Thank you for your patience. I just wasn’t feeling my best a few days ago and needed the rest. But I’m back, energized, and excited to share with you some fun alternate projects I created with the Sweet & Spooky Kit: candy wraps for lollipops and some greeting cards.
Here is a good look at all the projects that I show off in my instructional video. You can use your whole kit (which is choreographed to make 15 good-sized milk-carton shaped treat boxes) to make either 60 candy wraps or 40 greeting cards by following my instructions. This photo shows a sampler of the possibilities.
So be sure to watch my instructional video by clicking here* (or you can just click on this image below if you are already here in my blog post and can view it), check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
*My video goes live at 11 AM Central Time. So if you click the link early, you’ll have to wait. But by releasing my blog post early, it also gives you the chance to join the me during the Live if you are able.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video.
Below are the basic measurements for these project ideas and a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store). Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live.
Candy Wrap Measurements (per wrap)…
Box base from kit
Either 2-1/2” x 6-7/8” or 2-1/2″ x 8-1/16″ folded around lollipop at the two score lines closest to the middle
Card Measurements (per card)…
Box base from kit
4-3/4” x 5”
7/8″ x 5”
tab “left overs” for accent layers
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/4” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
Everyday Skies Designer Paper
4” x 5”
2″ x 4″
Silver Trim
a little over 5″
about 3″
Twine from kit
about 5-1/2″
If you’d rather make these unique cards, you can tune into my August 28th YouTube Supporter Members-Only Video. Not a member? Click here to sign up.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
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SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
I’m catching up and now able to share the measurements and supplies for three “bonus” cards that I’ve shown during past videos. Today’s three cards are other versions of these cards that I have demonstrated recently:
The first is my Halloween version of the Pop-Up Diamond Tiara Fold Card. It features the Spooky Sweet Designer Paper, the Fright Night Dies, and the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set.
This was a super fun fold to create and I am definitely going to making more of these soon. The card flattens down to fit into an envelope. Then when allowed to “breathe” the front pops up and off the base. And from the side it looks like a mini crown (or tiara) made up of three diamonds.
Here are the measurements you’ll need for this Halloween version. Scroll down to access the supply list.
Basic Gray Cardstock
4” x 8-1/2” scored at 5-1/2”
Basic White Cardstock
2-1/2″ x 3-7/8″
Basic Black Cardstock
Scraps for punching three 1-3/4” circles – one for the top, and two (that you can punch into narrower pointed ovals (see photo) as the support pieces
1-1/2” x 4”
(2) 3/8” x 4”
Scraps for die-cutting webs
Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
(2) 3/8” x 4”
Scraps for die-cutting three Boo!’s (layer these altogether to make a thick one)
Spooky Sweet Designer Paper
4” x 8” scored parallel to the short side at 1/4”, 1”, 1-3/4”, 2-1/2”, 3-1/4”, 4”, 4-3/4”, 5-1/2”, 6-1/4”, 7”, 7-3/4”
3/4” x 4”
2-1/4” x 4”
Scraps for die-cutting a couple spiders (from the dark blackish gray pattern)
The other two cards I created before coming up with my Beautiful Blues card. In fact the Beautiful Gallery papers shown on these cards inspired me to come up with this unique fun fold!
Like the tiara card above, these cards also flatten down to fit into envelopes. Then the front “barriers” pop out to help hold the cards up.
I gave a few bits of into for THESE cards at the end of my video from July 19th… Beautiful Blues Museum Gallery Fun Fold Card. But you’ll want to watch most of the video to get the basic directions and tips for making this type of fun fold card.
Here are the measurements you’ll need for this “boats on the water” version with imperial measurements.
White Willow Cardstock
5-1/2” x 10-1/2” scored at 3-1/2” and 7”
(2) 1-1/4” x 7” scored at 1-3/4”, 2-1/2”, 4-1/4″, 6” and 6-3/4”
1-1/4” x 5” scored at 3/4”, 2-1/2” and 4-1/4”
2-1/4″ x 3-15/16″
5/8″ x 1-3/4″
Country Woods Designer Paper
(2) 3-3/8″ x 5-1/8″ (the size you can get by using the Gallery Blooms dies)
2-5/8″ x 4-5/16″ (the size you can get by using the Gallery Blooms dies)
Beautiful Gallery Designer Paper (all from the same sheet)
(2) 3″ x 4-3/4″
(2) 1-1/4″ x 2-1/4″
Gold Foil
>2-1/4″ x >3-15/16″
(2) >3″ x >4-3/4″
Here are the measurements you’ll need for this “flowers” version with metric measurements.
White Willow Cardstock
14.8 cm x 26.4 scored at 8.8 cm and 17.6 cm
(2) 3.3 cm x 17.6 cm scored at .8 cm, 2.6 cm, 7 cm, 11.4 cm, and 13.2 cm
3.3 cm x 12.4 cm scored at 1.8 cm, 6.2 cm, and 10.6 cm
5.7 cm x 10 cm
1.5 cm x 4.4 cm
Country Woods Designer Paper
(2) 8.5 cm x 12.9 cm (the size you can get by using the Gallery Blooms dies)
6.7 cm x 11 cm (the size you can get by using the Gallery Blooms dies)
Beautiful Gallery Designer Paper (all from the same sheet)
(2) 7.6 cm x 12 cm
(2) 2.5 cm x 5.7 cm
Gold Foil
5.9 cm 10.2 cm
(2) 7.8 cm x 12.2 cm
Scroll down to access the supply list for these Gallery Blooms cards.
I hope I inspired your creativity. Thanks for stopping by 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).
Product list for the Halloween version of the Pop-Up Diamond Tiara Fold Card…
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL AVAILABLE The June 2025 Full of CharmPaper Pumpkin Creatives Bundle of Tutorials is now available!
(Here are enlarged peek photos of the projects that I contributed.)
June 2025 Full of Charm Bundle of Tutorials from the Paper Pumpkin Creatives
You can get your hands on these exclusive tutorial bundles in one of these 3 ways…
Be one of my personal Paper Pumpkin subscribers. I you received the June 2025 kit through me, you will have received this June 2025 exclusive video class bundle for FREE!
Purchase it for $15. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page.
Or…be an active member in my Stampers With ART Community to have access to my tutorials I share…a perk I give to my team members.
Here are the designers in this Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
ALL STAR TUTORIAL AVAILABLE The July 2025 Florals in Bloom All Star Team Video Class Bundle is now available!
(Here is an enlarged peek photo of the project that I contributed.)
It’s the start of another fun 6 months ahead as I continue with this group of amazingly talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators in the All Star Video Class Group!
In this next round of tutorials that will run July – Dec 2025, each month’s bundle will continue to contain 12 exclusive how-to videos! And we’ll be bringing to you wonderful project ideas focused on the latest and greatest product suites. What a great way to gain new & creative ideas and ALSO make the most of your Stampin’ Up!® products!
Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for all TWELVE of the projects.
Because this is the start of a new 6-month round of exclusive video classes, you have several options to get your hands on these.
The first two are amazing subscription options… getting all 72 tutorials with 72 videos, saving $15!
Save and choose to purchase all six months at once as an All Star Video Class Bundle Elite Subscriber. Cost is $75 (a savings of $15) – charged now & delivered via email on the 1st of each month.
Purchase all six months one month at a time as an All Star Video Class Bundle Monthly Subscriber. Cost is $15 per month for 5 months (a savings of $15) – charged each month for 5 months & delivered via email on the 1st of each month for six months.
(These above options are perfect for demonstrators wanting to save and looking for class and event ideas.)
Or these options might appeal to you instead.
Place a $50+ order with me* during this month of July 2025 to receive the July 2025 exclusive video class bundle for FREE! (Please note…Elite or Monthly Subscribers who decide to place a $50+ order through me will not receive a discount or return on their already paid subscriber fee.)
Purchase one month at a time for $15 (available on the 1st of each month). Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page.
Or…be an active member in my Stampers With ART Community to have access to my tutorials I share…a perk I give to my team members.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. We are so excited to share with you!
*This amount is before shipping & tax. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set), and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle!
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE!
So MANY fantastic new products just debuted today in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
TWO NEW KITS COLLECTION KITS…
Make Halloween gifting extra special with the Sweet & Spooky Kit! This kit makes 15 treat boxes (5 each of 3 playful designs) featuring cute ghosts, bats, pumpkins, and more in a fun palette of black, pink, orange, and iridescent. With matching tags and ribbon included, these sweet boxes are perfect for party favors, classroom treats, or spooky surprises. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of July 1, 2025 (while supplies last).
Serve up a slice of celebration with the Birthday Fancy Kit! With layered cakes, teacups, florals, and doily details in soft pastels, these 12 cards (4 each of 3 designs) are like a birthday party in an envelope. Whether you’re crafting for birthdays or other sweet occasions, each design makes it easy to create something charming and full of cheer. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of July 1, 2025 (while supplies last).
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).
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Join me Saturday, November 2nd at 11 AM Central Time for my November 2024 Show-n-Share Live featuring stamped greeting cards & gifts I’ve received from my paper crafting friends since my last sharing video in August. If you were someone who sent me one of these lovely creations, thank you! It’s so fun to see all the creativity. And I get a lot of inspiration from all of you. 😘
I’ll also share details about the pages below AND information about the launch of my YouTube Membership program. Hear how it works, learn about the perks, and ask questions.
You can tune into the Live (or the recording if you are catching this post later) by clickinghere (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post).
Below are close-up photos, measurements, and a product list for the Halloween pages I showed during my Live. These are made with the leftovers from the cards I created and shared on 9/18/24.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! Remember to 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, November 6th at 11 AM Central Time for my weekly live Online Paper Crafting Class. 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).
THE COUNTRY HIVE’S NOVEMBER SUPER SALE The Country Hive is hosting a month-long Super Sale this November 2024. For 11/1-11/10, Buy 3, Get 1 FREE on the Letter Buddy Tool (available in many colors)! No code necessary. Please add 4 to your cart to reflect discount. Not valid on previous purchases.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE COMING! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 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 November 10th for this next kit.
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
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 November 2024 Nest of Winter 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 Regal Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available December 1st.
I was spoiled yesterday thanks to my sweet friend (and fellow demonstrator), Rose Kerry. A large package arrived in the mail filled with jaw-dropping, fantastically-creative Halloween treat boxes (and treats)! She gifted them to me because she said she forgot to send me something on my actual birthday in August and this was my Happy Birth-oween gift. 😁
She sent it all individually wrapped in festive tissue paper. So it was like getting a zillion gifts. Each was such a fun suprise!
Look at the treasures!! And imagine all the time and creative energy this all took to put together.
Not all the products are from Stampin’ Up!, but most are. And I’m sure if you shop SU products, you recognize the colors, the papers, the imagery, etc… There are eight main boxes. And then inside two of them are two more creations.
Rose always puts a lot of detail into everything she makes. I’m sure some of you have even been inspired by her swap cards I’ve shared here in the past. So on that note please know that I do not have measurements, product lists, and directions for these adorable items. I’m sharing them just to give you a bunch of creative inspiration. (Maybe some of you are still creating for Halloween?) AND…I wanted to show off the talent of my sweet friend!
I DID link a few products below in case you want to shop for some of this. But again…it’s not a complete list.
Rose does not have a blog. She is a demonstrator because she loves getting the product for herself at a discount. But you can leave a comment below below to let her know what you think. I know she’d appreciate it.
Thanks for stopping by today!
OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL Would you like to get future Stampin’ Up!® products at a discount? Would you like to order products earlier than others? Purchasing the Starter Kit gains you these perks… and more! From October 1–31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit will get $30 more in free product. Choose up to $155 USD worth of products for just $99 USD plus tax. Click here and scroll down for more details.
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).
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
KITS COLLECTION OCTOBER SALE Save up to 30% off on all your favorite Kits Collection kits October 1–31! Our kits come with everything you need to create. Click here and scroll down for more details.
OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL Would you like to get future Stampin’ Up!® products at a discount? Would you like to order products earlier than others? Purchasing the Starter Kit gains you these perks… and more! From October 1–31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit will get $30 more in free product. Choose up to $155 USD worth of products for just $99 USD plus tax. Click here and scroll down for more details.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE COMING! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 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 November 10th for this next kit.
SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. And this is just the beginning. Too fun! Stay tuned. View the brochure online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
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 October 2024 Splendid Autumn 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 Nest of Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available November 1st.
Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase our September 2024Autumn AbundancePaper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared.*
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 September 2024 kit. (Click here for 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 September 21st.
Four unique alternate card ideas including
a z-fold thinking of you card
a fall leaves matchbook fold card
a fall leaf pocket card
and a snail and mushroom pocket card
AND… a thankful 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Today I am sharing…
A wine bottle tag
A card with a removable corner bookmark
A layered wreath card
AND… three Halloween wrapped treats
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 wine bottle tag is something that instantly came to mind when I saw the kit card base with the cut out circle in the center. This is the end that goes over the top of the bottle. I cut 2″ off the opposite side with my Trimmer and then reconnected them with the Cajun Craze square piece to not only make the tag longer & more rectangular, but to create a dark solid center for the sentiment focal point.
The sentiment is added with Dimensionals. I tucked in ephemera leaves from the kit, added with a Glue Dot a bow of Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon (9″ cut along the outside edges to get two long thin strands), and embellished with a couple Copper Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins.
This next idea was inspired by a card I received from friend and fellow demonstrator, Candace Johnson. She sent me a card this summer with a removable corner bookmark. And here is my version I made with this kit.
On the inside you can see the slit. I wrote lightly in pencil to show what the slit was holding. I wanted the tree slice image on both the outside and inside of the card. So I cut 3-1/2″ off the one side, cut that down to 4-3/4″ high, adhered it to the middle of a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock after adding the copper heat embossed sentiment, and then wrapped that extra 3/4″ from the full card around to the back side of the Early Espresso layer to connect and form the full card. I added the slit for the bookmark 3″ down from the top and 1/2″ in from each side.
I made the bookmark from a 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ corner that I cut from the kit envelope with the Cajun Craze lining. From that same lining, I cut a 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ square and adhered that to the front. After stamping the branch image, I added on the leaf ephemera (using Multipurpose Liquid Glue) and the sequins.
My next idea is a card with a wreath. I discovered that putting two of those semi-circle ephemera together made a pretty wreath. To make it prettier, I simply added the leaves, the Cajun Craze strip and a sentiment
This image below just shows how I got the Pecan Pie layer, the Cajun Craze torn edge, and (both flipped over) the inside rectangular layer and leaf patterned curved accent on the bottom front.
Many who may be missing Halloween treat ideas from this year’s kit might appreciate these next three ideas…all candy wraps. The first one is super simple. I took half of the leaf card base and wrapped it around a pack of Sweet Tarts Ropes candy that I had first made super narrow and short by taping the sides and ends in. I secured the wrapped card base by stapling it shut. Then I added the stamped sentiment circle with Dimensionals.
This second one is my favorite. I first cut open the Night of Navy lined envelope and tore it as shown to create a fun edge. I cut out an Early Espresso “Hooray” using the die from the Every Celebration Dies set.
Then I cut the “Hooray” into these pieces…
…and positioned the pieces differently to form the word “boo.”
Here is the end result wrapped around a Hersey bar. The mouth on the ghost is from the H in the die-cut Hooray.
Here is the third wrapped treat idea. For this one I used the smaller envelope lining and wrapped it around a Kit-Kat bar. I added triangular white cardstock from the kit scraps and added them to the ends of the blue leaves to make them look like monster fingers (with fingernails) wrapping around from the back side of the bar. Spooky, right!? Hahaha! I’m thinking a couple eyes peeking over the top of the corner would make it more fun, but I ran out of time and had to get this all posted in time for the blog hop.
OH! Here is an image of the back sides of these last four projects.
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 October 10th for this next kit. PLUS…New subscribers to Paper Pumpkin can sign up through 10/10/24 and get 40% off the October 2024 kit by using the code HOLIDAY40. Click here for the details of this promotion. Click here to sign up!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Nests of Christmas: Spread Christmas cheer with this cozy, all-inclusive crafting kit! Makes 10 cards (5 each of 2 designs) & includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes tri-fold card bases, precut grosgrain ribbon, and precut labels with specialty green foil. And it coordinates with the Nests of Winter Suite Collection (item 164072). Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Real Red, Shaded Spruce (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last!
Thanks for visiting! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow demonstrators.
*To see these other creative project ideas, click on these names of the other hop participants. If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to get to my website so you can see the clickable hop participant names.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE COMING! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Nests of Christmas: Spread Christmas cheer with this cozy, all-inclusive crafting kit! Makes 10 cards (5 each of 2 designs) & includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes tri-fold card bases, precut grosgrain ribbon, and precut labels with specialty green foil. And it coordinates with the Nests of Winter Suite Collection (item 164072). Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Real Red, Shaded Spruce (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
NEWBIES CAN GET 40% OFF OCTOBER 2024 PP KIT New subscribers to Paper Pumpkin can sign up through 10/10/24 and get 40% off the October 2024 kit. This is only for new subscribers where the email connected to the account has never been used for Paper Pumpkin in the past. Click here for the details of this promotion. Click here to sign up!
SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. And this is just the beginning. Too fun! Stay tuned. View the brochure online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY OCTOBER 5, 2024 It’s time to celebrate World Card Making Day! Join Stampin’ Up! on October 5 (2-3 PM Mountain Time) to celebrate this day with a FREE creative virtual event. Create five simple cards together and see some additional fun projects. Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. Registration began September 3rd! Scan the QR code in this flyer to sign up and get notices.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
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 October 2024 Splendid Autumn 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 Nest of Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available November 1st.
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