About the Label

I must confess, sometimes I buy stamp sets and don’t get around to using them right away.
 
 
This stamp set called “About the Label” and I chose it with my hostess benefits a while back because its adorable, and then…. I forgot about it.  Until… it came out on the retiring list of products.  I figured I’d better play with it before it’s gone for good.  The tag on the bag is stamped in Melon Mambo and punched out with the Little Labels Punch Pack (also retiring).  It makes for a quick embellishment on the card.  The Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper comes from the Bight Family Stack (also retiring).

 
Here’s the fun surprise with this card…check out the fold! 
Card stock is cut 11″ x 5 1/2″ and scored at each end at 2″ and 3 3/4″. 
You just want to make sure when you put the card together you only put adhesive on the one side of the matted stamped layer on the card or you’re not going to be able to open your fancy folded card.
 
 

May Paper Pumpkin Sneak Peek & Promotion

Friday Night Stampin’ Up! had a live stream where we could see the May Paper Pumpkin kit and then they told us about a super special Paper Pumpkin offer.

 

Here’s what was shared: 
1. MEGA deal alert! Offer ends today, May 9th at 7:50 PM Central Time

  • new subscribers can sign up for just $5 (shipping included) for their first month!
  • Go to mypaperpumpkin.com (click on SUBSCRIBE) be sure to put me in as your demonstrator
  • Enter promo code 24HOURS.
  • Hurry–this offer expires tonight May 9th at 7:50 PM Central Time
  • Best time to join EVER! 

For new subscribers only, not valid on prepaid subscriptions. Discount applied to one kit per month for the first month of a new subscription. Offer ends May 9, 2015 at 6:50 PM (MT).
After the first month, the fun can continue for just $19.95  a month (shipping included). 

2. The May kit! That’s right–we previewed this month’s kit. It was uh-MAY-zing! You do NOT want to miss this one. Trust us.
3.  If you already subscribe to My Paper Pumpkin or you have in the past and you’d like to join again, I’d love to have you back.  It’s just $19.95 per month.
4.  Once you are a subscriber you can go back and purchase any of the past kits or refill kits!

If you’d like to see the May kit, click on the video below.  If you don’t want to ruin your surprise, then subscribe now and wait for it to come in the mail.

 
 
In order to receive the May kit you must subscribe by May 9th.  Any subscriptions after today will receive their first kit in June.

Shake it up!

Todays card is a fun shaker card that would be perfect for graduation.  In fact this special card will be  going to Megan, one of my daughter’s best friends, (like a second daughter to us) who will graduate from college next weekend.
 
 I used the “Hooray it’s your Day” stamp set and all of the die cut pieces like the star window, the star banner and the “for you” greeting all come from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Die.  If you haven’t notice the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits on page 9 of the Occasions Catalog, you need to check it out immediately.  Yes, the die makes the cutest little treat bag that you can decorate, but the best part about these Thinlits is all of the extra parts and pieces you get to make all kinds of really cool stuff.  I attached  a piece of window sheet behind the Star window and used Shaker Frames (Now sold out from the retirement list) to raise this panel up enough to be able to put little confetti stars inside the shaker frame.  Now that the Shaker Frames are no longer available, you can still create the same great project by using the edges of our Stampin’ Dimensionals to create a frame behind the panel.