The holiday season will be here before we know it.  Along with putting up the Christmas tree and spending snowy nights by the fire, I have the perfect Christmastime papercrafting idea that can become an annual tradition!

You will love this holiday season, in October and November I are offering back-to-back coordinating kits, one with Christmas cards, the other with Christmas tags. Both kits make it easy for you and your family and friends to add a handmade, personal touch to your holiday giving—without a lot of fuss. It’s Christmas made easy with Paper Pumpkin!

Here are the kit details:

October Kit

Kit Details:  Makes 10 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:  Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce

November Kit

Kit Details:  Makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs.

Coordinating Colors:  Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce

The October and November kits coordinate; however, each kit is all-inclusive and can stand alone.
To subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, click here.

Paper Pumpkin Bone Appetit

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• If you have friends and neighbors who love Halloween, this is a great opportunity to all order the kit and have a crafty afternoon making Halloween goodies.  The kit provides everything to you will need for spooky crafting fun.
• Projects are simple and fast to make. Don't you want handmade Halloween touch without the fuss?

Click here to subscribe today!

Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Sale & Holiday Catalog Goes Live September 4th!

Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog & Designer Series Paper Sale Starts September 4th!
What more can you ask for?  We all love Designer Series Paper, aka Pretty Paper!  Back by popular demand is the Designer Series Paper Sale.  During September 4-30, 2019, you can buy three packages of select Designer Series Paper, and get one FREE!  Yes FREE!  Take advantage of the savings just in time for your holiday crafting projects.  Stock up on some of your favorites and perhaps try a few new designs if you do not already have them.
Here's the chart detailing the select designs that have been chosen from my online store.  It's really hard to name my top three favorites, but I really like the Perennial Essence, Garden Lane, and Pressed Petals.  The quality of our Designer Series Paper is amazing!  I love to make cards, craft with it and make 3D projects as well.  If you follow me on YouTube, you will see how I use the pretty paper in most of my projects.  Notebooks, journals, magnets, cards; you name it. 

ITEM	PAGE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
149100	166	PERENNIAL ESSENCE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149443	166	SEE A SILHOUETTE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149481	167	COME SAIL AWAY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149484	165	MAGNOLIA LANE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149488	165	GARDEN LANE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149489	165	FOLLOW YOUR ART DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149497	165	WOVEN THREADS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149589	166	DINOROAR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149592	166	BIRD BALLAD DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$11.50 usd/$15.75 cad
149500	167	PRESSED PETALS SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER	$14.50 usd/$20.00 cad

DETAILS:

Ordering Details Here:

• Only Designer Series Papers listed in the table above qualify for this promotion. You may mix and match papers from any of the listed papers.
• There is no limit to how many times you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper, and get one free during this sale.
• When you place your order for three packs, a prompt to add a free Designer Series Paper will appear.
• In my online store, if you order four packages of the same qualifying Designer Series Paper, you will need to enter three together and then order the fourth free item separately.
• Designer Series Paper ordered with Stampin’ Rewards does not qualify for this sale.

Garden Lane Designer Series Paper

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper

Don't forget, the Holiday Catalog goes live and you will be able to start placing your orders here.  Make sure you use my hostess code so you can benefit from freebies from me.  Also, don't miss out on Perks From Gram!  Gram wants you to qualify!

Happy September 4th!  It's what you have been waiting for!  Click here to enjoy the savings and ordering from the Holiday Catalog.

Craft Fair 2019 Series - Mini Composition Notebooks

Today I’m bringing you Episode 9 in my Craft Fair 2019 Series.  I love how these Mini-Composition Notebooks came together.  They make great gifts and are a wonderful seller for me at my craft fairs. I used a lot of retired Designer Series Paper.  I love the quality, designs, and versatility of our paper.

Looking for pretty paper?  Order from my online store September 4-30, 2019 and purchase 3 packs of any design and receive a pack for FREE!  September is a great month to enjoy additional savings to make your projects go a long way.

This is the front of the min-composition notebook.

Follow along on my Youtube channel to see my step-by-step tutorial.  Click here to be brought to the post.  Make sure you subscribe, like, and share the video as well.  Click here.

This is the inside showing your the coordinating two-sided paper.

This is how I will display 32 mini-composition note.books.

For all the Stampin' Up! products, refer to my supply list below.

Happy stamping and papercrafting today!

~Karen~

Craft Fair 2019 Series: List Pad Holder with Coordinating Pen

I'm super excited to show you my new addition to my Craft Fair inventory.  I created these super cute list pad holders, which has a holder for a pen so you are able to keep everything together.  What's even better is that the holder is re-usable!
I used up a lot of retired card stock and Designer Series Paper, so that's great as well.  
For my focal point, I like to use positive sentiments. Customers seem to really enjoy the stamping that I include.
If you would like to follow along, click here to head over to my YouTube channel to learn how to create these as well.  Make sure you subscribe to my channel and click the notification button so you can see future videos as well.

Here are the dimensions of the holder, including the score lines and Designer Series Paper dimensions as well.
Holder: Card stock holder base is 8 3/4 (height) x 8 7/16 (length). Score on the length side at 3 5/8, 4, and 4 3/8.
Designer Series Paper; Front Outside/Inside:  3 1/4 x 8 1/2 (2 pieces) Back Outside:  3 3/4 x 8 1/2 Middle Strip:  Matching card stock cut 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 and Designer Series Paper cut 1 1/2 x 3 1/4
You will need scraps of matching card stock plus white or vanilla card stock for your embellishment.

At the bottom of my blog post are all the suggested Stampin' Up! supplies that you can purchase from my online store by clicking here.
Other supplies I used to create the holder and put it all together include:
Pens - purchased on sale wherever I can find them. List Pads - suggested stores that sell them are Walmart and any Dollar Tree.   Packaging Bags - Click here for the Amazon link. Adhesive:  ATG Tape

I hope you enjoy these list pad holders as much as I do.  Stay tuned for more Craft Fair videos coming your way.


Thanks for following along,
Karen

Magnolia Lane and Label Me Pretty Birthday Card

Here's another birthday WOW card using Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper.  Isn't this paper beautiful!  Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black.  A soft combination that's no overpowering.  The pearls make a nice feminine touch and the Organdy ribbon sets the focal image apart from the rest.

Here are the dimensions of the card stock that you will need:
Card Base:  Whisper White, cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 Layer 1:  Mossy Meadow cut 4 x 5 1/4, embossed with the Subtle embossing folder Layer 2:  Petal Pink cut cut 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 Layer 3:  Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper cut 3 x 4 Strip for inside card base:  Mossy Meadow cut 3/4 x 5 1/2 and Magnolia Lane cut 1/2 x 5 1/2
Strip for Whisper White envelope:  Mossy Meadow cut 3/4 x 4 3/8 and Magnolia Lane cut 1/2 x 4 3/8
Whisper White scrap for stamping Basic Black for the label punch

To assemble the card, add the Mossy Meadow to the card base with Tombo Liquid Glue. Adhere the Petal Pink and Magnolia Lane together, offsetting
Wrap the Organdy Ribbon around the front of the panel and then adhere this to the card front
Stamp the Happy Birthday with Stazon Jet Black ink.  Color with Stampin Write Markers Petal Pink and Pear Pizzazz.  Use Wink of Stella over the Happy Birthday banner.  Punch out with the Pretty Label punch. 
Punch a label out from Basic Black, then cut in half lengthwise.

Adhere to the stamped label and then add dimensional to the backside.  Adhere straight across on the card front.
Make sure you sign or stamp the backside of your homemade card.
That's it.  Pretty #simplestamping card for you today.
Make sure you take advantage of the July Hostess code so you can receive some free embellishments. For all your stamping needs, click the Shop Now button.  For the card recipe, check out the list below.  
Happy stamping!   Karen

Bird Ballad Birthday Card for Gram

Today's card is created for my Gram.  She would have been 104 years old on July 31st.  She enjoyed nature, birds, flowers, and always a general rule of thumb; use what you have.   So today's card is a bit of old and new.  Sample was created in a retired pink color along with the doilies which are also retired, plus the embellishments.  What's new?  Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper along with current product of Whisper White and Sahara Sand ink. The measurements for the card is as follows: Card Base:  Petal Pink cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 Front Panel and Inside Panel:  Whisper White cut 4 x 5 1/4 Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper: 2 x 4 piece plus a bird design for focal point Strip for inside panel:  Petal Pink cut 3/4 x 5 1/4, and Bird Ballad  1/2 x 5 1/4 Strip for Whisper White Envelope:  Petal Pink cut 3/4 x 5 7/8 and Bird Ballad cut 1/2 x 5 7/8 Whisper White Envelope

For this card, I only used one ink color which is Sahara Sand.  The sentiment and the Birch stamp are the only images stamped.  A hint of the doilies showing through from underneath the Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper compliments the blue bird.

Here I'm showing you how I simply added a strip of Petal Pink and Bird Ballard to the inside of the card along with the front of the envelope. A special touch that does not go unnoticed.

A nice touch is adding some Wink of Stella to the birds.  Just a little sparkle adds a lot to this design.

I hope you give this card a try.  Take some of your old product and mix with new!  You will be happy that you did. Happy stamping and creating, Karen