March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Cards: Daisy Daydreams

Paper Pumpkin is such a fun subscription box!  You don't know exactly what you're getting until the kit arrives!  Here are the three card designs from the March subscription, Daisy Daydreams.

This kit included TWO mini stamp sets, and if you look closely you can see the honeycomb stamped in Lost Lagoon, the included Stampin' Spot.  The gold foil honeycomb die cuts add an elegant accent.

This card design included a vellum accent.  I love how the front panel is raised with dimensionals and how the green bokeh circle is flush with the card base.  (And of course who doesn't love the daisies and the bees?)

The third card has lots of dimension with the popped up daisies!

This angle shows the gold honeycombs better.

Paper Pumpkin is easy to subscribe to, and you can opt in each month or pause/cancel at any time before the 10th of the month for the current month's kit.  Learn more HERE!

Heirloom Arrangements Kit Cards, Part 2

Using only the Heirloom Arrangements kit stamp set, the included Pecan Pie Stampin’ Spot, and leftover pieces from the card kit, I created five more cards by only adding five notecards and corresponding envelopes.

You can see how I used the grid stamp to add some interest to the backgrounds.

I hope these inspire you!  I can't wait to see what YOU make.

Heirloom Arrangements Kit Cards, Part 1

The Heirloom Arrangements card kit makes eight beautiful cards! I made all eight cards mostly following the directions, and in part two I will show you what I did with the leftover pieces.  NOTE: You do NOT have to follow the directions unless you want to!

The kit comes with beautiful botanical die cut pieces, frames, and tags to mix and match.

Pecan Pie Stampin' Spot (included) coordinates perfectly for a vintage look.

I love how everything you need is contained in the small box that the kits come in!

Not pictured, but I stamped the moth inside each card and added it to the envelopes also.  Don't forget to decorate your envelopes!

More Last Chance Products!

Every two months, Stampin' Up! will move retiring catalog and online exclusive products to the LAST CHANCE category to get them before they're gone!

Find them HERE! 

So Much to Celebrate Card Kit

NO FOOLING!  One thing that I love about Stampin' Up! is that they provide products for all levels of crafters and/or crafting experiences! The So Much to Celebrate card kit is so easy to put together that you don’t have to have any experience whatsoever to create nine beautiful cards (three each of three designs). I would definitely consider myself a very experienced paper crafter, and I still enjoy how fast and easy these kits come together to create lovely cards.

Who needs congrats/best wishes cards this season?  I love the soft colors and gold foil accents.

The coordinating envelopes have pretty stripes.

The preprinted sentiments are available in four languages, so get fancy and use one of them!

At only $14 plus shipping & handling/tax, these cards are a very easy and affordable option.  Everything that you need comes in the box!

Thank You for My Promotion!

Thank you to all of my friends/customers/team members who have supported me over the years and especially in this last year as I've transitioned to Stampin’ Up!.  I’m excited to announce that thanks to your help, I’ve promoted to Silver demonstrator status!

This beautiful pin arrived in the mail today, and I will be wearing it with pride. 

Thank you for your support!

Thinking of You In Colors Card

This card design is a favorite of mine, and I had fun making these as part of my swaps for Stampin' Up!'s recent annual convention, OnStage, in Raleigh.  I used the Unbounded Beauty DSP with Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock, and Petunia Pop stampin' pads.  I used the Nested Essentials dies for the focal sentiment and fussy cut the flower and leaves.  A few In Color shimmer gems finished off the card.

Floral Delight Thinking of You Cards

Because of the supplies I had on hand, I ended up making two versions of this Floral Delight thinking of you card.  Both are top-fold cards using the Sentimental Park stamp set and dies.  The first one uses Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. 

The second card added Pool Party and Lemon Lolly.  (I made nine of these for a group swap at OnStage.)

Which card do you prefer?

So Thankful Butterfly Cards

These two cards came together, literally from scraps from my messy desk! I ended up cutting the Beautiful Butterflies hybrid 3-D embossing folder panel into four three-quarter inch strips that I mounted on Beautiful Bokeh DSP.  I had fun with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle (stamps and die cuts) for both cards.  I added some Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix to the card front.

The cards use Berry Burst or Daffodil Delight cardstock for the card bases.

Which card do you prefer?

Sundays Are for Sketches: Jan.-April '25 Mini Catalog Sketch #10 of 10

It's time for the final card sketch of this series!

 I had fun using the Everyday Arches instead of the featured ovals. Take a sketch and make it your own!

For You Butterfly Cards

Here are five versions of the same card design that I’m taking with me to Raleigh to swap at Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage annual convention.  The all use the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and Everyday Arches dies with Full of Life 6x6 DSP and Itty Bitty Bokeh mix embellishments. 

Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce

Berry Burst, Balmy Blue, and Shaded Spruce

Berry Burst and Blueberry Bushel

Berry Burst and Daffodil Delight

Berry Burst and Pumpkin Pie

Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments!

Last Chance to Subscribe to the March Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Today, March 10, is your last chance to opt in (or out) of the March Paper Pumpkin subscription kit!  

Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycombs, and daisies.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes 

• Specialty gold foil and precut vellum accents
• Unique precut paper pieces
• Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Moss Meadow, Very Vanilla

*This month's kit includes a bonus stamp set!

Additionally, all Paper Pumpkin subscribers are eligible for exclusive refills, extra kits, and coordinating quarterly dies (while supplies last), include this quarter's set of five.  The March dies will cut out a bee and a honeycomb.

Sign up HERE if you aren't already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, and you like the look of this kit!

Sundays Are for Sketches: Jan.-April '25 Mini Catalog Sketch #9 of 10

Who is ready for spring?  Today is the first day of Daylight Savings Time (although I honestly wish we could just decide on one time for the entire year), but at least that means that spring is approaching!  Are you ready for card sketch #9?

Although the image seems to show thread or ribbon behind the focal image, I think that the Sentimental Park die cut is a great substitute without having any threads.

I used Floral Delights DSP paired with the Sentimental Park stamp set and dies with Old Olive Stampin' Pad.  I love all the details of the dies (cut with Basic White, Olive Olive, and Daffodil Delight cardstock).  These products make it easy to make pretty cards.  I hope that you like it too!

I’m Here for You Card

Here is another card we made at my card class last month.  I love teaching how to paper craft!

This card began with the Brushed Gold cards and envelopes paired with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and hybrid embossing folder.  The butterfly was dry embossed and cut at the same time with the hybrid embossing folder and then I cut the black outline and body overlay from the dies.

To make this card extra interesting, I cut off about 3/4" of the front panel.  I adhered the black dry embossed 1" panel to the inside card base.  (I love how our our two-toned, white-core cardstock dry embosses with a bit of the white core showing through for a distressed effect.)  After cutting a rectangle from the Nested Essentials dies and stamping the sentiment, I adhered that piece to the inside card base on the black panel and then tucked the card front behind it.  Three gold adhesive-backed sparkle gems finished off the card.

You can find all of these products (and so much more!) on my website!  Thank you in advance for choosing me as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.

More Hello Butterfly Cards

This card may seem familiar because it's a similar design but a side-fold instead of a top-fold  like you can see HERE.  I used the Beautiful Butterflies bundle (stamp set and dies) plus the coordinating hybrid embossing folder.  I also used Basic White and Basic Black cardstock and black ink with the Beautiful Bokeh 6"x6" DSP mounted on a Fresh Freesia cardstock base.

I added three Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix gems to provide some sparkle to the card.  I think every project needs a bit of sparkle!  

Tag Sketch #8

In addition to ten card sketches on p. 12 of the January-April Mini Catalog, you can also find ten tag sketches.

I had a lot of fun creating this tag with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle, Full of Life DSP, and Balmy Blue, Basic Black, and Basic White cardstock.  The blue iridescent adhesive-backed discs added such a pretty touch!  I used my Nested Essential Edies to create the hexagon behind the large butterfly.  I used one of the Everyday Arches dies to create the Balmy Blue tag base and then the next smaller one to help me doodle a black accent on the tag.

To take the tag to the next level, I added it to a Basic White card base and stamped the "polka dots" from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set in Balmy Blue after tracing/doodleing around the tag with my journaling pen.

I think I like the tag on the card even better!  Don't you love how those iridescent discs catch the light?

I can't wait to see how you interpret this design and what you create!

Sundays Are for Sketches: Jan.-April '25 Mini Catalog Sketch #8 of 10

Are you ready to try the 8th card sketch from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog?

I used the Wildflower Birthday DSP which includes some beautiful die cuts as part of the collection.

Can you see how I scored the Soft Sea Foam cardstock to give it some interest and texture?  I added a few gold adhesive-backed sparkle gems to compliment the gold foil accents of the DSP/die cuts (though they didn't photograph well).

I can't wait to see what you make with this sketch!

One Card, Three Ways (Hello Butterfly Cards

Each of these cards use the Beautiful Butterflies bundle (stamp set and dies) plus the coordinating hybrid embossing folder.  They also use Basic White and Basic Black cardstock and black ink.

My first card uses Daffodil Delight and cardstock plus the Bloom Impressions Sale-A-Bration DSP.  (Today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration!)

The second card uses Fresh Freesia cardstock and the Beautiful Bokeh DSP. 

The third card also uses the Beautiful Bokeh DSP but this time paired with Berry Burst cardstock.

Which is your favorite?

Congrats Retirement Card

My school district's assistant superintendent is retiring, so I made this pretty card for her celebration today.

I used a variety of products, including the Everyday Arches dies, the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and hybrid embossing folder, and the Congrats from a past Paper Pumpkin set. I used Autumn Splendor DSP and Fresh Freesia card stock. Balmy Blue ink and a blending brush colored the butterfly and the congrats sentiment.  I finished off the card with some purple sequins and a white knot.

I wish her all the best in this next chapter!

Butterfly Die Cut Note Cards

In the Beautiful Butterflies dies or bundle, there is a butterfly outline with straight edges at the top.  This die is meant to be used with our note cards and envelopes to create the perfect butterfly cards.  I love how mine turned out. 

For my first card, I left the note card open (not folded in half yet to make the card), adhered the pretty Full of Life 6x6 DSP to the front (only) and then carefully lined up my die on the front of the card.  That left the back of the card as a rectangle.  I added the die cut overlay (also Full of Life DSP) and the butterfly body.  I used a black journaling pen to outline around the butterfly so that I could easily know where to write (or not write) on my card base.  I finished off the card with adhesive discs.  Don't forget to decorate your envelope!  I covered the flap with leftover Full of Life DSP that matches my card front.

My second card uses the same die but I folded the note card in half and then cut it with the butterfly card die to make a butterfly-shaped card.  I attached it to a piece of 4-1/4"x5-1/2" piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock to make my card "base" (it doesn't open) and added a smaller piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP.  On the actual butterfly card, I stamped the base wings in Balmy Blue and then added the Daffodil Delight die cut overlay.  After stamping and cutting out the sentiment, I added a little Balmy Blue ink with a blending brush because the white-on-white didn't look that great.  I finished this off the a Basic Black butterfly body and some Itty Bitty Bokey Mix.

Sundays Are for Sketches: Jan.-April '25 Mini Catalog Sketch #7 of 10

This week is the final week of Sale-A-Bration, so if you haven't taken advantage of these fun special offers, be sure to do so before the end of the month!  Here's card sketch #7 to inspire you.

I used my Beautiful Butterflies bundle with the To Market DSP from the annual catalog.  I stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink  

To create the plaid banner, I die cut a banner with the Nested Essentials dies and then cut it in half to stretch it longer. I then hid the cut with the Garden Green panel, also cut with the Nested Essentials dies. 

A few In Color shimmer gems in Peach Pie nicely finished off the card.