procrastistamper: January 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Be Mine Valentine

Welcome to our January 2019 #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Our Paper Pumpkin kit this month is called Be Mine Valentine. It came with supplies to make 24 valentine pillow boxes. The picture below shows how the boxes look when made according to the kit directions.

You can watch a replay of a livestream VIDEO of me unboxing and assembling this month's kit according to the package instructions, on my Facebook Business Page by either clicking the image above, or clicking HERE.

I've had another pain episode from my trigeminal neuralgia over the past two weeks, and the pain just finally let up yesterday quite a bit, so I was only able to make one alternate project for the blog hop this month. The kit coordinates with our Animal Expedition Suite of products, but I decided to take my alternate project in an entirely different direction.

There's a little chameleon in the stamp set for the kit this month, and a greeting that says "you're one-in-a chameleon". I wanted to make a critter out of the pillow box itself, so I made a kitty, and altered the greeting to say "you're one-in-a MEOW-leon.

I used the 1-1/4" Circle Punch with Whisper White Cardstock for the big part of the eyes, and the 3/4" Circle Punch with Basic Black Cardstock for the smaller part of the eyes. The heart I used for the nose is a die cut from the kit. I cut three pieces of Whisper White Baker's Twine for the whiskers, and smooshed a Stampin' Dimensional over the top of the pieces, then adhered the heart to that same Dimensional.

For the ears, I trimmed tall, skinny triangles from Powder Pink Cardstock and adhered them with Tombow Liquid Glue. I also used Tombow Liquid Glue to adhere the black part of the eye to the white part, and then I adhered the layered eyes to the pillow box with Stampin' Dimensionals. If you look closely, you can see 3 little dots I made on each side of the nose, with the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, to enhance the whisker look.

At the bottom, I stamped the greeting in Melon Mambo ink (the color of the ink spot that came with the kit), on one of the tags that came in the kit. I used the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to write the MEOW part I wanted on Powder Pink Cardstock, then I trimmed that out with my Paper Snips and adhered it over the appropriate part of the greeting. Behind the tag, I adhered a skinny strip of Basic Black Cardstock...I think it looks kind of like a collar! To finish off the tag, I added one of the blush-colored epoxy hearts from the kit.

Stampin' Supplies: January 2019 Be Mine Valentine Paper Pumpkin Kit, Powder Pink Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine, Tombow Liquid Glue, Simply Shammy, Grid Paper, Paper Snips.

NEXT UP: Click the Next button below to see Audra's sweet projects! If you have any problems navigating the hop, there is also a Blog Roll listed below for your convenience.

JANUARY 2019 BLOG ROLL

The Be Mine Valentine Kit REFILL is available right now the on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. All PAST KIT products are available while supplies last, so be sure to grab yours before they are gone! 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!

Do you LOVE succulents?? Click the image below for a Sneak Peek of February's Paper Pumpkin Kit design, and make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:59pm MT on February 10th to get this gorgeous kit!

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	z 12-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription
Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
1-1/4" Circle Punch	3/4" Circle Punch	Twine Baker's Whisper White	Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Simply Shammy	Grid Paper	Paper Snips Scissors	Stampin' Trimmer

If you are in the US and you want to get a hard copy of the Stampin' Up! 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure, drop me an email with your mailing address, and we can get that coordinated!

In the meantime, here are the PDF versions you can View or Download:
2019 Sale-a-Bration Brochure PDF
2019 Occasions Catalog Brochure PDF

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - Sweet Treats

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Sweet Treats, and I chose to use the Meant to Be Cling-Mount Stamp Set and coordinating All My Love Designer Series Paper from the NEW 2019 Occasions Catalog to make a simple, fun, Valentine treat bag. {you'll find individual Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll}

I purposefully designed this project to be EASY, and to use few supplies. I personally think this makes an excellent #simplestamping Valentine project! With the enclosed snack of 3 Hershey Nuggets in the 2" x 8" Cello Bag, it is definitely a Sweet Treat I'd give to another adult, as opposed to being a child's Valentine treat.

For this project, I cut the 2" x 8" Cello Bag to only 5-1/2" tall. I then used Flirty Flamingo Cardstock for the topper and the little "tray" inside the bag. The topper is 2-1/8" x 4", scored in half at 2" so it folds over to 2-1/8" x 2". The hearts on the topper were stamped with the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad, stamped OFF once. The greeting was stamped with the Lovely Lipstick Ink Pad.

The Flirty Flamingo Cardstock "tray" inside the bag is 2" x 3", scored at 1/4" on each long side. The Hershey Nuggets have been wrapped with 1" x 3" pieces of All My Love Designer Series Paper (DSP), which are adhered with just a touch of SNAIL Adhesive. I only adhere the DSP to itself, so the chocolate just slides out...this a super strategic move that allows you to remove surplus candies if you have a nibble attack, and then slide the DSP wrap back around a new chocolate!!!

I really like my treat bags to be resealable, so I chose to punch holes through the topper and bag with the 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch. Then, I threaded through about 12" of Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine, and tied it in a bow. You can see how the project looks from the back, in the above picture. Plenty of space on the back of the topper to put your "handstamped by" information, and/or a to:/from: designation.

Here's one last shot of the front, a little closer. They are adorable, yet simple, and inexpensively made. With just one package of All My Love Designer Series Paper, you'd have enough decorative wrappings to cover a whopping 576 chocolates!!! Divide that number of chocolates by 3 per pack, and you can make 192 of these treat holders. If you want to make that many, be sure to grab at least 2 packages of the Flirty Flamingo Cardstock, and 3 packages of the Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine, and you should be good to go!

Don't forget to add the Flirty Flamingo Ink Refill and the Lovely Lipstick Ink Refill to your order if you are going to be doing all that stamping!

Stampin' Supplies: Meant to Be Cling-Mount stamp set, Flirty Flamingo Cardstock & ink pad, Lovely Lipstick ink pad, All My Love Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine, 2"x8" Cello Bags, 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch (optional, if you'd like to tie your treat bag closed), SNAIL Adhesive, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer (for cutting & scoring), Simply Shammy (to clean stamps).

January 2019 Third Thursdays Blog Roll - Sweet Treats
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
Kim Fee
Anne Marie Hile
Sarah Fleming

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Meant To Be Cling Stamp Set	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad
All My Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Twine Baker's Whisper White	2" X 8" (5.1 X 20.3 Cm) Cellophane Bags	1/8" Circle Handheld Punch
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive	Paper Snips Scissors	Stampin' Trimmer	Simply Shammy

JANUARY Monthly Perks Code: GGX7HYVH
(if your order total equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use the Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

Friday, January 11, 2019

Global Stamping Friends Extraordinary Hop - Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-Bration

Welcome to the January 2019 EXTRAORDINARY Edition of the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, featuring products from the NEW 2019 Occasions Catalog, and 2019 Sale-a-Bration Brochure! 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 generally hop the first Friday of each month, but this is an extra hop! For this hop I'm sharing one card, done 3 ways, featuring products from the All My Love Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog.

I'll break the cards down for you...the first one below uses the most supplies, including the coordinating Designer Series Paper, coordinating dies, coordinating ribbon, some sequins, an epoxy heart (colored with Stampin' Blends), and the Triple Banner Punch.

The second one below actually removes the coordinating dies and instead uses a the Decorative Label punch for the greeting, in addition to the Triple Banner Punch. You'll also notice the little epoxy heart was colored with Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends.

The third card below is what we call #simplestamping, with just stamps, ink, and paper. However, in our featured #simplestamping this month, we are adding the use of a punch. I just used the Triple Banner Punch on the Designer Series Paper, but you could easily create that little notch with your Paper Snips.

Stampin' Supplies: Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes, Flirty Flamingo Cardstock & ink pad, Whisper White Cardstock, Lovely Lipstick Cardstock & ink pad, VersaMark ink pad, All My Love Designer Series Paper, All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack, Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies (used with the Big Shot), Tear & Tape Adhesive, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Trimmer (for cutting & scoring, Simply Shammy (for cleaning stamps).
(see Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll - - coming soon!)

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

2019 JANUARY - EXTRAORDINARY HOP BLOG ROLL

JANUARY Monthly Perks Code: GGX7HYVH
(if your order total equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use the Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Color Combo Blog Hop - January 2019

Products listed in bold are available in My Online Store, please see the bottom of the post for a complete list of Product Purchase Links under the Blog Roll.
DISCLAIMER: this is an International blog hop...I am in the United States, and I can only do business with those in my country, or those who have an APO/FPO address for shipping. So sorry for any inconvenience!

For my project this month, I chose the NEW Humming Along stamp set. I stamped the hummingbird in StazOn Jet Black ink onto Watercolor Paper, and colored with ink refills, using an Aqua Painter. I'm by no means talented with watercolor, but I'm happy with how this turned out. I used the Gorgeous Grape and Coastal Cabana for the hummingbird body, and the Gorgeous Grape again to stamp the greeting, and also to stamp the flower in the background of the card base. The Cajun Craze was only used on the hummingbird's beak.

I added some sheen to the hummingbird once I was all finished playing around, using the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I tried to catch it at an angle above, and I hope you can see it, because my camera battery died on me! I cut a teeny slit along the fold of the card to loop the Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon through, and tied it in a bow.

Stampin' Supplies: Humming Along stamp set, Watercolor Paper, Coastal Cabana Cardstock & ink refill, Gorgeous Grape ink pad & refill, Cajun Craze ink refill, Aqua Painter, Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Paper Snips (to cut slit for ribbon), Paper Trimmer (to cut and score card stock), Simply Shammy (to clean stamps).

Color Combo Blog Hop January 2019 BLOG ROLL:

1. Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) - Little Lizzy’s Crafts

2. Pia Gerhardt (DE)

3. Tanja Klingler-Selinger (AT)

4. Sandra Herzog

5. Sue McDonald (UK)

6. Rene Guenther (DE)

7. Renée Eckhardt (AT)

8. Carmen Groinig (AT)

9. Silke Trapani (DE)

10. Tracy Marie Lewis (US)

11. Janey Backer (US)

12. Tricia Butts (U.S.)

13. Laura Mackie UK

14. Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

15. Dorothee Felicitas Buhn

16. Cheryl Taylor - UK

17. Sharon Dalton - Australia

18. Jo Blackman

19. Astrid Hofmann (AT)

20. Kimberley Morris (US) YOU ARE HERE!

21. Tatiana Grübler (DE)

22. Anastasia Radloff (US)

23. Angélique Nederpel (NL)

24. Katie Johnson (US)

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links

Humming Along Cling Stamp Set	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Watercolor Paper	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad
Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin' Ink Refill	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill	Gorgeous Grape 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon	Aqua Painters	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive	Paper Snips Scissors	Stampin' Trimmer	Simply Shammy

January 2019 Animal Expedition VALENTINE Paper Pumpkin Kit
SIGNUP DEADLINE: 11:59pm MT January 10, 2019

Make sure you SIGN UP HERE no later than 11:59pm MT on January 10th to receive this Paper Pumpkin kit in January. It will include supplies to make 24 Valentine Treat Packages! This kit was designed to work with the Animal Expedition Suite of products. The coordinating colors will include Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Pool Party.

If you are in the US and you want to get a hard copy of the NEW Stampin' Up! 2019 Occasions Catalog and 2019 Sale-a-Bration Brochure, drop me an email with your mailing address, and we can get that coordinated!

JANUARY Monthly Perks Code: GGX7HYVH
(if your order total equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use the Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

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