Who can resist cute little puppies?

I hope you enjoy this fun little video! Start your paper pumpkin today. You can just try one month if you would like to see what you think! There is no commitment and you can cancel at anytime!Let me know if you have any questions!

Also, don't forget about this great deal on fabulous designer series paper!

Have you gotten a holiday catalog yet?  You will want to start on your Christmas cards now! Let me know if you would like me to send you a copy of this wonderful catalog! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day and do something crafty!

TGIF Christmas Challenge

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Christmas in July? Well, I don't know about where you live but her in Southern California it does not feel like Christmas but I do love making Christmas cards. They are the most fun! I am looking forward to seeing the new Stampin' Up! holiday catalog. As a demonstrator I will get to see it tomorrow and I can't wait! (one of the great perks of being a demonstrator, preorder) Many lucky demonstrators who earned the Greece trip already have the catalog along with many of the stamps and other goodies. So I have seen lots of things online and they are all so cute, I know it will be a big preorder for me!

So for today I have made a Christmas card for the TGIF challenge. When I decided to join in on the challenge this week I realized I do not have any Christmas sets that are current and so I used my favorite punch, perennial flower punch to make my own poinsettia flower.

I punched out a few flowers in cherry cobbler and then sponged the edges to give it more dimension. Some of the flower petals I cut apart to make the flower look even fuller. I used the same punch for the leaves and scores them in half so that it would look like a vein. 

I added a little white chalk line for small reflection on the leaves and curled the flower with my bone folder. For the center I colored a few pearls with my daffodil delight dark stampin blend.

I used fine lines of wink of stella to add to the flower petals. It was really hard to get a picture of that but, it looks so pretty in person. This card was fun and a challenge to make something new with the punch. I admire all the people out there who are so creative with punches. I look forward to seeing the new holiday catalog and sharing the new sets when they arrive.  If you would like to join and receive the same benefit let me know. I would love to answer any questions you may have and now till the end of August is the best time to join! Check out the special pay only $99 and you can choose $155 worth of product from the catalog plus you will receive a coupon towards $10 to use next month! Give the TGIF a try and join them in the Christmas in July challenge. Enjoy!

Paper pumpkin extras!

I hope you enjoyed this video! make sure to order your paper pumpkin by Aug 10th to get in on this fabulous kit! Just click on the website below and you can start the fun!

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=17603

Paper pumpkin and TGIF challenge

Hi Friends!  Today I have finally gotten it together and made a card for the TGIF Challenge. I have been wanted to do this for the longest time but always seem to just miss the deadline. I love to see what the design team comes up with every week!  They are truly talented and I am so inspired by there creations. The challenge this week is to use the new in colors, purple posy, rococo rose and seaside spray. These colors are soft and pretty together. Lately I have made a lot of cards with flowers and so I wanted to wanted to use something others than flowers. The first set that came to mind was the paper pumpkin stamp set.

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I think the beach images are so cute and so I wanted to use them all. I white heat embossed them on the 3 in colors card stock.  I used 3 strips of crumb cake to make a sandy beach. Using another stamp from the paper pumpkin set and then using the subtle embossing folder to add some texture.  It is kind of hard to see this from my photo.

I framed my sandy beach with the crumb cake designer series paper in the neutral colors. I really enjoyed the challenge this week and I am so glad that I gave it a try. Also, I have made my photos bigger than past posts.  What do you think? Is it too big?  I would love any comments you have. Have a beautiful rest of your week and enjoy!

Paper Pumpkin Alternative

Hi Everyone!  Today I want to share a card I made with this months paper pumpkin.  It is a lovely beach centered kit and I could wait to make a fun beach scene.  Keeping with my daily color challenge I did a quick watercolor beach wash.

I had envisioned a nice beach scene in a window type card and so that is what I set out to make.  This kit has so many extra little goodies even after making all the cards so I was really excited to play.  I used an extra palm tree to frame the scene and added the sentiment (stamp from the paper pumpkin kit) and a little linen thread to the back.  I did not want the background to be white and so I added a little texture by using the pinewood planks embossing folder.

I love how this card came out. I did decide that the sky needed a little something more so I added the birds from the hightide set, I just inked up 3 of the 5 birds. I think that added just the right amount of interest. What do you think? 

(sorry this photo came out so blurry)

This card was so simple and I love how sweet it turned out. If you are interested in paper pumpkin please let me know or if you would like give it a try for a month.  There is no obligation.

This kit looks like it will be another winner!  Let me know if you have any questions. Make sure to order before July 10th!  Have a great day! Enjoy summer!

Sail into Summer

You can now order the new sail into summer paper pumpkin kit.  It is going to be a great kit. With beautiful cards that coordinate with 3 different suites from the new catalog.

Woven Threads pg 13-14

Garden Lane pg 40-41

Come Sail Away Suite pg 144-145

With all these amazing sets how could the cards not be so cute? If you would like to order please use the following link:

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=17603

Have a great day!