I’m early! Yay!! I was excited when I got my hands on the special Paper Pumpkin kit this month. And I got to creating right away.
Why is this kit special? Stampin’ Up!’s board chair & cofounder, Shelli Gardner worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that was uniquely hers. AND this May 2019 Hugs From Shelli kit went “global.” Normally these kits are available only in the US and Canada. But paper crafters in all South Pacific, European, and North American markets were able to get their hands on it!
While this kit is fantastic as is (it includes supplies to put together 12 beautiful note cards: 3 of 4 kinds and includes the supplies shown below)…
…I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards and other project ideas. I added the extra supplies in the product list below to the above kit supplies to create my alternate projects that I’m sharing with you today:
eight cards from the supplies of 4 (to show how to double your kit!)
and a 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog). Then scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned at the beginning of my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. By the way, some of the products are new and won’t be available to everyone until June 4. So keep that in mind when clicking on the product links below.
Here are photos of the cards the kit instructs how to make.
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch the video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
DOUBLE THE CARDS IN THE KIT (8 cards from the supplies of 4)
Just add a pack of Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes and a few sequins from the Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins pack.
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5
Card #6
Card #7
Card #8
12X12 SCRAPBOOK PAGE LAYOUT
I love scrapbooking, and I’ve created pages with every kit since Paper Pumpkin first started back in March 2013. My goal is to fit many photos on my layouts, thus the multiple photo mats. This layout was fairly simple to put together with elements from the May 2019 kit, some coordinating Bird Ballad Designer paper, Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon, a Bird Ballad Trinket and some Neutrals 12×12 Cardstock. The most time consuming part was cutting around the nest and branches.
I hope I inspired your creativity with 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 HEREto sign up by June 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT June’s Paper Pumpkin kit is all about sharing random acts of kindness through creativity in a fun and easy way. It includes 16 fun-sized, beach-themed cards and envelopes and an exclusive carrying case so you’ll always have your cards on hand to share wherever you go. Click here to see an introductory sneak peek video. Then click here to get your subscription started by June 10th for this next kit.
Coordinating colors: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Old Olive
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
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Product List… things you might need/want in addition to the May 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
EVERYTHING IS ROSY MEDLEY Are you a fan of rose gold, beautiful florals, and stunning designs? Then the May exclusive Everything Is Rosy Medley is perfect for you! To access the informational flyer, click here. This bundle is $80 US and available during the month of May or while supplies last.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH! CLICK HERE to find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog (and to access the dates about transitioning into the new catalog).
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our handsome masculine-themed May projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
I’ve been playing with upcoming new products again. And I learned a new fun fold – the arrow fold card! It’s a classy looking card that’s easy to put together with just a few angle folds and cuts. This fold was introduced to me by fellow demonstrator, Verla Carpenter who shared this how-to video by Samantha Clayton at Mixed Up Crafts. I altered Samantha’s measurements to work with a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card base size so the card would fit into one of Stampin’ Up!’s medium envelopes.
Because some projects and cards are easier to explain with a video, I shared this card this past Wednesday during my Facebook Live Online Paper Crafting class. I then uploaded the recorded version of my Facebook Live 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 products list below, scroll through the close-up photos, and then let me know if you have any questions.
As I mentioned in the video, the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set, the Magnolia Memory Dies, and the Magnolia Lane Designer Paper are only available to current demonstrators or those getting the Starter Kit right now. (Click here if you want to purchase them in a Starter Kit.) Then on June 4, 2019, they will debut in the 2019-20 Annual Catalog. Yay!
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store. Again a few of the products are not available quite yet. Those links will not work until June 4.
Measurements…
Whisper White Cardstock
8-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored at 4-1/4” and folded in half
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting large magnolia
Mark the bottom front of the card at 2-3/4″. Mark the each of the sides of the front of the card at 2-1/8″. Then follow the directions in the video for connecting these points and the top corners of the card front to make your score lines.
Magnolia Lane Designer Paper (new)
5” x 4”
Mark the bottom of the designer paper at 2-1/2″. Then follow the directions in the video for cutting from this point diagonally to the top corners to make your three triangular pieces.
I hope you enjoyed what I had to share today!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! 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, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
EVERYTHING IS ROSY MEDLEY Are you a fan of rose gold, beautiful florals, and stunning designs? Then the May exclusive Everything Is Rosy Medley is perfect for you! To access the informational flyer, click here. This bundle is $80 US and available during the month of May or while supplies last.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH! CLICK HERE to find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog (and to access the dates about transitioning into the new catalog).
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT June’s Paper Pumpkin kit is all about sharing random acts of kindness through creativity in a fun and easy way. It includes 16 fun-sized, beach-themed cards and envelopes and an exclusive carrying case so you’ll always have your cards on hand to share wherever you go. Click here to see an introductory sneak peek video. Then click here to get your subscription started by June 10th for this next kit.
Coordinating colors: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Old Olive
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our handsome masculine-themed May projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
This week I am part of a Facebook Live Hop called Live & Inkin’. We are featuring retiring products…giving them some “last minute” love before they are gone for good.
My Live was yesterday. I showed how to make this fun masculine celebratory jean pockets card using the Pocket Full of Sunshine Stamp Set, Night of Navy Cardstock, Cajun Craze Cardstock and Ink, sandpaper, some Metallic Brads, and sponged on Whisper White Craft Ink.
Isn’t it fun!? I love how the pockets are on the INSIDE of the card so that both the left and the right “cheek” of the pants can be viewed at once. This would be an awesome card for a graduation or a birthday. Most of the cards I’ve seen made with this stamp set are either cutesy or feminine. So I wanted to share how versatile this set really is. PLUS if you get this retiring stamp AND the coordinating dies, there is a new “pocket” stamp set that will be available on June 4th in the new catalog that will also work with the dies. And then holy moly!…Just think of all the fun cards and projects you’ll be able to make.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Night of Navy Cardstock
8” x 5-1/4” scored at 4” and folded in half
3-1/4” x 4-3/4”
Scrap for punching our “belt loop” pieces
Basic Black Cardstock
4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
Cajun Craze Cardstock
Scraps for stamping and cutting sentiment pieces
Copper Foil Sheets
3-3/8” x 4-7/8”
I hope you enjoyed what I had to share today! Remember this stamp set (and the Brushstroke Alphabet set) is guaranteed through May 24th and then only available through June 3, 2019 or while supplies last. The dies are carrying over to coordinate with a new pocket set. The stamp sets are different so you will want to have them both!
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Click here to see my post with directions, measurements and more details on the other two pocket cards I shared in my video.
Click here to shop the Last Chance retiring products that are still available. Want more details on the retiring products including downloadable lists? Click here.
If you are on Facebook, be sure to check out the other Lives in our hop if you have time (click here for the schedule)!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! 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, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
EVERYTHING IS ROSY MEDLEY Are you a fan of rose gold, beautiful florals, and stunning designs? Then the May exclusive Everything Is Rosy Medleyis perfect for you! To access the informational flyer, click here. This bundle is $80 US and available during the month of May or while supplies last.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH! CLICK HERE to find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog (and to access the dates about transitioning into the new catalog).
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our handsome masculine-themed May projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
Every month I team up with a group of fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create fan-tabulous tutorials featuring 3-D projects and fun fold cards. We call these tutorials “better than flat.” And then we offer them for purchase, as a free gift for ordering, or as a perk for being in our group of demonstrators. We feature a new bundle at the start of each month. This is the most recent tutorial bundle that I shared on May 1st.
To give you a taste of what’s inside this month’s bundle, we all decided to share a spin-off project from that tutorial on Facebook Lives at the start of this month. So today’s blog post is about what I shared in my Facebook Live this past Wednesday.
My project is very different from the masculine one in the tutorial, but it has some similar qualities. I made a hanging pillow box using the Kraft Pillow Boxes, the Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Paper, the Blossom Elements, tags from the Sweet Pins & Tags accessories, the Basics Brads, some coordinating ribbon, and the All That You Are stamp set. (See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.)
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 products list below, scroll through the close-up photos, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed this video! Below are measurements for the project I made and more close-up photos of this one and the two others I shared after my demonstration.
Measurements…
Kraft Pillow Boxes
One full one
Half of one (without side tab)
Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Paper
a 3” x 4” portion of the floral sheet
Soft Suede Cardstock
Scrap for punching two sets of leaves
Night of Navy Gingham Ribbon
~12”
I hope you enjoyed my May Day door hanger basket that I had to share today! Don’t want to hang them on door handles? How about on wine bottles!
Remember many of the products I shared are retiring. So know that they will only be available until June 3, 2019 or while supplies last.
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. My next FB Live is a special one. I’ll be participating in a Facebook Live Hop. It will be Wednesday, May 8th at noon Central Time. Hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! 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, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
EVERYTHING IS ROSY MEDLEY Are you a fan of rose gold, beautiful florals, and stunning designs? Then the May exclusive Everything Is Rosy Medleyis perfect for you! To access the informational flyer, click here. This bundle is $80 US and available during the month of May or while supplies last.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH! CLICK HERE to find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog (and to access the dates about transitioning into the new catalog).
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our handsome masculine-themed May projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
#APaperPumpkinThing
Yay! I’m excited for our Paper Pumpkin blog hop today! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas that we each came up with using the contents of the April 2019 Sentimental Rose Paper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants.
Here is a photo of the intended project from this month’s kit – 9 pretty note cards: 3 each of 3 designs and a coordinating gift box.
I shared a several ideas (cards with dimension mainly) with this kit yesterday, but today I have some fun bookmark ideas to show.
I even recorded how to make them in this video (my Facebook Live broadcast from yesterday). Watch the video first to get measurements, directions, and tips (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog). Then scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned at the beginning of my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations.
If you wish to recreate these monster bookmarks with your kit contents, here are the measurements and a few more close-up photos below.
Measurements for the two monster bookmarks:
Gray Granite Cardstock
3-1/2” x 3-1/2” then cut at the diagonal (only need one)
Scrap for punching one ¾” circle
Mint Macaron Cardstock
Scrap for punching two ¾” circles
Extra Stampin’ Up! Products I Used for ALL the bookmarks: See below for a full list of extra supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Here are photos and tips for my other three bookmarks that I made.
THE ROSE CORNER BOOKMARK
Tips for this one:
Use the same measurements above. The printed floral paper in the kit is what I used for the main design. I just cut it to 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″, cut it diagonally to get my piece, and then stamped the leaves. I cut my leaf stamp to get just one leaf! (Yep!! It sounds crazy, but I did. And then when I want to stamp the three leaves together another time I just mount my two stamps together on the block.) I punched the top corner with the Detailed Trio Punch and tied some twine through.
THE RECTANGULAR BOOKMARK
Tips for this one:
I stamped the rectangular piece the same way I stamped it for my kit card. I added the sentiment image, added the enamel dots, and then punched the top with the Detailed Trio Punch. I added the Mint Textile Ribbon and tied it together tight with some twine.
THE RIBBON BOOKMARK
Tips for this one:
I stamped my two label pieces…The sentiment one also has some really light (stamped off twice) Mint Macaron leaves. The floral side has two punched out Flirty Flamingo flowers added with Glue Dots over the top of the leaves. I attached these finished labels to the Silver Foil scallop circle pieces. Then I sandwiched the end of the Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon between the two labels using Tear & Tape Adhesive.
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 HEREto sign up by May 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! 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, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List
April 2019 Sentimental Rose Monthly Paper Pumpkin Kit (received by active subscribers only)
And Stampin’ Up! has posted its list of products that are now retiring from the current ones: the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and the 2019 Occasions Catalog. Be sure to take a good look at the retiring products lists so that you don’t miss out on getting items that you have wanted. Some things (like designer papers, ink pads and refills, cardstock…) sell out quickly! CLICK HERE for more detailed information, to access the lists and links, for dates about transitioning into the new catalog, AND to find out how you can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH!
After attending the April 2019 OnStage event, I now have a copy of the awesome upcoming catalog!! CLICK HEREto find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our beautiful April feminine-themed 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. May’s tutorials will feature masculine-themed projects.)
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP
Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS
Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
Introducing this month’s April 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit: Sentimental Rose! It includes supplies to put together 9 stunning note cards (3 of 3 kinds) and a gift box. Aren’t those cards gorgeous?! The image stamps of the flower and leaves are Distinktive®. This is a term Stampin’ Up! puts on their stamps that have a special texture that create added depth and dimension in single step image.
I like to think outside the box…see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards and other project ideas to inspire others. And…Woo hoo! I hurried up and got these alternate projects done quickly this month! I added the extra supplies in the product list below to the above kit supplies to create my alternate projects that I’m sharing with you today:
two eclipse cards
three floating frame cards
and two boxes from the supplies of one
Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog). Then scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned at the beginning of my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations.
Here are photos of the cards the kit instructs how to make.
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch the video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
TWO ECLIPSE CARDS
Super simple and fun to make with patterned papers!
THREE “FLOATING FRAME” CARDS
Glad® Press ‘n Seal is a must have for making these. I oohed and ahhed a lot in the video because I was so amazed at how beautiful these turned out.
TWO BOXES FROM ONE
I split all the box supplies in half to create these two containers! Fun, huh?
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 HEREto sign up by May 10th for the next kit.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. 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 for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
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Product List… things you might need/want in addition to the April 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
And Stampin’ Up! has posted its list of products that are now retiring from the current ones: the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and the 2019 Occasions Catalog. Be sure to take a good look at the retiring products lists so that you don’t miss out on getting items that you have wanted. Some things (like designer papers, ink pads and refills, cardstock…) sell out quickly! CLICK HERE for more detailed information, to access the lists and links, for dates about transitioning into the new catalog, AND to find out how you can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog.
THE 2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG DEBUTS JUNE 4TH!
After attending the April 2019 OnStage event, I now have a copy of the awesome upcoming catalog!! CLICK HEREto find out how YOU can get your hands on the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our beautiful April feminine-themed 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. May’s tutorials will feature masculine-themed projects.)
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
May’s Paper Pumpkin kit is going to be beautiful! It was designed with the help of Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder. Shelli worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot. Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock (a new 2019-21 In Color), Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. Click here to see the video for even more information on this kit. Then click here to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
STORAGE BY STAMPIN’ UP
Stampin’ Up! is now offering new organizational products! Storage by Stampin’ Up!® for those of us who want to interchangeable, stackable, customizable storage solutions for your Stampin’ Up! ink pads, markers and more! Click here to learn more. Click here for a planning/configuration chart. Click here to access the informational flyer. CLICK HERE to view and shop for these items in my online store.
ANNUAL CATALOG NEWS
Due to recent supplier issues (and other factors), Stampin’ Up! will no longer be carrying the current die-cutting machine and trimmer: The Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer are retiring. These changes are giving Stampin’ Up! the opportunity to research and explore replacement options. But there will be a gap when we do not have a trimmer or die-cutting machine available. You will not see these items in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog that debuts June 4, 2019. Click here for more information.
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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