After I shared that pretty “springtime” fun fold card,…
I kept on going and making other versions (hahaha…does that surprise you?) using that same collection of coordinating products. And now I have 3 more versions to show you today! Yay!
For this “summer” version, I stamped the flower with Poppy Parade Ink and then colored the center with an Early Espresso marker and the petals with a Petal Pink marker to try to duplicate the look of the flower in the designer paper.
The inside sentiment is stamped with Early Espresso ink. I first stamped the bottom image with full color ink. Then I linked up the top portion of the word, stamped it onto scrap paper, and then stamped it on my cardstock to get a lighter shade of that color.
For this “fall” version, I stamped the large leaf image using Pumpkin Pie ink. Then I used the Early Espresso Marker to draw in the brown lines down the center. For the smaller leaf I tipped the stamp and inked up half of it with Lemon Lime Twist ink. Then I tipped the stamp the other direction and inked up that side with Call Me Clover ink.
Isn’t is awesome that there are dies that coordinate with these images?! Can you imagine fussy cutting these out?
For this “winter” version, I stamped the pinecones with Early Espresso Ink and then used a Blender Pen to blend the brown ink and color the image in a bit.
I used the same trick that I used on my summer card above for getting the two shades of red on my inside sentiment.
For measurements and tips for creating a strip fold card, click here to see my original “springtime” card that inspired these other three.
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“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our March projects are now available!) CLICK HEREto find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one is offered each month.
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PAPER PUMPKIN IS TURNING SIX!
Happy birthday to one of my most favorite products – Paper Pumpkin kits!!! To celebrate this fun occasion and to thank everyone who supports Paper Pumpkin month after month, we’re offering a specially-designed March kit and a bonus FREE STAMP SET. Oh, yes. You read that right. In March, you will receive TWO stamp sets with your Paper Pumpkin kit. Sign up today!
The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable birthday cards cards
Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade
This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!
The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.
Did you see the 12 Months of Home class I’m offering? CLICK HERE for details. (Today is the last day to register if you want in on Nancy & Kayla’s in-person class in Blaine, MN or my “to-go” class.)
And some got the supplies to make this Merry Merlot one below. The glimmer papers are both from the Joyous Noel pack of 6×6 glimmer paper in the 2018 Holiday Catalog.
Directions:
Punch the glimmer paper with the 2″ Circle punch.
Punch a Gold Foil sheet scrap with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch once. Trim out a small area from the Gold Foil punched piece so it looks like the cap shown below.
Loop a small 3″ piece of Gold Cord and attach to the back of the ornament with Glue Dots. Attach the ornament cap with a Glue Dot.
Stamp sentiment onto 3″ x 3/8″ strip of Whisper White cardstock. Trim the ends as shown. Curl a bit with a Bone Folder. And attach to the front of the ornament with Dimensionals and Glue Dots.
And here is another simple one using similar colors but instead… the Butterfly Thinlits Dies from the upcoming 2019 Occasions Catalog that debuts January 3, 2018.
To learn more about the fun 12 Months of Home class offerings, CLICK HERE. (And remember…sign ups for the in-person and to-go classes are needed by today.)
2019 Occasions Catalog Product Shares Available! Ribbons, Designer Papers, Embellishments, Etc…
AND Bonus Sale-A-Bration Products in EVERY Share
The 2019 Occasions Catalog debuts January 3rd! That means it’s that time of year to get in on my popular product shares so you can gather up lots of new product for LESS! Sign up today by contacting me with your share choice/s. I’m taking orders for shares now through January 2nd, 2019. (I don’t have photos of all the products yet since I personally can’t order these items until December 5th. Product images will show up by mid-December if not earlier.) CLICK HERE for more information.
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“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! Our December projects are ready!! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month.
CLING STAMPS ARE COMING!
Cling stamps will debut in the 2019 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure! Click HERE for more information.
CRAFT & CARRY STAMPARATUS BAG
The Craft & Carry Stamparatus Bag is coming! It will debut December 5, 2018!
I have created scrapbook pages with the contents of every Paper Pumpkin kit since the kits began in March of 2013. Scrapbooking is a HUGE passion of mine! So I created pages once again with the October 2018 Friends of a Feather kit, and I’m excited to share them now! I loved how the laser-cut branch pieces in this kit flipped over looked like they were covered in snow.
And because the stems are so thin, the branch pieces can be manipulated a bit to be either straighter (as in the eyelashes I gave my sweet orange monster that I shared on October 25th) or curvier for when trying to build the perfect wreath.
Want to duplicate these pages? I used five long branch pieces on each page. It doesn’t matter if they are the purple or the orange ones. Either color flipped over will give you white. Here are the measurements and supplies you’ll need.
Measurements of extra products:
Basic Black Cardstock:
Two pieces that are 5-3/8″ x 4″
Two pieces that are 5-3/8″ x 2-3/4″
Two pieces that are 2-1/2″ x 2-5/8″
Eight pieces that are 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock:
8-1/2″ x 11″
Eight pieces that are 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Country Lane Designer Paper:
One full sheet of the wood grain design
One full sheet of the Blackberry Bliss subtle stripes pattern
Product List… things you might need/want in addition to the October 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these pages
I was with Susan Campfield yesterday afternoon enjoying lunch at Whole Foods in Orlando, Florida. We are here for Stampin’ Up!’s huge 30th Anniversary OnStage event!!
The festivities officially begin tomorrow. But those of us that hold the title of Silver Elite or above are getting spoiled at Epcot today. Be sure to check back. I’ll be sharing photos of NEW STUFF and the fun we will be having this week!
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Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off in about 3 weeks, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up. We are currently looking for FIVE more members so we can start another new club mid-November. Who is ready?!
PAPER PUMPKIN CHRISTMAS CARD KIT
CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th so you can get this next one that is shipping. We are told that it will contain products for making Christmas cards – 10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs. YAY!!! Coordinating colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White. AND the box is a great sneak peek of what’s inside!
SNOWFLAKE SHOWCASE available this month only!
These beautiful, exclusive products are here. Click here for the details. Click here to download the flyer.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month. November’s is ready!!
It’s November 1st! That means the beautiful Snowflake Showcase products AND the November “Better Than Flat” Tutorials are now available!!
The November “Better Than Flat” Project Tutorials from our Stampin’ Anonymous team are ready! This is the third month of offering these tutorials. We’ve had lots of great feedback, and we’ve now included product order numbers. Thank you for your thoughts and support! These tutorials include Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects only. And we are excited to share them exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month!
Place an order with me* (directly or through my online store) during this month of November, and receive the November tutorial bundle for FREE! Once I see that your order is placed, a link to the tutorial bundle will be emailed to you! (I’ll send it to you when I get the notice of your order.) I’ll also resend it at the start of December to make sure I get it to everyone who ordered in November. If you want to get each monthly tutorial bundle for free, be sure that your orders are spaced so that you are ordering at least once in each calendar month.
Purchase a set of Stampin’ Anonymous Tutorials (September, October and November are now available) at $9.95 a set. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page, and scroll down find these tutorials and their associated PayPal buttons. Once I see that you’ve made the purchase, a link to the tutorial bundle/s will be emailed to you!
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online.
*Feel free to apply a host code when ordering. If your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set).
Thanks for checking these out! I know you will LOVE what we have to share.
The beautiful, exclusive Snowflake Showcase products* are here!
*Products will only be available until November 30 or while supplies last, whichever comes first. If a product’s supply is depleted before November 30, it will no longer be available for purchase.
Here is a simple card that I created with a few of these new products.
Measurements…
Early Espresso Cardstock
11″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded in half for the card base
Pool Party Cardstock
4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White Cardstock
3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″
White Velvet Paper
Scrap for die-cutting snowflake
Silver & Pool Party Twine
about 7″
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Directions:
Stamp sentiment about 1-1/2″ from the bottom of the Pool Party cardstock.
Die-cut snowflake. Place it where it will be on the card, but don’t attach it yet.
Stamp the snowflake images to the right and left of the main snowflake.
Add the velvet snowflake with a Dimensional.
Tie a bow in the twine, and attach it with a Glue Dot in the center of the snowflake.
Adhere the Pool Party cardstock to the Early Espresso card base. Add the Whisper White cardstock to the inside of the card.
Come visit me this weekend while you shop the Holiday Bazaar at Lord of Life Church in Ramsey, MN. I’ll be selling cute treats & gifts, greeting cards, and past Paper Pumpkin kits. Feel free to place a customer direct order while there. And be sure to enter my drawing to win one of my prizes! Here is a link to my latest newsletter with the details. If you are on Facebook, here is a link to this event.
JOIN THE CLUB
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off in about 3 weeks, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up. We are currently looking for FIVE more members so we can start another new club mid-November. Who is ready?!
PAPER PUMPKIN CHRISTMAS CARD KIT
CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th so you can get this next one that is shipping. We are told that it will contain products for making Christmas cards – 10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs. YAY!!! Coordinating colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White. AND the box is a great sneak peek of what’s inside!
SNOWFLAKE SHOWCASE available this month only!
These beautiful, exclusive products are here. Click here for the details. Click here to download the flyer.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month. November’s is ready!!
We’ve always enjoyed Halloween at our house, so this past month’s Paper Pumpkin kit was a super fun one for me. I loved the cute character cut-outs and stamp set images. (Oh those spiders!!) So I got to creating right when my kit arrived in my mailbox. The bummer part was with all the other events I had going on in September it took me until today to finally get these ideas on my blog to share with you! I did participate in the blog hop last week, but I alway share so much more!
Here is what came in this past month’s September 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit, Frights & Delights.
Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips. Then scroll down to see close-up photos, links for more information shared in the video, and a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) mentioned or used to make my creations.
Here are the bags that the kit instructs how to make. The kit makes eight of each of these for a total of 24 treat bags.
Here are close-up photos of the projects I shared in my video above.
FLAP CARDS WITH SLIDE-OFF TREAT BAGS
GIFT CARD BAGS
12X12 TOMBSTONE SCRAPBOOK PAGE LAYOUT
PUMPKIN MUFFIN TOPPERS
CHRISTMAS-THEMED TAG TOPPERS
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th so you can get the next one that is shipping.
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month. October’s tutorials (peeks shown below) are ready!
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY SALE
This is a day that brings paper crafters together to focus on getting their cards ready for the holiday season. But this day (October 6th this year) also brings attention to how important giving the gift of a hand-crafted and hand-written card can be. Stampin’ Up! is helping to make WCMD even better with 10% off select paper crafting products October 1-7. Click here to download the flyer. Then contact me to order OR click here to place your order through my online store.
Now that these accessories are here, they are staying! They will be rolling into next year’s 2019-20 Annual Catalog. And there’s more coming…Watch for the release of the Craft & Carry Stamparatus bag soon!
STAMP-N-STORAGE FALL SALE
Get 15% off storewide* October 1-8. This sale includes the latest products in their 2019 Catalog. I love how Stamp-n-Storage made my dream craft room come true. Click here to see what Stamp-n-Storage can do for YOUR crafting space. And remember to use the code: FALL2018
On September 22nd I shared a tutorial video for my “DSP-Saver Card.” I hope you saw it. In that video I shared all sorts of projects that were in my presentation at the Creative Connections event on September 16th. There were a TON of projects and thus a TON of photos. I finally had time to edit, watermark and upload them all. Yay!
Click here to see the project photos and video that I posted on September 22nd.
Click here to see the Vertical Stretch fun fold cards that I shared on September 25th.
Then look below to see photos of (and read a couple tips on) the rest of the projects that were in my Creative Connections presentation.
A big thanks to fellow demonstrator, Marciene Ingram who gave me this pretty birthday card below which led to me designing all the other versions above!
The Frosted Floral designer paper is super pretty especially in person because it shimmers. So it just makes sense to make these elegant gift bags with them. Click here for a tutorial on how to make a bag like this.
Here are a couple more cards I put together using 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ squares of the Frosted Floral designer series paper (DSP).
I sponged on and stamped on Shimmer Paint on the Night of Navy cardstock. 🙂
This flower’s petals come from the leaves in the Iridescent Wreaths.
And here is the card that inspired me to make the two above. This one below as a make-n-take at my upline, Susan Campfield demonstrator event.
I didn’t make these next two “joy fold” cards below, but I’m happy I got them as swaps from Carol Lucas. They were fun to share during my Creative Connections presentation.
And these last two cards that I made just show how you can stray from the designer paper in the suite AND the colors from that designer paper in the suite to give the stamp images a whole new look. These products are so versatile!
Sorry I don’t have details for every card/project shown above. But sometimes I just have to flood you with lots of ideas! I hope you didn’t mind.
We celebrated my oldest turning 13 yesterday. (Can you believe it?! He was only 7 when I first started blogging.) My goal was to share my September 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit alternate ideas with you today, but I didn’t finish editing my video yet. I’m crossing my fingers that my projects and video will be up tomorrow though. Please come back to see what I created with the Frights & Delights kit.
JOIN THE CLUB
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
“BETTER THAN FLAT” TUTORIALS
Five super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and I have joined together as the “Stampin’ Anonymous team” to create Fun Fold cards & 3-D (“better than flat”) projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! CLICK HERE to find out how you can get your hands on these great tutorials. A new one will be offered each month. October’s tutorials (peeks shown below) are ready!
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY SALE
This is a day that brings paper crafters together to focus on getting their cards ready for the holiday season. But this day (October 6th this year) also brings attention to how important giving the gift of a hand-crafted and hand-written card can be. Stampin’ Up! is helping to make WCMD even better with 10% off select paper crafting products October 1-7. Click here to download the flyer. Then contact me to order OR click here to place your order through my online store.
Now that these accessories are here, they are staying! They will be rolling into next year’s 2019-20 Annual Catalog. And there’s more coming…Watch for the release of the Craft & Carry Stamparatus bag soon!
STAMP-N-STORAGE FALL SALE
Get 15% off storewide* October 1-8. This sale includes the latest products in their 2019 Catalog. I love how Stamp-n-Storage made my dream craft room come true. Click here to see what Stamp-n-Storage can do for YOUR crafting space. And remember to use the code: FALL2018
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