ICS Blog Hop: Giftables

 

Hello friends!! So happy you decided to join us on our October Hop! The theme this month is Giftables. Perfect timing as we are all preparing or starting to for the upcoming holiday season! 

My Double Treat Box is just the thing to stuff full of surprises for the recipient!

Cute Kleenex and an EOS lip balm, in the front pocket: 

Candy and a coffee gift card in the back one:

What other things can you think of that will fit? 

Thanks for visiting! Let's see what the others have to share. I need some inspiration! 

Click on the names on the list below to hop along with me!

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

IDEAS Blog Hop: Christmas Crafting

 

Hi friends!! Stampin' Up! Demonstrations from around the world make up the IDEAS team! We have brought you a great bunch of projects based on Christmas Crafting. This tutorial includes cards, tags, treat holders, home decor and more!!! It uses products from Kits, the Annual & Mini catalogs and Online Exclusives. Here is a collage showing snippets from some of the projects: 

My tutorial projects are exclusive the bundle, but here is an alternative for you. Consider it a bonus project! It uses the same product as my bundle projects. 

Don't you just love this cute little house?!

Are you curious to see my tutorial projects, and what the other demonstrators created? You can own the bundle, and here is how: 

I offer three options to acquire the IDEAS tutorial bundle:

1. Place a $35 order with my online host code:  BRBVE3HH or click here. 

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

(Ask me about the new join special!!)

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!

Hop along with me to see what the other demos have prepared for us! Click on the list below to hop along.

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Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Autumn Abundance

Hello Paper Pumpkin enthusiasts!! We are here with another hop of alternative ideas on how to use your September kit. I love Paper Pumpkin as designed, but it is fun to see what else can be done with the kits. 

Here is the September kit info:

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit!

Cards as they were designed: 

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

I usually choose to mainly use the stamps on my alternates, since the consumables will be used up and you will have only the stamps and ink left. 

Here is my card. I love the little snail! 

I used various color inks and did use a circle cut from the Stylish Shapes dies, along with the leaf die from Every Celebrations Paper Pumpkin add-on dies. I added some linen thread and some of the beautiful gold dragonflies to finish is off.

Hope you like it! Are you ready to see what the others did with their kit? Follow the list below and hop along with me!

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

October: Nests of Christmas

Spread Christmas cheer with our Nests of Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit.

This cozy kit includes tri-fold card bases, two unique card designs, specialty green foil, and ribbon, all in a unique custom box. Plus, it coordinates with the Nests of Winter Suite Collection (item 164072) from the September–December 2024 Mini Catalog! Celebrate the season of giving by gifting yourself—or a friend—this Christmas kit.

And right now, if you are a new subscriber, you can get 40% off of the October kit! Just click here and enter code Holiday40 to get the discount. 

· Makes 10 cards: 5 each of 2 designs with 10 coordinating envelopes

· Tri-fold card bases and precut grosgrain ribbon

· Precut labels with specialty green foil

· Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Real · Red, Shaded Spruce (Classic Stampin’ Spot)

Don't forget your add-on dies! Item #165639

 

ICS Blog Hop: Fall Fun

 Welcome to the September ICS Blog Hop. Thanks for joining us as we celebrate Fall with our Fall Fun theme this month. 

I have been using the Online Exclusives, Changing Leaves bundle, for a lot of my projects and Facebook lives recently. I love this set with stamps and coordinating dies. It also pairs well with the Wild Wheat Rustic Striped Ribbon and the Woven Golden Leaves. Changing Leaves was the perfect choice to use for Fall Fun!

Here is my card: 

I have been using the Season of Green & Gold Designer Series Paper with this bundle but this time I wanted to change the leaves up to reflect the leaf color changes that happens during the fall season. 

I used watercolor paper and spritzed it with water. Then I dropped reinker dots all over it in fall colors, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive. I spritzed the drops some more until the bled together to form this: 

The Blackberry didn't spread as well as the other colors, so I was just selective on my placement when I stamped the leaves onto the paper. 

I didn't end up using them all, but now I have some extras for another project or two!

I hope you will join me as I hop along to see what the other demonstrators have done to showcase Fall Fun!! Please, leave a comment when you see something you like. Click on the list below to hop along....

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

 

IDEAS Blog Hop: Family Celebrations

 

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the September IDEAS Blog Hop! We are celebrating Family Celebrations this month. This can be a multitude of things to different people. It can be birthdays, or specific holidays, or special occasions or events within your family or culture. It may even be just a backyard BBQ!

This graphic is a sneak peek at the some of the projects into our September IDEAS Tutorial Bundle:

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to make an alternate project, so here is another sneak peek at one of my bundle projects. I used the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. The pack comes with DSP and die cut designs. These packs make creating soooo easy! 

Look at all this goodness:

Each tutorial designer features at least one card or one 3D project, some include multiple projects. Each tutorial includes color photos, a supply list, and written instructions with both imperial and metric measurements. 

 There are 11 designers this month, over 35 pages, and over 15 projects with some alternate ideas! Would you like a copy of the tutorials for these projects for your personal use, or even to use in your classes? Contact your member demonstrator or me.  There are three options to acquire our IDEAS tutorial bundle:

1. Place a $35 order with my online host code: GUAAT292 or click 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 see what other Family Celebrations are included in the bundle? Join me, by clicking on the list below to hop along.

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Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Time for Cake

Hello friends, and hopefully, fellow Paper Pumpkin subscribers. We are playing with the August kit, Time for Cake. As you can imagine, it is birthday themed! 

While I love most kits as planned by Stampin' Up! it is always fun to see what other things can be done with each kit. So, grab a cuppa' and let's see what everyone has come up with this month. 

I try to focus my cards on the stamps, cuz once the kit is all made up, that is what you have left!  I love the stamps that come with it! Great little images and the sentiments... Love the mixed font of "Make a Wish, "the little "celebrate" and the "lost count" stamps! And the cute little candles and balloons, make these stamps ones I will use again!

I did use part of a kit card front and the inside of an envelope for my card. Added some Wink of Stella and some rhinestones to complete it, cuz a little bling is always good!

Here is a close up of the candles, though you still cannot see the bling. I hope you are inspired to create your kit now, or possibly something new.

Let's hop on over to the next blog to see what creation they have. Leave a little love, via the comments, if you see something you like. Follow along on the list below.

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

Don't miss the September kit: Autumn Abundance

Subscribe 11 August–10 September

Share your love for all things autumn with this seasonal kit!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes

• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments

• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

And don't forget to grab the coordinating Every Celebration Dies Add-On #164991

ICS Blog Hop: Let's Get Punchy!

 

Hey Crafty Friends! It is time for another ICS Blog Hop. This month's them is "Let's Get Punchy!". You guessed it! We are showcasing the fabulous Stampin' Up! punches!!

I used 4 different punches on my card. Can you guess them all?

I love our punches, and the different things you can do with them, that maybe they weren't intended for originally. 

What is your favorite Stampin' Up! punch?

Let's hop on over to Elizabeth's blog and see what punch(es) she used!  

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!