One of my favorite things about being a StampinUp demonstrator is attending the Annual convention in Salt Lake city. It is one of the most positive experiences I have had. So yesterday I was so excited when I checked out the mail to see an envelope with my name tag which is the one thing you have to have in order to get into the convention. This afternoon I will be making my swaps and will share them with you the rest of this week.
The countdown begins......
Sometimes I am just not too sure what kind of card I want to make so I look at previously made cards that I really liked. I knew I wanted to make a card using Washi Tape, so I looked at the samples from my Washi Tape class.
The card on the left was the one from the class, the card on the right is my different look. Can you see what I changed?
1. The Honeycomb embossing folder looked to busy for the new card so I just used the Polka dot folder.
2, I changed up the colors of the card to match the Gingham Garden Washi Tape.
3. I used two flower punches instead of the banner
4. The saying is from the new hostess set called Express Yourself.
Now, I have two different looks from the same template. What look can you make from this template?
My red box came a couple of weeks ago mid lots of company, so finally when my friend Linda came over yesterday to stamp I was able to make up the cards. I loved the design and saying this month, simple yet attractive. This first card is made using the original design. But, I love to research other ideas and change up the cards a bit so I went to my laptop. Here's where I got my ideas.
1. Went to Pinterest
2. Typed in Paper Pumpkin in the search box
3. Scrolled through posted ideas till I found some I liked
4. Either copied the idea exactly, or made my own changes.
I found a card where the creator stamped the word hello in the windows. I used the Photopolymer set called Designer Type and found that even though the letters were very tiny, it was easy to place the letters exactly where I wanted them because I could see through the stamp and the block for perfect placement.
I used the ladybug stamp from the set A Fitting Occasion, left out the Soft Suede color and used even more of the adhesive backed hexagons provided in the kit. I even popped up the bottom ladybug. For the saying I used the one provided in the first kit everyone receives when they join Paper Pumpkin.
One of the ideas I found on Pinterest showed using just a portion of the card front so I created this card. The button is from the new In-Color collection called Boutique Details.
Of course I had to find something to do with the leftover section of the card, so I created a 4 by 4 card with matching envelope and another image from the A Fitting Occasion set to make this look more appropriate for a male. I inked up just the Hello part of the saying stamp for some variety in the saying.
I still had some leftover hexagons so I made this card with the extras. When I finished this card, I had no more leftovers and had made 6 cards out of the supplies for 4. I love My Paper Pumpkin and can't wait to see what the kit is for this month.
If this sounds like something you might like, then you can sign up by going to paperpumpkin.com and listing me, Sue Scheets as your demonstrator. Join the monthly fun!
Monday was the latest Scrapbook Your Life class. I was trying to think of a layout that would show something other than flowers and looked at layouts on the internet. I found a card that had this cute BBQ grill and thought that would make a good start to a summer layout. The smoke is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set, the letters are gulp from a "retired" big shot die called Serif Essentials. I usually get rid of all my retired items, but cannot seem to let myself get rid of the big shot ABC's I have purchased over the years. They are just perfect for scrapbook pages.
Since I like to create 2-page spreads what goes better with a grill than a hamburger, hot dog and some cold lemonade. When my scrappers made the page, they talked about using this for Father's Day, 4th of July, of just some days of summer fun. What pictures would you put on these pages?
Who would have thought to turn the Mosaic punch into a flower? Connie Babbert, that is who. I found this card when I was browsing for Occasion cards and loved it. The background paper helped determine the colors of the flower and I love this combination. I changed Connie's card a little but kept most of it the way she designed it.
My changes:
The Very Vanilla card stock has been embossed with the Wood grain embossing folder
The saying is from the Banner Greetings hostess set
The flower petals have not been paper pierced
Connie's color choices
Crisp Cantaloupe
Calypso Coral
Pistachio Pudding
Soho Subway designer paper
What color combinations would you choose to make a similar card/
