Our 2020-21 school year begins in about a month. And we just found out that our school district will be starting off with a hybrid platform – half the kids physically attending two days a week, the other half attending two other days, and the remaining days set for distance learning. So I imagine teachers will have to manage teaching both in-person and online at the same time for four days a week? Not to mention having to sanitize and instruct while trying to keep a germ-free environment. Crazy if this is the case! We will find out more soon. But to all of you teachers out there, I bow down to you! It’s a 24/7 job as it is. I can’t even imagine how much more time and creative energy this darn pandemic is causing you to put in. You ARE appreciated.
This project that I’m sharing today is something that could be given to a teacher this fall to show them that appreciation. OR…it a teacher wants to mass produce a bunch of these, they could become gifts for the students on the first day of school. These gifts could be made fairly quickly once you get the hang of the folds for the card and cuts for the box.
I just showed live on YouTube about an hour ago how to assemble these gifts which include a mini shirt card, a bookmark, and container to hold them with a PocketBac Hand Sanitizer. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Coordinating Colored Cardstock
2” x 8-1/2”
Just under 4” x just over 5” scored in on all four sides at 1-1/2” (watch video for further directions)
Vellum Cardstock
1-1/2” x 5-1/2”
1” x 7-5/8” scored in on each end at 1-3/4” and 2-3/4”
Plaid Tidings Designer Paper
4-1/4” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to short end at 1/2” from one direction and 2-1/4” from the other, then scored parallel to long end at 1-1/16” from each side (watch video for further directions)
Snowflake Splendor Ribbon
About 8”
Whisper White Cardstock
1-7/8” x 2”
Here are close-up photos.
These are the combos I used for the ones I completed and shared.
Here are other combinations using that same colored cardstock and the other patterns in the designer paper.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! By the way, my other shirt card video can be found by clicking here.
I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell to the right of the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Next week is my birthday, and I’ll be skipping out on ya! LOL So my next Live will be on Wednesday, August 19 at 11 AM Central Time. It may be held on Facebook. I may be held on YouTube. I’ll know more closer to that date. Either way, I hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List
ruler/straight-edge
PocketBac Hand Sanitizers are from Bath & Body Works: https://www.bathandbodyworks.com/
(optional) Computer/printer for creating card message
TIME TO REDEEM “BONUS DAYS” COUPONS! For every $50 you spent July 1st through August 3rd (before shipping and tax), you earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that you can now redeem August 4-31, 2020. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lately, it’s become especially clear who the everyday heroes are—they’ve always surrounded us! Teachers, doctors, hairdressers, nurses, delivery workers, cashiers, and even our friends, kids, and family members go above and beyond to enrich our lives. These people are truly the world’s greatest at what they do! Celebrate and appreciate them with the August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit. The nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ gender-neutral cards included in this kit are specifically designed for celebrating life’s champions! Watch the promotional video to catch a glimpse of World’s Greatest by Paper Pumpkin. Coordinating Colors: Bumblebee, gold, Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Soft Suede, white.Kit includes Distinktive stamp images – photo-realistic stamps that create an impressive detailed image with a single stamp. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
SUMMER NIGHTS ADD-ON AVAILABLE! If you are an active Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you now have the option to purchase the Summer Nights Add-On card and envelope pack that coordinates with the contents of the July Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin kit. The Add-On can be purchased through the online store. (It is NOT something you needed to “add on” to your subscription.)
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve August 2020In Good Taste SuiteTutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Playing with Patterns Suite will be available September 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) now include links to instructional videos!
STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINES You’ll see the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines on pages 170-172 in the new 20-21 Annual Catalog. They weren’t quite ready with the launch of this publication. There are still some COVID-19-related delays with the mini machine. But the larger Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be available September 1st!
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
The August-December 2020 Mini Catalog products are now available.
CLICK HERE to shop new products in my Online Store.
CLICK HERE to view the online downloadable version of the new Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog.
Here is a quick peek at just a few of the new products in video format.
It’s time to redeem “BONUS DAYS” coupons…
For every $50 you spent July 1st through August 3rd (before shipping and tax), you earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that you can now redeem August 4-31, 2020.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions).
New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes will reduce the subtotal/commissionable amount of an order.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be gifted to another person. But they can still only be redeemed once. However, they must be redeemed in the same country where they are earned.
All codes will expire after 31 August 2020.
Phone/Fax/Mail: 28 August 2020, by 6:50 PM (MT)
OEX/Online: 31 August 2020, by 11:50 PM (MT)
If you cancel an order during the earning or the redemption period where codes have been entered, your codes will be lost and you will not be able to use them again.
One more bit of news today is that you’ll notice a change to the online store in North America. It may take some getting used to. But the new features will make shopping easier, more organized, and more enjoyable.
The store is designed to work seamlessly on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones…A much improved, mobile-friendly shopping experience.
New and improved store navigation provides an updated and enhanced shopping experience.
The site utilizes new, larger imagery to better showcase our products and allow up-close details to be seen.
New landing pages tell our product stories better.
Improved photography and product display.
New sorting options and filters provide a more intuitive shopping experience, allowing customers to more easily find what they are looking for. The store’s organization and terminology are also more intuitive for new customers.
The site utilizes inventory status information to show customers what items will be retiring soon, have low inventory, or are backordered so they can make informed purchasing decisions.
Customers can mark their favorite items for later reference, and they can create and share personalized wish lists.
A new Quick Shop feature makes it easy to add items to your cart. We have also simplified the checkout process.
A new feature allows online store users to leave feedback anywhere and on anything in the new online store—and it delivers that information directly to the people who need to see it at Stampin’ Up!
and more!
I hope you enjoy! Please be patient as you transition your shopping experience. AND because this is a whole new site platform, you may be asked to recall your password to log back into your account.
Today I’m sharing with you a couple simple window cards that you can easily recreate with the new Beautiful Autumn Bundle, Gold Cards & Envelopes, a 2-1/4″ Circle Punch, a sponge, and some inks. Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions…
Punch a 2-1/4″ Circle from the front layer of the card. And stamp the sentiment within the circle to it can be viewed with the card closed or open.
Open card and lay it onto grid paper so you can stamp near the edge of the circle without getting ink on the inside of the card. Stamp the green leaves directly onto the card front around the punched circle’s edge. Stamp the acorns and the orange and yellow leaves onto the punched out circle which is now scrap cardstock.
Stamp outline images with full ink color and inside solid images with “stamped off” or “second generation” color. (For “stamped off” or “second generation” color: ink stamp, stamp on grid paper, then stamp onto card or card piece to get a slightly lighter color. BTW…I stamped off twice for the lower half of the acorn.)
After stamping the acorns and the orange and yellow leaves onto the scrap, punch them out with their coordinating punches.
Softly sponge green (Mint Macaron) ink on the edge of the circular window and in the areas of the green leaves.
Add the acorns and the orange and yellow leaves with Glue Dots. Embellish with a few rhinestones.
It’s August, but Fall will be here soon. Be sure to shop the new Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog so you are ready for the months and holidays ahead. Then stay tuned to my blog for more inspiration. In fact if you are a fan of Autumn/Fall, be ready for a new Mega Tutorial that I’ll be offering soon which will feature many, many ideas using new seasonal products from our Mini.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
TIME TO REDEEM “BONUS DAYS” COUPONS! For every $50 you spent July 1st through August 3rd (before shipping and tax), you earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that you can now redeem August 4-31, 2020. Click here for more details.
THE NEW AUG-DEC 2020 MINI CATALOG DEBUTED YESTERDAY! Click here to find out how you can get your hands on this new 2020 Aug-Dec Mini Catalog, the 2020-21 Annual Catalog, and/or the Beginner Brochure.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lately, it’s become especially clear who the everyday heroes are—they’ve always surrounded us! Teachers, doctors, hairdressers, nurses, delivery workers, cashiers, and even our friends, kids, and family members go above and beyond to enrich our lives. These people are truly the world’s greatest at what they do! Celebrate and appreciate them with the August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit. The nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ gender-neutral cards included in this kit are specifically designed for celebrating life’s champions! Watch the promotional video to catch a glimpse of World’s Greatest by Paper Pumpkin. Coordinating Colors: Bumblebee, gold, Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Soft Suede, white.Kit includes Distinktive stamp images – photo-realistic stamps that create an impressive detailed image with a single stamp. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
SUMMER NIGHTS ADD-ON AVAILABLE! If you are an active Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you now have the option to purchase the Summer Nights Add-On card and envelope pack that coordinates with the contents of the July Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin kit. The Add-On can be purchased through the online store. (It is NOT something you needed to “add on” to your subscription.)
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve August 2020In Good Taste SuiteTutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Playing with Patterns Suite will be available September 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) now include links to instructional videos!
STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINES You’ll see the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines on pages 170-172 in the new 20-21 Annual Catalog. They weren’t quite ready with the launch of this publication. There are still some COVID-19-related delays with the mini machine. But the larger Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be available September 1st!
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
Today kicks off Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza Sale. And this year, you can stock up and save on select cardstock & inks AND select stamp set/die bundles. Click here for the informational flyer with the details. Click here to shop for these products in the online store during this promotion.
15% off select Ink pads and Cardstock
Neutrals Collection
Regals Collection
2018–2020 In Colors
2019–2021 In Colors (except Purple Posy)
An Additional 5% off the original 10% discount on select bundles and ink pad assortments
Neutrals Classic Stampin’ Pads Assortment
Regals Classic Stampin’ Pads Assortment
2018–2020 In Colors Classic Stampin’ Pads Assortment
All order types qualify for this promotion—customer, demonstrator, workshop, or online orders!
Promotion includes items from the 2019–2020 annual catalog only.
Discounts apply to promotion items only.
No limits apply.
Discounted pricing for items featured in this promotion will be available ONLY during the sales period. No exceptions.
If you purchased a product offered in the promotion prior to the sale, we will not be offering exchanges or credits.
In the event that we run out of any item offered, promotional pricing will be honored on items backordered, up to the point it reaches the backorder limit. If you try to order an item that is not available, you will receive a notification informing you it is currently unavailable. Once an item reaches the backorder limit and is not orderable, it will no longer be available during the promotion and will not be available to order until additional inventory arrives in your market.
I highly recommend getting the Parcels & Petals Bundle during this Extravaganza. I’ve shared these fantastic boxes in the past.
And today I have a new one to show you. This one is basic, but still oh so pretty! Be sure to watch the video for tips in assembling one of these boxes.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Whisper White Cardstock
Two pieces that are 6” x 4”
Night of Navy Cardstock
3-1/8” x 1”
Early Espresso Cardstock
Scrap die-cutting branch
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
Scrap die-cutting leaves
Champagne Foil Sheet
Scrap die-cutting/embossing leaf
Directions…
Die-cut box pieces and assemble. Watch my video for tips and instruction.
Stamp sentiment onto lower right section of Night of Navy piece using VersaMark ink. Sprinkle on embossing powder. Shake off excess. Then heat with heat tool to emboss (melt and set powder).
Add to the side of the box using Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Die-cut foliage pieces. Use Tear & Tape to attach the branch and green leaves to the back of the embossed foil leaf. Then attach to the upper left of the Night of Navy piece.
Add a gift to the inside and give to someone who is extra special to you.
THE 2020 SPRING CATALOG & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE! If you are interested in receiving the upcoming 2020 Spring Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure, CLICK HERE to fill out a request form. If you fill out the request form by November 28, I can add you to my bulk mailing list for that catalog. By the way, I automatically send complimentary catalogs to those who have ordered $50+ from me during the past year. OR…If you live close enough (I am located in Andover, MN) to pick up your complimentary catalog/s, contact me so we can make arrangements.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT December’s Something for Everything Paper Pumpkin kit includes a super-versatile stamp set complete with 13 sentiments that can be used for occasions ranging from wedding, to get well, birthdays, and more! Plus, the three full-sized card designs (four of each) are gorgeous! This kit will make it easier than ever to give a handmade card to a friend—no matter what the occasion! Coordinating colors are: Crushed Curry, Grapefruit Grove, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Terracotta Tile. Click here to watch a sneak peek video. Click here to activate your subscription by today, December 10th for the December kit.
THE CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE IS…HERE! This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details. Items in the Christmastime Is Here Suite will be available for purchase while supplies last only.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our November 2019 projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
GIFT OF FALL PP PALOOZA TUTORIAL BUNDLE (with video link) AVAILABLE! Here are peeks of the projects! Click here, then find this bundle in my Tutorials for Sale page.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-December (with orders due mid-month for January, February, March, April, May, and June). And we are looking for more to join us. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of those 6 months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
About a month and a half ago I shared several projects I created with the Brightly Gleaming Suite. There was one project I started (about 12 minutes into the video) as an example of how to start one of the projects. And so today I’m sharing with you what I did to finish it.
I didn’t use other products in the Brightly Gleaming Suite, though. Instead I grabbed a copper die-cut/embossed leaf, some Pearls and Blends Markers, and some Leaves Trinkets. And I put together this Autumn Copper Tea Tin – great for gift giving at this time of year (at least where I live in Minnesota).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Brightly Gleaming Designer Paper
4” x 12”
Seaside Spray Cardstock
Scrap for stamping and punching label
Copper Foil Sheet
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting leaf
Directions…
Wrap around and attach Brightly Gleaming Designer Paper to the Copper Tea Tin using Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Stamp and punch sentiment label piece.
Die-cut/emboss leaf.
Attach the sentiment label piece to the front of the tin using Dimensionals. Add (with Glue Dots) Leaves Trinkets coming from under the label piece. Attach the Copper Foil leaf with Dimensionals.
Color pearls with the Night of Navy Blends Markers. Use the Take Your Pick Tool to add them to the tin.
Fill with a gift of some sort and make someone’s day brighter.
Ta-da! A sweet and striking gift tin! I hope you were inspired by what I shared.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT December’s Something for Everything Paper Pumpkin kit includes a super-versatile stamp set complete with 13 sentiments that can be used for occasions ranging from wedding, to get well, birthdays, and more! Plus, the three full-sized card designs (four of each) are gorgeous! This kit will make it easier than ever to give a handmade card to a friend—no matter what the occasion! Coordinating colors are: Crushed Curry, Grapefruit Grove, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Terracotta Tile. Click here to activate your subscription by today, December 10th for the December kit.
THE CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE IS…HERE! This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details. Items in the Christmastime Is Here Suite will be available for purchase while supplies last only.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our November 2019 projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
GIFT OF FALL PP PALOOZA TUTORIAL BUNDLE (with video link) AVAILABLE! Here are peeks of the projects! Click here, then find this bundle in my Tutorials for Sale page.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-December (with orders due mid-month for January, February, March, April, May, and June). And we are looking for more to join us. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of those 6 months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
I’m excited to share with you these fabulous creations from Nora Marin, our October 2019 Stampers With ART Showcase Stamper. Nora was chosen to be this past month’s Showcase Stamper because I love the cards she has shared in the past.
So I gifted her following products so she could in turn create and share for us!… the Snow Front Stamp Set, a roll of the Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon, a container of Ice Stampin’ Glitter, and a pack of Silver Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes.
Nora does not have a blog, but you can find more of her designs by searching “Nora Marin Stampin Up” on Pinterest (or just do a Google search). I’m blessed to have her as a part of my community of stampers. Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-N-STORAGE MAGNET CARD SALE! Stamp-n-Storage is offering 20% OFF Magnet Cards! This includes 5×7, 6×7, 8×7 and 8.5×11 Magnet Cards, and the Stamp-n-Die Bundle. The sale runs through Midnight Central Time, on Monday, November 4. Click here to shop.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT In November we are offering a kit to make it easy for you to add a handmade, personal touch to your holiday giving—without a lot of fuss. It’s Christmas made easy with Paper Pumpkin! The November 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. Coordinating colors are: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce. Click here to activate your subscription by November 10th for the November kit.
THE CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE IS…HERE! This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details. Items in the Christmastime Is Here Suite will be available for purchase while supplies last only.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our November 2019 projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
GIFT OF FALL PP PALOOZA TUTORIAL BUNDLE (with video link) AVAILABLE! Here are peeks of the projects! Click here, then find this bundle in my Tutorials for Sale page.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-November (with orders due mid-month for December, January, February, March, April, and May). And we are looking for more to join us. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of those 6 months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas that we each came up with using the contents of the September 2019 Bone Appétit Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants.
Here is a photo of the intended projects from this month’s Halloween-themed kit: 20 food-safe treat boxes with bone-chilling tags. Did you miss out on this kit? Right now as this post is published, the full and refill kits are available in the online store! (see below for links) So if you missed out, become an active subscriber and purchase the kit.
I’ve already shared a few other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on September 22nd.
Today I have for you a 12″ x 12″ scrapbook page spread focused on family/ancestral photos as the theme with Dia de los Muertos as its inspiration. Dia de los Meurtos (Day of the Dead) is a celebrated October 31 – November 2 and is a time to celebrate, pray for, and remember loved ones who have passed away. Common symbols for the holiday are the skull and skeletons which is why this paper pumpkin kit put this idea in my head. Flowers are important, too. And the colors are bright and vivid. So of course I brought in the Brights pack of cardstock. These colors are amazing against the black background!
I had a LOT of fun creating these pages using the Flourish Dies, the Hand-Lettered Prose Dies, the Snowman Builder Punch, and elements from the September 2019 kit. Here are the details and more close-up photos.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements for extra products…
Poppy Parade Cardstock
12″ x 12″ (two pieces)
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Basic Black Cardstock
11″ x 7-5/8″ (two pieces)
11″ x 4-1/4″ (two pieces)
Whisper White Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 4-1/8″ (three pieces)
3″ x 3-1/2″ (three pieces)
Scraps for punching 6 snowmen
Scraps for die-cutting letters
Basic Gray Cardstock
5-3/8″ x 4″ (three pieces)
2-7/8″ x 3-3/8″ (three pieces)
Granny Apple Green Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Daffodil Delight Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Melon Mambo Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Coastal Cabana Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Bermuda Bay Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Gorgeous Grape Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting floral pieces
Directions…
Punch snowmen, then trim them to create large and small skull shapes.
Use the Basic Black Dark Blends Marker to draw on eyes and noses.
Layer the Basic Gray photo mats onto the coordinating Whisper White pieces using SNAIL.
Die-cut LOTS of flowers and leaves in a variety of colors.
Die-cut the letters for your title.
Color the bones of your skeletons.
Adhere the Basic Black Cardstock pieces to the 12×12 Poppy Parade page bases. But don’t add adhesive close to the edges. This way when it comes time to trim up the floral die-cuts along the edges, it will be a bit easier to get at them.
Adhere layered photo mats using SNAIL.
Adhere skulls, tags and hands using SNAIL.
Layout the floral pieces, skeletons and letters for the page title. Then sponge a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue across the back of each piece, and one by one add them to the page.
Trim up any flower die-cuts extending beyond the black cardstock
Add Glitter Enamel Dots for a bit of sparkle and to fill in areas that needed a little something.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today!
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Product List… things you might need/want in addition to the September 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects (Right now as this post is published, the full and refill kits are available in the online store! So if you missed out, become an active subscriber and purchase the kit.)
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BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our September 2019 projects featuring new products from the Holiday Catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
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