A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Gift of Fall

                               
Hi Everyone!! 
Welcome to A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop ....A Gift For Fall!  This is a lovely pumpkin ...just perfect for the upcoming fall season!!   Here are all the wonderful products in this kit!

But then...for the first time...Stampin'Up! offered an add- on to the gift giving kit....additional cards with envelopes!  Which is equally  cute and versatile!!

So since this is a Blog Hop about alternative projects....here are a couple of things I made!

Taking the yellow flap from one of the envelopes and use it for some pretty DSP.  Add some of the wonderful elements from the original kit.

I absolutely love the colors and textures of these elements.  The purple leaves were a tan color...so I sponged some Merry Merlot to give it a fallish feeling.  Layer with merry Merlot and Crumb Cake and you have a lovely full size card.

Don't forget the inside!! So now onto a gift bag....

We have a very large family and meet for everyone's Birthday....so many times our gift of choice...especially for the guys we give the gift of money and a bag of yummy candy!   So this bag is just perfect for that type of gift.  And instead of just your typical card and envelope...here is a card ON the bag...just a little something different!

Using a post card size piece of Merry Merlot..and the Classic Label punch...cut a slot in the top of the post card.  Add to the bag front with dimensionals on each corner.  Now you can add a darling note card made from one of the add on cards...I LOVE this wreath!!  The colors are stunning!

Next I took on of the envelopes with that pretty colored spring....cut the top off and folded it to make a gift card or money holder.  Covered nicely by the wreath note card.  

Just pull the card from the slot and your recipient will see your personal greetings.  

Cute and multi purpose!

I want that gift!!  (wink, wink!!)

And of course there is candy in the bag!!   This is just perfect for all the many Autumn Birthdays coming up!!

So that is it from me...time to check out all the other fabulous projects!!!

And finally don't forget to sign up for September Paper Pumpkin.....looks like some spooky fun!!

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until next time....Happy Hopping!!

Creative Inking Blog Hop - Holiday Sneak Peek!

Hi Everyone!!

Welcome to the Creative Inking Blog Hop!!   This month's theme is a Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek!!

It is my favorite time of year...when the Holiday Catalog finally arrives!  

One of my "must haves" when I first got the catalog was the Harvest Hellos Bundle!  With this darling set ...you can stamp & punch apples, pumpkins, and jack'o lanterns with ease!

I just made a sweet and simple apple card...perfect for any occasion!   The apple was punched from our new Toile Tidings Designer Paper.  Accented with our new Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack. 

                                            

A Holiday Rhinestone adds a finishing touch.

And to coordinate with this cute card....how about a treat box made from the Perfect Parcels Dies.

This time the apple is stamped and punched from Harvest Hellos...tied with a bit of Linen Twine.

A belly band keeps the box closed...but pop it open to get to the treats!!  Love the checks from the Toile Tidings DSP!!

So here we have several products from several different suites in the New Holiday Catalog....but they all coordinate!!   I love that Stampin' Up! makes it easy for us to create such lovely projects with such ease!!

Now it is time to see what Kelly has created.....

or hop back to Diane's blog to see what she has to share today!

until next time.......

Greek Isles Blog Hop - New Holiday Catalog!

 Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to the Greek Isles Trip Achiever's Blog Hop.  This months theme is anything new from our upcoming new Holiday Catalog!!   And oh boy...it is a good one!!!

The New Holiday Catalog is starts on September 4th ...just in time for all your upcoming Holiday needs!!

So I thought I would showcase a sweet and simple Christmas card.   

It comes from the most wonderful suite of products called Wrapped In Plaid!  For this card....I just used the NEW Pine Tree Punch and the NEW Wrapped In Plaid 6x6 Designer Paper.   Add some "snow" dots with a White Chalk Marker and a metal star from the NEW Star Designer Elements.  The greeting is from a NEW stamp set called Itty Bitty Christmas.  The base cardstock is Smokey Slate along with Shaded Spruce cardstock for the pine trees.

Notice the gold foil accents in the Plaid DSP!!!  You will love it!!! This card is super sweet and super simple!!  Perfect when you have to make multiple cards!!

Now it is time to check out the rest of all the wonderful creations made by other top achievers! You are at Renee Kohnke from Water City Stamping...have fun hopping!!

until next time....