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Black Friday – Cyber Monday Bonus Treat

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Sneak Peek of Mini Album

Perhaps you would like to avoid the crazy shopping rush called Black Friday this weekend….or maybe AFTER you have done your shopping this weekend you would like to just relax and check out all the wonderful products Stampin' Up! offers!  If you look through the catalog as if you were choosing a gift for someone, you might find that there are quite a few suitable items even for the non-stamper….or the crafter!

Stampin' Up! has already started their Online Extravaganza through November 30.  But to have a little Black Friday and Cyber Monday fun, I'm offering a special tutorial as a treat for you when you place an order of $25 or more (before shipping and tax).  It's an easy mini album to make, perfect for a few Christmas photos.  This offer is good now, Black Friday through Cyber Monday (Nov. 28).  When I see you have placed your order, I will email you instructions on how to receive your tutorial.  You can order online at my Stampin' Up! Online Store or contact me to place your order.  Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

Happy Holidays!

Holiday Shopping Begins with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza!

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Online Extrav Ad 2011

Holiday Shopping begins today!  The Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza has begun!  Be sure to check all the discounts available to you!  We have Stampin' Up! products 20% – 60% off Nov. 21 – 30 only!

24 Hour Only Sale!!!

For 24 hours only, all day today until 11:59 PM (MT) tonight ONLY!!

These two items discounted 20% TODAY ONLY!!

Click on each image for more information!

 Simply Scored - by Stampin' Up!

Item

Description

Retail Price

24-Hour 
Sale Price

122334

Simply Scored

$29.95

$23.96

125152

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps

$16.95

$13.56


Click HERE to see the PDF with ALL the sale products listed!  Or click HERE to go directly to my Online Store.

  • Discounted products are available on all order types.  If you prefer to contact me to place your order that is fine!  Orders do not have to be Online only (except for digital downloads).
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
  • For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided. Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
  • Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.

Be sure to check out these great deals!  Start your holiday shopping….for yourself…and others!!….TODAY!

ORDER HERE NOW!

 

Looking for Christmas Craft Ideas? Join My Mailing List Today!

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My "12 Weeks of Christmas" weekly idea newsletter has been going out every Wednesday for five weeks now, but only available to my Mailing List Subscribers! However, if you sign up today, you will get in on the Week 6 email going out tomorrow!  Just sign up for my mailing list in the left-hand column of my blog! You'll also receive my monthly newsletter filled with Stampin' Up! news and updates and stamping projects and tips!

See you tomorrow with a new gift idea for the holidays!

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Pennant Parade Christmas Tree Card

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Pennant Parade Silver Christmas Tree Card

The stamp set "Pennant Parade" and the matching punch "Petite Pennants" work together to make a great Christmas card. I'm not sure how I got red Christmas trees, but I was envisioning the red alongside the Silver Glimmer Paper!  Oh well!  The card still looks Christmas-y for sure! You can see a little extra ink from the edge of the tiny star stamp….but it almost looks like glow lines from the star so maybe I'll just add some on the other side!  As I heard someone say the other day, if you have a mistake it lets the person know it is truly handmade! But since there are no mistakes in stamping, I can probably "fix" my boo boo somehow!

For my Convention swap, I just eyeballed things, but today I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig #101049 to get everything placed where I wanted.  It's a great tool to have on hand because you WILL use it.

As I've said before, the Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 is so beautiful but a photograph just doesn't do it justice.  You'll want it!

SUPPLIES  

Stamps:  Pennant Parade #122740w, #122742c

Paper:  Old Olive, Real Red, and Shimmery White #101910 card stock, Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink:  Old Olive, Real Red, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Petite Pennants Builder Punch #122361, 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon #109034, Stamp-a-ma-jig #101049

Pick out some easy Christmas card designs you like and make a few cards! Send them to those on your list who are "worthy"!

12 Weeks of Christmas Is Coming! Are You Signed Up?

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Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

My "12 Weeks of Christmas" is coming next week, October 5.  Are you signed up on my Mailing List? Get started on Christmas stamping and papercrafting ideas! This is an exclusive benefit for my mailing list subscribers!

My "12 Weeks of Christmas" is a weekly email with a Christmas project to inspire you!  Each email will have a photo of a new project, a supply list and directions.  These projects will not appear on my blog, only in this special 12 Weeks of Christmas email.  Projects will include cards, gift ideas, and bags & tags for gift-wrapping time!  I know most of us have not really thought about Christmas yet, but we know right well it comes up very quickly….and next week is October already!!  Get a head start on your beautiful handmade cards and gifts by receiving the 12 Weeks of Christmas email.  I might even throw in some bonus projects….you know how excited I get over all the creativity in stamping and papercrafting!

(If you are already one of my newsletter subscribers, you don't have to do anything…..you will automatically receive these special emails!)

If you want to join in on the fun and inspiration and are not already on my newsletter mailing list, please sign up NOW in the box in the top left of my blog!  Please tell your friends about it also so they don't miss out!

Remember, I always tell my new customers there is nothing too difficult to do in stamping….you just have to have the materials…so if you are a beginner or brand new to stamping, you can still do these projects!

Join us for the "12 Weeks of Christmas" weekly newsletter of exclusive holiday inspiration!  

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Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Starts Today!

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Holiday Mini Catalog 2011

The beautiful, gorgeous, gotta-have-it-all Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini starts today! You’ll have all you need for your Halloween, fall, and Christmas projects….or any time! And those holiday times are really sneaking up on us!

We were able to preview this mini and all the products at the Stampin’ Up! Convention this summer! It was fabulous!  All of us demonstrators have been waiting and waiting for our customers to be able to enjoy the products as we have been during the preorder period!

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One of the many highlights of this new mini, is the Simply Scored Tool! I know you’ll want to take a peek at that!

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Convention Swap–Doily Snowflakes

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Doily Snowflakes

Back to the Stampin' Up! Convention for a moment!  This was my swap card for a group swap I was in.  I think I made…..63?, 73? of them….and some in kind of a rush as I traveled or in my hotel room…but I was determined to get them done and I did.  And it was worth it for the swaps I got back!

Anyway, don't think doilies are just for decoration…..they can be very pretty snowflakes! These are from the stamp set Delicate Doilies, available in wood- or clear-mount, on page 127 of the Idea Book & Catalog.  I added my favorite ribbon, the 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon #114319 and some bling with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter #102023 and even little Basic Pearls #119247.

Don't these doilies make a beautiful Christmas card?!

If you need stamping supplies today and want to get started on your Christmas cards, just click HERE to go to my Online Store and place your order!

Stampin’ Up! Convention Swap

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Swap Pennant Christmas Trees

Here is the only general swapping card I got made this year for the Stampin' Up! Convention.  Usually I make LOTS but I only got about 40 made of this one.  However, I was also part of an organized swap and I'll show you that swap card next.  The Christmas trees are punched with the new Petite Pennants Builder Punch, cardstock and the Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper.  The little greeting and star is stamped with the Pennant Parade Stamp Set.  For the tree trunk, I just used a Stampin' Write Marker but you could also stamp the little pot in the stamp set.  This was faster!  This isn't the best lighting on this card as I took the photo in my hotel room!  But it is a fun and easy card to make!

If you want to order the Petite Pennants Punch or the Pennant Parade Stamp set in wood or clear-mount, then just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store HERE.  Pennants are the trend right now!  Don't miss out!  They're fun!


Stampin’ Up! Big on Christmas Stamp Set Retiring! Oh no!

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Big on Christmas #116578 is one of those Christmas stamp sets I have had for several years and always liked and enjoyed stamping with. Sadly, it is on the Stampin' Up! Last Chance List. So on this hot day in June, I thought I would make a few Christmas cards a little early!  This is a great stamp set that you can use simply as I have, or you can jazz up if you want.

Big on Christmas Happy Holidays Card

I used the Ticket Corner Punch #119867 to snip the corners of the image and the layer.  I also used the brand new Lacy Ribbon Border Punch #122362 coming in the new Stampin' Up! Catalog July 1st.  You could add Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to this card, rhinestones, or decorate the letter in "Happy" with Crystal Effects.


Big on Christmas Snow Card

This card I sort of used the monochromatic look….a method to use if you don't want to do all that coloring in!  You could also restamp the snowman on a scrap paper, cut him out, and pop him up right over the stamped image in the word.  You could stamp a few snowflakes on the main image and add some glitter.  On this card I used the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch #122464 in the Summer Mini Catalog to look a little bit like snowflakes behind the layer or just decorate the card.  The little snowflake stamped on the Marina Mist card base is from Snow Swirled, which is not retiring (another favorite Christmas stamp set!).


Big on Christmas Noel Card

This Christmas card uses the third image in the Big On Christmas stamp set.  I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402 on the Garden Green layer. The card base in Real Red is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335

Don't let this stamp set pass you by for making some very cute Christmas cards this year! To check the retiring Stampin' Up! stamp sets, accessories, and Decor Elements, please click HERE.

Holiday Mini Catalog Last Day!!!

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Seems like only yesterday that we were all so excited with the fabulous new products in this year's Holiday Mini!  Stampin' Up! introduced a new Designer Fabric line that coordinated with other products…Deck the Halls and Candy Cane Christmas.  We had new Glass Glitter for that vintage look along with Waffle Paper both for Halloween and Christmas…and occasions beyond!  Seam binding as ribbon.  Mini Lunch Sacks you had to feel to believe the good quality.  Gorgeous autumn stamp set in "Day of Gratitude" (although perfectly versatile for any other occasion as well) and matching Specialty Designer Series Paper Autumn Spice!  The cute Bingo Card and Jolly Bingo Bits. New buttons, new Big Shot dies, embossing folders, Glimmer Brads, the Design-a-House, new punches!  I still am excited to pick up my Holiday Mini and hate to see it go…..but it is! Today, Jan. 3, 2011 is the LAST DAY!!!  Dig out your copy and look through it a few more times and make sure you have what you want.  A few items will carry over, but certainly not everything, so don't be filled with regret tomorrow that you didn't place your order TODAY!  Let me know if you have any questions!


Catching Up with Stampin’ Up!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as we did with our children home.  No white Christmas here in Houston, although we did get a rainstorm and colder weather on Christmas Eve.  Then the weather warmed up a bit and now today is a rainy, stormy day.  Good day to stay in and maybe bake some Christmas cookies that I didn't have time for earlier!  And maybe to get back in the swing of things and start posting again on my blog!

Let's see what is going on in the Stampin' Up! world………

  • Last day to order from the fabulous Holiday Mini Catalog is January 3rd!  Check it over again and make sure you have everything you want before it is gone!  You can place an order HERE online yourself at my Online Store or you can contact me with your order and I'll place it for you.
  • If you are ready to move on to Valentine's Day, get a jump start with the "Filled with Love" Promotion.  Click on that link to read all about it!  You can shop for it HERE.
  • The Occasions Mini Catalog will have all new things for spring!  It begins January 4th.  Perhaps you have received your copy in the mail over the holidays.  Make sure you pull it out of your Christmas cards and holiday mail and sit down and savor it!
  • Sale-A-Bration is coming!!  Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion begins January 25, 2011.  More information coming soon!  Contact me if you want to book a fun workshop with your friends where everyone can get a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $50 purchase!

Christmas Gift Wrapping

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In case you need a nice presentation for a gift, here's an old idea, back from when I first became a demo.  Just decorate (or not) your gift bag that has handles.  Take a sheet of card stock and cut a slit in the middle, just wide enough to fit over those gift bag handles.  Fold in half, decorate, and slip over the handles.  Voila!  Nice gift bag!  Easy to open, easy to close, easy to hide the gift inside.

Christmas Gift Bag

I think this bag has been around a few years, but it still looks nice.  The bag was wheeled, making it real easy to decorate!

Santa Claus Bread!

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This post has nothing to do with stamping, but look what I found at Whole Foods in Sugar Land today!

Santa Bread from Whole Foods

It's still wrapped in cellophane, so not the best picture, but thought I would share!  It is bread shaped into a Santa Claus head!  The checker said she heard it was sweet bread, so we shall see.  It was so cute and different that I had to buy it!

Merry Christmas!!

Easy Snowman Gift Tag

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VintageSnowmanTag

Here's an easy Christmas tag I made for several gifts the other day.  To get away from coloring the snowman from Jolly Old Saint Nick, I just stamped him in the same color as the paper, Marina Mist.  Then a punched Snowflake with a little Rhinestone bling added a little extra!  Write the "to" and "from" in the lower right corner.  I took the photo before I punched a hole and tied on some ribbon, but you get the idea.  You could also use this for a card!

Have fun wrapping!!

Dasher Framed!

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This Dasher is one of Stampin' Up!'s Decor Elements vinyl art from last year.  In fact, he was a Hostess gift.  Did you know you may choose a Decor Element for Levels 2 and 3 as your Hostess gift instead of a stamp set?  Just check out the Definitely Decorative Catalog HERE!  I never got around to putting him up, but today I took a few minutes to put him on the glass of this 16" x 20" frame.  I covered the cardboard within the frame with white wrapping paper since it is wider than our 12×12 paper. And for a little extra, I added a red satin bow!  This way I can put him up and take him down for many Christmases to come rather than putting him directly on the wall.

Dasher Decor Element