Using the newest Paper Pumpkin to create a few Make it and Mail it cards for today!

I had fun playing around with this month's paper pumpkin kit.  I did not make the projects that they designed for us--I always have to be different, lol.  So I made my own designs.  I actually have six made so far but I am only going to share the two that are getting mailed out today for my Monday Mailer.  I will show you the rest another day--maybe Wednesday??!!

So the first card is for a friend's birthday.  It is not someone that I normally send birthday cards to but this is a milestone one so I thought it would be a nice surprise!

How fun are those cakes?  It is fun to play around with these kits because everything you need is included except for a block and I added a black marker and ink pad.  Just because--everyone has that.  I did not want to add anything else though so that my Paper Pumpkin customers can re-create these cards I made without having lots of other supplies.  So I hope my friend who is turning 50 likes this card.

Here is one more card from the kit that I made for a friend of my son's who jut graduated!  So proud of him.  One more year for my son--he should have been graduating with this group but I held him back in second grade--so one more year.  Anyway, here is the card I am sending to him.

I thought I would show you the cards that were supposed to be made with the kit--because they are pretty awesome too.

Here are the supplies used....you can join the Paper Pumpkin kit club anytime and pick and chose the months you want to get!  If you don't want it next month just let them know.  Then start again the following month!  I love the surprise each month so I NEVER say no!


Product List

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$19.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$57.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$108.00

z 12-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$209.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.00

Clear Block C

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$7.00

Paper Snips Scissors

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$10.00

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

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$3.50

A special Flashback Friday--Balmy Breezes

This week's flashback Friday just kind of evolved into a fabulous birthday card for my sister!  It w as not the plan--as a matter of fact there is generally NEVER a plan for my cards--especially on Flashback Fridays.

It started out normal--just reached into the pile and picked out a random set.  I was really happy with the choice as I love the palm tree and actually forgot all about  this awesome set.  Which in itself is pretty weird as I used it a ton when it was current in the catalog!

I am still trying to play with some of the colors that will be retiring soon so that is how the color combo came about---It made me think of beautiful beaches with palm tress all  over. As I made the front of the card I had nut halfway through I remember that I made my sister some home decor with this set a long time ago and she loved it--so maybe I should make this her birthday card and see if she recognizes it.

I love how the front of the card turned out!  But it had to be extra special because my sister is turning 60 this year!  That is a milestone birthday for sure so no ordinary card will do--so I decided to do a bit of extra on the inside, ya know....just to rub it in a bit that she is getting old, lol!

I actually had to dig through a bunch of retired sets to come up with all the words I needed!  But I am so glad I did.  I think it is adorable.  SO SORRY , YOU'RE OLD--ha ha!  I am actually thinking I might paint that on a coffee mug to match!  Would that be too much teasing??????

I think this is a favorite of the Flashback Fridays so far.  And I had so much fun creating it.

The colors are Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black and Whisper White.  And here is the rest of the images in the set if you do not remember  them...

I sure hope you have a GREAT weekend.
Mary Jo

Use up those Scraps--High Tide

If you are like me you have tons of small scraps laying around your craft room from other projects.  so I decided to just try to use a few of them up.  This is such a common size scrap for me.  1/2 inch strips laying everywhere!

I am limited to what stamps I have that are still current--at least until that big brown truck shows up!  I have lots of them coming.  So in the mean time I was thrilled to see that High Tide was still on the current list.  Love light houses and they are great for either male or female cards so that is always a plus too!

And this was just a super easy card--but I think it is pretty cool looking.  Different--which for me is ALWAYS good.

I may even use this as one of the card for my next class.  Perfect for that--quick, easy and mailable--all good for class cards.  I am excited to get classes going again.  If you are local be sure to let me know if you are interested in my class schedule.  I will begin newsletters again soon too.  

So good to be back! 

Hope you have a great night.

Oh here are the supplies for this card...

You can order the supplies you need for his card directly from this page by 

clicking on the item you need below!

Or Click HERE to SHOP my WEBSITE

And if you place an order for any of them be sure to use my hostess code for the month

Hostess Code:    ANEDBKGK

All orders of any size using the hostess code above will get a special thank you gift 

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Any order over $50 earn FREE items from our Sale-A-Bration Catalog

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Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set

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$26.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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$8.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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$8.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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$8.00

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

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$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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$6.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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$6.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

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$6.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

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$6.50

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Make It Mail-able Monday week 2

Decided to make a masculine birthday card for today!  It actually matches the newest tutorial that will be coming out tomorrow!  So if you were to purchase that tutorial you would have an extra card for a total of 7 cards using the same limited supplies!  More about that later...Let's focus on today's card shall we?

 I used the new stamp set High Tide from the Occasions Mini and the Happy Birthday sentiment from Designer Tee from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  I also used the paper pack Sending Love--all supplies can be purchased at the end of the post if you are at all interested! 

• The base of the card is Basic Black Cardstock the is 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" that is folded in half to create card base.
• The next layer from the bottom up is a 4 3/4" by 3 1/2"  piece of Basic Gray Cardstock. 
• On the bottom 3" of this layer, I added two strips of Real Red Cardstock alternated with two strips of striped designer paper from the Sending Love paper pack.  Each of these strips is cut to 7/8" by 3". 
• Next, I added a strip of Basic Black Cardstock that is 3 1/2" by 3/4" over the top edge of the previous strips.  See picture above for clarification.  This entire element is attached to the front of the card base. 
• Now you will want to stamp the lighthouse onto a 1 3/4" square of Whisper White Cardstock. The base image is stamped with Smoky Slate ink and the top part of the image is stamped with Real Red.  Add the light streaming from the lighthouse with Daffodil Delight ink. 
• Layer this element onto a Basic Black square that is 1 7/8".  Add to the upper right-hand side of the Basic Gray layer as shown above.  
• Finish off this card by stamping the Happy Birthday sentiment in Black ink onto a small scrap of Real Red Cardstock and cut out.  Add to front of the card as shown above.  Simple and cute!  Great masculine card.  Here is the inside of the card....

The inside is very simple and I did not add an inside sentiment as I tend to like to write mine and this was actually created for someone particular.  The Whisper White Cardstock is 3 3/4" by 5" and the birds are stamped in Black ink.  The strip of designer paper is 3/4" by 3 3/4" 

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  Here is a little sneak peek of the new tutorial that will be available sometime tomorrow.

This tutorial will have six more cards using the same supplies I used for today's card.  And as always it will be available for only $3--affordable ideas for your stamping time.  

Here is the supply list for today's card.....

Thanks for visiting today! Mary Jo

Something New! Make it Mail-able Monday!

So I am going to try out a new thing here on the blog--each Monday I will post a Make It Mail-able Monday card for!  Each card will be fairly simple and will not have a lot of embellishments on it so that it can be mailed with a regular stamp and no added padding or anything.  I will also give you a quick mini tutorial with cut sizes and any details you may need to create the card.  I hope that you will enjoy this new idea--leave me any feedback you have--good or bad.  I appreciate it all!

So here we go--we are going to begin with a great birthday card the was created for the CAS(E) this sketch #205 challenge for is week......

I honestly was not sure I liked the sketch when I first saw it but I really love the card.  I think it is so classy looking with the black and red theme.  I used the new stamp set Beautiful You from the Occasions Mini along with the paper pack Sending Love--all supplies can be purchased at the end of the post if you are at all interested! 

• The base of the card is Basic Black Cardstock the is 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" that is folded in half to create card base.
• The next layer from the bottom up is a 5 1/4" by 4" piece of Basic Gray Cardstock.  I used Memento Black Ink to stamp the in style sentiment across the bottom and along the right-hand side as shown in the picture above. 
• The next layer up is Basic Black cardstock cut to 4 3/4" by 3  1/2". This layer is aligned even with the top left corner of the Basic Gray card stock below it.  You only want the Basic Gray to show on the bottom and right side.  
• Next is a layer of Designer Series Paper from the Sending Love paper pack.  The paper is cut to 4 1/4" by 3".  This layer is aligned with the top right corner of the Basic Black layer below it--allowing only the bottom and right side of the black layer to show.
• Next, you will need a piece of Whisper White Cardstock that is cut to 3" by 2" .  I used a black marker to edge this layer.  I do this a lot to add depth without adding bulk or weight.  Now stamp the woman that is facing forward onto this element using Memento Black Ink.  Color in the face and hands with the new watercolor pencils and a blender pen.  The dress is filled in by using the paper piecing technique.  This has long been a favorite of mine and these beautiful ladies are perfect for it.  I found another piece of designer paper from the same pack--the red with little red hearts--and stamped the woman on it in black ink.  Next, I cut out just the dress from the newly stamped image--the trick is to cut right on or just inside of the lines so that when you glue it to the image on your focal element it looks like it is a perfect fit!  I chose to do the hat in the designer paper that was used in the previous layer of the card.  After you glue your cut out designer paper to the original image you will attach this entire element to the front of your card about 1/4" from the bottom right corner of the designer paper layer--see image above.  
• Finally, stamp the sentiment celebrate on a small piece of Whisper White Cardstock that is 2" by 1/4".  Use your scissors to trim both ends into a banner type cut.  I used the marker again to add a slight black edge on this to make it pop a bit.  I attached it with dimensionsals.  That is it!  Quick--Easy--Mailable card.  

Here is the inside of the card....

The inside is Whisper White Cardstock that is 4 1/4" by 3 1/4".  I used a black marker to edge it then stamped the larger of the two scribbles in Real Red ink that has been stamped off one time on scrap paper then without re-inking I stamped it on the Whisper White.  I stamped the Happy birthday sentiment in black ink over the top of it.  Next this is layered onto a 4 1/2" by 3 1/2" piece of Basic Gray.  This entire element is attached inside of the card to finish it off.

Here is the actual sketch from the challenge....

And the supplies used: 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to check out my most recent tutorial using the Hey, chick stamp set HERE.

Out with the Old In with the New ---Masculine Birthday

Welcome to this month's blog hop for the Remarkably Create Team!

 This month's theme is Out with the Old and in with the New!

We are finishing off the Holiday Catalog and getting ready to start our brand new Occasions catalog along with the Awesome Sale-A-Bration event too!  You know what that is right?!  For every $50 you spend on product during Sale-A-Bration you get to choose an item of your choice from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog!  The best time of the Stampin Up! year.  So that was the goal -- to mix up the Holiday Catalog with the New Catalogs.  I needed a masculine birthday card for a friend who is a hunter and thought this would be the time to create it!  I actually used products from the Holiday Catalog--the Sale-A-Bration Catalog--- the Spring Catalog and the Annual Catalog too!  Here is my sample.....

and here is the inside of the card...

The Holiday Catalog is still available until Jan. 3rd.  

The products I used from there are the 

From the Occasions Catalog I used the ...

From the Annual Catalog I used....

and then the sentiment Happy Birthday comes from a Sale-A-Bration Stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed my sample for today's blog hop! The next stop on the hop is  Deanna Pavinato! She always has great designs to share.  Be sure to keep on hopping along to see the rest of the extremely talented ladies and see what they created for you!  Here is the list of blogs participating .....

Janet Wakeland

Deborah Smart

Libby Dyson

Narelle Fasulo

Jayme Ziemer

Carole Anne Patterson

Anne Hunt

Fiona Stanton

Claudia Ausborn

Marti Crapo

Nicole Flournoy

Susan Timchack

Megan Herst

Katarina Ewa

Jessie Holton

Katrina Wolfe

YOU ARE HERE---Mary Jo Price-Williams---YOU ARE HERE
Deanna Pavinato
Sherri Price
Jen Tribue

Happy Birthday Sale-A-Bration style!

YES!!

It is almost that time of year!

Time for the Sale-A-bration Event at Stampin Up!

You remember this one right?

For every $50 you spend you get to pick a free item from the Sale-A-bration Catalog!

Lots of great choices this year--can't wait until you see them.

If you need a catalog let me know I would be happy to send you one along with the new Occasions Catalog too--they are both wonderful!

So here was the first card I made with the new supplies.

A fun birthday card.

And of course the inside of the card....

This Festive Birthday paper is so fun, I love the colors.  Coordinating colors: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White  And the stamps are from a stamp set that you can earn for free called Designer Tee--it matches the tee shirt stamp in the annual catalog. 

Well, I am off to do a funeral luncheon at my church 😩😩

Thanks for stopping by..see you soon!

Mary Jo
Designer Tee Stamp set not shown below in listed supplies...not available yet.

Swirly Bird with Swirly Scribbles

You would not believe how many stamp sets I have that I have not touched yet--seems I can not get in the swing of things--my studio is a bit all over the place and each card I make has me up and down stairs and back and forth from old house to new house looking for things--not as fun as creating when everything is in one place.

That is part of the reason I decided to begin doing classes now--so I would have to create.  This was one of the cards that we made at the last All Occasions Class--it uses the Swirly Bird Stamp set with the matching Swirly Scribbles Thinlits dies that come in the bundle--I love the bundles that Stampin Up has been selling you know if you get the set you are going to want the dies to go with it so might as well save some MOOLA--right?!

Below is a list of all the supplies used for the card--you may have to scroll down on the side to see them all--can't seem to get them to load the other way right now.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today--hope to see you soon. 

Lots of challenges and classes to prepare for!

Mary Jo

1st and 3rd Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 365!

Yep, it is the third Monday of the month and that means it is time for a new sketch!  I will get right to it as I have about a billion things to get done before bed tonight, lol.  You all know how that goes.  So here is this week's sketch......

 

And my sample--which is the first card I have made in more than two weeks!  YIKES, I think I need to get my butt in my studio a bit more my mojo is rusty!

 I used the new Sunshine and Sprinkles stamp set along with the Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Pack.  So fun.  The new colors are really fun to play with--did you see them yet in person?  

This card uses the Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush.

Now how about moving on to the Design Team samples....

Mary Brown

Tanya

Nicole Tugrul

Robbie

 As always, I love each and every one of them!

Remember you have extra time to play along with this sketch--

all samples are due by 7/5

Here are some basic rules for the challenge....

1. You have until July 5th at midnight to play along!
2. Create a new card using the sketch as your inspiration.
3. Use any products you choose.
4. Add your card to your blog or other on-line spot and link back to this challenge.
5. Come back here and add a direct link to your sample for the challenge and NOT you home page of your blog--people will not look for your challenge card--trust me.
6. And this one is not really a rule but a request--get rid of that word verification!  It makes it hard for us to comment on your samples.  It is easier for you to delete the spam then for us to jump through tons of hoops to comment.  If your put your comments on moderation you do not have to worry about spam--you will have the option to delete it BEFORE it ever goes on your blog so you will ALWAYS be safe!
7. Have fun and tell you friends to play too! 
   Add your sample below

Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge!

My week again on the Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge Team.  And this week we have a fun inspiration photo for you to play along with.  I personally love inspiration photos because it can be whatever you want it to be.  You can use the feel, the colors, the layout, anything that YOU feel when looking at the photo!  Here is this week's photo.....

I chose the bright fun summery colors to inspire my card.....

I actually made this card in a muted colors too......

 Which one do you like better?  Are you a brights type of person or a cool calm colors type?

I think I am actually both--if that is possible.  The one makes me feel calm and cozy and the other makes me feel happy and full of energy.  Weird how colors can change the entire feel of something. 

Hope you choose to play along with us this week--check out the rest of the teams samples HERE.

Stamps:   Blooming with Kindness
Paper: Melon Mambo Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango
or:  Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding.
Ink: Melon Mambo or Early Espresso
Other: Butterfly thinlit, rhinestones, corner rounder markers

Happy Tuesday!
Mary Jo

Try Stamping on Tuesday!

My week to post for the design team of Try Stamping - or not- on Tuesday challenge blog.  At first look at the sketch I was like oh my, what the heck am I going to do with that.  But after a  bit of thought this idea came to me and I think it is just adorable--especially since that in a Valentine set and I love the use sets for cards they are not originally designed for.  Be a great young boy card. 

 

Stamps: Hey Valentine, Cupcake Party, And Many More and Just Saying

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Back to Black DP, scrap dp

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Other: word bubble framelits, markers

Here is the sketch for you to consider playing along with us. 

Click here to add you sample or just see the rest of the teams samples and be inspired.

 

I just wanted to mention the name change before I go.  We are now "Try Stampin' - or Not - on Tuesday.  Too many of you thought that you have to stamp in order to enter a card.  That is not the case.  ALL FORMS of crafting are encouraged. So come on and play along.

Mary Jo