February 2022 DIY: Driving By

Posted on February 1, 2022 by mauistamper

If you’re not on sunny Maui, you might need a bit of Sunshine and Rainbows today. How about a whimsical VW bus driving through your February DIY Calendar?

Maui Stamper Stampin Up February 2022 DIY Easel Calendar Driving By Palms dies Sunshine and Rainbows desktop calendar

Stamps: Driving By (Sale-a-bration 2022v1), Paradise Palms
Color Palette: Basic White, Memento Black, Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Gray Granite, Pear Pizazz, Old Olive, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Sunshine and Rainbows Designer Series paper (Sale-a-bration 2022v1), Big Boss, Palms dies, Basic Borders dies, Stampin Dimensionals, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write markers, Watercolor pencils

I used the paper piecing technique with the bus. I stamped it once on one of the striped patterns from the Sunshine and Rainbow DSP, and then again on a piece of Basic White. I used Blends to color the top, wheels, bumpers and windows of the bus. Then I removed the top, wheels, bumpers and windows of the bus from the DSP version and adhered it to the Basic White version.

I made a road using the curve from the Basic Borders dies and the White Watercolor Pencil. I measured another piece of the Sunshine and Rainbows DSP to fit behind the bus and the road and used multipurpose glue to adhere all of those layers – except the bus, the bus had to be on Dimensionals.

If we ever stop carrying Stampin’ Dimensionals I will be unable to function.

The palms – oh my gosh, Stampin’ Up! has heard me mutter – those palms were inked with Stampin’ Write markers and cut out with the dies. It took me a hot minute to figure out how I wanted to line everything up, but lah-dee-dah, I am pretty pleased with the results! What do you think?

You can make your own Easel calendars with my handy-dandy print-yer-own pdf. It’s just $5 and I create one every year. Message me if you’re interested. There’s also a Pinterest board where you can find years of inspiration.

Speaking of inspiration, pop over and see what Cheryl and Crystal have done for February. And when you’re done, do yourself a favor and take yourself shopping (the Paradise Palms bundle is a great place to start) and then add that VW Bus to your order for free. You’ll thank yourself over and over! (Be sure to get the English version of Driving By, unless of course you happen to speak French.)

Everybody loves FREE!! Choose FREE goodies from January 4 to February 28, 2022!! Shop HERE.

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Before you place that order, consider the Very Best Deal – joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator! If you join by February 28, 2022, there’s a super opportunity. Choose 2 FREE stamp sets PLUS:

$125 additional product of your choice for $99
Free shipping on your kit
20% savings on your own purchases
6 months to try us out without risk – continue with just a $300 quarterly minimum
Earn Sale-a-bration and host rewards on RETAIL price not your discounted price
An incredible community of crafters
Early access AND sneak peeks (you know you want to know!)

Join by February 28th for those two free stamp sets! Message me if you have questions or want to chat.

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin February 2022 Safari Celebration kit

Be sure to subscribe by February 10th for your Craft Escape in a box! Paper Pumpkin subscriptions deliver ready-to-go projects to your doorstep every month, but you have ultimate control to skip or cancel 😱if you decide it’s not for you. The February kit will make 9 playful cards with envelopes that you can tailor to your card-sending needs. Don’t wait!

Tropical Vibes: a great way to Sale-a-brate!

Posted on January 31, 2022 by mauistamper

We have so many great tropical themed products in the Online Store right now – and you can have this one for FREE! Tropical Vibes is a Sale-a-bration selection and my friends, it is gonna be a KEEPER.

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Sale-a-bration 2022 Tropical Vibes Pineapple handmade card

Stamps: Tropical Vibes, Special Moments (both Sale-a-bration 2022v1)
Color Palette: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Wink of Stella, Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-bration 2022v1), Linen Thread, Basic White Note Cards and Envelopes, Stampin’ Write markers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

And when you peek inside, the Tropical Vibes banana leaves are in there!! Or maybe they’re heliconia, or traveler palm, or red ginger…they’re all good! These images are DistINKtive stamps, and the layers of detail are gorgeous. The beauty of DistINKtive designs is that the layers are all in the stamp – it’s stamp-n-go!!

I used markers to color the pineapple so that I could have some shading in addition to the DistINKtive layering. I had to have some Stella, too. What good is a pine without Stella?

That Simply Marbelous DSP is a go-to resources for card making. It’s 6″ x 6″ paper, so it’s easy to store and easy to cut. There are 8 monochromatic sheets in 6 color ways: Balmy Blue/Misty Moonlight, Basic Gray/Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride/Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron/Bumblebee, Pool Party/Coastal Cabana, and Highland Heather/Gorgeous Grape. And our pre-cut, pre-scored Note Cards with Envelopes are just the right size for a thank you note!

Everybody loves FREE!! Choose FREE goodies from January 4 to February 28, 2022!! Shop HERE.

Before you place that order, consider the Very Best Deal – joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator! If you join by February 28, 2022, there’s a super opportunity. Choose 2 FREE stamp sets PLUS:

$125 additional product of your choice for $99
Free shipping on your kit
20% savings on your own purchases
6 months to try us out without risk – continue with just a $300 quarterly minimum
Earn Sale-a-bration and host rewards on RETAIL price not your discounted price
An incredible community of crafters
Early access AND sneak peeks (you know you want to know!)

Join by February 28th for those two free stamp sets! Message me if you have questions or want to chat.

Rainbow of Happiness

Posted on January 17, 2022 by mauistamper

Truth: I am not all that into rainbows. I KNOW. I live on Maui. And I love them IRL. But as a design element, not so much. Until Rainbow of Happiness:

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Rainbow of Happiness Brilliant Rainbow dies handmade card

Stamps: Rainbow of Happiness
Color Palette: Basic White, Highland Heather, Polished Pink, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party
Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Brilliant Rainbow dies, Notecard and envelopes, Multipurpose Glue, Ink Refill, paintbrush

I pulled out my 3 1/2″ x 5″ notecards for this one, as I knew I needed a fistful of cards for quick notes. The process of cutting out 4 colors for the rainbow with the big half-arc die generated 4 sets of rainbows, making this a pretty efficient little project!

I decided that the white notecard was a little too plain, so I put two (JUST TWO) drops of Pool Party ink in a little dish and added a couple of tablespoons of water. I dipped a medium-sized paintbrush into the diluted solution and flicked it lightly across the paper. You’ll need to let this dry a bit before using Multipurpose Glue or stamping, since the drops dampen the paper enough to create *issues*. Ask me how I know 😁 You’ll also want to be sure there’s nothing else in the general vicinity when you start flicking, unless of course you want LOTS of little Pool Party splatters on ALL of your projects.

I had a set of negatives left when I finished my little rainbow notecards, and put them to good use with the coordinating paper from Sale-a-bration, Sunshine and Rainbows. I am so happy with the way Stampin’ Up! chooses to put a bold pattern on one side and a tone-on-tone pattern on the reverse of nearly every sheet of Designer Series Paper we offer. Have you shopped Sale-a-bration yet?

Everybody loves FREE!! Choose FREE goodies from January 4 to February 28, 2022!! Shop HERE.

Before you place that order, consider the Very Best Deal – joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator! If you join by February 28, 2022, there’s a super opportunity. Choose 2 FREE stamp sets PLUS:

$125 additional product of your choice for $99
Free shipping on your kit
20% savings on your own purchases
6 months to try us out without risk – continue with just a $300 quarterly minimum
Earn Sale-a-bration and host rewards on RETAIL price not your discounted price
An incredible community of crafters
Early access AND sneak peeks (you know you want to know!)

Join by February 28th for those two free stamp sets! Message me if you have questions or want to chat.

Be sure to subscribe by February 10th for your Craft Escape in a box! Paper Pumpkin subscriptions deliver ready-to-go projects to your doorstep every month, but you have ultimate control to skip or cancel 😱 if you decide it’s not for you. The February kit will make 9 playful cards with envelopes that you can tailor to your card-sending needs. Don’t wait!

Paper Pumpkin BOGO!

Posted on August 18, 2016 by mauistamper

There’s a fantastic offer for first time Paper Pumpkin craft kit subscribers!

Subscribe between now and September 10th, and pay full price for your September kit ($19.95 + tax). You’ll receive the October kit for free! Use promo code BOGO at checkout. You can sign up or learn more HERE.

Subscribe between September 11th and October 10th and you’ll pay for October and get November for free!

What’s a Paper Pumpkin? It’s a complete paper crafting kit delivered to your door ready to open and craft, or to take when you’re out and about. All you need to supply is adhesive. Here are examples of kits from 2016:

The Fine Print:

IMPORTANT: This offer is invalid if your subscription is suspended or cancelled during the first two months. In other words, subscribers cannot cancel or suspend their subscription during their first two months—if they do, the offer is void.
After the first two months, the subscription will continue for $19.95 + tax per month (shipping included) unless cancelled or suspended. Promotion Ends October 10, 2016.
This offer is open to first-time subscribers only.
Not valid on prepaid subscriptions.
Ends October 10, 2016 (the last day to subscribe and get the October kit).

SUBSCRIBE NOW!

$5 Today for a Paper Pumpkin – Fun, Easy and a Steal

Posted on June 10, 2016 by mauistamper

Just over 7 hours left to get this deal – sign up by 7:50pm Hawaii Standard time! First time subscribers get the June kit – stamps, ink, and all the paper and accessories – for just $5! No tax, no shipping, just pure paper crafting fun.

Use the code ONEDAYDEAL at paperpumpkin.com.

Paper Pumpkin Sweet Treats

Posted on February 21, 2015 by mauistamper

I was really, REALLY happy when I opened up my January Paper Pumpkin box:

These little gems took about 45 minutes to put together and that included filling the bags with M&M’s (one for you, one for me, two for me, one for you…)

There were 24 in the package and 3 basic designs – that pleased the Math Nerd that lives deep in my soul.

The icing on the M&M’s (so to speak) was when I was inspired to make this Berry Basket with the still-available Under the Tree Specialty DSP. Be.Still.My.Heart.

Skedaddle on over to the Online Store and stock up on that paper! You might also want to nab a couple of rolls of Festive Designer Kraft paper rolls – I did, but I’m not sharing. While you’re at it, treat yourself to a Paper Pumpkin 3 month subscription. Save $5 and add a free Sale-a-bration choice to your cart. You’ve worked hard this week – treat yourself!

the May Paper Pumpkin

Posted on May 20, 2014 by mauistamper

Have you tried My Paper Pumpkin?

I had some fun with the kit for May:

Love the stamps that come with these kits! They’re so fresh and fun. And I couldn’t resist making it REALLY 3-D:

I wanted to play with that chubby bird from Betsy’s Blooms. I haven’t used that set much lately but I’m fond of that goofy birds. Actually, I’m fond of birds in general.

Im also going to miss those Lovely Words. I like the font and I like the words themselves. But it’s time to make room for new things.

Pumpkin Pedaling

Posted on August 29, 2013 by mauistamper

TWO MORE DAYS FOR $10 PUMPKINS!!

This is the card designed by the concept artists at Stampin’ Up! for the August My Paper Pumpkin Creative Escape. If you’ve been out of the country for the last month, you might not know that you can begin your My Paper Pumpkin subscription for only $10 a month plus tax – but you need to hurry because this deal is only good through August 31st! (And Maui peeps, watch the clock – Stampin’ Up! runs on MST which is 4 hours earlier than HST).

Of course, I had to play around and add my own touches. I used the polka dot background from the July kit (I KNOW, I haven’t made it up yet – I just did that May kit!!) I also added some Candy Dots with 1/2 inch circles over the flags I created with the self-adhesive strips that came in the kit. They’re just like washi!!

You know the trick with the Decorative Label punch, right? To create a mat, punch two labels in a contrast color, cut one down the middle long ways and the other down the middle short ways and adhere them to the base image with Tombo (the Wonder Adhesive).

I used the 3 inch Bigz circle die for the Cherry Cobbler label and made a Bermuda Bay paper flag and a Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon flag for this card.

Love the texture in the ribbon!!

Last card – love that sentiment from the My Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit!!

This was a true 30 minute creative escape – including opening the box and putting the clear labels on the stamps!! These kits are perfect for crafting-on-the-go…just grab the box and your Tombo and you are ready to craft ANYWHERE! But don’t wait because this great deal is about to end. Visit the My Paper Pumpkin website and use promo code PUMPKINDEAL when you check out. You deserve it!

{The fine print…the My Paper Pumpkin promotion is available to new subscribers only. Cost is $10 + tax for the first two months. Subsequent kits are $19.95 + tax per month. There is no minimum subscription. Manage your subscription (change billing, skip a month, cancel subscription) at http://www.MyPaperPumpkin.com.}

Saving My Convention Memories

Posted on August 25, 2013 by mauistamper

My Paper Pumpkin for May pushed me to work outside the box:

Before you ask, that little tile in the corner was a swap and I LOVED it!!

This My Paper Pumpkin kit from May has sat on my stamp desk for a while as I decided what to do with it. In case you haven’t noticed, I don’t do a lot of scrapbooking. I have a really hard time choosing the photos – I think that’s what gets in my way. I really wanted to use this kit, but it took Convention to get me in the groove.

I’m gonna show you ALL the pages, but I’m not going into details on every product I used.

The My Paper Pumpkin kit included front and back covers, 6 pieces of DSP (6×6), 5 pre-cut DSP pages to fit the covers, 6 pages of self-adhesive embellishments, and a bag with 2 buttons and 2 arrow-shaped clip embellishments.

I needed MORE pages!! I added card stock pages and pulled out a heap of stamps. I also added mementos I collected at Convention.

Sometimes I journaled on the self-adhesive embellishments, and sometimes I wrote directly on the page.

That picture of Crystal in her Pineapple Sunglasses is my absolute FAVE.

Aussie Aussie Aussie!! Oi Oi Oi!! Wouldn’t you know it, we sat next to 3 demonstrators from Queensland, Australia for the opening General Session.

We really enjoyed meeting Stampin’ Up! staff, but Kathy Pitt (You Crew: Meet with an Illustrator) and Sara Brook-Humphrey (the My Paper Pumpkin girl – working in the Social Media booth) were special highlights.

I am so proud of my PINEAPPLE!

I’m also proud to have been part of the Guinness World Record for most greeting cards sent from a single location at one time.

Swaps!!! Need I say more?

If you don’t follow Erica Cerwin’s blog Pink Buckaroo, take a look HERE for more details on her INCREDIBLE Paper Camper. I was speechless.

Classes at convention are always outstanding. The class I enjoyed more this year was Carrie Cudney’s class “Living a Creative Life”. She had great quotes, great projects, and a great ice-breaker: We threw rolls of TP around the room!!

We wore those ridiculous Pineapple Sunglasses for 3 solid days. By Saturday afternoon my eyes were fatigued from looking through that cheapo plastic. We sure had fun with them!

Big Screen Photos…

and my name badge.

I used Tombo (the Wonder Adhesive) to adhere DSP to the front and back sides of the covers, then used a little Washi to dress up the edges. All the holes were pre-punched. Still, to be completely honest, this was NOT a 30 minute project. I think I spent a couple of afternoons on it – but I did more than double the pages. Here’s the kit:

Just a few more days to sign up for My Paper Pumpkin at the special promotional price of $10 + tax DELIVERED to YOUR DOOR! You’ll get a ready-to-go project with all the pre-cut paper, embellishments, stamps and ink you need. You add adhesive and a little time. These projects are perfect for taking out and about with you! Visit the Paper Pumpkin website and be sure to use promocode PUMPKINDEAL when you check out!

How about a deal on My Paper Pumpkin?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by mauistamper

Are you riding the Paper Pumpkin train yet? You ought to be! The projects are delightful, simple to assemble, and include exclusive stamps that you will use again and again. The monthly subscription includes pre-measured and pre-cut paper, stamps, ink and embellishments – everything except adhesive that you need to create a project in 30 minute or less.

My Paper Pumpkin is perfect for busy moms who can only steal a few minutes before bedtime for their crafting. It’s a great group project for a Girl’s Night Out. You can even complete one on your lunch hour and have time left over to eat lunch!

Best of all, sign up HERE before August 31 and pay only $10 each month (plus tax) for your first two months! The regular price is $19.95, so you’re saving almost half. The subscription service is easy to manage, and you can suspend it when you are traveling – although who would want to miss one magical box?

Here are some samples I’ve shared previously – click on the photo for to visit the whole post:

The June 2013 pumpkin kit used a hexagon theme for four cards.

The April pumpkin featured the SERIOUSLY fabulous stamp and gorgeous papers to create 4 completely different cards!

This is the Welcome kit, so all new subscriptions begin with this set of stamps and supplies. You’ll love the font for the sentiments, and there’s an awesome splatter stamp that accompanies this set as well!

Want to see the July kit? Mine is waiting at home – and I’m not there yet! Check out THIS video for a sneak peak.

The Maui Stamper

papercrafts, my stories, and the occasional insight

Category Archives: Paper Pumpkin

February 2022 DIY: Driving By

Tropical Vibes: a great way to Sale-a-brate!

Rainbow of Happiness

Paper Pumpkin BOGO!

$5 Today for a Paper Pumpkin – Fun, Easy and a Steal

Paper Pumpkin Sweet Treats

the May Paper Pumpkin

Pumpkin Pedaling

Saving My Convention Memories

How about a deal on My Paper Pumpkin?

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