Apr 30, 2020 | Cards, family, Paper Pumpkin |
Hello my friends. It’s time for our monthly A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop. A blog hop filled with alternate ideas using contents from the monthly kit. This month our kit is – My Wonderful Family. It has a beautiful stamp sets and some fun fold cards.
Honor and celebrate YOUR wonderful family with the My Wonderful Family Paper Pumpkin Kit! During this time when so many of us are unable to physically be with our families, sending them our love has never been more important. In April’s thoughtful kit, you’ll find dainty die cuts of lovely leaves, bright butterflies, bluebirds, and other springtime staples you can use to decorate the coordinating tri-fold cards and envelopes. When combined with sentimental stamped phrases and small accents and embellishments, these simply beautiful cards are sure to add a little sunshine to your loved ones’ days.
I my first idea was to create a framed piece with a family photo. And let me say I LOVE how this turned out. It will be on the mantel in the family room. This virus has totally cancelled all our travel plans and that means we won’t get to see our boys in person. Today we should be in Korea visiting our middle son who moved there last September. But our trip was cancelled. I’m not sure when we will actually get to see him in person. And then on Tuesday we found out that Stampin’ Up! was moving our incentive trip to Hawaii that was slated for July and included a side trip to visit our oldest son who lives in Seattle. So not sure when we will see him either. But this project makes me happy.
Family Frame
I used the tree card and cut it apart to create the framed piece. The frame is 5×7 and I added a piece of Early Espresso card stock in the background. The dark green strip from the card was cut in half so that it would extend across the entire bottom of the framed piece. The rest of the elements are from the kit. I added a photo of our family – it’s old and fortunately my top matches!
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Card stock – Early Espresso
- frame
- photo
Here for you Card
My next project is just a quick card mainly using the stamp set and some of the extra elements from the kit. I’ve read comments that some people didn’t need cards for family so I thought this one was perfect for anyone. The leaves on the tree are stamped multiple times both full strength and stamped off. The grass is just the edge of the leaves stamped over and over to look like the ground. To create the yellow twine I used Whisper White Baker’s Twine and colored it with a So Saffron Dark Stampin’ Blends marker.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Card stock – So Saffron, Whisper White
- Ink – Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron
- Whisper White Baker’s Twine
- So Saffron Dark Stampin’ Blends
I hope you liked these alternate ideas for the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit. Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.
The Blog Hop Continues
To continue through go and click on the next blog in the list below. Everything worked correctly last month – so I’m crossing my fingers that it will work again this time.
Don’t forget you have until the 10th of the month to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and get that month’s kit.
Well Paper Pumpkin set a record and has actually sold out of the subscriptions for the May kit. If you join now your first kit will be June 2020. But here is a look at the May kit – it’s going to be a fun one. If you have a subscription already verify that your address, and credit card information are both current so you don’t miss out. Sign up by the 10th – go here.
Thanks for visiting today.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code FAARSWHU for April 2020.
Apr 20, 2020 |
April Ornate Garden ToGo Class
Since I can’t have in person classes right now I am offering a class kit ToGo this month featuring the brand new Ornate Garden Suite.
I’ve designed the cards so that you could easily use another stamp set in your collection but I’ll provide a list of items you will need to complete the cards exactly as I did. See below.
Class Kit ToGo options
Kits will includes supplies to make the 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs), along with the tutorial and a video plus a surprise from me. All the cut card stock, paper, envelopes, ribbon, gems and die cut, embossed and punched pieces will be included. You will need to stamp, color and assemble.
Class Kit – Porch Pickup $15 (if you are local to me)
Class Kit – By Mail option $20
Class Kit – free with orders over $40 (use host code)
Register by April 24th. Register Here ==> https://atmonikasplace.com/event-registration/
Kits will be mailed the following week and you’ll receive an email with the tutorial and video link.
I’ll add a post in the event with the flyer for the Ornate Garden Suite and a link to the Facebook Live video from 4/13/2020 where I showed the whole suite along with some additional cards.
Additional supplies you need to complete cards exactly as I did. Or substitute with items in your collection:
#149471 Ornate Thanks stamp set
#152572 Ornate Style stamp set
#148618 Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set
#147114 Early Espresso ink pad
#144597 Old Olive Stampin’ Blends combo
#146875 Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends dark
#149557 So Saffron Stampin’ Blends combo
Adhesive of your choice
Apr 15, 2020 | Cards, To-Go Class |
Hello my friends! I hope that you are well. My family is all good right now. But as you all know I can’t hold in person classes so I’m trying out ToGo classes. I may need to come up with a different name but that is what I’m going with right now. And for April I have a class using the brand new Ornate Garden Suite! It’s a beautiful suite of products that is an early release from our upcoming Stampin’ Up! catalog. The new catalog starts in June but these products are available now.
I’ve designed the cards so that you could easily use another stamp set in your collection but I’ll provide a list of items you will need to complete the cards exactly as I did. See below for the additional supplies you will need to complete the cards exactly as I did.
Class Kit ToGo options
Kits will includes supplies to make the 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs), along with the tutorial and a video. I’m also planning a surprise bonus project. All the cut card stock, paper, envelopes, ribbon, gems and die cut, embossed and punched pieces will be included. You will need to stamp, color and assemble.
Porch Pickup Class Kit option $15 (if you are local to me)
By Mail Class Kit option $20
Free Class Kit – free kit with orders over $40 (use host code –FAARSWHU )
Register by April 24th. Register Here ==> https://atmonikasplace.com/event-registration/
Kits will be mailed the following week and you’ll receive an email with the tutorial and video link.
Supply List
Additional supplies you need to complete cards exactly as I did. Or substitute with items you already have.
- #149471 Ornate Thanks stamp set
- #152572 Ornate Style stamp set
- #148618 Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set
- #147114 Early Espresso ink pad
- #144597 Old Olive Stampin’ Blends combo
- #146875 Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends dark
- #149557 So Saffron Stampin’ Blends combo
- Adhesive of your choice
Here is a look at the complete Ornate Garden Suite – click on the image to enlarge it:
Let me know if you have questions. Hopefully my plan all works out!
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code FAARSWHU for April 2020.
Apr 7, 2020 | 2020 Mini catalog, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Easter |
Hello to you! I hope you are well, staying safe and staying busy. This might be a great time to get some crafting done. With Easter coming up quickly this weekend I thought I’d share a couple of projects that I made this week. You can see these projects on my Facebook Live from April 6, 2020 – you can watch that here – https://www.facebook.com/325026102188/videos/1368024350047514/
In past years we have had big family events for Easter – sometimes with 35 people at our house. The past couple of years we haven’t done that and this year it will just be Greg and I. I guess it will be just like any other day but I thought I’d make a couple of little treats for the table and I may take some to the neighbors and I’m making cards to send to our family. So let me show you:
Easter Card
This idea came from the back of the Jan-June Mini catalog and I used stamp sets and dies that I already had on hand. The bunnies are colored with Stampin’ Blends – Crumb Cake light and Petal Pink light. The grass die cut was cut into two pieces and trimmed to fit inside the stitching on the Stitched So Sweetly rectangle die. Then I glued them on top of each other and added the bunnies with dimensionals. If you want the grass to look more like grass you can trim off the cat tails but I didn’t want to take the time to do that.
Supply List
- #149408 Wildly Happy stamp set
- #151111 A Wish for Everything Bundle = stamp set + Word Wishes dies
- #149546 Friendly Silhouettes dies
- #151690 Stitched So Sweetly dies
- #120953 Crumb Cake card stock
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #100702 Old Olive card stock
- #146985 Petal Pink card stock
- #132708 Memento Black ink pad
- #146866 Petal Pink Light Stampin’ Blends
- #144582 Crumb Cake Light Stampin’ Blends
- #103579 Paper Snips
Bunny Treat
I saw this little bunny treat shared online and it is so quick an easy to make with strips of Designer Series Paper. Wrap a hershey nugget or similar candy to go inside the bunny shape. They would make cute little treats to put at the table on Sunday. I’ve made some with the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper and with the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.
Supply List
- #149100 Perennial Essence Designer Series paper
- #102300 Bone Folder
- #122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool
- #146912 Polka Tulle Ribbon
- #110755 Multi Purpose Liquid Glue
Spring Umbrella Cone
I made a little umbrella cone project as an alternate idea for the March 2020 – No Matter the Weather Paper Pumpkin kit. My original project used one of the envelopes to create the cone and then added candy and a tag using supplies from the kit. I decided to make another one using regular supplies that I had on hand. The Daisy punch can be used to make a bunny head and the balloon punch can be used to make eggs. To create the cone – trace a plate on a piece of 6×6 Designer Series paper.
Supplies
- #149615 6×6 Subtles Designer Series Paper
- #103579 Paper Snips
- #143713 Daisy Punch
- #140609 Balloon Bouquet Punch
- #143720 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #132708 Memento Black ink pad
- #105118 So Saffron card stock
- #151534 Timeless Tulips stamp set
- #124262 Whisper White Baker’s Twine
My classes will be a little different for the time being. At the end of March I tried a quick call to go – it was kind of a last minute thing. I’m working on a class to go – or class by mail – not sure what to call it yet. It will feature the new Ornate Garden Suite. I’ll share more about that soon.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code FAARSWHU for April 2020.
Mar 26, 2020 | Cards, Paper Pumpkin |
Hello my friends. It’s time for our monthly A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop. A blog hop filled with alternate ideas using contents from the monthly kit. This month our kit is – March 2020 – No Matter the Weather. It’s our special 7th anniversary box with an extra free stamp set.
This kit seemed to be perfectly timed for what is happening in the world right now. Not only is it a kit that came shipped direct to your house to provide a creative break, but the little cards and words seem to be just what we need right now. Perfect as is for sending out to your family and friends.
I have just a couple of ideas to share today. One is a note card and the other a tissue holder. And make sure to watch the Paper Pumpkin FB Live from Stampin’ Up! – it’s slotted for April 1st on the Paper Pumpkin Facebook Page.
Brighter Days Note Card
The lined envelopes from the kit are so cute but they also make fun layers for a card. I used one of them here and cut it with the Stitched So Sweetly dies to create a scalloped stitched layer for my note card. To finish the card use some of the elements from the kit – the boots, circle, twine, and epoxy dots. The free stamp set includes a stamp with boots and “filler” for the boots so I pulled out Calypso Coral ink to stamp matching boots on my envelope.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
- Stitched So Sweetly Dies
- Calypso Coral ink pad
Brighter Days Tissue Holder
Since I used the envelope for my other card I was left with an extra card base. I decided to turn it into a tissue holder by adding some score lines. Right now a personal tissue pack seems to be something everyone needs. For mine I scored it at 2 inches from the center fold to make the front of the packet, then 1″ for each side, and the back panel is also 2″. Fold over the overlapping ends and glue. Then I just decorated with some kit elements. I love the little epoxy rain drops – so cute! This is just a quick alternate idea for you.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Simply Scored Scoring Tool
I hope you liked this alternate idea for the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit. Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.
The Blog Hop Continues
To continue through go and click on the next blog in the list below.
Don’t forget you have until the 10th of the month to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and get that month’s kit.
The April kit is all about family. And during these uncertain times we may be really needing to connect with family that we can’t physically see. Sign up by the 10th – go here.
Thanks for visiting today.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code RTB2B6C2 for March 2020.
