Acts of Kindness

Now, more than ever, acts of kindness mean so much!  Here's another Virtual Crafting Together challenge card.

I combined the following color combination and card sketch.

Stamps: All the Good Things, Bokeh Dots; Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Whisper White; Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy; Accessories: Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes, Smooth Sailing Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

By way of catch up, I'll also share a card I created with March's Paper Pumpkin Kit and another Paper Players sketch.

Stamps: March 2020 No Matter the Weather Paper Pumpkin Kit; Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White; Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, Versamark; Accessories: Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals.

Stay safe and craft on!

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SSC228 Magnolia Bloom

Welcome to another Sunday Stamps sketch challenge.  Last weekend, Splitcoaststampers hosted their main Virtual Stamp Night event, and I've been playing along with some of them.

Challenge MAR20VSNC is titled Flower Pots!, so I grabbed the tea cup "pot" from February 2019's Paper Pumpkin as a starting point.  Using masking, I replaced the succulents with a magnolia bud for something different.

This week's sketch is by Annette.

Stamps: Good Morning Magnolia, Feb 2019 Paper Pumpkin Grown with Kindness; Paper: Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Magnolia Lane DSP, Vellum; Ink: Petal Pink, So Saffron, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Versamark; Accessories: Magnolia Lane Ribbon Pack, White Embossing Powder, Aquapainter, Stitched Shapes Dies, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, e-cutter, Dimensionals.

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Sep 2019 PP: Coffin Treats

Hello All!  My daughter had fun making Halloween treats for her friends, teachers, and coaches.  As we sat down to craft together (the best part), I put together a coffin treat box with pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit.

Did you catch the Coffin Treat Boxes from the Holiday Catalog (#150451)?  So cute!

Here are my daughter's treat boxes using the kit's instructions.

Ink: Gorgeous Grape; Accessories: Bone Appetit Sep 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Coffin Treat Boxes, Crushed Curry Baker's Twine.

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Don't Miss May's Paper Pumpkin!

Hi All!  We had a chance to play with one of the cards from May's Paper Pumpkin at OnStage.  It is a specially designed kit by Shelli, so you know it will be a lovely vintage theme.

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Feb 2019 PP: Grown with Kindness

When I was out of town, my Paper Pumpkin kit arrived and waited patiently at home for me to return and find time to play.  February's kit is called Grown with Kindness, and I challenged myself to come up with an alternative, which isn't always so easy with photo card panels.

I paired the photo focal image with retired Succulent Garden patterned paper.  To soften the colors of the DSP, I overlay a panel of vellum (included in the Paper Pumpkin kit).

This card uses Global Design Project #178.

Stamps: Amazing Life; Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Succulent Garden DSP; Ink: Basic Gray; Accessories: Grown with Kindness February 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Circles Collection Framelits, Big Shot.

I also wanted to play with the succulent stamp image in the kit, so I used the same layout again.

I {heart} watercoloring!  :)

Stamps: Amazing Life; Paper: Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White, Painted Seasons DSP; Ink: Old Olive, Pool Party, Fresh Fig, Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, Basic Black; Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Aquapainter, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Big Shot.

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Jan 2019 PP: Be My Valentine

Hi Everyone!  It's been the perfect (cold) weather to stay indoors and get some crafting done.  On one of the multiple school closings & delays we had this week, my daughter put together her Paper Pumpkin kit so she could hand out some treats to her friends and teachers.

Have you seen the behind-the-scenes video for February's kit?  Stampin' Up! used succulents and earthy tones as inspiration.  I could definitely use garden and plant-type projects to brighten up the winter doldrums!

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Quick Holiday Treat Bags

More holiday preparations...  Ok, so I thought I would get away without making little 3-D treats for my daughter's teachers, but she came to me with a last minute request.  So I resurrected a previous project using Paper Pumpkin printed card bases.

This is a 2-4-6-8 treat box, and a great option when you have 1/2 sheet of card stock on hand.  I used November's Paper Pumpkin kits from 2013 and 2015.

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Aug 2018 PP: Stamping at the Farm

Yesterday I had a handful of the original CNY shoebox swap crew over to check out the farm and enjoy stamping together.  And I did mention these ladies are really good at bringing out the food as well?!  I told Hubs, "They will bring food."  That's all he needed to hear.

Again, Paper Pumpkin to the rescue.  For table favors, my daughter helped me put together some goodies using September's Paper Pumpkin kit, Frights & Delights.

Here's a peek at the beautiful cards we made together.

My previous post shows the 3-D coffin box project I created to share.  What a fun day!

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Feb 2017 PP: Many Happy Birthdays Flamingo Party

Hi Everyone!  Summer is starting to wind down, and we finally have gotten our pool deck finished so we can have a pool party or two before the season is over.  We can finally have Missy's birthday party (who's birthday was back in April!).

Back when February 2017's Paper Pumpkin kit came out, I had already ear-marked it for her next birthday.  It has such a fun slider invitation card in there.  With the Pool Party and Flirty Flamingo color scheme, a flamingo-themed pool party seemed quite natural.

The invitation was straight forward, and you can see the thank you cards were created using the kit and embellished with flamingos.

Stamps: Fabulous Flamingo, Tropical Chic; Paper: Tranquil Tide, Night of Navy, Whisper White; Ink: Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, Versamark, Basic Black Marker; Accessories: February 2017 Paper Pumpkin Many Happy Birthdays, White Embossing Powder, Tropical Thinlits, Big Shot.

Here's a peek at the flamingos enjoying the pool.

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And here's the slider card in action.

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