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September 2017 Pal’s Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals September 2017 Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us today. This month our theme is “My Favorite Holiday”. Sit back and enjoy the view while the Pals treat you with projects for the upcoming Autumn and Winter holidays.

Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

Christmas is my all time favorite holiday, but I couldn’t resist showing you some of the Halloween projects I’ve been working on.

These Clear Tiny Treat Boxes filled with Sixlets were fun and easy to make. There’s a link to buy the candy at the bottom of this post.

The Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies were used to cut out the two pumpkins on the left from the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper (DSP).

You can make all kinds of cute treats by cutting out these DSP pumpkin images.

When you open the card, there’s another fun pumpkin hiding inside! This makes me really happy. Hopefully the recipient will smile when they find the hiding pumpkin. 🙂

Here’s the Spooky Cat version of the card. These cards are really fun to make. Would it surprise you to know that I have six more versions, but I was afraid you might not want to see each one? 🙂

Some people don’t care for Halloween, so I made a Hello Fall! card with the same format. The Hello Fall! stamp is from the Merry Cafe stamp set.

Here’s the measurements for the card:

Pumpkin Pie base 4-1/4″ x 10-1/2″ scored at 2-1/2″ and 5″

Very Vanilla 4″ x 5-1/4″

Spooky DSP strip 1″ x 5-1/4″ Adhere to bottom of Very Vanilla

Basic Black strip 1″ x 10-1/2″ scored at 2-1/2″ and 5″ Adhere the 2-1/2″ part right above the Spooky DSP. The black strip is not adhered to anything from 2-1/2″ to 8. Adhere the 8″ to 10-1/2″ to the front of the card

Cajun Craze Circle is largest Stitched Shapes framelits circle

Very Vanilla Circle is the second largest Layering Circle framelit

Pumpkin Pie banner is 1/2″ x 4-1/4″

At the very bottom of this post you can see all the supplies I used to make these projects and also the Halloween children’s book that inspired my family’s love of Halloween and Pumpkin parties.

Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on October 11, 2017 for “Wicked Folds”. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We’d love to hear what you have to say about our Favorite Holiday. By the way, what’s your favorite holiday?

Spooky Night Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Spooky Cat Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Cat Punch

$18.00

Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies

$27.00

Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

$7.50

Black Rhinestone Jewels

$5.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.00

Everyday Label Punch

$18.00

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

So every year on Trick or Treat night we used to invite our friends and family over for a Pumpkin Party. My kids loved having this party because they were inspired by one of our very favorite books called, “Too Many Pumpkins.” I’ve read this book hundreds of times and I can’t wait to read it to my grandchildren someday. With countless unwelcome pumpkins to deal with, Rebecca Estelle turns disaster into a celebration. One day, years and years later, white-haired Rebecca was busy not eating pumpkins when–SPLAT–a giant pumpkin fell off an overloaded truck and smashed into her yard. She buried the mess so she wouldn’t have to look at it, and, as you might imagine, she witnessed a bumper crop the following fall, “Too Many Pumpkins” by Linda White. Here’s a link to the book.

Here’s a link to the shimmer orange Sixlets candy

and black Sixlets candy

Free Quilt Gift Set-All online orders of $100 or more in September using my Host Code YJHT6DXP, will receive a free gift of all the pieces to make your own Quilt gift set including three 3×3 cards, three envelopes and the Mini Pizza Box. You can choose the three colors you want and I’ll have everything cut and ready for you to put together. You can also email me your order at Beth@StampingMom.com. Here’s the quilt cards and Mini Pizza Box

Free Catalog-If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up demo you are working with and would like to order with me, please let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or new Holiday Catalog. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com for your free catalog.

Holiday Catalog Product Share-Please email me today to reserve your Holiday catalog product share. My email is Beth@StampingMom.com You’ll receive 6″ x 12″ of all the new DSP, 1 yard of the new ribbon and a sampling of the new embellishments. The cost with shipping is only $40. Please see all the details here.

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I love to hear from you! Please leave a comment at the top of this post.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Painted Harvest

I have exciting news today. I’ve been asked to be a designer for the Splitcoast Stampers Creative Crew! I’ve been praying that I would get on another design team, but was shocked when I got the email. 🙂 I get to design five projects each month for Sept-Dec. 2017. The best part is all of you can play along.

The first challenge was to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) project of your choosing with nature and fall in mind. Then create a second project, amped up with more enrichments, additions, layers, really step it up.

I used Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake (dots). The Painted Harvest stamp set is so easy to use and very versatile.

On the second card I “stepped it up” by fussy cutting a flower and popping it up on a dimensional with Linen Thread behind it. I also added Linen thread to the banner. I used Clear Emboss Powder and heat embossed the sentiment. That always looks cool in real life. I doubt you can tell by the picture. I also added a Crushed Curry layer on the card. The envelope looks cute with the flower in the corner.

My Irish twins! I love this picture! This was the first day of Kindergarten for Keegan and First Grade for Abby. If you look close you can see there are pink beads crocheted to Abby’s socks. My sweet Grandma, Grandma Olson, taught me how to crochet well enough that I could add beads to Abby’s socks to match her outfits. I was so thrilled to have a girl that I did crazy things like crocheting beads on socks and making handmade hair pieces to go on Abby’s ponytail or pigtails. Wow, I miss those days. I thought I’d give you an update on Abby. She loves being at college. She’s made lots of great friends, found a church and youth group she likes, gets along great with her room mate, and loves her classes, especially Organic Chemistry. There’s even a cute boy I hear about from time to time. I get texts from her that say, “I’m so happy” and “I love Organic Chemistry!” A few months ago I couldn’t imagine not seeing and talking to Abby everyday. Today it is easier knowing that she is doing what she loves and is in a very good place. I pray things continue to go well for Abby and she thrives at college and stays safe.

Steve just came in to see what I was up to. I showed him the Irish Twin picture and we both got tears in our eyes. I’m not sure we are ready to be emptynesters. 🙂

Speaking of my Superman, (husband Steve), he got his best time ever in his Sprint Triathlon last weekend. He was pleased and decided he wants to do triathlons again next summer. His goal is to get a medal (top 3) in his age division. He’s gotten fourth or fifth a few times during the last three summers but never has made it to the medal stand. Three years ago he lost 50lbs and did his very first triathlon.

Promotion period: September 1–October 31

The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after October 31
In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $300 (before shipping and handling)
The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is in addition to Stampin’ Rewards

Free Quilt Gift Set-All online orders of $100 or more in September using my Host Code YJHT6DXP, will receive a free gift of all the pieces to make your own Quilt gift set including three 3×3 cards, three envelopes and the Mini Pizza Box. You can choose the three colors you want and I’ll have everything cut and ready for you to put together. You can also email me your order at Beth@StampingMom.com. Here’s the quilt cards and Mini Pizza Box

Free Catalog-If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up demo you are working with and would like to order with me, please let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or new Holiday Catalog. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com for your free catalog.

Holiday Catalog Product Share-Please email me today to reserve your Holiday catalog product share. My email is Beth@StampingMom.com You’ll receive 6″ x 12″ of all the new DSP, 1 yard of the new ribbon and a sampling of the new embellishments. The cost with shipping is only $40. Please see all the details here.

Please subscribe to my blog, follow me on Pinterest here or Facebook here.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Linen Thread

$4.50

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes

$6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

$6.50

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Anything but the Holidays Blog Hop

My Mom has been a quilter for as long as I can remember. She made quilts for each of my kids when they were little and again each one got a quilt when they graduated from high school. When I saw the Christmas Quilt Bundle in the new 2017-18 Holiday catalog, I knew I would purchase it and use it year round, not just for Christmas. My paper quilts are quick and easy, while my Mom’s quilts take months to create.

I enjoy making 3×3 cards and envelopes to give as gift sets. My colors are Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight.

Don’t you love these new Mini Pizza Boxes on page 44 of the Holiday catalog?! You get 8 boxes for only $6. These are food safe. Since Superman (my husband Steve) loves making fudge for Christmas gifts, I ordered extras to decorate for this year’s fudge boxes. You can also use them to give cookies, 3×3 cards, gift cards, jewelry and more.

Free Quilt Gift Set-All online orders of $100 or more in September using my Host Code YJHT6DXP, will receive a free gift of all the pieces to make your own Quilt gift set including three 3×3 cards, three envelopes and the Mini Pizza Box. You can choose the three colors you want and I’ll have everything cut and ready for you to put together. You can also email me your order at Beth@StampingMom.com.

Free Catalog-If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up demo you are working with and would like to order with me, please let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or new Holiday Catalog. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com for your free catalog.

Holiday Catalog Product Share-Please email me today to reserve your Holiday catalog product share. My email is Beth@StampingMom.com You’ll receive 6″ x 12″ of all the new DSP, 1 yard of the new ribbon and a sampling of the new embellishments. The cost with shipping is only $40. Please see all the details here.

Please subscribe to my blog, follow me on Pinterest here or Facebook here.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂