I am very honored once again to be the special guest for the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop! Each person participating in this hop found a project from my blog and used it for inspiration to create something of their own. In the paper crafters’ world we call this CASEing. In this hop CASE stands for “Copy And Selectively Edit.” Although you may have also heard it defined as “Copy And Share Everything/Everywhere.” I am also participating by CASEing a couple of my own past projects!
I wanted to show a couple fun ideas that could be created with our soon-to-be-retiring Tutti Frutti 6″ x 6″ Designer Paper. I first decided to CASE these cards that were featured in my February 21, 2017 post,…
…because I really think the designer paper patterns in this pack are fun and can take over a whole card.
I really wanted to make the sentiment piece pop, so I added Mini Dimensionals under the Whisper White circle and under the fruit. And because I cut my paper from a 6″ x 6″ piece, I had a 1-3/4″ wide strip left. So I added that to the inside of the card.
Measurements…
Whisper White Thick cardstock:
11” x 4-1/4” scored and folded in half at 5-1/2” and a scraps for stamping and punching out the sentiment piece and the fruit.
Designer Paper:
4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ for the outside 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ for the inside.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Tips/Directions:
Attach the designer paper to the card front.
Stamp the sentiment image/s on the Whisper White scrap. (I “stamped off” to get lighter shades of ink for my fruit. Some call this “second generation” stamping.)
Punch the sentiment image with the 2-1/4″ Circle Punch.
Stamp the extra fruit. Punch the extra fruit with the coordinating punch from the Itty Bitty Fruit Punch Pack. (The stamp images are larger than what will punch. This is so that you will have no white edges on your punched out pieces.)
Adhere the extra fruit with a Mini Dimensional. Adhere the Whisper White circle to the Metallic Foil Doily using Dimensionals. Then attach this to the front of the card along the right edge, and trim the excess doily away.
Attach the designer paper to the inside. And stamp any additional sentiments or images inside.
Here are three other cards.
The inside paper is the same designer piece but it’s flipped over.
6″ x 6″ Designer Paper is perfect for making origami pouches, too. For my second project idea I’m CASEing the pouches that were featured in my May 11, 2017 post. (The directions for the fold can be found there.)
These are much simpler to make than they look. And what a great way to share a fun treat.
Measurements…
Whisper White Thick cardstock:
scrap for stamping and punching out the sentiment piece.
Coordinating colored cardstock:
scrap for punching out the layer under the sentiment piece.
Designer Paper:
6″ x 6″
A big thank you to Kylie and all the demonstrators that CASEd me in this hop! I am looking forward to seeing which projects of mine inspired all of them AND what they created. Be sure to visit each of these blogs by clicking on the names below. Have fun and let me know what you think!
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Yay! It’s time again to see lots of alternate Paper Pumpkin kit ideas!
#APaperPumpkinThing
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 March 2018 “May Good Things Grow” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down to click the “next” button or click on the names of other participants in the hop.
I’ve already shared several of my creations in a couple past posts using the contents of this kit. So I invite you to check out those creations as well:
But today I have a couple fun-fold card ideas for those of you who like to give cards that “wow.”
This first card is a Vertical Stretch fun-fold card. I shared how to make this style card on Facebook and posted the video and photos on March 17th. The card folds shut to a typical 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ size.
But when it opens it stretches to 4-1/4″ x 11″ and shows off two pieces of 4″ x 4″ designer paper – or in this case two pieces of 4″ x 4″ papers from the envelopes. (The scores on the Early Espresso card base are at 2-3/4″, 4-1/4″, 7-1/4″ and 8-1/2.”)
This is how the folds look from a side view.
And if you didn’t notice, the second 4″ x 4″ piece isn’t all one piece. I wanted the entire frame design from the envelope paper, so I trimmed the top two inches and the bottom two inches and discarded the middle section.
To get the “doily” embellishment, I attached a section from the fancy label so it peeked out from the bottom of the rose paper layer. I also added brads to the bottom two corners of the frame paper layer and the top two corners of the rose paper layer. Notice how I pressed down the prongs? Angling them to an “L” shape when flattening them in the back will keep them from showing from the front.
This second card is a Pop Open fun-fold card. It’s free-standing!
I created it by opening up on envelope, positioning it in the trimmer as shown, and trimming the solid colored area 3 inches from the bottom edge.
Then I removed those top sections.
Next I folded the larger side flap over and scored through the middle of this 4-inch wide card.
I attached the shorter side flap to the larger. The envelope is now inside out from where it first started. Then I trimmed off the bottom flap and made sure it stood up sturdy.
I cut two 1-inch wide slits through the middle 1-1/2″ inches down from the top and 2″ down from the top. I then placed four more score lines (all 1/4″ apart) in this section to create a pop out tab.
I added a Dimensional to the middle to keep the middle crease from folding and to allow the label piece a little more of a lift.
And then I just embellished with with a couple Gold Mini Tassels and die-cuts from the kit.
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Welcome to a special Paper Pumpkin “Pop Up” Blog Hop! Today I’ve joined with several fellow demonstrators who are fans of this month’s special 5th Anniversary kit so we could bring to you many creative alternate ideas at once – projects that we each put together using the contents of the March 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit: May Good Things Grow.
I’ve got three “outside the box” ideas for you. This first one is a pocket photo page layout.
I first trimmed down the designer paper pieces to 3″ x 4″ each. I adhered the Fresh Fig ribbon horizontally across the middle of each piece, added the floral die-cut halves to the pink pieces with Dimensionals, attached a knot of ribbon to the stems, added a wooden element, and then accented the ribbons with pearls.
For this piece I cut down a Fresh Fig card base from the kit to 4″ x 6″ and then attached all the pieces. (The label is attached with Dimensionals.)
Did you notice the label is stamped with just a partial image of the sentiment? I masked off what I didn’t want to stamp by covering that area with washi tape.
Then after inking up the stamp, I peeled away the washi tape before stamping it onto my label.
This second project is a 12×12 traditional page layout. Do you notice any similarities? wink wink
I transferred my pocket photo page elements to a couple sheets of 12×12 Soft Suede cardstock (from the Neutrals 12×12 cardstock pack). Then I added some rectangular Basic Black photo mats: bottom four are 5-1/2″ x 4″, the middle ones are 2-1/2″ x 4″, and the top pieces are 3″ x 4″. Finally before attaching them all to the base pages, I stamped a few leaf cluster images with Soft Suede ink.
The last step…I added a few pearls.
On March 15th I was blessed with a visit from my Colorado team member, Mackenzie Grimme from Mackenzie Makes. Her and her daughter, Anna spent the day with my boys and me. And a few other local team members (that were able to come over and stamp midday on a weekday) joined us to visit, chat and stamp after the lunch hour.
Susan Campfield (my direct upline, Mackenzie’s second level upline) brought a fun mermaid card make-n-take for us all.
I provided supplies to make the card shown below.
And Vicki Bibeau contributed the supplies for a right-angle fold over card using the Petal Palette stamp set.
So here is my third project – one of our make-n-takes from that afternoon…a sweet note card using the stamp images and wooden elements that came in the March kit.
These two photos show the cards we all made. I don’t remember who made which ones except for a few. Mine is in the top photo – the middle one. Susan’s is in the bottom photo – 3rd one. And Anna’s is in the bottom – the 4th one.
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Thank you for visiting me and seeing what I had to share. Now hop over to Debbi’s blog to see what she has created.
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It’s time to see lots of ideas with the February 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up!®
#APaperPumpkinThing
Today is the day where several 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 came up with using the contents of this month’s “Wildflower Wishes” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down to click the “next” button or click on the names of other participants in the hop.
With Spring around the corner, I just HAD to make a bunny from this kit. And those round flowers when flipped over look like little fluffy bunny tails. All I needed was the round body and a couple ears! Bunnies are great for welcoming Spring and Easter, of course. So I made a matching basket, too. Another thought though…if a new baby is coming soon, putting together several of these baskets as shower favors would be fun. And the card could be given to the mom-to-be!
I wanted to show you (with the help of a quick video) how I put these together. Watch my video for measurements, tips and directions. Then scroll down to see close-up photos, links for more information shared in the video, and a list of the extra supplies (linked to my online store) I used to make my creations.
Here are a few more photos of this cute bunny card and matching basket.
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I’ll be sharing another how-to video and even more ideas in a couple days, so be sure to come back and visit! Thanks for stopping by. Have fun visiting the rest of the blogs on the hop.
I am putting together another Online Paper Crafters Club and am looking for a few more members to join in. The commitment is to place an order each month for 6 months in row. In one of those months you would get the Stampin’ Rewards (the free goodies) based on the collective orders from those in the club. The other perks would be free catalogs shipped to you, a set of 6 free hand-stamped cards at the end of the 6-month commitment, and exclusive project ideas emailed to you each month. I’m hoping to start this club at the beginning of April. You do not need to live near me. Anyone in the US can join. Let me know if you are interested!
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Happy 5th Anniversary Paper Pumpkin!
Did you hear?! Not only is the February Paper Pumpkin kit on it’s way. But if you have taken a break from (or never subscribed to) Paper Pumpkin paper crafting kits of creativity, you will want to get in on it now so you can not only receive the 5 year anniversary March kit which includes a free gift!,…
…but so you can see how remarkable these kits really are! I challenge those of you who subscribed back around when Paper Pumpkin first began in 2013 to get back in and see how far these kits have come!
It’s the last Thursday of the month, so it’s time to see lots of ideas with the January 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up!®
#APaperPumpkinThing
Today is the day where several 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 came up with using the contents of this month’s “Heartfelt Love Notes” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down to click the “next” button or click on the names of other participants in the hop.
Because I’m a mom and a former elementary teacher, I wanted to figure out a way to turn the supplies for these 16 note cards into 32 Valentines. So I started separating everything out and doing “the math.” And here’s what I came up with!
Each note card from the kit is split in half and sealed on the open side with a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Anything long and skinny will fit inside for this Valentine treat. In fact (as you can see) the objects can stick out the other end. Pixie Sticks are perfect, but you could also use pencils, pens, rulers, individually wrapped licorice, etc.
I included this project in my how-to video that I’ll share in a few days just in case what I shared today wasn’t enough information. But I know many moms and teachers are already looking to see what they can come up with for Valentine’s Day. So I wanted to share this idea (at least in photos) sooner than later.
These are the extra supplies I used (besides the gifts inside) to make these Valentines:
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Remember I’ll be sharing a how-to video and even more ideas next week, so be sure to come back and visit! Thanks for stopping by. Have fun visiting the rest of the blogs on the hop.
(January 3 through March 31) is THE BEST time of the Stampin’ Up! year for everyone! Click here to learn about this spectacular promotion and how you can benefit by earning free product and more.
Get up to $226 worth of product for $99!
It’s the best time of year to join Stampin’ Up! During Sale-A-Bration, you can become a demonstrator for just $99 and choose two FREE stamp sets of your choice for your Starter Kit. Plus, the kit ships for free! Click here for more information about joining my community of stampers (becoming a demonstrator), and click here for more information about the other bonuses for getting the Starter Kit.
It’s the last Thursday of the month, so it’s time to see lots of ideas with the November 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up!®
#APaperPumpkinThing
Today is the day where several 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 more creative alternate paper crafting project ideas that we came up with using the contents of this month’s “Back in Plaid” Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop, simply scroll down to click the “next” button or click on the names of other participants in the hop.
So I decided to “cut loose.” I got a little silly with my creations for today’s blog hop project. I call these my “overly excited” monsters. Ha! I was actually trying to manipulate the stocking to look like a cute snowman my mom had shown me when she was here visiting. But I couldn’t make it look as cute as when she did it. So rather than giving up, I got goofy and actually liked what I ended up with.
I made the smaller set of teeth on the snow monster with the Ticket Tear Border Punch. They are adhered with Glue Dots to the inside fold of the snow monster. The arms (branches), eyes and bow are also attached with Glue Dots.
The larger teeth on the card monster are the bottoms a few of the banner pieces that come in the kit. I scored my 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Crumb Cake cardstock card base at 1-1/4″ from one end and at 3″ from the other end. Then I adhered my three teeth pieces to the 1-1/4″ section and folded up & stuck this flap down with Dimensionals in the middle for a little lift and Glue Dots on the outer edges.
The teeth hold the top 3″ section of the card closed, and the card opens like a matchbook.
Before assembling the card monster I sponged the edges of the eyelids and around the mouth to give the appearance of a little dimension the ace. This is an optional step, but it really does add a lot to the card. (By the way, all the supplies I used to create these two projects are listed below.)
(The inside sentiment stamp image comes from last month’s October kit. But the “joy” image would work here, too.)
My snow monster gal is stuffed with the blue tissue paper that comes in the kit, but I’m sure you crafters that work with fabric would probably prefer batting. I was too lazy to see if I had any.
I hope I made you giggle today.
Before I sign off, I wanted to let you know about a fabulous Facebook group where you can get even more Paper Pumpkin inspiration. It’s called the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club. CLICK HERE to check it out. There are LOTS and LOTS of alternate projects and ideas shared there daily. Here are two recent examples… Beverlee turned this stocking into a horse.
And Arlene wowed us all with her tips for embossing the fabric…spray on some hairspray before running it through the Big Shot. Who knew?!
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Thanks for stopping by! Have fun visiting the rest of the blogs on the hop.
P.S. I am putting together another Online Paper Crafters Club and am looking for a few more members to join in. The commitment is to place an order each month for 6 months in row. In one of those months you would get the Stampin’
Rewards (the free goodies) based on the collective orders from those in the club. The other perks would be free catalogs shipped to you, a set of 6 free hand-stamped cards at the end of the 6-month commitment, and exclusive project ideas emailed to you each month. I’m hoping to start this club at the beginning of January. You do not need to live near me. Anyone in the US can join. Let me know if you are interested!
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