It’s time for the Paper Pumpkin Pop-Up Blog Hop for the January 2019 Be Mine kit! I can’t wait to see all the alternate projects the hoppers come up with! For my projects today, I opted to keep it very simple and focus on the Be Mine stamp set from the kit. I made a 3″ x 3″ card perfect for making lots of little classmate valentines, or for tucking into a gift bag, or into your sweetie’s backpack or coat pocket. I also made a little box that holds two truffles – they have strawberry cream ones in pick wrappers for Valentine’s Day!
This month’s Be Mine kit is a-dor-a-ble. It coordinates with the Animal Expedition suite of products in the Annual Catalog. Click on the image below to see all the products in the suite.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Whisper White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 6″ x 3″, then scored in half at 3″ for the card
Whisper White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 6-1/2″ x 5″, then scored according to the diagram below:
score along the 5″ side at 1-1/4″ and 3-3/4″
score along the 6-1/2″ side at 1/2″, 2-1/4″, 3-1/2″, and 5-1/4″
cut along the score lines where the lines are solid in the diagram, and remove the green areas using Paper Snips
Stamped with the Be Mine stamp set:
2 birds in Pool Party ink onto the front of the card, and onto the top of the box
heart in Petal Pink ink onto the front of the card
sentiment in Melon Mambo ink over the heart
To/From in Pool Party ink onto the front of the envelope
tiny hearts in Petal Pink ink onto the front of the envelope, in the bottom left and top right corners
tiny hearts in Petal Pink ink repeatedly onto the sides of the box
tiny hearts in Petal Pink ink once onto the top of the box
tiny hearts in Melon Mambo ink once onto the top of the box
Cut using the 1/2″ Circle Punch:
finger notch in the front of the box
Assembled the card:
burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
That’s it!!! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Assembled the box:
burnished the folds in the box
on each side,glued the two smaller tabs to the inside of the larger tab, to create the body of the box
candies put inside the box, the lid closed, and the three 1/2″ tabs tucked inside
It’s time for the last A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop of the year! The December kit is called Day By Day and if featured a cute little calendar and a gift box it fits in. For my alternate projects I used some of the calendars to make birthday cards and some to make a calendar cube. I’ll send the cards to someone with a birthday or anniversary that month, and I’ll circle the date on the calendar – there’s a handy little circle stamp in the set just for this purpose! I’ve left the insides blank for now so I can stamp the appropriate sentiment in them later. I haven’t lined these yet either, but I’ll glue a piece of Whisper White card stock inside each one for the sentiment and handwritten note.
The kit makes an 18 month calendar: January 2019 – June 2020. You can make 3 cubes, 6 months each, or you can use some for cards. Get two kits and you can do both!
Here’s what I made:
I only got 3 cards made so far. For the first two I used only kit components on a card base. For the third one I also used a Gold Foil Sheet and some ribbon not in the kit.
The cube is 4″ x 4″ x 4″. I glued on the calendars going in all different directions.
Here you can see where the two boxes go together to make the cube.
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
12″ x 12″ Grapefruit Grove card stock (CS) scored at 4″ and 8″ in both directions
Grapefruit Grove CS cut to 11-7/8″ x 11-7/8″, then scored at 3-15/16″ from all four sides
Pool Party, Grapefruit Grove, and Gray Granite CS cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Gold Foil Sheet cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
trimmed the sides off the sheets of white rectangular stickers (see below) – this gave me more stickers of the same length but different widths, some 1-1/8″ tall and some 3/4″ tall
trimmed some of the 1-1/8″ tall stickers to 3/4″ tall
trimmed the tops off the calendars for the cube and for one of the cards
Stamped with the Day By Day stamp set:
dots in Pool Party, Grapefruit Grove, and Gray Granite inks onto some of the stickers
Assembled the cards:
burnished the folds in the card bases with a Bone Folder
applied a stamped sticker onto two of the calendars, then glued them onto the front of the card bases
ran a 4″ piece of ribbon through the two holes and adhered the ends on the back
tied a 4″ piece of ribbon around the first piece of ribbon and trimmed the ends
adhered the first two calendars onto the fronts of the card bases using Stampin’ Dimensionals
gold foil layer glued onto the front of the third card base
calendar with the top trimmed away (to remove the holes) adhered onto the gold layer
a piece of Gray Granite ribbon adhered onto the calendar
a piece of gold ribbon adhered onto the Gray Granite ribbon
glued (or will glue) a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS to the inside of each card base
Assembled the cube:
burnished the folds in the two large Grapefruit Grove CS pieces with a Bone Folder
cut down one score line on each corner, only to the first score line it crosses
cut away most of the 4 corner panels (the green areas below) leaving a little for a tab
glued each tab to the inside of the adjacent side – this gave me two topless boxes
inserted the smaller box inside the larger box, open side first, and put a little adhesive just inside the seam where they met
glued the 6 calendars (I used January – June 2020) onto the 6 sides of the cube
applied a 3/4″ tall stamped sticker to each calendar
Here’s the hop:
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Oops! I realized the 1/8″ gold ribbon I used on the third card is retired. I substituted the 1/8″ gold cord below. Looks like I need to recheck my current products!
During the Year-End Closeout promotion, you can save on a selection of retiring and surplus items—while supplies last. Definitely place your orders sooner rather than later, because supplies are limited and the Year-End Closeout ends on January 2. After that, some of your favorite retiring items may be gone for good!
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It’s time for the InKing Royalty Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes have all been inspired by popular songs, and this month’s song is “Pretty Paper.” The main lyric is, “Pretty paper, pretty ribbon of blue.” As you might guess, our hop today is filled with projects that feature paper and ribbon. We have a wide variety of projects, and we’re excited to share our creations with you. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list that you’ll find farther down. You can hear the song “Pretty Paper” by Roy Orbison at the base of this post.
For my card I chose what I think is one of the prettiest pieces of paper we carry right now. It’s from the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper, and it’s covered in lots of gorgeous flowers. I especially love the big pink peonies. I knew I wanted to use some of the brand new ribbon from the 2019 Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs, so I chose a card stock color to coordinate with that. The Petal Pink/Whisper White 5/8″ Variegated Ribbon is from the Occasions catalog, and the Lemon Lime Twist ribbon is part of the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack from the Sale-a-bration brochure. They will be available on January 3, 2019.
After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop on over to Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp. Scroll down to see the list of stops on the hop. Be sure to check out all of them. There’s a lot of talent in this group and you don’t want to miss any of it!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Lemon Lime Twist card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
Petal Parade Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
Whisper White CS cut to 1-3/4″ x 3/4″ for the sentiment
Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Pretty Kitty stamp set:
front sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist ink onto the smallest piece of Whisper White CS
inside sentiment in Petal Pink ink onto the largest piece of Whisper White CS
Die cut using the Stitched Labels Framelits:
label from a scrap of Petal Pink CS
Assembled the card:
burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
Petal Pink ribbon adhered to the DSP layer and wrapped around the back, using Tear & Tape
Lemon Lime Twist ribbon adhered over the Petal Pink ribbon using Tear & Tape (I cut the Tear & Tape in half to create a long skinny piece for this skinny ribbon)
Petal Pink ribbon run under the adhered ribbons and tied in a bow, trimming the ends using Paper Snips
small sentiment glued onto the Petal Pink CS label
Petal Pink CS label adhered over the ribbons using Stampin’ Dimensionals
Petal Pink ribbon adhered onto the largest Whisper White CS using Tear & Tape
Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
Here’s the Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
A whole lot of new goodies have been added to the Clearance Rack! Get them before they’re gone!
Here’s the Year-End Closeout!
The Year-End Closeout has officially begun! During this promotion, you will be able to save on a selection of retiring and surplus items—while supplies last. Definitely place your orders sooner rather than later, because supplies are limited and the Year-End Closeout ends on January 2. After that, some of your favorite retiring items may be gone for good!
CLICK HERE to see all the Year-End Closeout items.
Here’s how to get your copy of the new catalogs:
Just click on this button and I’ll send you the new catalogs, along with a list of the bundles, the Designer Series Paper coordinating colors, and a handmade card!
Here’s how to shop 2019 Occasions/Sale-a-bration items now!
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Join my team and you can order the new products right now, instead of having to wait another month!
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It’s time for the ICS Blog Hop! I can’t wait to see all the great projects made by the amazing stampers in this group! This month’s theme is Christmas Cards Galore. I opted to make a very peaceful Christmas card. I used the Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies, the Christmas Traditions Punch Box, and Subtles Designer Series Paper. The white dots on the DSP looks like big fluffy snow, don’t they? I love how serene it is. And the best part? It’s very simple to make, but it looks complicated.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Balmy Blue card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Balmy Blue Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Christmas Traditions stamp set:
image in Balmy Blue ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
NOTE: I prefer to use the thick CS for certain cut pieces, especially if they are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You can use regular or thick white CS for everything on the card, if you only have one.
Cut using the Christmas Traditions Punch:
stamped image
Die cut using the Christmas Staircase Thinlits:
one tree shape
six boughs
Assembled the card:
burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
die cut tree glued onto the DSP layer
die cut coughs glued onto the tree: 3 at the bottom, 2 in the middle, then 1 at the top
stamped image adhered onto the tree using Stampin’ Dimensionals
Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
Here’s the hop:
Be sure to follow the hop all the way around. You don’t want to miss any of the terrific projects! Click the button below to hop along to the next stop, Janey Backer of Inspired Stamping.
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
The Year-End Closeout has officially begun! During this promotion, you will be able to save on a selection of retiring and surplus items—while supplies last. Definitely place your orders sooner rather than later, because supplies are limited and the Year-End Closeout ends on January 2. After that, some of your favorite retiring items may be gone for good!
CLICK HERE to see all the Year-End Closeout items.
Here’s how to shop 2019 Occasions/Sale-a-bration items now!
Become a Candy Heart!
Join my team and you can order the new products right now, instead of having to wait another month!
No selling required! I welcome Hobby Demos! (Hobby Demos join to get the discount for themselves.)
It’s time for the A Paper Pumpkin Thing (APPT) Blog Hop! This month’s kit is called To You and Yours, and it makes 10 awesome Christmas/holiday cards. I used it to make an alternate card and treat box. I only used items from the kit, except for the following: Garden Green ink pad, one Clear Tiny Treat Box, one piece of Garden Green card stock and two pieces of Striped Burlap Trim.
The kit comes with card layers in two different plaid designs. The envelopes are lined with a third plaid design, which is what I used on my projects today.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Garden Green card stock (CS) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
plaid paper from the inside of an envelope cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″
plaid paper from the inside of an envelope cut to 2″ x 6″
card base cut to 2″ x 8″, making sure the original score line is at the 4″ mark, then scoring at 2″ and 6″
die cut label cut in half
Stamped with the kit’s stamp set:
“For You” in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the right end of a die cut banner
“Happy” in Cherry Cobbler ink and “Holidays” in Garden Green ink onto the bottom half of the die cut label
Cut with a 1/2″ Circle Punch:
a half moon shape from one end of the 2″ x 8″ piece, to match up with the finger notch of the treat box
Assembled the card:
burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
Garden Green CS layer glued onto the front of a card base
plaid paper layer glued onto the Garden Green CS layer
the stamped half of the die cut label layered over the other half, to shorten it, and glued onto the plaid layer
I had to draw a line so you could see where the two halves of the label overlap:
burlap trim adhered onto the plaid layer, hiding the seam in the label
5 die cut sprigs bundled and tied together using a piece of Cherry Cobbler trim, then adhered to the plaid layer and burlap trim
Assembled the box:
assembled the treat box
burnished the folds in the 2″ strip cut from plaid paper, and in the 2″ strip cut from a card base
plaid strip inserted into the treat box side to side
the other strip inserted into the treat box front to back, lining up the finger notch in the front
put the goodies in and closed the lid (I used Hershey’s Kisses. You can see from the photos I got it just a little too full. It’s bulging a little.)
10″ piece of burlap trim wrapped around the box and the ends adhered together, but not to the box, so it can slip on and off
5 die cut sprigs bundled and tied together using a piece of Cherry Cobbler trim, then adhered to the ribbon on top of the box
“For You” banner slipped under the ribbon
Here’s the To You and Yours Blog Hop:
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s November Blog Hop! This year’s blog hop themes are inspired by popular songs, and this month’s song is “We are Family.”You can scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the video of Sister Sledge singing the song, “We Are Family.”
As you might guess, our hop today is filled with projects that are inspired by family, so we have a wide variety of projects. We are excited to share our creations with you. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
I’m sharing a card I made for a special relative of mine. She’s very wise and she likes unicorns, so I decided to combine the two on her card. I used the Animal Outing Bundle, the Labeler Alphabet stamp set and the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper (DSP.)
I actually made two cards. For the first one, I die cut a rhino from the DSP. Then I decided to stamp the rhino and color it in using an Aqua Painter, to see how close I could get to the DSP. You can see the two side by side below.
Here’s what I made:
DSP rhino and watercolor rhino:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Whisper White thick card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Berry Burst CS cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″
Basic Gray CS cut to 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″
Whisper White CS cut to 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″
Stamped with the Animal Outing stamp set:
rhino in black stazon ink onto a scrap of Shimmery White CS
Stamped with the Labeler Alphabet stamp set:
sentiment in Berry Burst ink onto the Whisper White CS layer
Colored stamped image using an Aqua Painter:
rhino in Basic Gray ink
bird in Berry Burst and Crushed Curry inks
Die cut using the Animal Friends Thinlits:
stamped rhino
rhino from the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper
Assembled the card:
burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
Berry Burst CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
