Paper Pumpkin Storage and MORE!!

Sorry I missed a day of blogging, but lots going on this time of year for me.  How did I do it the past 2 years with the Royals?  I'm sure I had a few melt downs!!

Anyway I think I have mentioned the Demo Only Facebook group and all the great ideas.  We cannot share directly from the page, but you want to visit this ladies Face Book page  if you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber or want a GREAT storage solution for small stamp sets and accessories.  WHY did I not think of this?  Pampered Stamper  https://www.facebook.com/ThePamperedStamper

Here is my version and really when you do the math for a $16 or $21 dollar investment you can store at least a years worth of Paper Pumpkin stamps all in one tidy album.  Here are some pictures I took.  I think the key is to MAKE the kit!!!  Have those cards ready to go and just store the stamps, leftover bits and pieces.  Love the idea to turn the box inside out and give as a box full of cards or any gift that will fit.  So unstack those boxes, Christmas is coming.......give gifts, give cards!!!  Give a Box of cards to a Local Nursing Home for residents to use.  Take one to Church to send to sick members.  Spread the Love, Share your JOY!!!

 Here is the instruction sheet for the October 2016 kit.  I put an ink mark on the paper to match the Holes of the Binder and punched with my Hole punch.  This way you always have the instructions with the leftovers and can identify the stamps.

 And then I placed the stamps and leftovers in the pockets of the 6X8 project life pages.  12 pages for $6 in different pocket formations. 

 Here is a smaller pocket page, which is perfect for the smaller stamp sets and great for left overs.  If the backing on the stamps is too big, trim it down with your snips.

 Here is another small set with lots of embellishments.  I punched a hole in the Banner baggie and added to the ring binder.

 And below is a Pocket page......2 for $5.  These can hold several ready made cards or anything else you want to store with your Paper Pumpkin stamps.

 Here is a shot of the album from the top.  3 months in so far and plenty of room for 9 more!!  The Instruction sheets provide your labeling!!  And since this is a ring binder you can easily move things around and change the order at any time!!

 A great way to be able to search and USE these stamp sets, rather than search thru a stack of Red Boxes!!  And if you do not have Paper Pumpkin, I bet you have oodles of those small stamp sets in baskets, bags, drawers, etc.  Get them organized so you know what you have.  This is a SOLUTION!!

And I added the sticker to the front of my album with Tombow multi.  I could decoupage it and stamp on it.  These albums are quite versatile for only $10.  And include a spot on the spine for the year or a Label. 
And your ink spots can be stored together ready to use, rather than hunt for them.  Paper Pumpkin is a great way to collect ink colors!!  You can slip them in a pocket, but I prefer to keep all my ink spots together on top of my color caddy.  Or they also fit in a Wide Stamp case  127551 $7.00 for 4 cases

6 X 8 page assortment  135297  $6.00
Album  139655  $10.00
Pocket pages  135874  $5.00  2 pockets

See more Project life supplies on page 167 of the big catalog


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Special Offers Last Week!!!

I am so sorry I forgot to post these on Thursday!!  Not used to this format and totally forgot!

These offers are good until September 21st.  The card kit is in FRENCH only!!  And the last row of Project Life kits are in FRENCH, so make sure you pick the correct item.
If you want to try the card kit keep that in mind, the stamps will be in FRENCH. 

The Project Life items are a great deal and perfect time to try this out!

All Year Long Project Life Accessory Pack Price: $18.00 $13.50	Good Vibes Project Life Accessory Pack Price: $18.00 $13.50	Good Vibes Project Life Card Collection Price: $16.00 $12.00
Hello Lovely Project Life Accessory Pack Price: $18.00 $13.50	Hello Lovely Project Life Card Collection Price: $16.00 $12.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies Price: $35.00 $26.25
Ma Chérie Project Life Accessory Pack (French) Price: $18.00 $13.50	Ones Positives Project Life Accessory Pack (French) Price: $18.00 $13.50	Toute L'année Project Life Accessory Pack (French) Price: $18.00 $13.50
Une Belle Journée Card Kit (French) Price: $35.00 $26.25

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Oh MY, Vacation was exhausting..............

I am almost recovered.......almost.  After 8 days in sunny Florida I am so ready to retire.  Wish Uncle Sam and my retirement account had the same plan.  But alas I must work and work some more.  Finally doing some laundry, going to the grocery store and catching up on everyday life. 

Oh and napping, my allergies are in full blown sneeze mode, so an allergy pill and 3 hours later I wake up and the day is half gone?  So I just drank a coca cola and hope to stay awake to make some cards, work on my scrapbook and blog!  All while the washing machine is spinning around and round.

I have so many awesome pictures from my trip that I want to scrapbook.  At one of the many little beach stores along the way I purchased this little flip flop book.  Made of leaves and other beachy material.  It says Cocoa Beach and I hope to add most of my Cocoa Beach pictures to this cute book.

Then on my Sprouts Grocery run up north I stopped at Michaels for a Project Life type scrapbook.  Kind of pricey $29.95, but I had a coupon!  Yeah!!  And love the Ocean blue color.  The Album came with 10 regular 12X12 pages and I plan to add more Project life pocket pages for all my Florida photos.  Here are some of the lay outs I am working on.  Need to print more pictures.  Love the 3 pocket narrow sleeves.  Perfect for Post Cards!!  Always buy some Post Cards on your trips.  Perfect Journal cards to add to you layouts!

First Picture is a Post card, this is the Variety Pack 2 of Project Life Photo Pocket pages.

Sorry did not get a back side picture, but they were all Pelican Pics to go with the page below.  Another Variety Pack 2 page 12 X 10.  I love how these pages layer!  See the map peeking from behind.......

And finally the map page.  All kinds of these maps at the Beach stores, Airport, Eau Gallie Library.  Perfect as a reminder of the area and helpful in journaling your pages.

PROJECT LIFE ALERT!!!  There are 3 kits on the Clearance Rack!!  $6.38 for the Card kits and the accessory packs are $3.98!!  That's a HUGE savings.  I am going to use up what I have and snatch up a few of these on my next order! 

Variety Pack 2  138471 $7.00  12 pages,  4 each of 3 designs 

See pages 145-147 for Current Project Life pages, Card Kits and Accessories.



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Crop for Visually Impaired at Noland Road HyVee and a NEW Hostess Code.

Well what can I say things did not go quite as planned, but I did meet some new folks who share my LOVE for paper crafting and spent a few hours working on my Project Life page layouts.  Visited a bit with Christine RaeBishop of Crafty Crops who used to own the Scrapbook Store in Independence.  And made a donation to this Charity so that is a good thing!!  Allergies kicking in so needed to cut my Crop short and get home for some meds and some rest.  The Ladies are cropping until midnight........maybe next time.......

Last night when I started printing pictures, of course I was out of ink, Dark Magenta to be exact and why is that always the color I run out of first, so much so that I have 2 packs of the rest of my colors!! I finally found a 3rd pack of new ink, so that problem solved.  (note to self) BUY a Dark Magenta super size so I can get the rest of these ink packs used up!!  And then only about 20 pieces of 4X6 photo paper, really?  Has it been that long ago that I scrapbooked, or have I put it away, never to be found again?  Probably!  So the SO YOU Book I featured on the Blog yesterday is on hold until I get my FOOD photos printed,  Hopefully Sunday after a trip to the store. 

Anyway here are a few snaps of my 8 X 8 pages from Key West:

It's hard to take pictures of pictures with the page glare, so I won't bore you with more.  BUT I did get about 40 pages loaded with my Project Life cards so when I get those pictures printed this album will go together in a flash!!  I used some Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon card stock to mat my pictures, or I could of just slipped then in as is.  I love being able to change my mind and move these cards around.  And of course ALL the colors blend together and look so vacationy!! 

 

The kits used were Let's Get Away 137907  $15.95 and the matching Accessory pack 137908 $9.95.  Tons of cards left over to make more fast and furious pages to come!

 

 

 

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So You Project Kit

I am going to a crop today and working on this kit.  It was back ordered for a while, but arrived last week, so I am ready to go and will post pictures after I finish a few pages.  I am going to make this a Key West Album.  But I think it would make a great Graduation Book.  This Video shows our Blendabilities which have been dis-continued sad to say. 

https://youtu.be/Po2cd2HQY2M

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Royals Page 2

I had a few more pictures and accents I wanted to use, so I made page 2.  So excited to be part of this Organization and can't wait to work the Wildcard Game or whatever comes our way!

The Fan Express Bus picture is from Meredith, another BFF from Booth B.  Her Daughter went to a Band competition and this Bus was waiting for them!  How Awesome!

And Sweet Melissa is another Great Friend and Ticketseller.  Hard to believe I have known these gals 15 years!

The Locker room party was wild and so glad the news stations captured this photo.  Another steal from Facebook.  Project Life is so easy to put together, coordinate your cards, journal, insert pictures, DONE!!

Ingredients:

12 X 12 Project Life Photo pockets 135295 $6.95 12 pages!
Project Life Journal pens 135304 $4.95 2 pens
Everyday Adventure Card Collection 135298 $15.95

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Royals Celebrate Project Life

I had some more feathers planned for today, but after that GREAT Royals win and Playoff clinch, I had to make a Project Life page.  This went together in a snap, the cards are the perfect Crushed Curry color to accent the Royal Blue.  I journaled with Project Life pens and stole a pic from Facebook!!  Love that Union Station pic, social media is AWESOME!  I cut up a schedule, a leftover ticket and some baseballs cut from a sandwich bag.  Inspiration is everywhere!

And to work with my Best Friends is the BEST part of selling tickets for the Royals!  Love these gals and can't wait to make more memories with them!

Ingredients:

12 X 12 Project Life Photo pockets  135295  $6.95  12 pages!
Project Life Journal pens  135304  $4.95  2 pens
Everyday Adventure Card Collection  135298 $15.95 

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Project Life Love Story

Here is a quick video showing Project Life in action.  I have purchased the album and it is very nice.  I love this Black and White card collection.  This could be used for Prom, Anniversaries or any Love Story.

http://youtu.be/ecSfRDHurQ4


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Project Life Album with Flashback Designer Paper

I will be holding a Project Life class in August.  I covered my 6 X 8 album with a piece of FlashBack Designer paper.  Perfect for a Photo Album.  I used Tombow to adhere and will Modge Podge later.

Here are some pages using Project Life cards.  I have not added photos yet.  These layouts were made at Convention and I will probably make this my Convention Album.  The Camera stamp was my first prize at Convention.  I stamped in Black Stazon and cut this out with the Oval Framelits and added the next size Oval in Real Red.
This Designer paper is perfect for all your photos.  Great colors, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Very Vanilla.

 Sorry about the camera strap in this photo.  These Project Life cards were created for Convention attendees.  Can't wait to print and add my Five year Anniversary picture!

 This page was part of a Convention project using our new Holiday Card kit.

Project Life makes memory keeping so easy!  Check out my August class and get started with Project Life by Stampin' Up!

Ingredients:

Flashback Designer paper  1336990  $10.95  Buy 3 DSP and get 1 FREE until July 31st
6 X 8 Project Life Album  135293  $9.95
Variety Pack 6 X8 Photo Pockets  135297 $5.95 12 assorted pages
Project Life Card Kit  Assorted styles available $15.95  includes 100 double sided cards in 3 sizes
Snapshot  133812  $9.95  Wood only
Oval Framelits  129381 $26.95

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Florida Project Life

Here is another Project Life layout.  These cards make it so easy to put together a layout.

I zoomed in on the Project life cards.  Love the colors and room for Journaling!  Oh and the Coconut Shrimp!  Was the BEST I had on this trip.  Can't wait to visit Boatyard again soon.


Project Life Everyday Adventure Cards 135298 $15.95 100 double sided cards!!!

 

Project Life Photo Pocket pages 135294 $6.95 12 12X12 pages 2 each of 6 designs

 

 

Check out the rest of the Project Life selections at my website. More coming in the new Catalog June 1st.


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Siesta Key Project Life

My Trip in February with my 2 Besties Amy and Carolyn was fabulous!  How easy to save some of those memories with Project Life!  The Everyday Adventure cards are fun Bright colors and blend well with Beach Pictures!.  Again sorry for the glare, I need to figure out how to take better pictures of these pages.  If you ever attend a class ask to see them in person!

 See the great colors in the Project Life cards.......

 The cards give the perfect opportunity to journal.......

 These pictures make me Happy!!  This layout uses the smaller cards, use as many or few as you desire.  The shells pic was actually cut in half.

 

Ingredients:

Project Life Everyday Adventure Cards 135298 $15.95    100 double sided cards!!!

Project Life Photo Pocket pages 135294 $6.95 12 12X12 pages 2 each of 6 designs

Check out the rest of the Project Life selections at my website. More coming in the new Catalog June 1st.


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Project Life Snoopy and Spring.......

As many of you know who have met Snoopy, she is my Baby Girl!  She loves for me to be outside with her and when I work in the yard she keeps a watch over her domain and keeps me company.  This layout is a day in the life of Snoopy OUTSIDE!!  I love how easy it is to make a layout!  The page pockets offer different arrangements and sizes.  This layout features 3 4X4  and 4 4X6 Portrait photo slots.  I chose to mat my pictures to draw more color from the Project Life journaling cards in the middle of each page.  These card kits are amazing!!  Wait until you see my beach layout!!!

Simply print and cut your pictures.  Add a Picture to BOTH sides of the mat.  You are making 2 pages at once!  Front and back!!  Talk about a time saver!!

 Sorry for the glare!

Cut some pics down to 4X4

Choose your mat colors and layout your pictures.

Arrange your photos.

I used Tombow glue to add photos to mats, turn mat over and add other side. 

Add your journaling and done!!  Front and Back!! 


Ingredients:

Project Life Everyday Adventure Cards  135298 $15.95  100 double sided cards

Project Life Photo Pocket pages  135294  $6.95  12  12X12 pages  2 each of 6 designs

Check out the rest of the Project Life selections at my website.  More coming in the new Catalog June 1st.


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