Wednesday, May 28, 2025

May 2025 - Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Mountain Majesties Blog Hop


Hello there my crafty friends! How are you this evening? It's time for my most FAVORITE Blog Hop ever!! Time for the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! yayayaya!!  


We are a group of designers who love to create ALTERNATIVE projects with our Paper Pumpkin kits.  That's not to say that the kit itself isn't amazing, because it is!  But ya know, sometimes a theme just isn't quite for you.  Our blog hop gives you a whole collection of incredible projects you can do in place of the standard kit. So cool right?  

And if that isn't enough alternative inspiration for you, there's a whole collection of Alternative Tutorials that you can get your hands on from the Paper Pumpkin Creatives Crew! See the graphic at the end of my post. :-D 

Shall we get this party started?  

The May 2025 Paper Pumpkin theme is "Mountains Majesty", and it is PEFECT for my little East Tennessee homeland!


The Kit Includes: 
MAY: Mountain Majesties
Subscribe April 11–May 10
Create Father’s Day cards with layered mountain landscapes!
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut vellum and paper pieces
• Watercolor card bases and coordinating envelopes
• Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight
(Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink
Includes vellum pieces for layering and sentiments tailored to men!


And of course the Hugs Abloom Dies Add-On #166238 —available only while supplies last!



My card is an upright double Z-Fold Card.  I really liked this fancy fold with the mountain theme because it gives a really nice depth and dimensional look.  Similar to a mountain range. 


I used one of the card bases from the kit and scored it at 2 1/8" on the longside.  That, combined with the already scored 4 1/4" center line gives us the Z-Fold base.  Then, I took a strip of Basic Gray Cardstock (8 1/2" x 1 7/8") and scored it on the long side at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4".  This will be the front base strip. 

If you've followed me for any bit of time, you know I'm big on saving paper.  So, when I was pulling pieces of the kit out to make the layers, I knew I could cut a section of that Misty Moonlight Vellum off and save it for something else later.  So that's what I did.  It's approximately 2" off the bottom.  From there, I adhered the top section of vellum to the back of the printed panel. 


After I adhered the two pieces together, I grabbed the Misty Moonlight ink spot (that came in the kit) and stamped some of the birds across the mountain range. If you look at the photo where the card is opened up, you'll see that I stamped them across about half of the card base too.  I wanted it to look like a whole flock of birds flying over the lake.  

I used the little mountain printed layer and the little Misty Moonlight vellum piece to make the smaller section layers on the Z-strip. They were basically eyeballed in height, but their width was 2" each. 



As you can see from the photo above; I added the die cut trees piece to the Vellum and printed panels with Stampin' Dimensionals, and then attached that directly to the wider Z-panel strip.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink on a piece of Basic White Cardstock that had been die cut with the label from the coordinating Dies Add-On set.  If you don't make a habit of ordering these dies each quarter, I really recommend that you do.  They are a real asset when it comes to creating alternative projects! I just love them!  Plus you can use them for so many other things as well! They're not limited to Paper Pumpkin projects. 

That beautiful bow is a "SNEAK PEEK" of a ribbon that will be coming out in the 2025 Holiday Catalog.  It's not yet available for purchase.  All I can tell you about it is: "You'll want to order a few rolls of it the moment it DOES come available on September 3rd".  I can bet that this one will go out of stock FAST. It is GORGEOUS!!!

I attached the label with Dimensionals and the bow with Mini Glue Dots.

As you can see, the final step to completing our card is to add a few of the Rhinestone Basic Gems! Sprinkle them around like confetti or like beautiful stars in the night sky!!


Be sure to visit all of the blogs listed below, so that you get to see all of the alternative projects we have in store for you! ENJOY!!


HEY!!! DID YOU KNOW??

I'm part of an incredible tutorial group called Paper Pumpkin Creatives. 
We produce a monthly tutorial bundle chock full of 12-14 STUNNING Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects!!  

From cards, to treat holders, to Scrapbook pages and more........ You can find a wealth of inspiration inside! Would you like to get your hands on it? 

Click our image here to go to my ordering page!


Check out my upcoming classes (and classes TO GO), over on my
Facebook Calendar of Events. Registration details can be found under each class description.  Join us for some crafty fun!


What you see in the catalog isn't all the amazing products Stampin' Up offers! Click the image below to be taken to our Online Exclusive collection.  There's even more fun awaiting you there!



Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic

If you would like to purchase any of the supplies I used on today's project, simply click an image below to be taken directly to my website. Enjoy!

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Daisy Daydream


Hello my crafty friends!! I hope you're doing well today!  Are you ready for another Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop?  I know I am.  I've got a fun shaker card to share with you! YAYA!


One of the great things about this card is that it uses a lot of elements from the kit.  There's very little you will need to pull out of your crafty stash!


From the kit: I used a blue card base, one of the deckled and embossed layers with the punch out circle space, a vellum label, one of the bigger white labels, a couple of the die cut daisies, and a white envelope that's shown with the window card.  It has the honeycomb and bees on the flap. 


First thing I did was grab a scrap of Window Sheet big enough to cover the hole from the deckled layer. It's approximately 3 1/8" x 3 1/8". I glued it directly to the backside of the panel for my shaker. 

I like to use adhesive foam strips for my shakers because I like the good closed up window space and the strips are a bit higher profile than Stampin' Dimensionals.  They're really good for shakers and if you don't have them in your stash, I highly recommend! Not only do I bend a strip all the way around the outer edge of the window, but I also use the same strips to go around the whole panel and a strip or two in the spaces between the window and the edge to keep the layer from sagging on my card. 

You can see from the photo here, that I fussy cut the printed bits off of the envelope.  I was pretty impressed with the idea of using these bits to dress up the card with! HA! It's really fun when you think outside the box and the idea actually works!


The two honeycomb flap sections were glued directly to the front of  the card base (being sure that they would show through the window how I wanted them to).

The daisy piece I added to the deckled window layer, slightly overlapping the window area. 

I wanted to soften the edges up a bit so I used a little Crushed Curry ink and a blending brush to add a light amount of color around the deckled layer and the card front.

Once I had that done, I dumped a bit of the Champagne Iridescent Gems  onto the middle of the "window space" on the card base.  Before pulling the foam strip backing off the deckled layer, I held it over the card to confirm that it was how I wanted it.   Then, pull the backing and stick it directly onto the card base.  The foam strips are REALLY good adhesive, so you won't have much time to adjust if you don't get it aligned right. 


Now that I have my shaker element in place, I could finish up the card front.  

"Sweetest Birthday Wishes" stamped in Lost Lagoon Ink (included in the kit) and a bit of Crushed Curry inked around the edges of the white label, was perfect! I added Stampin' Dimensionals to the backside of the label and stuck it to the Vellum deckled strip. Then, I attached this whole piece to the card front near the bottom. 

I used Stampin' Dimensionals to attach the two bigger Daisies to the card. The little half daisy was attached with just a touch of Tombow as was the few Champagne gems.

My card needed just a little something, so I decided to add a Linen bow above the daisies on the right.  Then, to finish it all up, I brought in some Wink of Stella.  You know that sparkle just makes it all nice!

I really hope you like my shaker card.  I think the Champagne gems look like little bits of beeswax so I thought they made the perfect little shaker bits. :-) 


If you just can't get enough of this kit, you can visit my online shop to see if there are any refills left available.  As of the moment I'm typing this, they're still available, but who knows when they'll sell out.  You can click the Daisy Daydream image here to go directly to the item page!


There's lots of fun elements in a refill for you to play with!


I'm kinda sad I didn't use the add-on dies "Spring is in the Air" (#166237 $12usd). I had every intention to.  That lil bee and honeycomb piece are just too stinking cute! Of course I'll hafta make another alternative project and use them! AWE DARN! :-D   I'm really loving the idea of a die set that coordinates with three months of Paper Pumpkin at a time!  It's been terrific!  If you haven't discovered these dies, or haven't started ordering them, I highly encourage you to do so!  


Well, friends, that's all for me. 


Be sure to visit the other blogs listed here to find even more Paper Pumpkin Alternative Inspiration!



HEY!!! DID YOU KNOW??

I'm part of an incredible tutorial group called Paper Pumpkin Creatives. 
We produce a monthly tutorial bundle chock full of 12-14 STUNNING Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects!!  

From cards, to treat holders, to Scrapbook pages and more........ You can find a wealth of inspiration inside! Would you like to get your hands on it? 

Click our image here to go to my ordering page!


Check out my upcoming classes (and classes TO GO), over on my
Facebook Calendar of Events. Registration details can be found under each class description.  Join us for some crafty fun!


What you see in the catalog isn't all the amazing products Stampin' Up offers! Click the image below to be taken to our Online Exclusive collection.  There's even more fun awaiting you there!



Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic

If you would like to purchase any of the supplies I used on today's project, simply click an image below to be taken directly to my website. Enjoy!

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