Creating on the Run: February 2020

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Monday Montage Week #158

Welcome to our Monday Montage Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! Today I am sharing the Valentines I made for my favorite guys! Valentine's Day may be over, but these cards would make great masculine bday cards for the men in your life!

The Pedal to the Metal Stamp Set paired with the Waterfront Stamp Set is a match made in Heaven! There are so many possibilities!

The Happy Valentine's Day sentiment is from the Forever Lovely Stamp Set. It's always nice to have a stamp sets with variety of sentiments so you can mix and match to get just the right one!

Thanks for stopping by! I'm sure you don't want to miss out on any of the projects my friends have for you so keep on hopping! You can click the next button to see Melissa's amazing work, or click the back button to check out Elizabeth's fabulous project. Either way you hop, I hope you find something that inspires you! See you next time!

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

A Dandelion Wishes Valentine!

For Valentine's Day I thought I would show a little love to one of the darling sets in the Annual Catalog! Dandelion Wishes is definitely a favorite of mine because I have many memories of me and my own children making wishes on dandelions (and because it's adorable)!

This is the perfect stamp set for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, Get Well or even birthdays! After stamping the dandelion images with Smoky Slate Ink on Pool Party Cardstock, I quickly sprinkled it with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and embossed it with the Heat Tool. I used White Craft Ink and a Sponge Dauber to highlight the dandelions. Then I sponged around the white ink with Pool Party Ink- lightly at one end, and gradually getting darker towards the other end. I added a tiny little heart from the Stitched Be Mine Dies to the center of one of the dandelions to make this card a Valentine's Day Card, but you could leave that off for other occasions! I colored over the heart with Wink of Stella to give it some shine, and then flicked more Wink of Stella over the whole card, just for good measure!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy Valentine's Day!!

Product List

Dandelion Wishes Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151345]

$20.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Painted Labels Dies

[151605]

$35.00

Stitched Be Mine Dies

[148527]

$35.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$7.50

Peaceful Poppies Sequins

[151325]

$7.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$7.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$7.50

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

$9.50

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$5.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$6.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$8.75

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Monday, February 10, 2020

Last Day to Sign Up for February Paper Pumpkin!!

DO YOU NEED QUICK AND EASY, YET BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CARDS? IF YOU DO, READ ON!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE FEBRUARY PAPER PUMPKIN!!

Here are some details from Stampin' Up!:

CELEBRATE A LOVELY DAY WITH FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KITbruary’s Paper Pumpkin kit is coming, and love is in the air! The Lovely Day kit is versatile, elegant, and the perfect way to help you celebrate birthdays and other grand occasions.

Here are the details for the February Kit:

Kit details: Makes nine cards and envelopes

Card size: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” (10.8 x 14 cm)

Envelope size: 4-1/2” x 5-3/4” (11.4 x 14.6 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Rich Razzleberry, Rococo Rose, and Old Olive

Coordinating Product

The Lovely Day Paper Pumpkin kit coordinates perfectly with the Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set (item 152308), which is available as part of Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration promotion. Customers can get it for FREE by reaching the qualifying purchase amount of $50 usd/$60 cad by March 31, 2020. See details below.

Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set (item 152308)

Includes 5 cling stamps
FREE with qualifying purchase of $50 usd/$60 cad by March 31, 2020
Suggested clear blocks: b, e, h
Located in the Sale-A-Bration brochure (p. 8)

And did you know that a 3 month pre-paid Paper Pumpkin Subscription is $63.00? You can get the Happy Birthday to you coordinating stamp set free with the purchase of a 3 month subscription!

Subscribe or reinstate your subscription today if you would like the February Paper Pumpkin! You can click on the link below or contact me!

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=2106438

Have a great day!

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

January 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects!

The January Paper Pumpkin is full of hearts, flowers and all of the accessories to make the sweetest projects! And the best part? They all come together in a snap! Another great thing about the January Kit is that you can make gifts and cards for Valentine's Day or many other occasions!

And guess what?!! The kit coordinates with the Heart Punch Pack! So I was able to punch white scalloped hearts and layer them behind the hearts included in the kit!

These cute little treat holders are perfect for all of your valentines! You can give them to your kids, coworkers, neighbors etc! I swapped punched out hearts from the From my Heart Designer Series Paper to give these little treat holders more traditional Valentine colors.

If you would like to try out Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions, you can subscribe here

or purchase a pre-paid subscription by clicking on the image below!

#paperpumpkin #paperpumpkinjanuary2020 #stampinup #heartfeltbundle #paperpumpkinalternatives

Product List

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[137858]

$21.00

Heartfelt Bundle (English)

[153775]

$45.75

Heart Punch Pack

[151292]

$34.00

From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper

[151189]

$14.50

From My Heart Faceted Gems

[151154]

$6.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Monday Montage Week #157

It's time for another Monday Montage Blog Hop! And happy February to you all! We are so happy you are here! We've got some great projects to share with you today! Have you seen the Parisian Blossoms Suite yet? It is so gorgeous! The card I am sharing features products from this suite and it's perfect for Valentine's Day or a special anniversary!

There is a lot of texture on this card! I used the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder on the Cherry Cobbler Layer, and the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder on the Crumb Cake Layer. The Blossoms image is stamped in Soft Suede Ink, then embossed with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder to make it pop! You can find all of the supplies at the bottom of this post.

Here is a close up of all the texturey (is that a word?) goodness!!