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Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration! LAST DAY TODAY, MARCH 31st!!!

Don't miss out on Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration! Spend $50 and earn one FREE product from the beautiful Sale-A-Bration Catalog! Place your order today before 11:50 pm Mountain Time (Stampin' Up! time)! That's the end of it! My, how the time flew by from Jan. 24th when Sale-a-Bration began until now! If your order is $150 or more, please contact me (do not put it in online yourself) because I can get you the extra Hostess goodie with an order of that size.

Hostesses were entitled to a free tote bag, but since they were running low, Stampin' Up! added some items to choose from. See the choices above or click HERE.

Here is a card I copied from Shelli Gardner, Founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, on her blog. I love the Elegant Bird Die #125593, but I especially LOVE the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper #126154 in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. I'm sure lots of us wish they would carry that over into the new catalog! But Sale-A-Bration items are only available during Sale-A-Bration.

Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini), Tiny Tags

Ink: Crumb Cake Classic Ink

Paper: Pool Party Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Elegant Bird Die, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (SAB), Brights Designer Buttons (SAB), Linen Thread, Sponge, Adhesives, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Crumple the paper for the wings to get the textured effect.

Place your Sale-A-Bration order HERE today!!

(Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com)

Last Week for Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration: Petite Purse

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Something old and something new! This is the last week for Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion, Sale-A-Bration, and I have used a piece of the Sale-A-Bration "Everyday Enchantment" Designer Series Paper #126154 on this NEW Petite Purse Die for the Big Shot, coming April 1st!

It's a cute little purse, perfect for parties and favors…and just a fun thing to make! Then embellish like crazy or leave it fairly plain….your choice! Besides adding a bit of designer paper on the top of the purse flap, I took some Poppy Parade card stock and punched a strip with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch #119275. I cut the punched strip in half lengthwise so I could just use the scalloped edge, snipped it a little to get it to bend around the curve and glued under the purse flap. Then I added a little Twitterpated Designer Button #125579 from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The purse handle comes with the die or you could make your own with some ribbon or another punch or something.

You'll have to wait until April for the Petite Purse Die but DON'T wait for Sale-A-Bration because that ends Saturday, March 31st. Spend $50 in merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs and earn a free product of your choice from the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Catalog! For every $50 you spend, you earn a free product, so there is no limit! If nothing else, you might as well stock up on paper or adhesives or whatever basic supplies you use a lot so that you benefit by getting FREE merchandise. You can add My Digital Studio downloads to your order as well, if you want (as long as you are ordering online).

Don't miss Sale-A-Bration! It is the biggest promotional event of the year for Stampin' Up! Get your order in by March 31st. Order at my Online Store HERE or contact me with your order!

Happy Leap Day Birthday!

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Every Leap Year it's an amazing thing to know of people who were born on February 29 and therefore only have a Leap Birthday every four years! I saw a lady on TV who said she was 11 years old, when on any other day she would be 44! So for those people with a birthday on Leap Day, February 29, this birthday cake is for you!

I started with one of those little LED candles, that just has a switch on the bottom to turn on the candle. I got the idea to make a tiered cake by using one of my many empty containers that once held Stampin' Up! brads or buttons or whatever little accessories.

You can cover these with paper and then decorate to the hilt with punched paper flowers and leaves and lots of BLING! Our Stampin' Up! Jewels make it so much fun to add Basic Pearls #119247 and Basic Rhinestones #119246!

To complete the look, place the papercrafted birthday cake on the new Stampin' Up! Paper Doily, cut with the Paper Doily Sizzlits Die.

Even if this isn't your Leap Birthday, it IS your Leap Day, an extra day in the year, so enjoy yourself and do something fun…..like I just did making this cute cake!

Stampin’ Up! Build-A-Bear Cards at Leadership

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Let's not forget about the fun Build-A-Bear products Stampin' Up! offers! My kids aren't little any more, although when the Build-A-Bear store opened in Houston at the Galleria they were just young enough I guess that we were able to experience the Build-A-Bear fun with each of them making a bear.

At Stampin' Up! Leadership last month there was a nice display of Build-A-Bears in various costumes on cards….really great creativity! I'm sure you will enjoy seeing these photos!

Check out the great Build-A-Bear Workshop Suite of products in my Stampin' Up! Online Store HERE. I know you can have lots of fun with Build-A-Bear, whether you have little children or not!

Use Stampin’ Up! Fabric in Many Ways!

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Here are a few more examples of how to use your Stampin' Up! fabric! These photos were taken at the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference where we saw samples of so many creative ideas!

Decorate your pillows with Stampin' Up! fabric!

Make a flower with the Dresden Designs Die.

A cute cozy or decoration for your coffe cup!

You can even decorate your digital printed photo albums with Stampin' Up! fabric!

Just tie some fabric around an album cover!

If you are ready to order some of the beautiful Stampin' Up! fabric for your projects, you can order anytime from my Online Store HERE.

Beautiful Stampin’ Up! Fabric Projects

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At the Leadership Conference in San Antonio last month there were some beautiful Stampin' Up! fabric projects on display. Stampin' Up! doesn't JUST do stamps, ink, and paper right! They do fabric, too!

Dresden Designs Die #125597 and Twitterpated Designer Fabric #125412

Dresden Die and Twitterpated Fabric Pillows

Using the Pleated Satin Ribbon on a quilted pillow

Love these little Twitterpated Designer Buttons #125579

Using the Elegant Bird Bigz Die on a quilted wall hanging

Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon for fringe on pillow

Use the Dresden Designs Die for the Big Shot with fabric or with paper!

Valentine Petal Cone Die Candy Holder Gift

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The Petal Cone Die #121810 can make a beautiful Valentine gift, holding candy or whatever treat you want to put in it. I felt like a school girl decorating this one for Valentine's Day! I just kept sticking on more stuff and hoping I would know when to stop! Isn't that what you remember when you were little and decorating a valentine shoebox for school or making your own valentines? We had our scissors, probably that school paste stuff, construction paper, doilies, and maybe some stickers or those little stars that teachers would put on your paper. Aren't those some of the best memories, making our own cards and gifts for our parents and family?!

I hope you will take some time to have some old-fashioned Valentine fun! Make a Valentine or gift for someone.

Fashionable Hearts Valentine Card

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I noticed I had a few stacks of die cut hearts from the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die #125596 in the Occasions Mini just sitting on my table….

so of course I thought "I should make something with those!"

So here's a simple card you could make for Valentine's Day or really any occasion! This is a 4 1/4"x 4 1/4" card and I just glued on some of the smallest and next size up hearts on to the card. At the end I had to use a little bling by putting on some basic Rhinestones. This would even be cute as a very small 3"x 3" gift card or note card. So here is one!

Isn't that fun??! You could do the same with a heart punch….but what a versatile idea!

Check my Online Store and place your order so you, too, can make hearts!

Sale-A-Bration Swap Cards from Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2012

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It’s supposed to be a dark and stormy day here in Houston, thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches are already out, but I think these bright and happy swap cards that I got at Leadership last week using Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and the beautiful Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper really can lift your spirits! With a $50 order of Stampin’ Up! products, you could choose any of these stamp sets or paper….or other Sale-A-Bration items!

This is a swap card from Karen Hambright. I LOVE this Everyday Enchantment Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

This is a swap card from Charlene Monroe using the Fresh Vintage stamp set, some of the Everyday Enchantment Paper, and a cute little bow from ribbon in the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack. You’ve GOT to get that assortment with the adorable brads!

Here’s another pretty swap card using the Fresh Vintage stamp set but she used markers to color on the stamp. She was also busy with the Big Shot and the new Labels Framelits Dies #125598 as well as the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder. This card was made by Jackie Walker.

This swap card was made by Sheila van Uitert and is stamped with the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set and then embossed with the Big Shot and the Lattice Embossing Folder. This gives it such an interesting texture!

This card uses two Sale-a-Bration stamp sets…..Sprinkled Expressions and the very cute Outlined Occasions stamp set. This swap card was given to me by Anne Matasei.

If you’re ready to shop and choose your free Sale-A-Bration products, just go to my Online Store HERE and place your order….be sure to order your Sale-A-Bration items at the end! If you prefer, email me with your order and I’ll take care of it.

Tangerine Tango Snow Swirled Christmas Card

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Why would I make a Christmas card using Stampin' Up! Tangerine Tango card stock?? It's because Tangerine Tango is quite an important and newsworthy color! Pantone has chosen Tangerine Tango as its top color for 2012 for fashion, beauty and home! And Stampin' Up! already has it! Pantone Color Institute creates color standards that we all use everyday.

So I wondered, in light of this news, if I could create a Christmas card using the unlikely color of Tangerine Tango. This is what I came up with using the beautiful Snow Swirled tree and the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder for the Big Shot.

Maybe we'll be seeing a lot of Tangerine Tango in the New Year!

Did you know you can sort by color when you go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store? In the left column at my store, just click "Shop By Color", then choose the color group and then the specific color if you want.

Don't forget to check the Clearance Rack Blitz going on now until Jan. 5!!

Season of Joy Christmas Tree Gift Bag for the Holidays!

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Using this tree from Season of Joy #110384 and the Top Note Die to decorate a gift bag for Christmas is one of the quickest projects I have ever done. Use those shopping bags you accumulate from stores and decorate with your own creative touch! Fancy gift bag for free!

Ink tree from Season of Joy in Old Olive. Wipe off star at top and use Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker to color in. "Huff" on stamp to remoisten and stamp on Whisper White Top Note die cut. Stamp greeting in Cherry Cobbler ink.

Cut along scored border to trim die cut and layer on Cherry Cobbler Top Note Die cut. This makes a border in the same shape!

Adhere a piece of Cherry Cobbler 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon across the bag using SNAIL in the center. Tie the sides with Linen Thread. Trim ends and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.

Adhere Christmas Tree piece over ribbon using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Add some Rhinestone Jewels to the tree if you like or to the star on top!

If you are still looking for Christmas ideas or ways to wrap those Christmas presents, try this gift bag idea with whatever stamps, ribbon, and embellishments you have on hand.

If you need some stamping supplies, you can always go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store 24/7 and choose whatever you need!

Petal Cone Die Santa….Cute, Cute, Cute!!!!

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Is this Petal Cone Die Santa not the cutest thing??!!!! There are many versions online and I copied one of them. We made this in our stamp camp this past weekend and I think everyone loved it. Just imagine having one at each place setting at your holiday dinner either as a place card or filled with candy or treats as a Christmas party favor!

The box is made with the Petal Cone Die #121810 with Real Red card stock. His beard is another cut with the Petal Cone Die but I trimmed just one triangle section and then embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I cut it off about half way so that some of the red box would show for Santa's hat.

The moustache is from the Bird Builder Punch #117191 (the wings!) as are the green holly leaves with part of the stem cut off. Just punch some small circles for the berries and a larger one for Santa's nose.

The Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 hat fur is a little tricky. First punch a little bit out with the Scallop Oval Punch #119856 to get the bottom part, then punch with the Scallop Punch #119854 to get the top edge. Place it on Santa's head where it fits the best. His face is Blushing Bride card stock cut with the Large Oval Punch #119859. I chose to just color in his eyes with a black marker and add the little highlights with our Signo Gel Pen #105021.

The little pom pom on top of his hat is punched from the Boho Blossoms Punch #119858.

Once you sit down to make this Petal Cone Die Santa, you will see that he is very easy and fun. You can change up a lot of the design to make it your own or substitute for what supplies you don't have.

If you need any of these supplies, just contact me or visit my Online Store for all your Stampin' Up! supplies! Still time to get them before Christmas!

Have fun!!!

Punch Art Snowman Christmas Card

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This punch art snowman Christmas card is inspired from one in an old papercrafting magazine. No directions were given but I thought it would be easy to duplicate with our Stampin' Up! punches.

Punches: Extra-Large Oval Punch #119859: Snowman face and hat (cut in half); 1 3/4" Circle Punch #119850: Snowman body; Small Oval Punch #120908: Snowman hands

The card base is Wisteria Wonder, the card layer is Marina Mist card stock. The hat and bow are Baja Breeze.
The little snowflake on top of his hat is from the Northern Frost die #120901 with a little rhinestone added to the center. The band on the hat is pretty much hand cut with lines drawn with the Wisteria Wonder Stampin' Write Marker.
The carrot nose is cut from a scrap.
You won't be able to guess how I made the bowtie I bet! It's the bottom half of the Butterfly Punch #119848 turned upside down!
The greeting is from Season of Joy #110384.
The snowflakes (from Serene Snowflakes #115438) in the background are stamped in White Craft Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.
The little whimsical lines are just drawn freehand on some of the pieces with a black Sharpie pen.

All so easy, and what a happy little card!

If you need any of these stamping supplies, I would be pleased if you would order them from my Stampin' Up! Online Store

A Petal Cone Die Snowman

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On someone's blog, I saw a Santa made out of the Petal Cone Die #121810, and it made me think that I could make a snowman the same way!

Just glue your two Petal Cone pieces together, close up the bottom and put the point at the top.
Punch out a large 1 3/4" Circle for the face, sponge a little Bashful Blue around the edges and make his face.
For the hat, just punch or cut a square, then use the Word Window Punch for the brim and put a little strip of red.
I fancied up his little lump of coal buttons with the Itty Bitty Shapes flower shape.
The arms are the Snowflake Punch, trimmed. I folded the ends and glued onto the sides of the snowman.

Really, you don't need directions! Just use your "snowman imagination" and go for it! Put some candies inside and make one as a Christmas party favor for everybody for your holiday table!

If you need more punches or other stamping supplies to make this Petal Cone Die Snowman, I would be happy to have you order them HERE! Thanks!

Become a Big Shot, Get a Big Shot!

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Yes, you will be a Big Shot if you become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator because that's how much Stampin' Up! values their demonstrators. I can tell you, but you will see for yourself when you become part of the Stampin' Up! family and participate in your own stamping, scrapbooking and/or digital papercrafting business with Stampin' Up! and especially when you attend any Stampin' Up! events, like Regionals or Convention.

You can become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator any day, but if you do it on or before Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 you will be able to order a Big Shot die-cutting machine…or…if you already own one….order $100 in free products…perhaps more dies and things to use with your Big Shot! This offer began in October but was extended until November 11th. So time is running out! Don't put it off! Give it a try! There is no obligation to do anything more….but you just might find that you LIKE being able to run your own business and have fun while you do it! After all, the holidays are coming up fast and this could provide a little extra cash for those holiday gifts!

I'm happy to talk with you about becoming and being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and we can set something up.

If you find you are ready, you can join online in minutes! After clicking on that link, click on the "Join Now" button on the left of that web page. Be sure you are seeing my name in the upper right corner. You can watch the video or sign up right away.

To see the Starter Kits available to you for only $175 (free shipping!), just click HERE. Click on the picture below to see the list of contents.

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Category Archives: Big Shot

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration! LAST DAY TODAY, MARCH 31st!!!

Last Week for Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration: Petite Purse

Happy Leap Day Birthday!

Stampin’ Up! Build-A-Bear Cards at Leadership

Use Stampin’ Up! Fabric in Many Ways!

Beautiful Stampin’ Up! Fabric Projects

Valentine Petal Cone Die Candy Holder Gift

Fashionable Hearts Valentine Card

Sale-A-Bration Swap Cards from Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2012

Tangerine Tango Snow Swirled Christmas Card

Season of Joy Christmas Tree Gift Bag for the Holidays!

Petal Cone Die Santa….Cute, Cute, Cute!!!!

Punch Art Snowman Christmas Card

A Petal Cone Die Snowman

Become a Big Shot, Get a Big Shot!