Welcome to the November 2019 Maui Achievers Blog Hop!
Follow along and check out all the other blogs in the hop (click on the names of the 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!® Maui incentive trip coming up in July of 2020.
I’d love to share with you some cards that I created for my Stampers With ART Stars. I used the Detailed Bands Dies which are part of the Online Extravaganza Sale taking place November 20-22. How awesome is that?! Click here for a link to the informational flyer on this upcoming sale.
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 Thick Cardstock
8-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to the short edge at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4”
Scrap for die-cutting sentiment label
Crumb Cake Cardstock
4″ x 5-1/2″
Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper
1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
1″ x 5-1/2″
1/2″ x 5-1/2″
Shaded Spruce Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting long leaf
Gold Foil Sheets
Scrap for die-cutting sentiment frame piece
Directions…
Fold Whisper White card base in half and then fold again the opposite way at the 2-1/8″ score line to create a z-fold. The 2-1/8″ wide fold should is where you will attach the Crumb Cake Cardstock. But first you’ll need to do the following…
Put two drops of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint into a Spritzer. And fill the rest with Rubbing Alcohol. Close and shake to mix the paint. Take outside and spritz a few times to get the Spritzer working. Then spritz this onto the surface of the Crumb Cake Cardstock. Set aside to dry.
Attach the 1-1/2″ wide Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper using SNAIL. Die-cut the green leaves, the gold frame piece, and the white sentiment piece. Cut the leaves into two sections. Stamp the sentiment onto the white piece (be sure it’s the correct direction before stamping).
Add the gold and green die-cut pieces to the Crumb Cake layer using sponged on Multipurpose Glue. Trim off any excess gold or green. Add the stamped white piece to the inside of the gold frame using SNAIL.
Attach the Crumb Cake later to the folded back 2-1/8″ section using SNAIL. Be sure it’s centered while the card is in a closed position.
Open up the card so It’s lying flat. Add the 1″ wide and the 1/2″ wide Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper strips. And stamp the coordinating inside sentiment so it lines up with the other one.
Color two silver pearls with the Shaded Spruce Dark Blends Marker. Add these to the sides of the gold frame. Add three gold pearls within the leaves.
Here are a few more photos of four of the cards I made.
Any of the red plaids look great with the Crumb Cake background. For the cards below, it is easier to stamp the Free As a Bird sentiment image on the Whisper White scrap first and then die-cut, because the stamps are cling stamps and not the see-through photopolymer ones.
Here is a close-up that sort of shows more of the shimmer from the Champagne Mist/rubbing alcohol spritzing. (It’s so wonderful in person.)
Have fun on the hop! And enjoy seeing all those inspiring ideas made by fellow trip achievers!
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).
ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA NOVEMBER 20-22 Mark your calendars and get ready for three days of savings with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza! 15% off select Ink pads and Cardstock…Take Additional 5% off the original 10% discount on select bundles and ink pad assortments. Click here for the informational flyer with the details.
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.
Welcome to the October 2019 Maui Achievers Blog Hop! Follow along and check out all the other blogs in the hop (click on the names of the 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!® Maui incentive trip coming up in July of 2020.
I used products from the Let It Snow Suite for the two pop up cards I’m sharing today. These are slightly bigger than yesterday’s cards – 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ when closed instead of 4″ x 4″. Here is the first one.
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
8-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored in each direction at 4-1/4” and then diagonally one direction corner to corner
4″ x 1-1/2″
2″ x 3″
Let It Snow Designer Paper
4” x 4” of the hat pattern
4” x 4” of the snow on blue pattern
Punched out snowman
Sparkle Glimmer Paper
Triangle half from 3-7/8” x 3-7/8” piece
Scraps for punching snowballs
Coastal Cabana Cardstock
4” x 4”
Be sure to watch the video for instructions for folding the base. Keep in mind that this base is slightly bigger, but the same directions apply for the folding and creating the pocket.
Tips for creating the front and inside panels…
Position 2″ x 3″ Whisper White horizontally. Stamp “Let It Snow” in upper corner with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Tear somewhat diagonally to get your front sentiment piece. Attach to the snowfall patterned designer paper.
Punch a snowman shape and a 1″ circle from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper scraps. Cut snowman bottom oval and top oval off to create snowballs. Discard the middle one. Attach these to the snowfall patterned designer paper as shown (add the smallest one using a Dimensional).
Stick on the branches and coal pieces from the Let It Snow Embellishment Kit. Add the had and scarf with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Allow to dry.
Tear along one long edge of the 4″ x 1-1/2″ Whisper White piece. Stamp the other sentiment. Attach to the bottom of the Coastal Cabana square piece using Dimensionals.
Attach designer paper snowman using SNAIL. Add the scarf and hat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Then stick on the branches/
The second card is the same but with different colors.
Measurements…
Whisper White Cardstock
8-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored in each direction at 4-1/4” and then diagonally one direction corner to corner
4″ x 1-1/2″
2″ x 3″
Let It Snow Designer Paper
4” x 4” of the hat pattern
4” x 4” of the snow on red pattern
Punched out snowman
Real Red Glimmer Paper
Triangle half from 3-7/8” x 3-7/8” piece
Sparkle Glimmer Paper
Scraps for punching snowballs
Real Red Cardstock
4” x 4”
Have fun on the hop! And enjoy seeing all those inspiring ideas made by fellow trip achievers!
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).
24-HOUR FLASH SALE!! Heads up! A FLASH SALE will be coming October 23rd. Click here for the flyer so you can be ready for this 24-hour Stampin’ Up!® stamp set sale. Then click here (or contact me) to place your order that day.
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 4 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.
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE DEBUTS NOVEMBER 1 A beautiful suite of products will be available starting November 1, 2019. This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details.
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.
EVERYTHING IS ROSY ON CLEARANCE The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is now available for 15% off through the Clearance Rack. Everything Is Rosy was our first product medley and sold May 1–31, 2019. After the sales period ended, we found that we have enough remaining inventory to bring this limited-time product offering back—but this is the last opportunity to purchase it.
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 October 2019 projects featuring products from the Holiday Catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
#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!
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 October 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S & NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KITS Christmastime papercrafting with Paper Pumpkin has become an annual tradition! So to deliver more of what our subscribers love this holiday season, in October and November we are offering back-to-back coordinating kits, one with Christmas cards, the other with Christmas tags. Both kits 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 October 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit makes ten 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards and includes envelopes. The November 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. Both kits include coordinating colors: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce. The October and November kits coordinate; however, each kit is all-inclusive and can stand alone. Click here to get your subscription started by October 10th for the next kit.
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… 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.)
BUY 3, GET 1 FREE DESIGNER PAPER SALE By popular demand, Stampin’ Up! brought back the Designer Series Paper Sale! From September 4–30, you can buy three packages of select Designer Series Paper, and get one FREE! Click here for more details. Click here for the informational flyer.
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.
#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 August 2019 The Gift of Fall 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 colorful, fall-themed kit which makes 6 gift bags and tags.
I’ve already shared a few other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on August 22nd.
A 12×12 Scrapbook Page Layout
A Treat Bag with a Window
Two Alternate Greeting Cards (plus one that I didn’t design)
Today I have three more projects to inspire your creativity and help you think outside the box.
A Circle Card
Thanksgiving Day Personalized Dinner Notes
and a Shirt Bag
All of these are super easy to make and only require a few extra tools and supplies. 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.
CIRCLE CARD
Circle cards are fun fold cards. They are made of circles layered on top of each other and connected with brads so the circles can rotate while the card extends open.
Here are photos of this one opening up…
They are simple to make, right!
Measurements for extra products…
Whisper White Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting 3″ x 3″ Circle
Directions…
Stamp sentiment onto white side of narrow banner piece. Then adhere to the center of a yellow circular wreath.
Die-cut a 3″ x 3″ Whisper White circle.
Position wreath piece with sentiment on top of Whisper White circle, pierce a hole through both in the bottom about 1/4″ from the edge, then add a brad.
Twist top layer open. Layer the Whisper White circle on top of a second wreath piece. Pierce a hole through the white circle and the second wreath so that this hole is on the opposite side of where the first hole was made. Add a brad.
Open card all the way open. Stamp inside sentiment.
Embellish top circle with Flower Faceted Gems. Close the card back up after signing it, and give it in a 3″ x 3″ envelope.
THANKSGIVING DAY PERSONALIZED DINNER NOTES
Measurements for extra products for one note…
Crumb Cake Cardstock
3″ x 3″
Vellum Cardstock (or vellum scraps from the kit)
Scrap for punching leaves
Directions…
Stamp sentiment to the front of the envelope flap.
Punch a set of leaves from the extra vellum in the kit or Vellum Cardstock.
Attach the vellum leaves and the coordinating kit leaves to the underside of the flap of a 3″ x 3″ envelope using Glue Dots.
Tie a couple strands of twine into a bow. Add to the front of the flap with a Glue Dot.
Write a note telling your loved one why you are thankful for them on the Crumb Cake Cardstock and insert.
Make one of these for each guest attending Thanksgiving Day dinner, and present them at their place settings.
SHIRT BAG
This is a fun one!!! When I saw the banner, I pictured it as a neck tie. And one thing led to another. This is the same technique for making shirt cards (which I just realized I’ve never shared with you… Click here to see my friend Julie’s tutorial). I just applied this technique to the bag.
Directions…
Remove the handles and the extra layers of paper inside the bag.
Flatten the bag. Measure one inch down from each of the top two corners and then one inch in. Draw a line on each side to connect these two measurements.
Cut along the two lines. Fold the top corners diagonally in and down to connect the points together forming the shirt collar. (Don’t glue down yet.)
Make the tie…Mark 3/4″ in from each side at the top of the tie. Mark 3″ down from on each side. Connect the dots as shown. Then cut out the tie.
Stamp “enjoy” on the right side of one of the banners. Add this tie clip to the tie using a Glue Dot near the edge of the tie and a Dimensional at the end of the clip. Wrap the rest of the banner to the back and adhere or trim off the excess. Add a sequin if room.
Adhere tie to the bag front..
After stuffing bag with a gift or goody, glue the four flaps of the collar down with Glue Dots.
And give as a gift.
My circle card and shirt bag were featured in Paper Pumpkin’s Facebook Live Tuesday night. But Cole didn’t know that my bag was a bag. 😆🤦🏼♀️You’ll want to watch that live to see lots of other ideas and to see a HUGE SNEAK PEEK of the upcoming September kit! Cole made a haunted house from the kit contents!
I hope I inspired your creativity with 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 September 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2019 Paper Pumpkin, Bone Appétit kit includes 20 food-safe treat boxes, a unique and exclusive Halloween stamp set, and a spooky, special-edition box. September’s kit also gives new meaning to the word “handmade.” Coordinating colors are: Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Click here to get your subscription started by September 10th for this next kit.
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… things you might need/want in addition to the August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-September (with orders due mid-month for October, November, December, January, February & March). 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.
ONSTAGE NOVEMBER 16 Demonstrators are now registering for the next Stampin’ Up!® convention, OnStage November 2019. Registration began August 20th. There are several locations to pick from: Atlanta*, Edmunton, Hartford, Lansing*, Las Vegas*, Portland (where I’ll be attending!), and Toronto. Become a demonstrator by purchasing your Starter Kit. Then join us in our excitement as we plan for this fun event. See the Extra, Extra! starter kit special below to learn more about the other perks that come along with being a demonstrator. *Registration has reached capacity and is now closed, but you could request to be on the waiting list.
REDEEM BONUS DAYS COUPON CODES IN AUGUST Your Bonus Days coupon codes that you earned in July may now be redeemed! (Every $50 spent July 1–31 before shipping and tax, earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code. Check your emails for your code/s.) Codes can only be redeemed August 1–31. Click here to learn more about how to redeem your code/s. Click here for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA! From now until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
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 Christmas in August projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
Welcome to the August 2019 Greek Isles Achievers Blog Hop! Follow along and check out all the other blogs in the hop (click on the names of the 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 took place in July.
This month’s hop features new products in the 2019 Holiday Catalog that will debut September 4. Click here to shop online and see all the fun Stampin’ Up! products that are NOW available. And then visit the store on the 4th to see new Holiday Catalog products when they become available.
One item that I believe will be a huge hit is the Christmas Countdown Project Kit. The kit includes a sturdy white box of 25 mini drawers, the decorative pre-cut papers and stickers to add to the white drawer fronts, and a direction pamphlet.
The box measures 11-3/16″ x 11-3/16″ x 2-3/16″. And each drawer measures 2-1/8″ x 2-1/8″ x 2-1/16″.
The Christmas Countdown Stamp Set is available separately and helps to add beautiful images to the drawer fronts. By offering the stamp set separately, those that want to get more than one kit will get just the consumables with each additional kit purchase.
And you just MAY want to get more than one kit so you can give them as gifts or make lots of variations of this kit. Here are some ideas of other ways you can use this kit:
Countdown to a vacation or a special visit
Countdown to a wedding
Countdown to the birth of a baby
Countdown to another holiday
Countdown to someone returning home
Drawers to hold craft items/embellishments
Drawers to hold notes/memories/trinkets for a couple celebrating an anniversary or for a soon-to-be bride
Drawers to hold notes of gratitude for Thanksgiving
Drawers to hold jewelry
Drawers to hold 25 things that are special about you or 25 reasons why I love you
Or you can make a Halloween “pick a drawer” game as I did below. 😃
If you want to make two variations, you only need ONE kit. I have one kit, but I flipped my drawers around. One side of my drawers are decorated per the kit instructions and with the consumables that come with the kit. The other side of my drawers are decorated with Monster Bash Designer Paper, another fun product debuting in the Holiday Catalog.
Here are the details.
Measurements…
Monster Bash Designer Paper (books on a shelf sheet)
Twenty-five “connected” pieces that measure 1-15/16″ x 1-15/16″
Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon
6 feet
Whisper White Cardstock
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting warning sign
Basic Black Cardstock
3-1/2″ x 1-3/4″ scored in the middle at 1-3/4″ and folded in half for die-cutting warning sign background
1-3/8″ x 5/8″ scored 3/8″ in at each end as the supporting piece for the sign
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions…
Cut five rows of five Monster Bash designer paper pieces and keep them in order after you’ve cut them.
Use one of the extra drawer front pieces from the kit (you’ll have 3 extra) as a guide to punch the half-circles in the top of each drawer front. Then adhere them to the drawers using SNAIL.
In the largest black spaces between the books in the designer paper images add Googly Eyes with Glue Dots.
Stamp the “Open if you Dare” image, then die-cut with the coordinating die.
Die-cut the folded 3-1/2″ x 1-3/4″ Basic Black Cardstock with the larger coordinating die making sure that the folded area of the cardstock stays just inside the die.
Fold the 1-3/8″ x 5/8″ Basic Black Cardstock into a U-shape, attach this to the die-cut black piece to form a “tent,” then adhere the Whisper White stamped sign with SNAIL.
Wrap the ribbon around the box, insert the tent (which I forgot to do before taking my photos), tie a bow, then wind the ends of the ribbon in and around as shown.
Finally fill the drawers with a variety of treats, goodies, and scary surprises. Each trick-or-treater can open a drawer if they dare.
Have fun on the hop! And enjoy seeing all those inspiring ideas made by fellow trip achievers using new 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 FRIENDS SALE I am excited to announce that now through Tuesday, August 20 at 11:59 pm Central Time, my friends can get 10% off of anything/everything at Stamp-n-Storage!!! Click here or the image below to start shopping. Then you must use this code at checkout in order for the discount to apply to your purchase/s: FRIENDS19 As many of you know I am a HUGE fan. Click here to see my creative space and get links to my favorite units: https://stampyourartout.com/2018/06/new-stamp-pads-new-organization-a-sale.html
ONSTAGE NOVEMBER 16 Demonstrators are getting ready to register for the next Stampin’ Up!® convention, OnStage November 2019. Registration begins August 20th. And there are several locations to pick from: Atlanta, Edmunton, Hartford, Lansing, Las Vegas, Portland (where I’ll be attending!), and Toronto. Become a demonstrator by purchasing your Starter Kit. Then join us in our excitement as we plan for this fun event. See the Extra, Extra! starter kit special below to learn more about the other perks that come along with being a demonstrator.
REDEEM BONUS DAYS COUPON CODES IN AUGUST Your Bonus Days coupon codes that you earned in July may now be redeemed! (Every $50 spent July 1–31 before shipping and tax, earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code. Check your emails for your code/s.) Codes can only be redeemed August 1–31. Click here to learn more about how to redeem your code/s. Click here for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA! From now until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2019 Paper Pumpkin, Bone Appétit kit includes 20 food-safe treat boxes, a unique and exclusive Halloween stamp set, and a spooky, special-edition box. September’s kit also gives new meaning to the word “handmade.” Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Click here to get your subscription started by September 10th for this next kit.
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 Christmas in August projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
NEW CLUB FORMING SOON! 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 less than a month, and we are looking for more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
#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 July 2019 On My Mind 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 eclectic kit – 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs).
I’ve already shared a few other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on yesterday’s post: Three Self-Closing Tube-Shaped Treat Containers, THREE 12×12 Scrapbook Page Layouts!, and Five Greeting Cards. CLICK HERE to check them out for more ideas.
Today I am sharing how to triple the cards in your kit! 😁Yessiree! I took the kit supplies, added a pack of Gold Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes, 7 Whisper White Medium Envelopes, and two extra ink colors (Old Olive and Night of Navy), and came up with new card designs so you can get 3 times as more from your kit.
Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog). Then scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in the video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my cards.
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.
Here are the cards the kits instructs how to make.
And here are close-up photos of the nine alternate cards that I made and shared in my video. Remember to watch the video first to get measurements, tips and directions.
Keep in mind… I “stretched the supplies” from 3 to 9 cards, so my alternates are less layered. But I feel like they still have a very finished appearance. Those gold foil-edged card bases really add a lot.
I hope I inspired your creativity with 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 August 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit includes supplies to make 6 autumn-themed gift boxes and 12 gift tags. AND Once you have completed the August kit, you will have extra kit components so you can easily combine them with the Gift of Fall optional add-on bundle (available August 1st and purchased separately) to make 24 cards (with coordinating envelopes) without having to purchase additional kits. This coordinating product will allow us to turn our Gift of Fall gift packaging into cards in an easy and inexpensive way! Click here to see Natalie White share more about the August 2019 kit and the add-on option. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede Click here to get your subscription started by August 10th for this next kit.
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… things you might need/want in addition to the July 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
BONUS DAYS ARE BACK Bonus Days are back! And that means it’s time for you to start earning coupon codes to redeem in August! For every $50 you spend July 1–31 (before shipping and tax), earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed August 1–31. Click here for more information. Click here to learn more how to redeem your code/s in August.
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 July projects that each feature one of the new bundles or suites in the new catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA! From July 1 until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
NEW CLUB FORMING SOON! 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 less than a month, and we are looking for more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
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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