procrastistamper: May 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Manly Moments

Welcome to our May 2018 #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Our kit this month is called Manly Moments. It came with supplies to make 10 cards, 2 each of 5 designs, with coordinating envelopes included for each card. The stamp set features a Father's Day greeting, lots of masculine titles (son, husband, grandpa, nephew, brother, uncle, dad - even just 'friend'), and also includes Birthday, Anniversary, and Thank You greetings. Here are my alternates:

The picture below shows how the cards might look if you made them according to the kit instructions:

As usual, I tried to stick closely to the Paper Pumpkin kit supplies. For my alternate projects I added some ink around the tag of the card using a Stampin' Sponge, as well as sponging the trees at the bottom of the card. I also added a few Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the card, in Sea Foam color. Everything else I used on my projects came in the Paper Pumpkin kit! (The sequins will be available in the NEW Stampin' Up! 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, which debuts TOMORROW!!!)

To make my card, I added an extra score line 3" from the score line at the end of the wood print section of the card. To cover the pre-scored line on the card between the plaid section and white section of the card, I cut one of the stickers from the kit in half lengthwise.

To make the "boxalope", I scored 3/4" into each of three sides of the envelope (bottom and two sides), and then just opened it like a grocery bag. I tacked down the triangles folded under the bottom with SNAIL Adhesive, but you could use some of the Mini Glue Dots that came in the kit, if you wanted.

Stampin' Supplies: May 2018 Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin Kit, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins in Sea Foam (Available June 1st), SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Sponge, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer (for trimming and scoring).

The Manly Moments Kit REFILL is available right now the on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. There are sometimes full Kits available on that page, but many are just Refill Kits 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 on that PAST KITS page, 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 the MANLY projects Lori has in store for you! If you have any problems navigating the hop, there is also a Blog Roll listed below for your convenience.

MAY 2018 BLOG ROLL

Remember how I said you might want to go ahead and SIGN UP for Paper Pumpkin now?? Well, there's an extra special reason to do that before June 10th--June’s Paper Pumpkin kit coordinates with one of the suites in the new annual catalog! The suite will be revealed tomorrow, so come on back to my blog to check that out, or go ahead and sign up to get my blog posts by email so you won't miss the announcement. The graphic below will give you a little hint about the theme...

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Design Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the 21st Edition of the
Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, featuring a Design Sketch Challenge! You'll see projects from stampers from around the world--I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Note: I can only sell to customers in the US, so any prices are in USD)

We hop the first Friday of each month, and my project features the Share What You Love Early Release products, which will be in the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2018-19 Annual Catalog, but are available to order NOW!

GSFBH May 2018 Design Sketch

The Share What You Love Early Release features 3 Bundles of products from the upcoming Share What You Love Suite that you can order right NOW. You can browse the products in My Online Store, or click the image or link to view/download the PDF flyer below:

SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE EARLY RELEASE FLYER (PDF)

You can also order the set of (5) 2018-2020 In Color ink pads right now. You can see each of those In Colors in an earlier blog post HERE.

I used the Gotta Have It All Bundle for my project--it's the only bundle that includes the GORGEOUS Pearlized Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. For me, the paper pulls the entire suite of products together, and makes it super easy to create fabulous projects with virtually no effort. You really have to see it in person to catch the subtle beauty, but you can at least see all the versatile designs depicted below:

The Gotta Have It All Bundle is also the only bundle that includes the Statement of My Heart stamp, which I did not use on my project today, but it is actually printed on the lid of the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit box (which you can see peeking out behind the card in my first picture). It also includes two more stamp sets, one of which has a whopping 143 STAMPS in it -- called Make a Difference. The other stamp set is called Love What You Do, which I used to stamp my card today.

The Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper is a bit unique, in that it contains (24) 12"x12" sheets, 4 each of 6 double-sided designs (rather than only 12 sheets). There are a ton of Stampin' Up! colors that coordinate with this beautiful paper, one of which is Tranquil Tide, which I used to stamp the greeting, and the tiny flowers in the background. In my opinion, Pool Party also coordinates, although it's not listed as a coordinating color in the product description. I used a little strip of Pool Party card stock as a layer on the card, and also stamped both the Pool Party card stock strip, and a shadow of the greeting, with Pool Party ink.

The Share What You Love Artisan Pearls also come in the Gotta Have It All Bundle, and I used a few of those on my card. The laser cut greeting label, mini silver paper clip, and the pearlized thread are all from the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit, the full contents of which you can see below. The box itself is stunning and sturdy, and is big enough to hold a handful of standard sized cards and envelopes for gifting!

Stampin' Supplies: Share What You Love Gotta Have It All Bundle, Crumb Cake Card Stock, Pool Party Card Stock and Ink Pad, Tranquil Tide Card Stock and Ink Pad, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-1/4" Circle Punch, Triple Banner Punch, SNAIL Adhesive, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer (to cut and score card stock), Grid Paper.

If you are in the US and you want to get a hard copy of the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2018-19 Annual Catalog, drop me an email with your mailing address, and we can get that coordinated!

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

2018 MAY - DESIGN SKETCH CHALLENGE BLOG ROLL

1. Jenn Curtis Charles

2. Tricia Butts

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Anita Wifladt

5. Anja Reuss

6. Jan Musselman

7.Lisa Ann Bernard

8 Angélique Stempelkeuken

9. Sharon Dalton

10.Vicky Wright

11.Marieke Bart

12. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

13. Sarah Mcdermott
14. Kimberley Anne Morris YOU ARE HERE!

Stampin' Supplies Shopping Links:

Gotta Have It All Bundle	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
Paper Snips Scissors	Stampin' Trimmer	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch	Banner Triple Punch

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - You Are My Anchor

This month is our 13th #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Our kit this month is called You Are My Anchor. It came with supplies to make 20 cards, 4 each of 5 designs - the cards are 3"x3" and there are coordinating envelopes included for each card. There are also 4 boxes that slide open, so you can fill each box with 5 cards (that's one of each design), plus an envelope for each card. Here are my alternates:

The picture below shows how the kit would look if you made everything according to the kit instructions:

As usual, I tried to stick closely to the Paper Pumpkin kit supplies. For my alternate projects I added Sahara Sand Card Stock to create standard card sized bases, plus a little bit of Pool Party Card Stock for an accent layer. If you're going to mail your standard sized cards, you'll definitely want to grab a package of Whisper White Medium Envelopes.

As for the boxes, I decorated them a wee bit differently, and used them to hold some treats instead of cards! I bought one pack each of the Coconut OCHO bars, and the Peanut Butter OCHO bars, and 2 (4-packs) of the Haribo Roulette candies. That gave me exactly enough treats to split out evenly in my 4 boxes...with two candy bar bites left over. They aren't really left over. They are gone. Lol.

Stampin' Supplies: April 2018 You Are My Anchor Paper Pumpkin Kit, Sahara Sand Card Stock, Pool Party Card Stock, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer (for trimming and scoring).

There are several items available right now the on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. There are sometimes full Kits available on that page, but many are just Refill Kits 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 on that PAST KITS page, so go ahead and sign up HERE to get your email address in the system first!

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NEXT UP: Click the Next button below to see the AMAZING projects Debbie Henderson has in store for you! If you have any problems navigating the hop, there is also a Blog Roll listed below for your convenience.

MAY 2018 BLOG ROLL

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

We Create Feminine Blog Hop

Welcome to the May 2018 We Create Feminine Blog Hop!!! For our blog hop today, we are featuring stamp sets and colors that are Feminine, which includes Mother's Day, flowers, frills, butterflies etc. My cards for the hop feature the Beautiful Day stamp set, with some simple cards featuring the NEW 2018-2020 In Colors: Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel, and Call Me Clover.

Frilly, froo-froo feminine is not really my style, so I just kept these pretty simple. If you just came from Lynn's blog, you've seen the Share What You Love Suite of products you can order starting TODAY! What you might not have noticed in the sale flyer is that you can also order the NEW 2018-2020 In Color Ink Pads BUNDLE today, for 10% OFF. Let's take a closer look at each color:

Grapefruit Grove

Lovely Lipstick

Pineapple Punch

Blueberry Bushel

Call Me Clover

Click the image below to hop to Libby's blog next, and see what pretty things she's designed...

Stampin' Supplies:

Beautiful Day Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

In Color 2018–2020 Ink Pad Assortment

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