A Halloween Boo — Monday Montage #29

Posted on September 28, 2014 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage blog hop! There are ten of us participating, and all you have to do is click on the links at the end of each post to travel to all ten blogs.

One of the things I love about the monthly My Paper Pumpkin kits are that they usually include some exclusive stamps. And I always love them. While most of the supplies in the kit get used up as you make the projects, the stamps will last forever. This month’s kit has some fab Halloween stamps.

The bats and the sentiment both use this month’s My Paper Pumpkin kit stamps. The pumpkins come from the Fall Fest stamp set.

I used the Positively Chevron background stamp on the tag with some Versamark ink and Heat & Stick Powder. I then applied some Gold Stampin’ Glitter.

I took a length of the White & Tangerine Tango Two-Tone Trim and unwound it, removed some of the threads, and tied a big bow around some of the Black 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog to check out her awesome inspiration. If you’d rather work your way backwards, you can venture over to Wendy Weixler’s always creative blog. Either way, be sure to work your way through all ten blogs.

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Father’s Day, Paper Pumpkin Style

Posted on June 10, 2014 by amyoneillblog

With Father’s Day right around the corner, I decided I’d better get busy and make a Father’s Day card (or two). I decided to use some of the elements from last month’s My Paper Pumpkin kit.

The cute banners are all from the kit, as is the sentiment stamp. The stars were stamped with the new Be the Star stamp set and cut out with the new Stars Framelits Dies. I am so excited to finally have these framelits! The small Tangelo Twist stars were punched out with one of the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punches.

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

2 Great People, 1 Little Card

Posted on June 5, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I don’t know what it is about these little wooden people that came in a My Paper Pumpkin kit last December, but I have this strong affinity for them. And subscribers can even order refill kits and get extra little wooden people (here’s a link). I’m in!

When I saw this cute sentiment stamp from the new Something To Say set, I immediately thought of this wooden couple. I needed a wedding card to enclose with a gift, so I made this little card. The card is only 2-1/2″ x 4″, and I will probably end up punching a hole in it in the top left-hand corner and tie some pretty ribbon on it to attach it to the wedding gift.

I used the scalloped heart in the Hearts a Flutter framelits to cut out a Very Vanilla heart, which I then colored with Crisp Cantaloupe ink using a sponge dauber. I like the soft look that gave it. I pierced a smaller heart with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. The smaller, Very Vanilla heart was also cut out with a die from the same framelits pack. The Island Indigo row of hearts was created by just punching out the hearts with the heart punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

One of the cool things about this sentiment set is that there are stamps for the inside of your cards. Here’s a look at the inside for this “2 Great People” stamp:

I haven’t played along with The Paper Players in a while, so I was excited to see they have a wedding-themed challenge this week. It was just what I needed to make myself sit down and get this card made.

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Congrats

Posted on May 24, 2014 by amyoneillblog

My older daughter had a big day yesterday. She received a great award at her school’s awards assembly in the morning, and then played Cinderella in her school’s Spanish production last night. These are not normal things for her (though she is very deserving of both), and as a middle child it is unusual for her to be in the spotlight like that. So I thought she deserved a special card (with some tickets to Mama Mia in it — the touring production will be in Dallas in a couple of weeks and she loves the music but has never seen the show).

I used some more My Paper Pumpkin goodies on this card. The “congrats” comes from a recent kit and is made of wood. I stamped my Versamark pad on it and covered it with white embossing powder. The little arrow stamps also came from another My Paper Pumpkin kit. The colors used are Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, and So Saffron (some of her favorites).

Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

A Paper Pumpkin for You

Posted on May 22, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I have really been loving some of the new photopolymer stamps that have been included in the My Paper Pumpkin kits this year. I used some of them to make this card, as well as some of the new in-color, Tangelo Twist. The other colors are Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz. These are colors from the challenge over at Color Throwdown:

I also added just a little black in there and some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge.

The new ribbon ties beautifully — I love it! Here’s a closer view.

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Mother’s Day Gift Bag

Posted on April 22, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I decided to use up some more of my leftover My Paper Pumpkin supplies yesterday. These cute gift bags were included in a kit a couple of months ago.

I took some scraps of the pretty Watercolor Wonder dsp and arranged them across the front of the bag. Then I die cut some of the Floral Frames framelits from the Creped Filter Paper and used a Stamping Sponge to color the paper Calypso Coral.

I used a die from the Chalk Talk framelits to cut out the Daffodil Delight tag. The Happy Mother’s Day stamp is from April’s My Paper Pumpkin kit.

After sprinkling some Gold Sequin Trim around and adding some crochet thread under the flower, I was finished.

I’m glad to have one Mother’s Day gift bag finished. It seems like Mother’s Day always sneaks up on me. Now to get a couple of cards made for that day too.

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of This and That

Posted on April 19, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I sat down to make a card using up some odds and ends I had around my desk, and this is what I ended up with. Sometimes it’s just fun to play around with different things and mix and match.

I knew that I definitely wanted to use these wooden people figures on my card (from a My Paper Pumpkin kit), so that was my starting point. I thought they’d go well with this sentiment from Yippee Skippee. Then I added some dsp from the I Am Me pack (love this stuff), and some washi tape from the Retro Fresh line.

And then I went crazy with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Very fun!

Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

Oh, Happy Day!

Posted on April 12, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I love the Starburst Sayings stamp set. But I have to say that I always break out into song(s) when I use this set. I shared before how the “Hello, my name is” stamp in this set makes me start singing a song by Matthew West with that title (you can read about that in this post). The stamp I used today makes me start singing the song, “Oh, Happy Day,” by Tim Hughes. You can hear that song here. So catchy! And so happy! There’s even another stamp in this set, “Celebrate,” that makes me want to sing another song, but I’ll save that for another day. 🙂

I wanted to use up some leftover My Paper Pumpkin supplies from last month’s kit. That’s where the gold glittered dots and the watercolored card stock came from. I used the Chevron Border punch on the watercolored card stock, popped that layer up with dimensionals, and put a layer of the Gold Foil Sheets underneath. I also added a little bit of Cherry Cobbler card stock underneath one of the chevrons.

I attached a little strip of Cherry Cobbler dsp with one of the cute Mini Metallic Clothespins and added some Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine. After adding the focal image/sentiment, I made myself stop.

Well, I’ll be working on our taxes today. Yuck! Nothing like waiting until the last minute. Hopefully your Saturday will be more fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Hey There Tag

Posted on April 7, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I decided to play around with some Gesso again today. I used some Daffodil Delight ink with the Positively Chevron background stamp. To tone it down a bit, I took a paint brush and applied a thin layer of Gesso over it, covering some areas a little more than others. Not only does it tone down the bright color, but it also adds some cool texture.

Then I made the tag using some leftover card stock from the fabulous Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit. The Melon Mambo flower is from the Petite Petals stamp set, punched out with the coordinating punch. The sentiment was embossed and is from a My Paper Pumpkin kit. I love the fonts used on this sentiment. The Island Indigo flowers are punched using the Boho Blossoms punch. I also used the Little Leaves Sizzlits die for the leaves again.

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

My Paper Pumpkin Mish-Mash

Posted on March 29, 2014 by amyoneillblog

I just received my March My Paper Pumpkin kit, and I love the wooden sentiments that are included. I felt inspired to pull out some of my stamps from previous months’ kits and make a card using one of the wooden sentiments. One of the things I love about My Paper Pumpkin is that the kits usually contain some items (like stamp sets) that you can use long after the other items in the kit are depleted.

So can you tell what other My Paper Pumpkin items I used on this card? The star is from Simply Stars, so that’s not one. But the Island Indigo circle and the Crushed Curry striped circle are both from a previous month’s kit. The splatters are from a previous kit as well. The Pumpkin Pie circle is punched out of the Brights dsp pack.

Here’s a closer view of the cool dimension that the wooden sentiments add:

If you haven’t already signed up for My Paper Pumpkin, this is a great time to do so but you need to hurry. Monday is the last day for a promotion in which Stampin’ Up! is offering a set of free In-Color Stampin’ Write markers to all new subscribers. You can click on the link to the right on my blog to go to the site to sign up.

I think this card will be great for one of the teens in my house. Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!