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Monday, July 23, 2018

Paper Pumpkin Basket Alternative Picnic Paradise


Now wouldn't this make a cute little gift for someone holding 4 of the 3" X  3" fruit cards and envelopes from the kit, they fit nicely. Remember Stampin' Up has the 50% off your first months subscription if you subscribe before August 10, 2018. Don't forget to use the promo code BLOOM0818 at checkout to get your first Paper Pumpkin Kit delivered to your home for an amazing $9.98. You can't beat that price!

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Measurements and Supplies 

From your July 2018 Picnic Paradise Kit you will need...

Basket base, handle, 2 long brim stickers, 2 brads, 2 short brim stickers, red tissue paper, 2 leaves, cut 2 little stems from sticker edge for apples, dimensionals, 2 labels for sentiment, stamp set and a 6 x 3 card base.

3" X  6" Poppy Parade Cardstock
Poppy Parade Ink Pad
2" Circle Punch
Snips
Stampin Chalk Marker
Basketweave Textured Dynamic Emb Folder
Liquid Glue

Make apples....
Punch 2 circles from Poppy Parade CS. Snip a teeny bit off again with punch, on opposite end snip a v shape then round to look like an apple , add stem and highlight a little with chalk marker add dimensionals and set aside.
Make Basket weave part.
Take 6" X  3" card base, run through big shot using basketweave embossing  folder, score  and burnish at 1/2" on both 3" short sides, on the long side now, cut into  6 each 1/2" strips,  then cut those in half. You now should have 12 each 3" pieces. Sponge if you wish in a darker shade of brown.

Putting it all together...
Using liquid glue on the short sides of the basket glue the 1/2"scored side ...  top, bottom and center on all 4 sides. Assemble basket as kit per instructions making sure your basketweave parts stick outside of basket. Once basket is assembled pick one side and apply glue to all 6 pieces start with top left and stick just under brad, then top right, then middle left, middle right and last bottom left pull up in middle and same with bottom right remember your apple goes over top..Adhere leaf over/above brad and add apple. Repeat on other side

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Paper Pumpkin Alternative - Picnic Paradise


Paper Pumpkin is offering 50% off the cost of the regular subscription through August 10, 2018 to NEW Paper Pumpkin Subscribers. Use the code BLOOM0818 at checkout. Visit my website and click on the Paper Pumpkin Subscribe Button if interested.
I thought this months Paper Pumpkin was pretty cool as to how they gave us the best of both worlds .... This months kit actually makes 12 - 3" X  3" cards with gorgeous decorated inside and out envelopes and 4 very nice sized basket projects too! So, here is my first alternate card I used GRANNY APPLE green cardstock for my apples and BLUEBERRY bushel cardstock for my blueberries...Stampin' Up actually helped me think of the fruits and colors haha (yeah 
I know there were blueberries in the kit but not like mine :) ) 

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Measurements and Supplies

Stamp Set from kit
2" wide strip of red plaid tissue paper from kit
1 Envelope from kit (cut out strawberries)
Cut out 2 stems for apples (from basket stickers edges in kit) 

8 1/2" X  5 1/2" Thick Whisper White Cardstock
5" X  4" Basic Black Cardstock
4 3/4" X  3 1/2" Whisper White Cardstock
1/2" X  5" Poppy Parade Cardstock
1 1/2" Circle Punch
1/2" Circle Punch
2" X  6" Granny Apple Green Cardstock (Punch 2 - 1 1/2" circles)
Scrap of Blueberry Bushel Cardstock (Punch 5 - 1/2" circles)
3/4" X   4" Whisper White Cardstock
Poppy Parade Inkpad

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Lakeside Gratitude Card


This is the first card I made for "Get Together for a Cause or Two"! I am holding 8 events through August 9, 2018. Everyone will be creating beautiful cards that will be donated to Ronald McDonald House & St Jude Children's Hospital. I hope and pray it was as much of a blessing as my first event this year in February (Cards for Hero's). I hope you love today's card as much as I did. I love looking at ... it it truly does look tranquil and peaceful.

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Measurements & Supplies

Lilypad Lake Stamp Set
Peaceful Place Stamp Set
8 1/2" X  5 1/2" Tranquil Tide Cardstock (Scored at 4 1/4")
4"  X   5 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock
3 3/4'  X   5" Whisper White Cardstock (Inside)
3 1/2"  X   4 3/4" Whisper White Cardstock 
6" X  5" Whisper White Cardstock (for ovals, crane & lilypad)
3"  X  3" Tranquil Tide Cardstock (for scalloped oval)
Layering Oval Framelit Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies 
Detailed Trio Punch
Memento Black Inkpad
Tranquil Tide inkpad
Bermuda Bay Inkpad
Pacific Point Inkpad
Watercolor Pencils (gray, black bluish green, dark green, red, orange)
Blender Pen
Sponge Dauber
Snips/scissors/glues/adhesive of choice


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Monday, July 9, 2018

Healing Hugs Card



WOW! Another beautiful stamp set in the new Annual Catalog 2018-2019. Healing Hugs is another "Dist INK tive" Stamp Set from Stampin' Up. The rose and leaf stamp look smooth and flat ...that is until you put ink on it then wow, it has so much detail it looks like a perfectly  placed 3 step stamp technique when stamped on your cardstock. I had been making cards all day for an upcoming craft fair using this stamp set so I wanted a different sentiment for this card, I used one from the Accented Blooms stamp set instead.

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Measurements and Supplies

8/1/2"  X   5 1/2" Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock
3 3/4"  X   5"  Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
3 1/2"  X  4 3/4  Very Vanilla Cardstock
Scrap of Very Vanilla Cardstock ( punch label)
Scrap of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (punch label)
Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad
Garden Green Ink Pad
Pretty Label Punch
7" Gold Edged Metallic Ribbon
5" Gold Edges Metallic Ribbon
Metallic Pearls
Liquid Glue, glue dots, dimensionals

Friday, July 6, 2018

Petal Promenade Mini Milk Carton for Hugs & Kisses


I've had so much fun making these little "hugs". I saw a larger version on Youtube done by a fellow demonstrator Julie Dimatio. Thank you Julie for the inspiration for my Mini Milk Carton.
I was making these little"Hugs" for the Assisted Living Facility I volunteer at and thought i would just do a quick video. I tweaked the measurements to make them SMALL enough to  fit ONE Hershey's Hug or Kiss. 

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4 1/4"  X  2 1/2" Petal Promenade DSP
1" Circle Punch
3/4" Circle Punch
Liquid Glue
Scrap of Berry Burst CS (for 1" Circle)
Scrap of Whisper White CS for 3/4" CIrcle
Black Memento Ink Pad
Stamp of choice for sentiment
Simply Scored Tool
Petal Pink Rhinestones
Berry Burst Metallic Edge Ribbon

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