I love summer and the beautiful sunflowers are the epitome of summer. They stand so stately and majestic and who doesn’t love sunflower seeds!!
I decided to change up the color scheme for this sunflower card to a beautiful cool crisp Night of Navy and White. I love how the white sunflower pops off the navy background.
This fun fold card center navy panel flips up and provides another area to stamp a greeting or to write a personal message to your recipient.
TIP: Always check to see if your designer series paper (DSP) is directional or has a pattern that needs to be cut a certain way. Sometimes the DSP has no discernible direction and it won’t matter which way it is cut.
If you’d like to purchase any or all of the Create Sunflowers stamps or dies or any of the products to make this card, please visit me at my Stamp Store and click on the Shop Nowlink.
The Summer Nights Kit includes nine postcards and coordinating envelopes, plus nine die-cut tealight bags. To receive this kit, you must have an active subscription by July 10.
The Summer Nights Add-On is a separate purchase for those who would like to expand the Summer Nights Kit with a traditional cardmaking experience.
Between the leftover kit components and the add-on, we estimate that you will be able to create at least 20 additional Summer Nights cards!
The Summer Nights Add-On is $10.00 USD and is only available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers. The add-on is available while supplies last, beginning 1 July!
As with any other Stampin’ Up! product, you will need to purchase the add-on through a demonstrator order or the online store. It cannot be added to a Paper Pumpkin subscription purchase.
You must have an active Paper Pumpkin subscriber email to purchase the add-on.
Contains 24 preprinted card bases and coordinating envelopes.
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
The Summer Nights Add-On is not required to complete the Paper Pumpkin kit projects.
I would love to add you to my list of Paper Pumpkin subscribers!!
For April, we created a fun, family appreciation themed card kit that would make it easy for you to share their hearts with those they love most: mom, dad, daughter, son, sister, and brother. April’s kit even includes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day sentiments, giving you the perfect way to show your appreciation for beloved parents on their special days with a beautiful, handmade card.
About this kit:
Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating Colors: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam
This is the last of the four card Halloween set. The card is a fun fold card in that the very vanilla cardstock layer is the actual card that opens bottom to top. Wickedly fun!! Before to check out the previous three Halloween cards in this set. Enjoy!
One of four Halloween cards a friend asked me to make up as a boxed set for one of her daughter’s teachers. I absolutely love the wicked die that was used on the front of this card. This card was quick and easy to make yet catches the eye with such colorful designer series paper. Be sure to check out the other three cards in the set!
One of four Halloween cards a friend asked me to make up as a boxed set for one of her daughter’s teachers. I absolutely love the wicked die that was used on the front of this card. This card was quick and easy to make yet catches the eye with such colorful designer series paper.
One of four card set I designed as a set to be given as a teacher gift. This fun fold card puts the “spook” in Spooktacular!!! Be sure to check out the other three cards in the set!
A friend asked me to make up four Halloween-related cards to give as a gift to one of the school teachers. This is one of the fun cards I came up with using the Stampin’ Up! Spooktacular Bash stamp set and Monster Bash designer series paper combos. The Ornate frame dies add such a punch to any card. I combined the black satin ribbon with the black organdy glitter ribbon to finish the card with a little bling. Be sure to check out the other three cards in the set!
The holiday season will be here before we know it. And along with putting up the Christmas tree and spending snowy nights by the fire, many of our Paper Pumpkin subscribers will be looking forward to opening their holiday kit. Christmastime papercrafting with Paper Pumpkin has become an annual tradition!
So to deliver more of what our subscribers love this holiday season, in October and November we are offering back-to-back coordinating kits, one with Christmas cards, the other with Christmas tags. Both kits make it easy for your customers to add a handmade, personal touch to their holiday giving—without a lot of fuss. It’s Christmas made easy with Paper Pumpkin!
If you haven’t tried a Paper Pumpkin subscription yet, you can order only one month or a whole year – the choice is yours!!
Today I participated in another color challenge card event and I love the way this card came out. I used the ink direct to block technique. The colors blended nicely. I chose Highland Heather, Pretty Peacock, and Mint Macaron. These 5 colors were included in the challenge.
Recipe:
Cardstock:
Pretty Peacock 5.5″ x 4.25″ and a scrap
Highland Heather 5.25″ x 4″ and a scrap
Very Vanilla 5″ x 3.75″ and a scrap
Designer Series Paper: Woven Threads DSP (3.75″ x 1.5″)
Technique: Apply highland heather ink to the middle of the acrylic block, then apply mint macaron to the top and pretty peacock to the bottom. Mist lightly with water to let the colors blend and then pick up the block and tilt slightly to allow the colors to run. Apply the block to the very vanilla card stock and allow the ink to soak into the card stock before removing the block. When dry, stamp the desired image over the colored block image.
Adhere highland heather card stock to pretty peacock base.
Apply woven threads DSP to the bottom of the very vanilla layer.
Attach pretty peacock linen thread to cover seam between very vanilla and the DSP.
Punch pretty peacock, very vanilla, and highland heather circles.
Stamp greeting on highland heather
Adhere circles in desired layers
Attach very vanilla stamped layer to the highland heather layer.
Attach stacked circles/greeting
Spray lightly with champagne mist shimmer paint diluted in 70% rubbing alcohol. Allow to dry
I participated in a card challenge today which required the use of leaves. I wasn’t even sure I had any stamp sets with leaves but found leaves in the Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons stamp set!! I got my color inspiration from a tissue package.
Recipe:
1. Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons Stamp Set, Seasonal Layers Dies
2. Make a custom ink pad using reinkers on a baby wipe:
Blackberry Bliss
Cajun Craze
Pumpkin Pie
Calypso Coral
3. Coordinate cardstock
Blackberry Bliss
Base 5.5” x 8.25”, scored at 4.25”
Square scrap 2.25” for solid leaf die cut
Strip cut to 5” x 1.5” for trim (cut down to 3.75” to center scallops on card)
Pumpkin Pie
Cut strip .5” x 3.75”
Cut layer 4” x 5.25”
Very Vanilla
Cut layer 3.75” x 5”
Cut square scrap 2.5” for detailed leaf die cut
Scrap for greeting
4. Randomly stamp leaf image on Very Vanilla card stock using custom ink pad; also stamp leaf on scrap
5. Stamp leaf veins on top of stamped leaves using Early Espresso
6. Use decorative leaf die cut to cut one leaf for decoration from the scrap
7. Use solid leaf die cut to cut one leaf for decoration from Blackberry Bliss scrap
8. Use scallop die to cut trim from Blackberry Bliss
9. Stamp greeting in Blackberry Bliss ink on scraps of stamped Very Vanilla used to sample leaves in step 3 or sponge edge of greeting after punching with classic label punch
10. Spray detailed leaf with Shimmer Paint (mix 3 or 4 drops in a sprayer with 70% rubbing alcohol)
11. On silicone mat sponge Tombow liquid glue on back of detailed leaf to adhere to solid leaf
12. Layer Pumpkin Pie strip to top of Blackberry Bliss card stock between scallops and trim down to 3.75”, use dimensionals to pop up greeting and decorative leaf
