Hello Fall!

It was so good to get back into my craft room for a few hours of play last week! Sometimes, I have so many ideas running around in my head but I'm busy working or babysitting or just "doing life" and I get frustrated that I can't craft. Then, when I finally get the chance to play, my ideas don't always "gel" as I had envisioned them. This time, however, my vision and ideas meshed!

I was able to try a technique used by Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Clare Hayes. She calls it Metallic Blendabilities. She stamped white Stazon ink on Silver Foil and then colored with Blendabilities over top.

When I tried the technique, I didn't see as much a metallic look as a 3D look but that was perfect for me!

In this angled shot, you get a better view of the gold button and gold embossing (non Stampin' Up!).

I love the look of the Tangelo Twist with Mossy Meadow and they go extremely well with Soft Suede! Of course, nothing says Fall like a group of pumpkins and burlap!

Tangelo Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Silver Foil Sheets

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Versamark Pad

White Stazon Pad And Refill

Stazon Cleaner

Fall Fest Photopolymer Stamp Set

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Fun Fall Framelits Dies

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Pumpkin Pie Assortment

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment

Sponge Daubers

1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon

Mossy Meadow 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

Gold Basic Metal Buttons

Linen Thread

Stampin' Dimensionals

Fuse Fast Adhesive

Sticky Strip

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals—September 23-29

Take a look at these Weekly Deals and then check out the suggestions I have below!

Ovals Collection Framelits Die
$32.95 $24.71 CAN

Hamburger Box Bigz Xl Die
$52.95 $39.71 CAN

Gold Glitz Dazzling Details
$3.25 $2.44 CAN

Party Pennants Bigz L Die
$40.95 $30.71 CAN

Festive Paper-Piercing Pack
$10.95 $8.21 CAN

Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack
$10.95 $8.21 CAN

Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack
$10.95 $8.21 CAN

Faces I Love Swatchbook Template - Digital Download
$13.95 $8.37 CAN

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If you only have a little money to spend this week, I suggest you pick up the Paper Piercing Packs. You get a lot of value with these and they can make a huge impact on your projects. Check out how I have used them below.

I used The Eclectic Piercing Pack for my swap cards for the 2014 Convention, Inspire, Create, Share.

Here is a closeup of the pierced star.

I used the Festive Paper Piercing Pack for this thank you card.

The following card does not use one of the packs in the Weekly Deals but illustrates the impact that the piercing provides.

I hope you will try out paper piercing for yourself. It is very easy to do using the templates.

If you have not yet tried paper piercing, you will need to order the following two products as well as the Paper Piercing Pack of your choice.

Paper-Piercing Tool

Stampin' Pierce Mat

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Fall Card Making

It appears that Fall weather is indeed upon us! I'm wondering what the leaves will be like this year, with the dry summer we had.

I got the chance to play in my craft room this weekend. I tried some neat techniques that you'll see over the next few days.

This is one of the cards I created, using one of my new favorite colors, Blackberry Bliss:

I love the way Blackberry Bliss contrasts with Hello Honey!

This card was quite easy to make, yet effective. Using the For All Things Stamp set and Hello Honey, I stamped the watercolor block stamp on Whisper White. I overlapped the background using the bundle of grasses stamp and Blackberry Bliss. Adding the sentiment completed the stamping portion of the card.

I mounted the Whisper White matte on a Blackberry Bliss matte and then secured the ends of Blackberry Bliss ribbon to the back of the matte, along the right side. I then tied a separate bow on the ribbon and positioned it where I thought it looked best. This is a good trick to use to get a nice bow with the flexibility to change its position if you need to do so.

Finally, I secured the mattes to a Hello Honey card front.

I like the way it turned out. What do you think? Have you made any Fall cards?

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

Fuse Fast Adhesive

Sticky Strip

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Paper Pumpkin Pizazz!

It seems that time passes so quickly these days and it seems so hard to find time to get any crafting done. Today is already Wednesday but it seems that just last night was our first Stampin' Up! class of the 2014-2015 season. And what a class it was!

My daughter, Courtney had been helping me to prepare for a special part of the night—the Paper Pumpkin prize draw! In honor of the Two Months for 50% OFF special, I offered my stamping ladies the chance to pick a prize from the prize box if they signed up for Paper Pumpkin that night. Courtney designed the lovely boxes and purses in the prize box.

Here are some close ups:

Didn't she do a wonderful job with these? Oh, and by the way, nine of ten ladies signed up for Paper Pumpkin. I'm sure it was because they couldn't resist the prize boxes! And what was inside? Some boxes contained a slip of paper good for one free card class. Some were redeemable for stamp sets or punches. All in all, it was a great start to our stamping class!

Though the Two Months for 50% OFF special is now over, the Paper a Pumpkin kits are still a wonderful value at $24.95 per month, or less if you sign up for three or six months at a time.

To give you an idea what Paper Pumpkin is like, I took pictures of the July kit.
This is how the box will arrive.

Opening the box reveals tissue wrapped and labelled contents, similar to that of a fancy lingerie store.

Further investigation reveals a set of photopolymer stamps and an ink spot.

Inside, box contained instructions for assembling the kit's contents, 6 note cards, 6 envelopes, two sheets of striped sticker strips, two sheets of soft sky stickers—stars, hearts and 6 sets of letters to spell Wish, two sheets of silver stars (big and little), 6 preprinted boxes, a full roll of Whisper White satin ribbon and Whisper White twine.

A wonderful value, for $24.95 or less per month, shipping included. Buy Paper Pumpkin for yourself or to give as gifts. If you are interested in trying Paper Pumpkin, please contact me at lindavic@mts.net.

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