Yesterday, on my Facebook Live, I opened and assembled the May Paper Pumpkin Kit – Batter Up. Even with the obvious baseball theme, this kit can help you celebrate the best of the best, the greatest of all time and the all-stars in your life! I’ve added the video to the end of this post for you, in case you aren’t on Facebook.
The kit has all the supplies to make 9 cards, 3 of each design, and it even had 3 pieces of Double Bubble gum! Of course, I had to try out the gum and see if I could blow a bubble. I wasn’t disappointed!
If you’re in Canada, you can start your Paper Pumpkin subscription with me by clicking HERE. Next months kit looks like it’s going to be gorgeous! Sign up before June 10th so that you won’t miss it. Look at the beautiful box in the sneak peek photo!
I can only imagine if the box is THAT beautiful, what the 9 cards will be like! My intel tells me that there will also be not one, but TWO ink spots in this kit! Can’t wait!!
You can watch the unboxing and the assembly of the three different card designs in the video below. Next week, I’ll be sharing alternative cards using the kit. Why not join me for my Facebook Live on Monday at 10:30am (pacific time). I love having the opportunity to interact with you through the chat and comments while I share my projects.
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Last Tuesday, I shared an easy small gift box that I made to fit note cards. Well, my friends, I whipped up some note cards lickety-split using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and the Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!.
If you didn’t see the box I made, you can go to my blog post by clicking HERE. There is a handy video tutorial there as well for anyone who might find it useful. I suspect that it will be a video that I refer back to myself when I want to make another box like it. It’s so easy when you have the measurements and instructions at your fingertips!
Making these mini note cards are super quick and easy as well!
The card bases are patterned paper cut to 2 3/4″ x 5 1/2″, then folded in half. I like my note cards to fit easily into the 3″ x 3″ Mini Envelopes, so I choose to make the cards 2 3/4″ square.
I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to colour the floral image from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set. The dragonflies were punched out with the Dragonflies Punch from one of the patterns of the Designer Series Paper. I could have stamped the dragonfly and coloured it myself before punching it out, but, hey, I’m all about efficiency today! LOL!
Normally, I wouldn’t use designer paper for my card base, but these cards are so little that it doesn’t matter that the paper is thin. Adding the layers on the front and inside the card add structure and make up for the designer paper being so much thinner. The cool thing about using the patterned paper for the base is that you get to show off both sides!
Note cards like this are great for anyone with a small business. You can write a quick thank you note and pop it in with a customer’s purchase. I also like to use note cards to attach to a little gift. A box of chocolates for a friend. Flowers for your mom. A personalized mug with some fancy tea for a teacher. These cards give that little extra something without overshadowing the modest elegance that a small gift represents.
All of the products that I used on these cards and the box are available to purchase at my Canadian online store. Let me know if you have any questions about products. I’m always happy to help if I can!
I have another card and tutorial video to share with you from my monthly technique class back in March. Some of the items on this card have retired since then, but I know you’re clever. You’ll be able to use the pop-up design with other products.
The Playful Alphabets Dies that you see on the inside of this card are a staple item in my craft room. They’re small enough to use on a card, but universal enough to use in scrapbooking and home decor projects as well. I’ve even used these dies to cut out iron-on vinyl to use on fabrics!
If you’re in Canada, you can join my technique classes on Zoom. As part of this class, you will receive all the pre-cut paper, the embellishments, and envelopes for two card designs. You will also receive an email with the link to join the Zoom class and the list of supplies you might need, such as stamps and ink.
During the virtual class, you follow along with me and we make the cards together. It’s very casually paced as I make sure each person has completed each step before I proceed to the next one. If anyone struggles with a step or make a mistake, we can work it through together right then and there! My attendees also receive a PDF with the instructions as well as private access to each of the video tutorials on YouTube. The videos remain private for two months so that those with special access can revisit them as needed.
Sometimes people who purchase the pre-cut supplies aren’t able to attend the Zoom class. They register for the class to get the pre-cut supplies, then wait until the tutorials are available and make the cards on their own at their convenience.
If you’re outside of Canada, I’m not able to send you any supplies, but for $10 CAD, you can receive VIP Access to the videos at the same time as those who attend the class. No waiting two months for the videos to post! You can access the video tutorials and receive the PDF written instructions while the products are still available to purchase through Stampin’ Up! Sadly, those of you who aren’t in Canada can’t order from my online store, but if you need help finding a demonstrator near you, I’m happy to recommend someone if I can.
I originally shared this pop-up card design at a Stamp Camp event back in January using the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. This paper is still available in the January – June Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue.
The front of this card is a different layout, but the inside is very similar to the Forever Greenery version of this design. The only difference on the inside is that I used a stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set instead of a die-cut word.
To see how I made this pop-up design, follow along with the video tutorial. The measurements for the card on in the video description on YouTube if you need them! Go to my online store to see what beautiful options you have for patterned paper to use for cards like this!
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