My Inkie Fingers: Parisian Dies

Saturday, February 15, 2020

February 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative

Celebrate with Texture!

What is a Paper Pumpkin Alternative you ask? Well, I will tell you. Every month I receive a Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up! It comes with everything you need to make all the projects in the kit. There is even an instruction sheet. You get all the paper, stamps, ink, embellishments and even the glue dots, or dimensionals to adhere everything. It's such a wonderful surprise to open my kit every month. However, I, and many other people, like to see what we can come up with not using the instructions in the kit. You don't have to do this, but if you like to get creative you can look at Paper Pumpkin Alternatives, or create something different on your own.

Anyhow, back to my Paper Pumpkin "Lovely Day" February 2020 Alternative Card.

For this card, I knew I wanted to use the purple card (even if I did cut it up lol) add some dimension to lay the gorgeous precut purple Rose on. Isn't that image gorgeous? Imagine the time you can save with pre-printed, and pre-cut images! It makes your card making so easy.

I filmed a video so you can see step-by-step how I created this card. All the supplies I used are listed down below in this post.

Wasn't that easy? You can create this too with a few extra supplies. Or you can follow the instructions included with the kit. You can even create something entirely different.

DID YOU KNOW??? Next month - March 2020 - Stampin' Up! is including an EXTRA FREE Stamp set in EVERY kit?? This is such an amazing way to celebrate 7 years of Paper Pumpkin. So, if you have been on the fence about getting your own subscription, NOW is the time. You can subscribe month-to-month, quarterly, or annually. It's totally up to you.

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You can see everything that was in the February "Lovely Day" Kit in the video below

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Don't miss out on another kit. Start creating your cards for family and friends. You won't regret it, I promise.

QUESTION: Have you tried Embossing Paste yet? What's your favorite color or technique?

Happy Stampin'

**Supply List**

Parisian Dies

[151463]

$37.00

Birthday Dies

[153590]

$37.00

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

$8.25

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

[100730]

$13.25

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$13.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$13.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$8.25

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

$40.00

Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker

[144607]

$6.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[100531]

$5.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$11.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.00

5/16" (8 Mm) Braided Burlap Trim

[151254]

$11.00

Woven Threads Sequin Assortment

[149498]

$6.75

Palette Knives

[142808]

$6.75

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$9.50

Bone Folder

[102300]

$9.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$41.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$13.50

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Watercoloring with Stampin' Up! Reinkers!

Merci - An Elegant Thank You

First I want to start off by saying that making this card, although it took a while, was faster than putting together the video! lol I decided to start doing "Voice-Over" videos as the last video I posted was just WAY too long. So, I recently invested in a mic with a boom stand to record my voice-overs. It took me forever to figure out how to edit the audio. I have never recorded audio from an external source, and while I'm not new to the editing process, the editing audio process was an entirely new ball of wax. Not to mention trying to get everything I felt I needed to say into what I had already edited down. I'm not sure how other people edit and do voice-overs, but I figured it was best to edit up the content first, then do my voice-over. I think that is the right way to do it, but hey, what do I know?! haha
Hopefully, with time, I get better at the entire process =)

Anyhow, on to today's project. As a lover of water coloring, I wanted to challenge myself to start water coloring with our Stampin' Ink Refills. It really isn't as hard as I thought it would be. So I wanted to share the technique with all of you.

All the details and how I did it are in the video. Be sure to let me know what you think of my first attempt at doing a voice-over video! I sure love this method, as now I can craft and watch my favorite TV shows and Movies to help to create that soothing mood I enjoy so much while in my studio.