 3 3/4″. Put the paper lengthwise in the Simply Scored board and score at 1 1/4″ on just one side. Turn the paper sideways and score at 1 1/8″, 2 1/4″, 3 3/8″, 4 1/2″, 5 5/8″ and 6 3/4″. Now looking at the paper the same way (landscape) cut on all the short score lines from the bottom up to the one sideways score line. The very shortest little tab on the right, cut off. Crease all the score lines. Put adhesive on the very narrow tab above the one that was just cut off and adhere that tab to the other side of the paper to form the hexagon box. All the short tabs are going to be the bottom of the box. Turn the box upside down so that the short tabs are at the top for you to adhere, but place something inside the box, like a stack of washi tape inside, to help hold ,the shape of the box. I adhered opposite tabs to each other making sure they were straight to each other to form the hexagon shape of the box.

The lid goes pretty much the same way! Start with the paper 7 1/4″ x 2″. Turning the paper lengthwise, score at 1 1/4″ on one side. Turn the paper sideways and score at 1 1/8″, 2 1/4″, 3 1/2″, 4 5/8″, 5 3/4″ and 7″. Crease all the score lines. Turn the paper sideways like you did the box piece except instead of cutting the short score lines, this time you are going to cut on the longer score lines down to that one lengthwise score line. Cut off the very narrow long tab above the score line plus all the other long score lines. Adhere the narrow short tab to the other side to form the lid. Place the lid onto the box so that you can adhere the flaps in the same manner as you did for the box. If you make the lid while on the box you can be assured it will fit properly.

For a little extra strength, punch a piece of cardstock with the 1 3/4″ inch Circle Punch to adhere to the bottom of the box and then decorate the top of the lid and the rest of the box however you like.

For a link to the blog and tutorial where I found the directions, click here.

Try making your own small hexagon box and see how easy it is! Make them for any occasion for small gifts or treats for a holiday or party favor! Endless opportunities!

If you need any supplies, check out the Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

Sign Up for Stamping with Karen “12 Weeks of Christmas” Holiday Card and Project Ideas

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Christmas Is Coming!

Do you need ideas for handmade Christmas cards, gifts, wrapping and tags?

If you do, then join my Stamping With Karen mailing list today to receive my special holiday newsletter every week up until Christmas! Sign up in the red Mailing List box in the upper right!

I’m excited to announce that I will begin sending out my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas holiday emails one week from today on Wednesday, October 5, 2016! Every week you are going to receive via email a holiday project idea complete with instructions and list of supplies. We will start with Christmas cards, then some gift ideas, and finally wrapping ideas, bags and tags.

The 12 Weeks of Christmas emails are a gift from me to my newsletter subscribers! I appreciate your loyalty and interest and hope that you enjoy these extra holiday ideas! These projects will not be seen on my blog, Facebook page or anywhere else, just in this special email. By the end of twelve weeks, you will have twelve wonderful holiday projects that you can complete or be inspired by!

If you would like to receive these 12 Weeks of Christmas holiday emails, you must be subscribed to my mailing list by October 5th at 1:00 pm Central time or you will not receive these great projects!

Sign up in the red Mailing List Box in the upper right side column of my blog! You will also get a free gift just for signing up!

*If you already receive my regular newsletters, then you are already on my list and will be getting the 12 Weeks of Christmas emails. You do not need to do anything!

The 12 Weeks of Christmas emails always get a positive response, so I hope you will join us at Stamping With Karen for this gift I love to send to my newsletter subscribers!

Fun Gift Wrap with the Stampin’ Up! White Gift Boxes

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Something you might overlook in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog are the White Gift Boxes that can be decorated in so many different ways for Christmas and any occasion! These boxes are 3″ on each side, so a decent size for a gift or treats – not too big and not too little. Leave them plain and just tie on a ribbon and a tag or decorate fully however you like. An added bonus is that they come with acetate sleeves that you can slip over the box. It just doubles the decorative possibilities! The boxes themselves have a rather slick surface so it is best not to stamp directly on the box. If you really want that look, I would just stamp on Whisper White cardstock and then adhere that to the sides of the box.

To decorate my White Gift Box, I decided to cut squares from the 6″ x 6″ sheets of the Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack. On the top of the lid I adhered a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock and made sort of a double-ended banner strip to lay across the top. I glued down the top and the back but left the front flap unglued so the person can open the box! It stays down with the Kraft Rope Trim. This is a fun kind of “ribbon” to use on packaging and projects – not too heavy and easy enough to tie in a bow!

Here is what the White Gift Boxes look like out of the package!

You get 8 boxes for $8.00 and they are food safe. You know right well you will be scrambling for just the right size box for a gift during the holidays, so grab a couple packages of these and have them ready to go. Even if you don’t decorate them except for ribbon and a tag, they will look snazzy and high quality, especially with the acetate sleeve around them!

Since these boxes are food safe, maybe you would put in a stack of homebaked cookies or candy! You could also put the treat in a cello bag and then into the box. And the boxes aren’t just for Christmas, obviously. Special Halloween treats or a Thanksgiving mix or cookie would be great. Not to mention birthdays and any gift-giving occasion!

For the tag on my gift box, I just grabbed a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and put it in the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. I trimmed the Whisper White layer with a scrap piece from the Warmth & Cheer paper to match the box. The greeting is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink with a stamp from the Tin of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set.

Find these White Gift Boxes, paper, ribbon, adhesives, tag punch, stamps – everything you need for gifting – in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE! If you need help with your order, just contact me. I’m happy to put your order in for you if you prefer!

Do you need a copy of the spectacular Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog? Email me with your contact information if you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products at Karen@Karenstamps.com. I have some extra catalogs in stock!

Shop the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack for Gift Wrap Supplies

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If your weather is like ours is in Houston, it is so stinkin’ hot and humid outside that it is best to just stay inside in the air-conditioning and shop the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack! What is more fun than Stampin’ Up! products up to 60% off?! Some have already sold out, but there is still plenty left to have fun with!

Know someone who gives lots of gifts? Or do you? Pick up every ribbon on the Clearance Rack and give that as a gift! Packaged nicely, of course!

Blackberry Bliss 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon
$2.80

Hello Honey 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon
$2.80

Tangelo Twist 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon
$2.80

Calypso Coral 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$2.80

Pink Pirouette 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$2.80

Whisper White 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$2.80

Wild Wasabi 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$2.80

Wisteria Wonder 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$2.80

Cucumber Crush 1″ Dotted Lace Trim
$3.00

Delightful Dijon 1″ Dotted Lace Trim
$3.00

Mint Macaron 1″ Dotted Lace Trim
$3.00

Tip Top Taupe 1″ Dotted Lace Trim
$3.00

Watermelon Wonder 1″ Dotted Lace Trim
$3.00

Early Espresso 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon
$2.40

Marina Mist 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon
$2.40

Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon
$2.40

Pool Party 3/8″ (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon
$2.20

Smoky Slate 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon
$2.80

Venetian Crochet Trim
$2.80

Very Vanilla 1-1/4″ (3.2 Cm) Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon
$2.40

Very Vanilla 5/8″ Satin Ribbon
$2.80

Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon
$2.80

Every ribbon for $3.00 or less on the Clearance Rack! And the Very Vanilla Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon is one of my favorites!!

Also add these items to help in gift-wrapping or gift-giving!

2015-2017 In Color Blossom Accents
$3.20

Cherry On Top Cotton Paper Assortment
$2.80

Clothespins
$2.20

Gift Bow Bigz L Die
$19.80

Gold Basic Metal Buttons
$3.20

Gusseted Cellophane Bags
$2.48

Honeycomb Embellishments
$3.00

Ornate Tag Topper Punch
$13.80

Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Project Life Accessory Pack
$3.90

Sketched Dots Tag A Bag Gift Bags
$2.20

Smoky Slate Thick Baker’s Twine
$2.10

Stampin’ Glue Sticks
$2.80

Tag A Bag Accessory Pack
$3.20

Takeout Boxes
$2.40

Very Vintage Designer Buttons
$2.40

Winter Wonderland Embellishments
$2.80

Good old Stampin’ Up! Glue Sticks!!! I always particularly liked these if I was wrapping designer paper around a can or tin or box. They have a square shape so good for getting into the corners! Pick up some for your kids to have for school projects!

If you live somewhere that isn’t going to be 95 degrees today with enough humidity to make you sweat like a pig just walking outside to get the newspaper, then count yourself very lucky! And check out the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack before things you wanted are gone!

Candy Cane Lane Handmade Christmas Gift Box

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If you think this Christmas gift box is cute that I made with the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper, you will be happy to know you can easily make handmade gift boxes also!

Today I watched a Stampin’ Up! video with Donna Griffith who shows us how to make a square box like this out of a sheet of designer paper for the lid and cardstock for the box itself. She also demonstrates how to make a rectangular box and explains her formula for making any custom size box. It is really a great video and plenty of extra tips, like how to use Fast Fuse Adhesive!

I’ve made boxes from templates before, but somehow watching this video made it look very easy even without a template! The box I made in the photo above uses a 12″ x 12″ sheet of Real Red cardstock, which you can purchase in the Holiday Catalog if you want a whole package of red! You probably will want it to use with the darling Candy Cane Lane Designer Paper.

I tied the box with the Real Red 3/4″ Stitched Edge Ribbon. This ribbon will be a beautiful embellishment on any packages or projects!

Watch this video and tell me that you do not want to rush right over to your crafting table and make a box after watching Donna!

If you need the beautiful Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Paper that Donna used or the Candy Cane Lane DSP that I used, or any other Stampin’ Up! supplies, please visit my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE! I’m also happy to put in your order, too! And while you’re at it, be sure to check the Special Offers and the Clearance Rack.

Need a Stampin’ Up! Catalog and/or Holiday Catalog? Just email me with your contact information at Karen@KarenStamps.com.

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Halloween Night Candy Bars

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The other day I posted the first candy bar I made, but it was so fun I had to make some more Halloween Night Candy Bars with the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set plus Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Depending on the kind and size of candy bar you use, just wrap designer paper, or even card stock around the candy bar and secure with strong adhesive like Tear & Tape. Stamp the Cookie Cutter characters, color in and punch out. Add a few other stamps for embellishments or whatever else you come up with! So fun and easy!

Are You On My Mailing List?

This week my September newsletter will come out with several stamping projects and all the latest Stampin’ Up! news! PLUS it won’t be long until I begin my 12 Weeks of Christmas email with a new idea and full directions each week for cards, bags and tags, and gifts. This is a special gift for my newsletter subscribers so be sure you are one of them! Sign up in the box in the upper right of my blog!

Last Day for Stampin’ Up! Special Offers!

Just like the old Weekly Deals, here are the current Special Offers which have been out since last Tuesday and will end tonight. Tomorrow there will be new ones and one more week of special offers the following week. Add them to your order! If you like the Enamel Shapes or haven’t tried them yet, this is your chance to get them at a 25% discount – or a punch, ribbon or embossing folder!

Shop Stampin’ Up! Online even on Labor Day! The Online Store is OPEN!

Paper Pumpkin Buy One Get One Free (BOGO)!

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What is Paper Pumpkin anyway? Paper Pumpkin is a surprise papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up! in a cute red box, wrapped up delightfully inside.

When the red box shows up in your mailbox around the middle of the month, you get all excited, open it, and find all the supplies you need inside to make the mystery project! There is a stampin’ spot (mini ink pad), an exclusive set of photopolymer stamps, and all the materials die cut and ready to go, usually adhesive like glue dots or dimensionals, plus directions of course and a link to a video of how to make the project!

Then when you have some free time for yourself, or your child comes home from school to make a craft with you, or your grandchild comes over and wants to make something, or your sister, grandmother, mother, neighbor loves to make things but doesn’t know how, you sit down and assemble your kit! As you can see, it might be cards, it might be a calendar, a mini album, a home decoration, gift bags, treat bags, you name it! Follow the directions or do your own thing! The box is yours! Just play and enjoy yourself!

Try out Paper Pumpkin now with the BOGO offer! Just click HERE to join and use promo code BOGO.

Offer Dates: August 11–October 10, 2016

Use promo code “BOGO” at PaperPumpkin.com. Pay the regular price of $19.95 and get your second month for FREE!

If you subscribe with the promo code between now and September 10, you will pay full price for the September kit and get the October kit FREE. If you subscribe between September 11 and October 10, your first kit will be the October kit and you will get the November kit FREE.

The Fine Print:
IMPORTANT: Offer invalid if subscription is suspended or cancelled during the first two months. In other words, subscribers cannot cancel or suspend their subscription during their first two months—if they do, the offer is void. You can’t put your subscription on hold or cancel until after the first two full months.
After the first two months, the subscription will continue for $19.95 + tax per month (shipping included) unless cancelled or suspended. Ends October 10, 2016.
This offer is open to first-time subscribers only.
Not valid on prepaid subscriptions.
Ends October 10, 2016 (the last day to subscribe and get the October kit).

Except for the first two months of signing up for this offer (because you are buying one kit and getting one free) you can always cancel Paper Pumpkin if it doesn’t live up to your expectations or “pause” your subscription if you get too busy or are on vacation that month or whatever. No risk involved with Paper Pumpkin!

What is better than a cute red box showing up in your mailbox once a month with a surprise inside?!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY! (receive the September kit and October kit FREE)

(Or wait until October 10 to receive the October and November kits). Your choice!

Here are some photos of past kits this year!

For more information or to join to Paper Pumpkin and start getting your Paper Pumpkin Kit in the mail from Stampin’ Up!, click HERE.

Cookie Cutter Halloween Candy Bar

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When we think of Halloween we think of candy, so why not decorate a chocolate bar for Halloween like this Cookie Cutter Halloween Candy Bar?! It’s so fun to make stamping projects for Halloween!

First I just wrapped the chocolate bar (with almonds!) in a piece of the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper. The size depends on your candy bar, just overlap it a bit in the back and make sure it’s a fairly tight fit. I just used a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive. The mummy is stamped from Cookie Cutter Halloween and colored lightly with a little Sahara Sand ink and my Aqua Painter. The little ghost I had already cut out with the Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies. The greeting is stamped from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Such a fun and easy treat or favor to make just for fun or for a party! Check your pantry or grocery store and see what you come up with!

Shop the Holiday Catalog now at Stampin’ Up! Online!

The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog Is Ready For You!

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Today is the day! It’s September 1st (can you believe it?!) and the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is LIVE!

SHOP THE HOLIDAY CATALOG HERE!

VIEW THE HOLIDAY CATALOG HERE!

AND Special Offers September 1-7! (Kind of like the old Weekly Deals!) Add these to your order!

Metallic Enamel Shapes
$5.25

Subtles Enamel Shapes
$6.75

Brights Enamel Shapes
$6.75

Regals Enamel Dots
$6.75

Blossom Builder Punch
$13.50

Festive Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$6.38

Tip Top Taupe 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon
$6.00

New offers Sept. 8 and Sept. 15 also. Don’t know what they are yet, though! You will love the Enamel Shapes! Think about the Metallic Enamel Shapes, the star shapes, for the tops of Christmas trees!

Go check out the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog now! Let me know what you think! If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator you are working with currently, contact me and I would be happy to mail you a catalog!

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Home Sweet Home Halloween House

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It’s so fun to play with the Sweet Home Stamp Set and the Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies to make all kinds of little houses for holiday home decor, party favors, treat holders or gift box like my Home Sweet Home Halloween House. You can make these as simple or as involved as you like. Cut two pieces with the dies to make a house, then stamp or add additional die cuts, like for windows perhaps, and then glue it all together! The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog gives you photos of three types of houses – Halloween, Christmas, and a regular house. There are plenty of stamps and dies to embellish your houses for whatever occasion you like!

Purchase the Sweet Home Stamp Set and Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies in a Bundle and save 10%! #143516

For my Halloween house, I stamped the lines to look like the wood siding and die cut all the rest of the pieces. I put a gray ghost up in the top window! For the windows I just cut the black frames and cut pieces of Daffodil Delight yellow for the “light” behind them, sponged with a little Pumpkin Pie to look spooky for Halloween. I also sponged the house with Crumb Cake ink to look spooky. The roof shingles are all die cut, plus I sponged those with Craft White ink. The little doorknob is one of the new self-adhesive Brights Enamel Shapes.

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes LIVE in just a few days, on September 1st! You will be overwhelmed with fantastic choices for all the holidays coming up! If you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products and would like a catalog, just email me with your contact information and I would be happy to send you a complimentary catalog.

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And don’t forget to order your Thoughtful Branches Bundle by August 31! This stamp set and dies has been extremely popular and you can make beautiful cards for all seasons with this set! You can even make a pumpkin out of the flower/tree top in orange!

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Candy Cane Christmas Tiny Treat Box

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Sometimes the best gifts come in tiny boxes, just like this Candy Cane Christmas Tiny Treat Box. There is nothing simpler than this way of packaging a small gift or treat! The Clear Tiny Treat Boxes are food safe and acid free and only 2″ x 2″ x 2″ in size! You get 16 treat boxes in a package!

There are limitless ways to decorate and use these little boxes! You will have fun seeing what cute ways you can use these boxes. For this one, I assembled the flat-folded box, added the candy treats inside, and tied with the new Real Red 3/4″ Stitched Edge Ribbon (available September 1st in the new Holiday Catalog!). For the little gingerbread house on the front, I found that the smaller ones printed on the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper on one of the sheets fit perfectly after I cut it out with my Paper Snips scissors. That’s all there was to it! Instead of candy, you could put a very small gift inside tucked inside some shredded paper or wrapped in some tissue paper. Instead of being able to see inside so easily, you could wrap designer paper around the outside like a wide belly band. Use these boxes for any occasions! They are great to have on hand!

Remember, the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes live September 1st! You will LOVE it!

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Cookie Cutter Scarecrow Mini Treat Bag for Halloween

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Here’s something fun to make with the Cookie Cutter scarecrow on a Mini Treat Bag all ready for Halloween! The Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set is coming soon (September 1st!) in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and coordinates with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch (and there is a Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set too that you won’t want to miss!).

I had already stamped and punched out the scarecrow another day and he was right there on my table so I colored him in with Stampin’ Write Markers and mounted him on a layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and Basic Black.

You already know how much I love the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies! When I got the idea to make a treat bag, I grabbed a piece of the new Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper toward the back of the Holiday Catalog. I think the little pumpkin pattern looks so cute with the scarecrow! I decided to fold over the top of the treat bag and tie closed with the Halloween Night Baker’s Twine.

Don’t forget to put the candy or treat in the bag before you tie it shut! You could also make it like a little envelope with a greeting or gift card inside. So many uses for the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies!

Holiday Catalogs are starting to arrive in mailboxes so be sure to watch for yours if you have been a regular customer of mine! Sometimes they get lost along the way, so let me know if yours doesn’t arrive by September 1st. If you are new and would like a catalog, just let me know and I can send one to you.

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For Your Viewing Pleasure: Holiday Catalog Videos by Stampin’ Up!

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What could be more fun that watching videos using some of the new products in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog?! Usually these are saved until after the catalog goes live, but this year Stampin’ Up! has released them early for all of you!

This new Holiday Catalog is so full of new products that 10 videos don’t even cover everything! But you will get a good idea while you wait for your catalog to arrive! One of my customers told me she received her catalog today so they must be on their way!

Once you watch the video above, the next one will appear. But if you want to see the page where all the videos are or choose which ones you want to watch, just click HERE.

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes live on September 1, 2016. Amazingly, August is half over so September is not far behind! It won’t be long!

If you are new to me and aren’t working with a Demonstrator currently, just email me with your contact information and I would be happy to mail you a catalog when they come out. Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com. You will love this catalog!! It will be online Sept. 1st as well.

If you can’t wait until September 1st to order, you may want to become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator yourself! We Demonstrators have been able to do a pre-order and you could too! It only takes minutes to sign up! Join the Stampin’ Up! family! Let me know if you have any questions I can answer for you!

Enjoy the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog videos!!

Time to Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin

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Paper Pumpkin Box

Paper Pumpkin is the Stampin’ Up! papercrafting kit that comes to you in the mail once a month! It is so fun to check your mailbox and find that red box in there with crafting fun just for you!

The box contains an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, an ink spot (a 1″ square little ink pad!) and all the materials you need for the project, already cut and ready to go. Your first kit includes a clear block on which to mount the stamps. You of course get instructions and even a video you can watch from Stampin’ Up! Make the kit as designed or do your own thing with the contents.

You can subscribe month by month for $19.95 a month, which includes shipping.

Click HERE for more information and to sign up!

Add a prepaid subscription to your Stampin’ Up! order, especially if you are trying to reach Hostess Rewards! Click HERE to see the choices of subscriptions.

Paper Pumpkin is almost always a surprise and not always cards. There have been many different kinds of projects in the boxes. BUT every now and then, Stampin’ Up! offers a sneak peek. You can see the sneak peek of the stamp set and find out what kind of project is in the August kit if you click this link HERE, or just wait and be surprised when your kit arrives!

To get the August kit in the mail, subscribe by August 10th. Your kit will ship out soon after and you will receive it about mid-month. No risk, no obligation. Try it for a few months and if it is not for you, just go in your account and cancel or even just contact me and I will have Stampin’ Up! cancel for you. Or if you are busy and want to skip a month, just “Pause” your subscription! It’s as easy as that!

Here are videos for the May, June and July Paper Pumpkin kits for you to get an idea of what they are like! After you watch, just click the link below the videos to get your subscription started. As a bonus, subscribers are able to order any past kits or refills that are still available if you missed something you really liked.

GIVE YOURSELF A TREAT! JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN! YOU DESERVE IT!

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Learn to Make These Cute Popcorn Boxes!

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If you don’t want to get coerced to buy these Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies, then don’t watch this Stampin’ Up! video with Donna Griffith from the Home Office! I was NOT interested in these (well, I’m “interested” in every single product Stampin’ Up! sells, but being as I can’t have it all, I have to limit myself!), but then I watched this video and these Popcorn Boxes sure look cute!!!

Just think how cute these would be as party favors, teacher gifts, Christmas gifts, neighbor gifts, treat holders, even popcorn boxes!! Just think of how you could decorate them for Halloween parties!! Or something in red, white and blue for July 4th! Yep, they just might have to go on my next order!!

Images (c) Stampin’ Up! 2016