WAHOO! Paper Pumpkin Kit

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit includes a stamp set that says "WAHOO!  YOU DID IT!"  The sketch and layout that came with this month's kit looks like this:

Card #1: Original Card Sketch and Layout from September's Paper Pumpkin Kit

This is how the Paper Pumpkin kit comes.  In a bright Calypso Coral colored box!

Supplies included in this month's Paper Pumpkin kit - card bases, WAHOO! and YOU DID IT! stamps, index card die cut pieces, DSP printed arrows, Naturals Desiger buttons, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Midnight Muse stamping spot and dimensionals.

This month's Paper Pumpkin card is not my favorite but I always make the first item to look like the sketch in case I may like it more once I've made it.  Then, I begin creating new items using the items from the Paper Pumpkin kit and other stamp sets and accessories that I have.  Below you will find two more cards using pieces of the kit and other items I had on hand.

Card #2 (Paper Pumpkin supplies used only):  Used part of the index card die cut that was left over to sponge a design in Summer Starfruit on the front of the card and then stamped the word "WAHOO!".  Added Naturals Designer Button, Whisper White Baker's Twine and DSP printed arrows from Paper Pumpkin kit.

Card #3 (my FAV): I used the inside of the card (the part without the target printed on it).  Added the bicycle and wording from the stamp set "Cycle Celebration".  Added DSP printed arrows from Paper Pumpkin kit and the Whisper White Baker's Twine in a box.  Then, added Candy Dots Brad Bases in the spokes of the bicycle wheels and Old Olive Candy Dots on top.

If you like the idea of getting a kit sent to you with all the supplies you need to create a set of 4 cards, some home decor or a 3-D item, you should check out the Paper Pumpkin kits today.  For more details, please visit the Paper Pumpkin website by clicking here.  Please contact any of the bakers if you are interested in signing up to start receiving your very own Paper Pumpkin Kit today!

Ingredients (Paper Pumpkin kit for September used):

• Stamps: 
• WAHOO! YOU DID IT! from September's Paper Pumpkin kit (card #1 and #2) 
• Cycle Celebration (card #3)
• Paper:
• Crumb Cake card base with target image already printed on the front: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
• Whisper White card stock cut out in an index card shape: 3 1/4" x 2"
• Ink: Midnight Muse stamp spot (from Paper Pumpkin kit) and Garden Green, Raspberry Ripple, and Summer Starfruit ink pads
• Tools and Accessories:
• Whisper White Baker's Twine (from Paper Pumpkin kit)
• Naturals Designer Buttons (from Paper Pumpkin kit)
• DSP printed arrows (polka dot and striped arrows from Paper Pumpkin kit)
• Candy Dots Brad Bases (card #3 only)
• Candy Dots - Brights (card #3 only)
• Stampin' Dimensionals

September Club Cards

Autumn is in the air!  So for club this month we made a Halloween card, a fall/Thankful for card and a fun card using the Mosaic Madness stamp set that could easier be used as a holiday card by making the flower look like a poinsettia.  Take a look and let me know what you think in the comments.

Tags 4 U stamp set and Washi Tape

Close up of Trick or Treat embossed image on Washi Tape

Truly Grateful stamp set and embossing

Truly Grateful stamp set and embossing

Mosaic Madness stamp set and Mosaic Embossing Folder

Close up of flower using stamped images

Truly Grateful Card

Autumn is my favorite time of year!  I love to watch the leaves changing colors, the cooler weather and all the fun that comes along with autumn...apple picking, pumpkin patch visit, long family walks and the beginning of the crazy holiday season.  So I had to get the Truly Grateful stamp set and I am so glad that I did!

Truly Grateful Card with the Thankful for... greeting in the bottom left corner

I started with a smaller than usual layer of Crushed Curry on top of my Old Olive card base.  I stamped the background image vertically in Baked Brown Sugar twice on a piece of Whisper White card stock (image stamped side by side) and then trimmed the edges where there was any white left. 

Truly Grateful Card with the Truly Grateful greeting in the top left corner

I wanted to emboss the hay and the acorn but they don't make embossing powder in all the Stampin' Up! colors.  So I decided to try out a few ideas that I had.  FYI: You can stamp the image twice.  Once in the ink color of your color and then stamp again using Versamark and then cover in clear embossing powder.  Of course, this involves using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and some patience.  It worked but took too long for me.  Another idea that worked the best for this card...I thought the new ink pads are really juicy so maybe I could put clear embossing powder on top of the stamped ink.  Luckily, it worked!  I love feeling the texture on the stamped images of the hay and acorn after the images were embossed. Both images were hand cut to make them look authentic.  Finally, I added some of the new 7/16" Natural Trim to the layers but felt this card was missing something.  So I added some linen thread to the hay (suggested by Deena) which really made the card.  Thanks Deena!

Close up of embossed hay...I wish the picture could help you see the awesome texture it created.

Close up of embossed acorn

Ingredients:

• Stamps: 
• Truly Grateful
• Paper:
• Old Olive card stock: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
• Crushed Curry card stock: 5" x 3 1/2"
• Whisper White card stock: 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"
• Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry and Old Olive ink pads; Versamark ink pad
• Tools and Accessories:
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Word Window Punch (to punch out the wording)
• 7/16" Natural Trim
• Natural Linen Thread
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Trick or Treat Card

I only have one stamp set with a Halloween stamp set in it...Tags 4 You.  I'm not a huge Halloween fan like most of our bakers here at Pink Paper Bakery.  So I tried to incorporate the Trick or Treat stamp from Tags 4 You into a card for my club members this month.  I had started by playing with some Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape and then I was curious how embossing powder would do on Washi Tape.  Would the washi tape be too slick of a surface?  Would too much of the embossing powder smear on the washi tape?  No...it actually works great and looks great too!

Card #1: Trick or Treat

On this card, I placed Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape on a piece of Whisper White card stock then embossed the Trick or Treat image onto the washi tape using Versamark and Black Embossing Powder.  Then, I cut out the image and washi tape layer using the Window Frames Collection Framelits, placed it onto another piece of black card stock cut out using the Window Frames Collection Framelits and placed it on a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock using dimensionals.  The Pumpkin Pie layer was embossed using the Chevron Embossing Folder and my Big Shot and then adhered to a Crumb Cake card base.  Lastly, I added a black bow using the 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon.

Close up of Trick or Treat embossing

WW Scrap with washi tape after cutting out Window Frames Collection Framelits

On this card, I played with the look of the Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape all over my card.  I added the bird image and the frame image from Apothecary Art using Whisper White craft ink on Basic Black card stock.  After it dried, I embossed the Trick or Treat image using Versamark and Black Embossing Powder.  I adhered the Basic Black card stock layer to a Tangerine Tango card base.  Finally, I added 2 candy dots in Tangerine Tango.

Card #2: Trick or Treat and Apothecary Art

Close up of Trick or Treat embossing on top of WW craft ink

Which Halloween card is your favorite?  Leave a comment below.  My favorite at the moment is the Pumpkin Pie/Crumb Cake card since the Trick or Treat image seems to pop off the card.

Ingredients:

Tags 4 You stamp set #131820 WM or #131823 CM

Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape #132156 (only $4.95 for 3 rolls of washi tape = a great value!)

Black Embossing Powder #109133

Versamark Ink Pad 

Window Frames Collection Framelits #129021 - card #1 only

1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon #119261 - card #1 only

Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White card stock - card #1 color combos

Candy Dots in Brights #130931 (so easy to use; these candy dots are just like the rhinestone and pearl jewels; adhesive is already on the back of them so all you have to do is lift and stick on your card) - card #2 only

Chevron Embossing Folder #127749 - card #2 only

Basic Black and Tangerine Tango card stock - card #2 color combos

New Stampin' Up! Product: The Envelope Punch Board

Check out this new product from Stampin' Up!  I love it already and you will too!

To check out the video about The Envelope Punch Board, click here. You won't be disappointed.

Details about The Envelope Punch Board:

• It creates totally customizable envelopes in up to 66 different sizes (not to mention a million different color and pattern options depending on the paper you want to use). Even tried and true envelope sizes will only take you moments to create!
• It's super easy to use. It looks intimidating at first glance, but once you see that all you have to do is measure for the first punch and from there you just turn and score you'll go crazy (in a good way).
• It's small and lightweight; this makes it easy for you to take it anywhere. It's super portable and easy to store. It's small and light enough that you could use it while watching a soccer match, at a park, at a friend's for craft night - anywhere.
• It even has a slick scoring tool as well as a punch that lets you create rounded corners on your envelopes.
• It's easy to keep it all together; the stylus storage compartment and two punches are designed into the tool so you don't have a bunch of little pieces to keep track of (even the instructions are printed right on the tool so you won't lose them!).
• The price is terrific (only $19.95)-especially for a tool that does so much!
• It will be in next year's annual catalog, so it's here to stay.

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Joyful Christmas

Are you ready for the holidays?  I'm not but I need to start thinking ahead.  The only holiday stamp set I have since the new Holiday Catalog came out on August 1st is Joyful Christmas.  I won this stamp set at Stampin' Up!'s Convention this year.  Guess I need to start thinking about the holidays and place an order soon or it will be too late!

To create this card, start with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Smoky Slate card stock; scored at 4 1/4".  Stamp the leaves from the Joyful Christmas stamp set in Pool Party twice creating a "V" on a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  Stamp the greeting from the same set in Island Indigo above the leaves.  Add a 2 1/2" x 4" piece of DSP from the Winter Frost DSP Stack.  Cut a 1/4" x 4" piece of Silver Glimmer Paper and add to the Whisper White card stock layer under the Winter Frost DSP layer.  Adhere this completed layer to the Smoky Slate card base.  Add three rhinestones to the Pool Party leaves to look like berries.

If you're like me and not ready to think about the holidays, let this be your reminder that the holidays always come very quickly once fall arrives.  So check out Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog here and contact your SU! demonstrator or one of the bakers right away to place your order.  Don't let the rush of the season pass you by this year.

Ingredients:
Joyful Christmas stamp set #131802 WM or #131805 CM
Winter Frost DSP Stack #132183
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005
Pool Party and Island Indigo ink
Smoky Slate and Whisper White card stock
Rhinestones