Stampin’ Up! Poppy Moments Mother’s Day

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Karen Ksenzakovic

Good Saturday morning my fellow stampers. How has everyone’s weekend started off? I have to work a partial day today, but I have tomorrow off. I’m hoping to finish up my spring cleaning, get some windows washed and new curtains hung.

For today’s card I used the Poppy Moments Dies combined with the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin. Here’s my card.

I started by cutting out all the pieces I needed. I cut 4 of the longer leaves die from the Poppy Moments Dies by cutting 2 each in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive cardstock, the fronts and backs. I adhered the pieces together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I also cut 2 of the smaller leaf dies from the Poppy Moments Dies, 1 each in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive cardstock, fronts and backs. I adhered them together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I cut all the outline flower dies from the Poppy Moments Dies in Basic Black cardstock. I cut 2 smaller poppy dies from the Poppy Moments Dies in Flirty Flamingo and Vellum cardstock. I cut one of the larger poppy die from the Poppy Moments Dies in Poppy Parade and Vellum. I cut all the flower centers from the Poppy Moments Dies from a Black Foil Sheet. I adhered the Basic Black out line dies to the Vellum die cuts, only in the center using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the smaller poppies to the Flirty Flamingo dies and the larger poppy to the Poppy Parade die, only in the center using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I adhered the flower centers using a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I adhered a panel of Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper to the inside front of one of the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards using Multipurpose Liquid Glue only along the edge of the paper. I arranged the flowers and leaves the way I thought I would like them using Stampin’ Dimensionals and Glue Dots.

I added a few Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the card front.

You can see when you open the card you see the reverse side of the Pressed Petals Specialty DSP. On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the poppy images from the Stampin’ Up! Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the bottom corner of the panel using the masking technique. I stamped the leaf images from the Painted Poppies stamp set around the flowers in Mossy Meadow Ink. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Mossy Meadow mat using Snail and then to the inside of the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card I decorated an envelope which came in the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin. I stamped the poppy image from the Painted Poppies stamp set on the envelope front in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I stamped the leaf image from the Painted Poppies stamp set in Mossy Meadow Ink around the flowers. I adhered a panel of the Pressed Petals Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

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Use this host code when you order $50 or greater and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in either the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog or the 2020 January-June Mini Catalog! For any orders $50 or more I will also send you my monthly class tutorials. Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards for more details and to see what this months tutorials are.

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Happy Stamping, Karen!

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APRIL 2020 PAPER PUMPKIN: MY WONDERFUL FAMILY

SUBSCRIBE MARCH 11-APRIL 10

At Paper Pumpkin, we believe in making a difference—especially when it comes to helping you build relationships through papercrafting. For April, we created a fun, family appreciation themed card kit that would make it easy for you to share your hearts with those you love most: mom, dad, daughter, son, sister, and brother. April’s kit even includes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day sentiments, giving you the perfect way to show your appreciation for beloved parents on their special days with a beautiful, handmade card.
One more thing about this “fam-tastic” kit: The Paper Pumpkin team knows that everyone’s clan is unique. With that in mind, we provided sentiments that would include anyone in your life who feels like family; for instance, “brothers” and “sisters” who have helped you along the journey of life.

About the April Kit:

Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating Colors: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam

Subscribe for the April Paper Pumpkin kit from March 11–April 10 at paperpumpkin.com. Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Basic Black Cardstock 3 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ (flower outlines)
Flirty Flamingo Cardstock 2″ X 5″ (smaller flowers)
Mossy Meadow Cardstock 5″ X 5″ (leaves), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
Old Olive Cardstock 5″ X 5″ (leaves)
Poppy Parade Cardstock 3″ X 3″ (large flower)
Black Foil Sheet 1″ X 3″ (flower centers)
Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper 4 3/16″ X 5 1/2″ (inside card front), 2 3/4″ X 6″ (piece for envelope flap)
Vellum Cardstock 3 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ (flowers)

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Product List

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

[151599]

$23.00

Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[151534]

$18.00

Poppy Moments Dies

[151594]

$37.00

Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin

[149595]

$18.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141416]

$8.75

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[133676]

$8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Black Foil Sheets

[147898]

$5.00

Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149500]

$14.50

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Noble Peacock Rhinestones

[149494]

$5.50

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Stamparatus

[146276]

$49.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

$71.50

Stampin’ Up Woven Heirlooms Laser-Cut Thinking of You

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Karen Ksenzakovic

Good Thursday morning my fellow stampers. How is everyone’s week going? We’re around the bend to the weekend now, hope you are starting to make some fun plans. I’m on my way to the beach for the day. It’s suppose to be beautiful today, hopefully the sand won’t be blistering hot that we can’t even walk on it. The beach is my ‘Happy Place’ where I can sit back and relax. It’s one of the few places that I can actually relax just listening to the waves and seagulls. I also get inspiration there walking along the water and searching for shells and sea glass.

So onto today’s card. For those of you that know me, you know that I do not like fussy cutting. It’s just something I am not good at. I am determined to conquer this fussy cutting problem. I did a lot of fussy cutting for my card today, right down to the tiny bee on the sentiment strip. Here’s my card.

I used the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin for my card base today and the Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper for all my artwork. These cards are so delicate and beautiful. I adhered a panel of Garden Green cardstock behind the laser cut panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue to make the laser-cutting stand out more.

I cut the largest stitched circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies out of Terracotta Tile cardstock. I adhered the flowers that I had fussy cut from the Mosaic Mood Specialty DSP to the stitched circle using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the circle to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the butterfly that I fussy cut from the Mosaic Mood Specialty DSP to the top of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Woven Heirlooms Cling Stamp Set in Soft Suede In on a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock. I sponged the edges of the strip with my Garden Green Ink to soften them a little. I adhered the bee I fussy cut from the Mosaic Mood Specialty DSP to the corner of the sentiment strip with a tiny piece of a
Stampin’ Dimensional. I adhered the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a Glue Dot.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Woven Heirlooms stamp set in Soft Suede Ink on a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. I stamped the bottom with the grudge image from the Woven Heirloom stamp set in Terracotta Tile Ink. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Terracotta Tile mat using Snail and then to the inside of the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I stamped the bottom front of the envelope that comes with the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut cards with the grudge image from the Woven Heirlooms stamp set in Terracotta Tile Ink. I adhered a panel of the Mosaic Mood Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try.

Happy Stamping!!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

MY CURRENT HOST CODE IS: AVHTNTCN

For any orders $50 or more I will send you my monthly class tutorials. Click HERE or go to my Customer Rewards to see what this months tutorials are.

STAMPS ON THE CLEARANCE RACK

For the first time ever, Stampin’ Up! is putting stamp sets on the Clearance Rack! This is not something they have done in the past—and they don’t know if they will do again—so pick up those deals while you can!

Click HERE to shop the clearance rack.

Happy Stamping, Karen!

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EXTRA, EXTRA!! JOINING PROMOTION JULY 1, 2019 – AUGUST 31, 2019

From July 1 until August 31, new demonstrators will receive an additional $30 to put toward bonus products in their Starter Kit (for a total of $155 in merchandise for $99)!! THEN, they’ll receive a $10 coupon code the following month. Are you interested? Keep reading to learn more!

Dates: July 1 – August 31 at 11:50 PM MT

Details:

The bonus at initial sign up allows demonstrators to pick $30 more than usual. You will pay $99 to sign up and choose $155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products in your Starter Kit.
Coupon codes will be sent between the fifth and seventh business day of the following month the new demonstrator signs up.
The email address listed in a new demonstrator’s profile will be used to send the $10 coupon code.
Coupon codes may be redeemed only once.
Coupon codes expire October 31, 2019; after this date, they will no longer be valid.
New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before July 1 or after August 31 will not be eligible for this promotion.

If you’ve ever considered purchasing that Starter Kit, now is a great time! We’d love to have you join and get that discount for yourself or start your own business!!

If you are interested in joining my team click here for details or email me. I’d love to have you on my team.

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STAMPIN’ UP BONUS DAYS ARE HERE!!

YAY!!! The awesome Bonus Days promotion from Stampin’ Up! is back!! For every $50 that you spend between July 1 and July 31 (before shipping and tax), you will earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be used August 1–31!

Earning Period Details – July 1-31:

Earning Period Deadline: July 31, 2019, by 11:50 PM (MT)
An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can be delivered only via email.
If a participant earns multiple codes from a single order, they will receive one email with multiple codes. If they earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
All order types qualify for this promotion. Fax and email orders still require an email address.
Orders that are started before the promotion begins will not go toward earning coupon codes.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period.

Redemption Period Details – August 1-31:

Redemption Period Deadline: August 31, 2019, by 11:50 PM (MT)
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions).
- New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted with Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.

The earning period for this awesome promotion starts on July 1 and the coupons can be redeemed beginning August 1!! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Subscribe for the August kit from July 11–August 10

What’s the old saying? Variety is the spice of life? At Paper Pumpkin, we like to mix things up and keep our customer’s crafting experience fresh and fun. We plan each kit carefully, allowing them to check as many creative boxes as possible while keeping our projects simple—so they can explore the world of paper crafting with confidence. With this in mind, we are bringing an elegant fall gift packaging kit to Paper Pumpkin fans this August.
Now, it’s no secret that our subscribers love cardmaking. So when we offer treat or gift packaging, you generally like to make a few card alternates with the kit. That’s why THIS month we decided to bring you the best of both worlds with the Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle. This coordinating product will allow you to turn your Gift of Fall gift packaging into cards in an easy and inexpensive way.

The August kit includes 6 gift bags and 12 gift tags. To receive this kit you must subscribe by August 10.
The Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle is a separate purchase for those who would like to convert their August Paper Pumpkin kit into cards.
The Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle card designs offer a great sneak of the designs and elements to come in the August kit.
Once you have completed the August kit, you will have extra kit components so you can easily combine them with the add-on without having to purchase additional kits.
Just as you would with any other Stampin’ Up! product, you will need to purchase the add-on bundle via OEX or the online store. You will not be able to add it to a Paper Pumpkin subscription purchase.
The price for the add-on bundle is $10.00 usd/$13.00 cad and is available for Paper Pumpkin subscribers only. This add-on is available beginning August 1, while supplies last!
The add-on bundle is a cash and carry item
Click Here to subscribe. Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

Click HERE for a sneak peek of the August Paper Pumpkin Kit.

August Kit Information

Makes 6 fall-themed gift bags
Makes 12 fall-themed gift tags
Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede

Add-On Information

Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle (item 152885)
Price: $10.00 usd/$13.00 cad
Includes 24 card bases of 2 different designs with coordinating envelopes (note card size)
Available August 1, while supplies last
Purchase via my online store
Not included with an August Paper Pumpkin subscription
Important note: The Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle is not needed to complete the August kit projects.

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I have gathered up a lot of retired Stamp Sets, Embossing Folders & Dies and put a list together for anyone interested. I have single Stamp Sets along with Stamp Sets bundled with Dies or Punches. Take a look and see if there is anything that you missed out on getting and would still like. Click Here to go to my list.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Garden Green Cardstock 5 1/2″ X 4 1/8″ (behind laser-cut card front)
Terracotta Tile Cardstock 5 5/16″ X 4 1/16″ (inner liner mat), 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ (stitched circle)
Very Vanilla Cardstock 5 1/4″ X 4″ (inner liner), 2 3/4″ X 7/8″ (sentiment strip)

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