Easy Peasy Monday

 Today I am sharing a card that ANYONE can make with just a minimal amount of supplies.  Just pull out a card base, some scraps of designer series paper, ribbon and a sentiment stamp set and you are on your way!  I needed some "Thank You" cards to insert with my Mercari and Etsy orders as a "thank you" for the sale when I mail off stamp sets and other items I have been selling on these sites.  Of course I want them to be made inexpensively, yet looking like I took more time that I did to make them.  Here are two of the cards I made, just changing up the colors as I used two different scraps of retired designer series papers I found in my stash. 😀

Here are the dimensions I used for this card for you to be able to case. 

Card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Mat:  3-3/4" x 5"

White piece: 2-1/2" x 3-5/8"

Designer Series Paper:  2-1/2" x 3-5/8"

Ribbon

Scraps for sentiment

Hint:  I adhered the white section to the mat first and the the designer series paper overlapped a little.

**Also make sure you adhere your ribbon BEFORE you adhere to the card.

Now was that easy peasy or what?

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Case It Wednesday

Featuring blog posts the entire month of February that showcase the Sale-a-bration items has been so much fun!  Please remember this sale is only good through the end of February.  All you need to do is purchase any products in the Annual Catalog or Mini Catalog.  The catalog notes which items you can select with a $50 purchase and which ones for a $100 purchase.  

When I spotted this card I immediately saved the photo and wrote down the basic directions.  In no time I had all the supplies gathered on my work space to CASE the original card using the FREE Sale-a-bration item "Berry Blessings Stamp Set with Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper".  For this item you need a $100 order to receive this FREE.

Since a stamp set came with this item, I knew I probably would only get one pack of the paper, so from the day I unwrapped this paper I knew that I was going to use it sparingly.  I looked for ideas that used a variety of the papers and smaller pieces.  I had also purchased the Sweet Strawberry Bundle from the Mini Catalog, so this card uses the stamps and punches in this set.  If you do not have this bundle, there is plenty of paper with larger strawberries and small flowers on it that you can fussy cut out to make this card.

Here is the card made almost exactly like the card I cased.  I just used Basic Jewels for the center on the small flowers.

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After I completed this card that I am in LOVE with, I pulled out the Paper Blooms Designer Series paper that is FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order and created the following card.  All of the flowers are fussy cut out using the designer series papers.

Here are the dimensions if you want to CASE this card and make it like the demonstrator I CASED, 

Connie Babbert at inspiredtreasures.com or just pull out any designer series paper and make it your own!

Card base is 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2" or 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4"

Basic White mat 4" x 5-1/4"

Designer Series Paper 3" x 4"

Designer Series Paper for rectangular blocks - four pieces 1-1/2" x 2-1/4"

Basic White for sentiment 3/4" x 2-1/4"

If you have any questions with the card or placing an order please let me know I will be more than happy to help you.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Easy Peasy Monday

 A lot of people fit in a lot of chores and errands on the weekend.  Some they like to do and others not so much.  Monday's we need something "easy" to start off our week.  So Monday's I will begin to feature an easy card you can make to start your week with some creativity!

Hydrangea Hill Suite is one of my favorite items in the Mini Stampin' Up Catalog.  Since I featured this set during the "2 Sisters Stamping" catalog launch I purchased the suite and received all of the products that coordinate.  This simple easy card features quite a few of them.

The base of the card is a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheet of Mossy Meadow.  I selected the green plaid side of one of the designer series papers and cut to 4" x 5-1/4".  On top of that and under the 3-1/2" x 4-3/4' piece of Basic White, I added a 3-1/4" x 5" piece of the Mercury Glass Acetate.  Just enough for it to "peak" out from behind the Basic White.  Using the "grunge-like" stamp from the stamp set I stamped (from bottom to top) using Highland Heather, Mossy Meadow and Rococo Rose.  I stamped off to create the second Mossy Meadow and Rococo Rose grunges.  Finally, I fussy cut out one of the small hydrangea bouquets and used dimensional to pop it up,  Add a sentiment of your choice to complete the card.

It's that "EASY"!

If you have any questions or would like to place and order, please let me know.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Funday Friday with Paper Blooms

 LOVE LOVE LOVE this simple and so easy card that I created for todays "Funday Friday" video which is posted on my Facebook Group, Menagerie of Crafts.  If you are not a member of this group, comment here and I will add you if you cannot find it by searching.  Each Friday I try to post a video showing current products and how to make a simple card that you can create in little time with few products.  Today I am featuring the Paper Blooms Designer Series Papers which are FREE until the end of February with a $50 Stampin' Up purchase.  If you have any questions about purchasing, please contact me.

Here is the card for today.  I am challenging each of you to create a similar card and post it in the comments here or on my Facebook page.  Don't have the Tailored Punch?  Pick one you might have!  How about a hexagon, triangle, square, circle punch?

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Case it Wednesday

 I kind of went "WILD" creating cards with the card I selected to "CASE" for todays post.  I was so excited how quickly the first card came together, that I rummaged through all the current designer series paper scraps I had and came up with five more cards besides the first one!

Giving credit where credit is due, one of the favorite Stampin' Up! Deomonstrators I follow is Stampin' Pretty.  When I follow certain individual, I tend to lean towards those that have simple cards with a WOW factor.  Mary Fish of Stampin' Pretty just has that 1,2,3 punch for me!

Here is the card I made from the original post using the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper from the current Mini Catalog.  The only difference was that I used the Stitch Shapes Circle die to cut out the flower, whereas Mary Fish fussy cut out the flower and adhered it to a piece of Basic White Cardstock that was cut out using the die.  I also changed out the sentiment.

Here are the other samples I created, using the Flowers for Every Season and Whale of a Time Designer Series Papers.

Here are the basic measurements for this card.

Card base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4"

Basic White mat: 4" x 5-1/4"

Mat for Designer Series Paper at the top: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4"

Designer Series Paper:  3" x 3"

Designer Series Paper for bottom of card:  1-3/4" x 4"

Basic White Diagonal Strip:  1-1/4" x 4-1/2" (place the left side 1/2" up on left side and abouit 1-1/2" on right side)

Credit: Mary Fish

http://stampinpretty.com

Have a great crafting day!

Donna

Funday Friday!

Woke up to a dusting of snow this morning, after the 16" plus snow we had Sunday into Tuesday of this past week. Glad it stopped and the sun is popping out, so hopefully it is done for today we won't have to shovel today! 

Over in my "Menagerie of Crafts" Facebook Groups today I posted a video using the "Posted For You" Bundle from the Annual Catalog.  I had purchased this bundle, which includes a stamp set and a punch back before the Mini 2021 catalog debuted.  Just this week I pulled it out to see what simple cards I could make.  Here is the one I featured in the video and another sample to show its versatility.

Both cards used the Flower & Fields Designer Series Paper that is a Sale-a-bration item which you can earn for FREE with a $50 order through the end of February.  If you have any questions on these cards or placing an order please let me know.  Join my Facebook Group where you can watch all my Funday Friday videos!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

 

Case It Wednesday

With all of the great options for creativity in the Mini Catalog  (January- June 2021) I have been spending a ton of time "casing" other peoples ideas using products I purchased from this new catalog.  So in order to provide you with my finds, Wednesday's blog posts will now be "Case It Wednesday"!  I will select a sample created by someone else, make the design as similar as I can to theirs, and then put my own twist on it.  

Giving credit where credit is due, I could not pass up on Patricia Dominicci's card she made last Friday using the "Fine Arts Floral" Designer Series Paper.  I used a different pattern in that packet when I made mine and created a second card using the  "Hydrangea Hill" Designer Series Paper.  

Pat called this a Puzzle Card and it was was SO simple to make!  You only need a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of designer series paper and works really well with those designed that have larger flowers or other items.  So pull out those designer series paper and go to town making this simple card.

Here is my take on the Puzzle Card using the "Fine Arts Floral" designer series paper:

Inside below, showing the "missing" puzzle piece!

 

This one I used the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper and moved the sentiment on the front of the card to the bottom right side, with the missing puzzle piece underneath it on the inside of the card.  Also added some of the Pastel Pearls (which are currently unorderable, boo hoo) on the front of the card.

 Here are the dimensions for the card.  It is a top fold card but could be made as a standard card.  

Card stock for base:  4-1/4" x 11

Cardstock for matting the DSP:  3-1/2" x 4-1/2" cut into 4 equal pieces 1-3/4" x 2-1/4"

Designer Series Paper:  3-1/4" x 4-1/4" cut into 4 equal pieces 1-5/8" x 2-1/8"

Cardstock for mat and inside of card:  2 pieces 4" x 5-1/4"

I used dimensionals to raise the puzzle pieces on the front of the card.

Once again, credit is given to Patricia Dominicci, whose blog can be found at jumpingintostamping.com.  

Enjoy!

Happy Crafting

Donna

February's Paper Pumpkin Kit

 It is time to order February's Paper Pumpkin Kit, Bouquet of Hope!

This kit provides a way to offer comfort, care, and condolences to those enduring life's challenges.  With beautiful blooms and supportive sentiments, the Bouquet of Hope Paper Pumpkin kit will soothe sorrow and share sympathy in a heartfelt, handmade way.  The kit contains supplies to created nine cards of comfort, with coordinating envelopes.  

What's included with February's kit?

• Kit contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes. Kit includes card bases, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more.
• Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"              Envelope size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" 
• Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Bumblebee, Just Jade, Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow, Rococo Rose
• Coordinates with the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper, an exclusive Sale-A-Bration item.

****Deadline to sign up for the February 2021 kit is Wednesday February 10th****

To sign up for a month to month subscription, where you pay as you go for only $22 a month shipping included, sign up with me at https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=2078374  Use Host Code # FWS3Z7HD before saving your order.

Better yet how about considering purchasing a PRE-PAID SUBSCRIPTION?  With a 3 month subscription. you will earn a FREE $50 level Sale-a-bration item.  You may want to consider the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper, which coordinates with the February Paper Pumpkin kit.

With a 6 month subscription, you may choose a FREE $100 level Sale-a-bration item for FREE or TWO $50 level items.  You will earn even more FREE items with a full year's subscription.  

***Note:  To take the best advantage of Sale-a-bration, sign up for six months now and then six months in July when the next new Sale-a-bration items will be introduced!

If you want to order on line by yourself here are the items #s for you.  I would appreciate it if you select me as your demonstrator and include Host Code # FWS3Z7HD before saving your order.

# 137859 Three month subscription  $63

# 137860 Six month subscription       $114 (you are saving $1 a month)

# 137861 Twelve month subscription $220 (you pay for 11 months and are getting one free!  **Please note that shipping will be added to the prepaid option (10% of sales price listed above or $6.95 whichever is greater)

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.  I would love to help you set up your subscription!

Happy Crafting!

Donna