Paper Crafting Blog Hop September - September to December 2024 Catalog!

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop for September 2024 - featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of projects and design styles to share with you this month - and every one of them is spotlighting projects made with items from our new September to December 2024 catalog!

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For my project I decided to play with the Reindeer Fun Bundle on page 27. I love the adorable images and the coordinating product line is awesome.

#164044 Reindeer Fun Bundle $54.00

Isn't this bundle great?! I made this adorable center flap card using the bundle -

My deer was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink - colored with assorted natural blends and die cut to become my focal point.  I also ran the Granny Apple Green layer on the flap through my cut & emboss machine using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder for that lovely woodgrain.  Then added some of the Reindeer Days DSP and a few Earth Tone Shimmer Gems.

#164166 Reindeer Days 12"x12" DSP $12.50

It all came together beautiful for this card - and here is the inside when you open that front flap -

It's a simple, fun and impactful design - I hope you liked it!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would love to hear your thoughts and comments!

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Now, please click on through to the rest of those hopping with me this month to see all of their wonderful creations and inspirations! ~Maureen

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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 CQRDKADK through September 30, 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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 Cost shown is in the U.S. Market for September 2024 – 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 - Winterly Tree Tops

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great card and free tutorial!  I've demonstrated on my lives with this bundle - so beautiful and elegant.   I hope you like it as much as I do!

#164066 Winterly Tree Tops Bundle - $55.75*

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Winterly Tree Tops

All images © 1990-2024 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 ·       Stamp Sets: Winterly Tree Tops (164184)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Coastal Cabana Card Stock or (CS) (131297); Basic White Card Stock (159276); Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper (DSP) (164183)

·       Stamp Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (132708)

·       Tools: Everyday Details Dies (162864)

·       Miscellaneous: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220); Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends; Silver & White Sheer Ribbon (162149); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 Measurements:

 ·       Coastal Cabana Card Stock: 4 1/4” x 11”

·       Basic White Card Stock: (9) 1 1/4” x 1 5/8”, Scrap for Label

·       DSP: (9) various designs - 1 1/8” x 1 1/2”, bird image fussy cut

·       Ribbon: approx. 22”

 Instructions:

 1.    Score & fold Coastal Cabana CS @ 5 1/2”

2.    Adhere DSP to Basic White CS pieces, adhere matted layers to card front starting in the four corners in a grid pattern

3.    Stamp greeting on Basic White CS scrap, die cut, adhere to lower row on card front

4.    Tie Ribbon around card front and make a bow

5.    Fussy cut bird image, adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals

6.    Color Rhinestone Basic Jewels with Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend, adhere to card front

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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 CQRDKADK through September 30, 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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 Cost shown is in the U.S. Market for September 2024 – 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!

ICS Blog Hop - September 2024 - Fall Fun!

 

Welcome to our Inspire - Create - Share Blog Hop for September 2024!  So glad you are here!  Fall is definitely my favorite time of year.

Our theme for September is Fall Fun - which elicits memories of walking or driving through tree lined lanes with covering of fall leaves and colors.  

You might be hopping on over here from Tricia's site - wasn't her post wonderful!

Enjoy all the inspiration!!

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So for my card I decided to work with those leaves and a couple of my very favorite sentiments in the Autumn Leaves stamp set.

#162179 Autumn Leaves Set $24.00

#162185 Autumn Leaves Dies $38.00

The colors of Fall are so beautiful - but I chose to go with Old Olive and Crushed Curry - 

One of my favorite background techniques is just a repeated sentiment as I used here with "With a Grateful Heart" and one of my favorite techniques for a more natural card is the distressed edges.  So I used a piece of DSP from the Wildly Flowering DSP pack, using the more neutral side - and using the edge of my snips and then my fingernails I distressed the entire edge of the DSP.

You can see it little more clearly in the picture above.  Then I colored our Rhinestone Gems with my Old Olive Blend and made them match - it's so fun to be able to color our ribbons and embellishments with our Blends.

I hope you were inspired - now be sure to follow the hop through and see what other creative ideas this team came up with.  See you next month for this hop!

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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 CQRDKADK through September 30, 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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 Cost shown is in the U.S. Market for September 2024 – 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 - Time for Cake August 2024

 

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!  I am so excited to have joined this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  This month's kit is perfect for building your stash of birthday cards!!  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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AUGUST: Time for Cake
Info on Kit Contents:
Bring on a birthday bash with elegant birthday cards made with rose gold details!
• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed card bases, coordinating envelopes, and labels
• Embellishments and rose gold cord
• Coordinating colors: Moody Mauve, Night of Navy (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Petal Pink,
Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wheat

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Yes, this kit is just as fun as advertised - again I love the projects just as shown!  

But I still had so much fun coming up with some alternates -  My first one is just so simple - but I love it!

I used a Night of Navy base from my stash - Added a 2 1/2" strip of Wild Wheat down the middle; and a 2" strip of the light pink card base from the kit.  On that I popped up a 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" strip of the candle piece from the kit and added the Happy Birthday and a bow with the Rose Gold cording.  Then I used the Iridescent Foil Gems to add a little sparkle to the flames.  Here's the inside -

You could make several of these by cutting the kit elements apart.

Here's a tip for the candles - I just placed both the candle stamp and the sparkle together on the block and had to stamp each once instead of twice - then added a dot with a yellow marker.

Here's my second alternative - Again easy peasey - 

For this card I started with a base of Basic White - a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Night of Navy and then a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of one of the envelope linings - you can just open them and cut what your need - it extends the kit further - and the patterns are all beautiful.

Loved this design and it worked perfect on my card.

Then I took the three layers from the cake image and made them into candles (these were actually extra even if I had made all three cards of this pattern) - I adhered them to a Basic White piece 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" popping up the middle one on dimensionals.  This was layered onto a piece of Night of Navy 2 3/4" x 4" and that entire piece popped up on dimensionsals.

My sentiment banner was stamped with the bonus stamped - I used Moody Mauve and stamped it off once to make it a bit lighter - so my Happy Birthday sentiment would show up better.  I then fussy cut it and adhered it to the middle candle.

For the candle sparkles on this card I used the Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems - gold ones.

Then finally - here are how I finished the envelopes - using my own Basic White ones - though you could use ones in the kit -

And my third alternative (this kit could just go on and on with ideas) -

This card is for my great-nephew's 6th birthday.  I love how the bonus number set allows us to make our cards more personal. I started with a Night of Navy base and added a Basic White layer that was embossed with our Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder - I just love the festive look of this.  Then added 1" x 3 5/8" strips to the front - that were cut from other parts of the kit, including the envelopes.

Then added the banner and number - and of course finished the inside.

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas.  Now be sure to hop through the rest to get some 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.

Here is this quarter's add-on die set that can be purchased by anyone with an active Paper Pumpkin subscription.

#164991  Every Celebration Dies  $12.00

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 KFG43ABS through August 30, 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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 Cost shown is in the U.S. Market for August 2024 – 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 - Changing Leaves

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great card and free tutorial!  I love this card - the contrast of the colors and the black/white - it is stunning.  This bundle offers so much creative fun.   I hope you like it as much as I do!

#164139 Changing Leaves Hybrid Bundle $53.00*

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Changing Leaves Bundle

All images © 1990-2024 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 ·       Stamp Sets: Changing Leaves* (164351) or Changing Leaves Bundle Savings (164139); Layering Leaves (161277)

·       Card Stock (CS) and Designer Series Paper (DSP): Thick White (159229); Basic Black (121045); Full of Life 6” x 6” (163357)

·       Stamp Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (132708)

·       Tools: Bone Folder (102300); Paper Snips (103579); Paper Trimmer (152392); Stylish Shapes Die-cuts (159183); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder and Dies* (164138)

·       Miscellaneous: 2024-2026 In Color™ Resin Dots (163389); Shy Shamrock 3/8” Bordered Ribbon (163787); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Mini Glue Dots (103683)

*Included in Bundle

 Measurements:

 ·       Thick White: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” card base, 4” x 5-1/4”, and scrap for 1-11/16” die-cut circle

·       Basic Black: 2-1/4” x 5-1/4”, 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” for die-cut leaves and 2-1/8” circle

·       Rainbow Pattern DSP: 2” x 5-1/4”

  Instructions:

 1.    Score the 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” piece of Thick White CS at 4-1/4” along the 8-1/2” edge; fold and burnish score line well to create a card base.

2.    Stamp the right center side of the 4” x 5-1/4” piece of Thick White CS with Memento Tuxedo black ink cluster dot images. Use the embossing folder to add texture to the piece. Mount to the center front of the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

3.    Stamp the DSP strip with leaf images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Glue the DSP strip vertically to the 2-1/4” x 5-1/4” piece of Basic Black CS, leaving a 1/8” border of black showing on the left and right sides. Mount the strip vertically to the left front side of the card base, 3/8” from the folded edge.

4.    Stamp the center of a Thick White CS circle die-cut with sentiment of choice in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Glue the circle to the center of the Basic Black CS circle die-cut. Mount the circles in the center of the DSP strip on the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals, 1-3/8” from the bottom DSP edge.

5.    Glue Basic Black die-cut leaves around the top and bottom right edges of the Basic Black CS die-cut circle using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, tucking the bottom ends of the stems under the Basic Black CS circle die-cut.

6.    Tie a 5” piece of ribbon into a knot. Mount to the right center edge of the Basic Black die-cut circle on the front of the card with Mini Glue Dots.

7.    Randomly add large and small Shy Shamrock Resin Dots around the leaf die-cuts on the card front.

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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 KFG43ABS through August 30, 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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 Cost shown is in the U.S. Market for August 2024 – 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!