Graduation Gift bag and the new Thoughtful Banners Bundle!

Hi everyone!!  June is Graduation party time and so I thought I would share a gift bag that I made last week.  Green is the color of the local high school here and luckily it is a brighter green because I really like using Cucumber Crush! And I have fun new Cucumber Crush ribbon that just needed to go on a project!

I started off with the Gift Bag Punch Board.  I bought this product when it first came out but it sat for quite a while.  I finally got it out in February and since them I have use it SO many times!!  The gift bags end up so cute and the punch board makes it so easy.  Love it!
I wanted to use the fun the Sprinkles punch for some confetti so I needed a shaker front.













I used a framelit to cut the circle out of the front.  Next I used some of the words from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set to decorate the front of the bag.  I lined up celebrate, congrats and graduation on a block, then stamped in a row across the center of the bag. then glued a window sheet to the inside panel over the hole.






I adhered a window sheet to the inside of the bag to cover the hole.
I learned a little tip at the last Stampin' Up! OnStage event that you should use your Embossing Buddy to remove static from the window sheet before adding your confetti.  Brilliant!






Did you notice the new foam adhesive strips? They are awesome for shaker cards!! 

Another little thing I like to do with shaker cards is that I like to take a few pieces of confetti and glue them in place towards the top of the card or bag.  This way when the card or bag is standing up, the confetti is not all at the bottom leaving a blank circle.

The Sprinkles punch is great for adding just the right color confetti to your projects!






I made the tassel by wrapping Cucumber Crush Thick Baker's Twine around a stamping block about 7 times.  I also added some Gold Metallic Thread.  Then I slipped the twine off the block and tied a loop around one end.  Next I unraveled the twin into its individual threads.  I trimmed the bottom so that the ends would be nice and neat.

The bag is not too big, not too small.  I am going to put a gift card in with a bit of chocolate. 

 I stamped the Banner stamp onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock.  Next I added the word 'Graduation' to a block and placed it over the banner so I could see the curve of the banner.  Photopolymer stamps are bendable, so you can make your word stamps follow curves, like in the banner here, or in other ways to make them more interesting.

I love photopolymer stamps for easy layering and lining up! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will give the Gift Box Punch Board a try!

Product List

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle

[142330]

$35.00

Gift Bag Punch Board

[135862]

$20.00

Cucumber Crush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138335]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$8.50

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

$5.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$7.00

Sprinkles Punch

[141472]

$18.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[138390]

$5.00

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Cucumber Crush Thick Baker's Twine

[141662]

$3.50

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$3.00

Cucumber Crush 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon

[141429]

$8.00

One Day Only Deal! $5.00

Hi everyone!  I want to let you know about a special that starts tomorrow at 5:00 mountain time and goes for 30 hours.  New Paper Pumpkin subscribers get their first kit for just $5.00!!  That is a great deal!  Each kit has a stamp set and an ink spot, as well as supplies to make this months projects!  The kits are fun to make and not hard so they are great for everyone! 
You can keep your subscription going, or cancell at anytime.  If you have been waiting to give it a try, now is a great time!!

Don't forget to click on my link to the right side of the blog to get to my Paper Pumpkin site!  Use the promo code ONEDAYDEAL

• This offer is open to first-time subscribers only. Discount applies to one kit for June 2016. After the first month, the price for the subscription will return to $19.95 USD/$26.95 CAD.
• Offer starts on Thursday, June 9 at 5:00 PM (MT) and ends Friday, June 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).
• Available for month-to-month subscriptions, not prepaid subscriptions.

Contact me with any questions!! 

Giant Clothespin = inspiration piece

Hello everyone!  Today I am sharing a fun little project that I made last week.  I have been going through my craft room looking over what to sell at my Stampin' Up! retirement sale (the products are retiring, not me) next week and I found a box of these giant clothes pins!I bought them about 8 years ago when I was hire to do a stamp camp at an office.  The boss was a podiatrist who has a staff of 5 women who all loved to craft.  As an employee appreciation she kept the office open after hours, had catering, a masseuse, and me!  We made 4 projects and she also had gift baskets made up of fun crafty products.  Wouldn't you like to work for her!?! Anyway I had a few clothes pins left over so I thought I would make up some new versions.

This first version uses the new Pop of Pink designer series paper and Washi tape collection.  The card also uses the Layering Love stamp set. 

The flower was made with the Blossom punch.

This second version uses the new Love and Affection collection. 

It is really simple to cover the clothes pin with a strip of DSP, and then add some embellishments and ribbon.  I plan to make  up a few more cards that I can switch out from time to time.

Don't you love that new embossing folder?  I do!!

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

$13.00

Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape

[141649]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$7.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115320]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$8.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[126948]

$6.50

Metallic Foil Doilies

[138392]

$4.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

$7.00

Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine

[141682]

$3.00

Bow Paper Clips Embellishments

[140559]

$5.50

Product List

Love & Affection Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141545]

$16.00

Layering Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141965]

$16.00

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141632]

$13.00

Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141713]

$9.00

Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape

[141635]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$7.00

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138334]

$7.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$7.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$6.50

Cucumber Crush Thick Baker's Twine

[141662]

$3.50

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

$5.00

Love and Affection ~ a new collection from Stampin' Up!

Hello Everyone!  Today I am sharing a card using the new Love and Affection collection.  I love kraft cardstock, now called Crumb Cake cardstock, always have. When I saw this new designer paper with a kraft base I put in on my order right away.
I loved this card that I received from a fellow demonstrator Ashley VanCamp and made this one based on that design.

The paper is called Affectionately Yours.  The colors on the paper area bright and fun and if you look closely you will notice that two of the designs have a white side.  That is because these two patterns do not have a back, they are embossed with a copper shine and you wouldn't want to cover that up!!

For the background of my card I used my Aqua Painter to was a bit of Night of Navy across the bottom. I then got the Aqua Painter very wet with Night of Navy ink and water and flicked a bit onto the card base.  I used some flowers from the Love and Affection stamp set to tie in the papers.







Next I added strips of the pretty paper to the bottom of the card, each flagged at their ends.








I used the new Thick Cucumber Crush Bakers Twine for the bow.













You might be thinking that that the Cucumbe Crush Baker's Twine doesn't look that thick, and you would be right.  I actually untwisted the twine into three strands. It gives the twine a bit of a pretty ruffle.

I used both the Hello and the Thanks die cuts from teh Hello You thinlits dies.

At the Stampin' Up! OnStage event this past April we got to try out this collection and this is the card we made, so pretty!










Isn't that embossing pretty!  The collection has two embossing folders.

This is a beautiful collection and I hope you'll check it out on pages 44 and 45 of the new Stampin' Up! catalog!



Thanks for stopping by!! Please feel free to contact me with any questions.