Can you do scrapbooking with Stampin’ Up?

I hear this question from so many people.  I know that many demonstrators focus on cards.  But, for me, my answer is YES!  You can. 

I was visiting with a friend the other day and we were talking about Stampin’ Up and scrapbooking and the question came up.   I decided to challenge myself to do a not-so-simple scrapbook layout with the Tranquil Textures product suite using the Sea of Textures stamps and dies.  All of these items are page 155 in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.  

I had done a card using this suite a couple of weeks ago and I knew that the scrapbook layout, just like the card, would be inspired by one of my favorite places in the world, Bermuda.  

My daughter and husband think I’m obsessed with the island; maybe I am.  Not that I’m keeping track but the current countdown to our next vacation to the “Rock” is 217 days.

Everything in this two-page layout is from Stampin’ Up with the exception of the stickers (I cannot remember where I got them) and the Bermuda die cut which I bought from my favorite local paper crafting store, Papercraft Clubhouse, in Westbrook, Connecticut.  I don’t remember the name of the company who did the die cut. 

In my (sometimes not so humble) opinion there are some things I can never get enough of and some of those things are pink sand, crystal clear blue water and getting away from reality.  Bermuda fits all of these for me (as I sit here and type on a Sunday night knowing work awaits tomorrow). 

I used a fuse tool (also not Stampin’ Up) to do the bottom border to give the illusion of pink sand and I used the tranquil texture sprinkles to make it look like rocks.  All the pictures were taken last August when we went to Tobacco Bay for the day to some snorkeling and to walk around St. George’s while we were waiting for the ferry to bring us back to the Dockyard.  

I may have overdone it a bit on the octopus and the fishnet.  They don’t allow fishnets in the waters off Bermuda and I’ve never seen an octopus.  But, you get the idea.

They’re talking (maybe) a snow storm next weekend and it’s a cold night tonight.  This layout and the pictures bring me back to a warm, fun, wicked awesome day I will never forget.  

Happy Stamping (and scrapbooking, too!)

Megan

p.s Go Pats!!

Friday Night Paper Pumpkin    

I would like to thank everyone for coming out Friday night to our Paper Pumpkin event.  We will be having a monthly club meeting so we can all work on our Paper Pumpkin kits together.

If you are wondering what Paper Pumpkin is… 

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription available by the month, or in 3-month, 6-month or 12-month prepaid membership.  Every month, Stampin’ Up sends you a box and the contents are a surprise to all of us.  And, who doesn't love surprises?

Each monthly kit is different and unique but usually geared toward an upcoming event.  I have not received my January kit, yet, but it has a Valentine’s theme.  The box includes everything inside you need to make the kit.  The kits include instructions, stamps, color coordinating ink, adhesives, embellishments, and all the paper.  Your first kit will include a clear block for the stamps.  Everything is precut and pre-scored for you.  It is that easy!  Everyone who came on Friday had a great time – and yes, some had had no papercrafting experience. 

These are the cards we made on Friday night using the Paper Pumpkin kit from August 2018.

If you would like to see what it is about, send me an email at BaysidePaperCrafters@gmail.com or click on the link, here.  If you’d like to get a group together, we can have a Paper Pumpkin party at your house!  If you and your friends like it we can have a monthly club party, too. 

It is a fun night and we would love to see you!

You do need to be a member of Paper Pumpkin by February 10^th to get February’s kit.  The purchase of a 3-month paid membership or higher also qualifies you for Sale-a-Bration rewards.  These items are only available for a limited time.  Check these beauties out!

Happy Stamping everyone!

Megan

Wishing for Spring

Sitting here on a cold (but not as cold as it usually is) Sunday in January and wishing Spring was here.  The stamp set, All That You Are, from the new Occasions Catalog has caught my eye and I decided to try to see what I could come up with.  I love these stamps.  And, I love that they coordinate with the Frosted Bouquet Framelits that they carried over from the 2018 Holiday Catalog.

Both of these cards are done with Highland Heather cardstock for the card base. 

For this card, I stamped the large flower stamp in Memento Black ink on Whisper White cardstock.  It is colored with Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue, and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.  I stamped this same stamp again, colored the large flower and then fussy cut it out.  I adhered this cut-out stamp with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I like giving my cards a little pop.  I did use a piece of Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog. This paper is super useful and is very versatile.

I used the Pretty Label Punch for both the Whisper White Tag and the Highland Heather Tag. The Highland Heather Tag is actually cut in half to give the Whisper White Tag a little border.  The Highland Heather ribbon is from the Sale-A-Bration mini catalog and you can get this for free when you spend $50. 

I do like decorating the inside of the cards I make, as well.  I think it makes them look complete. 

For this card, I wanted to use tone on tone stamping to give the Highland Heather Cardstock a little color but I didn’t want to use any designer series paper.  I stamped the Highland Heather Cardstock with one of the stamps from the All That You Are stamp set.  I used the same colors as I did in the previous card. The tag is from the Frosted Bouquet Framelits.  The ribbon is the same ribbon I used in the stamp above and I love this ribbon because it comes in 5 different colors: Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove and Lemon Lime Twist.  It coordinates with many of the items in the Occasions Catalog and is perfect for Spring!

This stamp set is really versatile.  You could do a lot with it and the cards can be as simple or as complicated as you are comfortable with. 

If you would like to check out the above items in any of the Stampin Up Catalogs, you may click on the links to the catalogs to the right. 

Don’t forget we are having a Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Class this Friday night, January 11^th.  We will make 2 cards and you can choose the stamps from the Paper Pumpkin kit you would like to use.

Hope to see you Friday and Happy Stamping!

Megan

SALE-A-BRATION TIME!  

Happy January 3rd and Happy Thursday everyone!  Today is the start of the 2019 Stampin Up Occasion Catalog and Sale-A-Bration.  The new 2019 Stampin Up Occasion Catalog is now available.  This catalog is filled with beautiful stamps, thinlits, framelits and designer series paper.  You can make products that are perfect for Valentines Day, birthdays, Spring (and who doesn't want Spring to come?), Mother's Day, Father's Day and much, much more!  You will find that you can use these stamp sets and their coordinating products all year!  And, do you know what makes this time of year even better?  Every $50.00 you spend (in either the Occasion catalog or our Annual Catalog) earns you free products from the 2019 Sale-A-Bration brochure.  Many of these products coordinate with products in the Occasion catalog.  If you would like to look through the catalogs, the links are available in the right column.  If you are like me and love flipping pages while you have your cup of coffee, please contact me and I will send you a new catalog.  

If you would like to place an order, click here for my Stampin Up! website.  

Thanks for looking and many stamping returns!

Megan

Happy New Year! We are on to new adventures.

Happy New Year!  I am so excited about 2019.  I have been stamping and scrapbooking for over 20 years.  I love creating decorations by hand and making gifts for people with paper as well. I work full time as a hospice nurse with a home care agency. I am also a wife and a mom.  Like most women, I have put off what I like to do for too long.  That is why I am wicked excited to start this new adventure with Stampin Up!   I was with Stampin Up before as a demonstrator, but a medical issue caused me to stop paper-crafting.  The medical issue remains but fortunately I can stamp and make cards again (along with other stuff) due to some new tools I have bought and some adaptations on my end.  I am not as fast as I used to be, and some things are still tricky (tying knots and using ribbon for two) but I am now as least able to come to my craft room and unwind.  It is especially helpful after a difficult day at work.  I love my job and the nurses I work with, but it can be emotional at times.  Papercrafts make me happy and my goal is to teach you and show you how you can do stamps, cards and scrapbooks using tips and techniques that I’ve learned through the years. I hope you will come to love Stampin Up as much as I do. 

My first blog post is just an introduction to me. Below are some things I have been working on for the past month.  I was busy making Christmas presents.  Now that the holidays are over, it is time to focus on Sale-a-bration with Stampin Up and the new Occasion Catalog.  Check out the new products.  They are amazing.

I am having a Paper Pumpkin event on January 11^th.  Paper Pumpkin is a monthly kit you subscribe to from Stampin Up.  You get everything you need to complete the project in the box and most things can be put together in a short amount of time.  What I love about these kits is that if you are traveling you can take a kit with you and work on while you are relaxing by the fire (or in my case relaxing by a window overlooking some mountains in Vermont or sitting by a window on a cruise ship).  Seriously. 

This card is from my absolute favorite stamp set in the Annual Catalog. I live by the water and I cannot imagine living without being able to see the water daily.  I love the smell of it (my daughter thinks I’m crazy).  My favorite place to visit is Bermuda and I tried to capture that in this card (although I have never seen an octopus there and if there was a net in the waters it would be a big issue.)

I love the color of the sand.  I will post instructions for this card and the dimensions in an upcoming blog.  There are so many variations of this card and it wasn’t hard to make.  I promise!

This card was the Christmas card I made for my upline.  Lisa is awesome and she has been so supportive of me in this endeavor and has become a dear friend to me.

These are little boxes which I made to hold candy for all my family.  The tag slides off.  The box holds 6 Hershey hugs and kisses comfortably (I wish I had taken a picture of the inside. I lined it with the paper as well. ). It’s just adorable!

Thanks for checking out my first entry in my blog!  I am new to this and the entries can only get better!  Stay tuned for my next entry which will showcase a beautiful card made with supplies out of the new Occasion Catalog.  

If you would like to come to my Paper Pumpkin open house, head on over to my Stampin Up website and click on events.  

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