Bake Up Something Sweet this Christmas

This cute video gives you a hint at what is coming in November's Paper Pumpkin kit.  If you have been wanting to try stamping and making hand crafted projects - this might be the kit for you. 

Look closely at the image below for hints as to what is in this month's kit!  I spy a gingerbread house stamp - and some cute candy embellishments!  

Here are the details for this month's "Jolly Gingerbread" kit:

• Kit contains enough supplies to create 15 gift card carriers and coordinating envelopes.
• Kit contents can also be used to design traditional holiday cards, gift tags, and other paper projects.
• Contents arrive in a collectible, special-edition box!
• Project size: 2-1/4" x 4"
• Envelope size: 2-3/4" x 4-3/8"
• Coordinating colors: Cinnamon Cider, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White

CLICK HERE for more information about Paper Pumpkin and to purchase a subscription!  Each kit is only $22 which includes shipping!  You can cancel at anytime.

CONTACT ME TODAY - if you would rather purchase the kit directly from me without having to subscribe. (Local customers only.)

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Kathy

Christmas Countdown

Can you believe that it will be Christmas in only 10 short weeks!  I had to check my calendar twice to make sure I had that right!  So for the next 10 Fridays - I will be helping you find just the perfect gifts for the people on your shopping list.  Today, it is the CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN PROJECT KIT.

This is a great kit for you to buy now, make with your family, then use it to count down the days until Christmas during the month of December.  The 25 boxes are approximately 2x2x2 inches - and can be filled with little treats or other small goodies.  The contents of the kit are shown below - all you need to complete this project is adhesive!

Below is the same kit - made using one sheet from TRIMMING THE TOWN Designer Series Paper. What a cute home decor project this is!  You could put small paper strips inside each box- with a fun family activity to do each day.  Or try putting a joke or riddle in each box.  Or even a household chore that needs to be completed before the holidays arrive!  So many ideas......

 

You could use this project kit to make a countdown for any special occasion including birthdays, weddings, or any holiday - including Halloween.

Here's another way to use this project kit - as storage for small items including jewerely or other small items that don't currently have a place of their own.  You could cover the front of the boxes  with any patterned paper to match your home decor.  The box below was decorated using the IN GOOD TASTE Designer Series Paper, which is currently on sale during the month of October 2020.

What a fun project this would be for just about anyone on your list.  The front and back of the boxes can both be decorated - and double the use of this kit!  CLICK HERE NOW to add this kit to your shopping bag!

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Kathy

Stamp a Stack of Christmas Cards

Stamp a Stack of Christmas Cards

Sunday November 18, 2018

Make 6 cards for $15  (Two of each card in the photo above; patterned paper may vary)

or

Make 12 cards for $25  (4 of each card above or extra designs will be available to make)

Hope Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach

1-4 pm

Bring your favorite adhesive.  A limited supply will also be available for purchase at the event.

Please RSVP by Friday, November 16

Pay using the PayPal link below and choose 2 cards from my stash for FREE!

Number of Cards

Make 6 cards $15.00 USD Make 12 cards $25.00 USD

Contact me with questions or to make other payment arrangements.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Tanner's Tags!

 

Last Friday I was lucky enough to gather with a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators to meet with Tanner from the Stampin' Up! home office.  He is a manager for this area - and came to tell us about forming a Demonstrator Council.  He told us about himself and what the council would do - then he answered a lot of our questions.

After the Q&A - he had a SINCERELY SANTA PROJECT KIT for each of us!  The completed project is shown in the photo above.  We did all the stamping on the tags at the meeting, and then took them home to finish making them.  They are really cute - lots of details on them - great for Christmas packages and gift bags.  You could also use them on card fronts or as embellishments for Scrapbook pages.

All of the tags fit into the cute tin shown below:

And below is a photo of Tanner.

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Kathy

Quick and Easy Christmas Cards with video

 

There are only THREE months until Christmas!!!  How did that happen???  Here are some Christmas cards that are quick and easy to make!  Watch the video below to see for yourself!

Make this the year you send hand crafted Christmas cards.  Start now - so that you won't be stressed later. Below is a close up of one of the cards.

     

CLICK HERE to visit my Stampin' Up! website.  Purchase the products needed to make these cards or see my calendar of events. RSVP to an event and join the stamping fun!

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Kathy

Shaker Cards - with a video tutorial!

These are the shaker cards that we made at my July stamp club classes.  My stampers could choose whether to make a birthday card or a Christmas card.  The stamp set used for these cards is Better Together.  The birthday card uses purchased confetti.  The Christmas card uses confetti that we made using Stampin' Up!'s Confetti Stars Border  punch and gold glimmer paper. 

Watch the video below to see how easy it is to make these cards with fabulous Stampin' Up! products.

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Kathy

July Stamp Club Projects

These are the projects we made at my July stamp club classes.  I couldn't decide whether to continue my birthday celebration or to celebrate Christmas is July.  So I did a little bit of both.  We made shaker cards, and some cute cards featuring Stampin' Up!'s fabulous Designer Series Paper.  Everyone loved learning how to make those puffy balloons that pop off the card!  And, as always, we made 3D item - this time a little candy treat!

Stop back to see these projects up close and to learn some tricks for making them!

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Kathy

8 Months until Christmas!

I usually post a Christmas card on the 25th of each month and challenge you to get start on making your Christmas cards now - so you can avoid the rush later in the year.

I do have one Christmas card here to show you, along with the other cards that we made at my stamp club classes this past weekend,  I have some extra supplies left over, so........if you missed club, or have always wanted to try stamping - now is your chance to give it a try!

I will be at Providence Square Grill TONIGHT - Monday, April 25, from 5:30 - 8.  Come grab a bite to eat - then stay and make one or more of these cards FOR FREE!  Come see how easy it is to make a beautiful hand crafted card and how much fun we have when we get together to stamp.

If you are a regular Paper Pumpkin subscriber - grab your kit and come get your projects put together!  Not sure what Paper Pumpin' is?  I'll be happy to tell you all about it- and show you projects from past kits.

CLICK HERE for a few more details and to RSVP.

CONTACT ME if you have any questions.

Don't forget to sign up for Bingo night - Stampin' Up! style (June 3.)   CLICK HERE to see photos of our first BINGO night .  Use the paypal link to reserve your spot and get an extra BINGO card for the first game!

CHECK OUT THE DEALS on some of the retiring products.  Many items are up to 50% off.  Products on the retiring list will be available through May 31, or while supplies last.  Get them before the are gone.

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Kathy

Countdown to Christmas - 9 months

For the past few years I have been posting Christmas cards on the 25th of each month.  My hope is that you will use them for inspiration to make a few Christmas cards throughout the year, so that when December comes - you (and I) will have a nice stack of handcrafted cards to send out to your friends and family.

Below are some swaps from a Stampin' Up! event I attended last fall.  Some of the stamp sets and Designer Series Paper used on these cards have retired - but I'm sure you could substitute stamps and DSP that you might have.   

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Kathy

Countdown to Christmas - 10 months!

I am here to remind you that Christmas will be here in just 10 months!  If you start now - and make a few cards each month - this could be the year that you send beautiful, hand crafted Christmas cards to your friends and family!  These cards are from the MISTLETOE & HOLLY Paper Pumpkin kit.  I never took the time to put together the cards in this kit that showed up in my mailbox in November! 

In fact, I have quite a few kits that have been piling up in my craft room.  I will be packing some of them up and taking them to the Providence Grill in Virginia Beach on Monday, February 29.  Stop by for a bite to eat - then stay and stamp with me!  Choose a few projects from past Paper Pumpkin kits (including the Christmas cards above!) to make for only $5.

Learn more about Paper Pumpkin - and maybe you will take the LEAP (on leap year day) to join the fun and sign up for a monthly subscription.

If you are already a subscriber - just bring your kit and stamp with us!

CLICK HERE  for more details about our Paper Pumpkin Play Date and to see another selection of cards you could choose to make!

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Kathy

Countdown to Christmas - 11 months!

For the past few years,  I have posted Christmas cards on the 25th of each month, and suggested that you make a few Christmas cards each month.  You will avoid the stress of making them when you have so many other things to do to prepare for the holidays.   I took my own advice last year and when Christmas came - I had a nice stack of cards ready to send.  I got MOST of them sent out on time, and I even sent to more people than I usually do.  I hope everyone enjoyed receiving them as much as I enjoyed making them!

This year I am going to try again to take my advice. I hope you will accept the challenge to do the same!

This month I am posting the hand made cards that I received from my stamp club members.for Christmas 2015.

Please leave a comment below to tell me which is your favorite card.

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34

56

7

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Kathy

December's Stamp Club Projects

These were the projects we made at my December stamp club classes.  The cards at the top are made with the Christmas Cuties stamp set - which is retiring on January 4.  The 3D item we made was a square pillow box.  Unfortunately the pillow box thinlit and coordinating stamp set are also on the retired list.  This is such a versatile die - it makes a nice sized box and there are ways to make it even bigger, like the one at the top right.  You can click on the pictures below to purchase these items before they are gone for good!

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See you next year!

Kathy

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Christmas Cuties!

 Merry Christmas!  

We made these cards at my December stamp club classes.  I had to ink up this stamp set before it retires on January 4.  I bought this set thinking that I would use it to make cards for the children in my preschool class.  But that never happened!

Click on the picture below to buy this stamp set before it is gone!

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Kathy

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It's Paper Pumpkin Time!

Here's what came in November's Paper Pumpkin kit. What an awesome kit!  Everything to make 10 cards was delivered right to my mailbox!  Watch the video to see how easy it is to put these cards together.  This kit was so popular that the refill kits sold out in a matter of days!

If you would like to have a creative escape delivered to your mailbox each month - sign up now!  Make sure to use the link at the top or bottom of the page. Sign up by the 10th to get this month's kit. 

EMAIL ME if you have any questions or need help.

VISIT MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE to see past Paper Pumpkin kits you can buy - BUT ONLY If you are a subscriber!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Happy Scenes

At my October stamp club classes, my stampers chose to make one of the following cards:

I like to give my stampers a choice - so that they make a card they like and will (hopefully) use.  All of these cards were made using the Happy Scenes stamp set by Stampin' Up! This stamp set has a lot of images and greetings for the fall and winter holidays.  WARNING - it will be retiring soon - so if you want it, you better buy it before it is gone!  You can save 15% when you bundle it with the Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies.

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Club members, please use the hostess code: MPAPRR6K  if you chose to place your order online.

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Kathy

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Countdown to Christmas - 1 month!

It's hard to believe that Christmas is just one month away.  I have been posting Christmas cards all year long on the 25th of each month.  AND I have taken my own advice and made several cards each month.  I have a nice collection of cards completed and I hope to find time over the long Thanksgiving weekend to address them and get them in the mail.

Below are the last set of Christmas cards for 2015.  These are SWAP cards from the Stampin' Up! OnStage event I attended last week in Baltimore.  Hope you have been inspired to make and send your Christmas cards this year!

CONTACT ME if you would like help creating these or any other cards.

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Kathy

Countdown to Christmas - 2 months

I can't believe it - but there are only 2 months until Christmas!  Have you been working on your Christmas cards throughout the year?  I have been making a few each month, and for the first time in several years, I am hoping to get them mailed out in time this year!

This is a gift card holder that I made last year for everyone that I work with.  Inside, I put a gift certificate for a local restaurant where we all went for lunch on the last day of school before Christmas Break.

 If you do not want a gift card holder, then you can just cut off the bottom flap of the card.

All year long, on the 25th of each month, I have posted a Christmas Card.  You can see them all by clicking each link below.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

CONTACT ME if you would like to gather a few friends to make Christmas cards.

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Kathy

Among the Branches Bundle

At my September stamp club meetings, my stampers chose which of the following cards they wanted to make.  All three cards were made using the stamp set Among the Branches and the Woodland textured impressions embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

This first Halloween card was sent to me by my upline, Susan Elise Morton. You may not be able to see it in the photo, but the trees have a touch of glitter along the edges.

Below is an Autumn card using the same stamp set and embossing folder.

 And here is the Christmas card.

 You can purchase the stamp set and embossing folder together in a bundle for only $21.50 (item #140872.)  That is an awesome price for supplies that you can use to make cards for three holidays.

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Club members - if you would like to place your order online, please use the hostess code: CZ4WD93Q

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy