I’m excited to share with you my first set of alternate projects I’ve created with the April 2024 Delicate Wings Paper Pumpkin kit!
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended cards designed for this April 2024 Delicate Wings Paper Pumpkin kit. (Click here for Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
What are alternate projects? Well, I take the supplies from the kits and create other things…different cards and projects. This way I can show others how to stretch the kits in new ways. A kit that you may have not been a fan of might all of a sudden be more attractive (or a favorite) because of a new way of using the supplies!
And I’m sharing my first alternates with you today. Even if you didn’t get this kit, I hope the ideas I share can be applied to other products you own, and I hope what I share inspires your creativity!
Watch my video first by clicking here to get the measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on the image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make everything.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! Again…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 The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
PAST KITS & KIT ADD-ONS ON SALE Currently there are a few past kits and kit add-on products for sale online. To purchase them, you must be an active Paper Pumpkin subscriber.
Winners:
After live winners from last week’s live…Kimberly Blackburn McCollum & lauriehenning-johnson7876
This week’s live winners…Renee Walkowski & Deb FitzGerald
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to 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 in two weeks…on Wednesday, May 8 at 11 AM Central Time. I’ll be in Mexico next week on May 1st. And though I won’t be live, I will post a pre-recorded Online Paper Crafting Class featuring the fun fold card I created at my incentive trip swap! So I hope you can also tune in Wednesday, May 1 at 11 AM Central Time.
A quick reminder that I have…
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
I’m leaving for Mexico in a few days. So tonight I’ll be turning off this portion of my store for a couple weeks. That means if you have a kit in mind that you’d like to purchase, you should do it now if you don’t want to wait.
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Great news!! Stampin’ Up! just announced a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. It goes hand-in-hand with the release of the new 2024-26 In Color Collection in the new Annual Catalog! Here is the link to click starting May 1st when you are ready to get these four In Color products worth $82, another $125 worth of product of your choice, free shipping, and all the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things for just $99 + tax.
Reach out if you have questions
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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…
Delicate Wings Refill Kit (this is available to active subscribers and does not contain the stamps and ink)
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Great news!! Stampin’ Up! just announced a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. It goes hand-in-hand with the release of the new 2024-26 In Color Collection in the new Annual Catalog! Here is the link to click starting May 1st when you are ready to get these four In Color products worth $82, another $125 worth of product of your choice, free shipping, and all the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things for just $99 + tax.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH! Exciting news! More items were added to the Clearance Rack on April 23!
PRODUCT SHARES, SAMPLERS, & COLOR CLUBS The new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts May 1st. I have an amazing team of demonstrators with a few who offer great ways to get your hands on “tastes” of the new products. Click here for details and links.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend to help you with the comparisons.
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! 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.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Country Woods Suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
One set of new products you’ll be seeing come May 1st is our new Mix & Match collection which includes packs of preprinted images (called ephemera packs), preprinted cards and envelopes, and the Simply Said Stamp Set which is a suggested set of basic all-occasion sentiments. This combination of products allows someone newer to paper crafting to have a creative stamping experience making greeting cards without the need to “own it all.” In our new catalog, you’ll find these products and lots of card ideas using them on pages 18-21 of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog.
I used a card base from each of the two preprinted card and envelope packs: Sunny Springs & Calming Creek. And I used sentiment stamp images from both the Simply Said and the Unbounded Love sets.
I also used a couple pieces from the Labels & Layers Ephemera Pack…
…and the Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack to create two cards for you today.
For this first one, I started by adding two flower images together to get a layered floral focal point. I added the single pink flower cut-out the the double one so it was positioned in the middle and up a bit and didn’t cover the green strawberries.
Then I turned my card base inside out, folded it with the print side in and the white side out, and folded back the front half to create a z-fold.
I stamped the pink label and attached it to the inside with its left edge lined up next to the middle crease. Then I folded the card back shut and added the layered floral cut-out with Dimensionals on the back of the left half to attach it in the middle so it covered the label.
I made a Spanner Panel card for my second one. I started by cutting into my card base to form two 1″ wide outside strips on the front half. I then stamped both my label pieces and added my wider one to the middle of the middle panel. Next I attached my skinny label piece to my floral piece, and then added this combo to my card front with Dimensionals connecting only on the outer one-inch strips to form a sort-of bridge: the “spanner” part of the card.
As you can see in this second photo, the front layer is now a separate panel from the middle.
I finished the card by stamping one more sentiment on the inside.
I can’t link most of the other products because they are not available yet, but here is a list of items I mentioned and used with their order numbers so you are ready to shop starting May 1st.
The new catalog starts May 1st. So just like last year, I thought I’d share with you my team members’ offers of new product shares, samplers, and color clubs. These are fun ways to get your hands on new items AND save money.
Mackenzie Grimme is offering a designer paper sampler as part of her Catalog Box Party. This link will share more details.
Vy Tran is offering a 2024-26 In Color club, designer paper shares, and the opportunity to purchase Petite Suites. Click here for the Google form that has all the sign up details.
Mother/daughter team Nancy Forsberg & Kayla Cory are offering a 2024-26 In Color Club soon. AND they are also offering product shares for papers and ribbons. Click here to learn more.
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
I’m leaving for Mexico soon. So on Wednesday evening I’ll be turning off this portion of my store for a couple weeks. That means if you have a kit in mind that you’d like to purchase, you should do it now if you don’t want to wait.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
Last month I shared Tucked Insert Fun Fold cards that I had designed and made for gifts and swaps. I shared the measurements, supply lists, photos, and instructions in my how-to video. But within that video I also improvised and put together another card with that same fold using upcoming new products including two ephemera packs: Fully Flowering Ephemera and Saying Something Ephemera.
So now that we are less than two weeks away from the start of the new catalog and these new products releasing, I am sharing with you the measurements, supply list, and photos for that ephemera card. PLUS I created one more version with similar supplies but using different papers and cardstock. I hope these cards inspire your creativity and give you a peek at what’s available soon!
Below are the still photos, measurements & more for the ephemera pack version of the card that I shared in my video AND for my newer card.
Products I used… See below for lists of supplies. Some of them are linked to where you can find them in my online store. The others are not available until May 1st. But I have provided their product numbers for your reference.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4” x 12” scored in from each end at >4-1/4” and 3-1/4”
1-3/4” Circle
Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper (colorful floral)
4” x 4”
2-3/8” x 4”
Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper (Summer Splash texture)
(2) 3/4” x 4”
Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper (Summer Splash print)
3” x 4”
Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon
14”
On this card, be sure to add the 1-3/4″ diameter circle first and then add the main flower to it with a Dimensional.
I didn’t add inside imagery or wording, but you certainly could. Remember to add “bling” in the center of your main flower, too!
Here is the other card I put together using the same two ephemera packs. This one has a Texan feel to me. 🤠 Maybe I was influenced by attending OnStage there.
Measurements…
Pecan Pie Cardstock
4-1/4” x 12” scored in from each end at >4-1/4” and 3-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
4″ x 4-1/8″
Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper
(2) 3” x 4”
White Diagonal Trim
14″
Shy Shamrock Bordered Ribbon
14”
My layers are a little different, but that’s because I didn’t use a designer paper pack with lots of designs and my card base was a darker color.
Supplies used…
Fully Flowering Ephemera #163762
Saying Something Ephemera #163761
Shy Shamrock Bordered Ribbon #163787
Petal Pink & White Diagonal Trim Combo Pack #163417
Thanks for visiting today! I pinned a bunch of ideas using upcoming new products. If you are on Pinterest, I invite you to follow me and check out my 2024-25 Annual Catalog board.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
Today I have ten cards to share that almost give the illusion of looking out on a beautiful scene or walking out a door into nature. The gorgeous papers I use are the key! Five of the cards are created with current products but feature our five colors that are leaving us soon. And the other five are created with new products available May 1st.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these cards with the Meandering Meadows & Thoughtful Journey Designer Papers, Wonderful Thoughts & Unbounded Love Stamp Sets, Stylish Shapes & Spotlight On Nature Die Sets, 2022-24 In Color Cardstock & Blends Markers, 2024-26 In Color Shimmer Dots & Ribbons, and the Timber & So Swirly Embossing Folders. 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.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements for one card…
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored ½ way at 4-1/4”
4” x 5-1/4” (layer to emboss – optional)
2-3/8” Circle
Scrap for die-cutting slightly smaller circle
Designer paper
2” x 5-1/2” or 2” x 5-1/4”
Color accent under designer paper
2-1/4” x 5-1/2” or 2-1/4” x 5-1/4” if cardstock
Or…(2) 5-1/4” or 5-1/2” lengths if ribbon
Here are photos of the finished cards featuring the outgoing 2022-24 colors.
Here are photos of the finished cards featuring the incoming 2024-26 colors and other new products.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Here is that link for the color comparison video I mentioned.
And below in the Last Chance promotion information, you will find the PDF sharing the slight price increases on a few products.
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Sharon Wright & oldmillcjc1 This week’s live winners… Beth & Barbee
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to 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, April 24th 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 shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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…
Unbounded Love Stamp Set (debuts 5/1/24)
Thoughtful Journey 6×6 Designer Paper (debuts 5/1/24)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
The cards I’m sharing today are alternates that I created with a set of card supplies from a past Paper Pumpkin kit, Bouquet of Hope. Now that’s a blast from the past, right?! I had 17 refill kits of this February 2021 kit, and each refill kit contained supplies for 3 sets of 3 kit cards. So with 17 times 3 giving me 51 sets of supplies, it became the make-n-take products for my April 13th Kit Together event!*
Of the 50 that registered for the event, 37 were able to attend the Live Zoom gathering this past Saturday. Attendees worked on kits they had on hand. I also demonstrated (gave instructions, tips, and measurements for) these 7 cards shown below from the Bouquet of Hope make-n-take materials they each received from me. And there were prize drawings at the end. It was a super fun event. I’m excited to host another possibly in June or July.*
The instructions, tips, and measurements are exclusive for those that attended the event. But here are photos of the cards I demonstrated to give you a little creative inspiration today. Each card shown has a couple variations. Can you see the slight difference in each?
The cards above and below required some careful cutting of the two gold foil pieces.
Cutting the gold doily correctly will allow for more gold foil so you can create a strip.
I’m sharing two versions of each because I didn’t want my kit class participants to have to own a lot of extra supplies.
They only really needed white cardstock, white envelopes, a stamp set with small sentiments, black ink, and some adhesives and basic tools. Embossing and extra embellishments were optional.
This last card wasn’t my favorite with the white layer behind. But I thought I’d share it anyway. I think it looks better with the vellum layer alone. Oh! And maybe a couple Brushed Brass Butterflies would look good too. I should’ve added those to the vellum-only version. Oh well.
The stamp set I used on several of the cards was Timeless Arrangements (which is retiring soon). It’s a great set with lots of small word images. I highly recommend getting it before it sells out or is gone for good on May 1st (along with all the other last chance products).
*And if you’d like to take part in my next Kit Together, make sure that you are subscribed to my newsletters so you will be the first to get notices. This April class literally filled up within two days. I didn’t even have time to share about it here on my blog.
Though this post didn’t share the details of these cards, I hope you got some creative inspiration AND will consider signing up for one of my future Kit Togethers. Thanks for stopping by!
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS FOR SALE If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
Thanks for checking into today’s post. It’s a little unique. First of all I’ve inserted a link to my Show-n-Tell Live which is happening OR has happened (depending on when you are reading this) at 11 AM Central Time. Click here (or on the video link image below) to check that out.
But then to end the Live, I explain what “card candy” is and I share tips for making these cards shown below. I don’t have all the details written down here, but you can get the helpful information through the video.
Oh! And if you are reading this right away, I invite you to tune in at 11 AM so you can join in and comment on the Live and be a part of the fun!
This first card is featuring the Textured Floral Stamp Set and coordinating Textured Floral Dies. These are not retiring, but the bundled savings will be no longer come May 1st.
A few of the colors in the card candy portion of the card however ARE retiring. The blue inks I used are Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, and Tahitian Tide – 3 of the 5 out-going 2022-24 In Colors. I also used Starry Sky cardstock for the sentiment strip and Iridescent Rhinestones to embellish – both also leaving. (Below you will find shopping links the products I’m mentioning.)
This second card candy was assembled following the same rules. I used the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder accented with “tapped on” Wink of Stella and embellished with Iridescent Foil Gems. None of those products are retiring. But the sentiment image and the leaf accenting underneath from the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set and Timeless Arrangements Dies are. The label comes from the Hot Air Balloon Dies.
Here is the finished card. And all I did was add it all to Gold Foil that was mounted on the front of a Wild Wheat card base.
Here is the third and final card candy I shared. As I mentioned in my video I had the ship pieces and the waves cut out a LONG time ago. It was time to put them together and find them a home which is really the essence of card candy…putting the top pieces of the card together first and THEN adding it all to a card base.
Ta-Da! A big thanks to the Fresh As a Daisy Designer Paper (retiring) which provided the perfect easy peasy background.
I layered that onto my Basic Gray card base, added my already-assembled ship & waves, and then stamped birds on the front and the inside sentiment.
The On the Ocean Stamp Set & On the Ocean Dies are retiring, too. So if you want it, scroll down to click on product links below so you can go shopping and place an order. While you are there, be sure to look at all the last chance/retiring products, too. It always makes me sad when someone reaches out to me afterwards, and they’ve missed out on something they really wanted. So please be sure to take a peek. Some last chance/retiring products are on sale too!
And for those of you putting in an order for product before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog before they’re gone for good! Sale prices began April 9th. Click here to learn more. Click here to shop the remaining last chance items. And if you are ordering before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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 VIDEO CLASSES 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 April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
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