Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop - March 2022

Welcome to the March 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

Every March, Paper Pumpkin celebrates it's anniversary and adds a free 2nd stamp set to the kit. This March kit is absolutely beautiful! So many options to create with it. 

This month’s Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin Kit kit contains enough elements to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. This all-inclusive kit includes printed 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card bases and envelopes, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more!

• The stamp set is perfect for any occasion. With sentiments that say “thanks”, “hello”, “thinking of you,” and so many more, you’ll be able to use this stamp set year round.
• It includes a Misty Moonlight Stampin' spot. Coordinating colors are: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pale Papaya
• This kit perfectly coordinates with the New Horizons Suite Collection in our January–June 2022 Mini Catalog Which means even more exclusive elegant watercolor designs curated by our in-house artists just for you!

I decided to use the free extra stamp set that has some beautiful floral images and additional sentiments. I created the below simple, but elegant card. I added the ribbon and embellishments from the kit. Inks for the flower is night of navy and misty moonlight. Leaves are old olive. 

I loved the floral image so much I decided to create another card using the triple time technique. You start out with a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of basic white and randomly stamp the floral and leaf images. I used Polished Pink and Mango Melody to randomly stamp the image. When the colors overlapped it created a more orange pink look which is a nice touch in the card. I snuck the leaves in where there was open white space.  

Next I decided to use Mango Melody as the base card only (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 scored at 4 1/4") The rest of the layers are polished pink. Using the stitched rectangle dies, I die cut the stamped images and then the layers with various size of the die cuts. The floral and card stock layer were then adhered to each other and adhered in layers with Stampin' Seal onto the main card base. 

Lastly I chose the birthday sentiment and decided to die cut it with a tag and added a ribbon. This is such a fun and bright card anyone will want to receive for their birthday! 

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.

April Paper Pumpkin: Change Is Beautiful - Want to make sure you get the next month’s kit? Subscribe now or get one of the pre-paid subscriptions below and activate it before March 10

Details: (Link to Flyer)

Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 - 4 ¼” x 5 ½” cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes, perfectly themed to commemorate a loved one’s journey through life changes like graduation, moving, career changes, and more. Your family and friends are sure to appreciate your love and support when they receive a Change is Beautiful card!
This kit also includes:

• Change is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Spot®, Printed shaped die cuts, Iridescent sea glass, Dimensionals
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors are: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo

Shop my store 24/7. Orders under $150 use the April Host code H3QFNFDV or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more (3-month pre-paid paper pumpkin) qualify for my Birthday Month VIP gift of Brushed Brass Butterflies- a $10 value!

Jill Hamlett
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Hamlett05@gmail.com

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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
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $7.50	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $7.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $7.50	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $8.75
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $7.50	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $22.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $8.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Spotlighting Stampin' Up! fabulous Cardstock Blog Hop

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 the blog group will showcase our favorite tips and techniques to using cardstock! Stampin' Up! cardstock is one of the best in the industry and a staple in any paper crafter's stash. 

There are 4 card color collections Stampin' Up! offers along with 2 in-color options that rotate out every other year. I checked my stash and put strips of left over card stock from each collection. Below is from the Regals collection, which is one of my favorites. I made a few of these strip layers using 1/2", 3/4" and 5/8" wide strips of varying lengths. I decided the 5/8" is my preferred width, but you can mix and match based on what you have in your stash.    

Start off with a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Basic white cardstock (regular, not the thick) The main trick to adhering the strips is to first adhere Adhesive sheets cut to size. Use your Take Your Pick tool to peel off the full layer onto the cardstock, and then peel off each of the adhesive 2" protective layers to adhere the cardstock strips to the adhesive on the white base layer, 

 

The above shows the back side with the excess lengths hanging out the card stock. Take your scissors and simply cut off the excess. Turn it over and trim the layer as needed. The below was trimmed to 5" x 3 3/4". 

With Spring in the air, weddings/showers begin to take place. I decided to use the strips in my stash from the Subtles Cardstock  collection to make a card for an upcoming shower I'm attending. 

I'm having fun playing with the Artistically Inked Bundle and decided to use the large floral die cut to lay over all the pretty strips of paper. Using the adhesive sheets on the basic white cardstock before die cutting this flower makes attaching this delicate die cut much easier. 

Using your cardstock scraps is a great way to create a colorful background. The Color collections are designed to coordinate well together. Use your cardstock strips and give this technique a try!  

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.

Shop my store 24/7. Orders under $150 use the April Host code H3QFNFDV or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more qualify for my Birthday Month VIP gift of Brushed Brass Butterflies - a $10 value!

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

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Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456] $53.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Subtles 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146978] $9.00
1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack [158140] $9.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $10.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Graduation card using Artistically Inked and Celebrating You

 Hello crafters! 

Between figuring out what I need to submit for taxes and extra appointments with my dad, I've not had much time for blogging lately. Also, I hope to have my pre-order for the new catalog items this week and may host an impromptu Facebook live to show you what I ordered. Catalogs should arrive early next week to start handing out! 

I did create several cards at my last craft retreat and had some graduation cards to think about. These graduation's sneak up on me so quickly! I recently received the All Together 6x6 designer series paper that has various designs of black and white in the collection. I think black and white colors are perfect for graduation so I played with making a card. 

I also decided to use the Artistically Inked Bundle, one of my favorites from the 2021-22 Annual catalog. Bundles of stamp set and dies are sold at a 10% discount. Both the stamp set and dies will carry over into the 2022-23 annual catalog, but not at the reduced bundle pricing. They will only be sold separately. If this stamp set and die is on your wish list, purchase it while it is 10% off before the last chance items end 5/2/2022. 

This card is generic enough to send to someone who has recently had a promotion, or a new purchase, etc. Or just because you want to let them know you are proud of them! 

Card Details

• Stamps/Bundle
• Artistically Inked 
• Celebrating You
• Paper
• Basic White Thick card base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 score at 4 1/4 
• Basic White: 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 (I made two cards out of a 3" piece and cut it in half)
• This piece I stamped the large stamp image in the set that looks like alcohol ink 
• Basic White  for the Die Cut -5 1/2 x 2+" 
• Tip: add the adhesive sheet to this before die cutting, it will work much better to adhere to the card 
• Tip: Use Take your pick tool to get the adhesive backing off. The die cut is delicate so be gentle 
• All Together 6x6 DSP: 5 1/4 x 2 1/3 
• Ink
• Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Other
• Adhesive Backed Hexagons 
• Stampin" Cut & Emboss machine 
• Take Your Pick Tool 
• Simply Shammy 
• Adhesives: Adhesive Sheets, Seal, Multipurpose glue

Don't miss out on the 10% reduced bundle price for the Artistically Inked bundle in effect through 5/2/22 - see link in product list below. For orders under $150 use the April Host code H3QFNFDV or give me a call to place your order in this workshop. Orders at $65 or more qualify for my Birthday Month VIP gift of Brushed Brass Butterflies- a $10 value!

Jill Hamlett
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Hamlett05@gmail.com

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Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456] $53.00	Celebrating You Cling Stamp Set (English) [158028] $24.00	All Together 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160039] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $60.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Adhesive Backed Hexagons [158148] $7.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $10.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Simply Shammy [147042] $8.00

April 2022 Happenings

Hello Crafters!

I have no idea where the month of March went. I had so much going on it literally flew by. With the new Annual Catalog coming in May, April is a transition month. I’ll be taking advantage of the Demonstrator perk to pre-order items from the new catalog this month. Watch for creations made with some of the new products!

The All Together and Waves of The Ocean Collection of products remain available to order  while supplies last through 5/2/2022. After this date only the Stampin’ Blends from All Together and the Waves of the Ocean bundle will remain available to purchase in the new catalog. Click on the above links for details on these collections.

Here are the April Happenings:

Today April 1: Join Stampin’ Up CEO, Sara Douglass today at 3pm CST, for a live cardmaking fundraiser on her FB Page You’ll have the opportunity to donate during the Facebook Live, and all proceeds will go to Lifting Hands International to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. We hope to see you there!

April Host code: H3QFNFDV Online orders can use this link/code to ship directly to them, or give me a call to place your order in this or a separate workshop, which will ship directly to me and may be delayed until a workshop is closed. 

• Orders at $65 or more qualify for my Birthday Month VIP gift of Brushed Brass Butterflies - a $10 value!

Expiring Annual Catalog: Last Chance Product Sale March 23 – May 2nd, 2022 (previously communicated) It’s the opportune time to grab some of  your favorite annual catalog items at a deep discount. This offer is valid while supplies last only and many items are already sold out. Click to see excel spreadsheet or PDF. I’ll send a final update prior to 5/2 on any items still available on the list.

Shipping Cost Increase: Effective April 1, 2022 (previously communicated via email on 3/23) The Minimum price for Shipping will be $7.95 (was $6.95) 11% shipping (was 10%) will be charged once the minimum is met, i.e. $72.50 order shipping is $7.98. Click this letter outlining the details.

April Paper Pumpkin: Change Is Beautiful - The deadline to subscribe, or current subscribers to skip this month is Sunday, April 10.

Kit Details: (Link to Flyer)

Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 - 4 ¼” x 5 ½” cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes, perfectly themed to commemorate a loved one’s journey through life changes like graduation, moving, career changes, and more. Your family and friends are sure to appreciate your love and support when they receive a Change is Beautiful card!
This kit also includes:

• Change is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Spot®, Printed shaped die cuts, Iridescent sea glass, Dimensionals
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo

Coffee & Cards: $5 fee** to make 2 cards using Memory & More cards this month. Creators’ choice for choose sentiment/theme from my supplies. Allow 1 hour for class.

• Tuesday, April 12, 10am at Café Cravings 1600 Co Rd E East, White Bear Lake
• Wednesday, April 13 10am at the Boundary Café, 413 Nelson St E in Stillwater
• RSVP by April 10 to email hamlett05@gmail.com

** I am leaving the price of this experience at $5, but will be monitoring my costs. I will notify class participants prior to a new class if the price will increase to $6 in order to cover my costs.

Looking Ahead:

I'm ordering the new Annual catalogs to hand out mid to late April. A few of you will be getting a copy directly in the mail. I know several of you want a catalog, but if you don't hear from me and want to receive a copy, let me know.

National Scrapbook day is Saturday May 7, 2022- Last year I did a video. This year I thought I’d have a low key in person event. If 3-5 people are interested, I’d be happy to open my home up to a day of scrapbooking (10am – 7pm?). For a small fee (to be determined) I’ll share (2) 12x12 layouts: 1) using 6 x 6 paper, 2) making a pinwheel design. Everyone will receive supplies to make their own. Attendees will decide how we want to handle lunch closer to the date. I’m thinking Subway from Door dash (separate fee) RSVP on or before April 29 so I can know if I have enough interest and order supplies if need. 

May Quarterly Card Class - Saturday 5/21/22. 10am – 12pm

•  Payment is $24*, payable when you RSVP on or before 5/14/2022
• · We will make 8 cards, 2 ea. of 4 designs, all supplies provided & precut.
• Our theme of cards is Birthday: Kids, Male, Female, Friend

* Due to product price and shipping increases, I am increasing my card class price to $24 effective this May, 2022 class. I carry cash change and also accept PayPal/Venmo payments. 

Have a fabulous April. Hope you are planning to create and send out Easter cards to family and Friends. I have Easter cards available to purchase if you need any. There's also May Day on May 1st. Consider sending out floral cards (Instead of May Baskets) to celebrate the anticipation of summer! 

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

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