debjoysmeak, Author at Delight of my Art

Thankful Petals

Posted on October 17, 2017 by debjoysmeak

Time to be thankful! I am thankful for my family, my friends and for a wonderful hobby I can share with all of you. This one uses the Blossom Builder Punch and the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set. There are great sentiments on this stamp set along with the Just Add Text stamp set I used on the inside. For a YouTube tutorial click here. To experience making this card with me please join me for this week’s Cocktail and a Card class!

The petals and leaves are bending up from the card for a fun 3D effect without extra bulk. There are no dimensionals used. The colors I used were just Rose Red and Old Olive. I made my own DSP (designer series paper) because I didn’t have enough plain Rose Red cardstock and I didn’t have any DSP that used Rose Red. I guess I could have used something with Old Olive but I really wanted the Rose Red to pop on this one. I also did a Marina Mist version for the YouTube tutorial, although many colors will look fabulous with this design.

The dimensions for this card:

Whisper White cardstock – 8.5″ x 5.5″, folded in half to 4.25″ x 5.5″

Whisper White cardstock – 4″ x 5.25″

Whisper White cardstock – 3.25″ x 4.5″

If you want to purchase anything I’ve used on this card simply click any item below and it will take you straight to my Stampin’ Up! page for that item. I hope you have a wonderful day and I sure am thankful for YOU!!

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Product List

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Bunch Of Blossoms Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Hello Friend Mini Cards

Posted on October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 by debjoysmeak

These adorable 3″ x 3″ mini cards are bursting with rustic charm. I am in love with these tiny matching envelopes! To see how to put this project together check out my YouTube tutorial here.

These cards feature the Wood Words stamp set, the Wood Textures paper stack and some white heat embossing for the letters. What do you think of the doily ruffle? So cute, right?! We are making these 3 cards as the weekly Cocktail and a Card class on October 10, 2017 here in Williamston, MI. We’d love to see you if you are local, either at this event or any future Thursday night. Please visit my Facebook page here to check out the current class.

To package all these together I’ve put them all into a 6″ x 8″ bag, folded it on the side and top and clipped some fun decoration on the top. I chose from the Delightful Daisy DSP paper because it was a subtle flower design and matched the night of navy I used on one of the mini cards. So the silver clip used here is not SU! because currently they only carry gold clips. I got a package of these mini silver clips at my local Target. I do try to stick to SU! products because they are very high quality, they all coordinate very well together and I get a discount because I’m a demonstrator. Occasionally I need something else, but it is pretty rare. I’m proud of the items we do offer and they are constantly coming out with new items. Have I mentioned I love Stampin’ Up!? Haha!

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Gold Embossed Leaves – Sept. 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative

Posted on September 26, 2017 by debjoysmeak

It’s time to be thankful! I love the gorgeous colors on the trees this time of year. And while it is almost 90 for one more day, tomorrow promises to be much cooler. I am getting a little excited to wear my hoodies again.

This card is made using the September Paper Pumpkin kit stamps. The leaf stamps are so pretty! And I realized the shape of the beautiful gold foil stickers matches the leaf from the Colorful Seasons stamp set from the catalog. I have been eyeing that one for a while, because it covers all four seasons quite wonderfully. And I am thrilled to have received these leaf stamps in this kit, along with the nice fall ink color Cajun Craze.

For these cards I took a Crumb Cake base card and stamped the smaller leaf all over the front in Crumb Cake ink for a tone on tone look. The card on the left is using cutout shapes from the kit and the one on the right was created just by using the stamps and cardstock from the catalog. For the small leaf I just embossed gold on Early Espresso cardstock and fussy cut it out. The tag was copied from the kit using Whisper White cardstock at 3/4″ x 1 5/8″, cut at the corners and hold punched. Then I laid the bottom onto my Versamark ink pad and embossed that part with gold embossing powder, then repeated that for a nice thick solid band.

To create the rainbow leaf I used Shimmery White cardstock (excellent for watercoloring). I embossed the large leaf stamp in gold embossing powder and heat set it. Then I stamped 4 colors along my F acrylic block, like a paint palette. I used Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze and Real Red. Using the aquapainter I wet the image and then added color to it. Since the paper was wet, each color blended nicely with the next. I did wipe off the brush tip between colors so the colors on the palette didn’t blend. I painted well outside the outline so that when I fussy cut the large leaf there would be no white border.

For the inside of the card I used an image from the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set that says, “Thank you very much.” It showed up well in Cajun Craze on the Crumb Cake cardstock, without having to add a white insert like you would with darker card bases.

Here is a YouTube tutorial on making this card.

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Product List

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

$59.00

Bunch Of Blossoms Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$9.00

Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Aqua Painters

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Versamark Pad

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Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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Embossing Buddy

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Heat Tool

$30.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

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Daisy Thanks Card

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by debjoysmeak

Crafting is so therapeutic! This card makes me so happy and it was quick and easy to put together. I’m sure it will brighten someone’s day.

We’ll be making this card during this week’s Cocktail and a Card class. If you are in the Williamston, MI area, try to make it out once just to give it a shot. I think you’ll really enjoy it. Plus it’s only $5, so there’s no risk!

The center daisy was stamped on scrap paper and fussy cut out. The other flowers are stamped directly onto the second largest stitched shapes framelits circle. The fussy cut flower is popped up on dimensionals. The circle is on dimensionals as well, over top of leaves cut out in vellum and pear pizzazz using the Lovely Laurel Thinlits.

You can follow along on my YouTube tutorial here.

Please visit my online store here to check out other products or to place an order for your favorite items. Just click on the Shop Now button. Have a great day!

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Product List

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Fresh Fig 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

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Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

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Medium Whisper White Envelopes

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Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

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White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

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Embossing Buddy

$6.00

Versamark Pad

$8.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Lovely Laurel Thinlits Dies

$33.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

$10.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

$7.00

Glue Dots

$5.25

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Removable Mason Jar Shaker Tag

Posted on September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 by debjoysmeak

I love the versatility of this project. You have an encouraging card, but then also a removable gift tag or keepsake. You could even use it as an ornament! And glitter is so much fun, even though it does get everywhere. (It cleaned up easily, no problem! Haha!)

I made a tutorial video on YouTube so you can follow along how to make this yourself.

Here are the dimensions I used:

Whisper White Cardstock:

card base 5.5″ x 8.5″, scored and folded in half

backing panel at 3.25″ x 4.5″

quarter sheet cut at 3/8″ and 2.25″ from the other side

Daffodil Delight cardstock – 4″ x 5.25″

Merry Little Christmas DSP – 3″ x 4.25″

window sheet and vellum scraps

8″-9″ of Basic Black and white striped baker’s twine

PS. Did you know I put funny true stories at the bottom of the notes from each regular tutorial video on YouTube? Scroll down to view and make a comment because I super duper love comments.

The loose glitter I used was from Walmart:

Horizon Group Metallic Gold Glitter Shakers here

Horizon Group Iridescent Glitter here

Sulyn Extra Fine Glitter in Crystal Diamond here

If you want to purchase any of these super totally awesome products from me just click on the picture below and it will take you straight to my online store. Easy peasy!

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Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00

Everyday Jars Framelits Dies

$33.00

Just Add Text Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$9.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Window Sheets

$5.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Blender Pens

$12.00

Versamark Pad

$8.50

Embossing Buddy

$6.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool

$30.00

Basic Black Baker’s Twine

$3.00

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

$8.00

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$9.00

Big Shot

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Paper Snips Scissors

$10.00

1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch

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Fast Fuse Adhesive

$10.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

$8.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

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Paper Pumpkin August 2017 Alternative Project

Posted on September 7, 2017September 6, 2017 by debjoysmeak

PP-Main I love my Paper Pumpkin subscription. My brain can relax while I get crafty with the directions already done for me. This month I finished the entire box to completion because it was soo cute! I love that it had a gift box included! Here is all the stuff that fits in the box:

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And there were SO many left over embellishments!! I had OVER a sheet of the Garden Green leaves left. I also have most of the Old Olive sheet of leaves left as well as an enormous amount of Calypso Coral flowers and a good 4.5″ of the thick ribbon. I decided to play with the Garden Green leaves on some Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and make a Christmas wreath on one of the new mini pizza boxes from the Holiday Catalog. I added the gold mini sequin trim as the bow and removed a few sequins off the roll to glue individually on the wreath with the fine tip glue pen. I also used the adorable Cable Knit Embossing Folder on the Garden Green cardstock around the edges of the box to jazz it up a bit. It was really easy and I think it turned out pretty cute, don’t you?

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3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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Mini Pizza Boxes

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Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Gold Mini Sequin Trim

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Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Cocktail and a Card Classes

Posted on September 6, 2017 by debjoysmeak

CCSept7-2017 You’ve had a hard day (week? year?!). The kids are whiny, work is stressful and you just need an escape. Great news for you! The new Cocktail and a Card Classes start this Thursday from 7 pm – 8 pm. This is an inexpensive, quick and fun way to de-stress and hang out with old and new friends. Get your craft on with friends and a drink. What’s not to love?

This week we are kicking off with some sweet bubbly champagne and a fun birthday card. You need this! And for only $5, you have no real excuse not to come. We want you to relax with us. You’ll be able to have fun creating, know you have a card ready to go for that next occasion and watch that joy spread when you finally pass it on to a loved one.

Visit Delight of my Art on Facebook for details and to register for each weekly class by that Tuesday at midnight so I can prepare your materials (and buy enough booze!). I hope to see you there. Come stamp with us!

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Peek a Boo Baby Card

Posted on August 7, 2017 by debjoysmeak

Recently I had the pleasure of making a baby boy card and picking out a baby gift. Everyone loves new babies! So when I found this baby blanket I knew I had to make a card to match using the Foxy Friends stamp set. Isn’t this blanket adorable?! I found this one at Meijer.

Blanket

Since the new baby boy already had a big sister I decided to incorporate both the fox and the bear from the blanket into the card. The bear looked like it was watching over the sleeping fox on the blanket so I made the fox the baby boy and the bear the big sister.

I used the colors from the blanket: Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral and Whisper White. I started with little peeks of the baby on the front with the words Peek A Boo using the Labeler Alphabet stamp set. I love this set because you can easily add any sentiment you want if you don’t already have the perfect stamp. I just added white Baker’s Twine behind the words using dimensionals. The Stitched Shapes Framelits were used to cut out the squares and I popped those up on dimensionals too.

On the inside I used the crate die to create a crib! I have seen others do this on Pinterest, but I didn’t follow any directions. It wasn’t too hard to figure out. All you have to do is cut the bottom pieces off the crate and glue the sides together. I just added some rectangles for the legs glued to the inside of the crate/crib. Then you adhere one short side to the left and one long side to the right with the corner on the fold of the card. I did realize that your card must be oriented longways rather than the typical upright rectangle card in order to have the crib fold down and still be inside the card.

I finished my Peek A Boo statement with Nice to Meet You on the inside. Then I used the Better Together stamp set for my greeting on the left inside of the card. I added the bear and fox to the crib. The fox is in the middle of the crib on a strip of cardstock folded into a Z shape and glued to the sides. I made the strip the color of the plush blanket so it looked like the fox was all snuggled up in the blanket.

I think this turned out really cute! What do you think?

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Product List

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Fox Builder Punch

$18.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Soft Sky 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$9.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker

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Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

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Twine Baker’s Whisper White

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Wood Crate Framelits Dies

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

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Fast Fuse Adhesive

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Stampin’ Trimmer

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Big Shot

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Love Today Planner Kit

Posted on June 18, 2017 by debjoysmeak

I just got my new planner in the mail and I am LOVING it! It has roses (eek!) and gold foil accents. I like to color coordinate so I looked up which colors are in the planner. They have all the main colors listed in the catalog underneath the description, BUT THERE IS NO PINK COLOR LISTED?! There are definitely pink blocks and accents in the stickers and monthly title pages. Which pink color will go with the planner?! I was on a mission to figure it out.

Real Red is listed as one of the colors. If you look at the designs you might think, “Whaaa? I don’t see red anywhere…” I think I have the answer. It appears that the center of the roses is actually Real Red and then slowly fade out as they were water colored. Since Calypso Coral is also a color listed they may have also used shades of that in there as well, it’s hard to tell.

If you look on the monthly title pages (before the month at a glance) there are two distinct “pink” boxes of different shades. I cut paper strips to see which of our colors match the best. Flirty Flamingo is way off but I thought I would include it just to put any minds at ease. The lower box on the monthly title page is definitely Blushing Bride. The swatch nearly disappears on top. The upper box is a mystery. I think it is a lighter shade of Blushing Bride but not quite Powder Pink. I think you could use either one but as the official matching pink for the planner I would go with Blushing Bride.

I was constantly looking up which colors were the matching ones so I decided to make a cute little bookmark that listed the colors. I put it in the smaller Pool Party pocket up front in the planner. Maybe I’ll add some Gold Mini Sequin Trim to the top…that would be cute!

I used the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to do some lettering on the monthly title page. I just looked up some letters on Pinterest and used thin strokes up and thick strokes down. If you’ve never tried lettering, give it a try! It was fun! There are lots of practice pages you can print out if you feel you need more practice. I just tried it on some printer paper before writing in the planner. I think it turned out pretty good for never really having done it before!

I also the Journaling Pens for the weekly pages. I like the .05 better than the .01 so that is what is shown here. If you like a finer point, go for the .01 pen. I also used some of the Basics Washi Tape Pack 2 (the green pack) because it has a roll of Lemon Lime Twist. I also liked that the set came with Daffodil Delight and Old Olive to go with my Daisy Delight paper!

I used some old Paper Pumpkin tiny stamps to show how much water I drank during the day. You could really use any tiny stamp. Those Paper Pumpkin stamps are useful; don’t forget about them! Show them some love.

Are you planning on getting the planner? Let me know in the comments below!

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Love Today Planner Kit

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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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May 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternate Thankful card

Posted on June 6, 2017 by debjoysmeak

I get so excited when I get the email that my Paper Pumpkin box is in the mail on its way to me. I get even more excited when I see that orange box in my mailbox. For those of you that don’t know, Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription crafting kit. You can purchase single months, prepay for 3, 6 or 12 months or even just pay by the month. You can even gift a subscription (or a single box) to someone! They make great gifts. They are all inclusive, which means there are instructions, all the pre-cut and pre-scored cardstock, ink spot(s), stamps, all the embellishments and adhesives and your first kit comes with a free acrylic block! They are super portable so you could bring one on vacation or gift one to someone at the hospital. Bring one along while you wait for your child at dance class or bring one to a family gathering for the kids to try out. The possibilities are endless!

As I said, each box comes with instructions…but you don’t have to follow the instructions!! Get creative and think outside the orange box! Here I have made an alternate project using a few additional products found at the bottom of this post.

Paper Pumpkin kits are always a surprise and you usually are not able to order them after they ship to the subscribers. So in order to not miss out on anything, subscribe right away. Link to a 3-month prepaid is below OR you could save 25% if you are a new subscriber to the monthly subscription (pay by the month). This promo only lasts for a few more short days!! Sign up by June 10, 2017 to save on your first 3 months by using the promo code STARTHERE. To sign up for a monthly subscription just go to paperpumpkin.com and click on subscribe up at the top left. Just make sure to choose your demonstrator on the next page. I would love to be your demonstrator, if you’ll have me, or if you already have a demonstrator please be loyal to them. (Note – The list of products below shows the kit used here, but you are not going to be able to order it if you didn’t already by the 10th of the month before. Sign up by June 10th to get June’s mystery kit! What will it be?!)

Here is the link to the YouTube tutorial: Typed instructions are below.

Cut a piece of 8.5″ x 11″ Powder Pink cardstock in half and fold to create a landscape card. Cut a 2″ x just under 4″ strip of the included striped brown bag, including the decorative edge. Cut a 4″ piece of burlap ribbon.

Stamp the included tiny flower stamp in Powder Pink ink diagonally across the card front. Take out the dots from It’s a Sara Thing Paper Pumpkin kit. Stamp them in the included Soft Suede ink, stamp off on scrap paper and then stamp diagonally across card front. Stamp Thankful For You sentiment on included white tag in Soft Suede ink.

Adhere a Delicate White Doily to the left of the card using snail adhesive or the included adhesive dots. Adhere the bag strip on top of that so that just a bit of the doily peeks out the left side. Adhere the Burlap Ribbon using Fast Fuse or Tear and Tape. Place included dimensionals on the back of the tag. Place on top of the ribbon.

Tie a bow with the included gold twine. Adhere to card using a Mini Glue Dot. Place a few of the included pearls, sprinkled along the diagonal movement of the background. All done!

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3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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