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April 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative

The design team I’m on at Use Your Stuff is having a Circle Challenge this week! Circles are a challenge everyone can easily do, so jump over to Use Your Stuff when you have your Circle Creation completed.

My dear college friend, Sharon, is having a birthday this week so I decided to make this circle birthday card for her.

A couple friends were over stamping this month’s Paper Pumpkin with me on Friday evening. I love the Lemon Lime Twist with the black and white, so I chose to use some of the Paper Pumpkin kit parts on this card and make a Paper Pumpkin April 2017 Alternative card. I used the washi tape from the kit and also the DSP lining from one of the envelopes. The sentiment is from the new Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set.

Click here to order a Paper Pumpkin kit for next month. If you’re a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber, the refill kits for A Sara Thing Paper Pumpkin (April 2017) are available starting today. Don’t miss out, they will sell out fast!

Saturday night was Prom for Abby and Keegan. Here’s a picture of my kids before they met up with their friend groups. I love the Lilac bushes shown in the background. They smell wonderful!

We weren’t expecting any kids at our house Saturday evening. Before the night was over, Keegan and his girlfriend stopped over before the dance, Abby and her friend group came to have snacks and change before “After Prom”, and Ryan brought ten of his Okoboji Bible camp counselor friends for a bonfire in our back yard, and seven of them stayed overnight. With three of our kids along with the seven guests, we had young adults sleeping on every couch and bed all over the house. Sunday morning we sent them off after having cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs and bacon. It was a fun evening! I hope they all come back soon. Superman and I are going to be super lonely when we become empty nesters in sixteen months! I’ll probably have a lot more time to make cards though. 🙂

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Daisy 3×3 cards in the Wood Crate

My Order from OnStage arrived today! You may not be surprised there was a Daisy Punch inside! Did you notice the awesome Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Double-Stitched Ribbon? You should start making your wish list!

The Daffodil Delight Daisy really pops on the Pool Party card.

The tag is from the Wood Crate Framelits. The “happy birthday” is from a new stamp set called Happy Birthday Gorgeous. I can’t wait to show you more from that stamp set. The crate is made with the Serene Scenery DSP Stack. You should get one if you haven’t already, it’s on the Retired List.

Here’s the Daisy cards I made last week. See them in the crate all wrapped up for Mother’s Day here.

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I have several friends with birthdays this week. Hopefully one of them would love to receive this little crate of 3×3 cards.

I hope you had a wonderful Easter! We certainly did! Here’s the Bunny Cake that Abby made. My Grandma Olson made them while I was growing up, I made them for several years and now Abby has been the Bunny Cake maker for probably eight years. Someone asked me why the bunny’s bow tie is missing? Well, we needed to taste test it and make sure the bunny was yummy! Also, our pan is not big enough to add the bow tie so it is now a tradition to eat the bow tie when we decorate the cake. We had a wonderful Easter church service at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, IA. Here’s the link to the video of the sermon if you’re interested.

I spent the afternoon cooking today. I made two big pans of scalloped potatoes and ham, healthy Chocolate Zucchini Protein Muffins, and my healthy Porridge Breakfast.

Hope you had a blessed day!

Beth 🙂

Stampin’ Up New Daisy Punch

Welcome to the Families First Pals Blog Hop for April 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about what to make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or upcoming graduations. And, family vacations are just around the corner… how would you want to remember those special family moments? We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below. The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Cute 3×3 cards with coordinating envelopes!

Bermuda Bay
Melon Mambo
Crushed Curry
New Daisy Punch

At the Stampin’ Up! OnStage event last weekend, I was introduced to three of my new favorite products in the new 2017-18 Stampin’ Up! Catalog which include the Daisy Punch, Wood Crate Framelits and Wood Textures DSP Paper Stack. All the new products will be available beginning June 1.

This crate is the perfect size for 3×3 cards or any kind of treat. I love making boxes and this one is quick and easy.

. I made this card at OnStage using the new Daisy punch.

My envelopes are trimmed in the Brights Designer Series Paper Stacks #138434. This paper is retiring and it’s probably the item I’ll miss the most. If you want some, get it quick before it’s gone.

Shhh, don’t tell my Mom, but she’s getting this cute little crate with the three 3×3 cards and envelopes with her Mother’s Day gift. My parents live in an independent senior living facility, so she can leave a sweet note for someone without having to put it in the mail. If you give money for graduation gifts, it would be fun to add it to a little crate of cards.