A Paper Pumpkin Thing Beyond The Horizon Blog Hop

Hey there!! Happy Friday!!! I am happy to report that life has returned to its normal chaotic ways! Where I am running in six different directions always and mother nature likes to put kinks in my plans! Troy is back at work on light duty... Whatever that is in man language. Did I mention that Wesley decided to do baseball? Like I said life has been crazy...

Today the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Team is hopping with our March Kit Beyond The Horizon. As I am sure that some of you are aware, our kits were delayed... so our hop was delayed! This amazing kit comes with not just one but TWO stamp sets! Let me show you what I have created!

This card has a rich base of Bumblebee cardstock that is sadly retiring, I have paired it with the also retiring Misty Moonlight. On the Misty Moonlight layer I have distressed the edges and used our Blending Brushes with a bit of the Misty Moonlight ink, its included with your kit! I also trimmed the card front down and used the Blending Brush around the edges of it before adhering it to the Misty Moonlight layer. I have stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of Basic White with Old Olive ink and accented that strip with a tab of the Old Olive strip provided in the kit and of course I added a Linen Thread bow. It is layered onto a piece of Basic White that I stamped with small chevron like pattern from the kit in Bumblebee ink. Before adhering the sentiment to the card, I stamped the leafy piece with Versamark ink and used some Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and my Heat Tool. Then I adhered my sentiment piece and added a Brushed Metallic Dot.

Thank you so much for stopping in today I can't wait for you to see what the rest of my friends have made! You can click along the list below for more inspiration from the Beyond The Horizon Kit!

A Whimsical Deer

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that we are a week out from Thanksgiving... Don't ask about our plans at this point. We have NONE! Everything hangs in the balance of football this weekend. We are playing in the semi finals, it is sure to be a tough game! Wesley probably wont get thrown in to play but we love supporting the whole team! 

It has been awhile since I sat in my craft room and created for fun. I should be working on orders of Christmas cards but some times in order to keep my creative juices flowing, I have to create for fun! This week the Global Design Project has a fun sketch that I flipped, turned inside out and backwards! When you see the sketch you will understand what I mean...

I loved how the design team interpreted the sketch and thought to myself "Oh I can play with this!". So for today's card, I have paired the Peaceful Deer Bundle with the Christmas Tree Dies and Whimsy & Wonder DSP. Cue the fun colors of Polish Pink, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green and we have your quintessential non-traditional Christmas Card! Let me show you what I have created!

This fun card kind of happened on accident. I had left over Reindeer that I had stamped for a Christmas Card order that had been stamped using Polished Pink ink. I originally used the Wonderful Snowflake like a stencil but you will noticed I stuck one underneath my scalloped rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies. The Whimsy & Wonder DSP has got to be one of most favorite DSP's EVER. Strong statement right??  I have used our Rectangle Stitched Dies for the Polished Pink herringbone like pattern. This is on a cheerful layer of Coastal Cabana that is embossed with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. I just love Granny Apple Green with this color combo and it made an excellent base to accent my trees from the Christmas Tree Dies.

I sure hope you enjoyed my cheerful and bright Christmas Card today! Make sure you don't miss out on our seasonal sale! Cardstock, Ink and Dies! Oh My! Just click below to start your shopping!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Hope Box

Good Morning! I am so happy to blogging today! When I looked at my prior posts I realized it had been a bit since I last blogged. I am back and if you know me personally you understand why. Life gets crazy during the summer with fair and projects. Throw in an untimely death of a friend of Wesley's and it kind of had our whole family at max capacity of emotions. It is hard to create ANYTHING when you are in that head space. This week the kids returned to school and I am doing my best to return to normal! My mom was here all last week for the first time in 605 days! So things are looking good! ENOUGH ABOUT THAT!!!!! Lets get to the good stuff!

I am back with the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Team with the August 2021 Kit! This kit was called Hope Box. Shelli, our co-founder, wanted you to be able to decorate a Hope Box that is meaningful to you, as well as craft uplifting cards for those you care for around the world. I couldn't wait to make my alternatives because the ideas were exploding! Let me show you what I have created today!

The card above started with piece of the envelope that I cut to make a card front. The large butterfly die cut provided in the kit was the perfect accent. You will notice I have used it on the card below as a stencil before making this card! I have used the Melon Mambo Splatter piece from the kit as a band across with a banner from the kit as an accent. The tag created using the Tailor Made Tags dies was a fun accent to add with Gold 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon. It sits on a mat of Blackberry Bliss with a card base of Pool Party! For my final touch I added a few Gold Gilded Gems.

Like I stated above this card was actually made first! I found a card from Martin Stone who is on our Artisan Design Team, to give me a launching point. I have used the the large butterfly die cut with our Blending Brushes. The ink used was Melon Mambo and Blackberry Bliss. Once I achieved the desired look, I made a sparkling spritz with Wink Of Stella, Pool Party and some rubbing alcohol in one of our spritzers! I again made a tag using our Tailor Made Tags Dies and accented it with one of the banners provided in the kit. A few small butterflies and sequins was the perfect touch.

I can NOT wait for you to see what my friends have come up with today! You can click along the list below to find even MORE inspiration with your HOPE BOX kit!

Have A Great Day!!!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Expressions In Color Kit

Happy Thursday! I can't believe that it is already July?! Can you? Yesterday was pretty uneventful, although today we will have guys installing new siding on our home. I can't wait to see what it will look like finished. I have been busy crafting and stamping away the last few days... today I may actually have to start cleaning house a bit more. Somehow we usually end up with people over for 4th of July, we have a great view of the fireworks in town and usually set some of our own off. 

A Paper Pumpkin Thing is going to shift to the first Thursday of the month. What this means for you is that even though we are in July, we are creating with Junes kit! It is easier for all of us because of the uncertainty of when we get our packages from the post office. 

Todays hop is focused on the Expressions in Color Kit from June! This kit coordinates with the Artistically Inked Bundle and Expressions in Ink suite! Lets take a look!

Today's projects came together rather quickly, I have made a cute little box to hold a small pack of candy and this amazing card took maybe 20 minutes to come up with! The kit was so easy to work with as it coordinated with the Expressions In Ink suite.

The card started with the vellum die cut in the kit. It was so cool to find out that the die in the bundle would fit right over it. I chose to die cut it out of the Gold and White stripe in the Designer Series Paper. I inked it up with my blending brushes and adhered it over the vellum using our adhesive sheets. The Polished Pink layer has been stamped around the edges using the background like stamp in the Artistically Inked stamp set. I also did this to the strip that goes across the card front. A strip of Basic White with a Gold heat embossed sentiment was the perfect touch over the top of the Expressions In Ink designer series paper. This was perfect for the Bumblebee card base from the kit!

So don't ask me the exact measurements right away, I scored, it fit and I was done! I accented this little treat holder with a bit of the card front from the kit cut into strips to fluff it up a bit! A bit of Gold Thread was the perfect touch!

I can't wait for you all to see what the team has come up with today! You can click along the hop list below for even more inspiration!

The Spot 156 Flowering Cactus Color Challenge

Good Morning! Hope we are all doing well today! I am officially the mother of two teenagers! I probably really have not come to terms with it... We celebrated Joshua's birthday with a trip to our favorite Mexican food restaurant. He did not get creamed like Taryn! Which was good. Wesley is next in our house for birthdays, did I mention he has a summer job at the pool?  I am so proud of him.

Today I am back with the The Spot and their design team for a fabulous color challenge!

Do you know how hard it is to not play with new goodies?! I had box full of them and still managed to play with the Flowering Cactus Medley. This doesn't retire until June, and frankly will not leave my craft room. We all know how I love anything Cactus... Let me you show you what I created!

This fun was created as an alternative to a make and take from a retreat I recently attended. The original design was a bit busy for my liking. So I snagged my Blending Brushes and created something quite a bit different. Having all of your craft room at an arms reach is truly the benefit of doing Virtual Retreats. The dies cut out the images of the DSP, it is one of my favorite features! The only ink I used was a bit of Mossy Meadow. The cacti are accented with Metallic Gold Pearls. 

I am so glad you stopped by today to see my creating f

The Spots #155 Spring Has Sprung

Happy Spring! I can't believe we are nearing the end of March already! Our family had amazing spring break spent with family! We went to a small indoor waterpark in Kansas, had some retail therapy and ate some really good food! It was a much needed break!

This week I am back with the The Spot design team for a fabulous Spring Has Sprung themed challenge! I know that many of us would think of Dragonflies for summer, but it is in our spring Mini-Catalog and I found that it worked! Let me show you what I have created!

This card has been made for MONTHS! I can't believe that I hadn't blogged it yet and it worked out well because I was struggling to create ANYTHING yesterday! The card started with an Early Espresso stamped off Dragonfly from the Dragonfly Garden Bundle. The wings have a bit of Petal Pink stamped on the inside. I then used the coordinating punch to punch this out and set it aside. The wildflowers and smaller dragonflies were stamped with Versamark on my wood grain In Good Taste DSP and then sprinkled with our white Stampin' Emboss powder to heat emboss. I used our Blending Brushes with a bit of Just Jade on Very Vanilla before heat embossing the sentiment with Stampin' Emboss Gold and die cutting with a stitched circle from our Stitched Shapes Dies. Elegant Faceted Gems are one of my all time favorite embellishments and added a subtle touch with my Linen Thread bow. 

I can't wait to see your Spring Has Sprung designs this week! Have an amazing Tuesday

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224]	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464]	Linen Thread [104199]

The Spot 153 Hey Girl Sketch

Good Morning and happy Tuesday! Hope you are all doing well! I can't believe the beautiful weather we are having! I will take sunny and 70 ANY day. All good things must come to an end though and it looks like March is going to come in like a lion over the weekend. Some forecasts and models are even showing 31" of snow!!!! I am good with it as long as it isn't windy or dramatic! We should be able to sled one more time and the kids will be on break officially on Friday!

This week The Spot has a funny little sketch that I took kind of loosely. I managed to ink up my Hey Girlfriend for my first time... let me show you what I have created!

The card started with a cute girl in the dress! I colored her with Stampin' Blends. For her dress I used the Pool Party and Rococo Rose Combo Packs, her hair is Cinnamon Cider Combo Pack and I used a bit of Ivory for her skin. After she was fussy cut, I added some of our Foam Adhesive Strips and set her aside. I created the background with a large oval die cut negative. Using a Blending Brushing I created the oval Pool Party back ground. I then stamped the hearts with Rococo Rose ink. It still needed a bit of sparkle so I added a bit of Pool Party Ink to my Frost White Shimmer Paint with some rubbing alcohol to create a shimmer mist in a Stampin' Spritzer! The sentiment is also in Rococo Rose and accented with a bit Rococo Rose DSP as a banner. To finish this up I added the girl over the oval background and added a few Basic Rhinestones. The card is nicely matted onto a layer of Rococo Rose and on a perfect Pool Party base! 

Product List

Hey Girlfriend Cling Stamp Set [154516]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882]	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154900]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046]
Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [122933]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]