procrastistamper: 2020

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - Last Minute Lucy

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Last Minute Lucy! Our posts will feature projects that you can make at the "last minute" for the holidays - including things like stocking stuffers, quick and easy cards, wrapping and packaging, and the like.
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

I stole a quick idea from Stampin' Up!'s CEO Sara Douglass for my "quickie"+ . She did a Facebook Livestream showing how to make some easy boxes from our Designer Series Paper. She actually made both the lid and the bottom of her boxes both from a sheet of 12"x12" paper, and you can see her VIDEO of her versions on her page HERE or click on the image below.

I tweaked my version to use our Designer Series Paper only on the top of my box, and coordinating cardstock on the bottom of the box. And I've sized it so it can fit a gift card inside, which is always a great last minute gift! The Night of Navy Cardstock on the bottom is 4-1/4"x5-1/2", and it is scored at 1" all around. The Snowflake Splendor DSP comes in 12"x12" sheets, and I first cut it down to get a 6"x6" sheet, then trimmed that sheet down to 4-1/4"x5-1/2".

The little strips of Snowflake Splendor DSP that are left over, come in handy for a couple of things. First, the smaller, skinny strip can be folded in half and attached to the gift card, so you can pull it out of the box more easily (since the card fits right down at the bottom of the box). Then, you can use the bigger left over strip to cover candies that you include in the box...or just cut it in strips and use it for crinkle paper you put either under the card, or over the top.

I think our Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack coordinates beautifully with the Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, and makes it easy to dress up your Gift Card Box so it looks like you spent more time on it than you really did! If you didn't use that bigger strip of left over DSP for anything inside your box, you could even fold it over and use it for a Gift Tag on your box. This particular pattern that I used for the lid is a light Coastal Cabana color on the inside, so you could easily write on that with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.

And, while I didn't use any stamps on this project, you might want to check out the Snowflake Splendor Suite and see if you'd like the coordinating Snowflake Wishes Bundle (stamp set + dies), or any of the coordinating bling.

Stampin' Supplies: Night of Navy Cardstock, Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack, Mini Glue Dots (to attach skinny strip to card), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer.

NEXT UP: Head over to see Tatiana's Last Minute projects!

https://iheartcards2.blogspot.com/2020/11/third-thursdays-blog-hop.html

DECEMBER 2020 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE
Tatiana Tobin
Susan Webster
Susan Legits
Jan Musselman
Angie McKenzie

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper	Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack	Mini Glue Dots
Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Paper Snips	Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

We Create Blog Hop - Happy Holidays

Welcome to the DECEMBER 2020 "Happy Holidays!" Blog Hop!!! We generally hop on the first day of every month, and this month our projects will be holiday themed.
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I have been dragging with a Fibromyalgia flare for about a week now, so I am straight up "cheating" today. I'm featuring a card that I made at the beginning of October for World Card Making Day. You've seen it before, but I didn't give you the details or instructions for it. The Stampin' Supplies for this card are listed below, and also available in a clickable grid near the bottom of the post. As far as instructions...today through December 8th, I'm going to GIVE AWAY a PDF Tutorial not only for this card, but for ELEVEN+ other Fall and Holiday cards (all with video links!). All you have to do is click the graphic below and SIGN UP for my email MEWsletter, and once I see you are opted in, I will email you the PDF!

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Stampin' Supplies: Menagerie Mix-Up and Tag Buffet Photopolymer Stamp Sets, Shimmery White Cardstock, Coastal Cabana Cardstock and Ink Pad, Real Red Cardstock and Ink Pad, Memento Tuxedo Black or StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Blends: Dark & Light Smoky Slate, Dark & Light Flirty Flamingo (Optional: Color Lifter, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker), Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (Coastal Cabana color - or you can use cardstock), Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack, Playful Pets Trinkets, Playful Alphabet Dies, Stampin’ SEAL or SEAL+ Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Sheets, Clear Block B, Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Grid Paper, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps). Don't forget your Medium Whisper White Envelopes for mailing!

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Click the image below to check out Tanya's holiday projects...

We Create Blog Hop DECEMBER 2020 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
Tanya Harvey
Tricia Butts
Libby Fens
Julie Davidse

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Menagerie Mix-Up Photopolymer Stamp Set	Tag Buffet Photopolymer Stamp Set	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack	Playful Pets Trinkets	Playful Alphabet Dies	Stampin' Seal
Mini Glue Dots	Stampin' Dimensionals	Foam Adhesive Sheets	Clear Block B
Stamping Sponges	Paper Trimmer	Paper Snips	Bone Folder
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Grid Paper	Simply Shammy	Whisper White Medium Envelopes

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - Gratitude & Gatherings

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Gratitude & Gatherings! Our posts will feature projects related to anything related to Thanksgiving, gratitude, family or friend gatherings, or anything along those lines.
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

My life has been ridiculous in the last few weeks, so I'm just popping up a really quick card. It's SOOO easy to make a simple, beautiful card with Stampin' Up!'s coordination. For this card, I've let the 12"x12" Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper take center stage. The pumpkin and squash are from one design in the package, and the wood grain/fabric (that the greeting is stamped on) are front/back designs from the same sheet. There are 2 each of 6 different designs in the package, and one side of each sheet has metallic highlights on it.

The patterned paper makes coordination all that much easier, by listing the coordinating Stampin' Up! colors on the back of the chipboard piece that protects the papers in its packaging. From that list, I chose the Cajun Craze Ink Pad, the Cajun Craze Cardstock, and used the neutral StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad for the greeting. Because the greeting mentions "a grateful heart", I wanted to stamp some hearts in the background. I stamped OFF once on my Grid Paper before stamping those in the background so they would be a little lighter. Fortunately, all the images I used on this card come from ONE stamp set - the Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set.

To add a little more bling, I backed the pumpkin/squash strip with a piece of the Gold Foil Sheets, added a couple of orange colored Holiday Rhinestones, punched the cardstock with the Tailored Tag Punch, and finished it off with the gold trim and mesh cotton ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack.

Stampin' Supplies: Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set, Sahara Sand Cardstock (for card base), Cajun Craze Cardstock and Ink Pad, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper, Metallic Gold Foil Sheets, Tailored Tag Punch, Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack, Holiday Rhinestone Assortment (a couple of orange-ish ones), Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' SEAL Adhesive, Paper Snips, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer. And don't forget Very Vanilla or Whisper White Medium Envelopes if you will be mailing!

NEXT UP: Head over to see Jan's Gratitude/Gathering projects!

NOVEMBER 2020 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE
Jan Musselman
Susan Legits
Anne Marie Hile
Susan Webster
Angie McKenzie

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper	Gold Foil Sheets	Tailored Tag Punch
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Stampin' Dimensionals	Stampin' Seal
Paper Snips	Simply Shammy	Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer

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