Strange title eh? Well Shelli Gardner is co-founder and chair of the board of directors of Stampin’ Up! and she has put together this lovely cardmaking kit, which is available to order from May 15th for a limited time only (while stocks last).
So, you ask, what is paper pumpkin?
Paper Pumpkin is the name given to a bespoke kit of card making products that complements current Stampin’ Up! products. In the US there is a monthly subscription to have these kits sent directly to you, but this hasn’t happened in the UK. And this kit is a one off for us at present, but who knows!
This kit contains ;
An exclusive stamp set not available anywhere else
One Classic Stampin’ Spot® from our Classic ink collection
Paper and crafting materials to create 12 cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs)
12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes
Adhesives and embellishments for all 12 cards
The kit also works well with a stampset available in the next annual catalogue
I am running a workshop based around this kit on Tuesday 4th June from 2-4pm.
The cost is £20 for a full kit for you to get at the workshop and make one of each card and take the rest home to play with yourself at the end , or why not go halves with a friend and pay £10 each and split the set?
Places are limited, so please reserve your spot soon
Wouldn’t it be lovely to wake up every morning to the sound of the sea lapping against rocks right outside your window. I know I would be in my element, with the wildlife on offer and the peaceful sounds the sea evokes.
By The Bay
Sale-a-bration set 2019
This lovely Stamp set is one of the ‘free’ items available until the end of March with a minimum spend of £45.
I used predominantly Gray Granite when making this card…..ink, card stock and ribbon (have I mentioned before how I love that all Stampin’Up products co ordinate so beautifully?)
I’ve also used the Stitched rectangle framelits from the Spring Summer catalogue to give some interest and angles around the subject.
I’ve listed below all the products used, but if you want to know more contact me (button at top of page) or follow this link to get to my shop
Wasn’t too sure about this stamp set when I first got it, but after using it at yesterdays Coffee and a Card, this afternoon I’ve had a little play and actually its quite versatile! The set is from the Spring Summer Occasions Catalogue and with a variety of sentiments as well as flowers/ corners/ decorative strips- its a good one for using alongside other sets.
These first two cards were cased from cards made by Toni Tessler.
I used Pacific Point and Balmy Blue for the blue card, and Blushing Bride and Lovely lipstick for the pink version. Its quite a forgiving card for a beginner as you can easily cover any mistakes with the featured cakes!
This next card combines two stamp sets from the Occasions catalogue…Amazing Life and Hello Cupcake
Call me Clover ( very apt I thought) is the main colour in these two Good Luck cards – the second one also using Crushed Curry
I then combined Amazing Life with last years Heart Happiness set and used Rich Razzleberry paper and ink to make a not too sloppy Valentines card!
And finally…..Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight (Blend Pens) and Pineapple Punch DSP (designer series Paper). I used the fabulous stamparatus to get the flowers evenly placed.
And this is what I love about Stampin’Up! One stamp set….lots of options and papers/inks/pens…..everything that co ordinates!
Don’t forget that for January, February and March. if you spend £45 across the annual or occasions catalogue you can choose from a range of free products in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Want to find out more? Contact me
This weeks Coffee and a Card we played with butterflies!
Above are several variants of the same card, using the lovely Gingham Gala paper from the Occasions catalogue, and the free (with spends of over £45) Botanical Butterfly designer series paper and the (also free with spends over £45) organdy ribbon. The butterfly is punched from the Botanical Butterfly papers.
We also used the Butterfly gala stamp set with the co ordinating punch to make these;
We used blender pens with Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green ink to colour the butterflies.
These are so adaptable to fit almost any sentiment you may want to use.
To find out how to purchase any of these visit my online shop or contact me
Hello Cupcake stamp set is new this year…..and whats best of all is that it is FREE!!!
If you spend £45 or more across any of the current catalogues (annual or Spring /summer occasions), then this is one of the stamp sets you could choose to have for FREE!!
Its a gorgeous set that works well in many different colours. We made a couple at Coffee and a Card last week, and also I’ve since made a couple more to show you how well it works, what ever colour combo you choose!
This one is Grapefruit grove, lovely lipstick and sahara sand.
This shows how we decorated the inside…looks really pretty against the blueberry bushel card stock, using Lovely Lipstick, Call me clover, Blueberry bushel and Pineapple Punch ink pads…the beautiful 2018/18 Incolors.
This is using Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and the cake is stamped in Soft Suede.
And finally;
This one is in Mint Macaron, Berry Burst and Crumb Cake, and the sentiment was stamped using the Stamparatus to give perfect alignment
If you need more inspiration, check out the Spring/Summer Occasions catalogue. Contact me if you need one sending out to you.
I hope you all had a fabulous, fun packed, crafty Christmas and have lots of crafting goodies to play with in the New Year!
I’m starting to think that my family believe I have more than enough crafting stash, coz the only crafty item I got thgis year was the Stampin Up Gift bag Punch Board, and after lots of research on Pinterest and YouTube, I cant wait for a few moments to play with this new toy and see what I can do with it ……no, its not just to make gift bags!
So far I’ve only made one little bag, and I got the patterned paper on its side, but hey…we all have to learn! (and yes, its NOT Stampin Up paper!)
Watch out early in the new year for more things I’ve made with the. super Gift Bag Punch Board
Oh What Fun…..we had at Coffee and a Card this week….gift card holders and gift tags.
The deer gift tag has a hidden chocolate inside! Yum! The bottom right was cased from Sharon Armstrong and has a little pocket inside to fit a gift card or money. The sentiment (Bottom left, is a Lili of The Valley stamp) and this also opens to reveal a gift card.
Just had another awesome Coffee and a Card at The Mallard, Westwood Lakes. I appreciate that the times are not great (now moved to 12 til 1), due to being over lunch time, but I’m sure those who are starving after can either indulge in some gorgeous cake at the Mallard or grab lunch in the Fishermans Rest cafe!
Todays make was a special request, and it was far more involved than I would normally do for Coffee and a Card, but everyone one did a fabulous job and took home a beautiful pop up Santa card.
The Dsp used was a couple of years old and although there are some gorgeous DSP this year, I wanted the small print whimsical type papers. There is paper to match the Santas Workshop Suite but I dont have it….Yes you read correct…there is something Stampin Up that I don’t have!!!
Dont forget the Black Friday Sale is still on until Wednesday 28th November, so get your orders in quick so you dont miss out.
Hi! So my good thoughts about blogging more often went rapidly by the way side!!
But i’m here now and want to show you what I and the Coffee and a Card group have been upto. This is from this week.
I’ve decided to concentrate on specific stamp sets and suites each week and I’m gonna pop more regular pictures on my facebook page using the same stamp set to hopefully give you inspiration. I will also give you pictorial images linked to my shop which will hopefully make it easier for you to see what I’ve used.
As with many of Stampin Up! products, you save 10% by buying as a bundle – Rooted in Nature stamp set and Natures Root Framelit Dies.
The first two cards are the same layout, using the same stamp set, but different Designer Series Papers. I love the autumnal colours, and ever card turns out different. The tree was coloured with Stampin Write Markers, huffed on (to re activate the ink) and then stamped.
The second card using Rooted in Nature stamp set was an adaptation from a card by Debra Simonis which I found on Pinterest. I used her card but added twine and an embellishment from the Natures Poem suite.
This weeks Coffee and a Card used the super cute Hedgehugs stamp set.
Available as wood mount or clear mount, they are a lovely fun set, with some super sentiments!
Our first card had a squirrel hidden inside a tree!
A panel of Early Espresso card stock had a ‘hole’ punched in it at one end. Laying this card onto a Very Vanilla card base, we drew around the circle with a pencil. This showed us where to stamp the squirrel. The Early Espresso card was then embossed using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing folder, and then attached over the stamped image. The toadstools were stamped across the bottom in Cherry Cobbler ink and some discontinued ribbon was attached across the top. The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla Card and then punched out. It was mounted on a scalloped circle punched in either Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green or Early Espresso. The top of this was scored, had redliner tape attached and ‘hinged’ over the squirrel. Finally a bow was made in the same ribbon and attached centrally to the ribbon at the top of the card.
The second card was adapted from a card by Natalie Oshea.
The card base is soft suede, the flowers stamped with Early Espresso ink across the bottom. Next the two hedgehogs were stamped on Whisper White cardstock (using the stamparatus to ensure we could re-stamp if the ink didn’t cover well enough on the first stamping) again with Early Espresso ink. The bodies were coloured with a caramel Promarker, and the flower coloured using a blender pen and Cherry Cobbler ink. This panel was adhered to the card base and a strip of Burlap ribbon was attached to the bottom.
The sentiment and flower were stamped on Whisper White, punched with the 1 1/2″ circle punch, and mounted on a die cut circle of Early Espresso. This was then added using dimensionals.
I know several hedgehog lovers and i’m sure this stamp will prove to be popular!
To Purchase any of the items needed to recreate this card, please contact me, or visit my shop
New to the 2018/19 annual catalogue is the Lilypad Lake bundle. A beautiful set with water, boats, heron and some lovely words and the co ordinating dies. It makes some stunning cards and we made two this morning at Coffee and a Card.
It was a pretty hectic morning with 7 people joining me, but as usual we had some fun and laughter and everyone went home with two lovely cards.
The first card used watercolour paper as the background, and after wetting the card three different colours using the ‘water’ stamp were stamped down covering all the card. I used Pumpkin Pie at the top, then Daffodil Delight and finally Night of Navy. This was then spritzed with water, removing any excess with kitchen paper. We then set this to one side to dry.
The heron was die cut in black card as was the reeds using the ‘water’ framelit. The water framelit then had its sides cut away, and the centre was snipped at random in half to give reeds.
The sun was die cut in Daffodil Delight and the flying birds were stamped onto the background in Memento. These were from the High Tide Stamp set. The card was assembled onto a black background before attaching to a whisper white card base.
The idea came from a card by Emma Goddard of Coastal Crafters.
The next card also used The Lilypad Lake bundle. But this time the card had a more nautical theme and perfect for the sailor in your family!
We started with Balmy Blue base and using the cloud design from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and Whisper White Ink, we sponged onto the Balmy BLue to give subtle clouded background.
The ‘sea’ was die cut in Pool Party, the ‘sun’ in Daffodil Delight, and the ‘yachts’ were stamped several times on Whisper White before colouring with a variety of pens (Stampin Blends and other) and then cut with the die.
The sentiment was from ‘Your Inspiring’ stampset, stamped in Balmy Blue on Whisper White card and die cut using one of the framelits from the bundle. The edges of the sentiment were ‘dabbed’ in the balmy blue ink to edge it.
Clearmount bundle £40.50, Woodmount bundle £47.50
These are also available separately, but buying as a bundle saves 10%
If you would like to order, please use my online shop or contact me direct
The second Monday each month, our Coffee and a Card focuses on Christmas. I’m also still using discontinued DSP (Designer Series Paper) Be Merry….available while stocks last until the end of May, and I also used an old favourite of mine stamp set, unfortunately no longer available..Merry Mice. The six ladies who joined me this week made this cute little pop up card;
and then we made a card using a bit of paper-folding, which proved far more challenging than I expected! Again we used the discontinued DSP, and the sentiment this time was from the also no longer available set Christmas Quilt.
But there is more to life than discontinued product! I have been busy making projects with the pre sell items I bought after April’s convention in Telford, ready for a catalogue launch party in June…details to follow as I havent got a venue yet! The new catalogue is available now to view. If you would like a copy please contact me
I Know ive mentioned it before but there is also an early release suite available right now. It’s the ‘Share what you Love ‘Suite, and has 3 different bundles depending on your budget and skills
These are some of the cards you could make with this suite;
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This weeks Coffee and a Card we played with butterflies!
This one is Grapefruit grove, lovely lipstick and sahara sand.
This is using Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and the cake is stamped in Soft Suede.
This one is in Mint Macaron, Berry Burst and Crumb Cake, and the sentiment was stamped using the Stamparatus to give perfect alignment
Clearmount bundle £40.50, Woodmount bundle £47.50
