Stampin' Up! has a couple of new sales going on for the month of August!  One is 15% off on most of the 2025-2027 In Color products!  You can purchase these new products by clicking on shop with me here!  This sale goes through the end of  August!  Time to stock up!

Here is a very cute card using the new In Color Cloud Cover and Secret Sea cardstock. The stamp set is Feathered Fun.  Great stamp set!  

 

Another example of the new In Color Cloud Cover and Secret Sea cardstock. The stamp set is Peaceful View.  It was embossed using Black embossing powder on Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper.  So easy to make with such a dramatic impact!

Shop today!  K

July 2025 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives!

 I hope you enjoyed the Paper Pumpkin alternatives listed yesterday.  If you didn't see them, just look at yesterday's post.  Here are a few more alternatives I made.  Did you know with a Paper Pumpkin subscription you can order refills?  They are available about a week after the kit is mailed to you.  So, if you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can order the refills.  Just click here to start your  Paper Pumpkin Subscription

This alternative is made into a gift card!  You will need a paper trimmer with a score blade to make this card.  Take the card front and score a 1" line on the right side.  Add Tear and Tape or other adhesive to the top and the bottom of the inside of this scored line.  Fold over to secure to the inside of the card.  This will create a pocket for your gift card or cash.  Cute idea!  Decorate the outside of the card using the card for reference.

The inside of the card will look like this.  I have a coffee gift card in the picture for the example. 

This card uses the cute all over berry cardstock base!  You will need a trimmer for this card too, and you can make two cards with this cardstock paper!  Take the berry card base and cut from the top of the scored line down 3".  Quarter turn the card and cut from the side to the center scored line.  This will give you a piece that measures 3" x 4 1/4".  You will use this on the little card!

       

On the front of the card, add a 1 3/8" x 4" left over scrap piece of green card to use as the base for the berry basket.  Make the berry basket by putting three large berries together; add dimensionals to the bottom of the berries and add the basket over the berries to secure all pieces together.  Add this to the front of the card using mini glue dots, adhesive or glue.  Make sure you do not use adhesive on the top of the berries.  The pictures above will give you the idea of how the card looks.  Stamp the sentiment in the upper right hand side of the card and add a pop out berry to the inside base using a dimensional.  

The extra little card uses the Basic White Note Card and Envelope Set.  The scrap paper is 3" x 4 1/4".  I cut a 1/2" strip off the top to give it an extra little detail.  Add these pieces to the card using adhesive.  Then decorate as shown above.  

Are there more extras to use?  Yes!  This little card uses one left over vellum piece, one striped rectangle, one pink strawberry and a few flowers!  Wow!  So cut to assemble.  I cut a 1 5/8" x 3" piece of White cardstock for the base.  Stamped the sentiment using the Garden Green ink that comes with the kit and added it to the back.  For all the cards, I added Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems to add a little sparkle!

What would you do with this little note?  I think leaving it on the table for the waitress, busboy or in a hotel room might be a nice gesture.  Leave me a comment!  

July 2025 Paper Pumpkin!

 July's Paper Pumpkin was so much fun to put together.  Have you ever tried Paper Pumpkin kits?  They are a monthly subscription kit.  The kit this month was all about strawberries!  Are you interested in this subscription?  I have a monthly zoom meeting with the gals to put their kits together.  We meet the 4th Wednesday of each month. Click on this link  Paper Pumpkin subscription to start your subscription with me today! Then join me each month and have fun putting the kit together with others!  It is a fun community!

We had 4 card types this month.  You make two of each design, so you have 8 cards to send to friends and family.  Included with the kit is the stamp set, ink spot, instructions and all the materials needed to assemble these cards.  Your first kit includes an acrylic block too.  You can always purchase more blocks.  

Here are 2 of my alternatives for this month.  Come by tomorrow to see the rest!  K

This Z fold card was created by folding your card base on the scored line so that the white side of the card is the front.  Then take one side and fold it back to the scored line to create a Z fold.  Easy!  The strawberries are added to the scalloped vellum and then added to the front using dimensionals. When folded, the vellum will cover part of the inside of the card.  The rest is intuitive!  Enjoy this alternative.  

This gives you a better idea of how the inside of the card looks.  

The kit box is easy to decorate so you can use it for a present to a friend! You will need a paper trimmer for this alternative.  I took one of the green cards and cut it to 2 3/4" x 8 1/2" and folded it on the scored line.  This makes your card.  Decorate as shown in the sample and add to the top of the card with adhesive, glue or mini glue dots. You will use the extra green pieces on the cards below.  

Inside of the card!

I wanted to cover up the information on the sides of the box, so I used a piece of the green card scrap and cut it to 1 3/8" x 8 1/2" to add to the side of the box.  I cut a little strip off of one of the scalloped

envelopes to add to the sides of this green piece.  So cute!  

I used the rest of the envelope top cut to 1/2" x 5 1/4" to complete the sides.  See you tomorrow!