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Carol Payne Stamps Sunday Swap Day October 7th!

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's the first Sunday of October and time for Sunday Swap Day! yay!

First, a often-overlooked but lovely set from the Holiday Catalog, Pleasant Pheasants, was the choice of Carol Slack for her swap. She used the Buffalo Check to create her background, which gives it so much warmth with the Early Espresso ink on Cajun Craze!

Carol stamped the pheasants with Cajun Craze ink, then used a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to move the color over them while at the same time adding shimmer!

The inside features a lovely sentiment that is included in the set:

Cards created by Mary Lang never disappoint! Mary also used Pleasant Pheasants, but she focused on the wheelbarrow, bucket, and foliage for her autumnal creation. She embossed the Cajun Craze background with the Swirls and Curls Textured Impressions folder for more interest.

Mary's creation is an easel-fold Thanksgiving card!

Finally, Linda Pagel also used the Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions folder to emboss the Night of Navy background of this clean-and-simple Winter Woods card.

Linda used Silver Embossing Powder to give the trees dimension and shine. This card could be used for any occasion!

Use this supply list to help you shop:

Pleasant Phesants Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147684]	Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147923]
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	Heat Tool [129053]	Silver Baker’S Twine [145569]

Shop in my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps use Host Code: VY2KJPPG

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

Today is the last day for the World Card Making Day Special! Click on this graphic to view in full!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Carol Payne Stamps is Celebrating World Card Making Day!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Stampin' Up! just announced the World Card Making Day sale!

Stampin' Up! has released a list of discounted essential stamping products, available today through Sunday, October 7th!

My favorite? The Lots of Happy Card Kit! Normally $35.00, on sale for $31.50! Make 20 cards (less than $2 per card)! You still have the stamps, stamping block, stampin' spot inkpad, and watercolor pencils to use on future projects when you're done!

Makes 20 cards, 4 each of 5 designs, using the included Lots of Happy Stamp Set
* Folded card sizes: 2" x 3-1/2", 2-1/2" x 4-1/2", 4" x 3-1/2", 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (5.1 x 8.9 cm, 6.4 x 11.4 cm, 10.2 x 8.9 cm, 10.8 x 14 cm)
* Includes set of 7 photopolymer stamps
* clear stamp block
* 20 printed card bases and coordinating envelopes
* giftable kraft box
* printed, gold foil, white, and vellum die-cut accents
* white/gold foil labels
* Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Spot
* full-size Watercolor Pencils in Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, and Rich Razzleberry
* Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ombre Ribbon
* Stampin’ Dimensionals

Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand

Click on these sale items to order in my online store:

Notes Of Kindness Card Kit [148266]	Soft Sayings Card Kit [145466]	Lots Of Happy Card Kit [146388]	Calligraphy Essentials Project Kit [146857]
Ready To Layer Photopolymer Stamp Set [146582]	Around The Corner Photopolymer Stamp Set [147464]	Petal Palette Wood-Mount Stamp Set [145785]	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788]
P.S. You're The Best Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146513]	P.S. You're The Best Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146516]	Calligraphy Essentials Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146780]	Calligraphy Essentials Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146783]
Very Vanilla 12" X 12" Cardstock [144239]	Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock [124302]	Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes [144236]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]
Delightfully Detailed Note Cards & Envelopes [146911]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]

The link to my online store:http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Use Host Code: VY2KJPPG

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

If you prefer, call or a text me to order: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Here's a link to the World Card Making Day flyer: https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2018/World%20Card%20Making%20Day/10.01.18_FLYER_WCMD_US.pdfhttps://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2018/World%20Card%20Making%20Day/10.01.18_FLYER_WCMD_US.pdf

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Carol Payne Stamps is Celebrating World Card Making Day!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Stampin' Up! just announced the World Card Making Day sale!

Stampin' Up! has released a list of discounted essential stamping products, available today through Sunday, October 7th!

Makes 20 cards, 4 each of 5 designs, using the included Lots of Happy Stamp Set
* Folded card sizes: 2" x 3-1/2", 2-1/2" x 4-1/2", 4" x 3-1/2", 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (5.1 x 8.9 cm, 6.4 x 11.4 cm, 10.2 x 8.9 cm, 10.8 x 14 cm)
* Includes set of 7 photopolymer stamps
* clear stamp block
* 20 printed card bases and coordinating envelopes
* giftable kraft box
* printed, gold foil, white, and vellum die-cut accents
* white/gold foil labels
* Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Spot
* full-size Watercolor Pencils in Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, and Rich Razzleberry
* Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ombre Ribbon
* Stampin’ Dimensionals

Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand

Click on these sale items to order in my online store:

Notes Of Kindness Card Kit [148266]	Soft Sayings Card Kit [145466]	Lots Of Happy Card Kit [146388]	Calligraphy Essentials Project Kit [146857]
Ready To Layer Photopolymer Stamp Set [146582]	Around The Corner Photopolymer Stamp Set [147464]	Petal Palette Wood-Mount Stamp Set [145785]	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788]
P.S. You're The Best Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146513]	P.S. You're The Best Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146516]	Calligraphy Essentials Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146780]	Calligraphy Essentials Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146783]
Very Vanilla 12" X 12" Cardstock [144239]	Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock [124302]	Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes [144236]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]
Delightfully Detailed Note Cards & Envelopes [146911]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]

The link to my online store:http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Use Host Code: VY2KJPPG

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

If you prefer, call or a text me to order: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Clearance Rack Refresh Starts Today!

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I got up this morning and found out that Stampin' Up! has refreshed the Clearance Rack with a bunch of great deals! There's too many to list here, so you need to go check it out for your self! Simply click this "Clearance Rack" image and you will be taken directly to my online store, then click on "Clearance Rack" in the left-hand column!

You'll find over 100 items deeply discounted, from card stock to ink pads to Big Shot dies! Some items are discounted as much as 60%!

Go grab you some deals while supplies last!

Just a few of the good ones:

Mini Embroidery Hoops, originally $9.50, now $3.80!

The Mini Treat Bag Thinlets, originally $40.00, are now $24.00!

Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper, originally $13.00, now $5.20!

2016-2018 In Color Markers, originally $15.00, now $6.00!

Detailed Santa Thinlets Dies, originally $25.00, now $15.00!

Hop on over there today before the best stuff is gone! Clearance Rack stuff is only while supplies last!

Place your order of at least $25 in my online store

http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps using Host Code: 43D6DR47

to receive these 3 free September Make & Take packets:

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

If you prefer, call or a text me to order: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Click this link to review a redemption tutorial for online shopping:

https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2018/Bonus%20Days/08.01.18_BONUS-DAYS_Redemption-OLO_EN.pdf

When you host a September party with $250 in sales, you’ll earn the exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper for FREE. This offer ends on September 30^th! Contact me today!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Clearance Rack Refresh Starts Today!

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Carol Payne

You'll find over 100 items deeply discounted, from card stock to ink pads to Big Shot dies! Some items are discounted as much as 60%!

Go grab you some deals while supplies last!

Just a few of the good ones:

Mini Embroidery Hoops, originally $9.50, now $3.80!

The Mini Treat Bag Thinlets, originally $40.00, are now $24.00!

Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper, originally $13.00, now $5.20!

2016-2018 In Color Markers, originally $15.00, now $6.00!

Detailed Santa Thinlets Dies, originally $25.00, now $15.00!

Hop on over there today before the best stuff is gone! Clearance Rack stuff is only while supplies last!

Place your order of at least $25 in my online store

http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps using Host Code: 43D6DR47

to receive these 3 free September Make & Take packets:

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

If you prefer, call or a text me to order: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Click this link to review a redemption tutorial for online shopping:

https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2018/Bonus%20Days/08.01.18_BONUS-DAYS_Redemption-OLO_EN.pdf

When you host a September party with $250 in sales, you’ll earn the exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper for FREE. This offer ends on September 30^th! Contact me today!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Stampin’ Up! What is the Stamparatus?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Yesterday there was a big announcement from Stampin' Up! about a new stamping tool you can pre-order NOW!

It’s big news when something breaks the mold and changes everything. The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll wonder how you crafted without it!

Why do YOU need one? You’ll fall in love with stamping all over again when you learn everything you can do with it!

Make multiples with ease
Consistently stamp crisp, clean images
If you want a darker impression, apply more ink and restamp—no need to start over
Make fewer mistakes, saving time and money
Easily create 2-step, 3-step, and 4-step stamped images using reversible plates
Experience new and specialized stamping techniques with adjustable stamping plates and precision placement

Here are the product details!

Compatible with Stampin’ Up!’s red rubber (clear, but not wood-mount) and photopolymer stamp
Foam mat to use with photopolymer stamps
Rulers and gridlines for quick measuring
2 open sides so you can stamp on larger paper
2 reversible plates: a total of 4 surfaces to work with
2 magnets to hold the paper in place
Magnet storage areas (on the bottom of the tool)
Non-skid “feet” to help keep the Stamparatus from moving while you are stamping.
Retail Price–$49.00 US

Check out this video from Stampin' Up! that will give you a good look at the Stamparatus and what it can do!

Contact me TODAY to reserve your Stamparatus! I can reserve one for you during the November 16-30, 2017 reservation window with delivery on or around February 1, 2018. This is a new product with a new way to begin to determine the supply need. This initial preorder offering is "while supplies last". This tool will be offered in later publications, but you will want to have me reserve one for you NOW so you can start playing and using it as as it ships in February 2018!

YOU PAY NO MONEY NOW, you will pay in 2018 during Sale-a-bration when you can also earn a FREE Sale-a-bration set with a $50 order!

Note: I've seen the Stamparatus in action at the Stampin' Up! OnStage Live in Salt Lake City last week and it is EVERYTHING they say it is AND MORE!

Here are more graphics to help you see what you will be getting when you reserve the Stamparatus today!

NOTE: For some reason there is a lot of space between paragraphs and pictures in this post. Just keep scrolling to see it all!

The Stamparatus consists of:

A 7" x 7" base with a grid under clear acrylic. It is hinged on two sides only, leaving the remaining two sides open to allow you to stamp on any size paper you wish.Two clear stamping plates also have a grid on them. Clean these only with Stampin' Mist or baby wipes. Anything stronger (like alcohol) can damage the grid linesA gray foam mat is for stamping with photopolymer stamps and is removable when stamping with red rubber clear-mount images.Two STRONG bar magnets. Do not allow these magnets near each other as they can break when snapping themselves together and are really hard to pry apart.

The hinged stamping plates are removable and reversible, allowing you to stamp with at least four different images over and over.

The bar magnets have handy storage "cubbies" on the bottom of the Stamparatus, as well as four non-skid "feet" to help the Stampapratus to remain stationary as you stamp.

Click on this gif image to see the Stamparatus in action!

While you wait for the Stamparatus to arrive, there's still plenty of fun stamps, dies, punches, and embellishments in the Holiday and Annual Catalogs. Use the November hostess code 2CACVAJA to receive a gift from me when you place your order in my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStam

If your order is over $150, please don’t use this code, because YOU become the hostess and get the free Stampin’ Rewards.

That's all for now. until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2017

Stampin’ Up! What is the Stamparatus?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Yesterday there was a big announcement from Stampin' Up! about a new stamping tool you can pre-order NOW!

It’s big news when something breaks the mold and changes everything. The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll wonder how you crafted without it!

Why do YOU need one? You’ll fall in love with stamping all over again when you learn everything you can do with it!

Make multiples with ease
Consistently stamp crisp, clean images
If you want a darker impression, apply more ink and restamp—no need to start over
Make fewer mistakes, saving time and money
Easily create 2-step, 3-step, and 4-step stamped images using reversible plates
Experience new and specialized stamping techniques with adjustable stamping plates and precision placement

Here are the product details!

Compatible with Stampin’ Up!’s red rubber (clear, but not wood-mount) and photopolymer stamp
Foam mat to use with photopolymer stamps
Rulers and gridlines for quick measuring
2 open sides so you can stamp on larger paper
2 reversible plates: a total of 4 surfaces to work with
2 magnets to hold the paper in place
Magnet storage areas (on the bottom of the tool)
Non-skid “feet” to help keep the Stamparatus from moving while you are stamping.
Retail Price–$49.00 US

Check out this video from Stampin' Up! that will give you a good look at the Stamparatus and what it can do!

YOU PAY NO MONEY NOW, you will pay in 2018 during Sale-a-bration when you can also earn a FREE Sale-a-bration set with a $50 order!

Note: I've seen the Stamparatus in action at the Stampin' Up! OnStage Live in Salt Lake City last week and it is EVERYTHING they say it is AND MORE!

Here are more graphics to help you see what you will be getting when you reserve the Stamparatus today!

NOTE: For some reason there is a lot of space between paragraphs and pictures in this post. Just keep scrolling to see it all!

The Stamparatus consists of:

The hinged stamping plates are removable and reversible, allowing you to stamp with at least four different images over and over.

The bar magnets have handy storage "cubbies" on the bottom of the Stamparatus, as well as four non-skid "feet" to help the Stampapratus to remain stationary as you stamp.

Click on this gif image to see the Stamparatus in action!

If your order is over $150, please don’t use this code, because YOU become the hostess and get the free Stampin’ Rewards.

That's all for now. until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2017

Stampin’ Up! Adapting to Change!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there! One thing I've learned in my 57 years of life: things don't always go the way you plan. You can try to keep things on track, but sometimes you just have to roll with it.

Such was the case yesterday. It was Sunday, which means Sunday Swap Day. Although I have LOTS of swaps made with gorgeous products from the new Annual Catalog, in prepping for my Open House I hadn't taken any pictures of them.

So Sunday came and I had nothing to blog. I made a decision: no blog post, just take care of this day and, taking a line from Darcy's favorite Disney movie, "let it go"!

Letting go is hard for me. Is it hard for you?

Letting go means discarding my expectations of how I think my life should be, how I should perform, how "perfect" I want to think I am. But I've finally realized, and wait for it: NOBODY'S PERFECT.

Life's too short to worry and stress about little stuff like missing a blog post. My devotional this morning: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?" (Luke 12:25-26 NIV)

This realization doesn't mean I won't continue to strive to take good care of my family, improve my stamping style, or blog. It means if I miss a blog post now and then, I'm not going to agonize, I'm not going to worry or stress. It will be o.k.

Will I still "bite off more than I can chew" sometimes? Probably. By nature I'm a "tidsoptimst"; I think I have more time to get things done than I actually have.

Will I still sometimes "burn the midnight oil" to get "caught up"? Probably. (On a side note, what does "caught up" really mean? It sounds like I am perpetually behind, which I probably am, but that's negative thinking I don't need)

I guess the point of my ramblings is this: I'm trying to relax my mind, trust God with everything -the big AND little stuff, and keep on stampin' on.

Now, I want to share with you a baby step that was actually a great stride for me:

I know! Did you gasp? I wrote in a greeting on a hand-stamped card!

I completely forgot to make a "fresh" Mother's Day card!

Mother's Day morning flipping through my card stash, I decided to adapt this "just because" card:

It's not my style to not make a "fresh card". I'm more likely to give no card at all if I haven't freshly made the "perfect" one.

But you know what? It was ok. My MIL's favorite color is purple, she loves butterflies, and at 89, she thinks I print my cards on the computer anyway, so all that mattered was that we gave her a card.

"Strive for progress, not perfection" is a mantra I'm trying to adopt along with trusting God with everything.

Hope my ramblings help you today in some small way.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

P.S. If you're dying to check out the new Annual Catalog, here's the link to my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

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Stampin’ Up! Adapting to Change!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there! One thing I've learned in my 57 years of life: things don't always go the way you plan. You can try to keep things on track, but sometimes you just have to roll with it.

So Sunday came and I had nothing to blog. I made a decision: no blog post, just take care of this day and, taking a line from Darcy's favorite Disney movie, "let it go"!

Letting go is hard for me. Is it hard for you?

Letting go means discarding my expectations of how I think my life should be, how I should perform, how "perfect" I want to think I am. But I've finally realized, and wait for it: NOBODY'S PERFECT.

Will I still "bite off more than I can chew" sometimes? Probably. By nature I'm a "tidsoptimst"; I think I have more time to get things done than I actually have.

I guess the point of my ramblings is this: I'm trying to relax my mind, trust God with everything -the big AND little stuff, and keep on stampin' on.

Now, I want to share with you a baby step that was actually a great stride for me:

I know! Did you gasp? I wrote in a greeting on a hand-stamped card!

I completely forgot to make a "fresh" Mother's Day card!

Mother's Day morning flipping through my card stash, I decided to adapt this "just because" card:

It's not my style to not make a "fresh card". I'm more likely to give no card at all if I haven't freshly made the "perfect" one.

"Strive for progress, not perfection" is a mantra I'm trying to adopt along with trusting God with everything.

Hope my ramblings help you today in some small way.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

P.S. If you're dying to check out the new Annual Catalog, here's the link to my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

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Stampin’ Up! Tranquil Tuilps!

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there! One of the awesome perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is to get to order new products early, even host sets that you can only get by having a stamping party! All of the new Host sets are pretty much ones you can't-live-without, but my fav of the one's coming in the new catty is the set I used for today's card, Tranquil Tulips!

I stamped these pretty Berry Burst blooms on a layer of Whisper White, layered on new In Color Berry Burst, layered on a Whisper White Notecard. I stamped the stems and leaves with new In Color Tranquil Tide.

These blooms are two-step, which means there are two separate images for each flower. To stamp the larger, lighter portion of the bloom, "stamp-off" on scratch paper after you have inked the stamp but before you stamp on the paper. The leaves and stems are Tranquil Tide.

Carol's Stamping Tip: Stamp the three-stemmed set of stems first, then the blooms. It helps to stamp the two-step bloom when you can see the top of the stem. Stamp the leaves last.

NOTE: Tranquil Tulips images are intended to look faded to give them a vintage feel. This makes it easier to stamp because they aren't perfect on purpose!

I stamped the greeting a frame using the Label Me Pretty Bundle, which includes the Pretty Label Punch. Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon is the finishing touch!

Just Add Text provided the inside sentiment.

All of these new products will be available for you to order on June 1st, but remember, Tranquil Tulips can ONLY be obtained when you either host a party or submit an order of at least $150 and use your Host Rewards to get this set!

Until then, there's still lots of retiring products available to order from my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Remember while shopping:

All online orders receive a Thank You card.

Every $25 online order (before tax & shipping) using the May Host Code: ERAKMFX7 will receive pre-cut card kits, one each of these three Nailed It cards:

Be sure to check out the Retiring List and the Clearance Rack while you are there!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!