Lakeside Retreat

Once a month a group of us gather together to work on our Paper Pumpkin kits.

Normally I make up cards using copied ideas from other talented demonstrators.

Stop by tomorrow and I will show you the ones that we all made at the Paper Pumpkin Night, but the day after I wanted to try adapting a layout/technique to this kit.

I saw France Martin make a MAGIC PULL OUT CARD - a fun fold that can also be a gift card holder, and I wanted to give it a try using the fabulous Lakeside Retreat (April 2026) Paper Pumpkin Kit.

 

Did you hear??

Stampin' Up! is offering a great STARTER KIT DEAL!!

If you want to get the new 2026-28 In Colors, now is the time to take advantage of this great deal!

For only $99 plus tax (shipping is always free on a starter kit) you get to choose $125 worth of product PLUS... you will get all 5 of the new in color ink pads (a $63.00 value). However, if you are not into the inks you can choose option #2 which is an added $35 in product of your choice. They are also allowing you to go over the $125 and just pay the difference.  This is GREAT!! 

WHO WILL JOIN OUR TEAM?

What's next? As a demonstrator you will get 20% discount on all future orders - But let's make this clear: there is NO FURTHER OBLIGATION, but we would love to have you a part of our Creative Crew team

The NEW PRODUCT OF THE MONTH for May

Berry Botanicals Vellum 12x12 Specialty Designer Series Paper

Add a fresh, artful touch to cards and paper crafts with Berry Botanical Vellum 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper. Hand-drawn patterns featuring polka dots, plaids, and berries make it easy to create custom designs with a playful, coordinated look. 

You can purchase the Product of the Month item for only $5 USD when you spend $75 USD (before Stampin' Rewards, Shipping & Tax). To participate in Product of the Month, you MUST have a Stampin’ Up! account. 

New ONLINE EXCLUSIVES are also available to purchase starting May 5th. You can check them out on the stampinup.comsite.

The Eyelet Blooms Die #167984

Which was the Product of the Month for April is still available

$5 with a $75 order!

While supplies last!

The Painter Illusions 12x12 Designer Paper #167977 

which was the February Product of the Month  

is also still available while supplies last

$5 with a $75 order!

FOR EVERY ORDER PLACED IN MAY, I WILL PUT YOUR NAME INTO A DRAWING AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE GALLERY BLOOMS BUNDLE - RIGHT NOW THE GALLERY BLOOMS DIES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BUT DON'T WORRY - I PURCHASED IT FOR YOU SO YOU WILL GET THE FULL BUNDLE, I JUST DON'T HAVE A PHOTO OF IT.

IT COMES WITH A WONDERFUL SET OF DIES TO CUT OUT ALL OF THE IMAGES IN THE STAMP SET AS WELL AS THE FRAME YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO.

Coming up...

Paper Pumpkin May - June kits

                                                     May: Sparkling Celebrations

Subscribe April 11-May 10

Create bold celebratory cads perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces with silver foil 

Gem embellishments

Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (classic stampin' spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie 

Silver Foil gives cards an eye-catching finish

                                                        June: Bikes & Blooms

Subscribe May 11-June 10

These cheerful cards with standout silver detail are made for feel-good moments

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Silver foil and precut paper pieces

Silver butterfly embellishments and linen thread

Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral (Classic Stampin' Spot), Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

If you are a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber you can also purchase the add-on dies that will coordinate with all three months.  You can also you these in your stamping projects for years to come.

(item #168665 $13)

CURRENT CATALOGS

You can also shop online for MANY other products that are not found in the printed copy.

EXAMPLES to check out...

*the scrapbooking options

*the online exclusives (Sometimes I find myself liking these better that what I see in the printed catalog so don't miss out because you don't like to shop on line)

*the LAST CHANCE List

Please click on the links below to shop with me...

Shop the Last Chance List - Save up to 60%

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin HERE

Join Christi's Creative Crew

Click HERE to shop with me

Christi Waite, Christi's Creative Crew

christiwaite@gmail.com

christicreativecrew.blogspot.com

 

Thanks so very much for letting me be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

Have an amazing day!

Christi

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Greenery Lane Meets Eyelet Blooms

Such a sweet card that I am sharing today using the EYELET BLOOMS DIE that was the Product of the Month for April (but there is still product left until inventory runs out) You can get the Product of the Month for only $5 with a minimum $75 online order. Only one available per person, therefore I cannot order for you.

This card was inspired by Sue Campfield

I used the Eyelet Blooms die in two different ways - for the 4" x 5-1/4" front piece I used it in conjunction with the new Impressions Plate and embossed it, and for the front piece I used it as a die so that the little pieces poke out and you can see through the holes to see the colored card stock behind it.

The beautiful leaves were cut from the GREENERY LANE WASHI TAPE. As of the date that I wrote this post, the Washi Tape and the Greenery Lane Dies are both still available.

I did add a few bling dots - I am not sure what Sue used but I chose to use the lightest color in the Pink gems pack. I might suggest the clear dots that are in the Ladybug Garden Epoxy pack.

FOR EVERY ORDER PLACED IN MAY, I WILL PUT YOUR NAME INTO A DRAWING AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE GALLERY BLOOMS BUNDLE - RIGHT NOW THE GALLERY BLOOMS DIES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BUT DON'T WORRY - I PURCHASED IT FOR YOU SO YOU WILL GET THE FULL BUNDLE, I JUST DON'T HAVE A PHOTO OF IT.

IT COMES WITH A WONDERFUL SET OF DIES TO CUT OUT ALL OF THE IMAGES IN THE STAMP SET AS WELL AS THE FRAME YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO.

Coming up...

Paper Pumpkin May - June kits

                                                     May: Sparkling Celebrations

Subscribe April 11-May 10

Create bold celebratory cads perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces with silver foil 

Gem embellishments

Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (classic stampin' spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie 

Silver Foil gives cards an eye-catching finish

                                                        June: Bikes & Blooms

Subscribe May 11-June 10

These cheerful cards with standout silver detail are made for feel-good moments

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Silver foil and precut paper pieces

Silver butterfly embellishments and linen thread

Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral (Classic Stampin' Spot), Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

If you are a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber you can also purchase the add-on dies that will coordinate with all three months.  You can also you these in your stamping projects for years to come.

(item #168665 $13)

CURRENT CATALOGS

You can also shop online for MANY other products that are not found in the printed copy.

EXAMPLES to check out...

*the scrapbooking options

*the online exclusives (Sometimes I find myself liking these better that what I see in the printed catalog so don't miss out because you don't like to shop on line)

*the LAST CHANCE List

Please click on the links below to shop with me...

Shop the Last Chance List - Save up to 60%

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin HERE

Join Christi's Creative Crew

Click HERE to shop with me

Christi Waite, Christi's Creative Crew

christiwaite@gmail.com

christicreativecrew.blogspot.com

 

Thanks so very much for letting me be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

Have an amazing day!

Christi

 

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BBQ Master

 One of the new On Line Exclusive stamps sets/bundle is so perfect for the guys in your life. The BBQ MASTER bundle is versatile as you could use it for birthdays, Father's Day or even for making invitations for a summer cook out party. Oh, and don't forget SCRAPBOOKING!!

The card that I am sharing today was inspired by Kylie Bertucci. The look is the same, however I made a couple subtle changes.

Kylie heat embossed her grill and I simply stamped it with Black ink.

Kylie used the Nested Essentials Dies of the Smoky Slate Piece, but to get the extended size, you would need to run it through the cutting machine twice. I would never ask my Tuesday stampers to do this, and I wasn't willing to put in the extra time to prepare so many pieces like this. Therefore I cut my Smoky Slate at 2-3/8" x 4". Then I used a corner rounder for the edges. The images are stamped with Basic Gray ink as well as the edges sponged with some Basic Gray ink as well. I cut the Basic Black to back it at 2-9/16" x 4-3/16".

The extra stamp used for a little grunge look is from NATURE'S SYMPHONY. 

The sentiment is stamped on Basic Black with Versa Mark and White Embossing Powder.

FOR EVERY ORDER PLACED IN MAY, I WILL PUT YOUR NAME INTO A DRAWING AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE GALLERY BLOOMS BUNDLE - RIGHT NOW THE GALLERY BLOOMS DIES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BUT DON'T WORRY - I PURCHASED IT FOR YOU SO YOU WILL GET THE FULL BUNDLE, I JUST DON'T HAVE A PHOTO OF IT.

IT COMES WITH A WONDERFUL SET OF DIES TO CUT OUT ALL OF THE IMAGES IN THE STAMP SET AS WELL AS THE FRAME YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO.

Coming up...

Paper Pumpkin May - June kits

                                                     May: Sparkling Celebrations

Subscribe April 11-May 10

Create bold celebratory cads perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces with silver foil 

Gem embellishments

Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (classic stampin' spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie 

Silver Foil gives cards an eye-catching finish

                                                        June: Bikes & Blooms

Subscribe May 11-June 10

These cheerful cards with standout silver detail are made for feel-good moments

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Silver foil and precut paper pieces

Silver butterfly embellishments and linen thread

Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral (Classic Stampin' Spot), Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

If you are a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber you can also purchase the add-on dies that will coordinate with all three months.  You can also you these in your stamping projects for years to come.

(item #168665 $13)

CURRENT CATALOGS

You can also shop online for MANY other products that are not found in the printed copy.

EXAMPLES to check out...

*the scrapbooking options

*the online exclusives (Sometimes I find myself liking these better that what I see in the printed catalog so don't miss out because you don't like to shop on line)

*the LAST CHANCE List

Please click on the links below to shop with me...

Shop the Last Chance List - Save up to 60%

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin HERE

Join Christi's Creative Crew

Click HERE to shop with me

Christi Waite, Christi's Creative Crew

christiwaite@gmail.com

christicreativecrew.blogspot.com

 

Thanks so very much for letting me be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

Have an amazing day!

Christi

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