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Friday, February 4, 2022

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Love & Friends

Welcome to the FEBRUARY 2022 Edition of the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! You'll see projects in our hop from Stampin' Up! demonstrators around the world--I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Note: I can only sell to customers in the US, so prices are in USD)

We generally hop the first Friday of each month, and our theme for today is LOVE & FRIENDS! I'm once again featuring products from the Sweet Talk Suite...though I really only used the Sweet Conversations Bundle this time. {you'll find all Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll near the bottom of the post}

My project is a little treat holder made from the small envelope shape, and the banner shape, in the Sweet Hearts Dies. You can get the dies, along with the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set, for 10% OFF in the Sweet Conversations BUNDLE. I will try to do a video to show you the assembly for this treat holder, but it's pretty simple so you might be able to figure it out from the pictures if I can give you a few tips.

You'll want to cut out 3 of the envelope die shape from Balmy Blue Cardstock, and trim two opposite ends of the rounded flaps off of one of the envelope shapes. Then you will adhere them together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, so that the center of the trimmed envelope piece is creating the bottom square of the box. Then cut 2 pieces of Balmy Blue Cardstock that are a scant 1-3/16" square, and glue these to the left and right sides to complete your box.

Next, cut out 1 banner die shape from Flirty Flamingo Cardstock. Cut the flat (not pointed) end of the banner off at 1", then adhere the pointed part of the banner to the front of the treat holder with the points lined up all the way down at the bottom front, and adhere the flat rectangle you trimmed away from the banner piece, to the round back of the treat holder.

Stamp the largest shaded heart image with the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad, onto Basic White Cardstock, then cut it out with the corresponding die, and adhere it to the front rounded flap of the box using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. Pierce a hole through the top of the heart, and the end of the banner piece you adhered to the back rounded flap, and then tie the front and back together with about 8" of Linen Thread. I have been able to fit a Lindt Truffle and a Ferraro Rocher candy in this little treat holder. I'm sure you can find plenty of other goodies that would fit.

Stampin' Supplies: Sweet Conversations BUNDLE (stamp set + Sweet Heart Dies), Basic White Cardstock, Balmy Blue Cardstock, Flirty Flamingo Cardstock & Ink Pad, Linen Thread, Take Your Pick Tool & Stampin' Pierce Mat (or a 1/16" hole punch), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. {see Product Purchase Links near the bottom of the post}

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Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop FEBRUARY 2022 Blog Roll
1. Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
2. Jan Musselman
3. Tricia Butts
4. Marieke Bart

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Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Sweet Conversations Bundle (English) [157624]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Linen Thread [104199]	Take Your Pick [144107]	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Simply Shammy [147042]	Bone Folder [102300]
Paper Snips [103579]	Grid Paper [130148]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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2022 Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration Brochure

2022 Jan-June Mini Catalog

Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog
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Thursday, February 3, 2022

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Kisses & Hugs

Welcome to our JANUARY 2022 #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, though some of January's kits shipped late, so we've waited an extra week to allow time for more of us to receive our kits.

My alternate project this month is a little heart luminary. I didn't add too much to the kit, just the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad and a Blending Brush. I also used some Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the vellum hearts, but you could use the little Mini Glue Dots that are included in the kit.

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

Our Paper Pumpkin kit for January was called Kisses & Hugs. It came with supplies to create 10 fold out cards that fit in a standard size envelope, 5 each of 2 different patterns. Above is a picture of how the cards would look if you make them according to the kit directions - the cards are pictured both folded up, and also folded out. Below is a video from my Facebook Page walking through the unboxing and assembly of the kit. {if you are reading this blog post in your email, you will want to click on the title of the post to view it in your browser, so you can watch the video.}

Below is a side view of my luminary. You can see a little bit into the inside, where I used a Blender Brush, and the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad, to add some pink color to give it a softer look than it would have had with the stark white. I stamped the words "love you" and "friend" onto the front with the Gray Granite Ink Pad, which is the same color as the ink spot that was included in the kit. I also stamped a few hearts on the front using a Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad. The kit also included some iridescent adhesive-backed sequins that I meant to use to bling up the front a bit...but I was up late and I forgot!

Below is a view of the back of my luminary. I cut out the heart shapes with a hobby blade (x-acto knife) after tracing the shapes from the negative of a die cut included in the kit. The kit also included some Vellum Cardstock die cut hearts, which I colored using the Blending Brushes and Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad. Then I adhered the vellum hearts on the inside of the luminary using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I would, of course, suggest using a battery powered votive in this luminary. My idea was that the XOXO heart would be facing the front, and the rose colored vellum windows could cast heart shaped shadows out the back.

Stampin' Supplies: January 2022 Kisses & Hugs Paper Pumpkin Kit, Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad, Gray Granite Ink Pad (ink spot is included in the kit), Vellum Cardstock (included in the kit), Blending Brushes, Mini Glue Dots (included in kit), Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (included in kit), Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, Take Your Pick Tool (optional), Paper Snips, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Grid Paper.

FEBRUARY BLOG ROLL: Kisses & Hugs

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Right now, the Kisses & Hugs Kit REFILL is available on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. As always, PAST KIT products are available only while supplies last, so you have to grab them as soon as they are released if you want them! Remember, the Refill Kits include the consumables only...meaning they do not include the stamp set & ink from 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!

BONUS ADD-ON: Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes
This Add-On contains 20 mini treat boxes, 20 heart-shaped tags, and 10-1/2 yards of gold cord. You do NOT have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to order these! Just click on the image below to view the Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes in My Online Store.

Coming SOON: February's PAPER PUMPKIN kit!!!

SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on FEBRUARY 10th to get the "Safari Celebration" Paper Pumpkin Kit! Kit includes enough supplies to make 9 cards (which foldover to 4-1/4"x5-1/2")—3 each of 3 designs—with coordinating envelopes (4-1/2"x5-3/4"). Explore each of our current In Color collections with this colorful kit! Discover designs and paper pieces in Bumblebee (a 2020–2022 In Color), Fresh Freesia (a 2021–2023 In Color), and Soft Succulent (a 2021–2023 In Color). Coordinating colors for this kit include: Bumblebee, Fresh Freesia, Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry (which is this month's included ink spot!), Soft Succulent, and Soft Suede.

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

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137858]	3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137859]	6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137860]	One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137861]
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Take Your Pick [144107]
Paper Snips [103579]	Simply Shammy [147042]	Grid Paper [130148]

View or Download PDF of CURRENT Product Catalogs:

2022 Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration Brochure

2022 Jan-June Mini Catalog

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