Sep 8, 2015 | Paper Pumpkin |
If you’ve never tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time-get 50% off your first two months. This offer for new subscribers ends on Sept. 10th – so you have 2 more days!
Offer Details: Use the code HALFOFF to join Paper Pumpkin before September 10, 2015, and get 50% off the first two months! After that, keep the creativity coming for only $19.95 + tax per month (shipping included).
Here is a look at the kit we got in August.
Paper Pumpkin is a fun crafting kit that comes to your door each month. I saw a sneak peek of the September kit and it is one of the cutest ones and perfect for the fall – don’t miss it!!
After you join I’ll add you to my Paper Pumpkin Club Facebook Group and if you are local you can join me for my Paper Pumpkin Craft nights each month. Plus my subscribers get to make a bonus card at my monthly Card Maker’s class.
I hope you will skip to the fun and join Paper Pumpkin today!
Sep 3, 2015 | Cards |
The first time everyone saw this stamp set there was a big “ooh” from the demonstrators at Leadership. It was definitely a set that was going to be a big hit. And when you see that it has Framelit Dies to match that’s a big bonus! It is a lovely set and allows you to layer the different parts to create all different butterflies. What I’m sharing with you today is my recreation of the sample in the catalog –
Mine is much brighter than the sample so they may have “stamped off” on some of the colors first. I used the Thick White card stock for the base – if you haven’t tried it you need to – I love it!
The background dots are stamped in Blushing Bride. The greeting with the Memento Black ink.
My butterfly is stamped with the three layers – the solid base is So Saffron, then the wing edges are Mint Macaron, and the center detail is Delightful Dijon. I cut the butterfly out with the framelit and then stamped the center body with Smoky Slate. I found that when I tried to stamp the body before cutting it was ALWAYS in the wrong place – so do it after you cut.
I also cut out a Vellum butterfly with the detail die. Then stapled that to the stamped one along with a little bunch of the Gold Thread. Use dimensionals to add to the front of the card.
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Sep 2, 2015 | Holiday catalog 2015 |
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is Live and the products are available to order!
If you didn’t get yours in the mail or pick one up at one of my classes send me an email so I can get one to you. It’s filled with great products for the fall and winter holidays. Here are a few things I wanted to point out so you don’t miss them.
- Pages 4,5,6 and 7 show case our four new holiday kits – one for cards, one for tags, a wreath and a witches hat. All would make great classes – grab a few friends, give me a call and we will get your private class on the calendar.
- Bundles!!! Don’t miss them – you save 15%! There are 16 bundles scattered throughout the Holiday catalog.
- The new Precision Base Plate on page 14 – a steel plate for improved performance with the detailed dies and fine cuts.
- Archival Stampin’ Pads – finally our new Basic Black and Basic Gray ink pads are here – page 19!
- Hello December 2015 – a brand new card collection to document your December – page 36-37.
- Fine-Tip Glue Pen – page 43 – this is going to be a hot product – perfect for adhering small embellishments and intricate die cuts.
- Two new Hostess Only stamp sets – page 51 – exclusive products you can earn free when you host your own party.
There a bunch of great new stamp sets, dies and accessories – so grab a drink and sit down to browse the catalog.
Shop the Holiday catalog HERE.
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Aug 27, 2015 | Cards, Holiday catalog 2015 |
Do you want to see just a little sneak peek from the Holiday Catalog that starts on Sept. 1st?
I already have orders ready to go for Sept. 1st – are you ready with your order yet? I’ll be up early on the 1st keying those orders in so they can get back right away for everyone that wants to get busy with Holiday crafting.
I tried hard not to buy this set during the demonstrator pre-order but it is so cute – I gave in….
It’s a bundle with a matching punch – who can resist that? The set is called Acorny Thank You and has a matching Acorn Builder punch. If you buy them together as a bundle you save 15%. For this card I used the new Corrugated Paper – that’s the top of my acorn. I also tried out a splatter technique that they showed us at convention. That would probably be a good thing for a video. I’m working doing another one of those soon.
Well I was just dropping in to say Hi!
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Aug 26, 2015 | Punch Board |
I received a sweet little box as a gift from my friend Kelly at convention – it had a Reese’s cup inside (it’s not in there anymore). While the box sat on my craft table I realized that one of our small embellishment containers will also fit inside – like the ones that have our sequins in them! And as it turns out I had just bought some of those to send as a surprise to some of my downline for achieving a certain sales mark. How perfect! I decided to create my own little box for the sequins and this is what I came up with.
The box was made from the Neutrals Designer Paper Stack – I used the Basic Black Polka Dot pattern and the Envelope Punch Board. Did you know you could use the envelope punch board to make a little box? I started with a 5-1/4 inch square piece of paper. Line up one side on the punch board at 2-1/4″ mark – punch and score and then on the same side line it up at 3″ mark – punch and score again. Now turn to the other three sides lining up the little tail with each score line – punch and score. You have two score lines across each side and end up with 4 little squares where they cross on each side – cut these away. Fold on the lines and glue into a box shape. I put my container inside before I glued – I found it easier to hold the shape with something inside.
I decorated the top with a vellum butterfly and a gold foil butterfly, plus gold tread and a blossom accent in cucumber crush. I added a tag that said Well Done! since it was for my downline.
I loved this little box so much we also made it in my “Time to Fly” class. You could use it as a treat to send to your college student – job well done on your first week back to school. My boys like Reese’s cups so this would work for them. I might change to match their school colors and perhaps make it a bit more masculine for them.
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