When I saw one of the sentiments in the Magnolia Moods Stamp Set - I knew I had to make a scrapbook page with my daughters. It was perfect. And I’m obsessed. I love how the stamps & dies layer together so well - so I did some more layering for my card too. All in all - this bundle is a blast and and I can’t wait to play with it more! Big thanks to Stampin' Up! for creating fabulous products once again!

I just love this greeting so much for my girls.  I thank them for being them a lot.  I am filled with so much gratitude in being their mama, and I really am so grateful for who they are as humans! 💕  I love the emotions scrapbook brings out.  And there is something so healing about putting these photos to paper.  😍

Also ... the more I look at this page, the more I have ended up loving the little black strip to the right of the photo.  I tried a full mat, and I tried a few different things.  But I really love how it just kinda makes the whole page pop with it being on that side, and pulls your eye toward the picture, instead of the strip.  Such a subtle thing, but I really love the impact. 

I also SUPER love all the layered details.  I stamped the leaf in Bubble Bath.  I splattered with some black ink, I added the sequins, and those GORGEOUS die-cuts in both Basic White & Lost Lagoon - I JUST LOVE! 

Now on to the card. Because I keep looking at this one too. Hee.

NEXT IN OUR HOP IS...

Daniela: @edelpappe  https://www.edelpappe.de/blog/

You do NOT want to miss hers!

Full list of hoppers: 

‣Monique:  @stampin_met_monique  
‣Ashley: @designwithink  ☆  This is me!  ☆
‣Daniela: @edelpappe
‣Maheswari: @maheswarirajaguru
‣Su: @aromasandart

So check them all out, and please!  Let me know if you have any questions on anything! I would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs!  And if you need any help getting your hands on any Stampin' Up! supplies ... most definitely would love to help there!  (If you are in the United States.)  So just send me a message and let me know! 

   

Quick post today!  I was going through my camera roll, saw this card that I had photographed and thought that I had shared!  Then I realized I had not!  So need to remedy that quickly!  Hee.  In case I haven't mentioned it before,  I LOVE SEA TURTLES!  

So yes ... I really love the Sea Turtle Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! And I really love how this birthday card came out.  Hee. 

    🐢   Polka Dot Background!  Yes, I do this a lot.  Because I love polka dots, it's easy, & you can have a background in any color you want!  Simply take a sponge dauber, ink in Coastal Cabana, press onto the Basic White cardstock, and twist! Easy breezy polka dot!  Then repeat! 

    🐢   Turtle color variation!  Ink in Lemon Lime Twist ink.  DO NOT STAMP YET!  Ink a Sponge Dauber in Granny Apple Green & pounce lightly on the inked turtle in a few places.  Then stamp!  Simple to do, but packs a punch! 

    🐢  Cutting sentiments!  I LOVE the Phrases For All Stamp Set (retiring soon & discounted!  Get it before it's gone!!) And I love how a simple SIMPLE step can make such a difference!  This one ... simple cut the sentiment apart after stamping!  I know, right?!  This block font is super easy, but cutting off a lot of the excess cardstock around the sentiment, and getting to layer the words how you want, makes a big difference in the overall asthetic of your card! I highly recommend trying it! 

    🐢  Distressing! Distressing edges is an easy way to add some texture without bulk. I just use the edge of one of the blades of my Paper Snips & run it over the edges. Another easy, yet fun!, way to add some quick texture!  

All in all, a pretty quick & simple card!  Would love to hear if you use anything from this card on a project of yours!  Share if you do cause I love to see!  💖

Thank you so much for visiting!  Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything!  I would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs!  Including helping you get any Stampin' Up! supplies you need and want! Please reach out if you have any questions at all! 

   

Did you get your March Paper Pumpkin Kit?! I hope so because it is a gorgeous one called Memorable Meadows.  And if you haven't, and live in the United States, just send me a message and I can help you get subscribed! 💗  March is  always a FUN month to get because it is Paper Pumpkin anniversary month ... so Stampin' Up! includes a free gift!  This year it was a ☆ BONUS ☆ stamp set!  And it is gorgeous ... which matches the kit perfectly! 😀

Today I have two fun alternatives for you!  These cards are using the kit and a few extra products.  The Paper Pumpkin Kit coordinates with a suite of products that are available through Stampin' Up! - called Meandering Meadows - so I used some of that. Then I also used the coordinating Paper Pumpkin dies that you can get as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber - called The Love of Spring Dies!

First up ... a fun shaker card! 

I love a shaker card & sometimes forget how easy & how much fun they are to make.  So I took a few photos of the process to show you how I made this one! 

2. Add foam adhesive strips.  Here ... you can see what areas I blocked out.  I made the foam adhesive "window" to just be the part you will see.  ***TIP: I take my Embossing Buddy and wipe it all over the inside of the foam adhesive window ... including the sides of the Foam Adhesive Strip.  DO THIS BEFORE removing the backing of the strips.  This helps the shaker filling you add not get stuck with static anywhere.  

3.  Add your shaker filling!  For this card, I used Loose Silver Sequins & a few Loose Daisy Embellishments.  I love these two together!

4. (Sorry I forgot to take a photo of this!)  Removed the backing of the Foam Adhesive Strips and place the Memorable Meadows card piece (I just cut one of the cards down to size to use as the background to the shaker) on top of the shaker.  Obviously, you don't want to lift or move the shaker part until you have this base adhered, or the filling will all fall out.  Then rub over the foam adhesive well, making sure it sticks! 

That is it!  Then just add to the card base, add a few of the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies and VOILA!  A fun shaker! 

On to the next card I get to share!  I love all the details and texture on this card! 

Colors:  Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lime Twist, Gorgeous Grape

Inks: Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy

Cardstock/Papers: Fresh Freesia, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, Gold Foil Sheets, Vellum, Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin Kit

Stamps: Memorable Meadows Stamp Sets

Tools:  The Love of Spring Dies, Fern Embossing Folder, Heat Tool

Accessories: Linen Thread, Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin Kit Pieces

This is using the ☆ BONUS ☆ free stamp set! I LOVE that big floral image!  I embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder first, then lightly watercolored it.  Cut it out, and added some pieces of the kit to the back of it.  Used the perfect The Love of Spring Dies to cut out some vellum piece to go behind the flower and the purple vellum from the kit.  I used a strip of one of the cards from the Paper Pumpkin Kit on the side of the card and I LOVE the detail that adds.  I think this card is just full of pretty & texture!

What do you think?!  Do you have a favorite?!  I hope you like these cards!  They were also showcased on Stampin' Up!'s Paper Pumpkin Facebook page!  There are other alternatives as well!  I highly recommend checking that out!  

Here is a photo of the kit, what the kit makes, BOTH stamp sets and the add-on dies!

Here is a pic of the coordinating suite! 

Such fun products, don't you agree?!  😁

Thank you so much for visiting!  Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!  Would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs!  The Paper Pumpkin Kits are a great way to add tor your paper crafting fun, whether you are new or experienced in the crafting world!  Let me know if you have questions or need help getting them in your mailbox! 💗

Contact: designwithink@gmail.com

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Well I have a fun challenge for you this week!  And Stampin' Up! even recently released the perfect suite for this challenge ... available as an Online Exclusive! (Shop HERE to see it!)  So first the card that I made for it, and then the challenge! 

Now see how perfectly it goes with this challenge! 

See?!  All about coffee!  Hee.  So I used the Latte Love Bundle, a Stampin' Up Online Exclusive, and it was so much fun!  Bummer ... the sentiment doesn't photograph super well. It is actually gold embossed.  You can see it better here:

   

📣 It's here!  It's here! 📣 I am so excited to share my projects made with the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE "A Latte Love" Suite from Stampin' Up!  

Also...BONUS!...this is my Artisan Design Team project this month, so you also get to "hop" along & see the others on my team and the projects they made!  

☆ Did you know?! ☆ that there are 20 of us on the Artisan Design Team.  And each week 5 of us share projects made with a specific set of items.  So you get to see so much variety & fun inspiration EACH week!  

Once again ... this week we are using the A Latte Love Suite! And let me just say ... this was such a fun suite to use! 

The colors in this suite are: Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink.  I decided to focus on Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, & Petal Pink.  With a few other accents from the other mixed in, of course.  

Now let me give you some details on each of the cards!  Want to see them more up close?!  Cause here we go! 💕

☆ Next up ☆ ... this one focuses on the FABULOUS Designer Series Paper that is in this suite.  And I LOVE the Lemon Lolly background to the card.  I embossed a layer with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder, to kinda keep with a "coffee shop" theme.  Then did a banner with the Designer Series Paper to ground the fabulously fun coffee cups!  Now ... the best part ... I just cut these cups out from the Designer Series Paper! So they were so easy!  Gotta love coordination!  A die in the Latte Love Dies cuts out the cup from the Designer Series Paper! 😍

I really love the layered details on this card.  I also added some Gold Foil Sheet accents, as well as the swirl dots.  

All in all - I love these projects!  And I ALSO love the projects my fellow Artisan Design Team members made!  I am SURE you want to see them!  So head to their pages to see what they made! 

NEXT IN OUR HOP IS...

Daniela: @edelpappe  https://www.edelpappe.de/blog/

You do NOT want to miss what she made!

Full list of hoppers: 

‣Monique:  @stampin_met_monique  
‣Ashley: @designwithink (This is me!)
‣Daniela: @edelpappe
‣Maheswari: @maheswarirajaguru
‣Su: @aromasandart

So check them all out, and please!  Let me know if you have any questions on anything! I would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs!  And if you need any help getting your hands on any Stampin' Up! supplies ... most definitely would love to help there!  (If you are in the United States.)  So just send me a message and let me know!  Thanks for visiting!