September Paper Pumpkin Kit

Quick Post...

 

Fun times tomorrow! Paper Pumpkin Night 7pm!

 

Here are a few variations I have been playing with...  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow

 

 

Well welcome back to our Artisan Wednesday Wow Blog Hop! I hope you have been truly inspired and enjoying parading through all our projects each week! Aren't these gals uber talented?!

 

Ok so like most of you I was inspired by last weeks projects so I had to get my Trick or Treat on...

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I also needed something fun to teach my Technique Tuesday gals so they made this little sweet treat box. Hopefully they didn't fill it with tricks...LOL! I know you have seen that fun ribbon trick before but it worked perfectly with this project so I went with it. If anyone has not seen this please leave a comment & I will elaborate.

 

Ok just in case you find you have some left over Halloween DSP & Washi tape I put together a fun card with matching envelope using the FABULOUS new Envelope Punch Board!

I LOVE THAT THING!

 

 

 

Ok time to hop over to see what fun Alanna has cooked up for us...

 

 

September Paper Pumpkin Night

Just a quick post to share one of the cards we will be making with our September Paper Pumpkin kit!

 

Paper Pumpkin Club Night is Friday September 27th 7pm. :)

Artisan Wednesday Wow

Welcome Back! Wasn't Jen's project FUN!

We got a bunch of great stuff this month but I especially loved that our box contained this beautiful butterfly stamp set! Here is the card I created for this month's Stampin Up Facebook post...

I know everyone else went with an Autumn or Halloween thing so I went with a little something different.

But just for good measure how about a Thanksgiving card! Yep It's almost time to start thinking about that...YIKES!!

OK... Lets go visit Alanna!

Artisan Wednesday Wow

Holy Cow I can't believe how fast Wednesday rolls around! Hope you were dazzled by Jen's adorable project! If not just keep hoppin around until you get to it! I was pretty sure the other gals would have you loaded up on great Halloween ideas so I went a different route.

First off let me just say the Build a Banner kit Totally ROCKS!

Did you see Cathy's project last week? Squeally Cute!

 

Anyway as most of you know I love the vintage look so that's the direction I took with my banner...Let's take a look!

 

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First I stamped the pieces with Black Staz On. Then I filled my spritzer with 25 drops of Baked Brown Sugar re-inker & spritzed the whole banner then I mixed up 40 drops of the same color & added the stripes. TIP: When using the stencils you don't want to spray to heavily or when you lift the stencil it all runs together & looks like a hot mess. So hold your spritzer above your project & spritz a few times...stop before it looks dark enough. TRUST ME. Resist the urge to add "just a little bit more".  If your colors are not dark enough add more re inker don't spritz more. Test it out on scratch paper before starting. Also make sure your banner & stencil are laying flat before you start spritzing.

 

Ok enough reliving my banner nightmare for your learning pleasure. LOL. On to the matching card! Again stop BEFORE its enough when spritzing the cardstock as well.

 

Hope you enjoyed my projects!

Lets go visit Alanna!

 

 

 

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Undefined Pencil!

Quick post...

Had a little piece left from my Undefined kit so I made a pencil!

I'll be back soon with another cute project!

Artisan Wednesday Wow

Well with the kids starting school again we have officially kissed summer good bye. Our first day was...challenging. To save my sanity, hope we can find a good rhythm quickly! Anyway I know you didn't hop over to hear the tales of a homeschooler so let's move on to some crafty stuff!

Hope you enjoyed the project Jennifer had for you, if you haven't seen it yet just keep hopping around! Today I have a set of cards featuring the Papillon Potpourri stamp set. Love that this stamp set and punch is on sale this month!

Since we are going in to the busiest time of year for us I thought a quick and easy card set may come in handy. I am sure you all can relate! So with that said I won't keep you any longer, lets hop over to visit Alanna!

Supplies-

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Notable Notions, Four You

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding

Ink: Staz On Black

Big Shot: Ovals Framelits, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder

Punches: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly

Artisan Wednesday Wow

Welcome back! You may have just been wowed by the uber talented Jennifer Timko if not just keep hopping til you make it around! Today I have more DSP from the This & That journal! Shocker! I know! But I am loving it & next month we have a whole new box of goodies so I better use it while I can!

 Q Q Cute! I even hid a little coaster board in there! I stuck the Hey There sticker to it & cut it out to get even more dimension. The hot air balloon is stuck on cardstock & is popped up on dimensionals.

For the front of my journal I just covered it with a pretty piece of DSP ripped from the inside. Added the stickers & a die cut ampersand, from coaster board of course...Easy Peasy!
Hope you've been inspired to rip a few sheets from your journal & make cute stuff!

Oh wait before you go....here is my newest UNDEFINED creation!!!

 

 

Cuz every girl needs a donut stamp right? LOL! For the record next to cupcakes, Krispy Kreme is my kryptonite. Glad the closest one is 2 cities away!
Ok now lets be like bunnies & hop over to visit Alanna!

To CASE or not to CASE?

Well todays post is all about CASING!!! Which means Copy And Share Everything...C.A.S.E.

BIG DISCLAIMER....If You CASE & post your creation on line PLEASE give credit to the original creator!!! Now if I'm just giving it to Grandma Betty I don't need to tell her I copied the card idea from someone else but otherwise please be respectful of others willingness to share their talents to inspire you.  Ok now on with the cards...

This one is a complete CASE of my fabulous friend Lynda Lee! The only things I changed were I added the piercing, a navy brad, & changed the sentiment. My cousin just had a baby boy & her hubby is in the Navy so this was perfect for them. =)

For the next one, I saw a cute card made by fellow demonstrator Aly Schilling. I made a few modifications but it is still very similar to her card. I changed the sentiment, added the Love die cut, black Chevron ribbon, Black matting, & Bakers Twine. Also I used our new Banner Kit stencils to do the polka dots on the card & matching envelope. Inside I stamped the "Seriously" sentiment from the  April Paper Pumpkin kit...I think it was April. I would share a pic but my photo editing program is being lame so you will just have to take my word for it. LOL!

 

Alrighty that's all I have for now...come back tonight to get a peek at this weeks Artisan Design Team creations! ~Hugs

Just an update & a Giveaway!

It has been so busy around here as I'm sure is true for most households this time of year! My girls are homeschooled and we are trying to enjoy the last few days of summer before school starts. They have had a fun summer filled with VBS, cooking camp, soccer, swimming lesson and one of their favorite things our weekly trips to get Ice Cream! Cuz it's not summer with out Ice Cream, right? Anyway sorry I haven't been posting more but the days are just flying by!
Yesterday  my Sweetie picked up a beautiful new craft table for me and we spent the afternoon building it and moving the furniture to make room! It's nice and tall and has 5ft of workspace! I will be sharing it with the girls once school starts but that's ok. For this moment it's beautiful and tidy...not for long I am sure since I finally cashed in my SU Artisan shopping spree! Squeal! My box will be here this week and I am SUPER excited!

Oh yeah before I forget I have a little giveaway over on my Facebook page!

www.facebook.com/mypaperparadise

Now how about a card or two!

This was our Technique Tuesday card using the faux chalkboard look. Love!

 

This was another I created for the Convention display board. Very cool DUDE card!

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you come back for this weeks Artisan Blog Hop!

 It's gonna be fun!

 

Artisan Wednesday Wow

Welcome back to another Artisan Wednesday Wow Blog Hop! If you're arriving from Jennifer Timko's blog then you're just hopping right along & if not we make a big circle so just keep going!

Well after a few of the team members showed off their amazing hand carved stamps last week, I was thinking I wanted to share mine too! I have been wanting a cute palm tree stamp to make my Paper Paradise logo & couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so UNDEFINED to the rescue!

It really was fairly easy to do. My hubby had me all intimidated by his cute owl so I gave it a try while he was out so in case I really messed it up I could dispose of it discreetly...and no one would be the wiser, LOL! But I was happy as a clam with the results & promptly showed off my creation to him as soon as he got home! He was impressed so I guess I did a good job! :)

Ok enough of my chatting. How about a card?

 This card really took on a life of it's own during the creative process. The only idea I had in my head was the "polaroid" part. I wanted a sponged sunrise background to use with the palm tree but everything else just kind of happened. I wasn't sure how I felt about it so I let it sit on the shelf for a couple days & every time I walked by I liked it a little more!  So just in case you want to see the sponging process I took the following photos:

Then I die cut the scene with the square framelits & stamped the palm tree & added a touch of shading under it.

I used Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, & Chocolate Chip. Ok on to another card!

I got brave & mixed my DSP's! Lol! Kept this card pretty simple but did add a tiny touch of sewing over the banners. That's all I have so now it's time to visit Alanna!
Thanks for hopping along with us & hope you're enjoying all the eye candy!

I'll be back to add the supply list later ;)