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January 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit

I finally had a few minutes to sit down and play with my January Paper Pumpkin kit. Can I just say I totally love it. I had so much fun creating these cards. I loved that they used non-traditional colors for love cards.

So here’s the ideas that came with the cards.

I think they are really cute, but I wanted to see what else I could come up with. Of course I have access to lots of great Stampin’ Up! products that would work well with the kit as well.

Here’s a close up on two of my favorites. I love using the embossing folders from the occasions catalog.

I also came up with a card of my own. Using one of the templates I used earlier this month. I embossed the paper instead of using designer paper. I love how the arrows just work so nicely on each side. To add the fun boarder around the heart I just used the ribbon boarder punch and cut it in half. Then I cut each hole so it would bend easy so I could just glue it on the back and bend as I went.

Last is this fun Valentine box. I saw something similar on Pinterest and wanted to try my own version. I thought that the stamps from the Paper Pumpkin kit would look so cute on this. The box was easy to make I just used a 4 1/4″ x 5 3/8″ piece of paper. I used the simply scored and scored a 1/2″ on all for sides. Then I cut the score line on both sides on top and bottom so I could fold it up and make a box.

Remember today is the last day to sign up and get the bonus markers. Plus it’s the last day to sign up to get the kit this month. Remember you first kit will contain the products to make these fun cards, but after that each month will be a surprise.

Be sure to sign up for Paper Pumpkin by February 10th and you’ll receive the 2012-2014 in-color markers for free. Then you can create the same fun cards in even more great colors. Click here to Join Now! Plus you’ll get cute new projects straight to your door step each month. You can cancel at anytime so give it a try.

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February 10, 2014

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Let is Snow Card

This is what I woke up to this morning. Almost a foot of snow and still snowing. Just in case you are wondering here in Northern Utah the kids still went to school. I’ve heard it takes 2 feet to get a snow day.

Yes clearing off the card to get to work was lots of fun. Thankfully I get to stay home in my nice warm house since it’s my day off. Hopefully I don’t have to go rescue my husband. He took the car over the mountain so we shall see.

You can see a little better how much snow there is on the untouched swing set.

So in light of all the snow I thought that my Let is Snow card would be the perfect throw back Thursday. This is another card that I created for Artisan a couple years ago, but apparently never shared.

So this is the front of the card. This card is very unique and different. Personally I love it. So The card base is just a regular card. I can’t remember if it opened or not, but I think it did so you could write a message inside. The blue background is a fun technique. I used the white glossy paper that I wish we still sold. I took a baby wipe and put three dots of reinker in different colors going across the wipe then I wiped it on the glossy cardstock to give it kind of a rainbow look. Once that was dry I inked my snowflake with versamark and stamped my snowflakes then embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then used a dark blue reinker and a sponge to sponge over the top so the snowflakes were the only think to show the lighter colors. The embossing powder resists the ink so you can see the colors underneath.

This card has some fun layers to it. I folded a white paper. I believe that it’s a 4 1/4 tall by 11 scored at 2 3/4 on each side and 5 1/2. Then folded accordion style. I attached a piece of sticky strip along the side where it was being attached and covered it with the Silver Glass Glitter. This isn’t the best picture, but it gives you an idea of how the card folds up.

So this the the card as it’s opening up. Of course the front is a darling picture of my son playing in the snow. I used a mini clip to hold it shut when you aren’t opening it.

As it starts to unfold you can start to see the magic int he card. I used the Snow Much Fun set that is now retired to create a fun winter seen.

Here’s the finished card all opened. My favorite part is the snowflakes that are attached to some bakers twine. The snow men are stamped and embossed with black embossing powder before they are colored. It’s kind of hard to see but I also used some of the Dazzling Details on the snow ball and sides of the snowmen to make them sparkle. The snow is stamped in white and embossed with white embossing powder to make it pop.

Hopefully I’ve inspired you to think outside of the box a bit. Here’s one more piece of inspiration. This is a wall hang I made using the same technique that I used on the background of my card.

I used the scallop square die and the alphabet die to cut out the background and the letters. Both were cut with chipboard and covered in white cardstock. I hang this one up every year. I still love it.

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February 6, 2014

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Today Calls for Something pink card revised

As promised here is the card that I made from my friend Ashley’s idea. Do you see the small subtle differences?

First. I used Strawberry Slush instead of Melon Mambo. That’s because Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush are both 2013-2015 in-colors so that meant I only had to buy 1 designer series paper stack which is good if you are on a tight budget. Next I used the silver 1/8″ taffeta since the Melon Mambo was a bit darker. Last I left off the button since it’s retired and used baker’s twine from the tag it kits. (That’s only because I ran out of white though.) Hope you like my little twist.

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Products used:

Colors:
CoastalCabana, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Basic Gray

Stamps:
Remembering Your Birthday
Wood- #131347 $23.95
Clear- #131350 $17.95

Punches:
Cupcake Builder #121807 $16.95
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Boarder #119275 $15.95
2-3/8″ Scallop Circle #118874 $16.95

Others:
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 $4.95
2013-2015 In-Color Designer Series Paper Stacks #130136 $21.95
Tag a bag accessory kit #130153 $7.95 Baker’s Twine
Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95
Silver 1/8″ Ribbon # #132137 $4.95

February 4, 2014

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Cute card with Paper Pumpkin stamps

My friend Cortney made this card and I just love it. Can you guess how many stamps are from Paper Pumpkin kits?

Well if you guessed 4 then you would be correct. “Hey” comes from the first kit that you get when you sign up. Remember to sign up by the 10th so you can get your free set of markers. The dots on the background also come from the set. The “Seriously” is also from another set. Last but not least the stripes behind the “I freakin’ love you!” are also from a paper pumpkin. This was one of the fun cards we made last month at the Stampin’ Buffet. Now while you can’t get these Paper Pumpkin’s anymore, you’ll want to sign up right away so you don’t miss any future stamps. Remember you can cancel Paper Pumpkin at any time so go ahead and give it a try. I think you will love it. Using stamps and dies that are retired are just another fun reason to come to Stampin’ Buffet. Be sure to check it out as well.

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Products used:

Colors:
Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Stamps:
Yippee-Skippee!
Wood- #131341 $18.95
Clear- #131344 $14.95

Big Shot:
Magnetic Platform #130658 $39.95
Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder- Retired
Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die #132173 $24.95

Others:
Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine #123125 $2.95
Epic Day This and That Washi Tape #131269 $4.95
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 $4.95

February 2, 2014February 3, 2014

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Dinosaur Punch Art

I’ve been seeing throw back Thursday on Facebook a lot and I thought it would be fun to do it on my blog. I’m not sure that Thursday will always be a throw back, but I’ll try. If you are like me you keep stamps, punches and even paper that you love even though you can’t by them anymore. So I figure why not share some fun ideas to do with them. Maybe I’ll even make some new projects using retired products. Who knows. So now lets get on with the project because hey that’s the fun part right?

Every year Stampin’ Up! has a contest called the Artisan Design contest. I’ve entered many years, while I’ve never won I’ve had my projects shown at Convention and I’ve enjoyed creating them. It does however make me sad to give them away. Some of them I’ve re-created and some I’m still planning on it. This is one of the still planning on it projects. Hopefully before my little boy grows out of dinosaurs. I think this was the hardest one to give away and I wish I had it still. It was also quite big so I actually took it to Stampin’ Up! (Good thing I live close.)

This is the top of the chart. I used MDS to create all the pictures for the chart. I changed them all to Sepia so they would match and added a fun background. I also added the age and height. He was only 5 when I made the chart so I left spots to add more pictures over the years. I attached twigs to the top to hang it with. Of course the top picture is when he was born. So cute.

Here’s a better picture of the bird Dino. All of the dino’s are made using punch art and shapes from the big shot. Can anyone guess where I got my inspiration for my characters. Yep “Land Before Time.” You can also see the close up of the texture on the letters. I cut them out of chip board and paper, then glued the textured paper to the clipboard.

Next is my green Dino working his way up the mountain. The mountain is just created by tearing up paper and crumbling it up then smoothing it out. I used the directly to paper technique to add texture. (That’s where you just take the ink pad straight to the paper to highlight the texture and edges.)

Here’s the brown Dino. I think I actually used the leave die to make the splotches on his back. You’ll noticed I also added some grass to the mountain by just tearing up paper and snipping the edges.

This one wasn’t really in the movie, but I wanted one more to work with the spacing. I think he turned out cute. He also had to be orange because that’s my son’s favorite color. The ruler was created by using the simply scored tool. I placed a cardboard so I would know how far to score each section so they stayed even. Then I flipped it over and used a sponge to highlight the marks and added the numbers with the calender set.

Of course we had to have the T-Rex at the bottom chasing the little Dino’s up the chart. I left space on the side so that I could mark the height and write the date. My son was very disappointed that I gave away the T-Rex. That’s his favorite Dino. Just posting about this makes me want to re-create it.

I hope you have enjoyed my throw back Thursday. As you can see I really do love punch art. It’s so fun to see what you can create using our awesome punches. Especially something they weren’t designed for.

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January 31, 2014

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Pink Birthday Card

Today I want to share with you another cute card that we will be doing tomorrow at my Stamp-a-rama Stampin’ Buffet. This is another cute card created my by amazingly talented friend Ashley.

I like this card because it uses the Envelope Punch Board to create the folder card look. The cute cupcake punch is perfect with the saying. This Birthday saying is one of the ones in the set Remembering your Birthday that I talked about yesterday included in the Birthday Bash Bundle for Sale-a-bration. Be sure to join me tomorrow when you can make this cute card for just $1.00 and many more.

Earn free Sale-a-brations for every $50.00 you spend. You can order Order online 24/7 use hostess code S4P3TRBA.

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Products used:

Colors:
CoastalCabana, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Gray

Stamps:
Remembering Your Birthday
Wood- #131347 $23.95
Clear- #131350 $17.95

Punches:
Cupcake Builder #121807 $16.95
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Boarder #119275 $15.95
2-3/8″ Scallop Circle #118874 $16.95

Others:
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 $4.95
2013-2015 In-Color Designer Series Paper Stacks #130136 $21.95
Brights Designer Series Paper Stacks #130134 $21.95
Whisper White Baker’s Twine $2.95
Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95
Melon Mambo 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon $5.95
Bitty Buttons- Retired
Just a note I am tweaking this card just a bit to fit with the supplies I have on hand. I’ll try to post a picture tomorrow when it’s completed along with an update on the supplies I changed.