PAPER PUMPKIN POSSIBILITIES BLOG HOP-GIFTS GALORE

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit-Gifts Galore-is so much fun! Took some thinking to get an alternative going, but once I did get going I couldn't stop! lol Seems to be the way!

Here's the featured project:

Here is what the original designs in the kit look like:

This is such a cute kit. I will admit I'm not always good with the crafty kits. I do prefer the cards-only because I don't really have much use for them. But they really are so well done! This one I can see giving some cute Christmas gifts! But the alternatives are cards! This kit makes GREAT cards!!!!

I try to keep the materials to those included in the kit, but had to break "out of the box" a bit this time!  Mostly cardstock for the card bases. But I did try to keep it mostly to the kit.  It just shows the versatility!

The 2 following are a couple of fun folds! The nice big images are perfect for that!!! A bit of fancy cutting & you're good to go!! Not much else needed!

Now hop over to Terri's blog & see what she came up with!!! Simply click her name here or the icon below! Then keep going! Can't wait to get these all sent!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

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NEW AT SU BLOG HOP-SNOWFLAKE WISHES

 

So this month we are focusing on Holiday cards! My Christmas card is a "chilly" reminder of what's to come! lol

Here it is:

So this is a fairly simple card yet I think it packs a punch! The "snow" at the bottom is masked off with post-it notes. Three colors-Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and   Night of Navy were then blended on using the Blending Brushes. That piece was then cut into 3 simple strips & attached. Easy peasy!

Cue the Adorning Designs Decorative Mask! I simply went over it with the darkest color-Night of Navy-to create the 'snowstorm"! I did try it first with the            White Pigment Ink but it just didn't show. Funny how the navy snowflakes make a white landscape, but it's all good! lol

That piece was then cut into 3 simple strips & attached. Easy peasy!

I made a little "snowstorm" inside! lol

The sentiment from the beautiful Snowflake Wishes stamp set was heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. Add one of the                   Wonderful Snowflakes (SU please continue these into the Annual Catalog!) and some Rhinestone Basic Jewels & it's done! The twine is from the                Flower for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack in the Annual Catalog.  The tag is cut using the Tailor Made Tags Dies.

I also did one on a white background. They are both nice but give a different "feeling"! Comment below which you prefer!

Next up is Rochelle. Hop on over to her blog. Simply click on her name here or the Icon below! See ya next month!

Happy Stampin'!

Happy Holidays! New at SU! Roll Call, November 2021

 

Stamping the Cape: Pretty Pumpkins

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Be Jolly

The Flying Stamper: Eden’s Garden

Dekijkkast: Peaceful Cabin

Carterie Plus: Sparkle of the Season

Creative Juice by Loni: Merry Melody

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Snowflake Wishes

Stamping Flair: Happy Holly Days

Gifted Hands, Ink!: Encircled in Warmth

Scraphexe: Momente der Ruhe (Peaceful Cabin)

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Sweet Little Stockings

24/7 Inkspiration: Sweet Stockings Suite

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You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-PEACEFUL PLACE

 

This month's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop is celebrating our             Christmas creations!!! 

Now is the time to get your Christmas cards done! We will share some great cards with you here so be sure to hop along & check them all out!

So let's get to it!

Here's my card to share:

Now I was very ambivalous about this Peaceful Place Suite when I first saw it. Loved it, but wasn't sure about grays & blacks on Christmas cards. But, I loved it so had to have it! And wow did it win me over!                                              Especially the Peaceful Place 12x12 DSP and the Cabin Dies! I've used this way more than I ever thought I would! It's just so pretty! And once I got going with the Christmas thing, it gave me that warm-cozy-on-a-snowy-day feel!  

This is a spanner card. I thought it looked kinda cool with the cabin in the "background"! The only real stamping on this is the "For You" sentiment from the Peaceful Cabin Stamp set.  Isn't it fun how it stands up? 

This sentient is heat embossed on the acetate strip! And the beauty is it folds perfectly flat and fits inside a standard envelope!!!

The trees are cut using the beautiful 12x12 Silver Foil sheets! 3 different shades of silver that are absolutely gorgeous! I also used the same to cut the frame with the Rectangle Dies. I thought it looked like you were looking out a window!

The back is the place for your greeting and/or personal message! I will admit to using the stamp set here from the Peaceful Christmas October Paper Pumpkin! I absolutely love this stamp set, and it just seemed to fit this piece perfectly! It's the only pop of color! lol It has the best greetings in the best sizes! It was designed to go with the Peaceful Place Suite! I know the refill kits are out, but unfortunately the stamp set is not included! The supplies, however, make beautiful cards with stamp sets you already have!!!!

So next up is Darla. Hop to her blog by clicking her name here or the icon below! Say hello! Then keep going! And even tho this is a Christmas hop, it's November-so Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours! See you next month!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

PAPER PUMPKIN POSSIBILITIES BLOG HOP-PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! Here we sample some amazing alternatives to your Paper Pumpkin kit!

I will say, however, this month it was a challenge!  Why?  Well because this kit is so pretty on it's own, it's really hard to top! lol I almost didn't want to change anything! But once I got going I couldn't stop! lol

So here's the featured card:

So I normally like to keep to what's in the kit for the alternatives-so you can see how to use just the supplies to change it up! 

But this month's kit coordinates with the Peaceful Place Suite Collection in the Fall Mini Catalog! I must say that this has surprisingly become my favorite suite in the catalog! I never thought of black/gray/white for Christmas cards! 

But Stampin' Up! has made this really feel like winter to me! I love it-even though I hate winter! lol So I had to go to the other products to create!

In this monochromatic card I used the dies to create this beautiful cabin! There is also a hint of the Gold Shimmer Vellum for the windows!  It looks like such a peaceful cabin on a snowy winter night!

Here are a couple of the others I did. Some of them use materials from the suite, but others are exclusively from the kit!

Just one of the stamps from the free stamp set that came with the kit! Oh, and a bit of pretty Real Red Sheer Ribbon!

Boy did I have fun with the negative vellum piece!!! Used them on multiple cards!

Below are the kit originals for comparison! Beautiful as is, right???

I hope you enjoyed this month's alternatives. Next up is Debbi! Be sure to check out what she has for you! Simply click her name or the icon below!!!

Happy Stampin'!

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NEW AT SU BLOG HOP-MASCULINE CARDS-TIDINGS AND TRIMMINGS

It's time to see what's New at SU! This month we are featuring masculine cards! Now these can be a bit of a challenge! We love to make things all pretty! And we have lots of "pretty" stamp sets! 

My theory on masculine cards is simple, clean lines. Minimal embellishments. But still something nice.

Here's my card:

So this is a masculine Christmas card. Masculine is always a challenge for me. And especially a Christmas card!  I am totally focused on Christmas crafting right now! lol It gets here so quickly! And I usually end up creating them so late that I don't have time to mail them before Christmas! lol This year-I'm on it!!!!!

I featured the Tidings & Trimmings Suite with this card. The stocking is cut using the Christmas Trimmings Dies, and the sentiment is from the                     Tidings & Trimmings stamp set!                                                                          All the DSP is from the Tidings of Christmas 6x6 DSP!

This beautiful suite can be found in our August-December 2021 Mini Catalog!

This is a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" fun fold! It's called an "easel card" because it can stand like an easel for display!

I used the amazing Holly Border Punch to create the "stopper" for the cover. It rests up against the strip so it stands for display! 

I added a pop of color behind the berries on the punch. I thought it worked nicely to bring in some color from the sentiment, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and the DSP. Now I know "bling" isn't always great on a masculine card, but I mean, it's Christmas! lol The holly leaves on the stocking are actually the punch outs from the border strip! 

 

One little touch I've become fond of doing with this suite is the topper on the stocking. I stamped & die cut the top from the Snow White Velvet Sheets! It's like how the stockings have that fluffy top! Looks really cool in person. You really can tell it's textured!

The Tidings of Christmas 6x6 DSP is perfect for a nice masculine Christmas card! Lots of clean, simple lines. And the print is not a flowery & feminine! 

Now hop over to Annette's blog to check out her masculine card! Simply click on her name here or the icon below! Then keep hopping around the world-literally! We are a global blog hop! Please feel free to leave comments! We love to hear from you!

Happy Stampin'!

October 2021 New at SU! Roll Call:  Masculine Cards

 

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Evergreen Elegance

Stamping the Cape: Senior Years

Stamping Flair: Peaceful Cabin

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Tidings & Trimmings

Dekijkkast: Arctic Bears & Mountain Air

Stampin’ Scrapper: Biggest Wish

The Flying Stamper: Turtle Friends

Playing with Papercrafting: Campology

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Harvest Meadow

Creative Juice by Loni: Hats Off & Give it a Whirl

Stampin’ Xime: Knit Together

24/7 Inkspiration: Forever Fern

Carterie Plus: Peaceful Cabin 

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ICS BLOG HOP-PEACEFUL DEER

This month our Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop is featuring our favorite punches! Now the thing I love about our punches is how easy Stampin' Up! makes it! Many of them coordinate with a stamp set! Just punch & go!

Here's my card:

Now one of the reasons I chose this as my current favorite punch is that it's time for Christmas card crafting! And when you are making a bunch of cards, it's good to have something that is quick & easy yet absolutely glorious to look at! 

This little Deer Builder Punch makes it so simple! Now there is a beautiful matching stamp set-Peaceful Deer-that coordinates perfectly! You can stamp & punch for more detail! And of course you can purchase these as a bundle and save 10%!  

Here, however, I wanted the simplicity of the beautiful                                     Green & Red 12x12 Foil Sheets. Plus, it makes it so quick & easy!  Punch & go!

Of course, anything with this gorgeous Peaceful Place DSP is beautiful! I saw in my mind a silver embossed deer with silver embossed sentiment. Would've been beautiful, but it's Christmas! I wanted a bit of color. So I went traditional with the colors!

Again, I wanted to highlight the simplicity yet elegance of using our punches. Especially for "quick" crafting or making multiples quickly!

Other supplies used are Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and                             Real Red Sheer Ribbon.

Now head over to Candy's blog & see which punch she chose as her favorite! Simply click her name here or the icon below! Then keep hopping! We love comments so feel free!

Happy Stampin'!

 If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

NEW AT SU-FALL MINI CATALOG-WELCOMING WOODS

This month on our New at SU Blog Hop we are featuring beauties from the August-January Mini Catalog! 

So much in this catalog from Fall to Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Years to Valentines-and more!!!! lol While I'm such a summer girl & really not willing to let it go, I've been enjoying creating some fall cards! 

Here's my card:

This is a very simple card from a very simple stamp set-Welcoming Woods. But I think it's just such a lovely stamp set!!! These trees!!! I love tree cards! Now the true stamp has more variation in the actual tree trunks. I wanted a more full trunk tho.  So I filled in with my Early Espresso Stampin' Blends! Didn't really want the background showing through the middles of the tree trunks.

At first I thought I would put a ton of leaves & make it an early fall card, but I really liked how the shading came out & didn't want to cover it! lol 

Now the shading was done with my inks & Blending Brushes! I love to blend colors, but I really don't believe I get it right often! I go too dark or too light, or wrong colors, etc. I think many of us are intimidated with blending like this. But I love how this came out. It was actually super easy! I think the Cajun Craze in the background almost looks like blurred trees in the distance. And the blue sky is as close to summer as I can get in a fall pic! lol

The background is the absolutely amazing Cork 12x12 Specialty Paper that is part of the Harvest Meadow Collection Suite. I thought it worked perfectly tho with the tree theme! It's a super nice textured DSP! A bit thinner than cardstock but heavier than actual paper. Plain on the back! Super easy to cut!

I would say this is a great masculine option for maybe a retirement, or a move, but certainly anyone would love to receive it! I left off bling so it would work for a masculine card. Add a little bling & could "girlie" it up!

I've had this Early Espresso Faux Suede Ribbon since it came out in the last catalog & have never used it-until recently-and now I have about 6" of it left-and can't wait to order some more! Wow, was I missing out on this! Such a nice ribbon to work with!!!!

Now hop over to Loni's blog & see her amazing creation! Simply click on her name here or the icon below! Then keep going! You will find a list of the creative blogs from around the world below! Don't miss out!

Happy Stampin'!

September 2021 New at SU! Roll Call:  July-December Mini Catalog

 

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Welcoming Woods

Creative Juice by Loni: Nuts About Squirrels

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Arctic Bears

Sugar & Scraps: Penguin Place

Stamping the Cape: Clever Cats

Dekijkkast: Merriest Moments

Stampin’ Scrapper: Pretty Pumpkins & Gorgeous Leaves

Moore Fun Stamping: Sparkle of the Season

The Flying Stamper: Peaceful Deer

Stamping Flair: Delivering Cheer

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Sweet Stockings

24/7 Inkspiration: Whimsy & Wonder

 If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

And of course, get your Sale-a-Bration item's HERE-but only until the end of September!!!! So don't miss out!