procrastistamper: January 2021

Thursday, January 28, 2021

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Sending Hearts

Welcome to our JANUARY 2021 #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Each month we share alternate projects using Stampin' Up!'s Paper Pumpkin Kit! We usually hop on the last Thursday of the month.

I haven't played along with this blog hop in a while, so I'm a little rusty...and I decided to keep things simple. I just covered a little box of Brach's Tiny Conversation Hearts. I think I got these rather inexpensively at the grocery store in a 10-pack. You can see how I covered the same boxes with some FREE Sale-a-Bration patterned paper in my LAST POST.

{you'll find product purchase links beneath the Blog Roll, near the bottom of the post}

The Paper Pumpkin kit for January was called Sending Hearts. It came with supplies to create eight standard-sized cards (four each of two designs), with coordinating envelopes! Coordinating colors for this kit are: Basic Black, Gold, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, and Basic White. The picture below shows what the cards would look like if you created them according to the kit instructions.

The elements I used from this kit coordinate nicely with the Snail Mail Suite Collection, which I don't have yet, but it's so adorable! And the kit has this cute snail image that I really wanted to use. Oftentimes, I stick really close to the kit contents, but this time I used several extra items because I wanted to color that snail with Stampin' Blends. I don't often feel like coloring, but I *had* to color this little guy. In order to do that, I used the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, because it won't bleed when colored with the Blends.

Also, I love to make treat holders that you don't really have to tear apart in order to get to the goodies. I created most of the decoration as a "wrap", and the box of conversation hearts is secure enough inside it that it stays put, but you can slide it right out of the side. I even tied the Basic Black ribbon (which came with the kit) around the "wrap", so you don't have to untie it. And when you are done with the candy, you can actually tuck the box right back inside the wrap if you want to keep it for eye candy. It's super cute, you know you want to keep it. Lol.

I think I'll do a video on this project, maybe tomorrow...but it's super easy to make. Some TIPS in the meantime: 1) I'm a little weird about permanently covering up parts of packages that include ingredients, so I put the Pool Party Cardstock on the sides with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I put the glue on the underside of the cardstock and let it sit to dry, then attached it to the side of the box. When you let it dry first, before adhering, it creates a temporary bond. It's sticky enough to stay in place, but if someone wants to see underneath, it's removable. 2) I cut the Paper Pumpkin card bases in 1-3/4" strips, then scored at 3/8" from each end, and 3/8" on each side of the score mark that was already on the card base. It will then wrap EXACTLY around the box - and you can use a 1-3/4" x 3/4" strip of Pool Party Cardstock to adhere the loose ends of the wrap, at the inside bottom where no one will see it!

If you look really carefully, you can see I highlighted the whites of the snail's eyes with the Clear Wink of Stella, to add a little glimmer! Oh, and that cute little epoxy heart next to the greeting was also included in the Paper Pumpkin kit. There's a Little Love Boxes Add-On Kit that coordinates with this Paper Pumpkin kit, with its own adorable embellishments included, but I didn't receive mine in time for this post so I'll have to share that with you later!

Stampin' Supplies: January 2021 Sending Hearts Paper Pumpkin Kit, Poppy Parade Ink Pad (Stampin' Spot included in kit), Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Pool Party Cardstock, Basic White Cardstock, Stampin' Blends Combo Packs: Poppy Parade & Pool Party (Color Lifter also recommended), Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin' Dimensionals (included in kit), Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, Paper Snips, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer.

UP NEXT: See the NEXT Sending Hearts Alternate Projects...

JANUARY 2021 BLOG ROLL: Sending Hearts

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IF you are looking for a REFILL for this kit, it is currently available on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. But, as always, PAST KIT products are available only while supplies last, so you have to grab them as soon as they are released! Remember, the Refill Kits include the consumables only...meaning they do not include the stamp set & ink, which you get in the FULL Kit. 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!

Coming SOON: Make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on February 10th to get the Bouquet of Hope Paper Pumpkin Kit!!! It contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes! The coordinating colors for the August kit are: Basic Black, Bumblebee, Just Jade, Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow, and Rococo Rose. This kit will also coordinate with the FREE Sale-a-Bration Flower & Field Designer Series Paper!

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription	One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Paper Snips	Simply Shammy
Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - A Sweet Sale

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is A Sweet Sale! Our posts will feature projects from the current Sale-a-Bration (which runs through Feb 28th), or any other "sweet" NEW products! I'm demonstrating the FREE Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper.
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

I somehow managed to dislocate my hip last week, so it's been rough. The chiropractor mostly set it back in place Monday, but I thought it was just muscle spasms, so I stretched quite a lot over the weekend. It's either still not quite back in place, or I accidentally strained the muscles by stretching, but it still hurts pretty bad and it's hard to get around. So, I'm showing you an old project from THIS POST that I made for now...and as I get my slow self finished with the updated project, I'll drop that in below.

The old project used a bigger box of conversation hearts, but my new project uses the Brach's Tiny Conversation Hearts in the .75 oz box - you can grab these in a 10 pack (see above pic)! The FREE Sale-a-Bration Oh So Ombre 6x6 Designer Series Paper works great for this project. You get 48 sheets, which you are then going to cut in half, to give you 96 sheets that measure 3"x6". One 3"x6" sheet covers one Tiny Conversation Hearts .75 oz box, so you could cover 96 boxes with one package of that patterned paper. TIP: When I wrap the paper around the box, I adhere the paper to itself, so the candy box can just slide out.

To create the box sleeve, I just wrap the patterned paper around the box, and lightly "score" it around the edges of the box, just using my fingers. Then I adhere it to itself using Stampin' Seal Adhesive. (if you need a stronger bond, try Stampin' Seal+ Adhesive) If you want a bow on your box sleeve, you'll want to use at least 18" of the Tulle Polka Dot Ribbon. For a square knot on your box sleeve, 15" of ribbon should do the trick! I think the bow is more girlie, and the knot is more masculine...but that's just me. That ribbon spool contains 10yds of ribbon, which would allow you to make a whopping 200 bows from 18" pieces! The polka dots on the ribbon look great with the little circles on the paper.

And lastly, for the sake of keeping ink expenses low, I used only the Just Jade & Magenta Madness Stampin' Spot 2-Pack. I had to stamp OFF the Just Jade one time before stamping the Tags Tags Tags Stamp Set images on the Basic White Cardstock, otherwise it was just too dark for my liking. The Magenta Madness can either be full strength, or stamped OFF once, it looks good either way to me! You could just use a black ink pad for all of the stamp images if you wanted, or you could choose the individual ink pad colors that specifically coordinate with the patterned paper, which are: Coastal Cabana, Rococo Rose, Granny Apple Green, and Blackberry Bliss.

NOTE: If you wanted a few more colors to choose from, for less than half the full price of individual full-size ink pads, the Classic Assorted Stampin' Spots are a great choice - there are 8 colors in that assortment: Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Shaded Spruce. The Flirty Flamingo looks great with every one of the Oh So Ombre paper colors, and you get the Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green that coordinate with those colors perfectly. Or, you could just choose to stamp all your tags in Basic Gray, which would, of course coordinate with all the colors of the paper.

Stampin' Supplies: Tags Tags Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set, Trio of Tags Dies, FREE Sale-a-Bration Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper, Basic White Cardstock, Just Jade & Magenta Madness Stampin' Spot 2-Pack, Tulle Polka Dot Ribbon, Stampin' Seal (or Seal+ if you prefer), Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (either standard or mini), Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer.

NEXT UP: Head over to see Jan's sweet projects!

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

JANUARY 2021 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE
Jan Musselman
Anne Marie Hile
Angie McKenzie
Susan Webster
Andrea Tracy-Tucker

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Color Combo Blog Hop - January 2021

Products listed in bold are available in My Online Store, please see the bottom of the post for a complete list of Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links under the Blog Roll.

This month's Color Combo: Bumblebee, Melon Mambo, and Pool Party.
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 with an APO/FPO address for shipping. So sorry for any inconvenience!

For my project this month, I've used products from the NEW Dandy Garden Suite. I really love dragonflies, and I'm so excited that the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set comes in a BUNDLE with the Dragonflies Punch! We had a dragonfly set a couple of years ago, and it had some pretty dies that coordinated with it, but I really love how easy it is to just grab a punch! The striped paper is from the Dandy Garden 6"x6" Designer Series Paper stack. I love that there's coordinating paper for the dragonflies, but SO many of the papers feel really busy to me. That's why I love our patterns papers, though...the other side of every one of those busy papers has a monochromatic side I can use instead!

The Ladybug Trinkets make sweet little embellishments, and the Pool Party 3/8" Sheer Ribbon adds just a little bit of flair and texture. To finish off the card, I colored some Vellum Cardstock with the Dark Pool Party Stampin' Blends marker and punched some small dragonflies out of it. I also used the Dark Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends marker to color some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to draw more of that color into the card front. And finally, I used the Clear Wink of Stella to color the stamped dragonflies' wings. You can barely see the sheen in the picture below, but it's really pretty in real life.

Stampin' Supplies: Dragonfly Garden BUNDLE (Dragonfly Garden stamp set + Dragonflies Punch), Pool Party Cardstock & Ink Pad, Melon Mambo Cardstock, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Dandy Garden 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, Vellum Cardstock, Pool Party Stampin' Blends, Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends, Basic Rhinestones, Clear Wink of Stella, Pool Party 3/8" Sheer Ribbon, Ladybug Trinkets, Stampin' SEAL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer (to cut and score card stock), Stampin' Scrub & Mist (to clean red rubber stamps), Grid Paper. {Don't forget your Basic White Envelopes for mailing your cards!}

2021 JANUARY BLOG ROLL
Elisabeth Pirolt - Little Lizzy’s Crafts (AT)
Sue McDonald - Frankiesue Stampin’
Annette Elias - De Kijkkast - (NL)
Sandra Roberts - Sandra’s Craft Studio (UK)
Amanda Farlinger (Canada)
Tricia Butts (US)
Kimberley Morris - procrastistamper (US)
Jenn Charles (USA)
Karen Egan (UK)
Nicole Mahler (US)
Gez Carpenter - Nigezza Creates (UK)
Jo Blackman (UK)
Mo Rootes (UK)
Sue Allen (Australia)
Rebecca-Jo Unwin ( Australia)
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Kathrin Fuchs - stempelfux (D)
Sigrid Joch - Sigrids kreative ART (D)
Stacey Marsh (UK)

LAST CHANCE: Make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on January 10th to get the Sending Hearts Paper Pumpkin Kit!!! It contains enough supplies to create 8 cards (4-1/4" x 5-1/2" when folded over) which are 4 each of 2 designs, and also includes 8 coordinating envelopes. From heaps of heart-shaped elements to paper pieces in red and pink, this month’s kit has everything you need to create eight adorable cards for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and every celebration of love in between! The coordinating colors for the January kit are: Basic Black, gold, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, and White.

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period, so sign up NOW!

But WAIT, there's MORE!: The January Sending Hearts Paper Pumpkin Kit will have a coordinating Add-On Kit available for purchase separately, called Little Love Boxes, which you can order beginning January 1st...that's TODAY! (You MUST have a Paper Pumpkin subscriber email address in the system to order this Add-On, so go ahead and SIGN UP NOW. You don't have to take delivery of any Paper Pumpkin kits, you can always Skip any kits you don't want.) This Add-On Kit includes 20 tiny, printed boxes and 24 die-cut, heart-shelled snails and sentiment labels. The boxes are like tiny Paper Pumpkin boxes and they are 3” long x 2” wide x 1/2” tall when assembled. When combined with the remaining components from the Sending Hearts Paper Pumpkin Kit, you can create treat packaging, additional cards, and so much more!

Click Image Above to Order Little Love Boxes Add-On Kit!

STAMPIN' SUPPLIES PRODUCT PURCHASE LINKS:

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English)	Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set	Dragonflies Punch	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Dandy Garden 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon	Ladybug Trinkets	Stampin' Seal
Mini Glue Dots	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer	Stampin' Scrub	Stampin' Mist	Basic White Medium Envelopes

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