My October 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit arrived a few days ago, and I started creating with it right away! (Don’t expect that from me every month. I just happened to have time to play with it right away this time. LOL) I already shared one of these projects, my Get Well Monster Gift Pouch on Thursday with the promise to share more details today on how to make it. So today I present to you that fun project idea and a few more that I created so far with my Friends of a Feather October 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit:
two alternate cards
one with a coordinating gift box
a get well monster treat/gift pouch
and a tea light luminary
Here is what came in this kit.
And then I just added the supplies/products listed below to create the projects that I made that I’m sharing with you today. Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips. Then scroll down to see close-up photos, links that I mention at the beginning of my video, and a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) mentioned or used to make my creations.
Here are the cards that the October 2018 kit instructs how to make.
Here are close-up photos of the projects I created and shared in my video above.
MY FIRST ALTERNATE CARD (and three sentiment versions)
A COORDINATING GIFT BOX
MY GET WELL MONSTER TREAT/GIFT POUCH
A TEA LIGHT LUMINARY
AND ANOTHER ALTERNATE CARD
By the way, I have MORE ideas swimming around in my head ready to put together! So I plan to make and share even more projects soon…the exclusives that I’ll be sharing privately with my personal subscribers and many that I’ll share publicly on my blog in the coming weeks. So subscribe to my blog and stay tuned.
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. Then get your Paper Pumpkin subscription started with ME as your demonstrator so you can see even more EXCLUSIVE ideas, get gifts & prizes, earn Loyalty Rewards, and more! 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! Here are some details…
The holidays are the best time to share our appreciation for others, and nothing does that like a handmade holiday card. November’s kit gives a subscriber everything they need to make plenty of those! (10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs.)
The box is a great sneak of what’s inside!
Coordinating colors:
Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Halloween is just two weeks away and Christmas is right around the corner, and that means NOW is the perfect time to offer Paper Pumpkin subscribers a sweet deal on seasonal kits! Right now the Frights & Delights Past Kit and Refill AND November’s Back in Plaid Past Kit are 15% off to help subscribers get a jump on their holiday crafting. Remember, you must be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber in order to purchase past kits. This sale is while supplies last, so don’t miss out!
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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! 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!
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!
Nicholas is going into surgery today to have his pins removed from his left patella bone. (He broke his left knee cap when he took a fall in our garage back in the spring.) Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. The surgery is scheduled for noon Central Time. And even though he told me last night that he isn’t nervous, this mama is.
I created today’s paper crafting project with two of the five new, exclusive, limited-time products that are currently just available to demonstrators (and to those getting the starter kit this month) but will become available to all during the month of November: the Happiness Surrounds stamp set and the the coordinating set of dies, Snowfall Thinlits.
I used the swirling snowflake die-cut image in Granny Apple Green as a swirling branch image. The little sections of snowflakes peeking out between the petals of the flowers have the appearance of leaves.
I used only two purple inks – Highland Heather & Gorgeous Grape. But I stamped without re-inking to get the many shades of each color. The accents in the flowers and along the branch are from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls and the Glitter Enamel Dots.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements:
Granny Apple Green Cardstock:
8-1/2″ by 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded in half for the card base
Scrap for die-cutting snowflake swirl
Soft Sea Foam Cardstock:
5″ x 4-1/8″
Whisper White Cardstock:
two pieces that are 5-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ (one for the inside of the card)
Scraps for stamping and die-cutting the flowers
Have you seen any peeks of these Snowflake Showcase products debuting in November yet? Oh my goodness!
CLICK HERE to see what those in the Artisan Blog Hop team shared!
Click below to watch Stampin’ Up’s Snowflake Showcase introduction video.
Products available while supplies last November 1 until November 30, 2018. This means 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.
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. We are currently looking for 4 more members.
“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!
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!
On September 29th I shared a fun fold card with a pocket inside that slides out when you open it – great for holding gift cards, cash, or any other flat gift. Click here to see that card, a couple other versions of it, and to watch my tutorial video for making it.
With Halloween just a little over a couple weeks away (which of course means there is still time to purchase any needed products and whip some cards together!), I thought I’d share two more versions of this fun fold card that I created with the Toil & Trouble Designer Paper and some coordinating products from the 2018 Holiday Catalog.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Here is my first Halloween version of this fun fold card.
To get the web look in the background, I adhered four web die-cuts from the Cauldron Framelits Dies collection just under the witch. (I cut them from Black Foil Sheets scraps to get that shiny black look.) Then I added the witch – another image that I die-cut using the Cauldron Framelits from a printed sheet of the Toil & Trouble designer paper. You can also stamp and then die-cut this witch. The images in the Cauldron Bubble stamp set coordinate with the dies. But I just used the dies with the coordinating image from the designer paper. In fact there are several images in this designer paper that coordinate with the dies. Too fun! And it makes card making that much faster.
4-1/4” x 11” scored at 2” at one end & 3-1/2” at the other end
Whisper White Cardstock
7” x 3-1/2” scored at ½” at one end & 2” at the other end
Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper
piece for die-cutting the witch
4” x 1-3/4”
Black Foil Sheets:
Scraps for die-cutting four webs.
Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon:
13”
OH! Something fun that you can do on a card like this is stamp an inside image or sentiment on the front of the pocket so that it gradually appears as the card opens.
Here is the second Halloween version of this fun fold card that I created. Can you tell I am crazy about that Black Organdy Glitter Ribbon!? Just like the witch, the kitty image is die-cut from the same designer paper with a die from the same set of dies. The sentiments on both cards come from the Spooky Sweets stamp set.
Ever tie your knot or bow on the inside of your card? It is sometimes difficult from lack of space (or in this case unnecessary) to have the bow or knot on the front/outside of the card. Plus it adds a little pizzazz if you can just bring it around to the inside.
Measurements for this card…
Basic Black Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored at 2” at one end & 3-1/2” at the other end
Scrap for punching the Starburst circle layer.
Whisper White Cardstock
7” x 3-1/2” scored at ½” at one end & 2” at the other end
Scrap for stamping and punching the 2″ Circle piece.
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. We are currently looking for 4 more members.
“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!
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!
It’s been awhile since I did a Stampin’ Blends 101 video. And with the new colors that came out in our Annual Catalog this June AND the 6 additional colors that made their appearance in the Holiday Catalog this September, I thought it would be good to introduce them once again! Stampin’ Blends alcohol-based markers are way easier to use than one might assume. I hope you’ll check out the video tutorial for my card featuring the Serene Garden and upcoming Happiness Surrounds stamp sets. I’m excited to share!
I demonstrated this card in my latest Facebook Live broadcast this past Wednesday. Then I uploaded the recorded version of this video to my YouTube channel (since I know not everyone is ON Facebook). Be sure to watch the video (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog), check out the measurements and full products list below, scroll through the close-up photos of this card and the other similar cards with the different color combos, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Here are the measurements you’ll need if you plan to recreate the card I demonstrated.
Measurements…
Early Espresso Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored at 5-1/2” and folded in half for card base
Whisper White Thick Cardstock
Two pieces that are 2-1/2” x 4-1/8”
Scrap for stamping and punching sentiment
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
2-5/8” x 4-1/4”
Whisper White 1/8” Sheer Ribbon
11-15”
Country Lane Designer Paper:
4” x 5-1/4”
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Here are links I mentioned in my video…
Click here to view and download the 2018 Holiday Catalog.
Click here to view and download the 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
If you ARE on Facebook, I invite you to “like” then “follow” my page so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. I broadcast live every Wednesday afternoon at 11 AM Central Time. But I’ll be taking next week off since my kiddo is having his second surgery on his knee (to get the pins/wires removed) on Tuesday, October 16th. Please keep him in your prayers. My next broadcast will be October 24th.
I hope you enjoyed what I had to share today. Thanks for stopping by!
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. We are currently looking for 4 more members.
“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!
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!
Looking for a fun way to gift Kit Kat treats this Halloween? I altered a Stampin’ Up!® Mini Pizza Box to get a perfect-size container for two of these yummy candy bars. The Kit Kat bars come in fun black wrappers with glow-in-the-dark accenting this year. So of course, my box and card needed some Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon and a touch of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. And the Cat Punch was a given. Right?!
TO ASSEMBLE THE BOX
Measurements
Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon: about 13″
Directions
Cut the box in the two spots shown below.
Assemble one of the “halves” how you would assemble the Mini Pizza Box.
Secure all the flaps with Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Wrap and tie it with a bit of Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon.
Add a couple Rhinestones that were colored with the Dark Granny Apple Green Blends Marker.
Super Simple, right?! You can get two of these containers from one Mini Pizza Box.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
TO ASSEMBLE THE CARD
Measurements
Basic Black Cardstock: 6-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 3-1/4″ and folded in half for card base & scrap for punching the cat
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock: 4″ x 3″ & scrap for punching scallop circle
Whisper White Cardstock: Scrap for stamping and punching circle
Toil & Trouble Designer Paper: 4″ x 3″
Directions
Stamp sentiment & punch it out with the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch.
Punch out the cat and the scallop circle.
Then assemble as shown being sure to add the cat (with Dimensionals) so it will sit above the Kit Kat bars when in the box.
Add Rhinestones for the eyes and another one (colored with the Dark Granny Apple Green Blends Marker) in the sentiment circle.
Put it in the treat box along with a couple Kit Kat bars, and give to someone on Halloween.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
It’s not too late to get your order in so you can make your own Halloween treats, cards & projects! Click here to visit my online store.
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. We are currently looking for 4 more members.
“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!
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!
Oh, my goodness! I have two fun things to share with you today. The first is that Stampin’ Up! is having a flash sale for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers. If you’ve never tried these kits, click here to learn more. Then hurry & scroll down to take advantage of this Flash Sale. (The supply for this sale is limited.)) The second is that I saw a super cute idea from Jessica Cruz de Urrutiaon the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club. She turned the ghost from the September kit into a baby shark! It was so adorable, I HAD to CASE this idea and make a card of my own. A big cheers to Jessica!
I made my baby shark slightly different that the one that Jessica shares in her video. I didn’t have the Four-Petal Flower Punch and used the Leaf Punch for both the dorsal fin and the tail. Plus I made the shark’s teeth a little differently.
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Here are the steps I took to create my version.
Stamp the mouth (using the moon stamp) on a ghost from the kit in Flirty Flamingo ink.
Punch a 3/4″ Basic Black circle. Punch a Whisper White set of leaves.
Color the leaves and the shark with the Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker as shown.
Punch a scrap of Whisper White first with the 1/2″ Circle Punch. Then encompass and punch this with the Starburst Punch by placing two “teeth” of this punch super close to the 1/2″ circle.
Angle in and snip out four “teeth.”
Adhere the 3/4″ black circle behind to make the eyes black.
Add the dorsal fin (the skinny leaf) coming out from behind the top of the head.
Add the two other leaves to form the tail.
Then glue on the teeth.
It’s rare that I share a Paper Pumpkin alternate project idea AND my supply list below includes a link to the full kit I used. Yes! Stampin’ Up! has extras of this September 2018 Frights & Delights Paper Pumpkin kit right now!! But you need to be an active subscriber to purchase any past kits. So keep that in mind if you’d like to get your hands on this full kit or any other past kits that are available.
PAPER PUMPKIN FLASH SALE!!!
That awesome deal for new subscribers is here! Click here to subscribe! The code for redeeming this offer is: FLASH1018
Paper Pumpkin has a LIMITED NUMBER of October kits to offer at this special introductory rate. The flash promotion starts today, October 8, 2018 and will continue until supplies run out or the October subscription period ends on October 10, whichever comes first.
If supplies run out of this fall-themed kit (featuring the colors: Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Fresh Fig, Grapefruit Grove, and Night of Navy) before October 10, Stampin’ Up! will end the sale and automatically begin accepting new subscribers for November (which features our one-of-a-kind, exclusive holiday kit in a specially-designed box).
Not valid on prepaid subscriptions.
Discount applied to one kit per month for the first month of a new subscription. After the first month, the price for the subscription will return to $19.95(USD)/$26.95(CAD).
New customers must enter promo code FLASH1018 at paperpumpkin.com before the sale ends to receive the introductory price of $5(USD)/$7(CAD).
This offer is for new subscribers only.
Product List
toothpick
stamp set with fun sentiment (I used the stamp set that came with my April 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit.)
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. We are currently looking for 4 more members.
“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!
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
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am an affiliate with Stamp-n-Storage which means I may get commissions if you click on links I provide and decide to purchase anything from this company. I love their products and recommend them because I own several myself and believe my readers will benefit from them.
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