So Cool - April 2021 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives - Stampin' Up!

I had fun with this month's Paper Pumpkin.  This kit made sweet popsicle, watermelon and rainbow shaped cards (previous post).  Here I have made three different cards using contents from the kit together with items from my own stash.

The first card was created by stencilling in clouds with white craft ink.  

The second card is so bright and cheery!  Everything except the card base, circle and sequins is from the kit.  The diagonal striped background is the inside of one of the envelopes. 

And lastly, the gingham on the watermelon card is from the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper pack.  I dug out a retired set called Fruit 

Basket for the strawberries and sentiment and the lattice die is from the Petals & More Thinlits.

Now to think up more idea!

Here's the theme for May's kit...

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Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Paper Pumpkin - So Cool - April, 2021

 

Here's the April Paper Pumpkin - So Cool!  These are really cute and cool, I might add ;) made up.  I made these up as designed.  Also included in the kit were two sheets of the fun stickers that can be used to make additional cards with card stock from your own stash.

To highlight all that came in this kit...

So Cool Photopolymer Stamp Set

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Spot

Printed card bases

Printed Envelopes

Printed die-cut stickers

Glimmer Die Cuts

White die-cut labels

Bumblebee Baker's Twine

Adhesive dots

Dimensionals

Now to see what fun I can have with all these goodies!

May's Paper Pumpkin is called

Batter Up!

Here is a little taste of what's to come.  Sign up before the 10th of April to get this kit. 

www.paperpumpkin.com 

Make sure you are on the Canada page (will show a Canadian flag)

Choose me as your demonstrator...thanks!

If you have any questions about how Paper Pumpkin works, please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set - Stampin' Up! 2021

 

This card came together so fast!  Helps when you have a background that you made up years ago hanging around just to be rediscovered.  I found the background already adhered and stamped with a sentiment from a class a few years ago.  At that time I think I also used a butterfly on it.  I quickly cut out a circle with the Stitched Shapes to use with the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and dies; coloured with my Blends and finished off with a few glitter enamel dots.

I really like this butterfly set. There are five butterflies that are actually one stamp and can be cut out with a solid die that cuts out each butterfly.  There are also 11 other dies in the set that you can use for layering and accenting.  A very versatile set.

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Cindy

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Flowers for Every Season - Stampin' Up! 2020

 

Here's a quick, sweet quilt card for you today.  I used the Flowers for Every Season DSP and the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Card Pack for quick co-ordination.  The Stitched Shapes framelits gave it the quilted look.

I think I need to get the Stitched Triangles die to play with more fun quilt ideas.

The new catalogue will be here soon and the although the Stitched Shapes dies are retiring, the Stitched Triangle dies are carrying over.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Bouquet of Hope - February 2021 Paper Pumpkin - Stampin' Up!

Just a few alternatives from February's Paper Pumpkin - Bouquet of Hope.

The "extras" used on these three cards were

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Canvas background stamp (retired)

So Sentimental Stamp Set for sentiments

Rectangle Stitched Dies

Forever Gold Specialty DSP

White Pearls from a previous kit

Extra on these two cards were:

Forever Gold Specialty DSP (flipped it over to use the white side)

Garden Wishes Stamp Set for sentiment

Rectangle Stitched Dies

Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Card Pack

Merry Merlot Card Stock

I am happy to say that I will actually finish this kit before the next one comes out! 

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Cindy

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Bouquet of Hope - February 2021 Paper Pumpkin - Stampin' Up!

February's Paper Pumpkin - Bouquet of Hope

This is a quick alternative made with the addition of the Rectangle Dies, Itty Bitty Greetings and 3 pearls from a previous kit.

This kit was designed to make 9 sized A2 cards with co-ordinating envelopes.  Three cads of 3 designs.  My card mixed the card base from one design with the die cut from another.  Change it up any way you wish!

Next month's kit (March - Here's To You) will include a set of 4 stencils.  Looking forward to the creative ideas for this kit!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Parisian Beauty & Parisian Dies (now retired) - Stampin' Up!

I absolutely loved The Parisian Beauty bundle and accessories when it came out...but I never did get around to using it while it was current!  I was hopeful it would carry over, but no such luck.  So here I am, finally cracking it open and making use of it.

I'll list the other products both current and retired:

Magnolia Lane DSP - retired

Forever Blossoms stamp set

Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Vellum Card Stock

Ovals Framelits

Good Morning Magnolia for sentiment

Classic Label Punch 

Elegant Faceted Gems

This lovely black and white card was a CASE of a card by Stamp It Up Jamie.  Wonderful card Jamie!  I did substitute several items to suite what I had on hand.

True Love DSP

Very Versailles for vine and sentiment

Gold embossing powder

Champagne Rhinestones

Champagne Foil Sheets

Basic Black Card Stock

Circle Punch - retired

Another CASE by a card by Linda Dalke of Australia.  Lovely, Linda!

A couple of changes, ie: embossing folder, DSP and sentiment. Items used are:

Subtles embossing folder

Forever Blossoms stamp set 

Magnolia Lane DSP - retired

Champagne Foil Sheets

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock/Ink

Petal Pink Card Stock

This CASE was based on a sweet card by Alison Solven, a fellow Canadian. Because I didn't have the paper anymore and couldn't seem to figure out which paper I could use that I owned, I made my own background piece from a retired stamp.

Free as a Bird stamp set - sentiment

Forever Blossoms stamp set

French Script background stamp - retired

Elegant Faceted Gems

Champagne Foil Sheets

Basic Black Card Stock

Petal Pink Card Stock

It's fun using old product with new product to create (or re-create) pretty, fun cards.

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Cindy

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Hydrangea Hill DSP and Beauty Abounds stamp set - Stampin' Up! 2021

While I currently am living through a very active polar vortex, it is lovely to have cheery, summery images to distract from the cold.

Hydrangea Hill has a Suite Collection but I only purchased the paper.  I used other fun products to come up with this quick and easy hydrangea card.

Here are the products (both retired and current) that I used for this card.

Hydrangea Hill DSP (Mini Catalogue page 19)

Beauty Abounds for the butterfly and sentiments  (Annual Catalogue)

Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack (retired)

Sequins (retired)

Gorgeous Grape Card Stock (Annual Catalogue)

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Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Hydrangea Hill DSP and Medium Daisy Punch - Stampin' Up! 2021

 

A pretty card that is quick and easy to make.  Designer Series Paper and a punched daisy are the focal points for the card.  The sentiment is embossed with white embossing powder.  I cut two of the narrow stitched rectangles to enable it fit the 4" width of the DSP.   The new Blending Brushes were used to to add a touch of colour to the centre of the daisy.  That's a retired embellishment on the centre of the flower.

Here are the supplies I used to create this card:

Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper

Medium Daisy Punch

Stitched Rectangles

Band Together for the sentiment

Misty Moonlight & Whisper White Card Stock

Retired circle punch and embellishment for flower centre.

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Cindy

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Isn't this the cutest card?!!  Well, it's not my design; Michelle from Owl Star Stampers created this card and she did an awesome job.  I only changed the sentiment.  And then I decided I would make a co-ordinating bookmark with the extra strip of paper from the 6 X 6 sheet.  I trimmed it down to 2 X 6 and then punched the top with the Fancy Tag Topper Punch from the Annual Catalogue.

Products for this card/bookmark are all from the Annual Catalogue (Page 94-96)

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Cindy

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Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper - Sale-a-bration - Stampin' Up! 2021

Here's a quick card made with the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper (a Sale-a-bration item) and punches....mostly.

The white die cut piece is from the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper.  A bit of fussy cutting from the paper paired with punching out some circles made for a nice visual background for the flower.  The Night of Navy sprigs are from the Poinsettia Dies (a carryover from the holiday catalogue)  Sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings, which I embossed in white.

Below you can see the designs that come with the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper.  

Here is the list of carryover items from the holiday catalogue that you can still purchase.

Sale-a-bration continues until the end of February; EARN free product with $60 and $120 purchases.

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Cindy

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Dandy Wishes Dies - Stampin' Up! 2021

 

My card today uses the Dandy Wishes Dies, paired with the Butterfly Wishes stamp set and co-ordinating punch.

This card is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from a lovely card made by Su Mohr.  Sometimes I start to CASE a card and it turns out nothing like the sample and other times it appears somewhat the same.   

I made changes to suit the products I had.  I do own the dragonfly that she used but I had made several cards with it recently, so decided to use the butterfly from Butterfly Wishes instead.

Products used:

Dandy Wishes Dies

Butterfly Wishes stamp set 

Elegant Faceted Gems

Dandy Garden 6x6 DSP

In Good Taste 12x12 DSP

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Stitched Shapes

Smokey Slate Card Stock

Thanks for stopping by!

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Cindy

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Bouquet of Hope - Upcoming Paper Pumpkin for February 2021 - Stampin' Up! 2021

Here is the upcoming Paper Pumpkin!  It's all about letting those you care about know that you are thinking about and care for them.

Contact me and I can fill you in on how to earn Sale-a-bration items with your Paper Pumpkin purchase!

Take care and happy crafting.

My Stampin' Up! website to view all things Stampin' Up!

https://cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Cindy

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Darling Donkeys - Sale-a-bration - Stampin' Up! 2021

 

Well, isn't this donkey just...darling!

Sale-a-bration is taking place and goes on until February 28, 2021.  This stamp set called Darling Donkeys can be earned FREE with a $60 purchase during this event.

Also, that lovely paper is from the Oh So Ombre designer series pack and it too can be earned FREE with a $60 purchase.

My embellishments are the little Resin Hearts that are in the Mini Catalogue.  There are 150 pieces (75 @ of 2 colours, red and white).  I used the white ones and coloured them with a Blends Marker.

Other products used are:

White Bakers Twine (sold in a combo pack of Blushing Bride and Whisper White) (Mini Catalogue)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (Annual Catalogue)

Credits:  I CASED my card from a sweet Pinterest post.  However, when I went to go back to get the name to give credit, I could not find the card I think I used.  There was one by Kristien Saeys that may have been it, but I can't be positive.  I will extend my thanks to Kristien!  But, If you know it was you, THANK YOU.

You can see all the Sale-a-bration, Mini Catalogue and Annual Catalogue products on my website at:

https://cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Berry Delightful DSP - Sale-a-bration 2021 - Stampin' Up! 2021

This scrumptious paper is one of the great products you can earn FREE duing Stampin' Up!'s 2021 Sale-a-bration event that starts Jan 5.  This 12" X 12" pack is called Berry Delightful and each page has a beautiful summer berry design on one side and a co-ordinating colour design on the reverse.

I used the new Blending Brushes to add colour to the dragonfly; the brushes are wonderful!

Here are the products I used to create this fresh summer feel card.

Berry Delightful DSP

Pacific Point Card Stock

Whisper White Card Stock

Stitched Shapes Framelits

Itty Bitty Greeting for Sentiment

Night of Navy Classic Ink for stamping sentiment

Dandy Laser-Cut Paper

Blending Brushes to add colour to dragonfly

Balmy Blue and Pacific Point Classic Ink to blend colour onto dragonfly

Wink of Stella for sparkle on dragonfly

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Silver Metallic Thread (retired)

You can order at my on-line store

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Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Dandy Garden Memories & More - Dandy Laser -Cut Paper - Stampin' Up! 2021

 

 Dragonflies symbolize change, transformation, adaptability and self-realization.  I thought it was perfect for this Jan. 1, 2021 post!

Here's another card using the Dandy Garden Memories & More Card Pack.  I find the colour on many of the cards feeling a little dark; so to brighten it up a bit, I used a Whisper White card base and added an element that would pop a little.  This has to be one of the quickest cards I have made!

This dragonfly is from the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper found in the new 2021 Occasions catalogue which goes live on Jan. 5; as is the Dandy Garden Memories & More Card Pack.  I used Wink of Stella on the dragonfly to give it a bit of elegance and bling and added a few of the smallest Pearl Basic Jewels.

 Here's a link to my on-line store.  Make sure to check everything out on Jan. 5...it's also when Sale-a-bration starts.  Free product for every $60 spent.

https://cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Take care and Happy New Year!

Cindy

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