January 2014 My Paper Pumpkin mini album

So I sat on this kit since last January.  I just didn't want to make another set of cards, so I saw a great mini album on pinterest.  (Of course, I can't find it now.)  You use the envelopes and cut apart the cards for the inserts.  You bend the flaps back and attach it to the ones behind.  The wrap is 5 3/4" wide and 11" long.  I added a little extra room in the score lines so there is about a quarter in thickness to allow room for the extra bulk of photos and ephemera.  I used a mix of stamps from past Paper Pumpkin kits and stamped in Basic Grey.  Thanks for looking!  April 

November My Paper Pumpkin leftovers

I decided to use up a bit of the November 2014 My Paper Pumpkin kit.  The card base is Whisper White with layers Pool Party, silver glitter paper, and the negative Lost Lagoon snowflakes.  I put the snowflakes on dimensionals and added a large gemstone to the middle of each snowflake.  I stamped the sentiment from Endless Wishes in Lost Lagoon.  Super quick and easy...who said a kit is just 8 cards?  Thanks for looking!  April

Merry gift card holder

I needed a quick gift card holder for a card still on the backer, so I figured a regular card would work best.  I promise you this is the easiest gift card holder you could possibly make!  I use added 2" onto the card, scoring at 4 1/4" and 8 1/2", leaving you the extra 2" for you pocket.  The paper is Cherry Cobbler cardstock with a layer of Very Vanilla.  I used a punch to make a notch before adding adhesive to the two ends and folding into place.  I also added a mat to write on before folding the pocket up.  The stamps are SU Seasonally Scattered and Endless Wishes in Cherry Cobbler and Basic Grey ink.  I added gems to some of the snowflakes and some stretchy silver cord.  Thanks for looking!
 April  

view of inside

Santa dress gift card holder

I know you have seen several gift card holders using the SU Top Note die.  I just got the dress up framelits and finally had an excuse to use them.  I folded the Cherry Cobbler paper with a mountain fold inside to make a pocket for the gift card.  There are tons of videos and tutorials available with step by step instructions so I am not going to repeat them here.  The green patterned paper is leftover from another project.  I used Basic Black, kraft, Whisper White, and Real Red for the dress.  I cut the dress twice and used the top of the die to mark where to trim the red layer, then straight cut the bottom scallops off.  I used Versamark to ink the top and bottom of the dress, then used heat & stick to add white glitter (sadly does not show well in the pic), before adding the read layer.  I used a black sharpie to color the gems.  The dress is mounted to the card with dimensionals.  I ran organza ribbon behind the dress to close the holder.  I stamped the sentiment from Tags 'til Christmas in Gumball Green, punching with the scallop square.  I stamped the inside in Cherry Cobbler, punching it with a 1" square, mounting it with a dimensional.  Thanks for looking!  April

Very Merry Wishes

I just can't get enough of the Stampin' Up Endless Wishes set.  It is my go-to set during the holidays.  I have seen so many great ideas on how to stretch the November My Paper Pumpkin snowflake kit and the Endless Wishes set goes so well.  The base is white with layers of Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, and Whisper White.  The snowflake base is heat embossed in silver metallic to match the flake in the middle.  The snowflake medallion is the negative from the silver sheet of die cut flakes in the kit.  I cut the negatives into strips and then into individual squares.  It has a scrap of the Letterpress snowflake DSP behind it, topped with a gemstone.  The scalloped square is cut from nestabilities lacy squares.  Super simple and a fast way to use up little scraps you have laying around from other projects.  Thanks for looking!  April