Peonies and Paper Chains

More Paper Pumpkin, More Sale-a-bration

Hello friends...let's call this Mega Post Monday! Six projects for you to see today. Yes, you read that right - six projects!

I've been itching to finish using the supplies from the amazing March Paper Pumpkin kit and with the free markers promotion ending today, I figured that now was the time to do so! I wanted some fresh inspiration when doing so and I turned to several sketch challenges when doing so. Take a look...

Everything you see above is in addition to the Paper Pumpkin Pretties that I shared last week! Can't wait for you to have a closer look at everything...   

The thank you card was inspired by the Pixel Maven's DigiChallenge (PMDC-042):

 

 

This bold birthday card was inspired by the Catherine & Cathy Create: March Cards Challenge (CCC #026) that asked participants to "digital-ize" and use a number. We have plenty of 5 year old birthday parties in our future, so this was a safe bet! 

 

The "love ya" tag was inspired by the Catherine & Cathy Create March Tags Challege (CCC #027) that encourages the use of negative space. 

 

Congrats cards are always good to have on hand and this color scheme works well for any recipient! Freshly Made Sketches 129 (FMS129) inspired the layout for this card you just saw:

 

 

The final Paper Pumpkin project incorporated one of the stamps that came with the set -- that's where that graphic pattern comes! I used a 1-/4" punch for all the circles and the gold that you see is from one of the envelope liners.

 

I'm thinking that you just may want to see all the projects that I created with the March kit...here you go:

While I did add in some cardstock, ink, and embellishments, the kit contained plenty of supplies to make 8 fabulous cards. Stampin' Up! has definitely stepped up the kits and I think they are an incredible value!

March 31 is the last day to receive a free set of 2012-2014 In Color Markers when you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin. Sign-up today and receive your welcome kit in April! Whether you live near or far, if you do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd be happy to serve in that capacity -- Kerry Bray in NH.

 

Remember I mentioned a sixth project? It is a big one and the whole family was involved in one way or another...even the dogs who walked on it when the girls had it down on the floor. It is my very last Sale-a-bration project and it features the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper. You get a look at it now and I'll be sharing more about it Tuesday.

The colors of the project are fabulous, however, my jaw dropped open when I applied the black & white filter to the image and I just had to let you see that today along with a sliver of the full color version. There are two project elements that you don't see in this photo -- you'll see them soon! 

The Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper worked incredibly well for the calendar. If you don't yet have the paper, please remember that Sale-a-bration ends today!  Up until 11:50 pm Mountain time on 3/31, when you place a $50 product order you can select the paper for FREE!

 

I should probably congratulate you for getting to the bottom of the post! There was so much to see! If you enjoyed the projects, please be sure to leave a quick comment to let me know.

Thanks so much for stopping by and allowing me to share these ideas with you! Happy creating.

 

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Stampin' Up! Project Parade!

It's January 26 and that means you have just today and tomorrow to order the limited time Valentine's Day products that Stampin' Up! is offering this year. The Love You More stamp set is actually much more versatile than just Valentine's Day alone and those littel monster from the Monster Hugs kits are so cute! I thought it would be fun to do a quick little "parade" today with projects created using the exclusive Valentine's products. Let's get this parade started:

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Which one of the projects is your fave? I'm going with monsters chain followed closely by the little banner that kicked off the post! 

Don't want to miss out on Love You More, Monster Hugs or other exclusive Valentine's products? Purchase the exclusive 2014 Stampin' Up! Valentine's products today! 

Thanks so smuch for stopping by! Come back soon...I've got some fun projects in store for you this week! 

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Sneak Peek: Spiral Flower Originals Die

Would you like to be able to quickly and easily make 3-D flowers to place on packages, pictures frames, and more? The Occasions catalog that goes live on January 3 has just the product for you! It is the Spiral Flower Originals Die and you can make a beautiful flower in just a couple minutes! It is so easy to do.

I'll be sharing a tutorial later this week with the full details on how I created the flower chain shown above....make sure you are signed-up for blog updates so that you don't miss out!

What do you think of it in combination with the paper chain? My girls love it and are very happy to have this on their door.

Did you catch yesterday's bonus post with some DIY ideas for New Year's Eve? See it here and be sure to visit my friend Natalie Bradley -- the post was originally created for her readers to enjoy. Natalie is the owner of Natalie Bradley Events, an event planning and design company based in Athens, GA...I love seeing photos of the events she has planned and I am sure you will too!

It has been a hectic week for many people and you may have missed my post from December 26. It includes a free tutorial for creating beautiful framed art featuring Designer Series Paper. See the post here. 

Hope you'll be inspired to create something today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Sneak Peek Saturday!

Hello friends! Do you love sneak peeks? I was always one for taking peeks at Christmas presents...a true master at splicing the Scotch tape just right to slip the gift out of the wrapping and take a look! Please leave a comment today sharing if you have ever taken a sneak peek at a birthday or holiday OR if you love be surprised so much that you would not even consider doing this!

The sneak peek you get to see today has nothing to do with Christmas -- it is a sneak peek at a Sale-a-bration exlusive item that Stampin' Up! will be offering in the new year. So excited to share this little paper chain with you today:

When I chose "Peonies and Paper Chains" for the name of my blog, I knew I would be regularly sharing paper chains with you. And I mean paper chains in the broadest sense. If it is something that you can hang up and includes paper, it counts!

Paper Chain Supplies:

• Love You More stamp set (available now until January 27, 2014)
• Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (SALE-A-BRATION SNEAK PEEK! Available only January 28 - March 31, 2014)
• Cardstock in Calypso Coral, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White
• Stampin' Write Markers in Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso
• Ruffle Trim Ribbon in Coastal Cabana

Click here to order your Valentine's crafting supplies today!

Hope you'll be inspired to create something today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Welcome to Peonies and Paper Chains!

Hello friends! So happy to see you here at Peonies and Paper Chains! I'm so excited to share this blog with you and hope you will receive lots and lots of crafting inspiration from it!

This very first post brings together flowers and a paper chain of sorts. The project is of course inspired by the name of the blog. It has been hung on the closet door in my daughter Brooklyn's room where it provides a fun pop of color!

This chain/banner was created using:

• Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (113439)
• Fun Flowers Bigz L die (121812)
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
• Baker's Twine in a retired shade (how did I not notice that until everything was glued down?)
• Cardstock in Pink Pirouette (111351) and Primrose Petals (126841)

When assembling it, I simply laid out the Baker's Twine and spaced out the flowers before doing any glueing. I placed the bottom layer of each flower under the Baker's Twine and then glued down each layer.

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P.S. My guess is that several of you are hopping over from Stampgoodness and you may be wondering if that blog will disappear. The answer is yes and no. Stampgoodness will remain live until at least August 2014, however I will not be publishing new content there. In addition, I am in the process of changing over my social media accounts and therefore not everything is branded to Peonies and Paper Chains as I type this...bear with me and know that it will all happen soon!