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October 2014 Paper Pumpkin

I'll admit it, I hadn't joined Paper Pumpkin because I thought it wasn't a good deal.  After hearing more and more good things about the quality and quantity of products, I finally joined last month during the 1/2 off sale.  While SU had some delivery delays due to certain overseas supply delays, I received my project last week.  And boy was I pleasantly surprised!

The kit is a fun Halloween set of burlap bags and tags.  I immediately went to town stamping and embellishing my tags.  What surprised me was the quantity of embellishments.  Realistically, you can only put 2-3 stickers on each tag, but I received 2 sheets of stickers.  Even after I finished, I still have an entire sheet left for other projects!  Plus, the stamp set comes with the same images as the stickers.  I didn't even use those stamps yet.  I started to put the bags together, but realized that I want to save them for the fall social.  I have an idea to use them for parent goody bags of candy.  Now I need to look at our number of RSVPs and possibly buy a refill kit.

Overall, I am really impressed with the new and improved Paper Pumpkin.  I have already bought next months kit, but I imagine that I will continue my subscription after that.

If you want to get in on the fun, please visit Paper Pumpkin to sign up.

tags: Halloween, Paper Pumpkin
categories: 3D Projects, Other Crafts
Monday 09.29.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

June Card Class Roundup

Along with Stamp Club, I attended two card classes this June.  All three events were focused on using new products from the catalog.  I wanted to get some new ideas for my own cards and I did! I love the sunburst design and this one used some great new DSP and colors.

We made a cute card holder at club.  These would be great little gifts for Christmas or for craft sales.

Love this simplistic design.  I'll admit that the Work of Art stamp set confounded me at first.  I'm not that great with abstract.  But I've seen a few great designs lately.  This one was so much fun!

 

After seeing some great cards using Sea Street, I had to add it to my June order.  Now I just need the Maritime DSP.

 

Another adorable Sea Street card.  Perfect for a kid's birthday card.

 

Disappointed that my Moonlight DSP Stack is one backorder, so I can't recreate this card.  Once I receive it, I will definitely make a similar card.  I even have the stamp set (Hello There).

 

Pretty serene card using new DSP (Lullaby) and a nice color combination.

 

I haven't bought the Thinlit Die, but do love playing with it.  I changed up the sentiment on this one to make a cute new baby card.  And it's already been sent out to a friend who just had her second son.  Very adorable!

 
 

This card was made by inking up clear blocks.  I been meaning to try to the technique myself.  Thankfully we got to try it out at class.

 

I absolutely adore this card.  It's simple, but still has a ton of visual interest.  I may have to CASE this one soon...

 

First time trying out the decorative masks.  I own both sets, but haven't used them yet.  We got to try out one of them at class.  I am not a huge fan of the word bubbles, but I loved using the mask and the in colors.

I finally bought Sea Street but failed to order the Maritime DSP.  I need to CASE this card... love it so much!

categories: 3D Projects, Baby/Wedding/Anniversa..., Misc- Cards, Sympathy Cards, Thank You
Saturday 06.28.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Summer Bucket List Notebook

Today's craft was inspired by the multiple summer bucket lists I saw on Pinterest.  I wanted to make some type of visual list for the twins, but didn't want to dedicate a wall to the idea.  Plus, I wanted something fairly economical and potentially a keepsake.  Enter my unused Epic Day This and That journal.  Stampin' Up started selling this great little blank journals last year, but I hadn't figured out what to use mine for... Each one of the journals contains 60 pages of DSP plus a pocket and a few small envelopes.  Mine features the Epic Day DSP that retired this year.

Cover: The cover was embossed with hexagons, but otherwise blank.  I decided to play off the hexagon pattern with some DSP and my hexagon punch.  I love how it turned out!  Very bright and cheery.  I added the title with my handy journaling pen.  Then I went about attempting to fill it...

 

Before adding anything to the inside, I made a general list of things we wanted to do.  Then I scoured my Pinterest boards and some local websites for more ideas.  Once I had my basic list, I was ready to start writing in the journal.

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I elected to add our basic weekly schedule to the inside cover.  So far this weekly schedule has helped us stay organized and helped lessen the amount of times I hear "What are we doing tomorrow?"  I also re-entered the title and our names.  You will also notice that I used a sticker to the inside cover.  I bought the journal, DSP, washi tape, and stickers (now you can buy journal, washi, and stickers in a bundle), so I could have everything coordinated.

For the inside pages, I dedicated a page to each activity/place.  I cut some of my Epic Day DSP into strips for the title of each page.  I adhered them with snail, but also added the washi tape for visual interest.  I then added any relevant info (hours, admission, etc) for each activity/place.  Randomly I added some stickers. Finally I added a little box in each corner so we can check off the activity once completed.

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I left enough room to add more information or to include ephemera (i.g. tickets) after our activity.Overall, I'm really surprised at how well this turned out. I love the look and especially the organization.  We haven't filled the notebook with activities so I'll probably carry this one over to next summer.  Once completed, this will be a nice little keepsake of our summer.  I've included links to the three current journal bundles you can buy from SU.

Epic Day Bundle

$17.50

Retro Fresh Journal Bundle

$17.50

Documented Bundle

$17.50

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tags: Epic Day This and That DSP
categories: 3D Projects, Other Crafts
Saturday 06.21.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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