Kim Thompson, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator: 2023

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Heartfelt Hexagon Angel Treat Packaging

Welcome to the November Creative Card-iology Team Monthly Blog Hop! This month our theme is treats/giftables projects. I decided to make an angel treat holder using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch, an early release from the Spring Mini Catalog.

The treat holder can be made with any paper, but I chose the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper collection for my treat holder. I love the colors, patterns and foil accents in this collection of papers.

I punched 4 hexagons from one pattern and 2 hexagons from the distressed gold patterned paper or the gold foil sheet.

Two of the hexagons form the treat holder base. I glued the two hexagons together in opposite directions, then scored along the sides of each hexagon to form a 1” box when folded and corners glued together.

The other two hexagons became the bodies of my angels that would be adhered to opposite sides of the base. I die cut two Basic White circles for the angel faces using the second smallest circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies collection.

The two gold hexagons were cut in half for the angel wings. When I used the gold foil sheets to punch hexagons, I embossed the hexagons with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I first attached the circles the tops of hexagon bodies, then attached the wings. I made sure to line up the hexagons, circles and wings as I adhered everything together so that both sides would match when adhered to the box base.

Once I had the angels adhered to the base, I pulled the heads together and punched a hole in the top of the heads. I cut a 6”-8” piece of the gold Elegant Trim, folded it in half and pushed the loop end through the punched hole. Then I pulled the ends through the loop and tied a knot in the ends. The halo was then placed down onto the head over the trim.

My project might have required a little “out of the box” imagination to see an angel in the hexagons, but it was kind of fun trying to figure out how to make it work. This treat holder could also double as a tree ornament.

The Heartfelt Hexagon bundle is just one of the bundles featured online currently and will also be in the new mini catalog. I can’t wait for the rest of the new catalog items to be available!

Thanks for hopping along with us today! Don't forget to check out my teammates' blogs by clicking on the links below!

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Scrabooking with Autumn Leaves

Welcome to the October Creative Card-iology Team Monthly Blog Hop! This month we were challenged to create a scrapbook layout, journal or sampler project. And to tell you the truth, I grumbled about this theme a bit. It’s been a long time since I did any scrapbooking, and my current customers have been more interested in cards lately.

However, I’ve always loved celebrating everyday moments, special events and the beauty of the world around me through photographs. My very first Stampin’ Up! purchase was a stamp to use in a scrapbook album. And I really did enjoy the process of choosing photos and creating a layout for this blog hop. So, thank you Bonnie for suggesting the scrapbooking theme this month!

I’ve been loving playing with the Autumn Leaves bundle and the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and decided to use them for my project. A couple of weekend visits to local parks left me with plenty of autumn photographs to choose from as well.

The basic elements for each of these projects was a base of Gray Granite, a background layer of Lost Lagoon with stenciling using the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, and a layered border strip of Pretty Peacock, Real Red and a Gray Granite piece textured with a die from the Autumn Leaves Dies collection. Placed over this layered strip were 2 die cut leaves, one in Pretty Peacock and the other in Real Red embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. To save paper, I die cut my leaves from the photo mats. I left some open space for journaling, which I still have to complete.

When I first decided on a name for my business, I chose 3 words to help guide me as I worked my business – Remember, Celebrate, Connect. And these words are all embraced in a memory album. I’m sure I’ll be creating more!

Whether you’re a card maker or a memory keeper, Stampin’ Up! has products that are perfect for your projects. I hope you’ll join me Mondays at 2:00 pm on my Facebook page (@kimskeepsakecreations) as we imagine the possibilities of what you can create with Stampin’ Up!

And I’d like to invite you to join me on this stamping adventure – Stampin’ Up! has an awesome Starter Kit special going on through October 31^st celebrating their 35^th Anniversary. Choose 35% off the normal starter kit price or 35% more product for the normal price. If you’d like more information, I’d love to talk with you about how you can get the best deal in the catalog – the Starter Kit! I can speak from experience that I craft and stamp better when I’m doing it together with others. I hope you’ll join me!

Thanks for joining us today as we’ve explored memory keeping through scrapbook layouts and samplers! Don't forget to check out my teammates' blogs by clicking on the links below!

Bonnie's Blog

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Jessica's Blog

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

Welcome to the September 2023 Creative Card-iology Team Blog Hop! We’re glad you've joined us to check out this month’s cardmaking inspiration featuring the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks.

When I saw the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks pictured in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog, I knew they would be on my first order from this catalog! I could just envision using them for so many different projects – cards, wall art, journals, etc. The creative possibilities seemed endless!

There are 7 masks/stencils in the collection – 4 of them layer together to create a beautiful collection of sunflowers and leaves. The other 3 include leaves, snowflakes and an argyle pattern. You can spritz, sponge, trace, emboss or add texture with the masks. And they clean up easily with a baby wipe or by rinsing with water.

I drew some color inspiration for my project from a set of paper napkins I had bought a while ago. The checked border on these napkins reminded me of the Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon that is in the Mini Catalog, and I decided to include that ribbon in my project too.

I used Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Copper Clay and Early Espresso Ink and blending brushes to color my sunflowers. Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock and Old Olive were the inks I used to color my leaves.

I also created a background with the argyle pattern using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock. My sentiment came from the So Sincere stamp set, also from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog.

Here are the measurements for the card pieces:

Basic Black Card Base – 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”

Argyle Pattern Layer 1 – 4” x 5 ¼”

Basic Black Layer 2 – 3 ⅝” x 4 ⅞”

Very Vanilla Layer 3 – 3 ½” x 4 ¾”

Very Vanilla Mask Layer – 6” x 6”

Black & Very Vanilla ⅜” Large Check Ribbon – approximately 10”

After blending the inks over the stencils to color my sunflower and leaf images, I fussy cut out the flowers and leaves with Paper Snips. I layered the smallest sunflower on top of the largest sunflower image to create a flower with a little more depth and dimension.

I love how my card came out, and I’m looking forward to playing and creating more projects with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks!

Thanks for hopping with us today! Don’t forget to check out my teammates’ blogs by clicking on the links below. We always appreciate your feedback and would love to know you stopped by, so feel free to comment below!

Bonnie's Blog

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