Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Farmhouse Florals

 

Hello Crafty Friends! 

What did you think of this month's kit? I love the cards! Love the little flowers popping out of places. I love how watercolory (is that a word) the elements look. But what I really love are all the friend sayings. They are sweet and heartfelt and will be so useful down the road. I love that we get to use the stamps over & over again! 

Here are the cards as designed. I always make one of each as designed before I start making alternates. 

My card is super simple and uses just stamps and ink. I like to showcase the stamps to give ideas on how to use them once the kit consumables are gone. 

I did use Misty Moonlight ink instead of the Secret Sea ink that came with the kit. I was looking for something a bit more muted. While I love Secret Sea, it just wasn't the look I wanted. Also, I wanted to use those beautiful Hues of Blue Flower embellishments. 

 

Hope you like the simplicity of this. I would love to know what color you would have used. I tried Cherry Cobbler first, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted for this.

Enjoy the hop!! Follow along by clicking on the list below!

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

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September Paper Pumpkin

This is sure to be a beautiful fall kit! Don't miss out, subscribe now! 

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 Kit Details: 

Design elegant cards with metallic foil and rich autumnal imagery.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Metallic foil details and grosgrain ribbon trim
• Precut paper pieces and printed sentiment labels
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake,
Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Timid Tiger

Inspire Create Share Blog Hop: My Favorite Bundle

 

Hello crafters!! Thanks for joining another ICS Blog Hop! This month it is all about our favorite Stampin' Up! bundles. We have quite a few, so the decision is a hard one. I guess mine is whatever one I am currently working with!! 

I chose the Pretty Floral's Bundle. It is actually part of a larger suite, but I just used the bundle portion of it. 

The Florals in Bloom Suite:

Pretty Florals Stamps & Dies:

Here is my card using the bundle:

I love the Cloud Cover ink with the stamped off Pecan Pie ink. Combined with the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper, it gives it a sepia look, sort of vintagey!

Hang out with us a little longer and see what everyone else's favorite bundle is! Follow along from the list below.

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

IDEAS Blog Hop: Online Exclusives

 

Hello friends!! We are showcasing Online Exclusives! I think these get overlooked and want to make sure everyone is aware of them. So, get ready to see some amazing projects using Stampin Up! Online Exclusives! 

Here is a sneak peek of some of the bundle projects: 

This Bundle contains exclusive projects not seen anywhere else from 13 Global Demonstrators. It is over 50 pages long. You will receive color photos and instructions in both imperial and metrics for over 30 projects! 

My projects are exclusive to the bundle, so I won't go posting them here. But I do have another project using the same Textured Notes bundle as I used in the tutorial. Call it a bonus project:

Love how the stamp mirrors the DSP. Can you tell which is which? And don't forget to make the inside pretty too: 

Are you ready to grab your bundle? Contact me or your member demonstrator to get yours. To get the bundle from me:

1. Place a $35 order in my online store here. 

2. It is free for all of my team members, join here.

3. Purchase it for $15 USD.

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support!

Want to hop along for some more sneak peeks? Use the list below to hop along with us!! 

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Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Sweeter With You

Hi crafty friends!! I hope you are somewhere cool, cuz we have had nothing but heat for some time now!

The cards in this month's kit, "Sweeter with You", are all adorable!! It is very hard for me to select a favorite, and this is from someone who doesn't even like strawberries!! 

Kit info: 

Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham.

• Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes

• Precut paper pieces and vellum accents

• Hand-painted card base designs

• Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger

Here are the cards as designed:

Now, I love making boxes out of the card bases, and I haven't done it in a while, so here is my alternate project: 

A cute little gift or treat box! 

I did stamp the flowers onto the box, like the kit suggested for the card. I used the add-on dies, Circle of Seasons, item #167277, to cut the circle and to cut the "Hello" out of one of the kit pieces. The strawberries & flower were from the kit. The only non-kit item was the White cardstock for the circle. 

I pick all the strawberry flavored candy from my Starbursts, shhhh! Maybe I will load them into the box and gift them to someone! 

Thanks for hopping along with us!! Let's check out the rest of the alternate projects by clicking the links on the list below:

Until next time...

Happy craftin'! 

August kit info:

August: Farmhouse Florals
Subscribe July 11–August 10
Send whimsical cards featuring flowers nestled in delightfully unexpected places.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and linen thread
• Sentiment stamps for the outside and inside of the cards
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon,
Pecan Pie, Secret Sea (Classic Stampin’ Spot)

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Inspire Create Share Blog Hop: Sketch Challenge

 

Hi friends! I hope you are having a wonderful (not so hot) summer. I love a good sketch challenge, how about you? As a matter of fact, most of my card designs come from sketches. So when I found out we were doing one for this month's hop, I knew right away I would participate.

Here is the sketch: 

And here is my interpretation of it using the Beautiful Butterfly Bundle and Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper. 

It is almost an exact match to the sketch layout. Sometimes I use the sketch as just a starting point, and veer away from the original. My intention here was to use just a butterfly in that left corner, but one butterfly was too large and the other too small, so the circle worked to give the smaller one some size.  

I cannot wait to see how the others interpreted this sketch. Wanna' hop along with me? Just follow the list below. Leave comments along the way to let us know how we did! 

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

07/03/25 This or That Stampin'

 Hi friends!! 

Pretty Florals went up against Gallery Blooms in this week's This or That Stampin'

Gallery Blooms won! Here is the card:

Country Lace & Unbounded Beauty DSPs. Old Olive, Pretty in Pink & Misty Moonlight are the colors. 

You can catch the video by clicking here.

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

IDEAS Blog Hop: Holidays

 

Hi friends!! Our July theme is Holidays. This is a broad theme, and encompasses many different holidays; birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc., or even a vacation/holiday!! I chose to go with Christmas in July and made a fun card and cute little treat holder! 

Here are some snippets from some of the projects included in this month's bundle: 

Our designers are from all over the world, making this a pretty special tutorial bundle. It contains almost 60 pages of instruction featuring over 30 projects from 13 Global Designers. There are cards, treat holders, an ornament, a journal and a scrapbook page. 

My projects are exclusive to the bundle, so I won't show them here. But I did make a card with the new set Jar of Joy, that coordinates with the Jar Builder Punch, which is the same set I used in my bundle projects. Consider this one a bonus project. 

I love this little jar, and especially the snowman to go inside of it! Just so cute! 

Are you ready to see more? Want to get the tutorial bundle? There are 3 opportunities to get the bundle for your personal use, or even to use in your classes. Contact your me or your member demonstrator to get yours. To get the bundle:

1. Place a $35 order in my online store here. 

2. It is free for all of my team members, join here.

3. Purchase it for $15 USD.

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support!

Want to hop along for some more sneak peeks? Use the list below to hop along with us!! 

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!