Category Archives: Birthday

All About the Peaceful Poppies Suite

I think this Peaceful Poppies Suite is one of the most beautiful and has so much creative possibility! While I don’t have the whole suite yet, I have one Bundle and can tell you there are lots of ways to use just that bundle to make wonderful cards and things.

Watch this Stampin’ Up! video and you’ll find out all kinds of things about the Suite, like how they named everything! I watched it twice because there was so much information in it!

You’ll find out how the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper was designed and that will make you want it even more. Although I have a sample, I can’t wait to get the whole package.

Check out this quick video as they show each paper in the collection:

Check out this post and this post about two cards I have put on my blog if you would like to see a couple of easy cards to make with these poppies!

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Today is the day we’ve been waiting for! Sale-A-Bration begins and with every $50 Stampin’ Up! purchase, you can choose a Sale-A-Bration product in the brochure! And to help you, the Occasions Mini Catalog is LIVE today with all new spring and summer products!

One of the products that I think will be the most popular is the Painted Poppies Stamp Set. I made this easy card with just some basic stamping and coloring by stamping the group of poppies twice and then quickly coloring in the flowers and grass with the Stampin’ Blends markers. I didn’t color “carefully”, I just dabbed some Light Poppy Parade marker on all the flowers and then went back and dabbed on a little bit of Dark Poppy Parade. I used Granny Apple Green Blends on the stems and drew in some grass.

Easy Painted Poppies Birthday Card

The greeting on this card is from the Sending Thoughts Stamp Set, FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration! You will find it under the Sale-A-Bration category in the Online Store and in the SAB brochure. I simply stamped it in Memento Black Ink right on the card front to keep things simple! Sometimes we forget “simple”! The card base is Poppy Parade with a bit of Granny Apple Green Cardstock showing under the stamped image.

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Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card

Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Birthday Card Open

I think these Z-Fold cards, such as this Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card, just look impressive and yet they are perfectly easy to make! This is a birthday card, in spite of the fact that the designer paper and suite of products is called “Christmastime Is Here”. Just think of the people with December birthdays that maybe get tired of their birthdays being completely tied in with holiday designs. This paper, while recognizing the season, can be used for birthdays or other occasions. And some of the patterns have no hint of any season so you can use them at any time.

This card base is Cherry Cobber Cardstock, folded in half as usual. To make it a z-fold card, just score the front of the card in half (so half of 4 1/4″ would be 2 1/8″). Basically, you fold half of the front of the card back on itself. This makes the “z”.

For the front panel of the card, I cut a piece of the Christmastime Is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper at 5 1/4″ x 1 7/8″. The inside of the card is Whisper White 5 1/4″ x 4″ with a 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ strip of the designer paper down the side. Stamp the greeting inside the card if you are putting one inside and then adhere the layer inside the card. (If you mess up with the stamping, you haven’t ruined the card!)

For the front of the card, I die-cut a portion of the floral paper with the Layering Circles Dies which was then layered on a Cherry Cobbler die cut circle layered on a die-cut circle scalloped circle of Gold Foil to match the gold accents on the designer paper.

Christmastime Is Here Z Fold Rose Birthday Card

To finish the card, I added a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and that was it! As you can see in the photos and in the Online Store, this Christmastime Is Here Specialty Paper is just gorgeous with its gold foil accents on many of the sheets. I added the Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and the Gold Shimmer Ribbon to my order even though I did not purchase the stamp set and dies. The good part about this Christmastime Is Here Suite is that you can get it all or pick and choose what you like or need.

If you are still considering choices for Christmas cards and projects, I would remind you to check out this Christmastime Is Here Suite. It only came out in November, is not in the Holiday Catalog, and is available while supplies last.

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All About the December Paper Pumpkin Kit

Paper Pumpkin Dec. 2019 Kit Banner

The November Paper Pumpkin holiday kits are on their way to subscribers’ destinations so now it is time to find out about the December Paper Pumpkin Kit coming out mid-December.

The Something for Everything kit includes a super-versatile stamp set complete with (a whopping!) 13 sentiments that can be used for occasions ranging from wedding, to get well, birthdays, and more! Plus, the three full-sized card designs (4 of each) are gorgeous but completely versatile, giving you the flexibility to use them for any occasion. Start the new year right with cute, fun, and easy cards for 2020.

It sounds like a great way to get an assortment of cards made that will be at your fingertips for mailing when the occasion arises. Often we need a card right away and don’t have time to make one of our usual masterpieces! If you get this Paper Pumpkin Kit and make up the cards, you can keep them handy for those moments when you really need a card right away!

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Nature’s Beauty Monochromatic Deer Card

Nature's Beauty Monochromatic Deer Card

This Nature’s Beauty Monochromatic Deer Card shows an easy way to make a card using this beautiful stamp set. Enjoy using this Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set while knowing that a portion of every stamp set sold goes to mental health organizations. Enjoy your hobby while helping other people!

Nature's Beauty Stamp Set images

You can make cards for many occasions with this Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set. That bunny is perfect for baby cards or Easter. Everyone loves deer so you have that covered for many cards. Even just the little trees will be fun to use.

To make this card, I used Crumb Cake for everything. The card base is Crumb Cake Cardstock with some stamping of Crumb Cake Ink. You could also use Versamark Ink for that same color or watermark look. The deer and trees are stamped on Whisper White Cardstock with Crumb Cake Ink. The greeting is stamped in Crumb Cake Ink with a little sponging around the edges.

The greeting is stamped and then die cut with one of the Ornate Frames Dies. The greeting itself is from the Gather Together Stamp Set. Just for a tiny bit of bling, I added two gold dots (that I think are retired!).

To stamp the deer with the trees behind him, stamp the deer on the Whisper White Cardstock, then stamp him preferably on a piece of sticky note and cut out. The “sticky” will help hold the “mask” on the cardstock in place. Place the mask over the deer then stamp the trees, even overlapping onto the sticky note because that is protecting the deer. Remove the mask and see how the masking technique worked! Save the mask in your stamp set so you can reuse it, no matter how messy it looks!

If you are looking for masculine cards or for someone who likes nature, this stamp set is perfect, not to mention making any kinds of cards you like with it. I think it is a nice change from all the florals and more “common” type of stamp sets. My son became fascinated with foxes after going to some national parks or other similar places were he saw foxes. One place was even some kind of preserve for foxes and people gather at a distance to take photos. So sometime I will make him a fox card!

If you don’t have time for coloring and all that, for any card that you are making, remember the monochromatic way of stamping…..just one color, no coloring!

Shop for the Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set on the back inside cover of the Holiday Catalog and in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store!







World Card Making Day 2019

World Card Making Day 2019

Today is the annual World Card Making Day 2019 which those of us in the cardmaking business like to celebrate! Take some time today to make a card, any kind you want! Then, the real trick is to mail the card next week! Lots of times we make cards for fun or because we saw a cute idea and then we don’t get around to mailing our cards to someone! Don’t let your beautiful artwork go to waste! Send those cards!

Next week Stampin’ Up! has a goal of sending 50,000 cards from Demonstrators and Customers, so if you send a card let me know and I will put it in the count with Stampin’ Up! Apparently, it will be the first annual World Card Sending Week! (Isn’t every day and every week some “holiday”?!)

If you are ever stumped for a card idea, copy yourself! That’s right! Just look back at some of the cards you have made and make another version! Change the paper, the colors, the embellishments or the greeting! Use one of your own good ideas!

Here is a card I made for my niece’s birthday. I realized I hadn’t used my Magnolia Lane Designer Paper in awhile. Instead of coming up with a new design, I just made another card like one I’d made before. I just changed the greeting and the embellishments a little bit.

Magnolia Lane Birthday Card

This card uses Petal Pink Cardstock for the card base with a striped layer from the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper. I think this paper is one of the most beautiful Stampin’ Up! has ever had. Even the large flower and leaves are cut out from one of the sheets in the package! The flower is layered on a circle of Vellum Cardstock.

The greeting is stamped in Mossy Meadow Ink from the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set. Then it was die-cut with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies. I used a piece of Braided Linen Trim across the strip of designer paper. On the greeting, I added three Heart Epoxy Droplets. And to the area with the large magnolia, I added three Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

Magnolia Lane Birthday Card closeup

I just thought I would remind all of us, myself included, that it is okay to copy ourselves! Sometimes we search and search for an idea and the best one might be one right under our noses!

Take some time on World Card Making Day to make a card for someone or anyone and then send it next week during World Card SENDING Week!

Over The Moon Masculine Birthday Card

Over The Moon Masculine Birthday Card

Often times we rack our brains to think of a good masculine card, I don’t know why! I guess more stamps and papers are geared toward women so we find ourselves at a loss when we have to make a card for our husband, son, grandfather, uncle, etc. It took me a while of looking online to come up with this idea, the Over The Moon Masculine Birthday Card, for my brother’s birthday. Not that he has anything to do with cows, but the Over The Moon Stamp Set is so cute I wanted to use it for a whimsical birthday card!

The card base is Pretty Peacock with a plaid design in the Come to Gather Designer Series Paper. The cow is stamped in Memento Ink and colored in with Stampin’ Blends markers. Have I ever said before how much I LOVE coloring with these markers??! I love coloring with these markers! I find it very relaxing! Coloring is good therapy!

After the cow was stamped, I die cut it with a circle in the Layering Circles Dies. Then I cut a slightly larger circle in Pretty Peacock and layered the cow on top of that but not centered. I saw that idea somewhere online and thought I would try it for something different.

I thought the greeting in the set was perfect for a birthday so I stamped and die cut that and layered on a circle of Cajun Craze. I found a little scrap of Linen Thread and tied a small bow for the greeting and stuck it on with a smooshed up Mini Glue Dot. And for a finishing touch, I added three
2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots in Pretty Peacock.

Here is how I stamped and decorated the inside of the card.

Over The Moon Masculine Birthday Card Inside

The greetings are from the Special Celebrations Stamp Set and you can guess which one is from the Over The Moon Stamp Set with the cows! Since I wanted to use the long greeting but not fill up the inside of the card, I opted to stamp it and then die cut it with the Stitched Rectangles Dies so I could add it to the inside front cover of the card.

The Over The Moon Stamp Set was one I did not think I needed until I saw some cards made with it. I think it is fun making cards with this stamp set. It’s probably a good idea to have at least one “funny” stamp set in our collection! Check it out in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

Mini Curvy Keepsake Box For A Fall Birthday

Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Fall Birthday

Yesterday was my husband’s birthday so instead of a card, I decided to make this Mini Curvy Keepsake Box For A Fall Birthday. I was looking online for ideas, thinking of something birthday-ish or fall-ish and I saw this idea of making a window in the box so you can see the candy or treat inside! I thought that looked pretty cute so that is the main idea I went with!

Instead of cardstock, I used a piece of the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I wanted something that would look good on the outside as well as the inside. The inside doesn’t really matter, but if you are making a fall box, you probably don’t want to use a Christmas paper with a generic pattern for the outside and some Christmasy pattern on the inside of your fall box! Depending on the pattern, pay attention to the direction of your paper. Think about which way the design will go on the outside of the box and maybe even the inside of the box.

What you need for this Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box Die is a piece of 6″ x 6″ paper. Then lay the die down with the points diagonally on the paper. If you put any point straight up on the paper, it will not fit.

Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Fall Birthday Die Cut

After die-cutting the box piece and creasing the score lines and folding, I decided on which panel I was going to put the little window. Ultimately I decided on the 1 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch for the punched hole. Since the area was so small and narrow, I actually die cut a piece of window sheet for one panel and then trimmed that down by hand to fit the area. I just used Snail Adhesive in tiny bits around the hole to hold the window sheet in place.

Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Fall Birthday Window

I just recently made my first box with my daughter on vacation and I couldn’t figure out how to hook the top together! Luckily a video provided the answer! As you are trying to fit the side pieces with the long slits over the “handles”, PRESS DOWN! That lowers the handles, provides the curve to the box and allows the slit pieces to fit over the handles and hold everything in place! Very easy but I didn’t know to do that until I watched a video!

In order to put the candy in the box, I assembled the box except for one side. Then I could put the candy in and fill it up.

Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Fall Birthday Open

Then all was left was to decorate the box! I stamped some leaves with the Gather Together Stamp Set, die-cut some brown stems with a little die in the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Dies, and punched some stems with the Sprig Punch out of Crushed Curry for some color. I also punched some Old Olive leaves with the Leaf Punch. Then I over-stamped those leaves with the large leaf stamp in the Gather Together Stamp Set.

My birthday greeting is stamped with Pretty Peacock Ink and a stamp from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set. Then I just die cut the greeting with a die from the Ornate Frames Dies and tied the box handles together with a piece of Crumb Cake Nature’s Twine. I just poked the twine through the hole on my greeting tag and pulled the tag up to the box.

I didn’t initially order these dies to make these Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes but I’m glad I did as there is a LOT you can do with them! Check them out in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

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Perennial Essence Birthday Gift Box or Bag

Perennial Essence Birthday Gift Box or Bag

You might not believe how easy this Perennial Essence Birthday Gift Box or Bag is to make, and just think what a great impression your gift to someone would make when presented like this! You can leave it open as it is filling it with “shred” or tissue paper to hide the gift inside, or close the top with ribbon or a decorative binder clip or many other ways.

This Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is so beautiful. You could even frame a sheet of it to look like art! This paper features handpainted impressionistic images in rich colors! You just can’t go wrong on any project using this paper! And guess what?! It’s going to be part of the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper Sale beginning Wednesday, September 4, 2019!

DSP Sale Banner 2019

While we are waiting for the sale day to arrive, here are directions on how to make this easy little birthday gift bag!

Start with a 6″ x 12″ piece of designer paper. Score at 4″, 5 3/4″, 9 3/4″, and 11 1/2″. Then turn the paper long ways and score at 1 3/4″.

Before you do anything, pay attention to any pattern in the paper. That 1 3/4″ area is going to be the bottom flaps of the bag or box, so picture how the paper will look when it is completely made. Even some of this paper you might decide has a bit of a pattern that you want to pay attention to. Cut those flaps up to the 1 3/4″ score line. Crease all the scored lines and fold so you can see how the bag will go together. Cut off that smallest end piece on the bottom that would be 1 3/4″ x 1/2″.

Perennial Essence Paper For Box Scored and Cut

When you fold on all the scored lines, you will be able to assemble the box (or bag). Start with putting a strong adhesive on that narrow flap you see on the far right. Use something like Tear & Tape or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Think about which side you want for the front of the box depending on where you see the good side of that flap and then try to fold and adhere the flaps on the bottom so that the folded edge is facing the front, if possible. These small details help to make your project finished off perfectly!

I chose to just leave my box open at the top. I tied a bow but just adhered it to the top of the bag with Mini Glue Dots. You could punch holes in the top of the bag and tied the ribbon through. Or you can punch holes in both sides of the bag and close it with ribbon that way. The ribbon I used is the gorgeous Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon.

To decorate the front of the bag/box I die cut a piece of Petal Pink Cardstock from the Petal Labels Dies and then cut an oval for the stamped greeting with the oval that comes in the set. The Happy Birthday greeting is from the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set. And I couldn’t leave well enough alone! I had to add a little bling with the Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems.

Here is a similar project I made back in May. Check out THIS POST. You can see how fun and easy this project is!

Start looking over the select designer series papers that will be on sale Sept. 4th, which will be the same day as the Holiday Catalog goes live. None of the Holiday papers are part of the sale, though! Choose 3 papers, then the 4th one you add to your order will be FREE!

I hope you will try this project I made today with the Perennial Essence Designer Paper and see how easy it truly is!

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Broadway Bound Gift Bag For Graduation

Broadway Bound Gift Bag For Graduation

Today I am showing you this Broadway Bound Gift Bag For Graduation. Of course, it could be for any gift-giving occasion, but graduations are coming up soon! Since sometimes graduation gifts are smaller in size, maybe a gift card, maybe some jewelry or cash, this small gift bag would be perfect. You can pinch in the sides and pull the top sides together to close the bag. Lots of variations.

This gift bag is mostly like the 2-4-6-8 box we all make a lot, but the dimensions are a little different just to make it wider. This happens to be the striped pattern in the Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper is on the Stampin’ Up! Last-Chance List so get it before it is gone! Make sure any pattern on any paper is going in the direction you want it to go on your project when you cut your paper and when you score, depending on the project.

Start with a 6″ x 12″ piece of paper. Score at 4″, 5 3/4″, 9 3/4″, and 11 1/2″. Turn the paper so the short edge is at the top and score at 1 3/4″. This will make the bottom flaps of the bag. Cut those short bottom tabs up to the 1 3/4″ score line. Cut off the little 1/2″ tab on the bottom.  Fold on all the score lines and crease well with the Bone Folder.  Adhere the tab on the end to the other side to assemble the bag.  Then adhere the flaps on the bottom. I used the Tear & Tape Adhesive.

Check out another bag I made in THIS POST.

You can decorate these little bags in many ways. I liked the sentiment in the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set so I stamped that and cut the piece to make a banner. It is layered on a piece of Lemon Lime Twist to match the bag. The bow is Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon. At this point, I thought about adding some sequins to the banner, but since I had this flower already colored and cut out from the Tea Together Stamp Set, I used it as an embellishment on the bag!

The bag is all ready for a gift! Very easy to make and no rushed trips to the store for a gift bag! It’s a great way to use some of your hoarded designer series paper! Think about making your own little gift bag like this Broadway Bound Gift Bag For Graduation.

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Country Floral Embossed and Colored Floral Birthday Card

Country Floral Embossed and Colored Floral Birthday Card

Cardstock embossed with the Country Floral Dynamic Embossing Folder is perfectly beautiful “plain”, but I was anxious to see what it would be like to color the embossed floral images on this birthday card like I had seen done on some samples.  I think it does make for a beautiful card, but I will tell you honestly that it takes some work and some patience!  As much as I like coloring some outline images and find it very relaxing, coloring on embossed images I found to be a little less relaxing!  But I love using the Stampin’ Blends markers every time so it wasn’t all hard work!

Coloring Country Floral Embossed Paper

Here is what my desk (kitchen table) looked like as I colored the Country Floral embossed card layer! Always be sure you have something underneath what you are coloring with the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers because it can bleed through the paper.  In using the markers, I usually colored most areas with the light color first and then put in a few accents with the dark color.  Then I went back in with the light color and blended.  It’s really very easy!

Country Floral Embossed Colored Paper

The card base is Powder Pink Cardstock with a layer of Flirty Flamingo.  Then the embossed layer is placed on top of the Flirty Flamingo. I decided to try the Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Ribbon on the card to see if I liked it or if it was too “busy” with all the colored flowers. I decided I kind of liked it!  It is there but really you barely see it so I think it adds something to the card.

For the greeting, I stamped a sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set.  I didn’t want to take up too much space on the card with the sentiment, so I used the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies.  I chose the smallest rectangle and didn’t add a layer.  After I die-cut this, I really liked how it looked on the card!

You can get the Country Floral Embossing Folder FREE during Sale-A-Bration, only until the end of the month!  Check out the choices in the Online Store today!

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One More Day! Don’t Miss Paper Pumpkin’s 6th Birthday!

Paper Pumpkin's 6th Birthday!Don’t miss celebrating Paper Pumpkin’s 6th Birthday so be sure you are subscribed to the March 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit!  If you previously were a subscriber, you might want to sign up again! And if you sometimes skip a month, make sure you reactivate your account!  Don’t forget!  Sunday, March 10th is the last day to get in on the March Kit!  But do it today!

SIGN UP FOR PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY!

(This is my personalized link to make it easy for you!)

Why should you want to celebrate with Paper Pumpkin in March??

Stampin’ Up! says they are pulling out all the stops for this kit!  You’ll get an adorable kit, a special box, and most importantly, you’ll get TWO stamp sets instead of one.  All for only $19.95 which includes shipping! TWO STAMP SETS!!

Here’s a little bit about the March kit! Because it’s our birthday, we decided to create a kit that is perfect for making ……………!

(Ask me if you want to know what the kit is!  Unless you want to be surprised!)

  • Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade.
  • This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!    ??????
  • The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.

You KNOW you want to get this Paper Pumpkin Birthday Kit in your mailbox next month!!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY!

You KNOW you want to have some crafting fun!

If you already have your own Demonstrator and want to sign up under her, just go to www.paperpumpkin.com and find her name.  Otherwise, I am HAPPY to have you!

No risk, no obligation!  Try out Paper Pumpkin for this great kit!  Stampin’ Up! guarantees every kit.

Sign up today so you don’t forget, but the deadline is tomorrow, Sunday, March 10, 2019.

 

Don’t Miss It! Celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s 6th Birthday!

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Paper Pumpkin is turning SIX this month! Celebrate with the March 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit, so be sure you are subscribed!  If you previously were a subscriber, you might want to sign up again! And if you sometimes skip a month, make sure you reactivate your account!  Don’t forget!  You have just ONE WEEK!

SIGN UP FOR PAPER PUMPKIN NOW!

(This is my personalized link to make it easy for you!)

Why should you want to celebrate with Paper Pumpkin in March??

(If you want to be surprised, don’t read any further!!)

Stampin’ Up! says they are pulling out all the stops for this kit!  You’ll get an adorable kit, a special box, and most importantly, you’ll get TWO stamp sets instead of one.  All for only $19.95 which includes shipping! TWO STAMP SETS!!

* Don’t look if you want to be surprised!!

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Here’s a little bit about the March kit! Because it’s our birthday, we decided to create a kit that is perfect for making birthday cards!

  • The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable cards.
  • Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade.
  • This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!    ??????
  • The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.

You KNOW you want to get this Paper Pumpkin Birthday Kit in your mailbox next month!!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY!

You KNOW you want to have some crafting fun!

If you already have your own Demonstrator and want to sign up under her, just go to www.paperpumpkin.com and find her name.  Otherwise, I am HAPPY to have you!

No risk, no obligation!  Try out Paper Pumpkin for this great kit!  Stampin’ Up! guarantees every kit.

Sign up today so you don’t forget, but the deadline for sure is March 10, 2019.

 

Celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s 6th Birthday With the March 2019 Kit!

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Paper Pumpkin is turning SIX and we want you to celebrate with the March 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit, so be sure you are subscribed!  If you previously were a subscriber, you might want to sign up again! And if you sometimes skip a month, make sure you reactivate your account!  Don’t forget!

SIGN UP FOR PAPER PUMPKIN NOW!

(This is my personalized link to make it easy for you!)

Why should you want to celebrate with Paper Pumpkin in March??

(If you want to be surprised, don’t read any further!!)

Stampin’ Up! is pulling out all the stops for this kit!  You’ll get an adorable kit, a special box, and most importantly, you’ll get TWO stamp sets instead of one.  All for only $19.95 which includes shipping! TWO STAMP SETS!!

* Don’t look if you want to be surprised!!

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Here’s a little bit about the March kit! Because it’s our birthday, we decided to create a kit that is perfect for making birthday cards!

  • The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable cards.
  • Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade.
  • This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!    ??????
  • The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.

You KNOW you want to get this Paper Pumpkin Birthday Kit in your mailbox next month!!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY!

You KNOW you want to have some crafting fun!

If you already have your own Demonstrator and want to sign up under her, just go to www.paperpumpkin.com and find her name.  Otherwise, I am HAPPY to have you!

No risk, no obligation!  Try out Paper Pumpkin for this great kit!  Stampin’ Up! guarantees every kit.

Sign up today so you don’t forget, but the deadline for sure is March 10, 2019.

 

Happiness Blooms Birthday Card

Happiness Blooms Birthday Card

After all the reds and pinks of Valentine’s Day, it seemed like a good idea to switch to some bold colors like this Happiness Blooms Birthday Card.  This designer paper wasn’t something I was attracted to at first, but I think it’s a nice change of pace for some bright, colorful projects and cards!

This birthday card starts with the green Call Me Clover, one of the 2018-2020 In Colors, for the card base. Next is a layer of Night of Navy Cardstock, another one of the coordinating colors with the designer paper. I chose the bold paper pattern with the Call Me Clover, Night of Navy, Pineapple Punch and Whisper White colors as the decorative layer. I made it 3″ wide so I could have side margins of other colors.  The designer paper is Happiness Blooms.  This paper has the bold, bright floral designs on one side of the paper and more general designs on the other side.  You are sure to find something that is just right for your cards.

To jazz up the layers, I added a strip of Pineapple Punch Cardstock along each side of the designer paper.  To make it more interesting, I die cut the Pineapple Punch with a die from the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies.  It makes a little bit of a stylized scalloped edge.

The greeting is stamped in Night of Navy ink on Whisper White and punched with the Pretty Label Punch.  In order to make it stand out a little bit more, I wanted a Night of Navy layer underneath, but of course the punch would be the same size.  The solution is to punch two labels and then layer those, one a little bit above and one a little bit below the greeting. It works out perfectly on the sides.  Just play with it until you get the layers just right.

The greeting is from the stamp set Hello Cupcakeavailable FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase. This is a great stamp set!  Who doesn’t like a cupcake stamp?  You can do so many things with this set, plus the greetings are very nice to use.

Here is another birthday card I made with the Hello Cupcake Stamp Set and using my Stamparatus® to stamp the greeting perfectly lined up.

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The Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper contains bright and bold papers for some bright and happy cards and projects.  This paper is sure to put a smile on someone’s face who receives it and can be used for many occasions. Order this paper and make a card like my Happiness Blooms Birthday Card and brighten someone’s day!

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