I’m pretty passionate about most of Stampin’ Up!’s designer papers. And that’s how I feel about the Ice Cream Corner pack. The images and colors are rich, cheerful and fun. Three of the designs in particular really have been really fun to play with because they were created for the coordinating Ice Cream Builder punch.
After punching several ice cream scoops from these sheets, and then experiencing a bit of loss from seeing wasted space between the areas made for punching, I decided to make some of my own designer paper with Blending Brushes, inks, and water. I punched my scoops and made a card to share with you. Actually, I made a few variations of this card to show a few options.
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube step-by-step directions for making this special paper and the details for making all the card variations. I messed up a bit while recording that live. And afterwards I re-recorded. So you can either watch the long one with all the mistake, the short one which is much more efficient and covers things I forgot to share in the live, or both so you can get your fill of me! hahaha Watch the first video by clicking here or watch “take two” by clicking here(or you can just click on either of these images below if you are already on my blog post). Then scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Video one – the LIVE one…
Video two – the re-recorded one with less mistakes…
I hope you enjoyed what I shared. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Imperial Measurements…
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short end at 4-1/4”
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
1-5/8” x 3-5/8” or scrap for die-cutting rectangle
Ice Cream Corner Designer Paper or Basic White Thick Cardstock
Scraps for punching ice cream scoops and cone
Metallic Mesh Ribbon
6”
Metric Measurements…
Basic White Thick Cardstock
8 cm x 21 cm scored parallel to the short end at 10.5 cm
2 cm x 14.5 cm
2 cm x 9.2 cm or scrap for die-cutting rectangle
Ice Cream Corner Designer Paper or Basic White Thick Cardstock
Scraps for punching ice cream scoops and cone
Metallic Mesh Ribbon
14 cm
Here are photos of the finished cards.
Here are the links to those Stamp-n-Storage products that I mentioned in my videos…
Click here to shop the Blending Brush holders from Stamp-n-Storage.
Click here to shop the magnetic sheets I use to store my dies.
Click here to shop the sleeves that I use to store my magnetic die sheets.
By the way Stamp-n-Storage is currently having a Spring Sale. Get 15% off now through May 6, 2021! Click here for more details.
Did you get your hands on this month’s set of tutorials featuring products in the Ice Cream Corner Suite? These tutorials are designed by twelve Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. They are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them. And they are complete with photos, video directions, supply lists, and both imperial and metric measurements.
Here are peeks of the fantastic projects in our May 2021 bundle focusing on the Ice Cream Corner Suite. (Click here to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s compilation.)
Our hop today offers MORE ideas than what we are offering in our bundle. I hope you enjoyed what I shared. Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Ice Cream Corner Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
I also invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell to the right of the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next Live will be on Wednesday, May 12th at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A NEW CATALOG IS HERE! If you do not have another demonstrator (or are not a demonstrator yourself), click here to fill out a catalog request form. If you live close enough (I am located in Andover, MN) to pick one up, contact me so we can make arrangements. By saving me on shipping costs, I will let you pick a goodie from the gift basket too.
CONNECT, CRAFT & COLLECT
Stampin’ Up! is gifting an extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards to all orders that reach the $250+ mark May 4 – June 14! This is the perfect perk for those who host parties or those who place large individual orders. Click here for more details.
JOIN+ STARTER KIT SPECIAL An awesome Starter Kit special is being offered now through May 31st to help kick off of the new 2021-22 Annual Catalog! Choose up to $155 worth of product ($30 more than usual) and pay just $99. Click here for a few more details. Click here to learn more about joining and being part of my Stampers With ART Community.
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards (3 of 3 designs) featuring classic colors, pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and vintage-washed paper pieces. There’s no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team and honor the all-stars in your life! Each kit also contains a couple sticks of the chewy staple – the official bubble gum of the MLB! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later. Click here to watch the promotional video, get more peeks at the kit, and see what the Batter Up! kit is about. Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede 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 May 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve May 2021 Ice-Cream Corner Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sand & Sea Suite will be available June 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
#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 April 2021 So CoolPaper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on April 26th.
Today I am sharing party invites that I mass produced with the Stamparatus and some easy but cute gift pouches for party guests.
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.
The gift pouches are super easy to make. All I did was cut my envelopes from the kit in half. Then I trimmed off the sides to open them up.
I turned them inside out and resealed them with Tear & Tape (along the bottom) and Stampin’ Seal on the side.
This is what they look like on the back side.
I added a layered sentiment piece with Basic White (1-1/4″ x 3-1/2″) and Basic Black Cardstock (1-3/8″ x 3-5/8″), Rhinestones and a stamped sentiment from the kit in Tuxedo Black ink.
I filled my sample one with some odd but colorful treats (I was laughing when all I could find in the house was Kool Aid and a pack of Craisins. hahahaha). I guess if I was having a cool treats themed summer party, I’ll probably put a $5 gift card to an ice cream shop and a pack of Pop Rocks in there instead.
Here is what I did to make the invites.
First I stamped the popsicle images all over a piece of cardstock that I colored with multiple ink colors using the Blending Brushes. Click here, click on the video, and then scroll to the 21 minute mark to see how I colored that cardstock and added droplet images. I then fussy cut those popsicle tops.
Next I pulled out my Stamparatus and easily & quickly stamped 16 note cards with two stamp images at the same time.
I added a 1″ x 5″ strip of the envelope liner paper (you can get 4 from each envelope) and a 5″ length of Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon to the bottom of each card front, added a colored popsicle top with Dimensionals, stamped the splatter image in matching ink colors, and added Rhinestones.
I have 16 cards ready to personalize with party information on the inside. Now I just need to set a date and have the boys give me their guest list so we can enjoy and celebrate together outside when school is out.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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 May 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards (3 of 3 designs) featuring classic colors, pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and vintage-washed paper pieces. There’s no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team and honor the all-stars in your life! Each kit also contains a couple sticks of the chewy staple – the official bubble gum of the MLB! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later. Click here to watch the promotional video, get more peeks at the kit, and see what the Batter Up! kit is about. Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede
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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! 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 April 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit
A NEW CATALOG DEBUTS MAY 4! If you do not have another demonstrator (or are not a demonstrator yourself), click here to fill out a catalog request form. If you live close enough (I am located in Andover, MN) to pick one up, contact me so we can make arrangements. By saving me on shipping costs, I will let you pick a goodie from the gift basket too.
CONNECT, CRAFT & COLLECT Stampin’ Up! will be gifting an extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards to all orders that reach the $250+ mark this May 4-June 14 – great for those who host parties or those who place large individual orders. Click here for more details.
JOIN+ STARTER KIT SPECIAL Get ready for an awesome Starter Kit special that will take place at the kick off of the new 2021-22 Annual Catalog on May 4th and continue on through the month! Click here for more details.
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are now available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online. BTW the Butterfly Bijou Designer is no longer available.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nine 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards (3 of 3 designs) featuring classic colors, pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and vintage-washed paper pieces. There’s no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team and honor the all-stars in your life! Each kit also contains a couple sticks of the chewy staple – the official bubble gum of the MLB! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later. Click here to watch the promotional video, get more peeks at the kit, and see what the Batter Up! kit is about. Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede 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 May 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve April 2021 Flowering Cactus Product Medley Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Ice-Cream Corner Suite will be available May 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
#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 March 2021 Here’s to YouPaper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on March 25th.
How to add a few extra supplies to triple the cards in the kit (includes a couple fun fold cards)
How to simply repurpose the kit box to make a gift box
And how to make a masculine-themed birthday 12×12 scrapbook page layout
I wanted to show both the wintery white side of the die-cut trees and the deep Pretty Peacock green all in one card. So today I am sharing a window card and simple gift tag with you. Celebrating a retirement was a fitting theme I thought.
You’ll end up with two square pieces cut from the centers of the card base and the inside layer. So those I put together to create a gift tag.
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.
Directions…
Cut a sticky note (Post It® Note) to 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″. Center it in the middle of the Pretty Peacock card base.
Use the trimmer and cut a window from the card base using this square as a guide. (FYI…the cuts will be 3/4″ in from the two sides and 1-3/8″ down from the top and up from the bottom.)
Cut the floral envelope liner to 4″ x 4″. Then cut 5/8″ in from each side to cut out another 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ window from this piece.
Add a 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ window sheet evenly over the window from the inside of the card.
Use the Mini Dimensionals to attach the trees over the window area as shown.
Stamp “time for a new adventure” underneath and stamp the birds onto the inside of the card through the window.
Then open the card, add the floral frame around the window (be sure the flowers are positioned upward), and then add another die-cut set of trees using the Glue Dots in the kit so it is positioned over the other trees but just off ever so slightly to reveal the two layers.
Stamp the inside words high enough where they won’t be shown when the card is closed. Stamp “retirement” first. Then stamp “happy” above.
Add orange sequins so the won’t show when the card is closed
Add blue sequins to the front of the card.
Add the extra envelope liner to a Basic White envelope.
Stamp “congratulations” onto a kit sentiment strip, add to the layered squares (leftovers from the windows) with Dimensionals, embellish with sequins, and add to a gift.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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 April 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT What makes the April Paper Pumpkin kit So Cool? This vivid, summer-inspired kit includes two full sticker sheets and all supplies needed to make 12 fun-shaped cards —6 popsicles and 6 blank semicircles to color—with matching envelopes. But, even more cool: it’s the first Paper Pumpkin kit designed with kids in mind! But So Cool by Paper Pumpkin is the fresh, fun taste of summer EVERYONE of all ages will want to savor. Click here to see the So Cool introductory video to make you drool even more! Kit includes card bases, 2 full sticker sheets, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile. Coordinates with the Ice Cream Corner Suite from our January–June 2021 Mini Catalog. Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″
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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! 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 March 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are now available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online. BTW the Butterfly Bijou Designer is no longer available.
PPX CREW EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS If your Paper Pumpkin subscription is through me, you’ll now be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from the creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew!
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT What makes the April Paper Pumpkin kit So Cool? This vivid, summer-inspired kit includes two full sticker sheets and all supplies needed to make 12 fun-shaped cards —6 popsicles and 6 blank semicircles to color—with matching envelopes. But, even more cool: it’s the first Paper Pumpkin kit designed with kids in mind! But So Cool by Paper Pumpkin is the fresh, fun taste of summer EVERYONE of all ages will want to savor. Kit includes card bases, 2 full sticker sheets, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more. Click here to see the So Cool introductory video to make you drool even more! Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile. Coordinates with the Ice Cream Corner Suite from our January–June 2021 Mini Catalog. Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ 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 April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve April 2021 Flowering Cactus Product Medley Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Ice-Cream Corner Suite will be available May 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
Welcome to the March 2021 Technique Blog Hop! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop to see additional creative ideas that we each came up with using the “masked grid” technique (also known as the “retiform” technique). To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the Next Button.
I’m excited that I was invited to be a part of this group. This is my first hop with them, and I’m looking forward to the challenge of creating cards and projects that feature fun and creative techniques.
I remember doing this month’s featured technique years ago for one of my classes. Here is my card that I made with this masked grid/retiform technique.
Here are the details if you wish to recreate this card.
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…
Crumb Cake Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored parallel to the short end at 5-1/2″
Basic White Cardstock
Two pieces that are 3-5/8″ x 4-5/8″
3″ x 4-1/4″
2-1/4″ Circle
Early Espresso Cardstock
3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″
Fine Art Ribbon
12″
Directions…
Prepare all the pieces listed in the measurements.
Use either long pieces of scrap paper (and sticky notes to secure the paper) OR long sticky notes and section off & isolate one outer section of the 3″ x 4-1/4″ Basic White cardstock. Then use a Blending Brush (or sponge) to add color to that section. Be careful to keep the paper/sticky notes in place so ink doesn’t get underneath. Then add a stamped image randomly to fill in that section, too.
Now remove the paper/sticky notes, cover the section you just completed so it’s protected, isolate another area, and repeat the inking steps. The idea is to isolate small sections adding ink in each of those sections one at a time.
Be sure to stamp firmly so you don’t accidentally get an incomplete image close the masked edges. Also use a clean edge of your scrap paper/sticky notes each time. (I didn’t with my first piece of cardstock, and the ink that didn’t dry completely got pulled into the blending.) Here are the scrap paper pieces that remained after I completed each section. And below that is the finished stamped layer ready to cut. (Ignore the ribbon in that photo. I ended up changing my mind later.)
After adding ink and images to all the sections, cut your 3″ x 4-1/4″ piece into three 1″ x 4-1/4″ strips. Then add these strips to the Early Espresso layer so they are equally spaced and in order.
Wrap around and tie on the Fine Art Ribbon. Trim the ends.
Add this layer to one of the larger Basic White layers. Then add to the front of the card.
Stamp the inside layer and add to the inside of the card.
Stamp the sentiment on the circle and add to the front of the card with Dimensionals.
Embellish the inside and outside with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared. Now be sure to click on this “next button” so you can continue on to the next blog, get even more inspiration, and see other creative project ideas featuring this technique.
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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are now available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
PPX CREW EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS If your Paper Pumpkin subscription is through me, you’ll now be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from the creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew!
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT What makes the April Paper Pumpkin kit So Cool? This vivid, summer-inspired kit includes two full sticker sheets and all supplies needed to make 12 fun-shaped cards —6 popsicles and 6 blank semicircles to color—with matching envelopes. But, even more cool: it’s the first Paper Pumpkin kit designed with kids in mind! But So Cool by Paper Pumpkin is the fresh, fun taste of summer EVERYONE of all ages will want to savor. Kit includes card bases, 2 full sticker sheets, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile. Coordinates with the Ice Cream Corner Suite from our January–June 2021 Mini Catalog. Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ 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 April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve March 2021 Hydrangea Hill Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Flowering Cactus Product Medley will be available April 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
Many have been asking for more details for Elizabeth Hebert’s projects that she shared when she was my January Showcase Stamper. So today I thought I’d bring to you one of them…the card holder with pockets. Elizabeth was kind enough to share her measurements for her Snail Mail version with me. So I took those and adapted them only slightly for the version I’m sharing with you today.
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this using products in the Hydrangea Hill Suite: Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper, Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set, Mercury Glass Acetate, and the Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Holder Measurements …
Seaside Spray Cardstock
6-1/8” x 11” scored at 5” & 6”
2” x 5” scored at 2” & < 1”
2” x 8-1/4” scored at 4-1/4” & >5-1/4”
Gorgeous Grape Cardstock
4-3/4” x 5-7/8” (x2)
4” x 6-3/4” (x2) scored in on each side and up from the bottom at ½” & 1”
¾” x 5-7/8”
1-3/4” x 3-1/4”
Basic White Thick Cardstock
1-5/8” x 3-1/8”
Old Olive Cardstock
2-3/8” x 3-3/4” scored in on each side and up from the bottom at ½” & 5/8”
Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper (petal pattern)
4-5/8” x 5-3/4”
3-1/8” x 5-3/4”
5/8” x 5-3/4”
Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper (green pattern)
1-7/16” x 5-3/4”
1-1/2” x 2-1/4”
Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper (purple pattern)
2-3/4” x 4-1/2” (x2)
Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon
12”
Card Measurements …
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 4-1/4” (x6)
2” Circle (x2)
1” x 4” (x2)
Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper (different patterns)
4” x 5-1/4” (x6)
Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Acetate – purple
1-3/8” x 4”
Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Acetate – pink
1-3/8” x 4”
Here are photos of the finished holder and cards.
Did you get your hands on this month’s set of tutorials featuring products in the Hydrangea Hill Suite? These tutorials are designed by twelve Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. They are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them. And they are complete with photos, video directions, supply lists, and both imperial and metric measurements.
Here are peeks of the fantastic projects in our March bundle focusing on the Hydrangea Hill Suite. (Click here to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s compilation.)
Our hop today offers MORE ideas than what we are offering in our bundle. I hope you enjoyed what I shared. Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Hydrangea Hill Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are now available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer. Click here to shop online.
PPX CREW EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS If your Paper Pumpkin subscription is through me, you’ll now be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from the creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew!
A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Adventure awaits inside this month’s majestic, mountain-themed kit. With enough elements and embellishments to create eight 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards – 4 each of 2 designs – and coordinating envelopes, the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is the perfect pick for celebrating life’s little moments and mountain-high milestones! Then to celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s eight years, this kit (which will come in a special collectible box) is ready to lead you on an excursion to explore your creativity with the bonus gift of four free stencils & stamping sponge! To embark on the adventure, prepare for the trek and watch this promotional video. Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray 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 March 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve March 2021 Hydrangea Hill Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Flowering Cactus Product Medley will be available April 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
Introducing the new Butterfly Brilliance products (available right away on March 2, 2021)!
Today I’m taking part in a special world-wide blog hop featuring these new items: the Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set & the Brilliant Wings Dies (early release products that will continue to be made available in the upcoming 2021-22 Annual Catalog) AND the Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper & the Natural Touch Specialty Paper (available through May 3 while supplies last). Click here for a downloadable flyer.
I wanted to use all four products in what I created, and I ended up making a whole set of 6 cards! (Add some Medium Basic White Envelopes for a wonderful gift!) These are my horizontal/landscape cards.
And these are my vertical/portrait cards.
PDF Tutorial…Click here to access and download a printable direction sheet.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Basic White Thick Cardstock: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4” (x6) AND 5” x 6” sheet for stamping and die-cutting butterflies
Basic Gray Cardstock: 2-7/8” x 5-1/2” (x6)
Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper (large butterflies that line up with the dies): one sheet
Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper (small butterflies of the same style): 1-1/2” x 5-1/2” horizonal (x3) and vertical (x3)
Natural Touch Specialty Paper: 2-3/4” x 5-1/2” horizonal (x3) and vertical (x3)
Vellum Cardstock: Scraps for die-cutting detailed butterflies
Directions
Stamp and die-cut butterflies. Die-cut larger designer paper butterflies.
Die-cut vellum detailed butterflies. Use the die brush to help dislodge the small bits and pieces.
Add designer paper strips to card bases so they meet with the folded edge. Layer the specialty paper onto the Basic Gray Cardstock, and add to the remaining white area of the card front.
Add the stamped butterflies to each card. Add the coordinating designer paper butterflies on top of each using Mini Dimensionals down the center only, then bend up the wings a bit to reveal the black & white layer underneath.
Cut the wings off the vellum butterflies (leaving the middles behind). This is optional, but it allows the bodies to remain bold and dark.
Add these with Multipurpose Liquid Glue just where the wings meet the bodies. Allow to dry.
Create a trail with Pearls.
Our hop today offers even MORE creative ideas with this collection. I hope you enjoyed what I shared. Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators from around the world to follow the hop and see what they’ve made. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
HEY CHICK & HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK Available February 2 – June 30, 2021 – The popular Hey Chick has returned to pair up with the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the current mini catalog!! And each with coordinating dies. Click here for a downloadable flyer.
CRAZY FOR BUTTERFLIES New early release and exclusive Butterfly Bouquet products are available March 2 through May 3, 2021!! Click here for a downloadable flyer.
PPX CREW EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS If your Paper Pumpkin subscription is through me, you’ll now be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from the creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew!
A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Adventure awaits inside this month’s majestic, mountain-themed kit. With enough elements and embellishments to create eight 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards – 4 each of 2 designs – and coordinating envelopes, the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is the perfect pick for celebrating life’s little moments and mountain-high milestones! Then to celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s eight years, this kit (which will come in a special collectible box) is ready to lead you on an excursion to explore your creativity with the bonus gift of four free stencils & stamping sponge! To embark on the adventure, prepare for the trek and watch this promotional video. Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray 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 March 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve March 2021 Hydrangea Hill Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Flowering Cactus Product Medley will be available April 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (Jan-June) include links to instructional videos!
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