A little twist on the October 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Stampin'Up!'s October Paper Pumpkin kit came in a pink box.  I liked the cards so much I ordered a refill this morning!  If you are not already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and would like to join the fun, click here.  Stampin'Up! will send an email to redeem your subscription.  If you are a subscriber, you can order refill kits here.  The refills come at a deep discount and do not have the stamp set or ink spot.

 How do you like what I added to the cards this month?


By stamping the flowers from the included stamp set onto the card base, envelope and  banner, my card is just a little different than the directions suggested.  I also sponged the edges of the flowered circle with Lost Lagoon ink to match the small flowers on the designer card stock.

On the card below, I added some 2013 - 2015 In Color Sequins which happen to be on the Clearance Rack for $1.99 as of October 26, 2015.  Check it out here.

With simple additions or changes you can make a kit your own.

I am still working on an alternative for the third set of cards in this month's kit.  I want to add some more bling!  I'll post it soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Swingin' Circle Card

As usual, I hoarded my beautiful Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) which is now retired.  I decided it might be time to cut some of this pretty Beyond the Garden DSP so I will have room for the new 2015 - 2016 DSP!  I must have been in a nostalgic mood because I used the small leaf stamp from the now retired Fabulous Floret set with Crumb Cake ink (stamped off) to make my own DSP for the inside.  Well, can you call it "the inside" when you use the Circle Card Thinlit?  What do you think?

Excuse my finger at the bottom of the picture.  I wanted you to see it closed the way it comes out of an envelope.

It is easy to cut the DSP to coordinate with the circle card by lining up the 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" piece of paper just inside the smaller side on the cutting edge of the thinlit.  Then run it through the Big Shot with the cut side up, so that you can see the placement, using your usual "sandwich".  Do the same thing with the 2 3/4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White card stock DSP you made yourself by lining it up with the larger side of the thinlit.

The card stock base is a 6" x 5 1/2" piece of Tangerine Twist.  The flower from Secret Garden Stamp Set and the "Hello" Swirls and Curls Verse  below are stamped with Pacific Point.  Punch both out with a 2" circle punch.  The background Pacific Point card stock is cut with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch.

Here is the card when opened.  You may wish to sign you card on the left side of the white card stock so that your signature stays hidden behind the accordian fold.  Or not. 

Now it is your turn to use some of your left over DSP!  Any stamp that fits into a 2 " circle would look great.  If the pattern on the reverse side of your chosen DSP is not too busy, it will look nice on the right side. 

For the punches, thinlit die, card stock and inks, see below.

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The Butterflies Are Back!

Stampin' Up! butterflies thinlit dies, that is.  Better hurry, many people have been waiting for their return.  I think they will fly out of the warehouse soon.

Stampin' Up! has a great deal on the thinlits until April 30. The thinlits are 15% off - that is just
$21.20.  You can get your butterfly thinlits here.

When you buy any of the Butterfly Bundles, as a "thank you for your patience", Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE gift from the recent Sale-A-Bration items while supplies last .

You may choose from:

• Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (item 138633)
• Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (item 138634)
• Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 138635)

Click here to see the photopolymer bundle.
 
I love working with Stampin' Up!  They care about their customers and demonstrators!

Wetland Geese

Love Stampin' Up!'s Wetlands Stamp Set.  This is the card I made for my first Luv 2 Stamp group meeting to share. 

 I was so excited to prepare for my first Luv 2 Stamp group meeting that I designed and made 50 of these card fronts with my left hand in a cast.  My wonderful husband helped me with some of the sponged backgrounds.  He also cut out some of the masks I used to cover the bird while adding the grasses.  He never once grumbled that he did not sign up for this job!  Now if I could just convince him to be my webmaster!  Oh well, a girl can not have everything......can she?