December's PAperPumpkin kit was called Beary Comforting and I have shown you some cards that I made with the bear stamp that came with the set. This card I used one of the printed bears that came in the kit along with the flowers and the Rich Razzleberry piece.
I layered all the parts onto a Rococo Rose card base for a super quick and easy card.
Happy Stamping,
Yes, goodbye 2020! It has certainly been a very strange year, lots of good and lots of not so good. One of the best things that I have seen is kindness. There is so much kindness,(at least where I live) and that certainly make me happy. Neighbours helping each other, people helping strangers. We may not be able to travel but we can be kind.
Kindness goes a long way in the world and we need to appreciate each other. So my last Thank you card is for all of my readers.
You are the Best, thank you for spending a bit of time to read my blog and comment, I certainly appreciate it. Looking forward to 2021 and hopefully a bit of our normal (boy, we certainly are going to appreciate it instead of taking it for granted) and I will see you next week!
Hugs
Every year, Stampin' Up! introduced a set of 5 colours, called In Colours that last for two years before they retire. This year the colours are Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Cinnamon Cider and Bumblebee. Well the first three colours I love especially Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. The last two, Cinnamon Cider and Bumblebee, not so much. But hey, there is some in the Flowers for all Seasons DSP pack and in this pattern, the Cinnamon Cider is not too bad.
I added some Real Red Foil for the heart and the sentiment background to add a little pizzazz. The messy bow is from the Braided Gold thread that is part of the Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack. Do love that trim, unravels like a crazy thing but it certainly looks great.
Happy Stamping,
All my favourite colours in one card! We have Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point and Mango Melody for a very bright card!. And it's it funny when you are posting a picture, you notice things that are wrong. This technique is so easy, just like the scrappy strip technique but with one added step. After you make your scrappy strip technique you cut it up into 1/4" strips and then glue it down to another piece of Basic Black and you get this wonderful mosaic look.
But the biggest take away I have for you in doing this technique, you need to REALLY glue your strips. Not like when you do the basic technique. with the Mosaic, when you chop it up into the 1/4" strips, little pieces will fall off at some point. Check out my lower left corner, Still it is a wonderful card with a white heat embossed sentiment from a Paper Pumpkin kit.
Happy Stamping,
April 2019 Paper Pumpkin is a gorgeous kit. Even if you just make the cards the way the designer intended, they are beautiful. Check out this card, I made it to the instructions,
Beautiful colours White, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite and Calypso Coral. Check out the envelope , yes, they come printed inside, this one is Calypso Coral, then there is So Saffron and I think the last one is Mint Macaron . This kit makes nine cards with the kit but you will have extras. The stamp set includes our Distinkive stamp check out the rose I stamped on the envelope
Isn't that pretty. The set also includes distinktive leaves and lovely sentiments. Happy Birthday Congratulations, best wishes, thinking of you, Thank you, For you and Happy Mothers day are the sentiments and then a dotty strip pattern. Paper Pumpkin really is a good value and May's Paper Pumpkin is designed with Shelli Gardner, the co-founder of Stampin up. Here is a video with a little sneak peek. Want to have this kit, just subscribe by May 10 and it will arrive at your door. The kits include everything you need to make the projects, except a stampin' block but your first kit comes with one. You get a Stampin' Spot ink pad (great way to build you ink collection), exclusive stamp set, dimensionals, glue dots, ribbon or twine, embellishments and there is alway extras so you can build your stash.
Happy Stamping,
January has always been a long month for me, but for some reason this year it is flying by, not because I am busy, because truthfully when we moved here we slowed down, really slow. We used to work a sixty five hour week at a minimum and now a 20-30 hour week so it is so much better. Maybe it is because there isn't as much grey, dreary, rainy sky as there is on the coast your mind naturally is happier. I told you that I got my Paper Pumpkin on Friday and did get a chance to play with it. This set coordinates with Animal Outing, one of my favourite sets and first up was to make the kit just as it was intended to be made. The kit has enough supplies to make 24 pillow boxes with goodies remaining.
Just like our DSP, these pillowboxes are reversible so they can be made either Melon Mambo or Pool Party. The kangaroo and chameleons are already to punch out along with the hearts and scalloped circles.The pretty little epoxy hearts are included. How sweet are these, They are a good size, 2x 4 so they will hold a bit of candy but not enough to break the bank. Not a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber? You really should give it a try, a box of fun delivered to your door every month containing everything you need for 30 minutes of fun. The kits include glue dots, ink, dimensionals and your first kit includes a clear stamping block to put the stamps on. Portable, everything included. And they always have more stuff than you need for the projects so you can save them or use them on other projects. And Sale-a-bration is the best time to get Paper Pumpkin. Buy a subscription code for 3 months and get a FREE Sale-a-bration item. Buy six months and get 2 FREE Sale-bration or best deal buy a years subscription code and get one month of Paper Pumpkin FREE and 4 FREE Sale-a-bration items. *NOTE: You need to buy the subscription codes and then use the code that you receive to sign up on Paperpumpkin.com in order to get the Sale-a-bration items. Clear as mud? Just email or give me a call.
Happy Stamping,
September's Paper Pumpkin kit was Wahoo and that big Wahoo stamp was just perfect for this card.
My dear friend just became a Gramma for the first time, so exciting. So I needed a special card and this stamp was just the ticket. I stamped it using Baked Brown Sugar and then cut a little scallop of Baked Brown Sugar with the tiny scallop from the Finishing Touches Edgelit. The magnetic platform is the perfect for holding the edgelit straight so much better than post it notes. The Crisp Cantaloupe background has also been ran through the Big Shot with the Fancy Fan folder and then check out the gorgeous flowers. Stippled Blossoms is the set, a two step set, where you first stamp the solid image using your lighter colour and then line up the stippled stamp with your Stamp a ma Jig and stamp in your darker shade. Using my Paper Snips, these images are super easy to cut out. Inside, well, we didn't have the perfect sentiment, but, with My Digital Studio, you can make the perfect sentiment and match the colours to your cardstock. And what else could you say but.....
Happy Stamping,
On getting September's Paper Pumpkin? The kit contained everything to make this card four times
and you can easily change up the basic card, change the colour of the ink, direction or add other items. The stamps are clear mounts and they are seperate but perfectly cut so you can line them up on your Clear block to ink and stamp all at once. Each month the kits are different, May was a mini scrapbook, July was banners. Each month a different kit will arrive at your door, just waiting to give you a chance to creative something beautiful in no time at all. Want to have Paper Pumpkin come to your door too? Simply click on the Paper Pumpkin box to the right and then click on subscribe. Make sure you select me as your demo to receive a special gift from me. Your first month will be the Welcome kit, that includes a "D' clear block for you to use with all your kits. Each kit includes a different colour of Stampin' Spot ink so after a few months you will have a great collection of ink.
Welcome kit
The stamps are all exclusive to Paper Pumpkin and you will get images and sentiments to build your stamp selection. Sign up by the 10th of October to receive your Welcome kit and then about the 18th of each month, a new kit will arrive at your door.
Happy Stamping,