What a fun card sketch for today! The hardest part was figuring out what images to use down in the corner. Since I’ve been working on tons of Christmas card designs snowflakes won out!
Have you checked out the Stitched Snowflake dies that are bundled with and coordinate with the Merry Snowflakes stamp set on page 13 of Stampin’ Up!’s July – December (Holiday) Mini Catalog? I love these die because the stitching sets them off perfectly! You can see three of the snowflakes on my card. Of course, you don’t want a naked snowflake so I had to add a rhinestone to the center of them. Ha!
Once again I managed to create above and beyond the sketch. The extra layer was a given but I also added the little sentiment and the strip of cardstock to make it pop. Maybe if the designer paper was a little brighter and busier I could have got by without the sentiment but I think it finishes off my rendition perfectly.
The designer paper is the Penguin Playmates paper from the Sale-a-bration Brochure. It’s a package of designer paper that you can choose for FREE when placing a $50 order but only through September 30th. The sentiment is from the Penguin Place stamp set on page 33 of the July – December Mini Catalog and yes, the paper coordinates with the stamp set! Gotta love coordination!!!
What products would you use on a project if you were using this card sketch? I’d love to know! Leave a comment and let me know!
This past month I participated in two different card swaps. For each of them I made twenty cards ( a different design for each one), mailed them to the hostess and each she sent me back twenty cards from other demonstrators. This card was made by own of the hostesses. Isn’t it lovely? Michelle made it with the Color & Contour Bundle that you can find in Stampin’ Up!’s 2021-2022 Annual Catalog which comes out TOMORROW! Woo Hoo!
Michelle used two of the new In-Colors, Polished Pink and Pale Papaya. The designer paper is from the Pansy Petal pack (pg. 132, #155807 $11.50). Aren’t the little flowers cute? They’re from a package call Loose Flower Flower Flourishes (pg. 141, #155808 $7.50). They come in two different sizes and three different colors, Pale Papaya, Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia.
Color & Contour Bundle Card by Cindy Russell
I really liked Michelle’s card but I knew I wanted to make it mine but where to start? Her card is so pretty and you know how much I love the new Polished Pink color! I like the new Pale Papaya color but I’m not sure how I like it with the Polished Pink.
Changing the two major colors on the card was the first thing I did. I decided to coordinate Polished Pink with the Fresh Freesia. Next I changed the Basic White cardstock to Very Vanilla since I liked how it coordinated better with the designer paper. Then, of course, I had to add more layers. You know me and my layers! I decided to go with Fresh Freesia and Polished Pink instead of the Polished Pink and Pale Papaya. To finish off my card I switched out the ribbon and added another little flower.
This card layout is fun because it gives you a chance to show off a little bit of designer paper. The front of the card base is trimmed by 1”. Then you add a piece of 1” designer paper to the insert of your card. Add a focal point that overhangs the trimmed off area and your card is done!
The Color & Contour Bundle is very versatile. The stamp set has a few fun flower images and five different sentiments. The die set has two dies that cut out the floral images from the stamp set and 5 different scalloped rectangle dies and a scalloped border die. Too fun! You can view this bundle on page 98 of the new Annual Catalog.
Woo Hoo! Look what came in the mail on Saturday! My February Paper Pumpkin Kit! Now that I’ve challenged myself to actually put my Paper Pumpkin kits together once I receive them in the mail I’m getting pretty excited about them!
February 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit
Here is the direction sheet with the color photograph of the completed projects. Nine birthday cards! Who doesn’t need birthday cards?! They were all fun and easy to put together. A little stamping, a few Stampin’ Dimensionals and a few glue dots was all it took for these fun cards.
My finished cards
My favorite part of these cards, which you can’t really tell from the photos, was the blush pink foil outlines on the banners and the large words of each card. It really adds that special touch. And face it, you can’t go wrong with pink. Ha!
Have you tried Paper Pumpkin recently? I’m loving it! We demonstrators are now getting little teasers about the next month’s kits. Yes, most of the time we now know ahead of time if the kit will contain cards or 3D projects. We also get a hint of the theme of the kit. For example, we knew that this kit contained birthday cards.
So what’s coming next month? Well….it’s going to be special because March is Paper Pumpkin’s birthday. Paper Pumpkin has been around for 7 years! Wow! As a special thank you, the March kit will contain a FREE stamp set! No, not just the one that comes with the kit, an extra FREE stamp set! Wow!
March 2020 Paper Pumpkin
Here’s your teaser for the March Paper Pumpkin kit. The name of the kit is “No Matter the Weather”. Think Spring, daffodils, umbrellas, rubber boots….and a FREE stamp set! Check out those fun colors on the specially designed box! There’s still time to get in on the March Paper Pumpkin kit. Just sign up today!
There are a couple different ways to sign up for Paper Pumpkin. The first way is to simply head on over to the Paper Pumpkin website and sign up with your credit card. Your card will be charged $22 (includes shipping) each month just before the kit is sent. You can put a hold on your account at any time or cancel if you aren’t enjoying the kits.
The second way to sign up for Paper Pumpkin is to purchase a prepaid subscription. You can purchase a 1 month ($21), 3 month ($63), 6 month ($114) or 12 month ($220) subscription. The nice thing about a prepaid subscription is that you can add other Stampin’ Up! products to your order when you pay for your subscription. And guess what? You can earn Stampin’ Rewards or Sale-a-bration items with your prepaid subscriptions with qualifying orders! To purchase your prepaid subscription just head on over to my online store!
If you have never subscribed to Paper Pumpkin now is the perfect time to give it a try. If you are a past Paper Pumpkin subscriber now is the perfect time to give it another try. Seriously, these kits just keep getting better and better!
Be sure to contact me if you have any questions on Paper Pumpkin! I’d love for you to give it a try. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!
