May - My Paper Pumpkin

There is nothing quite as 'happy' as opening your mailbox to find a super sassy bright red box waiting for you!  I can feel my adrenaline kicking in and I can't wait to get in the house to open my kit!  but then... I wonder if I should wait a few minutes and extend my suspense and excitement... It's kinda crazy, but it's FUN!

See, you just never know what this little My Paper Pumpkin box of happiness is gonna contain.  For the last couple of month, it's been cards. The sentiments have been terrific (great fonts, sassy little phrases that make the stamps/sentiments out of the ordinary).  I love getting the little 1x1 stampin' spots.  They're cute and handy.  Perfect for taking my kit on the go with me so I can pull together a couple of quick cards while I am waiting for the kids to get done with one of their many activities.  Simply said... I LOVE the MY PAPER PUMPKIN ADVENTURE!!

When this month's kit arrived and I open the box, I was so excited to see a mini album!  This is perfect for me.  I admire my scrapbooking friends and their commitment to creating fabulous keepsakes for their peeps.  But I'm just not very good at it.  I get overwhelmed by big pages and can never decide what should go on them.  But this little album is perfect - it's 'the nuts!' Check it out:

One pic per page... awesome background embellishments... even little jump rings to hold the pages together! 

And here's another cool things about My Paper Pumpkin... You can use the kit in any fashion that YOU want!  Not crazy about the album?  No sweat - make cards! Here are a few ideas to borrow:

Fun, easy and quick --- You've gotta love it! Check out my Paper Pumpkin Ideas Pinterest Page

Learn more about the My Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit
-or- read the FAQ's here!

June Events at a Glance!

ONLINE BOGO EVENT - Going on Now!

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WHOOO-HOOO --
It's a Party Weekend at The Stamp Shoppe!

Fri. June 7th: 5:30-9:30pm and Sat. June 8th: 9am to Noon

Brand new designs with BRAND NEW PRODUCTS from the 2013-2014 Catalog.

Receive your New Annual catalog to bring home along with a FREE In Color Book mark!

2013-2014 In Color Kit Introductions

Special Raffle Basket loaded with new fabulous product!! ** Bring CASH for your raffle tickets!**

Make 6 Cards at Stamp Shoppe for $15 or for FREE with a $20 order at Shoppe!

and/or

Make (3) 12x12 Scrapbook Pages for $20 or FREE with a $20 order at Shoppe!

Enjoy Punch Art or Techniques Class on Technique Thurs!

Thurs. June 20th from 6:30-9:30pm

1000 Winton Road North

Choose one or both classes and you'll make 3 terrific cards using lots of brand new products!

3 cards and 3 'How To' Reference Pages for $15 or Free with a $20 order at class 

Questions?  Email me today at dotdesigns@hotmail.com

See what's new in my Online Stampin' Up! Store

Circles with the Essential Paper Pack - 'How To'!

 

Who thought a bunch of circles would turn out to look so sassy?  You've got to check out the way in which Melody, one of Stampin' Up!s concept artists brought his card to life.  The key component? 
The Essential Paper Piercing Pack! The pack comes with 3 'templates', I guess you can call them for only $7.95.  It's a total steal and huge bag for your buck as several of the shapes coordinate with punches and the straight lines, scallops and circles offer the opportunity to really do a lot to jazz up your card designs. 

 

Here's how Melody created the fabulous perfect circle design on the card featured above. 

1. Draw a line down the center of your cardstock with a pencil, then line up the holes at the tips of the scallop along the line and pierce the scallop.

 2. Rotate your paper 180 degrees and line up the scallop on the template with the pierced scallop on your paper. Pierce the scallop to complete the circles.

 3. Line up the pierced holes with the template as shown above and pierce the scallop to start the next row of circles. Rotate your paper 180 degrees again and line up the template as shown in step 2. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you’ve filled the entire piece of cardstock with pierced circles. 

4. VOILA!! Your cardstock should look like this when you’re done. Erase your pencil line and attach it to a card base; embellish your project as desired.

 

Check out the Essential paper Piercing Pack and tons of additional goodies in my online store!

The perfect flower bunch - Bloomin' Bouquet Kit!

 

Check out this new flower kit! The Bloomin' Bouquet Kit is a sweet option for having a handy craft kit for the summer months and those potentially rainy days. 

There's no watering, no weeding-just enjoying. This easy-to-assemble kit comes complete with the petals, stems, and buttons to create the flowers, as well as four different tags to make this the perfect gift for any occasion. All you need is some paper, ribbon or a vase to add the finishing touches to the bouquet - find something cute that you've got on hand to finish off the presentation.  

The kit actually contains a "baker's dozen" so you can add an extra bloom to your bouquet or as a sweet embellishment to a gift tag, bag or card.  

Item 134542 $12.95

The Bloomin' Bouquet Kit includes:

• 2 sheets of preprinted and precut flowers on 12" X 12" cardstock; makes 13 flowers using Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry
• 13 Vintage Faceted Buttons
• 13 green floral wire stems
  ** Adhesive not included. (Glue gun recommended.)

Check out this quick video to see how fun and easy this kit is to make:

Visit my online store today and see the other cute kits that are available while supplies last!