procrastistamper: November 2017

Thursday, November 30, 2017

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Back in Plaid

This month is our EIGHTH #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Our kit this month is called Back in Plaid, as it was the second kit in the Season of Style series, with a plaid theme. It came with supplies to make 10 adorable cloth stockings into little gift bags. Once again, I tried to stick closely to the Paper Pumpkin kit supplies, and all I added was some Pool Party card stock, and a couple of gold Metallic Snowflakes.

As a quick comparison, you can see my projects from last month's kit, Pining for Plaid, in the picture below. I added Soft Sky Classic Weave Ribbon to those projects...I just love BLUE, what can I say??

Click Image to Go to Last Month's Paper Pumpkin Post

Going back to this month's projects, below is a closer look at the card by itself. I used the stamp set that came with the kit, for the greeting and the snowflakes in the background. I stamped the greeting at full strength with the mini Dapper Denim ink pad that came with the kit, but I stamped off the snowflakes once before stamping them on the card, so they'd be just a little bit lighter.

Again, I used the stamp set from the kit to decorate the stocking and the tag below. Both are stamped in full strength, the stocking images just look a little bit lighter because they are stamped on fabric. I cut off the black and white plaid cuff from the stocking, and tucked some of the tissue paper that comes in the Paper Pumpkin kit box, down into the stocking. Then I turned over the edge, to look like a cuff..

I used my Paper Snips to trim some of the excess photopolymer away from the edges of the snowflake image, as you can see below, before stamping the stocking. I was accidentally catching ink on the sides of the stamp, and it would have transferred onto the stocking when stamping because the stocking is an uneven surface, especially around the edges/seams.

Stampin' Supplies: November 2017 Back in Plaid Paper Pumpkin Kit, Pool Party Card Stock, Metallic Foil Snowflakes (gold), Stampin' Trimmer (for trimming and scoring), Paper Snips, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (to adhere the tags to the snowflakes).

The Back in Plaid kit will not be offered later in refills, it will only be offered as a full kit, and it is not slated to be available for several weeks yet. However, you can still grab other goodies the on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. There are some full Kits, but many are Refills which include the consumables only, meaning everything but the stamp set & ink pad. By the way, you're gonna have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to buy whatever's available, so go ahead and sign up HERE to get your email address in the system first!

NEXT UP: Click the Next button below to see Tina's plaid pretties!

NOVEMBER 2017 A PAPER PUMPKIN THING BLOG HOP ROLL
Sara Levin
Rachel Tessman
Kimberley Morris
Tina Rackley Riddle
Audra Monk
Rick Adkins
Jennifer Hill
Kelly Acheson
Megan Thompson
Lori Mueller
Monika Davis
Dena Rekow
Andrea Tracy-Tucker

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Monday, November 20, 2017

Online Extravaganza Nov 20th-26th, plus Exclusive FLASH Sales on 20th & 27th

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We’re entering the “most wonderful time of the year,” and not just because of the holidays...it's because Online Extravaganza is starting TODAY! During this promotion, Stampin' Up! will have exclusive deals and sales available for limited times. You can find some incredible deals on a selection of Stampin' Up!'s great products November 20th through 26th, with special FLASH savings on certain products ONLY on November 20th and November 27th.

The PDF below lists the November 20th FLASH SALE Items (select stamp sets at 20% OFF until 11:59pm MT!), as well as the rest of the items that will be on sale from November 20th through 26th, until 11:59pm MT. The November 27th FLASH SALE Items will be announced later in the week.

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You can also find all the English language November 20th FLASH SALE Items listed below...just click to purchase. Or, you can go browse the entire sale in my Online Store

Remarkable You Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Bloomin' Love Photopolymer Stamp Set	Celebrate You Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Celebrate You Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Cool Treats Photopolymer Stamp Set	You're So Sweet Wood-Mount Stamp Set	You're So Sweet Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Garden Girl Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Garden Girl Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Good Vibes Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Good Vibes Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Super Duper Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Super Duper Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Heartfelt Sympathy Photopolymer Stamp Set	Every Good Wish Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Every Good Wish Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Good Tidings Photopolymer Stamp Set	Milestone Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set	More Than Chocolate Photopolymer Stamp Set
Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set	Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set	Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Get your Stampin' Supplies in my ONLINE STORE, and Be sure to check out these Deals:
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 60% OFF Retired Product)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Annual Catalog Product Bundles at 10% OFF Everyday!)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (HOLIDAY Catalog Product Bundles at 10% OFF Everyday!)

Friday, November 3, 2017

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Anything But Cards

Welcome to the 15th Edition of the
Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! You'll see projects from stampers from around the world--I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This month our theme is a Anything But Cards!!! I chose to work with the Merry Café stamp set, and the coordinating Coffee Cups Framelits, to make a simple holder for a Spiced Apple Cider packet. It's one of those "just add hot water" powders, so it's the perfect pick-me-up for a crisp Fall day.

The holder opens and closes like a matchbook, except the orientation is upside down...the part you tuck under is at the top, and the fold is at the bottom.

The little corrugated cup holder piece (which was cut using the Coffee Cups Framelits) has a slight glimmer to it. I ran the Clear Wink of Stella brush down through every groove. It's hard to catch the subtlety in the photo, but it gives the piece a bit more depth in real life.

I took the colors for my project directly from the Spiced Apple Cider packet, and they just happened to coordinate with our Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper colors, so I used a little piece across the top! (I used a trick with the top of the Best Badge Punch to get the scallop on the edge.) The coordinating colors of ink and cardstock I used are Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla.

So, this picture shows the basic layout and mechanics of the holder, without any design elements covering it up. The Spiced Apple Cider packets I used came in a 60-pack box from Costco. If you get any other packages, I'm not sure they'll fit this holder. But for these, I cut my Crushed Curry cardstock to 3-3/4" x 9-1/8" to start. Then I scored at 5/8", at 5", and at 5-1/8".

As you can see in the above picture, the packet is held in by one staple. You could put two staples in if you want, but it just makes the packet harder to get out, AND if you don't line up your staples exactly, the front might tuck in at an angle. Notice that the staple is no more than halfway down the folded top flap. You want that staple high enough to hold the packet where it's sealed, and not so low that it keeps the flap from tucking under. If you put the decorative paper over the staple like I did on mine, it actually also kind of helps to hold the flap closed.

Stampin' Supplies: Merry Café stamp set, Coffee Cups Framelits, Crushed Curry cardstock & ink, Cajun Craze cardstock & ink, Early Espresso cardstock, Very Vanilla THICK cardstock, Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla Solid Baker's Twine, Fast Fuse, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Best Badge Punch, stapler.

Click the Next arrow below to see Jenn's creations!
(or check out the Blog Roll below the arrow for navigation)

2017 NOVEMBER BLOG ROLL

1. Kimberley Anne Morris
2. Jenn Curtis Charles
3. Jan Musselman
4. Anastasia Radloff
5. Amanda Bates
6. Karie Beglau
7. Courtenay Heuston
8. Ellen Woodbridge
9. Amber Thompson
10. Kristie Neal Walthall
11. Tricia Butts
12. Lisa Ann Bernard
13. Amanda Farlinger
14. Erica Jones
15. Sarah McDermott
16. Georgia Gaydos
17. Sharleen Luciano

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

INTRODUCING: Stampin' Blends!

Say hello to a new world of colorful creativity! Meet Stampin' Blends, our artist-quality alcohol markers in both light and dark shades of 12 exclusive Stampin' Up! colors, plus a Color Lifter and two skin tones--Ivory and Bronze.

To cover all the blending bases, Stampin' Up! is also offering a limited-time 16-card project kit and stamp set with beautiful line-art images. You can choose the Color Me Happy BUNDLE (available in wood-mount or cling-mount), which includes the Color Me Happy Project Kit, and the Color Me Happy Stamp Set (available in wood-mount or cling-mount)...OR, you can choose the Color Me Happy Project Kit and Stamp Set separately. The Color Me Happy products will be available ONLY while supplies last.

Color Me Happy BUNDLE (available in wood-mount or cling-mount)

Color Me Happy stamp set (available in wood-mount or cling-mount)

Color Me Happy Project Kit

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: You'll want to get a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad for stamping any images you'll be coloring with Stampin' Blends, as it is specially formulated not to smear when using with alcohol markers. (be sure the ink is dry before coloring) It is also recommend use our NEW Whisper White Thick card stock with Stampin' Blends.

Other products you might enjoy coloring with Stampin' Blends include: Just Add Color Designer Series Paper, Hello Color stamp set (available in wood-mount and cling-mount), Garden Girl stamp set (available in wood-mount and cling-mount), Good Vibes stamp set (available in wood-mount and cling-mount), and Birthday Blooms stamp set (available in wood-mount and cling-mount).

FUN FACTS & DELIGHTFUL DETAILS

Stampin' Blends are not packaged as a "collection" or discounted when you purchase all of them--the initial collection item number (147475) has been created for ease of ordering.
Stampin' Blends are also packaged in combos (one light, one dark) in each color for ease of ordering.
Stampin' Blends are additionally available in single markers for ease in replacement.
Stampin' Blends add just the right amount of color where you need it with the brush tip or fine-point.
Each color (except Ivory and Bronze) has a light and dark shade marker.
Press fit seal prevents air from entering the barrel and causing evaporation.
The nestable lids are easy to keep track of and have a tight fit for long-lasting color.

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Colorful Seasons - November Step It Up Blog Hop

Welcome to the November 2017 Edition of the We Create Bloggers Step It Up Blog Hop! The theme is to inspire stampers with a basic design, and at least one alternate "stepped up" version of that same design. My projects this month feature the Colorful Seasons stamp set and Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.

This first card is very simple...I tried stamping the leaves in VersaMark ink, but I really prefer the tone-on-tone look of stamping in Soft Sky ink onto the Soft Sky card stock. And I think the little sprigs in the Designer Series Paper might actually be black, but the card is so soft that I prefer the Basic Gray Archival ink for the greeting.

The "stepped up" version isn't too much different, just a few subtle changes. First, I stamped two different sized leaves in the background instead of just the one smaller leaf. Next, I layered the Designer Series Paper onto a piece of Peekaboo Peach card stock, and popped that layer up with Stampin' Dimensionals. And finally, I added the Lemon Lime Twist 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon. The sentiment on this one looks darker in the picture, but it's stamped in the same Basic Gray Archival ink so I think it's just a trick of the lighting or something.

Stampin' Supplies: Colorful Seasons stamp set, Basic Gray Archival ink pad, Soft Sky card stock and ink, Peekaboo Peach card stock, Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper, Lemon Lime Twist 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer.

Click the pointing hand image below to hop to Libby's blog next, and see what fancy stepping she's got going on this month...

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