March Paper Pumpkin Alternate Ideas

I have several people who purchase the Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription through me, and for everyone who does, (or if they are on my C3 stamping team and subscribe to Paper Pumpkin) they are invited to come for a fun evening of assembling our kits together. We usually meet on the last Thursday evening of the month, but we have been known to switch things up to work around our schedules.  Many times there is just the two of us (Anna & myself), but we will have a larger group when my snow-bird friends come home from Florida.

We research the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club on Facebook to glean ideas and then sometimes we make some of our own creations. It is just so much fun to do it together.

This is the intended projects for the kit... 

The March kit celebrated Paper Pumpkin's Anniversary/Birthday so it included some bonus products (4 decorative masks)

While it is too late to subscribe to the March kit as you see here, you can still subscribe at any time and take advantage of the next months kit. (and many times you are able to purchase a refill kit from previous months)

Want to have a sneak peek of what they have in store for us for April? Subscribe by April 10th to get the next kit delivered right to your door.

Follow the instructions included in the kit or make some changes - it is totally up to you.

This kit will coordinate with the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set  from the January to June Mini Catalog

(Good News: the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and dies will carry over to the new annual catalog)

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This month Anna and I enjoyed a fun evening together stamping, creating and enjoying some delicious tea.

These are the cards that Anna made: some she was inspired by the Paper Pumpkin FaceBook Fan Club page and some she created on her own

We both made this card using the printed envelope liner, making these images into birthday candles.

Anna used the "Here's to you!" stamp that was included in the kit and I used a "Happy Birthday". I also made mine with a more narrow piece of the Pretty Peacock card stock.

We saw someone use the little die from Hippo Happiness to make the candle flames (I think this die was intended for the inside of a darling animals ear) 

I love the look of the flames using the die, however I also saw Rachel Tessman (the creator of the Paper Pumpkin Facebook Fan Club) use the Sprig Punch for the flame which was so much quicker, but I still prefer the looks of the flames made with the dies.

Anna's second card has a patriotic theme and she used one of the stencils with some embossing paste

Anna's 3rd card - she used the floral envelope liner for her card front

We both struggled a bit with this busy pattern, 

My first try with the floral envelope liner...

I cut the image out from one of the card bases using a Stitched Shapes Die (hey! it's on the last chance list - it's a must have, so grab a set now). I backed it with a Pretty Peacock layer. Wasn't thrilled so only made one.

but then...

We both made this version...

I saw someone do the diagonal piece, but then I changed it up by cutting out a detailed butterfly using the Brilliant Wings Dies, and the tiny butterfly is from Nature's Thoughts Dies. Fancy Phrases Stamp Set (retiring soon) gave us the "Birthday Wishes".  A heads up, too, is that the Pretty Peacock ink and card stock used here is also on the Last Chance List.

Anna used the Gilded Gems on her butterflies and I used some retired dots on mine. I really love the detailed butterfly cut from that paper. Our Stitched Rectangle was embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder  - and YIKES! it's on the Last Chance List - I love this embossing Folder - I use it ALL the time!

Here are the cards that I made (other than the ones I already showed you)

I was totally inspired by a sample I saw on line to use the girl stamp from BEAUTIFUL YOU. What I changed up: I added the smaller Happy Birthday stamp included in the kit (the original designer used a stamp from Beautiful You) and I am not sure what dots she used on her card, I chose to use some retired Candy Dots for mine. Always trying to use up some retired stock. I stamped her dress onto some Seaside Spray Designer Paper and then fussy cut both the girl and the dress and pieced them onto the card. I think this was my favorite one to make that night.

This layout was inspired by the Stampin' Ninja (Melissa)

Melissa made a card using the Mountain Air stamp set (which I prefer), but I thought it could work for this image as well.

The next day I decided to work on some more cards focusing on using the (4) bonus decorative masks. I started with the stars mask, and some embossing paste,  but first I heat embossed the constellation heart from (retired) A Little Twinkle, then added the globe from Beautiful World. Added some gold glitter stars and a couple Night of Navy stars. I was inspired by Kathy Kartak

This is what I did for the inside:

The second mask I used is the one with multiple clouds. First I sponged Balmy Blue ink onto Balmy Blue card stock and then I used some embossing paste.

I really wasn't sure where this card was headed when I was using the mask, but I was happy with the outcome.

The Dog Punch is on the LAST CHANCE LIST in case you want to grab that while you can.

The sentiment comes from KINDNESS & COMPASSION (retired) Stamp Set, and the green grass is from the SPECIAL DAYS Dies.  Super sale on these dies for only $7.25 (regular price $29.00), but you might also want to grab the coordinating stamp set Special Someone.

Inside: Some more sponging with the clouds mask and just a silhouette doggie.

After I was all done I started to think that the front needed just a touch of color with some little hearts.

I used my (retired) Confetti Hearts Border Punch, and literally held my hand over the card and dropped them onto the front. A little adjusting for placement and the card was complete by securing them with some Liquid Tombo Glue. Now I really like it, but I will be so sad when I have occasion to send a pet sympathy card.

Talking about our pets...want a quick photo on our newest batch of puppies? They are 3-1/2 weeks old and starting to get some chubby tummies. They seem very content, but we are also seeing them get a bit more active. We've heard some little "growls" and see the wagging of their itty bitty tails.

Their favorite hobbies are still eating and sleeping.
 

The next mask I wanted to play with is the one with the mountains. These masks only measure 4"x4" so I felt a little limited. As I was playing with it I was making a mess by sponging where I didn't want ink, etc. so I ended up using some large post-it notes to make it cleaner and easier. I decided to go with a note card size of 5" x 3-1/2" in Pretty Peacock. (a retiring color)

For the mountain on the front I sponged s few layers in crumb cake ink, then sponged on the pear pizzazz greenery. I sponged on some Balmy Blue sky then added sun rays in Crushed Curry ink using the 4th (and final) decorative mask. Then I remembered that the Paper Pumpkin Kit came with these little tree lines so I used 2 of them, sponging some extra Pretty Peacock along the bottom on the front piece. The trees on the front piece are popped up with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. It really felt empty and I knew it needed an animal to fill the gap. After browsing through all of my current and retired stamp sets I landed on DASHING DEER, but my littlest deer was still too big for this space. 

Here's what I did: I stamped the deer in Early Espresso onto Basic White card stock, then photocopied it at 80% and fussy cut it out. It ended up being the perfect size! 

The green area still seemed a little bare to me so I added the "thinking of you" from the April 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit, using Early Espresso Ink.

Inside: just a little more sponging with the mask for a mountain then added some green grass and blue sky. I know exactly who will receive this card and I can't wait to send it to him.

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Old Fashioned Stamp Camp & a Fundraiser Update!

I will start out today with our update on the fundraiser - We just couldn't be more thankful to all of you who have donated to Sawyer's care.

We are running out of splashes and that couldn't be better news!

We had so much fun at the Stampin' Up! weekend at OnSTAGE in Lansing!

Inez, Sue and myself headed out on Friday morning in order to attend an old fashioned Stamp Camp with Ronda Wade.

I will share the projects that we made with you...

With our class fee we all got the Bird Ballad Tin with the Laser Cut Cards and envelopes.

We made 4 cards using these and then we got to take the remainder of the cards and envelopes home including the tin.

This last one I switched up the sentiment when I got home because she used the North Pole Delivery stamp and I am not quite into the Santa theme.

 This is an 8x8 shadow box frame sampler, so at 3 or 4 of the stations we created the cute little sampler squares. An 8x8 Whisper White Card Stock was included but not the frame

Finally we made this cute box using the Gold Foil Mini Pizza Box and made 6 Christmas Tags.
For all these projects we used the PERFECTLY PLAID BUNDLE, Some extra dies from Dashing Deer and Christmas is Gleaming

I came away with way more than the projects you see here. I came away inspired to hold my own Stamp Camp - possibly this spring after I am healed from my next foot surgery that takes place December 11th.

Okay - back to the fundraiser...

How can you help?

I am donating 10% of every Stampin' Up! order you place through me, as well as any sales that I make during classes, craft sales and cards. Please follow the links below.

Dale is also donating 10% of sales from his soap business. You can check out his web site HERE

We are also taking outside donations.

You may send your check payable to:

Christi Waite

3299 Oak St.

Hudsonville, MI 49426

OR

We are accepting donations through PayPal

Red indicates outside donations.

Green indicates donations through any Stampin' Up! sales.

Blue indicates donations through sales with Dale's soap business.

Each "splash" represents $100.00!

ALSO...

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER  *cannot be combined with a free class offer*(minimum $50) during the month of November will receive TOILE TIDINGS GLITTER ENAMEL DOTS

Here is what Stampin' Up! tells us about the Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots:

Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots are sparkly, adhesive-backed dots. 
* 160 enamel stickers: 20 each of 2 colors: Garden Green, Real Red 
* 4 sizes: 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, 7 mm

My note: these enamel dots are not too bulky and will not add to the price of your mailing, but they add a wonderful element to your cards. They are NOT just for Christmas just because they are green and red. 

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Come Stamp With Me!

It's Tuesday! and one of my favorite days of the week because it's COME STAMP WITH ME TUESDAY!!
Each Tuesday I have an open house style "class" with 4 stations set up.
Ladies come when they can between 10am and 5pm and can make as many or as few cards as they want or need.
I give myself some freedom on this class and will use retired stamp sets and products.  They love it because they have purchased these stamp sets in the past and this gives them ideas of how to use the stamps that they already have.
These are the cards that I have out for today.

This first card combines the retired designer paper with the current stamp set A GOOD MAN! They love it when I feature masculine cards.

This second card I used the current BIRD BALLAD Designer paper, and the current Stamp Set SPECIAL CELEBRATION, but the little bird stamps are from a Paper Pumpkin Kit. This card was inspired by Kez

I am anxious to get my hands on some new Christmas Stamp Sets but DASHING DEER carried over to the Annual Catalog so it is still current, but the Designer Paper is retired from last years Holiday Catalog. I can tend to be a paper hoarder so wanted to use it up on my Tuesday classes

The ladies have 3 choices with this last card OR they can make one or more of each for a beautiful set. These cards feature the retired stamp set Vertical Greetings. I originally bought this stamp set because I wanted the vertical words, but I am loving the topiaries stamps. These cards were inspired by Alex

Have you been on the fence about signing up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?

Well, check this out...

Promotion Dates: July 1-July 31, 2019

Sign up/purchase the STARTER KIT for only $99 and get not only $125.00 in product of your choice, you also get an extra $30 over and above for a total of $155.00

PLUS:

You will receive a $10 coupon code to redeem in August

• Coupon codes may be redeemed only once, and do not count towards your commisionable amount.

• Coupon codes expire October 31, 2019; after this date, they will no longer be valid.
• BE SURE to save your Coupon Code because it cannot be retrieved.
• YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE:
• 1 Paper Pumpkin Kit value $22.00
• $50 value business pack (1 case of catalogs & other items)
• FREE SHIPPING value $15.50
• TOTAL: $242.50 value PLUS the $10 voucher to spend in August!
• You do the math! I believe this is an AMAZING DEAL!
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• BONUS DAYS ARE BACK!!
• For every $50 you purchase from July 1-31 you will receive a $5.00 Coupon Code to redeem between August 1-31.
• There is no limit to how many Coupon Codes that you can earn.
• This is such a perfect time to purchase all the amazing products from the NEW Annual Catalog AND get rewarded.
• AND...

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER  (minimum $50) during the month of July 2019 you will receive 1 FREE roll of the NEW 2019-2020 In Color Rococo Rose 1/2" Scallop Linen Ribbon

Rococo Rose 1/2" (1.3 cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon is a woven linen craft ribbon with Rococo Rose scalloped edges. Ribbon is an easy way to add style to your projects. Tie it, loop it, wrap it, cut it. We have the styles you love in the colors you want.

* Rococo Rose
* 1/2" 
* 10 yards 

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Dashing Deer

DASHING DEER is one of my very favorite stamps in the HOLIDAY CATALOG - it is so elegant and it is considered a distINKtive stamp that makes your stamp actually look like two step stamping.

This card was CASED from Mary Fish on Pinterest.

So, so stunning! The gals who came to Stamp a Stack classes this month made this card - it was a huge hit.

Stampin' Up!'s promotion for September is this wonderful Designer Paper called DASHING ALONG and it goes perfectly with the DASHNG DEER bundle.

How was the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper created? 

To create our exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! used a mix of old favorites and new patterns to bring you beautiful, traditional Christmas paper.  This collection of patterns has an eclectic feel and is perfect for layering, and while the newsprint design isn’t Christmas-themed, it was selected for its versatility and popularity.  I hope you’ll love this Designer Series Paper as much as I do, and remember, it’s available for a limited time only!

PROMOTION DETAILS:

• Promotion period: September 1–30 Dashing Along Designer Series Paper is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after September 30. 
• In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $250 (before shipping and handling). 
• One package of Designer Series Paper may be redeemed per qualifying order, with no limit on how many packages of Designer Series Paper can be earned. 
• Customer, Workshop, and online orders qualify. 
• Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be redeemed using Stampin’ Rewards.  You will receive this FREE gift with a qualifying order in addition to any Stampin’ Rewards you may earn. 
• Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be exchanged for other paper. 
• Deadline Online: September 30, 2018 at 11:50 PM (MT)

And I have a September Special for you too!!

For every $50 order you will get your name in the drawing to receive the TOIL & TROUBLE Designer Paper and the SPIDER TRINKETS which will be perfect for all your Halloween treats and card making. If a spider can be cute - these are it!

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Holiday Catalog Team Swaps

Last night at our monthly team meeting we had a Holiday Catalog Swap. It was a small group this time, but we love to be together.

Janell cased her card from the Holiday Catalog - I always emphasize that the catalog is our first, best resource for inspiration and this one is gorgeous!! She used the DASHING DEER stamp set and DETAILED DEER THINLITS DIES.  Buy them both as a bundle and save 10%.

Inez made a mask using the BLIZZARD THINLITS DIE. And then she all kinds of fabulous snowflakes left to use on another card.  Stamp set: BEAUTIFUL BLIZZARD. Buy them both as a bundle and save 10%.

 Chris and Dawn both had the same idea. Chris stamped her images from WINTER WOODS directly onto her card base while Dawn did some sponging. Buy the IN THE WOODS FRAMELITS DIES and the stamp set as a BUNDLE and save 10%. Chris added some SOFTLY FALLING dimension to her snow with the embossing folder and some DAZZLING DIAMONDS on the tree branches.

 Dawn chose to create her own snow line with the torn paper technique. Either way, this card is such pretty winter scene!!

 LuAnn used the SWIRLS AND CURLS TEXTURED EMBOSSING FOLDER and the MERRY CHRISTMAS THINLITS DIES for her special fold card. Some traditional red and green colors with some added Night of Navy to perk it up.

This is the card I chose to make. I also used the MERRY CHRISTMAS THINLITS DIES along with the MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL stamp set.  Buy them as a bundle and save 10%

I cased this card from Kate.

I used some WINK OF STELLA on the words where Kate painted hers with the new CHAMPAGNE MIST SHIMMER PAINT and an AQUAPAINTER

Card stock: FESTIVE FARMHOUSE Designer Paper, CHAMPAGNE FOIL, Very Vanilla

INK; Mossy Meadow

Punch: SPRIG.

I colored the RHINESTONES with a STAMPIN' BLENDS MARKER.

Stampin' Up!'s promotion for September is this wonderful Designer Paper called DASHING ALONG

How was the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper created? 

To create our exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! used a mix of old favorites and new patterns to bring you beautiful, traditional Christmas paper.  This collection of patterns has an eclectic feel and is perfect for layering, and while the newsprint design isn’t Christmas-themed, it was selected for its versatility and popularity.  I hope you’ll love this Designer Series Paper as much as I do, and remember, it’s available for a limited time only!

PROMOTION DETAILS:

• Promotion period: September 1–30 Dashing Along Designer Series Paper is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after September 30. 
• In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $250 (before shipping and handling). 
• One package of Designer Series Paper may be redeemed per qualifying order, with no limit on how many packages of Designer Series Paper can be earned. 
• Customer, Workshop, and online orders qualify. 
• Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be redeemed using Stampin’ Rewards.  You will receive this FREE gift with a qualifying order in addition to any Stampin’ Rewards you may earn. 
• Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be exchanged for other paper. 
• Deadline Online: September 30, 2018 at 11:50 PM (MT)

And I have a September Special for you too!!

For every $50 order you will get your name in the drawing to receive the TOIL & TROUBLE Designer Paper and the SPIDER TRINKETS which will be perfect for all your Halloween treats and card making. If a spider can be cute - these are it!

The HOLIDAY CATALOG went live today!! need a copy for yourself? Please contact me. See the info below.

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Here is the list to my quick links to contact me or to shop with me...

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Christi

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