Muggy Monday

Already the air feels heavy and it is not even 8 am!! I can't decide whether to close the windows and try to keep what ever cool air we have in or if that will just make it feel stuffy.

Oh well guess it is a good day for stamping! Janet Wakeland and Marie Bennett both had videos on YouTube featuring alternate projects using the Simply Snowflakes Paper Pumpkin Kit from November of 2014. I still have a few so I guess it is time to create a few of their alternates. There just might be a card for the Christmas Card Class!

Rich and I went and saw the Minions movie on Saturday afternoon. It was funny and cute! I needed a good laugh.

I am planning to go to a crop on Thursday night with some friends where I hope I can make some progress on the school albums I started for my kids. I got most of the class pictures and first day  pictures gathered. Since it is a lot of stuff I think I will try to narrow down what I take so I don't have to make a bunch of trips up and down the stairs to the crop room. I am doing a mix of traditional and Project Life pages in these albums.

 

 

I hope you enjoy these even though the photo quality isn't great. I will share the pages I do on Thursday sometime soon.





Simply Snowflake November 2014 Paper Pumpkin Kit

So I am working on getting some things ready for a vendor/craft fair at the Winchester, NH VFW n Saturday. If you are local to the Monadnock Region I hope you will stop by. The theme is Christmas in July. How nice to get a bit of shopping out of the way while dressed in shorts and flip flops!!

A fellow demonstrator, Rachel Tessmen, from Stamp Your Art Out designed 80 cards using the November 2014 Simply Snowflake Paper Pumpkin Kit and some additional supplies.

Yesterday I made one of each card for a display board I am creating. I have 5 of these great kits that I will have for sale on Saturday. If you are a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can click here to get to the Past Kits page and order one for yourself! If you use Hostess Code 2TEF4GW6 and also order the additional supplies I will send you the document with directions as well as a special goodie from me!

So I finished the display board and I think it turned out pretty well. I hope it helps me sell the 5 Simply Snowflake Kits I will have for sale on Saturday. If they aren't sold Saturday I will post on Facebook and give you a chance to get one for yourself!! Of course if you took advantage of the current Paper Pumpkin opportunity to get the first two months at half off then you could order a kit for yourself as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber!

 
 

 

Paper Pumpkin Special

So what a happy day today is!! Stampin' Up! announced a Paper Pumpkin special opportunity that begins in just two days!!

Starting this Thursday, July 23rd new subscribers to Paper Pumpkin can save 50% off there first 2 months!! Yup have a fun craft experience delivered right to your door for less than $10/month to start!! All the messy design work and such is done for you by the wonderful artists at Stampin' Up! so you can just skip to the fun of crafting!

These awesome red boxes contain everything you need for crafting fun except scissors and adhesive. The ink and supplies for the monthly project are all in there! You also get an exclusive photopolymer stamp set and in your first kit you get the clear block to use with all your future kits. These cute, fun project kits are like having one of my classes delivered right to your door every month! The only thing missing is me (mostly because I wouldn't fit in the box)! You do get photo directions and the link to a video so you will be ready to craft!! You can click here to go to the Paper Pumpkin page and sign up! Remember enter the promo code HALFOFF on Thursday and the August kit will arrive for less than $10. When you subscribe with me I will give you a stamp case to keep you stamp sets and ink spots in.

Are you already a subscriber? Lucky you!! Share this offer with some friends then get together when your kits arrive! What a fun girls night out! Below are some alternate ways that I found online to use the great June kit called Happy Thoughts.

 

 

 





July Paper Pumpkin

I was so excited to get my July Paper Pumpkin Kit on Friday! I made myself wait until Fun Friday and opened it with the folks that were here. It is a very cute stamp set and project kit! The kit is called Thanks a Latte and has three greeting stamps, a coffee/tea cup and two plant stamps that are two step stamping!
The card is so sweet as designed by the artists at Stampin' Up! but fun to play around with as well.
I also looked around on YouTube using a search July Paper Pumpkin 2015 and found a few folks who had changed it up a little. Hawaii Paper Party shared the idea of creating a border around an extra piece of card stock using the negative space from around the orange stickers.

You can see that in the card on the left. I also used a small piece of Crushed Curry card stock.

The card to the right I created by cutting one of the DSP pieces from the kit in half vertically, I originally stamped the cup and teabag string right on the Whisper White but felt in needed a bit of color so I stamped it on a scrap of Soft Sky, cut it out and added it with dimensionals. I added one of the clips with ribbon from the kit.

 

One tip I have for you is that you should use a block a bit bigger than the image and if you are using the block that came with your first Paper Pumpkin Kit you should be fine. I was trying to use block A and it was hard to line up as I was looking through the edge part of the block. A block at least a little bigger allows you to more easily line up the two step images.

 

The weather forcast for Friday looks good so join me for Fun Friday from 3-6 in the screen house and see these in person for yourself!

 

 



Paper Pumpkin Fun!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .
I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.
I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:
All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!
Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone can enjoy!

I am part of an online boot camp offered by Stampin' Up! to help demonstrators promote Paper Pumpkin as part of their business. This is a wonderful program which delivers a fun "class" to your door every month! I love having my bright red box arrive each month and have fun creating the lovely projects designed by Stampin' Up!'s awesome artists and designers!! No thinking just fun!

You can get a fun box delivered to your door too. All you have to do is click the link and join!
There are two ways to join:
1) Click on the above link and put in some information and a lovely red box will arrive at your door each month unless you tell us you would rather skip a month. You will be charged $19.95 each month and the fun will arrive sometime around the middle of each month!
2)Purchase a prepaid subscription for a specific number of months 1, 3, 6, or 12 subscriptions are available. The 1 month is the perfect gift for that crafty someone you love! The 3 month is a wonderful way to try it out for yourself. The 6 month saves a $1/month and can with a few added items get you Stampin' Rewards (hostess benefits)! The 12 month subscription saves you $2/month which is like getting one month FREE! Also the 12 month earns you $30 in Stampin' Rewards!!

Join me on May 17th at 10am in Hinsdale at the Community Center for a chance to create several projects using recent kits and see for your self how much fun you can have every month! Call or e-mail me today to get signed up for this fun event!!!

There are some great deals to be had!! Be sure to check them out! You can head over to my website to order your goodies now! The shop now button is up in the upper right hand corner. Happy Shopping!!

Yesterday I got my winter and spring classes scheduled all the way through the end of April. Be sure to check out the classes and get those dates on your calendar! I have card classes and product based classes and a few project centered classes as well! Some classes will be held at Cameron's Winery in Swanzey, NH and some will be in Hinsdale, NH at the Millside Community Center. If you are local to the Keene, NH/Brattleboro, VT area and would like to attend please e-mail me at lpstamp@gmail.com

2015 Class Schedule

Thank Yous and Valentines

So the holidays are over and you received some fabulous gifts and now you need to send some fabulous thank you notes!! This will be a 10 card class with thank you notes and Valentines (it creeps up faster than you think!) for you to create.

Date/Time: Sunday, January 4th 1:00 pm

Location: Hinsdale Millstream Community Center

Registration deadline: Monday, December 22^nd

Fee: $22

2015  Coaster Calendar

Come create a standing desk top calendar using two chipboard coasters, cardstock, Designer Series Paper and washi tape. I purchased the pattern for this cute calendar from a fellow demonstrator and would love to share it with you. The class fee includes a package of Designer Series Paper and a package of washi tape. You will have enough supplies left over to create another calendar or other projects.

Date/Time: Thursday, January 8th 6:00 pm

Location: My house @ 28 Hardy Court, Keene

Registration deadline: Monday, December 22^nd

Fee: $20

All About Guys @ Cameron's

Masculine cards and gifts are often challenging. We will use new products from the Occasions Catalog to create several cards and I hope a framed item, all with a masculine theme to them. Remember the classes at Cameron's always include a little wine tasting!

Date/Time: Thursday, January 22^nd at 6:00PM

Location: Cameron's Winery, Swanzey, NH

Registration deadline: Wednesday, January 7^th

Fee: $20

Perpetual Birthday Calendar

You have probably seen the calendars that have the dates of the month as a list and you can add a person's name next to their birthdate. Since it is simply a list of dates, it can be used over again each year. Stampin' Up! created a beautiful kit for making just such a calendar. This class fee includes your calendar kit and I will provide the stamps and ink for you to complete the project.

Date/Time: Sunday, January 25^that 1:00PM

Location: Hinsdale Millstream Community Center

Registration deadline: Wednesday, January 7^th

Fee: $18

Best Day Ever Note cards @ Cameron's

We will use the wonderful note cards with envelopes from the annual catalog and several of the Sale-A-Bration products from the Best Ever ensemble to create a set of note cards. The class fee includes an entire package of the note cards and you can use the rest to create whatever notes you like.

Date/Time: Thursday, February 26^that 6:00PM

Location: Cameron's Winery, Swanzey, NH

Registration deadline: Thursday, February 12^th

Fee: $18

Stamp-A-Stack Card Class

I love offering this type of class because you get to choose which cards you make and how many of each one you want! You will make a total of 12 cards from the 6 designs I have prepared. You can do 2 of each or up to 3 of any single design! Since my next card class is not until after Easter, there will be one Easter card as part of the 6 designs.

Date/Time: Sunday, March 15^that 1:00PM

Location: Hinsdale Millstream Community Center

Registration deadline: Monday, March 2^nd

Fee: $25

Birthday Cards @ Cameron's

Time to make the birthday cards you can send to friends and family! We will create 5 awesome cards focusing on kids and ladies (we focused on the guys in January). I bet Leslie and Paul will have some yummy wine for us to sample while we work!

Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th 6:00 pm

Location: Cameron's Winery, Swanzey, NH

Registration deadline: Sunday, March 15^th

Fee: $18

 

Spring Occasions Card Class

Spring brings so many fun occasions including graduations, weddings and days to honor our parents. At this 10 card class, you will create cards for all those and more! These cards will be designed so that you can substitute a different greeting to fit the occasions you have coming up in your life.

Date/Time: Sunday, April 12th 1:00 pm

Location: Hinsdale Millstream Community Center

Registration deadline: Monday, March 30^th

Fee: $22

 Class @ Cameron's

This is a little too far away to plan. We know it will be fun and that there will be wine for tasting... I am open to suggestions for the class you would like to attend!

Date/Time: Thursday, April 23^rd 6:00 pm

Location: Cameron's Winery, Swanzey, NH

Registration deadline: Monday, April 13^th

Fee: $TBA

 

Stamp Stock and Save!!!

From October 1-6 , you'll be able to purchase select ink, paper, envelopes, and adhesive-all at a 15% discount! Plus select stamps are 20%!

Now is the time restock your own supply.  It's an awesome sale and perfect timing to prepare for a fabulous holiday season of gifts and giving.

Check it out and go here to order!!

****I enlarged parts of the Flyer so you can read the item numbers and prices easier. 

~ ~ ~ Ink pads are 15% off too.  Just $5.06 each!! ~ ~ ~

The Regals and Neutrals are also included in the sale but I had trouble getting that enlargement to go in here for whatever technical reason...sorry!

*****Envelopes just in time for those Christmas cards!  Yay!!

I hope you find time to take advantage of this awesome sale!  It only lasts until October 6th!