Welcome to Day #2 of my alternate August Paper Pumpkin cards. My first two cards show an alternate way to use the trophy cut out from the kit. When I saw that trophy, I was at a loss as to how to use it! But, with a little inspiration from the internet, I found the perfect solution - what do you think? Alternate Card #5 - Happy BirthDay Vase That's right, I cut off the top and bottom and Voila'!, it's a vase! I used the vellum leaves from the kit and cut additional leaves from Petal ... Read More about August Paper Pumpkin Day 2
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August Paper Pumpkin Day 1
I have to admit, when I saw the preview for the August Paper Pumpkin kit, I was not impressed. Oh, it was worse than that! I had no idea what I was going to do with this. I'm past the age of having kids with teachers and coaches and medals. And, I'm not quite to the age of having grandkids with teachers, coaches, and medals. So with a little inspiration from the internet, I came up with 13 alternate ideas for cards from the kit! I'll be sharing them with you over the next 4 days. I hope you are ... Read More about August Paper Pumpkin Day 1
Bonanza Buddies Tags And Toppers
I'll admit these Bonanza Buddies Tags and Toppers are a direct CASE (Copy And Share Everywhere) from the Bonanza Birthday Suite which I showcased here. But, they are so darned cute, that I just had to make them for myself. And, once I made them, I just had to share them with you! ToDay's Project I particularly love the shaker tags! In a previous post, I made a shaker card, but now there's a shaker tag! And I love the cupcake toppers. They were pretty easy to make and are perfect for a ... Read More about Bonanza Buddies Tags And Toppers
This Calls for Confetti
This Calls for Confetti - what a fun, playful sentiment! And, it pairs perfectly with the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper (DSP) with its fun confetti patterns. Take a look. Today's Project I picked one of the confetti patterns from the Birthday Bonanza DSP, which helped me pick my color palette of Terracotta Tile, Mango Melody, and Bermuda Bay. Next, I layered the DSP on a Terracotta Tile layer that was then layered on the Thick Whisper White card base. I then used the Stitched So ... Read More about This Calls for Confetti
Broadway Lights Meet Birthday Bonanza
Have I mentioned how much I love, love, love the Birthday Bonanza paper?? This has to be one of my all-time favorite Stampin' Up papers. It is just so versatile. Today, I have two all-ages cards for you. I didn't use the character images from the Bonanza Buddies dies. Instead, I teamed the paper with the Broadway Lights dies to create these two cards. Let's take a look. Today's Project I made the card on the right first. I thought the Wish die from Broadway Lights dies perfectly paired ... Read More about Broadway Lights Meet Birthday Bonanza
