Crafty Challenge Blog Hop - October 2022 Sketch Inspiration

The Crafty Collaborations Team is comprised of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world. Each month we participate in several collaborative projects, including Blog Hops, like this one to inspire all of us in our passion for crafting. Our Goal is to create, share, and inspire every crafter to keep our creative energy flowing.

Today features the monthly Crafty Challenge. The team will create projects using the below sketch. 

I made some holiday cards in early September using the Boughs of Holly 12x12 designer series paper. I had some scraps leftover that are perfect for this sketch. Additionally, I had fussy cut a whole sheet of florals from one of the design sheets, a few of which were not full sets of flowers but work perfectly as an edge behind this circle. 

Love how this card turned out and will definitely make a few more from the remaining scraps. 

Card Details

• Stamps
• Very Best Occasions
• Paper
• Real Red: Card base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 score 4 1/4
• 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 layering circle 
• Basic White: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 layer + 5 1/4 x 4 layer inside 
• 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 circle 
• Boughs of Holly Designer Series paper: (3) 3/4 x 4 stips; fussy cut florals 
• Ink
• Real Red 
• Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends compo
• Other
• Layering Circle Dies 
• Stampin Cut & Emboss machine 
• Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Adhesives: Seal, Multipurpose glue, Dimensionals

Now Let's dig into more collaborative fun. Grab a beverage, sit back, and enjoy the hop! I hope you consider creating using this sketch and find awesome ideas and inspiration for your projects.


If you like any of the products used to make this card, see below for the items used and place your order today! Orders under $150 use the September Host code TKU6DF9A or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more qualify for the free Loyalty/VIP gift Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.


Jill Hamlett
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763-442-8284
Hamlett05@gmail.com

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Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English) [159871] $25.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $12.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $9.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25
Paper Snips [103579] $11.00

Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop -October 2022

Welcome to the September kit Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop. A Group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators join to create collaboratively using the current Paper Pumpkin Kit. Specifically, we design alternative cards, scrapbook pages, or other paper projects using the contents of the kit and a few coordinating additions from our own stash.

The October Paper Pumpkin HO Ho Ho kit contains:

Whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette which is sure to match various styles of holiday décor and look great on mantles everywhere. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. 

Supplies include: 

• Ho Ho Ho Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot
• Printed card bases and Printed envelopes: Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm)
• Printed die cuts and Die-cut labels
• Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes
• Vellum
• Vanilla expoy dots
• Adhesive dots & Mini Dimensionals

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla

For my alternative card, I decided to cut one of the envelopes and base cards to make 2 cards, one of which I am highlighting here today. You can see the envelope paper underneath the stencil layer that I trimmed down to fit smaller on the card. 

 

Additionally, I used a blending brush to create my own "Merry" from the stencil in the kit because I want to use up all of the die cut ones from the kit. I struggled a bit with the 'e' but overall, I like how it turned out. This can easily double the 3 cards made with this base/envelope with very few extra supplies from your stash. 

Card Details

• Stamps
• Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin kit 
• Paper
• Cherry Cobbler card base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 score at 4 1/4 
• Top portion of kit card base trimmed to 5 1/4 x 4 
• Red striped envelope: trimmed to 2 7/8 x 3 7/8
• Snowflake stencil layer trimmed to 3 x 4 -adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals to envelope layer
• Basic White: 3 x 1 1/2 to blend and cut "Merry" -note I added black dashes to outline the Merry 
• scrap for sentiment -adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals from the kit
• 5 1/4 x 4 inside layer of card 
• Ink
• Cherry Cobbler 
• Other
• Embellishments from the kit
• Blending Brushes 
• Paper Snips
• Basic Black Marker 
• Paper Trimmer
• Adhesives: Seal, Multipurpose glue, Dimensionals

Don’t forget to check out all the fun projects made as part of this blog hop! The Crafty Collaborations group puts on several blog hops a month, as well as monthly tutorial bundles, and other ‘work smarter not harder’ projects

Check out the details for November's From The North Pole kit - Click Here For Flyer 

This kit includes:

• Enough elements to create 12 tags—4 each of 3 designs. This all-inclusive kit includes printed die-cut paper pieces, twine, adhesive, and more! Finished gift tag size: 2" x 3" (5.1 x 7.6 cm)  
• Includes a Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Spot! Other Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet 
• You’ll love decorating your gift tags with snowflake and banner die-cut pieces on our Mint Macaron glitter specialty paper (a Paper Pumpkin exclusive). 
• Create festive gift tags for all your packaging needs this holiday season with classic Christmas colors and designs.

North Pole Sacks Add-On 

• Available for purchase on stampinup.com starting 11 October 2022
• Item Number: 162416
• Item Price: $4.00 USD

Add-on details:

• Includes 12 food-safe paper bags
• Create fun packaging for your seasonal gifts and treats
• Features a festive design in Crumb Cake
• Bag size: 4" x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm)

Check out the below options to prepay a subscription or click to subscribe for your own monthly Paper Pumpkin

If you like any of the products used to make this card, see below for the items used and place your order today! Orders under $150 use the September Host code TKU6DF9A or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more qualify for the free Loyalty/VIP gift Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Jill Hamlett
Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrator
763-442-8284
Hamlett05@gmail.com

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Join Stampin' Up! -$99 Starter Kit, October 4-31 now get $155 in product + other free items
Paper Pumpkin - Subscriber/order by 10th of each month
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1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137858] $22.50	3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137859] $67.50	6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137860] $122.50	One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137861] $235.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $9.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $8.00	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082] $3.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.50
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop - October 2022 Geometric Shapes

The Scrapbooking Global Team is comprised of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world. Each month we participate in a scrapbooking Blog Hop Theme, like this one, to inspire all of us in our passion for crafting. Our Goal is to create, share, and inspire every crafter to keep our creative energy flowing.

Today's Geometric Shapes theme is brought to you by Mai Chapelain 

The Stylish Shapes Dies are my new favorite set of dies from the annual catalog and they work perfect with the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine. There are also the must have classic Layering Circles dies, and Stitched Rectangles die set. There are of course many other shapes using dies and punches in the catalog, but these are my favorite three. 

I selected the Sweetest Christmas 12x12 designer series paper for my background. I fussy cut a few candy canes from this paper as well. I die cut the photos with the various geometric shapes and added cardstock layers a size up in various coordinating colors. I added a few elements from the Santa Express Memories & More card pack, which included chip board words I colored with stampin' blends. 

Shapes really are an essential element in scrapbooking layouts. This is a very simple layout, highlighting a few photos from our 2002 family Christmas Celebration. 

Layout Details

• Paper
• Sweetest Christmas 12x12 designer series paper Layer 
• Fussy cut a few candy canes from the paper 
• Real Red: 3 3/4 circle and 3 x 3 square die cuts 
• Pool Party: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 and 4 x 5 1/4 stitched rectangle layers, and 3 x 3 circle die
• Garden Geen: 1 1/4 x 3 - banner die from stylish shapes as a layer behind the sentiment I die cut from my son's funny T-Shirt sitting under the Santa image. 
• Santa Express Memories & More card pack: 
• I fussy cut a Santa
• Added a few of the date stickers and sentiment
• journaling card 
• Happy Holiday Chipboard 
• Ink
• Shaded Spruce Stampin Blends Combo: colored the chipboard 
• Other
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine 
• Stylish Shapes Dies 
• Stitched Rectangle Dies 
• Layering Circle Dies 
• Adhesives: Seal, Multipurpose glue, fine tip glue pen, Dimensionals 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to head on over to Julia Quinn's blog to see what she created. Enjoy hopping along to see the beautiful projects that everyone else created!

Now Let's dig into more collaborative fun. Grab a beverage, sit back, and enjoy the hop! I hope you find awesome ideas and inspiration for your projects. 

If you like any of the products used to make this layout, see below for the items used and place your order today! Orders under $150 use the September Host code TKU6DF9A or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more qualify for the free Loyalty/VIP gift Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Jill Hamlett
Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrator
763-442-8284
Hamlett05@gmail.com

Shop Stampin Up
For Creative Inspiration
Join Stampin' Up! -$99 Starter Kit, October 4-31 get $155 in product + other free items
Paper Pumpkin - Subscriber/order by 10th of each month
JH Stamping Studio Private FB Group
Pinterest - I would love to have you follow me!
You Tube

Product List

Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159559] $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $9.25	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $9.25
Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack [159595] $12.00	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $9.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00