With the approach of the new Annual 2021-22 catalogue, I have been purging & making room for new playthings for my craft room. I came across a roll of Blackberry Bliss striped ribbon that re-kindled my close relationship with Blackberry Bliss. This is a colour in the Regals collection - rich, deep & elegantly purple - kind of well, regal. It inspired me to hunt down paper scraps in that colour & have some fun with the Sweet Ice Cream Bundle.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Discovering Treasures...
Friday, 2 April 2021
Here's To You
The March 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit was just what I needed! We have a large male population among our kids & g'kids & many have Spring birthdays. My monthly PP Peeps club met virtually yesterday & we had great fun creating alternative designs from the kit.
Although the kit contained gender neutral designs I just had to show off the cute floral stamp for this "girly" card.
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Uptown Updates
Tomorrow is St Patrick's Day & Stampin' Up! has a lovely surprise! You don't have to be Irish to enjoy FREE shipping all day tomorrow, March 17. All orders of $65 CAD or more will be shipped free. Think of the possibilities - subscribe to Paper Pumpkin minus the shipping. Collect all the gorgeous retiring coloured papers & ink - minus the shipping. Or just enjoy an already discounted bundle - shipped free!
And speaking of retiring colours - these lovelies will be retiring with the current annual catty. What a great time to stock up on that deep, rich Pretty Peacock or perhaps the soft & lovely Seaside Spray. be sure you have the re-inkers as well so that you can keep enjoying these luscious long after their retirement!
Friday, 12 March 2021
Fun Fold Fun
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Bouquet of Hope - from Paper Pumpkin
The fourth week of the month is Paper Pumpkin week for me & my P.P. Peeps. We gather (virtually these days) to create from our monthly Paper Pumpkin kits. We rarely follow the directions, we laugh a lot & just generally enjoy our like-minded joy of cardmaking.
This month's kit is called Bouquet of Hope. It is intended to share messages of hope & encouragement with family & friends, As usual the kit is full of beautifully coordinated card bases, ink, stamps & embellishments with plenty of materials to make the 9 cards shown - or a dozen more if you care to think outside the box.
Here are a few of the creations that I'll be sharing with the Peeps.
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Hydrangea Heaven
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
I Heart "Sending Hearts"
The January Paper Pumpkin is all about Love. Not just the Valentine's Day kind of love, but all kinds - anniversary, wedding, even I'm happy to be in lockdown with you kind of love. Included in the kit is a great stamp set, sweet enamel hearts & flowers, die-cuts with an elegant font & of course the snail & mailbox images - so perfect for a "snail-mail" message.
Normally I don't send too many Valentine cards but these aren't normal times so a message of love is in order for all kinds of people. The patterned card bases give the option of pastel Petal Pink or bold Poppy Parade red or a fun combination of both.
The snail stamp is adorable coloured to match his cardstock background, sitting on a mat embossed with the Stitched With Whimsy Dies from the Jan-Jun Mini catty. Here I stamped him, then cut him out & raised him up on Dimensionals.
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The fourth week of the month is Paper Pumpkin week for me & my P.P. Peeps. We gather (virtually these days) to create from our monthly ...
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The January Paper Pumpkin kit is all about love. With Valentines Day coming up this kit is geared to sharing wishes with your Valent...
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Paper Pumpkin has started to post previews of upcoming kits which is very helpful if you were maybe thing of jumping into the P.P. part...
