Christi's Creative Crew: Paper Pumpkin Snailed It!

Before I get started I need to put out a correction - The Hey Chick that I posted yesterday and stated that it ran through February 28th, I was made aware that it actually runs through June 30th! Whew! I'm so glad you have more time to grab onto those 2 bundles. Click HERE to see yesterday's blog post.

AWOL!

Yup that's me!

I'm not sure why I am struggling to maintain my daily blog, but I am told that some of you really miss it.

So what have I been up to?

Can you say "babysitting?"

Sweet Little Liam stays with Gramma a couple days a week.

Such a sweet boy! My arms are very happy when he is here!!

I set aside all other plans and just enjoy my time with him.

Liam is 3 months old now and nearly 10# - not bad for coming 6 weeks early.

I found this cute little Pooh outfit when we were vacationing in Arizona. We have quite a history with Winnie the Pooh so I couldn't resist the purchase.

My mother's oldest sister, lovingly called Auntie Cene (Maxine) was everyones favorite. She worked in the children's department at Sears back when Sears had the exclusive rights to the Winnie the Pooh branding. (before Disney purchased the rights). Auntie Cene was our Pooh! She passed way too young - even before Liam's daddy was born. But this makes Pooh a family favorite.

Today I thought that I would share with you some of the cards that I made with the January Paper Pumpkin Kit

The stamp set included with the January Paper Pumpkin Kit has a cute little snail, but these snails were actually cut from the SNAIL MAIL 12x12 Designer Paper (#154577) - love how Stampin' Up! coordinates everything!

I also couldn't resist adding some puppies from Bella & Friends and even though this set is retired, and because we love our pups so much, I find myself adding puppies to many of my cards.

Here's a photo of our 3 pups. Can you believe they posed themselves like this? I was shocked!

This Valentine card was a big hit at this past weeks Come Stamp With Me class.

The "Happy Valentine's Day" stamp is from a past Paper Pumpkin Kit. Can you see a theme here with Paper Pumpkin? You have until February 10 to subscribe to the February Paper Pumpkin Kit so that you don't miss out on the exclusive fun.

Here is your sneak peek for February's kit

This is what Stampin' Up! is saying about the February kit

Kit contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes. Kit includes card bases, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more.
Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Envelope size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4"
Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Bumblebee, Just Jade, Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow, Rococo Rose
Coordinates with the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper, an exclusive Sale-A-Bration item.
Please follow the link below to subscribe

Now back to some more Snail Mail cards:

Loved this idea, and the January kit coordinated with the Snailed It Bundle, and do you see that mini envelope die? Perfect size for this card

HOWEVER... I had not purchased the stamp set or dies, so went to work and created my own mini envelope pattern

This little snail was stamped with the Paper Pumpkin snail stamp and colored in with the light and dark calypso coral blends. Instead of a heart on it's shell for Valentine's Day, I cut out one of the little gifts from the Snail Mail Designer Paper.

This next one is a little bit smaller than our normal 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", but I needed to scale it down so that the size didn't overwhelm the little snail. The Mint Macron circles were created using a Sponge Dauber, then cut out with the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die.

Last, but not least, is the card that I made for our mail carrier. He is probably wondering who this gal is who is mailing out so many cards on a regular basis. He deserves a lot more than just a card!!

Some of these cards I grabbed inspiration from the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club Facebook page, and for the life of me I wish I had documented who inspired me because they sure deserve the credit. This last card was inspired by Elizabeth Hebert as seen on Rachel Tessman's blog post

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