Pansy Patch Thank You Gift Bag and Tag Set

Do you like to wrap presents or give your gifts in special fancy gift bags?   I'm a fan of bags and tissue paper, and I used to buy all mine at the Dollar Store.  One day it occurred to me that why buy bags when I have so many craft supplies right at my finger tips.  What fun and no more running to the store at the last minute to get a bag.  

When I'm stamping and creating, I always have elements and cut paper on hand in my craft room so I've devoted a gift bag drawer especially for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, get well, graduation time, and thank yous.  I also keep plain gift bags I've purchased on sale or rescued from the good will store.  You know the motto, "be prepared" well that fits me to a tee.  

As an example, here's a gift bag and tag set I recently made for a friend as a way of thanking her for a very special deed. Since my friend is an avid gardener and really loves Spring flowers I decided to use my new Pansy Petals bundle to create the perfect gift bag and tag for her and the bag was filled with fun stuff like gardening gloves, seed packages, plant stake ties and markers and a special trimmer she had her eye on.   What fun! 

Because I have the plain gift bags and extras stamped pieces and embellishments from this card making session, I was able to pull this bag and tag set together in a flash. 

Creating your own bag fronts and coordinating tags is also a great way to use up your retired paper and card stock stash..... just sayin'

Bag Dimensions:

• Bag measurements
• 1st layer - cut a 7" x 5" piece of Blackberry Bliss 
• 2nd layer - cut a 6 7/8" x 4 7/8" piece of Fresh Fresia
• Designer Series Paper -6 3/4 x 4 3/4" 
• Topper  6 3/4" x 4 1/2" embossed with the Meadow Moments EF and cut with the Curvy Die. 
• Design Element:  I cut a large oval from Fresh Fresia with the Stitched Layers die.  I layered pansies and leaves from the Pansy Petals dsp that were cut with the Pansy Patch dies.   A few basic pearls that were coloured with my alcohol markers were added.  

Pansy Petals Bundle

Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper

Meadow Moments Embossing Folders work like a charm with the Mini Cut N' Emboss Machine my new desk top fun machine. 

Cut layers and adhere with Tombo Adhesive. I cut the topper using the Curvy die set.  You need to start with a larger piece of cardstock before you cut with the Curvy die and then I mbossed it with the Meadow Moments Embossing Folder.

Curvy Die Set 

Gift Tag:

• Cut one tag from Fresh Fresia card stock and one from Basic White using the Tag Topper Punch 
• Before layering the gift tags together trim 1/16th of an inch off all three sides of the Basic White tag. 
• Cut a strip of Blackberry Bliss and emboss with Meadow Moments embossing folder.  Glue to bottom of the Basic White tag.
• Add two pansies and three leaves with Tombo and Dimensionals.
• Stamp the "thank you" from the Pansy Patch stamp set in Blackberry Bliss 
• Add 3 Basic Pearls that have been coloured with alcohol marker.
• I used Iridescent Ice Stickles around the flower centers to add some dazzle.
• Tie to bag with a coordinating ribbon and thick white Butcher cord.    

These bags are so easy to make and depending on how special you want them to be or the occasion, you should be able to whip them up in no time.  Here's an example of one that I made a few years ago for Mother's Day, that I absolutely loved.  The bag and tag featured die cut flowers and leaves from Stampin' Up's Botanical Dies set and the Everything's Rosy stamp set (both retired now).  

When I was making this bag, I didn't have any designer paper that I wanted to use so I made my own with a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) stamping sentiments and flower images from the Everything's Rosy stamp set by Stampin' Up.  

I die cut a variety of flowers from Pixie Pink and Strawberry Slush cardstock and assembled them with Tombo glue.  These flowers coordinate well with the abstract Everything's Rosy stamped images on the OSW and tag.  A variety of  leaf shapes were cut from Pear Pizazz and Mossy Meadow card stock and adhered to the mix.  I always add my flowers to a base with dimensionals for the top flowers and Tombo glue to the base.  In this case I started with a Pear Pizazz 3" circle die cut.   

When I gave this bag and tag to my mom on Mother's Day she was overwhelmed and happy with the bag.  It took her a long time to actually open it to look at the present inside.  She asked me to hang on to this set and I'm glad I did as I have fond memories of that day.  This bag and tag sits proudly on my display shelf in my craft room and I'll display it on Mother's Day from now on as a reminder of the joy it brought to my special mom. 

Happy Stamping Everyone!

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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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MAY 21st - CELEBRATE WORLD DIVERSITY DAY

 

WHAT DEFINES THE TERM DIVERSITY IN THIS MODERN DAY WORLD?

If you Google the word "diversity" the common definition you'll find is that it is "any dimension" that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another. Simply put, diversity is about empowering people through respect and appreciation of what sets them apart or makes them different.  It doesn't matter what sets them apart - it could be their age, their gender, their ethnicity, their religion, their disability, their sexual orientation, their level of education, their national origin and so on.  

Globally celebrating and acknowledging May 21st as World Diversity and Inclusion Day gives us a safe, positive and nurturing platform to develop an understanding of other cultures, persuasions, passions as individuals, families and communities.   Be sure to mark this annual event on your calendar and help celebrate our differences in a fun and creative way.  

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and Inclusion Day?

Stampin’ Up!s first value statement is "we care about people first". Caring about people first means treating others with kindness, respect, and equal consideration. 

In honor of this value—and in the spirit of World Diversity Day—Stampin' Up! would like to celebrate what makes us unique through what brings us together our creativity!  They have designed a 14 page digital download to celebrate creativity and it's absolutely FREE for everyone.  

The download is called United Through Creativity Digital Download and features inclusive, multicultural, and multilingual sentiments and illustrations that represent the multiple markets Stampin’ Up! engages with. 

Once again, it’s free for all of us!  Just choose the PDF version that works for you.  

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Stampin' Up! hopes you’ll join in celebrating their one-of-a-kind community through the unifying force of creativity! To explore the United Through Creativity Digital Download simply:

• Click on the download and save to your computer so you'll always have access.
• Print your favorite pieces and use them to create cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper projects! Tip instead of printing the whole page, you can use your computer's snipping tool to create a file of the image you want. 
• Don’t be shy—share what you’ve made! When sharing to social media, use the hashtags #UnitedThroughCreativity and #DiversityDay. 

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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

New Annual Stampin' Up Catalogue Available Today

It's the most wonderful time of the year Stampin' Up! demos and customers alike wait for. It's Annual New Cattie Day! 

Take a peek:

When my new catalogue arrived in the mail it was love at first sight!  Honestly I couldn't wait to get home and start poring through it.  I'm not ashamed to say I fell in love at first glance and it met all my expectations and more!  

Just check out that cover with all those dreamy new colours and images, doesn't it make you want to get crafting?  

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As a papercrafter who enjoys everything Stampin' Up! there's no better feeling than indulging and dreaming about what I want from a new catalogue release.  It's pure bliss.  This beautiful catalogue and idea book has 176 pages that are full of card samples, tips and links.  Here are some ideas for you:

Beauty of the Earth:

The Beauty of the Earth Suite and bundle featured on pages 10 and 11 of the catalogue has a lot to offer! You will love the Beauty of Friendship Stamp Set and Beautiful Trees Die set. 

Pansy Petals Suite:  

The Pansy Petals Suite has a lot to offer! You will love all of the amazing products included in this suite.  This was one of the first sets I purchased on my Pre-order and I just love playing with it.  Check it out on pages 28 & 29 of Stampin' Up!s 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. And take a look at my sneak peek post for more ideas.  Check out my sneak peek samples. 

In The Wild: 

The In The Wild Suite featured on pages 44 and 45 of the catalogue has a lot to offer! Those big cats are amazing.  You'll love all of the amazing products included in this suite including the Wild Cats Stamp set and Big Cats Dies. 

Expressions in Ink 

The Expressions and Ink Suite which is featured on the cover of the catalogue and can be found on pages 96 and 97 has a lot to offer! I'm in love with the Artistically Inked Bundle and it's on my wish list.  The watercolour wash look really appeals to me.  Everything in this set is awesome.  

 

Bloom Where You're Planted:  

I love house plants of any kind so I'm very excited about this set.  I'm scheduled to take a class featuring the suite in June, and I can't wait. I'm looking forward to playing with the stamps and dies in the Plentiful Plants Bundle.  What fun! 

Hats Off Bundle:

The Hats Off Bundle on page 47 is another one on my Wish List.  I can see many celebrations and occasions that this set would be perfect for and although it's geared to the masculine side, I have a lot of girl friends who are big baseball fans too!  Imagine that hat in Polished Pink with some bling thrown on.  You'll find the Hats off Bundle on page 47 of the catalogue. 

Five New InColours:

Along with the new catalogue, five new Incolours which will be available through May 2023 were released today. I think you're going to fall in love. The colours are Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent, Fresh Freesia and Evening Evergreen and these colours are featured in cardstock, ink pads, blends, accessories and ink refills.   Click here to see flyer: 

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Bonus:

If you join my team during the month of May 2021 I'll also add a Bonus stamp set valued at $23.00 from the new Annual Catalogue to your starter kit from one of the sets listed below:

• Create With Friends 
• Measure of Love 
• Sweet Ice Cream 
• In Bloom
• Dressed to Impress

Well that's all for today.  I'll be back later with more card samples and tips on using the new catalogue.  Cheers and have a good week!

Happy Stamping!

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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up! Demo

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Another Catalogue Sneak Peek..... Pansy Patch

Over the weekend I had a chance to play with one of my new sets called Pansy Patch.  This beautiful stamp set and accessories will be available to Stampin' Up! customers for purchase on May 4th, 2021, when the 2021-22 Annual Catalogue is launched.  In the meantime only demonstrators, and those who sign up as new or returning demonstrators can get it in the Demonstrator Pre-Order.  

The designer series paper called Pansy Petals has richly coloured and designed images.  Two of the sheets in the pack had just pansy images and so I began gan by cutting out the individual pansy images.  There weren't any leaves on these pages, just the flowers, so I stamped rows of leaves to pair with the flowers.  I used my Mini Cut N' Emboss machine to cut out all the images, what fun!  

I used small pieces of washi tape to hold the dies in place on the paper, but the Pansy Dies are amazing and really hug the individual flower shapes ensuring you get good clean cuts. I stamped the leaves using the new In-colours Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. These also die cut beautifully, and it didn't take me long to have a stack of flowers and leaves so I could get on with my card making.

Here are my cards:

I made three cards each focusing on a particular card style that would show off the designer series paper (dsp).  

Card One: 

My first card is a flip and pop card featuring the Fresh Freesia Gingham dsp and card stock.  

This card took approximately 8 minutes from start to finish and I must say it's one of my favourite cards.  It looks so sweet and fresh.  I'm planning to make more using the new In-colour palette.  

I purchased a package of In-Colour Jewels in my pre-order, and they are absolutely beautiful.  They come in the new In-colours and I  added three in the Fresh Freesia colour.  So beautiful! 

Card Two:

My second card features a split panel of dsp.  The original piece measured 4" x 5 and I've cut it in half at the 2" mark and used the front for the top layer and the reverse side for the bottom of the card.  

I really like the combination of Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen in this striped designer paper, and how these colours coordinate so well with the Soft Seafoam of the card base and the background design in the floral portion of the DSP.

To showcase the flowers I die cut a 3" stitched oval from Soft Sea Foam and the next smaller size from Evening Evergreen  card stock.  I chose three of the larger flower designs and layered them onto the oval with a combination of Tom Bow glue and Dimensionals.  The oval was adhered with Dimensionals to the card mat. The leaves were hand stamped on Whisper White card stock and die cut.

I cut a strip of white cotton ribbon and secured it around the center of the mat to hide the paper seam, before adhering this layer to the card base.  I tied a small  bow and attached it glue dots, once the flowers were in place.  

To finish the card I added the "thank you" sentiment which was stamped with Versamark Ink on a scrap of Blackberry Bliss card stock and then heat embossed with White embossing powder.  This tag was die cut using the smallest die in Stitched so Sweetly.  

To complete this card I attached a tiny Bumble Bee trinket with glue dots and added some sparkle around the flower centers with Star Dust Stickles.   

Card Three: 

My third and final is called a Front Flap Fold and features a double panel fold and belly band. This was also a very quick and easy card to make.  The most time consuming aspect of making this card is deciding on the blend of designer series paper and what to layer on the belly band. 

I love how this Pansy Petals designer series paper incorporates some of the other colour collections.  This card has a Blackberry Bliss base and the layered circle is cut from Bumble Bee.  Although this is a very bold paper it has a rich tone that isn't overwhelming.  

Well that's it for today's sneak peek.  Hope you enjoyed it.  The Pansy Petal Suite will be available May 4th, when the new 2021-22 Annual Catalogue goes live.

HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT

Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

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Sneak Peek - New Catty ....coming soon

The new 2021-22 Annual Catalogue will be available on May 4, 2021.

Being a demonstrator has it's perks.  One of them is the opportunity to order from new catalogues before anyone else.  My first order from the soon to be released 21-22 Annual Catalogue arrived this past week, and I'm over the moon excited to share a couple of sneak peaks with you.  

I was so thrilled with all the new products I received in my first order.  As you can see there are new blends, stamp pads, card stock, markers and embellishments.  There's also a couple of new stamp sets tucked in there and some awesome designer series paper.  

I'm in love with the five new In Colours for 2021 through 2023.  They are right up my colour alley in terms of colour hue.  A little bit between Subtle and Regal.  I haven't got a favourite so far although I'm leaning towards the Soft Succulent green and the Pale Papaya.  Here's a peek:

There are so many new stamp sets, bundles and dies to choose from but I settled for three sets in my pre-order.  

I made this card with a set called Party Puffin, and I guarantee this is going to be such a popular set. What fun!

The second one I've been working with is in a suite called Pansy Petals. Even though I've got lots of floral stamps and dies, I simply couldn't resist getting the stamps, dies and paper for this suite. It even came with some cute little bumble bee trinkets.

As you can see this is a work in progress and I'll be returning with some fun samples.  So that's all I'm sharing for today, it's time to get back in my craft room and create.  Come back again soon.  

Happy Stamping!

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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

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May Paper Pumpkin - Batter Up

May's beloved Paper Pumpkin baseball kit was made for celebrating the all-stars, MVPs, and legends in your life.  Whether it's for the men, Little Leagers or sport-lovin’ ladies this fun and nostalgic baseball kit is sure to hit a home run.

The Batter Up kit materials feature bold primary colors, classic pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and a stamp set fit for a hall of fame.  Corny, I know, but with the May Paper Pumpkin, there’ll be no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team. 

For even more fun, this month’s kit contains a chewy ballpark staple—MLB bubble gum! What a fun bonus item.  You can chew while you craft, slide it into a card, or save it for later.

Paper Pumpkin subscriptions offer thoughtfully-themed, all-inclusive project kits that encourage crafters of any skill level to explore their creativity, try new techniques, and discover their potential in papercrafting.