Welcome Baby!

 I made this card for a niece and nephew who just had twin boys -- congratulations to them!  Sadly, just about everything on this card is retired, but I always love working with this stamp, Bringing Baby.  

The clouds behind the image are sponged and are one of my favorite finishes.  I punched out two shapes using the scallop punch, put them end to end at a slight angle and glued them together.  I used a sponge dauber with Soft Sky along the top of the combined shapes, moving them and angling down the paper as I went.  The result is a very soft cloudscape!

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Stamps:  Bringing Baby, Cheery Chat, Banners for You

Paper:  White, Calypso Coral, Costal Cabana, Not Quite Navy, Tea For Two dsp (retired)

Ink:  Black Memento, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy, Calypso Coral, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Big Shot, Encircled in Beauty dies, Circles framelits, Ornate Borders dies,  Petal Pink organdy striped ribbon, Gold and Coral Calypso shimmer ribbon, pearl embellishments, Scallop punch, white gel pen, Dimensionals, water pen, sponge daubers

 

Thank you, Hope!

 

I made this thank-you for my friend Hope, who gifted me with a Murano glass piggy that I had been eyeing in a local shop -- yay for Wally, the Watermelon Striped Pig! I'm so sad that Stampin' Up! retired my favorite pig set.  I really love to daub the spots on with a water pen.

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Stamps:  This Little Piggy

Paper:  White, Coastal Cabana, Coral Calypso, Succulent Garden DSP

Ink:  Soft Suede, Close to Cocoa, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Mint Macaron, Garden Green

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Seaons, Share What You Love artisan pearls, Woven Threads sequin assortment, Ticket-Corner punch, Calypso Coral seam binding, Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green reversible ribbon, dimensional

 

Gilded Dandelion

 

I love dandelions -- some of the first flowers of spring.  If I didn't know that they were weeds, I'd cultivate them!  It was also my first attempt using Gilded Leafing.  I put on a little Snail, then patted/rubbed the Leafing with a sponge dauber until I got the look that I wanted, although it's hard to get it to photograph well.  

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Stamps:  Garden Wishes

Paper: Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Black, Typeset specialty DSP

Ink:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Bumble Bee, More Mustard, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Big Shot, Potted Succulent dies, Ornate Borders dies, Dandy Wishes dies, Circles framelits, Encircled in Beauty dies, Daffodil Delight seam binding, Black 1/2" grosgrain, Bumblebee trinkets, Gilded Leafing, sponge daubers, sponges, Dimensionals, Metallic pearls, Dimensionals

Sand & Sea

Sorry I've been gone for so long!  I'm just at the end of the long process of moving and think that I've finally dug myself out enough to take a little time for me.  This is the first time that I've sat down and crafted since December, so my eye is still a little off!

I bought the Sand & Sea suite on the pre-order, back in December, and I've been itching to use it.  This card is based on the sample in the Mini, mostly because my eye is off and I needed a "guide" for my thoughts.  I stamped each of the shells on the fabulous Pearlescent DSP, cut them out, then fitted them into their spots in the Seashells embossing folder -- and voila! -- beautiful seashells came out!  It's totally satisfying.

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Friends are like Seashells bundle

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Stamps:  Friends are like Seashells

Paper:  Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive, Sand & Sea DSP, Pearlescent Specialty Paper, In Good Taste DSP

Ink:  Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, Sahara Sand, So Saffron

Accessories:  Big Shot, Seashells embossing folder, Seaside Seashells dies, Ornate Layers dies, Rectangle Stitched framelits, Pearl jewels, Iridescent sequin assortment, white gel pen, bakers twine, Scallop lace trim

Pretty Pansy!

This card was a month in the making!  I was trying to reconcile the stamped images from Pansy Patch with the die cut pieces from the Pansy dies.  In the end, I went completely with the dies because I liked how strong the image was when I put all the pieces together.

As always, I continue my love affair with the Ornate Border and Ornate layers dies -- I really like the lacy borders with the bold graphic of the Pansy Petals DSP.

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Stamps:  Pansy Patch

Paper:  Whisper White, Bumblebee, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Pansy Petals DSP

Ink:  Evening Evergreen

Accessories:  Big Shot, Pansy dies, Ornate Borders dies, Ornate Layers dies, 2021-2022 In Color jewels, Gorgeous Grape mini-striped ribbon, Evening Evergreen open weave ribbon, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), white gel pen, Bumblebee trinkets, Dimensionals

 

Soar Confidently

 

I love the vintage images in this set!  So easy to add some texture with a sheet from In Good Taste DSP , add a sentiment and -- voila! -- the ever-troublesome masculine card is made!

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Stamps:  Soar Confidently

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, In Good Taste DSP

Ink:  Black, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Marina Mist, Dapper Denim, Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Bumblebee

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, Potted Succulents dies, Rectangle Stitched framelits, Gilded Gems, Cherry Cobble ribbon, Night of Navy satin ribbon, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, gold ultra-fine glitter

 

Succulent Sympathy

Who doesn't love a pot full of Hens & Chicks?  I love this set, from the January-June 2021 mini catalog, I ordered this set back in December but, what with moving, I just had a chance to play with it.  I watercolored two of the large hens & chicks, then popped it up with dimensionals.  I softened the DSP with a piece of vellum.

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Simply Succulents bundle

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Stamps:  Simply Succulents, Loving Thoughts, Thoughts & Prayer 

Paper:  Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Petal Pink, Succulent Garden DSP, Vellum

Ink:  Black, Soft Succulent, Evening Everygreen, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Rich Razzleberry 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Potted Succulent dies, Ornate Borders dies, Soft Succulent open weave ribbon, 2020-2021 In-Color enamel dots, dimensional, aqua painter, white gel pen, pick a size punch

Poinsettia Petals

 

This card started life as a CASE of Connie Babbert's.  I loved her composition and the elegant, almost mono-chromatic palette.  The Poinsettia Petals and dies are a bundle that us available out of the Holiday Mini Catalog.  The Very Vanilla background was run through the Big Shot with the Winter Snow embossing folder, then sponged with Frost White All-Purpose Ink for the iridescent lustre.  

The Very Vanilla poinsettia was not stamped, but cut out and scored using the Poinsettia dies and lightly folded using a bone folder.  The holly leaves were likewise not stamped, but cut out of Soft Seafoam Velveteen paper using the Poinsettia dies.  The berries are die cut out of Whisper White and the berry ends have a bit of Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter.

A bit of ribbon and an embossed sentiment complete the look!

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Stamps:  Poinsettia Petals

Paper:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Soft Seafoam,  Gold Foil, Soft Seafoam velveteen

Ink: Soft Seafoam, VersaMark watermark stamp pad

Accessories:  Big Shot, Winter Snow embossing folder, Poinsettia dies, Frost White All-Purpose Ink (fantast/x), Gold embossing powder, heat gun, Beaded Pearls accessories, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, Iridescent sequin mix, Dimensionals, sponges, Gold metallic edged ribbon, Lovely Labels pick a punch, Ticket Corner punch (retired), pearl jewels

Pearls and Garland

 

I love this look!  Maybe it's because it's November and I'm tired of holiday color schemes.  Whatever, I really do like the crispness of the white layer embossed with the Perfect Polk Dots folder with the warmth of the Pear Pizzazz and the Flirty Flamingo.  I stamped out two of the vine and floral garlands and wove them together, with birds from the Quite Curvy set and sequins, to get this look.

The sentiment was made using the Lovely Labels pick a punch, which I love.  You can use three widths of card stock (1/2", 3/4" or 1") to get the perfect look for whatever sentiment you choose.

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Stamps:  Quite Curvy

Paper:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo

Ink: Black Memento, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot folder (retired), Ornate Borders dies, Lovely Labels pick a punch die, champagne pearls (non-SU!), Petal Pink striped organdy ribbon, Flirty Flamingo, shimmer ribbon, Iridescent sequin assortment, Dimensionals, white gel pen, water pen

Quite Curvy!

 

This was partially CASEd from one of the samples for the new Quite Curvy variety bundle.  I added the Gorgeous Grape frame using the Ornate Frames dies, a strip of Gorgeous Grape striped ribbon, a bow and some coordinating dsp.  I loved the "garden" feel of the original, and the Shaded Spruce and Gorgeous Grape color scheme.

In addition to the lovely floral stamps, the Quite Curvy variety bundle also includes a holiday set, Quite Curvy Christmas.  This is truly a bundle for the whole year!

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Quite Curvy variety bundle

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Stamps:  Quite Curvy

Paper:  Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape, Classic Christmas dsp

Ink:  Black Memento, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ornate Frames dies, Curvy dies, Gorgeous Grape striped ribbon, white gel pen, Dimensionals, water pen, Sequins for Everything 

 

Joy to the World!

 Paper Pumpkin

Save $1 every month and enjoy a prepaid six-month delivery of Stampin' Up!’s subscription kit program. A fully designed project kit will arrive each month with stamps, ink, and paper–everything ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting.

After you order, you’ll receive a code via e-mail to redeem your subscription at PaperPumpkin.com. Just click the link and follow the instructions!  The best thing is that you get the materials for a couple of projects, but there is so much more that you can do with each months' treasure!  

November's Joy to the World kit includes everything you'll need to make six of each design above -- everything pre-cut and ready to create with! The card below was inspired by this month's kit.  I added a bit of ribbon and some gold clear faceted gems to punch up my own design.

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Stamps:  Paper Pumpkin Joy to the World

Paper:  Whisper White, Shaded Spruce

Ink:  Black Memento, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Merry Merlot, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions folder, Shaded Spruce striped ribbon, white gel pen, water pen, gold clear faceted gems, dimensional, gold brads

Snow Wonder!

 

This card went through so many iterations, until I finally came on the finished product.  I changed the dsp and changed the central image THREE times!  It's so pathetic, that I've going to give you the two ripped down versions of the hideous central image.  Think of it as a first of November ha-ha!

 Too much of everything, right?  Too much mercury acetate paper.  Too much glitter.  Too many patterns.  AND TOO MUCH PUFF PAINT EVERYWHERE!!  Plus, I think that there are too many images in the Light My Way set. I think that I need to cut it apart in the future to get at the separate elements.

On the snowman image, I used ice Stampin' Glitter instead of Puff Paint.  I think that it gives a cleaner appearance, as the card base is pretty intricate.  I also love last years' Snowman Accents, so I recycled some of those, too.

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Stamps: Snow Wonder, Toile Christmas

Paper:  Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape, Snowflake Splendor dsp, silver glimmer paper

Ink:  Black Memento, Night of Navy, Seaside Spray, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red (retired), Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Big Shot, Softly Falling folder, Ornate Layers dies, Ornate Borders dies, Christmas Layers dies, Snowman Accents (2019), white gel pen,  blue Adhesive-Based Gems, Dimensionals, Gorgeous Grape mini-striped ribbon, Seaside Spray metallic ribbon, purple organdy ribbon (non-SU!), ice Stampin' Glitter

Paper Pumpkin - HELLO PUMPKIN! (September 2020)

Paper Pumpkin

Save $1 every month and enjoy a prepaid six-month delivery of Stampin' Up!’s subscription kit program. A fully designed project kit will arrive each month with stamps, ink, and paper–everything ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting.

After you order, you’ll receive a code via e-mail to redeem your subscription at PaperPumpkin.com. Just click the link and follow the instruction!  The best thing is that you get the materials for a couple of projects, but there is so much more that you can do with each months' treasure!  I made some spooky Halloween poppers and two cards -- one suggested by the intstructions and author just by following my whim.

  

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Stamps:  Hello Pumkin (Paper Pumpkin), Autumn Goodness

Paper:  Paper cut outs from Paper Pumpkin kit, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Two For Tea DSP (retired)

Ink:  Black memento, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cale. Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip (retired), Early Esspressp, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Bumblebee, Mango Melody, Mango Melody (retired),  Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Rose Red (retired), Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Purple Posey

Accessories:  Big Shot, Autumn Wheelbarrow dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Old World Paper 3-D folder, 3/4" square punch, white linen thread from Paper Pumpkin kit, pennant/triangles from Paper Pumpkin kit, Champagnes rhinestone basic jewels, SU! beads in Earth, Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon (retired), Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon, Sequins for Everything

 

Inter-Office Mail

 

This all started with the old inter-office mail closure.  

I really wanted to do a manila envelope, but couldn't make it work without the card ending up really huge.  So I gave up on the envelope, and kept the closure.  My second option was to create a background with texture.  I pulled out my old favorite Print Pattern (sadly retired for so many years!) started messing with it.  I ended up with Bumble Bee ink on So Saffron card stock.  Then wanting even more texture, I fussy cut the edges of the harlequin pattern, sponged them with More Mustard, then backed it with Bumble Bee card stock.

To do the closure, I first cut a quarter off the the Print Pattern background, reversed it and adhered it to a layer of Cajun Craze.  I cut two Cajun Craze circles with the 3/4" punch, then anchored them with two oversized brads to the card stock.  A piece of linen thread finished up the look!

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Stamps:  Tasteful Touches, Field Journal, Print Pattern  (retired), Postage Due  (retired)

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, So Saffron, Bumblebee, Copper foil sheets

Ink:  Soft Suede, Flirty Flamingo, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Bumblebee, More Mustard  (retired), Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Not Quite Navy (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Roses dies, Ornate Borders dies, Jumbo eyelets  (retired), Hodgepodge Hardware clip  (retired), Champagne Mist All-Purpose ink, water pen, Dimensionals, Spiral punch  (retired), 3/4" Circle punch, gold Wink of Stella, Earths beads  (retired), 3-Way Banner punch, Postage Stamp punch (retired), brads, sponges, white gel pen, linen thread

Pearled Peony

 

I've officially gone blind separating and adhering baby pearls (non-SU!), on top of piecing together the punched border pieces cut with the Ornate Borders dies. I'm totally digging Prized Peony with the Peony Garden dsp -- as unlikely as it originally seemed, Petal Pink and Gray Granite are so softly awesome together!  Since the colors are so soft, they invite added texture, such as beads, pearls, ribbon, mixed borders and frosting the petals of the peony with Frost White All Purpose Ink.

To further bring out the peony, I stamped two images in Gray Granite.  I watercolored both with Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo, then cut out the petals that I would want to "pop up."  Those individual layers were curled with a bone folder, then I glued just the tiny piece that connects to the card stock -- no Dimensionals were harmed  in the creation of this peony!  

The finishing touches were to paint in highlights with the Frost White All-Purpose Ink and lowlights by watercoloring them in with Gray Granite under the petals.  I watercolored the center of the peony with Daffodil Delight and More Mustard, then  adhered beads in light and dark gold.  The leaves were stamped and watercolored in Gray Granite.

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Stamps:  Prized Peony, Forever Blossoms

Paper:  Whisper White, Pale Pink, Gray Granite, Peony Garden dsp

Ink:  Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard

Accessories:  Big Shot, Tufted embossing folder, Ornate Layers dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Ornate Borders dies, champagne pearls (non-SU!), Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Earth beads (retired), Petal Pink striped organdy ribbon, Gray Granite shimmer ribbon, Dimensionals, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), water pen