Cantaloupe Creations and Paper Pumpkin

Today we are having a flash sale for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers.  For only $5, you can get a kit in the mail that includes a stamp set, clear block, ink, and a project kit.  It's normally $19.95 plus tax.  I adore these kits and am committed to sending alternative ideas your way with each kit that we receive.  If you want to sign up, just visit https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=80380 and enter promo code ONEDAY0717.  You will need to do this on June 30th to get the deal so stop reading and go sign up!

So either you kept reading or you are back from signing up.... Either way - thank you!

There is another perk of being my customer in Paper Pumpkin.  Subscribers usually get a card from me in the mail as well that they can use for inspiration or can send out into the world.  This month's card was using the One in a Melon set.  Designed to be a watermelon card with the Melon Mambo and Emerald Envy ink spots, I changed up the colors by using Peekaboo Peach and Soft Suede (the color in our April kit).  I love how it turned out!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Soft Suede, Peekaboo Peach, Very Vanilla
• Ink: Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake
• Stamp: One in a Melon (June 2017 Paper Pumpkin set)
• Big Shot: Cutting Mat, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits
• Accessories: Vanilla Solid Twine, Triple Banner Punch, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Scissors, and Adhesive

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code CTYK499S when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Fluttering through the Day

So I have taught today's card a few times this month, all the while apologizing that this framelit was retired because I couldn't find it in the catalog.  And then last night I was looking for a different number in the catalog and there are the Butterflies Thinlits right on page 215.  So I finally can share this card out into the world.  I love it and it showcases our AMAZING Pinewood Planks embossing folder perfectly!

Other perks of this card - it shows off our new Powder Pink color that is a great accent but still a little too light for saying stamping.  That's why I broke out the good ol' Crumb Cake for the saying.  The butterfly is attached to the card using adhesive and then I put the strip of Fresh Florals DSP on the card with adhesive so it would hold down the butterfly.  The saying is popped up with dimensionals.  I like reminding my customers to use their older stamp sets with the newest must haves and this card does that perfectly.

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Whisper White (5 x 1, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2), Crumb Cake (5 1/4 x 4), Powder Pink (5 1/2 x 4 1/4), Fresh Florals DSP Stack (1/2 x 6)
• Ink: Crumb Cake
• Stamps: Butterfly Basics
  Big Shot: Big Shot, Cutting Mat, Precision Plate, Butterflies Thinlits, Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF
• Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Dimensionals, Adhesive

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code CTYK499S when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Enjoying Summer Piece by Piece

Over the summer, I like to create cards that are versatile for all sorts of event.  Be it baby shower, weddings, birthdays, or graduations, it's great to have some generic celebration cards on hand.

Today's project screams SUMMER to me.  It features our new Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper, our newest Basic Polka Dot Embossing Folder, the prettiest Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon, and our Pieces and Patterns Stamp Set.

This card was inspired by this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

The best part, this modified layout would work with any of your favorite color combination and lets you utilize those 1" scraps that are left over when you create other projects! 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Whisper White (8 1/2 x 5 1/2), Crushed Curry (4 x 3 1/2), Pick a Pattern DSP (4 x 1)
• Ink: Crushed Curry
• Stamps: Pieces and Patterns
• Big Shot: Polka Dot Basics TIEF, Cutting Mat and Platform
• Accessories: 15" Crushed Curry 3/8 Mini Chevron Ribbon, Delicate White Doilies, Adhesive, Scissors

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code CTYK499S when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Two Types of Ink - Rejected Writers Take the Stage

Welcome to my weekly installment of Two Types of Ink, where I explore the books I'm reading and the crafting they inspire.

Today's book is called Rejected Writers Take the Stage by Suzanne Kelman.  Before I review this book, I have to tell you that if you really like eccentric women and think a roadtrip with your craziest friends at an older age would be entertaining, you must read the first installment of this series, The Rejected Writers Book Club.  It's funny and heartwarming and good.

Then, once you have fallen in love with these quirky characters, you will be overjoyed to have Doris and company back in your life.  Because as crazy as these women are, they are even more loyal.  This time, when their friend Annie faces losing her family farm, only Doris could come up with a plan crazy enough to save the day.  I have one word for you: musical.

These women act with as much enthusiasm and skill as they write so there is a lot of opportunities for laughter in this novel.  I also love how this group epitomizes the modern village that women rely on.  They hold each other up, they hold each other accountable, they support, they laugh, they cry, they explain.  And they do it with gusto at all hours of the day and night.  The women and men in this novel are well developed, memorable, and witty.  A very enjoyable read to kick off the summer season!

As for the card inspired by this crew, some of the inspiration is direct.  I used the Pinewood Planks embossing folder (a must have for all us Big Shot owners) as it reminded me of the stage.  I focused on the Delightful Daisy designer paper and punch since Flora works in a flower shop and she's a central figure in this book.  And, honestly, this card was designed with my crafting village of animated and amazing women in mind.  I wanted to do something for them -- that's why this one is For You, just as the women in Southlea Bay are all pitching in for Annie.

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP:  Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Delightful Daisy DSP
• Ink: Tranquil Tide
• Stamps: Tabs for Everything
• Big Shot: Cutting Mats, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits
• Accessories: Daisy Punch, Whisper White Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, 1/2 Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Adhesive, and Scissors

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code CTYK499S when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Ink Block and Punching

Today's card is for a workshop I'm teaching tonight.  I love the papers in the Birthday Memories Designer Paper pack because they are bright and work for both genders.  For this card, I used the sayings from Tabs for Everything to pick the sentiment as it is the perfect size for these types of scrap cards.

But because the card was so quick, I wanted to have a little bit of "wow" to it and that's where the ink and block come in.  Just ink up a small C block with ink and stamp on Whisper White.  Let it dry and then punch out your balloon from it.  You get a great look with an interesting texture in no time at all!

Wouldn't this be great for flowers or other punches???

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Birthday Memories DSP (2 @ 4 x 1), Whisper White (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, 4 1/4 x 2 3/4), Crumb Cake (5 1/4 x 4)
• Ink: Pacific Point
• Stamps: Tabs for Everything
• Big Shot: Cutting Mats & Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits
• Accessories: Linen Thread, Balloons Bouquet Punch, Glue Dot, Adhesive, Dimensionals
  

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code CTYK499S when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Thinking of You with Daisies

I've always loved daisies.  Nothing makes a person feel better quicker than a view of these delightful flowers.  Today's card is a great way to use paper and ribbon scraps in a fun new way. 

Layer the strips of Delightful Daisy DSP on the 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Night of Navy leaving 1/8" around the outer edges.  These strips of paper are 1 x 3 3/4.  Mount on the folded Whisper White card base.  Then stamp the saying on a piece of Whisper White (3 x 2).  The Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon is adhered to a 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 piece of Whisper White and tied off with a piece a White Baker's Twine.  Then the saying is mounted up with dimensionals.  I'm using this for my "get better" and "thinking of you" cards and hope my customers like making them as much as I did!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Whisper White (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4, 3 x 2), Night of Navy (5 1/4 x 4), Delightful Daisies DSP (5 @ 3 3/4 x 1)
• Ink: Night of Navy
• Stamps: Just Add Text
• Accessories: 10" Mini Chevron Crushed Curry Ribbon, 10" Whisper White Twine, Dimensionals, Scissors, Adhesive

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code XWR3T6SJ when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JUNE HOSTESS SPECIAL

During the month of June, you can get $35 extra in free merchandise with a $350 party or order.  Contact me today if you are interested in being a host during June!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Paper Pumpkin Samples - One in a Melon

I love Paper Pumpkin.  I love the surprise since I have only had one kit in the last two years that I haven't jumped at making!  I hear a lot people talking about whether it's too basic for them and I think that is one reason I like it so much.  If I'm a newer stamper or if I'm in a hurry, I can always look to the products in the kit for a quick solution to my crafting needs.  But it's also a challenge.  I like to sit down with the kit and maybe one additional embellishment and ink color and just see what happens when it's the focal point of my crafting.

This month's kit screamed summer.  Personally, I was happy to see that we didn't have a 4th of July kit which only works for once a year. This kit will work for a burst of summer and any occasion because baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, thank yous - all of these occasions are sweet!

The kit itself came with a 7 piece stamp set called One in a Melon.  Paper Pumpkin comes with exclusive stamp sets that work well with the rest of our products and with other stamp sets.  It also came with two ink spots - Emerald Envy and Melon Mambo.  Paper Pumpkin helps build your crafting supplies in a manageable form through these little reinkable stamp pads.  I love that they are portable and my daughter loves that she can stamp with them too!  The kit had supplies to make 4 bags (5 1/2 x 4 x 2) and 6 mailable notecards (3 1/2 x 5).

Here are the samples that were designed for the kit and have instructions.  I cannot wait to put gift cards or little treats in my bags for friends.  A set of notecards in this bag would make a nice gift, wouldn't it?

Here are a few alternate ideas that I came up with quickly. My subscribers get a project sheet from me with detailed instructions and can also come to my house to assemble their kits and use any of my punches or frames to complete the cards.

To make these, I cut up one of the bags.  I started by cutting off the bottom at the first score line to give me the 5 1/2 x 4 piece.  Then I cut along the other score lines to get the pieces for the rest of the cards.  Never be afraid to cut up the 3D items if they aren't your cup of tea - they have great patterns on them.  And the notecards can also be cut up to give you strips of designer prints to use on your projects.

For this one, I punched the flower out of the yellow banner where it would be covered and the circle out of the watermelon paper where it would be covered as well.  I layered them on a tag and used the leaves to cover the hole.

This card uses our multi-purpose glue and the tissue paper from the kit.  I always suggest to my customers that they buy notecards and envelopes to use with their Paper Pumpkin kits so they can always make cards even if it's a 3D kit.  The watermelon fits perfectly into the largest Stitched Shapes circle framelit.

I hope you enjoyed the samples and look forward to posting another wave of projects from this kit soon!

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code XWR3T6SJ when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JUNE HOSTESS SPECIAL

During the month of June, you can get $35 extra in free merchandise with a $350 party or order.  Contact me today if you are interested in being a host during June!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

  

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy