Have you tried the Blackout Embossing technique yet? I’m seeing lots of great cards out there featuring these amazing background layers created with inks and 3D embossing folders. So I of course had to try it out, play around, and created a couple finished cards for you to see
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook a few hours ago step-by-step directions for creating these backgrounds and cards with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder, the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, the Unbounded Love Stamp Set, the Spotlight on Nature Dies, and more! 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.
Below are measurements and close-up photos for the Layered Florals card that I demonstrated. I’ll share the details for the Fern fun-fold card Friday or Saturday.
See below for a complete list of products that I shared in the video. Most are linked to where you can find them in my online store. But some are not available until 5/1/24. So no links are available for them yet.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet for the Layered Leaves card.
Measurements for the Layered Leaves card…
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
2” Circle
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Parakeet Party Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting 2-3/16” diameter Spotlight on Nature circle die
Basic Black Cardstock
Scrap for punching 2-3/8” Circle
3/8” Sheer Ribbon (Bubble Bath)
16” or 22”
Here are photos. This first one is the layer I created before putting together my sample card.
This is my sample card I had finished before the start of my video. It has a bit more black ink on the surface than the one I demonstrated.
This is my sample card I completed in the video.
Here are the fun examples I presented throughout the video.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! Be sure to visit again in 2-3 days when I share the details and close up photos for the fern card.
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Mary K Prager-Wolfgang & beckiwhite7507 This week’s live winners… Christine Blackburn & Desert Deb
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Product List (same list from video description for both cards and samples)…
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A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Delicate Wings Kit: Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. Kit also includes paper pieces, butterfly designs, Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels. Coordinating colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Basic Black, champagne foil. 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!
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I’ve been playing with new products… making birthday cards for those in my Stampers With Art Community. And I’ve got five different variations of these cheerful and colorful cards to show you today.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these flap fold cards with images from the Adorable Owls Stamp Set (available 1/5/23), papers from the Fancy Flora Designer Paper (also available 1/5/23), some Stampin’ Blends alcohol-based Markers, and other coordinating products. 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 …
Fancy Flora Designer Paper
3” x 6” scored parallel to the short end at just over 5-3/8”
Base Cardstock
4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
Cardstock for Owl Image Layer
3” x 3” scrap for die-cutting second largest scallop circle (which measures about 2-3/4” in diameter)
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
2-3/4” x 2-3/4” scrap for die-cutting second largest stitched circle (which measures just over 2-1/2” in diameter)
Ribbon
9”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
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I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Alberta Hoikka & Mariann Jack This week’s live winners… Pam Kim & Deb Thill
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
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LOVE TREATS KIT ADDED This month’s Love Treats Kit comes with everything you need to make sweet, homemade crafts and spread the love this season! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Seal your love this season with the Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit represents the tradition of locking a padlock on a bridge to symbolize unbreakable love. It comes with everything you need (including special padlock and key die cuts) to make 9 darling love-themed cards—3 each of 3 designs. So, no matter who your dance partner or dinner date is, you can make something heartfelt for them this season. Plus, this month there is a special optional add-on… heart-shaped treat boxes. These Heart Boxes (#162417) are easy to put together and are only available while supplies. Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Fresh Freesia, Mango Melody, Petal Pink, Gold Foil… Ink spot: Fresh Freesia 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 January 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve December 2022 Hues Of Happiness SuiteTutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the a suite from the upcoming Jan-April 2023 Mini Catalog will be available January 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Welcome to our All Star Tutorial monthly blog hop for the Sun Prints Suite! Be ready to be immersed in this suite with all that we have to share.
I absolutely love the products in this suite! I used the pretty paper on June 22nd in my fish Faker Shaker card. You’ll see the papers again and more of the suite again in my October 30th post with the Octagon Star Boxes. And on November 2nd I shared some pretty Triangular Cross Fold cards using these items.
So today I wanted to share with you some more Octagon Star Boxes…this time using the larger measurements like I shared in my how-to video and blog post posted a few hours ago. You’ll notice one is taller than the other. But that is the only difference when it comes to the measurements. So I’ve listed the measurements for each below. It’s just a 2″ difference.
Products I used… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements for the taller box…
Basic White Cardstock
11-1/8” x 11-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 1-3/8″, 2-3/4″, 4-1/8″, 5-1/2″, 6-7/8″, 8-1/4″, 9-5/8″ and 11″ then scored parallel to the long side at 3-1/4″ from the bottom and 1-3/4″ from the top (follow the video in this Grand Octagon Star Boxes post from earlier for instructions on extra score marks, cuts, folds, and assembly)
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting sentiment piece
Sun Prints Designer Paper
Eight strips that are 1-1/4″ x 6″ (Cut from one piece that is 6″ x 10″ to keep a flowing pattern)
Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon
16”
Vellum Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting leaves
Measurements for the shorter box…
Basic White Cardstock
9-1/8” x 11-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 1-3/8″, 2-3/4″, 4-1/8″, 5-1/2″, 6-7/8″, 8-1/4″, 9-5/8″ and 11″ then scored parallel to the long side at 3-1/4″ from the bottom and 1-3/4″ from the top (follow the video in this Grand Octagon Star Boxes post from earlier for instructions on extra score marks, cuts, folds, and assembly)
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting sentiment piece
Sun Prints Designer Paper
Eight strips that are 1-1/4″ x 4″ (Cut from one piece that is 4″ x 10″ to keep a flowing pattern)
Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon
16”
Vellum Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting leaves
Tips…
Watch the video in this Grand Octagon Star Boxes post. It will guide you through cutting, scoring, folding, and assembling the base of these boxes.
Color the ribbon with the Night of Navy Blends Marker. Then set it aside to dry. Notice how the base color of the ribbon influences the finished look. The Fresh Freesia ribbon is a cooler, more purple-toned blue. The Soft Succulent ribbon is a warmer, softer blue.
Stamp, then die-cut the label. Score in on each end at 5/8″. Add to the box front with Dimensionals (placed on the back side in the middle and on the ends so the label wraps around).
Tuck the die-cut vellum leaves under the labels. You may need to trim if they aren’t tucking far enough.
Then add the rhinestones.
Did you get your hands on this month’s set of tutorials featuring even more projects made with products from the Sun Prints Suite? These tutorials are designed by twelve Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. They are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them. And they are complete with photos, video directions, supply lists, and both imperial and metric measurements.
Click here…then scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s compilation.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Our hop today offers MORE ideas than what we are offering in our bundle. Be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Sun Prints Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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Past kits don’t include a clear block, but they can be purchased separately. I recommend #118485 Block D. If you are looking for alternate project ideas for these kits, click on the Paper Pumpkin drop down menu here on my website.
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).
FITTING FLORETS! Oh such beautiful new products! These exclusive and early release products are now available! Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here to view a video showcasing this new Fitting Florets product. Click here and scroll down for more details on this promotion.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT When autumn rolls around, do you start thinking about cozy Christmas crafting projects? This November, Paper Pumpkin delivers this and more with its one-of-a-kind, holiday-themed crafting experience. This festive kit includes supplies to make twelve fun, sparkly 2″ x 3″ gift tags (4 each of 3 designs): an exclusive stamp set, a Cherry Cobbler mini ink pad, snowflake and banner die-cut pieces, Mint Macaron glitter specialty paper, and more for a successful holiday crafting experience. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet Need unique Christmas packaging to round out your gifting? We’ve got you covered with our exclusive optional North Pole Sacks add-on product sold separately: Twelve 4″ x 6″ food-safe paper bags featuring a festive Crumb Cake design that coordinates with the October and November Paper Pumpkin Kits. 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.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2022 Sun Prints Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Hues Of Happiness Suite will be available December 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Welcome to our All Star Tutorial monthly blog hop for the Abigail Rose Suite! Be ready to be immersed in this beautiful suite with all that we have to share.
My friend and fellow demonstrator, Nancy Reynolds sent me a fun fold card the other day. So I used Nancy’s card for inspiration and designed another version of it with the products from this featured suite. (Nancy gives credit to Crafty Karen Designs. Click here to see Karen’s version.)
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube and on Facebook step-by-step directions for creating this Corner Open Fun Fold Card with the Abigail Rose Designer Paper, Cottage Rose Stamp Set, Cottage Flowers Dies, and other coordinating products.
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… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Abigail Rose Designer Paper
7” x 8-1/4” (positioned portrait if pattern is directional) scored 2-3/4” from the top and 2-3/4” from the left
Scraps for die-cutting printed flowers/leaves
Shimmery White Cardstock
4” x 5-1/4”
Scraps for stamping and die-cutting flowers/leaves
Granny Apple Green Cardstock
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
2-5/8” x 2-5/8”
Vellum Cardstock
2-1/2” x 2-1/2”
Scraps for punching leaves
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Winners: Last week’s after live winners… Char Litton & Arlene Miller This week’s live winners… Jen Helding & Janet K
Congratulations to you these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Did you get your hands on this month’s set of tutorials featuring products in the Abigail Rose Suite? These tutorials are designed by twelve Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. They are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them. And they are complete with photos, video directions, supply lists, and both imperial and metric measurements.
Here are peeks of the amazing projects in our September 2022 bundle focusing on Abigail Rose Suite. (Click here and scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s compilation.)
Our hop today offers MORE ideas than what we are offering in our bundle. Be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Abigail Rose Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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CHRISTMAS GIFTING KIT ADDED
The newest kit by Stampin’ Up! is a simple solution to gift cards and tags for the holidays! The Christmas Gifting Kit has everything you need to create gorgeous gift tags to attach to presents and gift card holders that adds a handmade touch. It includes supplies to create 9 gift tags and 9 gift card holders in a stylish modern design and classic Christmas colors. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting today, September 7, 2022.
Cost is $21 USD
Use item number 160342 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Kit Includes:
9 tags and 9 gift card holders (Sized to fit standard gift cards) — 3 each of 3 designs
The exclusive Christmas Gifting Stamp Set
A Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Spot
Coordinating colors: Basic Black, black foil, Mint Macaron, Real Red, Shaded Spruce
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WEEKLY DEALS IN SEPTEMBER Every week in the month of September Stampin’ Up! is offering a selection of discounted products. Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week. Click here for more information. Click here to shop online.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing upcoming new product, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
PERFECT PARTNERS Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they are available September 1-30, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
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CHRISTMAS GIFTING KIT ADDED The Christmas Gifting Kit—the latest addition to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up!—includes supplies to create 9 gift tags and 9 gift card holders in a stylish modern design and classic Christmas colors. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting September 7, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie 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 September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve September 2022 Abigail Rose Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Rustic Harvest Suite will be available October 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
It’s time to celebrate my mentor, friend, and upline Susan Campfield! She just reached her 25th Stampin’ Up!® anniversary. And we are throwing her an online celebration through this special blog hop today! To follow the hop, see what I have to share, then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas by clicking the navy blue “next” button towards the bottom of my post and towards the bottom of each post to follow.
Our hop not only celebrates this kind, generous, and creative gal, but it celebrates the inspiration and leadership she gives to her entire team and other demonstrator peers.
We were inspired by one of the latest fun fold cards she shared on her blog on 7/27/22. So our hop will be showing many versions of that Pop Out Bendy Fun Fold Card.
Products I used… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
It starts out looking like a typical Gate Fold Card. But once you slide off the belly band, you get a fun surprise. The inside floats towards you!
Measurements…
Garden Green Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4” and in from each end at 2-1/8” for card base
1” x 5-1/8” scored parallel to the short side 1/2” in from each end for bendy piece
1” x 3” scored parallel to the short side at 1/2” and 1” in from each end for the “wobble”
(2) 2” x 5-3/8” for the layering panels inside the card (Die-cut a 4″ x 5-3/8″ piece with the Stitched Greenery Die first and then cut in half.)
Real Red Cardstock
1” x 9-1/4” for the bellyband
2-7/8″ x 2-7/8″ for the front layer
Basic White Thick Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting the 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ stitched square for the front
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting the front apples on a branch image
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting the inside apples on a branch image
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting the sentiment piece on the inside
(2) 2” x 5-3/8” for the panels on the back of the card
Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper
(2) 2” x 5-3/8” for the layering panels inside the card (red herringbone image)
(2) 2” x 5-3/8” for the layering panels outside front of the card (leaves image)
Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon
8-1/2″ to wrap along belly band
5-1/2″ to wrap along bendy piece
You’ll be able to find a how-to video within Susan’s blog post, so I won’t attempt to write everything down here. But be sure to attach the strips of ribbon to the belly band and the inside bendy piece BEFORE doing any other attaching. You may also want to practice coloring with your Blends Markers onto scrap pieces of cardstock before coloring on your final images. Here are the Blends I used for the images…
flowers – Petal Pink (light)
inside of apples – Petal Pink (light)
outside of apples – Calypso Coral (light), Real Red (dark and light), Cherry Cobbler (dark and light)
I think the rest will make sense after watching her video.
Since there is no place to sign this card on the front or inside, I added white cardstock to the back like Susan had done on a couple of her cards. If you didn’t visit her blog to see her cards yet, click here.
Thanks for visiting and seeing what I had to share! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow demonstrators friends. Click here or on the “next” button below to see what the talented JoAnn Pollock has to share.
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).
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing upcoming new product, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
MORE SALE-A-BRATION FREEBIES Ten more items have been added to the free Sale-a-Bration picks! They are available now through the end of August 2022. Click here to download the informational flyer. Click here for more information.
COZY & BRIGHT KIT ADDED Celebrate the season with a card kit that has everything you need wish those you love a merry Christmas and a joyous New Year. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting August 3, 2022. Click here for more details.
PERFECT PARTNERS PROMOTION Some things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Our favorite combo is our stamp sets and dies—and that’s what the Perfect Partners promotion is all about! Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they will be available to all starting September 1, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
TAX HOLIDAY FOR SELECT STATES Thirteen states and Puerto Rico will be offering a state sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July or August. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates, click here.
THE NEW 2022 JULY-DEC MINI CATALOG IS HERE! Click here to request your copy. CLICK HERE to access the PDF of the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. CLICK HERE to access these new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog items in my online store.
HAPPY SALE-A-BRATION — JULY-AUG 2022! Every $50 (or $100) order earns a free SAB product pick. $300+ orders earn the exclusive Host set: the Perfect Pomegranates Stamp Set. And those that purchase the Starter Kit during these two months earn a bonus free gift: a beautiful planner, stamp set, and set of notebooks…the Making Plans Collection (a value of $45). Click here for details. Click here to access the online version of the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure. CLICK HERE to access these new 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure items in my online store.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie 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 September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve August 2022 He’s the Man Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Abigail Rose Suite will be available September 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Welcome to our PPX monthly blog hop! Today I have my blog post linked to posts from those in my Paper Pumpkin Exclusives Video Crew so we could all share a few more projects that we put together with some of our leftovers from the June 2022 Pick of the Crop kit. See what I have to share. Then scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas with this Paper Pumpkin kit. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
On June 30th, I shared how I made eight alternate cards from the supplies of the three kit cards…turning 3 cards into 8, so almost tripling the cards from the kit. Today I have an alternate idea with the canvas bag, a Tobblerone Chocolate Bar wrap, and a 12×12 scrapbook page layout to share.
Extra 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.
I bleached the bag! Yep…I wanted a whiter bag, so I soaked it in bleach overnight and then washed it with a load of whites to get this brighter bag.
Then I cut the chipboard from the kit packaging to get a 4-3/4″ wide piece and put that inside to keep any ink I stamped from bleeding through to the other side.
Because there was a bit more “bulk” at the top of the bag (from the seam and handles), I set it up in the Stamparatus with that portion hanging off the edge.
The above photo shows one strawberry darker than the other. I had to stamp the darkest one four times! The lighter one was only stamped twice at this point. I may have had quicker results had I used Memento ink. But I used StazOn, because I didn’t want the ink to wash off if the bag got wet.
The only problem was when I then colored in the berries and used Blends Markers (again because I didn’t want the ink to wash off if the bag got wet). And the Blends Markers aren’t supposed to pair up with StazOn (I forgot), so there was a bit of smearing with the black outline images. Oh well. LOL I still love the results.
Oh…And the “pearls” are just drops of White Pearlized Enamel Effects.
I created my second project because I wanted to add a bit of chocolate to the food images and turn it all into a fun picnic.
So I wrapped a Tobblerone candy bar up with the back half of the kit card sealing it with Seal Adhesive and then decorated this 3-D treat up a bit. I started with the bread placing it so it covered the red letters on the chocolate bar.
Then I added the cheese and tucked in 2 sets of flowers.
I added my second wedge of cheese with Dimensionals, a gold bow with a Glue Dot, a stamped sentiment strip with Dimensionals, and 3 gold flower accents.
Such a fun gift to give and receive!
Those that follow what I share with these kits know that I’m a scrapbooker. And I usually make a 12×12 page or layout with every kit. This time I made a layout. And I used the returning 12×12 Basic Black cardstock!!! I can’t express how happy I am that this staple item is back!!
Measurements for photo mats…
Fresh Freesia Cardstock, the back halves of two kit cards for the lighter blue, and Soft Succulent Cardstock
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ (two of each color)
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock, Night of Navy Cardstock, and Evening Evergreen Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (two of each color)
To get the greenish color on the left half of the Perfectly Penciled designer paper, I added color from the Soft Succulent ink pad with a Blending Brush which gave a nice smooth ombré effect.
The colors in the Adhesive Backed Sequins & Gems pack work well with the colors in this layout. So I added the sequins here and there.
On the right page I added the blueberry bunch, 3 bunches of flowers, and the sentiment strip which is popped up on Dimensionals and makes a nice “base” for the cluster of goodies. I also added a metallic bow and metallic flower embellishments. But I went with silver instead of gold this time.
You might also notice that I stamped berries in the background. But the black ink on black cardstock didn’t show up very well. So you could leave this step out.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
Today is the last day to sign up (or have an active subscription) for Paper Pumpkin so you get in on the next kit titled Sending Good Thoughts. (More details on this kit can be found below.)
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Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the June 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects (I listed the kit refill below because at the time I created this post, the kit was still available….just an option for anyone who missed out on getting the full kit with the ink and stamps.)
THE NEW 2022 JULY-DEC MINI CATALOG IS HERE! Click here to request your copy. CLICK HERE to access the PDF of the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. CLICK HERE to access these new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog items in my online store.
HAPPY SALE-A-BRATION — JULY-AUG 2022! Every $50 (or $100) order earns a free SAB product pick. $300+ orders earn the exclusive Host set: the Perfect Pomegranates Stamp Set. And those that purchase the Starter Kit during these two months earn a bonus free gift: a beautiful planner, stamp set, and set of notebooks…the Making Plans Collection (a value of $45). Click here for details. CLICK HERE to access the online version of the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure. CLICK HERE to access these new 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure items in my online store.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
“Seas” the day and set sail across the ocean with the Sending Good Thoughts Paper Pumpkin Kit! With beautifully designed nautical imagery, a fun message in a bottle motif, and sentiments that are “shore” to please, this month’s kit is full of warmth and fun. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) that will have your loved ones feeling sand-tastic! Take the Sea if You Know Paper Pumpkin quiz to learn more about Paper Pumpkin, this month’s kit, and to be entered to win a 1-month prepaid Paper Pumpkin code! Coordinating kit colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Fresh Freesia, Pacific Point, Poppy Parade (Ink spot color: Bermuda Bay) 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 July 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve July 2022 Awash In Beauty Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the He’s the Man Suite will be available August 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
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