Welcome to the March 2019 Greek Isles Achievers Blog Hop! Follow along and check out all the other blogs in the hop (click on the names of other participants in the list below my signature) so you can see some fabulous cards and projects created by other demonstrators who also earned the Stampin’ Up!® Greek Isles incentive trip that will take place this July 2019. (I’m so excited! This is my dream trip come true!!) This month’s hop features 2019 Sale-a-Bration and Occasions Catalog products.
I’ve been playing around with pop out gate-fold cards lately (see what I shared March 8 and February 6). And I came up with one more that I think you’ll enjoy.
The belly band holds it shut. When you take off the band and open it up in the middle, the back panel pops forward to reveal to focal point of the design.
I loved the boldness of the Lovely Lipstick and the Flirty Flamingo colors together in the striped pattern of the All My Love Designer Paper and knew those colors would look yummy together as frosting on a cake. So I paired up the All My Love Designer Paper with images from the Piece of Cake Stamp Set to create this fun wedding (or anniversary) card.
Products I used… See below for a list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Whisper White Cardstock:
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and then at 2-3/4″ from each end
Scrap for punching out 2″ Circle piece
Scrap for stamping and punching out 1-1/4″ Circle piece
Scrap for punching two 3/4″ Circles
Flirty Flamingo Cardstock:
Scrap for stamping and punching out 2″ Circle piece
Scrap for stamping and punching out cake
Lovely Lipstick Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out Starburst piece
Scrap for punching out 1-3/8″ Scallop Circle piece
Silver Foil Sheets:
Scrap for punching out Starburst piece
Scrap for punching out cake plate piece
12″ x 1-1/8″ strip
All My Love Designer Paper:
Lovely Lipstick stripes on Flirty Flamingo pattern: 1″ x 12″
Lovely Lipstick stripes on Flirty Flamingo pattern: Two pieces cut to 2-1/2″ x 4″
Tiny pink and white hearts pattern: Two pieces cut to 2-1/2″ x 4″
Directions…
After preparing all pieces above (cutting, scoring, stamping, punching, etc.), stamp inside message with Lovely Lipstick ink about 1″ from the top and centered.
Adhere 2-1/2″ x 4″ designer paper layers to the outer inside flaps and the front of the card (the opposite side of the outer inside flaps).
Fold 3/4″ Whisper White circles in half. Then open up the card.
Use Glue Dots and attach half of one 3/4″ Circle to the right side of the middle fold so the score line of the circle is lined up with the score line of the middle of the card. Use Glue Dots and attach half of the other circle to the left side of the middle fold so the score line of the circle is lined up with the score line of the middle of the card. Then attach the Lovely Lipstick Starburst piece to the other halves of those circles using Glue Dots. Make sure it is centered.
Add the Whisper White 2″ circle, the cake, and the cake plate. Then embellish with a few pearls.
Attach the designer strip with SNAIL down the middle of the Silver Foil strip.
Close the card and wrap the belly band around the card so the ends meet in the front middle. Secure with Glue Dots. Make sure the belly band can slip off and on the card easily but that it’s not too loose.
Attach the Silver Foil Starburst piece using Dimensionals over the center of the belly band to hide the connection.
Then ddd the Flirty Flamingo 2″ circle, the Lovely Lipstick 1-3/8″ scallop circle, and the 1-1/4″ Whisper White sentiment circle. Embellish with a couple pearls.
I love fun fold cards! I hope I inspired your creativity and you enjoyed what I shared. Have fun on the hop!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to learn more about Sale-a-Bration, the awesome promotion going on right now. 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!
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During the month of March (and only while supplies last), Stampin’ Up! is offering six new exclusive products that coordinate with several of our 2019 Sale-a-Bration products! Unlike the Sale-a-Bration products though (free with qualifying orders), the Sale-a-Bration Coordination products are for purchase. Click here for the informational flyer with images of all the products. The Hop Around Framelits, Lily Framelits, and Call Me Cupcake Framelits are now sold out in the US and are no longer available.
SALE-A-BRATION 2019
Sale-A-Bration (January 3 – March 31, 2019) is one of THE best times of the Stampin’ Up! year. Earn free exclusive products! Earn more Stampin’ Rewards! Get a fabulous tote with one of the best kit offers ever!…CLICK HERE for more information & to find the links to the online brochures filled with fun free products. New Sale-a-Bration choices were added February 15 and again March 1. The Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack, the Butterfly Elements, the Precious Parcel Card Kit, and the Foil Sheets are all sold out in the US and are no longer available.
There are some products that are selling out in the 2019 Occasions Catalog already. These products were going to retire with this seasonal catalog anyway, but due to complications with Stampin’ Up!’s die supplier & not being able to replenish the inventory, the following items are no longer available:
Doily Builder Thinlits Dies (item 148553)
Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies (item 148529)
And these items are on low inventory/forecasted to run out soon:
Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies (item 148549)
Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies (item 148548)
GET $175 WORTH FOR $99!
It’s a great time to sign up to be a demonstrator. During Sale-a-Bration, the starter kit is amazing!…Choose up to $175 worth of Stampin’ Up! products (which could include preorder products!), and pay just $99. Shipping is free too, so you save there as well. There is also the option of adding in this beautiful, exclusive tote for an additional $30. Click here to download the Sale-a-Bration brochure and see the tote and the options for the great starter kit on pages 4 & 5. Click here to learn more about the perks of being a demonstrator in my Stampers With ART community. And then click here when you are ready purchase your kit. But hurry. This offer ends March 31, 2019…in less than 2 weeks.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our March projects are now available!) CLICK HEREto find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one is offered each month.
JOIN THE CLUB!
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off soon, and we are looking for more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yippee! Today is a blog hop day with Paper Pumpkin kit ideas! 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 February 2019 “Grown With Kindess” 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 project from this month’s kit – 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs.
I hope to share more ideas in a few days, but TODAY I have a beautiful home décor piece and two fun-fold cards to share.
The hardest part about making this first project is just cutting into the beautiful photo art images. LOL – only emotionally. In other words… though it looks impressive, it is super simple to make.
If you wish to recreate the home décor piece with your kit contents, follow the measurements and tips below.
Measurements of extra products:
Basic Black Cardstock:
8″ x 8″
Fresh Fig Cardstock:
3-1/8″ x 5-1/8″
3-1/8″ x 1-7/8″
3-7/8″ x 2-1/8″
3-7/8″ x 4-7/8″
2-1/4″ Circle
Whisper White Cardstock:
2″ Circle
Measurements of kit products:
Photo image pieces:
3″ x 5″ (upper left)
3″ x 1-3/4″ (upper right)
3-3/4″ x 2″ (lower left)
3-3/4″ x 4-3/4″ (lower right)
White Twine:
11″
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Tips:
Trim photo image pieces, adhere to corresponding Fresh Fig pieces, then adhere to 8″ x 8″ Basic Black.
Stamp sentiment onto Whisper White circle and add to Fresh Fig circle using Dimensionals. Adhere.
Then just add a bow (attaching with a rolled up Glue Dot) and a few accents.
These cards are a little more difficult to make in that they require coloring and cutting. But if you like to do that, you’ll have no problems recreating either one of these. Here is what the first card looks like on the outside.
And here is what it looks like open.
If you wish to recreate this card with your kit contents, follow the measurements and tips below.
Measurements of extra products
Whisper White Cardstock:
Scrap to stamp, color in, and cut out the succulent in a cup
Measurements of kit products:
Card bases (two of black or two of white):
Cut one in half to get a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece
Cut the other in half the other way to get a 2-3/4″ x 8-1/2″ piece
Succulent photo image piece:
Two strips that are just under 1-1/4″ x 3-3/4″
Twine”
26″
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Tips:
Adhere photo image pieces to the top and bottom portions of the 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card base piece (about 1/4″ from the outside edges).
Adhere other card base piece (folded shut) across the center.
Stamp sentiment image/s on the inside (optional).
Wrap twine around three times, and tie in a bow.
Stamp succulent in cup image onto Whisper White scrap, color in with Stampin’ Blends markers of your choice (see suggested colors in the product list below).
Cut it out with a Paper Snips and attach to the front of the strip fold portion using Dimensionals.
Here are photos of the white card base version. I’d love to know which one draws your attention more – the black card or the white?
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HEREto sign up by March 10th so you can get in on the next kit – our 6th anniversary kit!! Here is some information directly from Stampin’ Up! to give us a bit of insight on this special edition kit…
PAPER PUMPKIN IS TURNING SIX! To celebrate this fun occasion, Stampin’ Up! is offering a specially-designed March kit and a bonus stamp set. So… TWO stamp sets with your March Paper Pumpkin kit.
The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable birthday cards cards
Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade
This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!
The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to learn more about Sale-a-Bration, the awesome promotion going on right now. 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… things you might need/want in addition to the February 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
During the month of March (and only while supplies last), Stampin’ Up! will be offering six new exclusive products that coordinate with several of our 2019 Sale-a-Bration products! Unlike the Sale-a-Bration products though (free with qualifying orders), the Sale-a-Bration Coordination products will be available for purchase. Click here for the informational flyer with images of all the products.
SALE-A-BRATION 2019
Sale-A-Bration (January 3 – March 31, 2019) is one of THE best times of the Stampin’ Up! year. Earn free exclusive products! Earn more Stampin’ Rewards! Get a fabulous tote with one of the best kit offers ever!…CLICK HERE for more information & to find the links to the online brochures filled with fun free products. New Sale-a-Bration choices were added February 15!
GET $175 WORTH FOR $99!
It’s a great time to sign up to be a demonstrator. During Sale-a-Bration, the starter kit is amazing!…Choose up to $175 worth of Stampin’ Up! products (which could include preorder products!), and pay just $99. Shipping is free too, so you save there as well. There is also the option of adding in this beautiful, exclusive tote for an additional $30. Click here to download the Sale-a-Bration brochure and see the tote and the options for the great starter kit on pages 4 & 5. Click here to learn more about the perks of being a demonstrator in my Stampers With ART community. And then click here when you are ready purchase your kit.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our March projects will be available tomorrow!) CLICK HEREto find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one is offered each month.
PAPER PUMPKIN IS TURNING SIX!
Happy birthday to one of my most favorite products – Paper Pumpkin kits!!! To celebrate this fun occasion and to thank everyone who supports Paper Pumpkin month after month, Stampin’ Up! is offering a specially-designed March kit and a bonus FREE STAMP SET. Oh, yes. You read that right. In March, you will receive TWO stamp sets with your Paper Pumpkin kit. Sign up today!
The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable birthday cards cards
Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade
This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!
The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.
JOIN THE CLUB!
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off soon, and we are looking for more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yay! Today is the day where a creative team of us Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators bring to you our special “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 January 2019 “Be Mine Valentine” 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.
This kit contained enough supplies (plus extras!) to make 24 of these cute Valentine treat boxes. (Click here to see the January 2019 kit video put out by Stampin’ Up!® where you can view how to put these treat boxes together.) I loved how generous Stampin’ Up! was with the consumables. There were a ton of extras left over to make into cards or other projects. AND this kit coordinates with Stampin’ Up! products from the Animal Expedition Suite. So the options are truly amazing for alternate project ideas.
I shared a few ideas on Tuesday, but today I have another card to share AND a Memories & More photo pocket page layout. I used the Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut Paper for both of them bringing in more Petal Pink color to go with the enamel heart embellishments in the kit.
I thought this bunny page would be perfect for sharing photos of a new baby!
The hearts can be “bullet points” where the baby’s stats or gifts received are listed.
And the baby’s name could be written in the large heart as the title of the page.
But it could also be a fun layout for Easter photos.
If you wish to recreate the page layout with your kit contents, follow the measurements and tips below.
Measurements of extra products:
Basic Gray Cardstock (photo mats):
Three pieces that are 3″ x 4″
Two pieces that are 6″ x 4″
Petal Pink Cardstock:
6″ x 4″
Whisper White Cardstock:
6″ x 4″
Scrap to punch the 1-1/8″ scallop circle bunny tail
Measurements of kit products:
Box bases (two):
Cut two bunny ears from one base, then cut the remaining piece to 4″ x 3″
Cut the other base to 4″ x 4-1/4″
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Tips:
Trim pieces desired from the laser-cut paper, sponge Multipurpose Glue on the back side, then adhere.
Punch the bunny’s head from an extra circle piece in the kit. Assemble bunny before attaching it to the page piece.
The bunny tail, the large heart, and the small hearts are all attached with Dimensionals. You may want to write on the large heart before adding the Dimensionals.
The laser-cut paper on the piece with the small hearts came from a border section. Cut that section a little longer than 4″ then cut in half down the middle to get the “mirroring” pieces.
The cards I created will be going out in the mail next week to a few of my subscribers. I love how Cherry Cobbler and Petal Pink look together, so the only extra products I used to make these cards are the laser-cut paper, Petal Pink cardstock for the inside layer in the card, Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and Cherry Cobbler ink.
Each card is a little unique because of the variety of pieces I cut from the other sheet (shown in front below) of laser-cut paper.
If you wish to recreate this card with your kit contents, follow the measurements and tips below.
Measurements of extra products:
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock:
11″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded in have for the card base
Petal Pink Cardstock:
3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ for the inside layer
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Tips:
Trim pieces desired from the laser-cut paper, sponge Multipurpose Glue on the back side, then adhere tucked under the heart. Don’t adhere heart until laser-cut pieces are added.
The sentiment layer, the heart on the inside, and the kangaroo are all attached with Dimensionals.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HEREto sign up by February 10th so you can get in on the next kit. Here is some information directly from Stampin’ Up! to give us a bit of insight on this upcoming February kit.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to learn more about Sale-a-Bration, the awesome promotion going on right now. 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… things you might need/want in addition to the January 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
Sale-A-Bration (January 3 – March 31, 2019) is one of THE best times of the Stampin’ Up! year. Earn free exclusive products! Earn more Stampin’ Rewards! Get a fabulous tote with one of the best kit offers ever!…CLICK HERE for more information.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our January projects are now available!) CLICK HEREto find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one is offered each month.
JOIN THE CLUB
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off in March, and we are looking for just 2 more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
CLING STAMPS ARE HERE!
Cling stamps just debuted in the 2019 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure! Click HERE for more information.
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yay! Today is the day where a creative team of us Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators bring to you our special “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 December 2018 “Day by Day” 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.
For those of you who got this kit and want to make something a little different, I hope these ideas we all share today will inspire you.
I strayed away from the calendar idea altogether for my clear gift box and coordinating gift card shown below.
Measurements of extra products:
Pool Party Cardstock:
4-1/2″ x 3″ scored at 2-1/4″ and folded in half for the card base
Measurements of kit products:
Pool Party Ribbon:
24″
One of the gray calendar pieces (I used March 2020):
Cut into two pieces that are 2″ x 2-3/4″
Products I Used from the Kit: the cover of the calendar box, the ribbon, the stamps, the Pool Party ink and the March 2020 calendar piece Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions:
Position a ruler along the long edge of the clear box cover so that the length of that side fits evenly between the 0 and the 6-inch mark. Then cut at the 2-1/2″ and the 3-1/2″ points. Do the same on the other side.
Cut straight up at those measurements on each side until you reach the creases.
Lay it down on a Stampin’ Pierce Mat, open up these newly cut “tabs” in the sides, insert your ruler to use as a straight edge, and use the stylus end of the Take Your Pick tool to make score lines connecting the tab cuts.
Fold the clear box cover along the score lines to make them sharper/more crisp.
Add candy or some other gift. (I added 16 Dove Promises Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt candies because they fit perfectly and the color coordinated with the ribbon in the kit.)
Then tie the box shut with the Pool Party ribbon.
For the gift card, cut 2″ off the top of the March 2020 calendar piece. Then cut off the ends of this so that the holes get removed. This will leave you with a 2″ x 2-3/4″ piece. Add this to the front of the card using SNAIL.
Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink. Then stamp the sparkle/dot image in Pool Party ink.
Flip the remaining part of the calendar piece over and cut another 2″ x 2-3/4″ piece from the all-white side to add to the inside of the card using SNAIL adhesive.
Add rhinestones in the centers of the “sparkle” images on the front of the card.
Write a message on the inside, slip the card under the bow, and gift to someone special.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! 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 January 10th so you can get in on the next kit. Here is some information directly from Stampin’ Up! to give us a bit of insight on this upcoming January kit.
Paper Pumpkin has paired up to coordinate with the Animal Expedition suite by Stampin’ Up! to deliver cute Valentine’s Day coordination! Make sure you have an active subscription by January 10 to get this “wildy” fun kit. It makes 24 adorable Valentine’s treat packages. The coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Pool Party. And don’t forget to check out the Animal Expedition product suite by clicking here.
There are many items that are leaving us from the 2018 Holiday Catalog (which ends January 2nd), and some of them are discounted. But hurry, many items are “while supplies last.” CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to access the Year-End Closeout list. And CLICK HERE to shop the Closeout online.
OCCASIONS/SAB PRODUCT SHARES AVAILABLE!
The 2019 Occasions Catalog debuts January 3rd! That means it’s that time of year to get in on my popular product shares so you can gather up lots of new product for LESS! Sign up today by contacting me with your share choice/s. I’m taking orders for shares now through January 2nd, 2019. CLICK HERE for more information.
JOIN THE CLUB
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off soon, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up. We are currently looking for more members so we can start another new club. Who is ready?!
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! Our December projects are ready!! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month.
CLING STAMPS ARE COMING!
Cling stamps will debut in the 2019 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure! Click HERE for more information.
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yay! Today is the day where a creative team of us Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators bring to you our special “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 October 2018 “Friends of a Feather” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down and click on the names of other participants in the hop to see the other creative projects.
I loved the cards that Stampin’ Up! designed for this kit – 8 cards, 4 of each of these 2 designs! The card elements (die-cut feathers and leaves, sequins, metallic twine and ribbon, beautiful papers and sentiments in the stamp set) are beautiful. Click here to see the October 2018 kit video put out by Stampin’ Up! where you can view how to make these cards as intended.
But for those of you who got this kit and want to change things up a bit, I have a couple ideas to share today. This first one is not too far from the original look in the cards, but it’s a journal cover instead of a card. I like to keep a list of those I know dealing with pain, illness or loss in a notebook called a prayer journal. My other notebook was old, and the piling post it notes weren’t working anymore… I needed a new journal. I can open it up and read it to remind me who I can send my well wishes to.
If you wish to recreate this journal with your kit contents, follow the measurements and directions below.
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions:
Sponge the edges of theCrumb Cake cardstock with Crumb Cake ink.
Tie the 4-1/2″ ribbon around the 11″ ribbon towards the top.
Tie on the twine.
Then tape the 11″ ribbon close to the left edge of the Crumb Cake cardstock being sure to wrap and tape the ends to the backside.
Put plenty of Tear & Tape adhesive along the backside (especially along the edges) of the Crumb Cake cardstock, then attach to the front cover of the composition book.
Trim up the corners and any cardstock extending beyond. Then sponge the edges a bit more to ensure that the areas that were trimmed will blend in and look uniform with the other edges.
Squeeze some Tombow Liquid Glue onto the corner of the Silicone Pad. Collect some of the glue onto the sponge by pouncing the sponge in the glue a few times.
Working with one die-cut at a time, pounce glue to the backsides of the leaves and feathers and attach them to the journal cover just under the knot of the ribbon.
Stamp sentiment with Cajun Craze ink onto the backside of a label piece from the kit. And sponge the edges with Crumb Cake ink.
Add this to the front of the journal using Dimensionals.
Lastly add a couple sequins tucked under each side of the sentiment piece.
This second version has a different sentiment from the kit and gives the journal a whole new purpose. I can see a young person using this journal to write thoughts about the treasured friendships they have and possibly adding photos, too.
This second project idea I have for you today was inspired by the first Monster Gift Pouch I made and shared almost a week ago. (Click here to see that idea and a few others I posted already on my blog.) This one is my happy female version. And the envelope opens downward, so you need to be able to tuck the flap under the eyes to keep the contents inside before it’s “gifted.”
If you wish to recreate this journal with your kit contents, follow the measurements and directions below.
Measurements of extra products:
Whisper White Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out two 2″ Circles
Scrap for stamping and punching 1″ Circle
Coastal Cabana Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out two 1-1/4″ Circles
Basic Black Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out two 1/2″ Circles
Grapefruit Grove Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out a 2″ Circle
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions:
Cut Grapefruit Grove circle in half, then layer the punched circle pieces to form the eyes.
Squeeze some Tombow Liquid Glue onto the corner of Silicone Pad. Collect some glue onto sponge by pouncing the sponge in the glue a few times.
Working with one die-cut at a time, pounce glue to the backsides of the dark purple leaves, and attach them to the monster eyes. The leaves are narrow enough to straighten as you glue them down, so you should be able to the the center to line up with the bottom of the eyelid.
Pounce glue to the backsides of the orange leaves, and attach them to the inside flap of the envelope as shown.
Cut a dark orange leaf down the center, pounce glue to the backsides of the feather halves, and attach them to the outside and inside areas of the envelope as shown to form the lips.
Stamp and punch the sentiment piece. Then adhere between the monsters “hands.”
Close the envelope flap shut when everything as dried, then add the eyes so that they overlap the envelope flap slightly.
Put a treat inside, and give to someone special.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! 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 November 10th so you can get in on the next kit (see hints below).
CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th so you can get this next one that is shipping. We are told that it will contain products for making Christmas cards – 10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs. Coordinating colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White. AND the box is a great sneak peek of what’s inside!
Seasonal Paper Pumpkin Past Kits on Sale!!
Right now the Frights & Delights Past Kit and Refill AND November’s Back in Plaid Past Kit are 15% off. Remember, you must be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber in order to purchase past kits. This sale is while supplies last, so don’t miss out!
SNOWFLAKE SHOWCASE in November!
Beautiful, exclusive products are coming next month. Click here for the details. Click here to download the flyer. Click here to see what those in the Artisan Blog Hop Team shared.
JOIN THE CLUB
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up. We are currently looking for ONE more member.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month. October’s tutorials (peeks shown below) are ready!
Now that these accessories are here, they are staying! They will be rolling into next year’s 2019-20 Annual Catalog. And there’s more coming…Watch for the release of the Craft & Carry Stamparatus bag soon!
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yay! Today is the day where a creative team of us Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators bring to you our special “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 2018 “Frights & Delights” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down and click on the names of other participants in the hop to see other creative projects.
This kit was the perfect one for Halloween enthusiasts. The stamp images, stickers and other kit elements put together per the kit directions made 24 of these adorable treat bags. Click here to see the September 2018 kit video put out by Stampin’ Up! where you can view how to make these bags as intended.
Halloween is one of my husband’s favorite time of year. I remember before we had kids we had high hopes of decorating elaborately and hosting a grand Halloween party every year. It hasn’t happened yet. But who knows…maybe someday.
So this came to mind when I saw this kit…fun party invites! I haven’t shown this idea to my husband yet, but what do you think? Would you come if you got this invitation in the mail? 😉
If you wish to recreate this z-fold card with your kit contents, follow the measurements and directions below.
Measurements of extra products:
Whisper White Cardstock:
8-1/2 x 11 printed on from a document you set up on your computer, then cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Basic Black Cardstock:
11″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″
Three 4″ long strips torn on the top edge (my strips are 4″ wide x about 1″ tall)
Gorgeous Grape Cardstock:
4″ x 5-1/4″
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions:
Color the white side of the silver pumpkin backing layer with the Dark Basic Black Blends marker. Then attach to pumpkin (the white side up) using Dimensions cut in half.
Add small rhinestones in the eyes. Set aside.
Layer torn strips together to create a “ground” for the cemetery.
Cut bag label at the score line and stamp images on the white side to create a tombstone look.
Attach ground and tombstone, then adhere to the Gorgeous Grape cardstock about 1″ up from the bottom.
Stamp sentiment in the bottom right corner.
Attach pumpkin with SNAIL and bat with a Dimensional.
Fold card base into a “z-fold” and attach Gorgeous Grape layer (adhesive just on the back of the top half) and the printed Whisper White layer. Then add the “spooky” sticker.
Even if you aren’t planning to host a party, this card layout is still a fun one to send to a friend. Just turn it into a Happy Halloween card or a birthday card for someone with a late October birthday.
If you do plan to decorate to get into the Halloween spirit, another idea I had was to attach the kit characters to the inside of lamp shades. How fun is this?
Notice the spider webs on the top of the lamp? I planned that!
(Just kidding. I guess I miss some spots when I clean my house. How embarrassing.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! 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 October 10th so you can get in on the next kit.
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
BONUS DAYS
Time to redeem those coupon codes! Every $50 you spent in the month of August earned you a $5 coupon code to redeem this month in September! Click here for more information including directions for redeeming your codes with your September order in my online store.
DASHING ALONG FOR FREE
SEPTEMBER 1–30, get FREE Dashing Along Designer Series Paper (in addition to the fabulous Stampin’ Rewards) when you host a party with $250+ in sales or place an order of $250+. Limit of 1 pack per qualifying order.
*In order to qualify, the order merchandise total must reach $250 USD (before shipping and handling).
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS AVAILABLE
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am an affiliate with Stamp-n-Storage which means I may get commissions if you click on links I provide and decide to purchase anything from this company. I love their products and recommend them because I own several myself and believe my readers will benefit from them.
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