Sometimes life comes at you all at once! That happened to me last week: A death, a birth, a visit from my daughter, a trip to southern Utah, a card class, a shoebox swap, a stamp day, a funeral, an emergency family council and a red-eye flight to send my girl back to D.C. on the same night as Daylight Savings, followed by early morning church!
I should have snapped a pic at the funeral, but didn’t think of that 😦
All in all, it was a great adventure and one I won’t soon forget!
I’ve learned to stop saying, “When life slows down, I will _______” because life isn’t about to slow down anytime soon! Instead, I make time for the things that are important to me, including creativity. If you need a creative escape this weekend, come on over to my Stamp-a-Stack card class!
Create 8 lovely greeting cards for $15! Bring scissors & adhesive (SNAIL refills will be available to purchase). Crafting is more fun with a friend and first-timers can attend for 1/2 price, so invite your neighbor, mother and BFF!
Reserve your spot by Thursday, March 13th:
And FYI, click below to check out the newest deals, stamps and downloads:
Welcome to another edition of “5 Ways on Fridays” where you will learn unique and different ways to use a Stampin’ Up! product!
Today we are talking about Fringe Scissors Certain projects are easier when you have the right tools and this is one of those tools: Every time you squeeze the handles of your fringe scissors together, you are cutting not once, not twice, but FIVE TIMES! Talk about conserving energy 🙂
“What can I do with them besides making grass?” you may be asking yourself. You’ve come to the right place!
1. Fringe scissors make Ombre Fringe cards and tags in a jiffy! For this tag, I used Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo card stock, along with the new Tag Topper punch:
While you are “fringing”, check out this adorable Fringe Chandeliermade by Lauren Elise for the Knotty Bride:
2. Create a crepe paper garland! This tutorial from Yesterday on Tuesday shows a few different styles and hello! This is super fast with your fringe scissors:
3.Flowers or “pom poms” are adorable accents to any project.
Lisa Brown from inkandinspirations shows you how fun and easy these are to make using Stampin’ Up! Crepe Filter Paper:
Thanks Lisa!
4. If you cut across your fringe the opposite way, you end up with CONFETTI!
At Stampin’ Up! Leadership last month, Shelli demonstrated how to create a shaker card using the confetti made with fringe scissors: Cut the corner of a clear envelope to the size you need (in this case, just a smidge taller than the photo frame die cut). Stamp image on top of clear envelope with Stazon, then seal the confetti in with a thin strip of sticky strip. Place behind the die cut and voila! Shake away!
5. A strip of fringe from Designer Series Paper or crepe paper is easy to adhere around a curved object like a basket or hat brim:
For these medallions, I just punched two circles and cut in from the edge. I used two because when you cut into the circle, some of the pieces fall off and it’s not perfectly round, so layering them gives the illusion they are still circles 🙂
At just $9.95, these scissors are an awesome addition to your crafting toolbox! Order your Fringe Scissors in my Stampin’ Up! store today and start living on the edge 🙂
After creating a few Valentine Samplers with my Stampin’ Family and stamp clubs, I had a few of these squares left over:
Since I couldn’t let them go to waste (quilters and scrapbookers, you know what I mean, right?) I had to repurpose them and use them somehow. So I created some simple Valentines for my kids:
It’s snowing again, so you need to do something to warm your heart…and the heart of the one you love! I’ve got just the exercise:
Heart-To-Heart Stamp Camp
Wednesday, February 5 at 7 p.m.
OR
Thursday, February 6 at 10 a.m.
Spanish Fork, UT
These three elegant projects will make you fall in love (with paper crafting) all over again:
You’ll create a Valentine charger to decorate your home, a card and a box. Here’s the box up close:
The best news? It’s only $10 for the class!! I set the price before I made the projects, so you are getting an AWESOME deal 🙂 While I provide almost all the supplies, you will need to bring Snail, Sticky Strip and scissors. If you need to order any adhesive, please let me know when registering. And registration is due by February 3rd (space is limited).
Sale-a-Bration is a time we look forward to at Stampin’ Up! because there is something for everyone…FREE! Click links below to explore all the options:
In the front half of the S-A-B Brochure (above) Stampin’ Up! offers awesome ideas for “bundles” you can purchase to qualify for free S-A-B product (shown in the back half). Here’s a sample: The “Birthday Bash Bundle”:
The Birthday Bash Bundle includes everything you need to make 20 handmade Birthday cards with your choice of the wood or clear Banner Blast Stamp Set for FREE during Sale-A-Bration! Can’t wait to share some more simple and easy ways to Sale-A-Brate every day!
I look forward to receiving my RED My Paper Pumpkin BOX every month in the mail because I love surprises and I love a craft project that is prepared for me (instead of having to cut and prepare it myself) And some GREAT NEWS:
When you are a NEW subscriber to My Paper Pumpkin before February 10, 2014, you’ll get a set of 2012-14 In-Color Markers FREE (a $14.95 value!). Not only that, but ALL FUTURE SUBSCRIPTIONS are twice as cool as ever before! Trust me…I got a sneak peek at Leadership and I loved them so much, I’ve changed my subscription to 2 boxes every month 🙂
When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, the first kit you get is the welcome kit which makes the following cards, but Paper Pumpkin could be anything: banners, mini-albums, bags/tags, etc. Here are 5 Ways to get the most out of your kit:
1. Think outside the box:Turn your card sideways, play with the pieces, don’t follow the instructions! You’ll find hundreds of samples online, but here are mine:
2. Think INSIDE the box. Sarah instructs us how to turn a card into a box on her blog:
(Note: If you are mailing the card, just stamp on it, as the die cuts would come off in transit)
5. Give the Gift of Creativity! It’s your best friends birthday next month? Order an extra kit to give to her! Mother’s Day? Subscribe for your wife or mother and they will feel the love every month when that awesome red box arrives in the mail! My Paper Pumpkin was one of Studio 5’s “Top Subscription Box” picks!
Check out the November Kit Video: It was one of the most loved kits so far.
NEVER cancel your subscription: If you need to skip a month (or two), just edit your account and change the quantity to “0”. Then when you are ready to start up again, you won’t get a duplicate welcome kit, but can jump right into whatever crafting joy with the current kit!
Who Needs a Prince?Video by my Canadian friend Carolyn & convention commercial winner!
More details & SUBSCRIPTION page at www.mypaperpumpkin.comI would love to send you a Thank You card when you choose me (Loni Spendlove) as your demonstrator!
Relax and enjoy crafting at my next card class where you will create 8 cards to help you celebrate the everyday occasions of your life! Bring your scissors and adhesive and I’ll provide everything else.
Celebrate the Everyday Card Class
Saturday, January 25 at 1 p.m.
Loni’s house in Spanish Fork, UT
$15 per person
Cost is just $15 and please register (below) by January 21st. Come stamp with me!
All my great intentions for blogging last week were drowned out by the snow and cold that hit Utah. I guess you could say the snow quenched my inner desire to do…..anything. All I wanted was hot cocoa, my fuzzy slippers and a good book. On the bright side, I did finish reading two books and decorated my house for Christmas!
Back in business now, I’ve played around a little with some Christmas projects and here is a close-up of a Merry card I created with some Designer Series Paper, Silver Foil Sheets and the Big Shot:
Have you been wrapping your gifts and stuffing your stockings? Hard to believe Christmas is just 15 days away, isn’t it? If you are feeling stressed at the hustle and bustle, I invite you to come nurture your creativity for just a few moments at my
Wrap Up the Holidays Open House
Wednesday, December 11th
Stop in to be infused with holiday joy anytime between
10 am to Noon ~OR~ 5 to 7 pm
Free Make-&-Take: Gift Tube & Tag
BOGO Stamp Sale (Buy One Get One FREE)
Holiday Displays, Gift Ideas, Clearance Rack Specials
Warm Drink & Refreshments
Stop by for a minute or an hour for a little MERRY in your Christmas: 1637 Calpac Ave, Spanish Fork, UT
Well, I had this ready for last Friday when my computer was out of commission…and wouldn’t you know it: Stampin’ Up! sold out of this awesome Photopolymer stamp set on Tuesday!!! GRRRR…
But I’m sharing it anyway because of all the time and effort I put into it, and those of you who were lucky enough to snag one before they sold out~ You’re Welcome! Of course, many of the designs & techniques could be re-created with another snowflake stamp set, such as Festive Flurry 🙂
P.S. Endless Wishes *is* available as a digital brush set (item #136559) for all you digi-crafters and if SU! changes their minds and produces more, I’ll make sure to update this post (we can hope, right?)
1. Faux Diamonds. This is always a big hit and so very easy! I gave step-by-step instructions on the Faux Diamond technique in this post. The Designer Series Paper is from the Winter Frost Specialty DSP (132341)
2. Random Stamping. Just go crazy with it. Let them overlap, go off the edge of the paper and layer them on top of one another. I really loved the look of White/Baked Brown Sugar/Cherry Cobbler on Crumb Cake card stock and even stamped a piece to go on top of my jar of apple pie filling.
3. Make a Window. The Squares Collection Framelits (130921) and the Big Shot (113439) create perfect windows. I used a piece of a window sheet and stamped the snowflakes using the White Stazon ink pad (106960), then placed it between the Navy and (polka dot embossed) Blushing Bride layers to appear that you were gazing outside to a frost covered world.
4. Use the Words. While the snowflakes are delicate and delightful, the words are what sold me on this set. It’s awesome to be able to mix up the script with the print and come up with dozens of greetings. So cute! I paired the greetings with some of the Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340), the 1″ Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain ribbon (132135) and Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine (123125) and a Vintage Faceted Designer Button (127555).
5. Monochrome Embossing. The words & snowflakes on the white were simply stamped using the Silver Encore pad (132141) and I embossed in silver on the Silver Foil Sheet (132178). This card is stunning in person, though the photo doesn’t do it justice (sorry…I tried). Just because it needed MORE bling, I added the Silver Glimmer paper (124005) as a layer, too!
Stamped snowflakes are much warmer than the real thing, eh?
Creative Juice by Loni 
