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 »
Happy Tuesday, hope your week is off to a good start. On Friday I was asked what I was doing for the weekend and one of the items was stamping with the stamp set “Forever Lovely” from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. With all the new stamps in 2020 Mini Catalog & Sale-a-bration catalogs, we sometime forget about the… Read More: Forever Lovely »
Today my Sunday Stampers meet for the first time in 2020, I’ll be featuring the Peaceful Poppies Suite for two of the cards and the Lily Pad items from the Sale-a-bration catalog for the third. Download copies of the catalogs from my “Shop with Me” tab of the blog. The Peaceful Poppies Suite features two Bundles, Designer Series… Read More: January 2020 Sunday Stamper Cards »
With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, thought I would share two cards using the new Detailed Hearts Die from the new 2020 Occasions Catalog. When I saw this die, I thought not only would it be good for Valentines Day, but weddings, anniversaries or even to say I’m thinking of you. My first card is rather… Read More: Detailed Hearts Die = easy Valentine’s Day »
Here are some of the many benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Choose up to $125 of product for $99 in the Starter Kit The starter kit ships FREE! Another 10% Savings! Shipping charges ($6.95 or 10%, whichever is greater) apply to future orders. Opportunities to see and purchase new Stampin’ Up! products first. The generous demonstrator… Read More: You want the $99 Starter Kit ! »
Today I’m featuring one of the dies in the Poppy Moments Dies to create the background mat for my card. This die cuts the negative images away, leaving a cut out in the paper – for my card I used the die in the top right and bottom left corners of my 4″ x 5.25″ mat. Lot’s of… Read More: Gentle Petal Pink Poppies »
For me the Painted Poppies Stamp Set, which also comes as a bundle with the Painted Labels Die, is perfect to create your own background for your cards. Today I decided to use largest flower and a leaf to create the background using Memento Black Ink on Whisper White card stock which is cut to 4″ x 5.25″… Read More: Simple Black & White background with Painted Poppies »
Looking for a fun birthday card? Like Meer cats? Is your Stampin’ Up! order $50? Then the Sale-a-Bration stamp set “The Gangs all Meer” Cling Mount Stamp set is perfect for you. There are a total of 9 images, including both images and sentiments. You can do masking or single image stamping for so much fun with this… Read More: Fun SAB Birthday Card ! »
The first time I paged through the 2020 Mini Catalog one of the bundles that spoke to me was the Mountain Air Bundle, which includes the Mountain Air Reversibles Photopolymer Stamp Set and Majestic Mountain Dies. Look for more fun 3D cards using this set in the future. Reversibles are stamps with no edges so one side is… Read More: Mountain Air Bundle 2 ways »
Today I thought I would share with you two cards made with the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. This 12″ x 12″ paper is beautiful and many of the sheets are perfect for simple cards, where all you really need is a sentiment. Both pieces of designer paper are 4″ x 5.25″ – which means you can get… Read More: Peaceful Poppies Designer Paper Cards »
Today I am featuring cards using the Pigment Sprinkles to create the background colors for the images from the Painted Poppies Stamp Set. Colors of the Pigment Sprinkles include: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape, Mango Melody and Melon Mambo. For the first card: Mango Melody card base, with image from the stamp set stamped… Read More: Pigment Sprinkles with Painted Poppies = wonderful backgrounds »
Happy Friday, today is the first day you can order from the 2020 Stampin’ Up! January – June Mini Catalog, along with the start of Sale-a-Bration. Below are some of the cards I will be featuring over the next few weeks using both Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration catalog items including: Detailed Hearts Die Painted Poppies Bundle Peaceful Moments… Read More: Welcome to the new 2020 Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration 2020… »