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Paper Pumpkin Zoom Night

Sep 2, 2020

Do you have Paper Pumpkin Kits stacking up? I know I do. Join me on the first Thursday evening of every month from 6:00 – 7:00 pm (Pacific Time) on Zoom to put together our Paper Pumpkin Kits. Every month I will show the kit projects as instructed, then show you alternative projects using your kit and some additional products.

This Paper Pumpkin Zoom Night is meant to be a casual gathering, where we can set aside time to put together our kits, ask questions, and for me to provide tips and tricks I have learned along the way.

The first Paper Pumpkin Zoom Night will be this Thursday, Sept 3rd, at 6:00 pm (Pacific Time). Use this link to join the Zoom session that evening. You will be able to join the session 15 minutes before the 6:00 pm start time:

I will be working on the Aug 2020 World’s Greatest Paper Pumpkin Kit. Fill free to work on any kit you choose.

Join us, even if you don’t currently subscribe to Paper Pumpkin. See what all the fun is about. We would love to have you! Click HERE to subscribe or to read more information about your monthly Paper Pumpkin Kit today.

To Join our Zoom session, send me an email and I will send you the Zoom meeting link.

See you all tomorrow night!

I TRIED OUT THE NEW SLIM CARD CRAZE

Sep 1, 2020

Welcome back, everyone! Today I have a card I made using the latest craze in papercrafting the “Slim Card” layout. I do believe I like the size of the card. The finished card dimensions are 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″, which gives you plenty of room to create with!

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I wanted to use my Loyal Leaves Stamp Set for this card. If you don’t have Loyal Leaves, you could use the new Love Of Leaves Bundle as an alternative. I started with a Crumb Cake cardbase and added a layer of Cajun Craze. When I stamped my leaves onto the Whisper White cardstock, I started with the middle leaf, then stamped the two leaves on the end. Then to make the leave look like they are in the foreground, I stamped off the Cajun Craze ink once before stamping. Now you have just a slightly lighter shade of Cajun Craze leaves that make the other three leaves stand out a little bit more!

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I stamped the sentiment using Crushed Curry ink on Crushed Curry cardstock to finish the card. Then I punched the edge out on both the sentiment layer and the Plaid Tidings DSP using the Banner Triple Punch and glued them together. After I glued them down to the stamped image, I added a Metallic Copper bow and a Linen Thread bow. When I need to adhere a small bow like these to my projects, I use a mini glue dot that I roll up to make it smaller. You can use your Take Your Pick Tool for this.

Below you will find the complete instructions for this project.

Well, I hope you enjoy this project as much as I did making it. Until next time.

Happy Stamping!

Project Instruction Sheet

Product List

Loyal Leaves Cling Stamp Set [152544] $23.00	Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $11.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $8.75
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50
Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $8.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Aug 27, 2020

Happy Thursday! Are you a coffee or tea drinker? I’m a tea girl. My favorite thing to do in the morning is to grab my big mug of hot tea and read my book for the hour it takes me to wake up and be functional in the morning. My hubby says sometimes it takes longer…shhh don’t tell him I can be good to go in 15 minutes . And now, this brings me to the project I have for you today. I broke out my new Press On Stamp Set to create this fun and fast card for you.

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For the card, I started with a cardbase of one of my favorite colors, Night Of Navy, and added another layer of Night Of Navy that was stamped with the coffee bean clusters in the same color of ink. To that, I added the two layers of overlapped DSP. I stamped the teacup in Memento Black Ink since I am coloring with my Stampin’ Blends, which are alcohol markers. After I colored the image, I used the swirls from the Celebration Tidings Stamp Set for the teacup steam. Stamp the heart using VersaMark Ink since we don’t have Purple Posy ink and cut it out. Stamp the sentiment, and you are done! You can get a PDF of the complete list of instructions and cardstock dimensions by clicking HERE.

I found some Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans at my local Lucky grocery store to fill this cute rectangle Tin that I decorated to match the card. Wouldn’t this make a great hostess gift or birthday present? You could add a gift card from your local coffee shop to make this gift even better. I didn’t get a chance to type up the instructions for the tin yet, but they are relatively simple. The belly band is 7 3/4″ x 2″ with a layer of DSP that is 7 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ that I glue down, then wrap it around the tin and glue together. Punch out the Night Of Navy tag layer and stamp the coffee beans. Add a layer of Purple Post Scalloped Linen Ribbon. Stamp the coffee cups in Memento Ink and color using Daffodil Delight, Purple Posy, and Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends. I did color a second coffee cup with the heart on it and popped it up to create additional dimension. Now punch out the coffee cups using the Label Me Fancy Punch and pop it up using dimensionals. Bam, you are done!

I like these projects; the layout was simple, and the color combination of Night Of Navy, Purple Posy, and Crushed Curry is my favorite. I guess anything with Night Of Navy is my favorite. It is an easy color to work with!

I will post the customer appreciation cards I made for this month’s orders on Friday using this Press On Stamp Set. It is super cute as well. Now go grab your crafting supplies and get creating!Happy Stamping!

Project Instructions

Product List

Press On Cling Stamp Set [153392] $22.00	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $11.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75	Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150881] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50

BIRTHDAY TREAT HOLDER

Aug 25, 2020

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Don’t you just love this birthday treat box? I sure do, and you too can make one of these cute treat holders using the Little Treat Bundle, located on page 70 of the Stampin Up! Aug – Dec Mini Catalog.

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To make the treat box, I die-cut a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock using the treat box die. The die makes your work so easy, and you don’t have to do any cutting or scoring, it is all done for you! All you have to do is glue the box together. I stamped the candy image from the Little Treat Stamp Set front and back flaps using Calypso Coral ink. Then, I glue the box together and added a strip of DSP on the side panels.

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The present is colored using Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, And Night Of Navy Stampin’ Write Markers (you can also use your ink pads and blender pens if you don’t have the Stampin’ Write Markers). I used my Stamparatus so I could recolor the stamp as needed to achieve the full-color coverage I wanted since I was using markers. Sometime when you are coloring stamps with markers, the image will look streaky when you stamp the image. If you use the Stamparatus, you can reink the stamp as many times as needed until you are satisfied with the results.

Once I had my present colored and die-cut, I attached it to a scalloped circle die-cut from the same die set and punched a 1 1/2″ circle from the Playing With Patterns DSP. The sentiment was stamped using Night Of Navy ink and attached with a dimensional. To finish off the treat box, I added a piece of Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and tied a bow.

The finished interior box size is 1 7/8″ x 3/4″ a little too small for a gift card, but money always fits. I added a piece of candy to mine as well. The possibilities are endless when using this Little Treats Bundle. I already have a Wedding and Christmas Treat box I am playing with that I will share with you all soon. I think I will be having a lot of fun with this one.

As always, I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and see what kind of creative escapades I have been up to. Until next time!

Happy Stamping

Product List

Little Treats Bundle [155204] $53.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $11.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $7.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50
Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $16.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE?

Aug 18, 2020

You know how it is when you are fleshing out an idea for a card, and then you are not super happy with the finished product, so you try a different approach. Well, that is how these two cards came to be.

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My original project idea was to create a watercolor background then add the stamp images using the Lovely You Stamp Set and punch bundle. When the card didn’t have the results I wanted, I switched to a Crumb Cake background, and I still just thought the finished product was just alright.

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For the first card, I started with Pool Party Ink to use for the watercolor wash and let it dry. I then started to stamp the images, using Poppy Parade for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. After I had the images stamped, I felt the watercolor was to light, so I added another layer of color around the already stamped images.

I think that is where my card went wrong. My background needed to be darker, and with the solid images in this stamp sets art work, I had a hard time getting a crisp image. In hindsight, I should have used my Stamparatus so I could reink the stamp image as many times as need to achieve a crisp image. I loved the concept for this project, but not the execution of it, so I tried another approach.

For my next attempt, I used a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock for my background and stamped the images using the same colors. I had the same effect as the previous card, the stamped images were not as crisp as they should have been. I love this card the best, but yet again I feel if I would have used the Stamparatus when stamping the flowers, I would have been happier with my results.

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Now I am sure you are asking yourself why did I do a whole blog post about cards I am not happy with? Why didn’t I just make new ones? Yes, I could have remade the projects using my Stamparatus, but I thought sharing with you all that even us demonstrators that create projects all day long miss the mark with our ideas would be a better use of my post today. Crafting is not about being perfect all the time. It is about the journey of creating and finding a place you are happy in! Guess what? I am in my happy place!

Now it’s your turn. Which card do you like?

See you all back here on Thursday.

Happy Stamping!

Product List

Lovely You Bundle (English) [154070] $42.25	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $8.75	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $9.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $7.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $7.50
Water Painters [151298] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $6.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

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