Happy Birthday

As I experimented with the Happy Birthday thinlit on this card, I decided that I need to cut it from darker card stock colors in the future...It just doesn't pop out quite enough on top of the paper lace doily.

In the background of the card, I used some Bundle of Love specialty paper and Gold Foil paper and then added some glitter enamel dots as accents.

Supplies:

Night of Navy, Crumb Cake card stock

Bundle of Love specialty paper

Gold Foil paper

Lace doily

Glitter enamel dots

Happy Birthday thinlit

Christmas Treat Box

I decided to play with the Clear Tiny Treat boxes again, this time using a Christmas theme and my favorite designer series paper from the Holiday catalog - Merry Music specialty paper.

I wrapped the paper around the box and then added a couple of Stitched felt embellishments on the front.  Then, I took a piece of Real Red card stock and embossed it with the Quilt top textured folder and attached it to the top of the box, adding another Stitched felt embellishment and a Christmas around the world embellishment as well.

The embellishments are all added with glue dots and the paper are attached with Tear and tape adhesive.

Supplies:

Merry Music specialty dsp

Stitched felt embellishments

Christmas around the word embellishments

Quilt top textured folder

Real Red card stock

Clear tiny treat boxes

Lighthouse

I was creating some non sentiment cards one day and thought the High Tide stamp set would be a good option for a few.  I added some designer paper from the Delightful Daisy collection behind the lighthouse image to break up the card a little and the washi tape is from the Soft Sayings card kit.

I chose to use Smoky Slate and Tranquil Tide ink for the lighthouse colors and the birds are stamped with Basic Gray ink.

Supplies:

High Tide

Tranquil Tide, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray ink

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Delightful Daisy dsp

Soft Sayings card kit washi tape

Wood Textures Sympathy

Today's card is a simple one that could really be embellished to add more texture if you wanted to.  I started with a piece of Wood textures designer series paper and stamped the flourish on it from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set with Soft Suede ink.  

Behind the designer series paper, I added a retired doily and then a strip of retired Lost Lagoon card stock holds the sentiment on the front.  

Supplies:

Better Together, Flourishing Phrases

Soft Suede ink

Sweet Sugarplum, Lost Lagoon card stock

paper doily

Wood textures dsp

Be Merry Kit

The final sneak peek project for the week involves one of the All Inclusive kits in the Holiday catalog called Be Merry.  It makes 12 rosette ornaments that you can hang on your tree or use as little gifts or even as gift tags.  Below you will see the video Stampin' Up! has put together to show you how to create the ornaments.  

They have put this kit together to make it quite easy to complete, you will need a glue gun, Fine tip glue pen and Stampin' dimensionals along with what is provided.  The rosettes are pre-scored and also have adhesive for you to just remove the backing and attach one side to the other.

This was a fun way to spend an hour or so last week and one way to use a little glitter without a whole lot of mess.  (Glitter is generally something I don't use often for that reason!)

Supplies:

Be Merry Kit

glue gun

fine tip glue pen

Stampin' dimensionals

August Paper Pumpkin Layout

This is the final alternative project I will share using the August Paper Pumpkin kit although remember, you can use the stamp set and ink for long after the rest of the pieces in the kit are gone!  

I began with a 12" x 12" piece of Peekaboo Peach card stock and then did some stamping on it with the set in the kit.  The kit comes with Night of Navy ink and I also used Peekaboo Peach and Old Olive, Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral markers.

One of the mats for a picture is a card front that is cut down and then mounted on some Whisper White, the other mat is Whisper White mounted on Calypso Coral card stock and I have added at 8 1/2" square piece of Night of Navy behind that.

The tag makes a nice little spot for journaling and I added a title using the Just Add Text stamp set.

Hope you enjoyed the different ideas!

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August Paper Pumpkin Mini Pizza Box

The first alternative Paper Pumpkin idea I have for you involves a mini pizza box - these adorable little 31/2 "x 31/2 " boxes are food safe and are also the right size to store 3" x 3" cards and envelopes or a little gift. They are in the Holiday catalog along with the return of 3" x 3" envelopes!

I cut down the front of one of the cards in the kit and used it on the top and sides of the pizza box before decorating.  The sentiment is actually from a previous Paper Pumpkin kit stamp set.  They always seen to come in handy!

Stay tuned for another alternative idea tomorrow!  In the meantime you can sign up for your own kit to arrive next month by going here.  AND if you are a new Paper Pumpkin customer, your first kit will be half off!