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New Photopolymer Stamps for Travel Projects

Stampin’ Up! just released two new photopolymer stamp sets (photopolymer-what??) for your stamping pleasure! They are Map It Out and Greetings From. They both have travel themes so will be great for scrapbooking your summer (or fall) travels…..and of course they’re not “just” for travel! And not just for scrapbooking!

Photopolymer are the stamps that are clear themselves and go on the clear blocks so you can see right through them when you stamp. They’re very sticky so they work well on the blocks.

At Convention last summer, Shannon West showed on stage how she makes cards in My Digital Studio ahead of her trip with a map or states on the front and shows her travel, and then she sends them out. Now you can use these new stamps of the USA map to do something similar.

Map It Out Photopolymer Stamp Set #134620

Greetings From Photopolymer Stamp Set #134621

Check out the PDFs for the sets for more information:

You’ll find these two sets in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

Watch this video for an overview about Photopolymer Stamps!

Carryover Stampin’ Up! Stamp Sets for the Holidays

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Just a reminder that there are several stamp sets for the holidays that are available for purchase that are not shown in the Stampin’ Up! catalog. For the first time, there are no holiday stamp sets available in the annual catalog, but these six stamp sets are still available during the 2013-14 catalog year. They are available in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store or through your demonstrator (like me!). Of course these stamp sets are available in wood- or clear-mount.

Evergreen Stamp Set

Click to go to Online Store

Greetings of the Season

Click to go to Online Store.

Jewish Celebrations Stamp Set

Click to go to Online Store.

More Merry Messages Stamp Set

Cick to go to Online Store.

Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set

Click to go to Online Store.

Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set

Click to go to Online Store.

These holiday stamp sets really add to your choices for your holiday cards and projects besides what stamp sets and products are in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. I don’t know about you, but I like to know all my choices when I am shopping for anything (which is sometimes a curse!!). So I just wanted to remind you of these past stamp sets that are still available this catalog year.

Whatever you need, you will find in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store! Or feel free to ask if you have any questions!

Join My Newsletter Mailing List Today!

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Sign up and join my Stamping With Karen Newsletter list today! Keep up to date with Stampin’ Up! news and stamping projects you can make yourself. I send out a main newsletter at the beginning of every month and an extra update or reminder of any specials or stamping news mid-month. It’s not too far off from my Twelve Weeks of Christmas emails and I know you won’t want to miss those!

Just sign up in the Mailing List box in the top right of my blog or click HERE.

Here’s what will happen!

After you fill in the sign up form, you will receive an email with a subject line “Confirm Your Stamping with Karen Subscription”. It should come almost immediately or at least in a few minutes.
Open that email and click on the link inside. This gives permission to send you emails. If you don’t click that link to confirm you will not receive my Welcome email and newsletters.
After you confirm, you will receive another email from me that says “Welcome to the Stamping With Karen Mailing List”. That email will contain the link to your FREE GIFT and you will be officially on my list!

I hope you will join us! I love feeling like I am “talking stamping” with each one of you!

If you do not receive that first email, either try signing up again or contact me. Also, check your spam folder or if you have Gmail remember that they are sorting your emails into categories and mine might be under “Promotions”. Just let me know if you have any trouble! I see that some people sign up but never complete the process.

Surprises Galore for My Milestone Birthday

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What a weekend and what a birthday! I went from not having anything special planned at all for my birthday except probably my husband and I going to a nice restaurant for dinner, well not probably, for sure!!

My one son emailed and said he and his brother were coming home for the weekend (they live about 3 hours away). On Friday he emailed again that he and his girlfriend were coming that night but Steven would come on Saturday, and Eric was staying over Monday and Tuesday, but Steven and Heather would drive back on Sunday. Ok.

Everybody arrived Friday night and Saturday at the designated times. Steven’s car needed to go in the shop for a new battery and oil. Since my back had been acting up for two weeks as well as our new refrigerator, I hadn’t done any grocery shopping and didn’t. But Steven is sticking to his food allergy diet right now which means Mom needs to cook food at home so he doesn’t get any offending substance. Since my back was doing better I made a quick trip to the grocery store and bought some very nice beef tenderloin steaks and other stuff for a nice dinner. When I got the groceries put away, Eric told me he and his girlfriend were meeting a high school friend at 6:30. I thought that was a bit early and wondered how I was going to get this expensive dinner I’d just bought prepared very quickly so they could leave and besides, Steven’s car needed to be picked up at the shop. But I’m pretty good at that so I got dinner made fairly quickly and as soon as they were finished eating they left, ignoring my suggestion to let their friend know they were going to be a little late rather than rushing through dinner. But moms are used to being ignored with advice.

When Eric and Heather came back home, a little earlier than I expected, I looked up, and here was my daughter Amy who had flown in from California for my birthday!! Eric had gone to get her at the airport, not visiting his friend! I haven’t had a surprise like that since my bridal shower! I was completely stunned! She usually isn’t home except at Christmas. And that was just the day before my birthday!

On Sunday besides birthday phone calls from friends and family, I got red and white roses from my husband, large fancy chocolate bars from Eric, fancy brownies Steven had baked himself, and and a beautiful chocolate birthday cake Amy had ordered from a really good bakery here.

Cooking class photos are still on Amy’s camera so I don’t have them yet!

This was a birthday I’ll never forget and what could be better than spending it with all three children (plus my son’s lovely girlfriend!)! I would never have dreamed this big birthday was going to be so wonderful and memorable and fun!

Get a Few Stampin’ Up! Products During the Texas Tax Holiday This Weekend!

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If you need Stampin’ Up! adhesives, markers, scissors and a couple other things, check the list below and see if they are tax exempt this weekend in Texas! Just click on each item to see it in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. You can order online or contact me with your order.

The state of Texas is having a sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $100 per item from August 9-11. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the list of items below will be state tax-free during the holiday period. Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up!^® during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free. Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday and may not apply to additional city, jurisdiction, or county taxes.

The following items are tax-exempt during the Texas sales tax holiday:

2-Way Glue Pen (item 100425) $4.50
Snail Adhesive (item 104332) $6.95
Snail Adhesive Refill (item 104331) $4.50
Sticky Strip (item 104294) $6.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430) $3.95
Mini Glue Dots (item 103683) $4.95
Paper Snips (item 103579) $9.95
Craft & Paper Scissors (item 108360) $29.95
Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen (item 105021) $3.95
Blender Pens (item 102845) $9.95
Stampin’ Write Markers (various item numbers) $3.50
Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131263) $28.95
Regals Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131262) $28.95
Brights Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131259) $28.95
Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131261) $22.95
Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive (item 110755) $3.95
Anywhere Glue Sticks (item 104045) $3.95
2012-2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (item 126856) $14.95
2013-2015 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131260) $14.95
Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit (item 130034) $28.95

Let me know if you have any questions about the Texas sales tax holiday.

Order Stampin’ Up! on Tax Free Weekend in Texas!

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I posted about this before and I’ll remind you again tomorrow! Remember, starting today is the tax free holiday in Texas and there are a few Stampin’ Up! supplies you can get that fall under that category! Here’s the list:

2-Way Glue Pen (item 100425) $4.50
Snail Adhesive (item 104332) $6.95
Snail Adhesive Refill (item 104331) $4.50
Sticky Strip (item 104294) $6.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430) $3.95
Mini Glue Dots (item 103683) $4.95
Paper Snips (item 103579) $9.95
Craft & Paper Scissors (item 108360) $29.95
Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen (item 105021) $3.95
Blender Pens (item 102845) $9.95
Stampin’ Write Markers (various item numbers) $3.50
Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131263) $28.95
Regals Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131262) $28.95
Brights Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131259) $28.95
Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131261) $22.95
Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive (item 110755) $3.95
Anywhere Glue Sticks (item 104045) $3.95
2012-2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (item 126856) $14.95
2013-2015 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (item 131260) $14.95
Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit (item 130034) $28.95

Place your order at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE or simply contact me and I’ll put it in for you with your payment. The dates are August 9-11 only! That’s today, tomorrow and Sunday! Of course you can add any other products to your order as well. I think you will still pay tax on shipping in Texas.

New Magnetic Platform Went Like Hotcakes!

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As soon as the new catalog came out, I ordered the Big Shot Magnetic Platform to use with the framelits dies to hold them in place rather than sticking them down with post-it notes. Except for making the sandwich wrong more than once and having the framelits cut into my platform (duh!), I have loved using it and find it very handy. So has everyone else apparently because they sold like hotcakes and now Stampin’ Up! has a backorder situation. You might consider ordering one now before July 18th so you will perhaps get yours a little sooner than waiting until they become available again. Not sure you will get it right away but perhaps you will be farther ahead in the line!

News from Stampin’ Up! today:

Due to an unfortunate backorder situation, the Big Shot Magnetic Platform (item 130658) will be temporarily turned off Thursday, July 18, at 12:01 AM (MT). This means that you won’t be able to buy it until further notice. While we’re thrilled to be offering a product that you and your customers clearly like, we regret not being able to anticipate just how much you would like it. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Here are answers to some of the questions you might have:

Why are you doing this?
We went through what we thought would be a 13-week supply of the Magnetic Platform in just three weeks, and rather than continuing the backorder situation your customers, we believe it’s best to make it unavailable for purchase until we can replenish our inventory. Our supplier is working at capacity to meet our demand, and we will continue working closely with them to get the situation addressed as quickly as possible.

When will the Magnetic Platform be available?
We expect that it will be available early fall.

What if I already ordered it when it was on backorder?
We’ll fill all closed backorders as we get more Magnetic Platforms in. We are receiving periodic shipments from our vendor and as soon as they come in we’ll fulfill orders in the approximate order they were received.

Remember, you have until Thursday, July 18, at 12:01 AM (MT) to close current Magnetic Platform orders (or make a new one); all of these placed orders will be on backorder.

Just email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com or preferably order online at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store here. Put the Magnetic Platform on your order and don’t forget about the Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer on Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper!

Keeping Up with Stampin’ Up!

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Here are several updates and reminders for you!

Select Stampin’ Up! designer papers are available right now, during the month of July only, Buy 3 Get 1 Free! Paper Stacks and Specialty Designer Papers are not included. This is a great time to stock up on these new papers and to have enough to keep in your stash!

With the Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh, certain colors were deleted, some were moved around, some were added that we had in the past, and some brand new ones were added. Depending on what you had purchased in the past, you may need to check your supply of markers. There is a new color kit of markers you can purchase, but if you need just certain ones that aren’t normally available singly, you might find them in this special listing available only until October 31.

The new World Map Stamp had a revision made to it recently, but it is back and ready for ordering! Maps are “in” right now!

The new Label Pop’ n Cuts die is available again and ready for ordering!

Please sign up for my Mailing List in the upper right corner of my blog page if you would like to receive my newsletters that I email to my subscribers to keep up with Stampin’ Up! news AND lots of projects including directions and supplies. I send one early in the month and one about mid-month as a reminder or update. Since July is speeding by, my mid-month email will be coming out next week!

You can have me put your order in for you or for your convenience you can order online yourself at any time at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store here. Use this link and make sure you see my name in the upper right corner of the store, then you will be sure you are in the right place!

Join Me! Sign Up For My Stamping With Karen Mailing List!

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If you have found my blog and like the projects I post almost everyday, please consider signing up for my Stamping With Karen mailing list! I send out an email newsletter that I write myself around the beginning of the month and another short one around the middle of the month. The monthly newsletter contains all the most recent Stampin’ Up! news and offers and stamping projects exclusive to my newsletter. You won’t find them on my blog, only in my newsletter. The mid-month newsletter is usually a reminder about an offer or something new from Stampin’ Up! If anything else turns out to be exciting or urgent, I will send an extra newsletter just to make sure everyone has the information.

After you sign up AND confirm your email (you MUST confirm for the mailing service to be given permission), you will receive your FREE GIFT for signing up!

You’ll see the sign-up box at the top right of my blog. Please take a moment to enter your information and in just a few minutes check your email for the confirmation message. Just click on the link in the email or you will not be signed up. Then look forward to the next email I send out! Actually, if you sign up just after I have sent out a newsletter to my subscribers, I will go ahead and send that one to you and then you’ll be ready to receive the next upcoming issue. This is my way to personally communicate with you and have fun with stamping!

Let me know if you have any questions!

2013-14 Stampin’ Up! Catalog Now Available on Google Catalogs

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Click on catalog image above

The 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog is available now on Google Catalogs! It’s interactive, it’s easy—and it’s compatible with both iPad and Android tablets in the US.

Here are the directions from Stampin’ Up! for accessing the catalog:

Download the Google Catalog app (available through iTunes and Google Play).
Sign in using your Google or Gmail account. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one by tapping the sign up button in the app.
After you have signed in, search for “Stampin’ Up!”by tapping the small magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen.
Open the catalog by tapping the cover.
Add the 2013-2014 catalog to your favorites by tapping the small heart icon at the top of the screen. You can also favorite specific pages by tapping the heart icon on that page.
Subscribe to Stampin’ Up! By tapping the small postage stamp icon next to “Stampin’ Up!” at the top of the screen. Once you’ve subscribed, Google Catalogs will notify you every time we publish a new catalog!

Cool Features:

Browse the catalog with ease on your tablet.
Get more information, see additional images (beyond what is available in the catalog), and zoom in on your favorite products.
Watch videos from our YouTube channel and link to more information on our website right inside the app!

To shop for any Stampin’ Up! products, please visit my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the catalog to hold in your hands, please email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com with your contact information. Sometimes online is handy and sometimes looking at a catalog in person is better! Let me know!

Last Day To Get Your Favorite Retiring Stampin’ Up! Products!

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Today is the LAST DAY to order any of the retiring stamps or accessories from Stampin’ Up! This is the first time we’ve had the overlap of being able to order retiring Stampin’ Up! products and brand new catalog products at the same time! So if you have procrastinated through the whole retirement period or if you have one more thought about something you have to have, today is the day! Today is your last chance! Don’t wait until the last minute tonight!

RETIRING STAMPS

RETIRING ACCESSORIES

Some retiring accessories are offered at big discounts! Available while supplies last!

Please place your order before 11:50 pm MT today! Or email me with your order at Karen@KarenStamps.com and I can put it in for you.

Shop Stampin’ Up! Online right here!

Take a look at the new Stampin’ Up! 2013-14 Annual Catalog!

You can combine retiring and brand new products all on the same order! Just visit my Online Store and you’ll be able to easily place your order and get these great products on the way to you!

New Stampin’ Up! Magnetic Platform

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What’s the first thing I wanted to put on my first order out of the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog? The Magnetic Platform! It is used with the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine to hold the framelits and edgelits when cutting those shapes. No need for Post-It Notes to hold the framelits in place so they don’t move while going through the Big Shot! I think it will be especially useful for the edgelits which cut beautiful edges but are very difficult to line up, even with Post-Its.

I know you will enjoy this video from Stampin’ Up! about the Magnetic Platform, and if you own the Big Shot you will definitely want to put this on your list!

http://youtu.be/WJyA37sYkQc

If you haven’t already glanced at the new Stampin’ Up! Annual 2013-14 Catalog, you can view it here! If you don’t have a demonstrator and would like your own copy to hold in your hands, please email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com with your contact information and I will be happy to mail one to you.

View it as a Flipbook

View it as a PDF

Stampin’ Supplies for the Samples

Order Today from my Stampin’ Up! Online Store! Get your new products as soon as possible!

If you would like to share the news of the new Stampin’ Up! catalog with your friends, just hover over the Facebook button below and when it pops up, just click on it!

The Day After the New Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog

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Was yesterday an exciting day or what with the release of the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog?! And unusual in that we could still order retiring products and from the Spring Catalog even with the new catalog being out! I’m sorry to say the Spring Catalog is now over with, but you can finish up any ordering over the weekend and through Monday of any retiring products and stamp sets, while supplies last. So you can have old and new on the same order! Don’t forget the Clearance Rack, too, if you are placing an online order.

The new Spanish-language catalog is also available! It’s Celebrando Creatividad!

Click the catalog above to view!

There is a new photopolymer stamp set (the completely clear stamps) available called Wanderlust.

Wanderlust_photopolymer_June0113_US

Click to view PDF

Click HERE to order this stamp set online.

And one more thing: If you have My Digital Studio, the next time you connect to the internet, you will get all seven new colors for MDS!

Baked Brown Sugar
Coastal Cabana
Crisp Cantaloupe
Pistachio Pudding
Smoky Slate
Soft Sky
Strawberry Slush

Want to shop the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog? Just go to my Online Store HERE to see all the merchandise OR go HERE to view the new catalog.

New Stampin’ Up! Catalog Day is Here!

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

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!!!!

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!

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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.

Celebrate Memorial Day

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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States to honor men and women who died while in the military. I remember when it originally was called Decoration Day. At many national cemetaries there are ceremonies and volunteers who place small American flags on all the graves. Amidst all the sales at the mall that seem to take over our holidays and the unofficial beginning of summer as many people use this weekend for traveling and summer fun, we should all pause to remember the real meaning of this holiday.

If you have family members who served in the military, you might want to check out www.Ancestry.com which is giving free access to draft, enlistment and service records through May 27th. It is SO fascinating to look up these records. You just have to sign up for a free account. I just looked up my grandfather’s World War I registration card. He was just my youngest son’s age. It’s amazing to read his physical description, address, and see his signature in his own handwriting. These records might be something you can use in your scrapbooking.

Enjoy your day!