September Paper Pumpkin - Alternative Project #1

So my Paper Pumpkin class for the September kit is over and I can now share what we did as our alternatives - here is the first project - 

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To duplicate you would use a Very Vanilla Note Card and Envelope; the Maple leaf stamps and the Thank You Stamp from the kit; Pearls colored with Evening Evergreen Blend, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen stamp pads and Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen and Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Cardstock measurements:

Evening Evergreen - 2"x5" and 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

Soft Succulent - 1 3/4" x 5"

Very Vanilla - 2" x 2 1/2"

Stamp the maple leaf image in Soft Succulent as shown and add the veins of the leaf with Evening Evergreen.  Stamp Sentiment from kit with Evening Evergreen.  Layer as shown -- popping up the layers with sentiment on dimensionals.  Add pearls.  That was it - finish inside and envelope as you like.

Let me know if you have any questions and stop back soon to see the next of my alternative projects for this kit.

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Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen

It's Time for Christmas Cards!

That's right - each year I start my Christmas card classes in January - so that if you attend each month - by November you'll have forty-four cards to mail out.  How great is that?  Customers love it, as you can pace yourself, and end up with a wonderful assortment of cards.

                         #150458 Snowman Season Photopolymer $18.00 USD

So here is the 2021 first card design we made last week using an all-time favorite of mine - "Snowman Season".  It has been a fav since day one - and we've had it for many years now - so I fear he may be leaving us soon.  I've done so many great designs with this set - but this time opted for a Z-fold card.  The DSP is the Heartwarming hugs from the Fall catalog that is carrying over.

After doing all of our layering and stamping - we colored the little guy and his tree :)  Then had to add a few of our adorable little red gems to give him a touch of bling.

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CARD RECIPE - base is Basic White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" score along the long side at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" - this is a vertical card.  Fold so you form a "Z".  DSP layer is 5 1/4" x 1 7/8".  Red layer is 3 1/2" x 2 1/2".  I used scraps for the Basic White Oval and Scallop Black Oval.  Basic White Envelope.  Memento Black Ink.  Stampin' Write Markers - Real Red, Old Olive and TerraCotta Tile.  Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.  Seal adhesive.

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 *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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Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen

 

Ghostly Skeletons from September's Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Today I'm sharing another fun alternative card that we made using the September Paper Pumpkin kit - as I mentioned last time - this kit comes right to your door.  It's different each month - but each month is great!  It can be treat boxes, cards, 3d items - but what ever it is - it will be great and you will be able to find a ton of creative alternative ideas online.  So here are the components of the September kit -

And here is one of the alternative cards we made.  I used a white card base, layer of Basic Black cardstock, and then we stamped the Pumpkin Pie layer with Black Memento ink using the Buffalo Check background stamp.    After the ink dried we added several images of skeletons using versamark to give them that ghostly look - before adding our other card components.

Here is a close up of those little skeletons - I just love the look for Halloween.

To sign up for Paper Pumpkin to come directly to your home - you can CLICK HERE!  You can pay month to month or just have it come as a monthly subscription.  All of my subscribers are invited to join me for a special Paper Pumpkin class each month where we can put our kits together and do alternatives if we like; plus they get a BONUS alternative project.  Or if you can't make the class and are a subscriber of mine - I will send you the alternative projects by email after class.  Stop back soon - I'm participating in a Christmas Card blog hop around the world - on Saturday!  ~Maureen

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Merry Patterns - what a fun set!

So for the month of October ONLY Stampin' Up! is offering this beautiful incentive set for orders/parties over $300.

I FELL IN LOVE with it as soon as I saw it.  So I've been playing and making some beautiful cards.  I found one similar to the card below on Pinterest - but it was done in blues.  I switched it up a bit, with vanilla, espresso and cajun and this is what I came up with.  The buck with the sweater - is fussy cut, and then popped up on dimensionals.

The foil doily below kind of gives him a special pedestal to stand on.

To me it's such a woodsy, natural feeling card - perfect for the holidays - and masculine enough for any guy you need to send a card to.  Anyway, I hope you liked it too -would love to hear your thoughts. ~Maureen
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Merry Patterns Photopolymer Stamp Set

$0.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

$6.50

Metallic Foil Doilies

$4.00

Linen Thread

$4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Paper Snips

$10.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Couple FUN birthday Cards

Going through my stash and wanted to share a couple fun Birthday cards I made a while back. Really, I just can't keep up with birthday cards.  Too many friends :)

The one above was made with an adorable set that is now discontinued.  But I still wanted to share - as it was just too cute.  The card below was made using another discontinued set - but it could be easily duplicated using Balloon Celebration or Birthday Banners from the current SU annual catalog.

Fun, easy - and ready to make some one's day!  See you soon! ~Maureen

Copper Fall Leaves

Today I'm sharing the card we made at Club using our Copper Emboss powder for heat embossing.  I've been stamping nearly 20 years - and heat embossing is still a WOW for me.  We embossed the maple leaf with the copper and then sponged with fall colors of ink before cutting out on the Big Shot.

The sentiment was also embossed with copper, and it's hard to see, but we ran some copper thread around the burlap ribbon before attaching to the card - for a little extra coppery bling.

The base was made using our Timeless Textures and Gorgeous Grunge sets - just putting a smattering of the spots in Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze after doing the edges with Soft Suede and sponging.  Also - you can see above we attached the leaf just down the center - so the edges would stick up a bit and give the card some dimension.

Fall is my favorite season of the year - and all the fall colors just warm my heart.  We were fortunate enough to be in the mid-west a couple weeks ago, as all the leaves were starting to turn - such beauty!!  See you all soon!  ~Maureen
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Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

$6.50

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

$7.00

Copper Metallic Thread

$3.00

Linen Thread

$4.50

Vintage Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set

$26.00

Leaflets Framelits Dies

$25.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Versamark Pad

$8.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Personal Post and a card - Happy 10th Birthday to our little Miss Kamili!!

Today is a special day - it is our grand-daughter Kamili's 10th birthday.  Happy birthday sweetheart - we love you to the Moon and Back!!!  Wish we could be there to celebrate with you - but lots of hugs and kisses are being sent your way!

She had an Ice Cream birthday party to celebrate - and so I had to make her an ice cream cone card.  It was sent off to her with a "Claire's" gift card as requested - lol!!

Hubby and I are so blessed to have seven amazing grand-children - we thank God for them every day, and cherish the minutes we get with them.  Praying for a wonderful year ahead for this little one.  Love you Kamili!  ~Gramma (and Papa)