Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Turtle-y Awesome

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great project and free tutorial!  This week I'm doing a great card that is a sneak peek of some of our new products being introduced in May 2025.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Turtle-y Awesome

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 Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Turtle-y Awesome (165223)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Garden Green (102584); Basic White (159276) Turtle-y Cute Designer Series Paper (DSP) (165221)

·       Stamp Pads: Poppy Parade (147050)

·       Tools: Meant to Be Dies (166582); Turtle Textures Embossing Folder (165232)

·        Miscellaneous: Shades of Green Hexagons (165233); Paper Snips (103579); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ SEAL (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 Measurements:

·       Garden Green: 5 ½” x 8 ½” card base

·       Garden Green: 4 ¼” x 3 ¾” for hexagon die

·       Basic White: 2 5/8” x ¼” strip

·       Turtle-y Cute DSP: 5 ½” x 4 ¼” plus cut outs for turtle and accessories

 Instructions:

1.    Score Garden Green card base on the long side at 4 ¼” and fold.

2.    Die cut the smallest hexagon die from Meant to Be Dies from the center of the DSP piece

3.    Attach the negative piece of DSP to the card front. It should cover the whole card front with only the hexagon cut out missing from the middle.

4.    Die cut a hexagon using the 3^rd largest hexagon die and Garden Green cardstock. Emboss this hexagon using the Turtle Textures Embossing Folder. Then, attach the DSP hexagon to the center of the embossed hexagon using liquid glue.

5.    Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the hexagons to the center of the card front.

6.    Cut out some fun turtles and accessories from the birthday page of the DSP. Attach them to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and liquid glue.

7.    Stamp the sentiment using Poppy Parade ink on the Basic White strip and attach to the card using liquid glue and a Stampin’ Dimensional.

8.    Lastly, add a few Shades of Green Hexagon embellishments to your card. 

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code CZJ2992F through March 31, 2025 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - Daisy Daydream - March 2025

 

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!  I am so excited to be a part of this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  This month's kit is all about the March 2025 Daisy Daydream kit!!  Hopefully what we show will inspire you.  Be sure to hop all the way through to see what this amazing team has come up with!

 Here is the unboxing video - so you can see all that is included and how the kit can come together.

VIDEO

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March: Daisy Daydream

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Oh what amazing breath of fresh air and sunshine this month's kit is.  Daisies are an all time favorite flower of mine and were even featured in my wedding spray.  So I came up with these two beautiful alternatives (even though the kit is amazing as is!)

For my projects I also used a piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock and a Garden Green and Crushed Curry stamp pads - the rest came directly from the kit - here are the larger pieces I used and cut up.

This cut little accordian fold card was inspired by my stamping friend, Ginny Harrell who does beautiful work.  I used her measurements of 4 1/2" x 11" and scored at 1 1/2", 3", 5 1/2" and 8" and using pieces of the base and envelope above, decorated it.  That is even the tiny little strip left from the edge of the envelope flap on the section below.

Here it is laid out so you can see how each panel came together.

I stamped the honeycomb from one of the TWO stamp sets included - you heard me right, this kit had a bonus set - using Crushed Curry stamped generationally, then added the sentiment with garden green.  I popped up the daisy on a dimensional and added the be with a glue dot, folding his wings up for dimension.

Had a little bit of daisy left on the envelope, so I fussy cut it and added to a plain white envelope for a finishing touch.

Such a cute card - and if you don't want the smaller size, go ahead and mount it on a coordinating piece of colored CS 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

So, my second project is an amazing pop up Easter card - if you want to see a tutorial on how this type of card comes together you can click HERE.

I cut these pieces out of the base -

Then using these pieces and a couple other elements from the kit - this is what I came up with.

I just LOVE it - perfect for Easter, but also, baptisms, confirmations and more.  

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas.  Now be sure to hop through the rest to get some more great inspiration.  Don't forget to leave a comment, as we'd love to hear what you think.

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code Q242GSYZ through February 28, 2024 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for February 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

 

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Mixed Florals

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great project and free tutorial!  If you are part of the Global Inspiration Stamp Team group - you most likely saw me do a fun easel card this week.  Well here is another take on that using the Mixed Florals set.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Mixed Florals

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Supplies:

·       Stamps: Mixed Florals (164639); Birthday Celebration (164592)

•       Card Stock: Basic White (159276); Poppy Parade (119703); Basic Black (121045)

•       Stamp Pads: Versamark (120083)

•       Tools: Mixed Florals Dies (164641); Plaster Painting 3D Embossing Folder (164656)

•       Miscellaneous: Paper Trimmer (152392); Paper Snips Scissors (103579); Stampin’ Seal (152813); Stampin Seal + (149699); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); (161672); Mixed Media Florals 12x12 Designer Series Paper (DSP) (164638); Stampin Dimensionals (104430); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Stampin Blends Poppy Parade (154958); Stampin Blends Daffodil Delight (119683); Stampin Blends Granny Apple Green (146990); Heat Tool (129053); Basics WOW! Embossing Powder (165679)

Measurements:

•       Basic Black - 4¼” x 5 ½”

•       Poppy Parade – 4 1/8”x 5 3/8”

•       Basic White – 4” x 5 ¼” 

 

Instructions:

 1.    Cut a piece of Basic Black 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

2.    Cut a piece of Poppy Parade 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”

3.    Cut a piece of Basic White 4” x 5 ¼” and adhere to Poppy Parade

4.    To make the easel piece cut a piece of Basic Black 3”x 6 ¼” and score at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”. Adhere to the Basic Black piece from step 1. Adhere smallest part to the top of the base to form the easel as shown. Then adhere the piece in step 3 to this card base.

5.    To make the easel standing piece. Cut a piece of Poppy Parade 3”x 5 ½”.

6.    Cut a piece of Basic Black 2 7/8 x 5 3/8” and adhere to Poppy Parade.

7.    Cut a piece Basic White 2 ¾” x 5 ¼”. Then emboss with the Plaster Painting 3D Embossing Folder. Then adhere to the Piece is step 6. Adhere to easel you created as shown.

8.    On basic White Stamp the Flowers in Versamark and emboss with Black embossing powder. Then color with Stampin Blend markers as follows and die cut.

a.    Big, Small Flowers & Lady Bugs – Poppy Parade

b.    Flower middles – Daffodil Delight

c.     Leaves and Stems – Granny Apple Green

9.    Die cut leaves out of Basic Black. Cut them apart and adhere with glue dots to the back of the flower you created and punched out in step 8. Adhere to Basic White part of easel popped up with Dimensionals.

10. Stamp lady bugs in Memento Tuxedo Black and color in with Poppy Parade Stampin Blends. Then adhere to front with Dimensionals.

11. Stamp sentiment with Versamark on Basic Black and emboss with white embossing powder. Fussy cut and then adhere to card as shown with dimensionals so it is a stand for the easel.

12. Cut a piece of Mixed Media Floral DSP  4” x 1 ¼” and adhere to card base as shown.

 

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code CZJ2992F through March 31, 2025 to get full benefits from me- 

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. 

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 2025 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!