Here at Stampin’ Up we have an all inclusive craft kit called Paper Pumpkin, a bright orange box delivered direct to your door! Each kit comes with everything needed to complete the project, about the only supplies you need are a clear block and scissors. These kits are great to take on the go or to spend time… Read More: Stampin’ Up!’s Monthly Craft Kit »
It’s a big day for me today, Monday, March 23rd – I created my very first YouTube video – there is a link to it below. I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect and I still have a lot to learn, but it’s a start, yeah ! Normally around this time of the month I take… Read More: Bonanza Buddies and YouTube »
You are never to old to color and today’s project shows you just that! Today’s project feature similar card designs, colored with different tools and frames you might remember from the 2019 Holiday Catalog – Ornate Frames, a carryover item. The paper colored is the newly added “Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper” a Sale-a-bration item you can… Read More: How about some coloring? »
Do you have the Bonanza Buddies Bundle – the Bonanza Buddies Photopolymer Stamp Set and Bonanza Dies? Looking for a fun tag to add to a gift? Why not a shaker tag! It’s simple, die cut 2 tags from the Bonanza Dies die cut or punch out a window in one tag and add a piece of window… Read More: Bonanza Tag Die = great tags for your gifts »
Yesterday my Sunday Stampers used the Country Club Suite for one of the projects, today I thought I would share two additional card items using this product suite. First is a Z-Fold Card with the Night of Navy card stock base. The base is what I call a ‘standard Z fold base”, card stock 4.25″ x 11″, scored… Read More: Additional cards using the Country Club Suite »
Today my Sunday Stampers will be meeting and I’m sharing the project with you today, including project sheet below you can download. Featured products: Best Dressed Suite Country Club Suite The first project is a card using Best Dressed where stampers can use either VersaMark or matching ink on the card base, Best Dressed Designer Series Paper, Vellum… Read More: March 2020 Sunday Stamper Projects »
Get the adorable Little Ladybug Host Stamp Set FREE when you either host a qualifying party or place a personal order totaling $300 or more during the Sale-A-Bration promotion (now through March 31, 2020). These cute little ladybugs are eager to help you spread some love with fun handmade cards for birthdays, thank you, thinking of you, encouragement… Read More: Little Ladybug Host set & coordinating dies »
Today I thought I would share a few cards I made using the SAB Rise & Shine Photopolymer Stamp set which coordinates with the Cup of Cheer Framelits, a carryover item from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. These cards might look familiar as they are CASED from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Rise and shine and start stamping! Use the Rise… Read More: Rise & Shine with Reversibles ! ! ! »
Today I thought I would share some Simple & Elegant cards using the So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. The So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper includes three different colors of vellum with a fun embossed design. This paper is free with a qualifying purchase through March 31, 2020, while supplies last. There are 6 sheets… Read More: Simple & Elegant Cards with So Very Vellum »
Two items that go good together → Sale-a-Bration and the 2018-2020 In-Colors. Lovely Lipstick Grapefruit Grove Pineapple Punch Call Me Clove Blueberry Bushel When the new annual catalog comes out in June 2020, the current 2018-2020 In-Colors retire and five new colors take their place. So why not order your favorite colors now and if your order… Read More: SAB & Soon to be retiring In-Colors »
Today, March 3rd is the day additional Sale-a-bration items are being added. The papers are beautiful and coloring the foils are so much fun! Below are photo’s of the new items and at the end of the post is a downloadable brochure. Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper, #152312 – 12 sheets, 12″ x 12″, 3 each of… Read More: Sale-a-Bration Product 2nd Release »
Cheers to seven years! This March, Paper Pumpkin has reached another exciting milestone: the seventh year of delivering fun, easy, creative projects to all its customers. To thank everyone, they are including an additional FREE stamp set with every March kit. This means that every subscriber will receive two stamp sets! The March 2020 kit will arrive… Read More: February/March 2020 Paper Pumpkin »
It’s Fun Fold Friday with a Double Z Fold, featuring the Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set. The card has 2 Z-Fold card bases put together to create the card and 2 same size rectangles for the inside and outside for stamping. Here are the specific for the cards: Z-Fold Card base is 4.25″ x 11″, scored at 2.75″ and… Read More: Double Z-Fold Waterfront Card »
Today I have a quick and simple card for you featuring the Daisy Lane Bundle, which includes the Daisy Lane Cling Mount Stamp Set and Medium Daisy Punch. The punch coordinates nicely with the Daisy Punch and I’ve used both in the card below. My card is featuring the color Gorgeous Grape, which is part of the Brights… Read More: Quick Simple card »
Hope you had a nice weekend and are ready for the final week of February. I enjoyed my weekend, Friday night spent time with friends I haven’t in a few years, Saturday was manicure and pedicure day – I did the fancy pedicure which is like a facial for your legs and Sunday was a Costco run to… Read More: Ever try the Rubberband Technique? »
Today I’m sharing a Fun Fold card the features ¼ of a piece of card stock for the card base. This is a fun easy card that lets you decorate with designer series paper, punches, die cuts, the possibilities are endless. The basic for the cards: Card stock card base = 4¼” x 5½” Whisper White Card… Read More: Use 1/4 Sheet Card Stock for your card base »
Today I’m featuring two stamps from the Witty-Cisms Cling Mount Stamp Set from the 2020 Mini Catalog. Celebrate all occasions with a witty quip. This one-stop 9 piece craft rubber stamp set includes a range of reasons to celebrate birthday, baby, graduation and retirement. The Witty-cisms Stamp Set includes playful greetings and silly puns. Open line-art images can… Read More: Witty-Cisms & Country Club Suite »
Happy Sunday, it’s the Sunday of the month that my Sunday Stampers meet and I’m sharing the cards we will be making today. I’m featuring two new bundles from the 2020 Mini Catalog and one stamp set and punch from the 2020 Sale-a-bration catalog. I’m showing two samples of the Mountain Air & Bonanza Buddies Bundles! First is… Read More: Sunday Stamper Projects February 2020 »
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is the card I’ve made for my sweetie using the Detailed Hearts Die along with Real Red card stock on a Thick Whisper White card stock base. Words are from the A Wish for Everything Bundle, die cut in Basic Black and about three layers thick. Here is a quick and easy treat bag… Read More: Happy Valentines Day »
Happy Wednesday, half way through the week! Today I thought I would share a couple cards made with the Sale-a-bration stamp set Thoughtful Blooms ($50 item) and the coordinating Small Blooms Punch ($100 item). This stamp set is perfect for creating your own backgrounds and even has a three sentiments. It’s a photopolymer stamp with 17 stamps, some… Read More: Thoughtful Blooms »
Do you like your cards to open to the right or left? With this card layout you can’t go wrong, you can open it either way. To get started I picked a piece of 12″ x 12″ Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper and made sure the images where facing upward when I cut two pieces 5½” x 12″.… Read More: Left or Right Birthday Bonanza ? »
Today I thought I would share a #simplestamping card layout that can be used for both masculine or feminine cards and works with many different stamp sets. What is #simplestamping you ask? It’s simply stamps + ink + paper. The layout for all four cards is the same: Card base card stock and ink are the same color… Read More: #SimpleStamping »
Todays card is a vertical card using the same dimensions as the horizontal card my Sunday stampers made last month, this time using the Clubhouse Bundle and Country Club Designer Series Paper. Piece of Designer Series Paper cut 4″ x 12″ and scored on the 12″ side at 1″ and 6.5″ For this card, I’m going vertical, not… Read More: DSP Vertical Base Card Base »
Good morning, today is the Coordination Product Release from Stampin’ Up! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase products that coordinate with our favorite products from the January – June 2020 Mini Catalog along with Sale-a-Bration. These items are only available for a limited time or while supplies last. Here is the Stampin’ Up! video created by Brian… Read More: Coordination Product Release! »
Just in case you aren’t into the Super Bowl today, I thought you might like to check out some of the Stampin’ Up! video’s from the new 2020 Mini Catalog! First we will start with the Peaceful Poppies Suite which includes two bundles, designer paper and additional items! Next is the Best Dressed Suite, which has the… Read More: Stampin’ Up! Product Video’s »
Yesterday was my Baby Brothers Birthday, when I saw the Country Club Suite of products I knew it was perfect for him! Today I thought I would share with you the projects I sent him. Below is a gift card holder, card and golf tee package he received. First is his card, made using the layout from the… Read More: Country Club Suite for Mikey’s Birthday ! »
Today I’m featuring a Fun Fold card made with the Bonanza Buddies Bundle, which includes the Bonanza Buddies 22 piece photopolymer stamp set and 10 piece Bonanza Dies. Here is the basic measurements to create this Fun Fold: Card Base is 5½” x 6½”, scored on the 6½” side at 4¼” – Bermuda Bay for this card Fold… Read More: Koala Birthday! »
Ever use Designer Series Paper for the entire front of your card? Well, that is what we are doing today. I’m featuring some of the products from the Best Dressed Suite. Here are the basic features for both cards I’m sharing with you today: Thick Whisper White card stock was used for the card base (4¼” x 11″,… Read More: Designer Paper Card Fronts »
Today I thought I would share two cards I made with “The Gangs’ All Meer” Sale-a-bration stamp set. This 9 piece cling mount stamp set can be yours FREE with a $50 purchase. On both cards the images where stamped using Memento Black Ink then colored with a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to create a silhouette image.… Read More: Sponge Brayer Backgrounds »
This past weekend when my Sunday Stampers met, the new 2020 Mini Catalog & Sale-a-Bration catalogs where passed out to the group, some seeing the products for the first time! One of the cards I was asked about is on page 18 of the Mini Catalog – and has a “Make it Simple” sign on it. I… Read More: Mini Catalog CASE – page 18 »