For April, Paper Pumpkin has created a fun, family appreciation themed card kit making it easy to share your heart with those you love the most: mom, dad, daughter, son, sister, and brother. Also, April’s kit includes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day sentiments. This provides you the perfect way to show your appreciation for beloved parents on their special days with a beautiful, handmade card. In addition, the Paper Pumpkin team knows that everyone’s clan is unique. With that in mind, sentiments will include anyone in your life who feels like family; for instance, “brothers” and “sisters” who have helped you along the journey of life.
The April kit, My Wonderful Family, contains materials for 8 full-sized, mail-able 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ cards plus the matching envelopes. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! Colors are Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce, and Soft Sea Foam.
The video below provides a brief peek…
You’ll want to subscribe for the April Paper Pumpkin kit before April 10. Note that supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period. Use this link to get your kit: Paper Pumpkin. TIP: prepay and subscribe for at least 3 months and you’ll be able to select a FREE Sale-a-Bration item but you must subscribe before Sale-a-bration ends on March 31
Reminder….
Sale-a-bration continues until March 31, 2020. With qualifying purchases of $50 or more (before shipping & taxes), you can order FREE product. Check out the Sale-a-Bration brochure under the Catalog link. Note: the Metallic Baker’s Twine and Sequins Combo Pack (Item #152314), the Kerchief Card Kit and the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Paper (Item #152311) have sold out. New items have been added so be sure to take advantage of ordering the FREE items before the end of this month. As a reminder, Sale-a-Bration brochure product quantities are limited and may run out before the end of the promotion.
It’s a new month and to kick it off, we have the March 3D Tutorial Bundle! In addition to the March 3D Tutorial Bundle, the team is featuring a blog hop. We’re each sharing a project created to coordinate with our tutorial project. The theme for this month is Spring Celebrations.
Remember, the projects designed for the 3D tutorial bundle aren’t available elsewhere online. Therefore, you’ll receive EXCLUSIVE projects in the tutorial bundle. In addition, you’ll receive both Imperial and Metric project measurements.
Here’s a Sneak Peek of the March 3D projects…
For my coordinating project, I designed an Easter card by combining several stamp sets. Don’t you agree the “little chick” from the Full of Happiness Stamp Set is cute and makes you think of Easter? Want to use the card for another Spring celebration? Just change out the sentiment.
Card Details:
Create card base using a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. Score at 4-1/4″ and fold along score line.
Use a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock for the second layer. Attach to the card base with adhesive.
Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5″ x 3-3/4″. On the right side of the cardstock, stamp the chick from the Full of Happiness stamp set. Use Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad for the body, Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad for the feet and beak and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad for the eyes.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the egg shell outline using Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad. If desired, add the speckles using the same color. Cut using the coordinating Dino Dies.
Use the egg shell as a guide to determine where to stamp the greenery vines from the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set (this is a Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set, you can get it free with a $50 order!). Remove the egg shell and stamp the vine using Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ Pad. Also, stamp part of the vine below the chick’s feet. Stamp small flowers on the vine using Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad.
Stamp “Easter Greetings” sentiment from Fable Friends Stamp Set on the card using the Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad.
With adhesive, add to the Granny Apple Green layer.
Adhere the egg shell to the card front.
With the Small Bloom Punch (Sale-a-Bration brochure offering), cut 5 flowers from the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper.
Using the open leaves dies in the Detailed Bands Dies, cut 2 sets of leaves. Snip into pieces to length desired. Add to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.
Next, position the 5 flower blooms so they are cascading from the egg shell and attach using Mini Glue Dots. Lastly, complete the card by adding Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of each flower.
Would you like the Tutorial Bundle?
You have several ways of receiving the 3D Tutorial Bundle:
1. Order $50 (before taxes and shipping) from my online store between now and March 31, 2020 and you’ll get the PDF for FREE. Note: be sure to register and allow me to contact you so I receive notice of your order and can send the tutorial.
2. Purchase the March 3D Tutorial Bundle PDF (a total of 6 tutorials) for $15.00. This is a one-time purchase. Simply drop me an email at creativestampingwithMargaret@gmail.com and I will send you a PayPal Invoice and upon receipt of payment, will send you the tutorial bundle.
3. Join my Playtime with Paper team! Team members always receive the tutorials for FREE! (Plus during Sale-A-Bration is a great time to join Stampin’ Up!)
Reminder: Sale-a-Bration is ongoing so with a $50 or more order (before shipping & taxes), you can select FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure. Quantities are available while supplies last. The following are Sold Out: Kerchief Card Kit and the Metallic Baker’s Twine & Sequins Combo Pack.
You can place your product orders directly via my online store. Or, you can also order via the links under Project Materials (either the bundle or individual components).
Thanks for stopping by today! Check back again for more project ideas.
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for March is F99S6GD4. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards! Prior to completing your order, you will have the opportunity to enter the code into the blank space labelled Host Code. Thank you!
One of my regular card class attendees recently had a fall and was injured. Since she had to miss the last class, I made a note card for the class group to sign so it could be sent to cheer her up. The Gang’s All Meer stamp set with the “from all of us” greeting along with the gang of meerkats made the perfect note card. Aren’t the meerkats and their expressions cute? They certainly guarantee smiles! The Gang’s All Meer is in the Sale-a-Bration brochure and is available for FREE with a $50 purchase (before tax & shipping) until March 31, 2020.
Details on making the card:
The base is a Whisper White note card from a package of the Note Cards & Envelopes in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Stamp the “gang” and the “from all of us greeting” onto a 4-1/2″ x 3″ piece of Whisper White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Use the Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends to color the meerkats. With the Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend color the ground. Cut a 15″ piece of Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon. Color the ribbon with the Dark Pool Party Blends. Allow ribbon to dry for a few minutes, then tie the around the card front. Attach the card front to a 4-3/4″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Pool Party cardstock. To complete the card, attach the Pool Party layer to the note card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The good news is Deborah has recuperated and will be stamping with the group at our upcoming class. We’re excited for her return!
Just a reminder…
Sale-a-bration continues until March 31, 2020. With qualifying purchases of $50 or more (before shipping & taxes), you can order FREE product. Check out the Sale-a-Bration brochure under the Catalog link. Note: the Metallic Baker’s Twine and Sequins Combo Pack (Item #152314) and the Kerchief Card Kit have sold out. As a reminder, Sale-a-Bration brochure product quantities are limited and may run out before the end of the promotion.
Thanks for stopping by! Check back again soon for another project idea.
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for February is ATS2GYY2. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, I am sharing Valentine surprises that I received this week.
The first surprise is a beautiful card! A dear friend, Jamie, sent a Valentine card combining the Sale-a-Bration Little Ladybug with the Heartfelt Bundle. The recent coordination product release features the Ladybug Dies so she was able to cut the ladybug easily. Look closely at the card. After stamping and coloring the flower, she texture embossed using the Subtles Embossing Folder. Just the simple use of the embossing folder changes the entire card appearance. Plus touches of Wink of Stella adds a little extra shimmer. Below is a closer look…
And now for some treat holders…
Playtime with Paper team member, Linda cut Designer Series Paper using the Mini Curvy Keepsake Dies. Notice the embellishment on the treat holder. She cut Real Red cardstock with the Stitched Be Mine Dies and then cut a stitched Valentine for the sentiment using the same dies. And to go with the sentiment she made a honey bee embellishment using Shrinky Dink Plastic. The Honey Bee Bundle provides the honey bee stamp and the Detailed Bee Dies. Simply stamp the bee onto the Shrinky Dink, cut with dies and shrink using heat. So cute! and great to remember when wanting to make different embellishments.
Mary Pat, another Playtime with Paper team member, also made a treat holder. Utilizing the Stitched Nested Labels Dies, she was able to create a pocket the perfect size for nesting a Ghiradelli Chocolate Square. Real Red cardstock is cut with one of the larger dies. Two designs of the From My Heart Designer Series Paper are also cut. One piece to use as the wrap to create the pocket and one cut with a slightly smaller die to layer on the Real Red cardstock label. For embellishing the front of the pocket, the Heart Doily is layered with a heart cut in the From My Heart Designer Series Paper using the Heart Punch.
Receiving the Valentine Surprises was unexpected but greatly appreciated!
Just a reminder…
Sale-a-bration continues until March 31, 2020. With qualifying purchases of $50 or more (before shipping & taxes), you can order FREE product. Check out the Sale-a-Bration brochure under the Catalog link.
Thanks for stopping by! Check back again soon for another project idea. I’ll be featuring another Tropical Oasis project on Wednesday!
Hooray! Today, the Coordination Products are now available for purchase. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase products that coordinate with some of your favorite products from the January–June 2020 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure. Don’t you love how Stampin’ Up! offers products that coordinate? It makes creating projects so much easier.
One of my favorite Sale-a-Bration Stamp Sets is the Little Ladybug Stamp Set. So, I was excited to learn that coordinating dies are available.
In the video below, Brian highlights each of the Coordination Products.
Even better, there is no limit to the quantity you can order. Plus, qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. Coordination Product Release items can be added to a starter kit. Most importantly, Coordination Product Release items are available until March 31, 2020 or while supplies last.
To make ordering easy, you can order the products by clicking on the links under Project Materials. I have also added the links for the products that coordinate with each.
Thanks for stopping by! Check in later this week to see a new project that I have to share.
Happy crafting!
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for February is ATS2GYY2. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
This past Saturday, my upline, Gloria Plunkett hosted the Luv 2 Stampin GA team meeting. During our meetings, we are able to spend time making various projects. So today I am sharing a Lily Impressions 3-D project designed by Gloria for the team. This special 3-D project is a small wreath that is the perfect size to hang by your desk or in a work cubicle. Mine is going to hang in craft room by my work desk. The project features the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper. This beautiful Lily Impressions is available in the Sale-a-Bration brochure. With a purchase of $50 (before shipping & taxes), you can select FREE.
Project Details:
To begin, use a 4″ Styrofoam wreath as the base. Next, Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper is cut into strips and wrapped around the wreath. When wrapping the strips, overlap the end of each strip and glue matching the ends of the Designer Series Paper strip. Before wrapping the strips, cut a “v” in both ends of the paper strips. TIP: When adding the strips, slightly overlap to cover the Styrofoam wreath. For embellishing the wreath, use the Starburst Punch to cut a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock. Cut a stitched circle from Whisper White cardstock using the Stitched Shapes Dies. Then, top with your initial cut from Melon Mambo cardstock using the Hand-Lettered Prose Dies. NOTE: Cut three initials and layer to add dimension. With the Sprig punch, cut two sprigs from Sparkle Glimmer Paper. Sandwich the sprigs between the Whisper White stitched circle and the Pretty Peacock cardstock. Attach the circle to the middle of the wreath by using Multipurpose Liquid Glue along the edge of the cardstock circle. Finish by adding a Whisper White Polka Dot ribbon bow on the front. Glue a small ribbon circle on the back to use for hanging.
Isn’t this a cute wreath? What’s great is you can create your own unique wreath by selecting other coordinating colors for the embellishment. For a larger Styrofoam wreath, just adjust the length and width of the strips from the Designer Series Paper you select.
Thank you stopping by!
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for January is 6QHPCCUD. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
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