Kneel Wooden Sign

Approximate size: 8” wide x 5-1/2” high.

I have used pallet boards for this sign.  Given the nature of these boards, each sign has its own unique flaws that add to the character of the finished product as far as I am concerned but can cause some bleeding of the paint.  As this and all other items in my album are handmade one by one, no two pieces will be identical. They will be as close as possible to the item shown in the photo.  It has twine on the back for easy hanging. More info on my FB page.  Hope you will follow along for updates by clicking on "Like" on my Here’s Your Sign Facebook page. 

May 2018 Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin Alternatives

This month’s kit was geared towards the men in our lives with manly hues of greens and browns.  Lots of words included in the stamp set.  This kit uses some brand-new colors in the SU! Collections, Gray Granite and Soft Sea Foam while Mossy Meadow and Mint Macaron are former In-Colors that are making a return as core colors this year. This kit is perfect for any masculine theme or event! 

The kit directions allow you to make 10 cards, 2 each of 5 designs, with coordinating envelopes included for each card. The picture below shows how the cards might look if you made them according to the kit instructions:

Here are my alternatives:

Card 1:

Old Olive card.  ½” Old Olive Scallop dots ribbon.  Old Olive marker.  Merry Moments DSP (Holiday 2015).  Perfect Pines Framelits dies.  Mossy Meadow cardstock.  White cardstock.  Fox Builder punch.  Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  Crumb Cake ink.  Gold Basic Metal Buttons.  Cherry Cobbler ink.  Cherry Cobbler baker’s twine.  Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set.  Cozy Critters stamp set (Holiday 2016). 

Card 2:

Crumb Cake card.  Sponged the negative part of the trees on to a Soft Sea Foam panel with Mossy Meadow ink.  Card Front Builder Thinlits dies.  Linen thread.  Gold Basic Metal Buttons.

Card 3:

Mint Macaron card.  White panel.  Mint Macaron ink.   Crumb Cake cardstock.   Crumb Cake ink.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Waterfront stamp set.  Seaside EF.  3/8” Metallic Tape (SAB 2017) cut in half then colored with Light Crumb Cake Blends marker.  Sky sponged with Marina Mist ink. 

Card 4:

Card is Mossy Meadow.  Soft Sea Foam panel.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Winter Woods stamp set.  Crumb Cake ink.  Crumb Cake cardstock.  Mint Macaron ink.  Seaside EF.  Crumb Cake ribbon.  Distressing tool.  In the Woods Framelits dies. 

Card 5:

Mint Macaron card.  Sahara Sand panel.  Crumb Cake cardstock.   Crumb Cake ribbon.  Mossy Meadow ink and cardstock.  Mint Macaron ink and cardstock.  Silver metallic thread.  Waterfront stamp set.  Woodgrain stamp. 

Card 6:

Card is Mossy Meadow.  Soft Sea Foam panel.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Waterfront stamp set.  Woodgrain stamp.  Winter Woods stamp set.  Crumb Cake ink.  Mint Macaron ink.  Seaside EF.  Linen thread. 

Card 7:

Soft Sea Foam card.  Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  Waterfront stamp set.  Woodgrain stamp.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Crumb Cake ink.  Scallop Tag Topper punch.  Burlap ribbon.  Linen thread. 

Card 8:

Card is Mossy Meadow.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Silver Foil.  Card Front Builder Thinlits dies.  Linen thread.  The dots on the trees are from the Waterfront stamp set.

Card 9:

Sahara Sand card.  White panel.  Sky sponged with Marina Mist ink.  Crumb Cake ink.  Mint Macaron ink.  Daffodil Delight ink.  Seaside EF.  Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  Waterfront stamp set.  Burlap ribbon.  2” circle punch.

Card 10:

Soft Sea Foam card.  Mossy Meadow ink and cardstock.  Mint Macaron cardstock.  Sahara Sand cardstock.  Linen thread. 

Sponged the negative part of the trees.  Ran out of Crumb Cake banners so sponged a white one.  Triple Banner punch.

Card 11:

Smoky Slate card.  Smoky Slate ink.  Marina Mist ink.  White panel run through the Softly Falling EF.  Mint Macaron ink.   Crumb Cake ink.  Waterfront stamp set.  Silver Foil.  Card Front Builder Thinlits dies.  Linen thread.  Gold Basic Metal Buttons.

Card 12:

Soft Sea Foam card.  Sky sponged with Marina Mist ink.  Mossy Meadow ink.  Mint Macaron ink and cardstock.  Waterfront stamp set.  Winter Woods stamp set.  Crumb Cake ink.  Card Front Builder Thinlits dies.  Linen thread.  Gold Basic Metal Buttons.

I ended up with 19 cards!  I hope I've inspired you to do more with your Paper Pumpkin kits. Not a subscriber yet? Live in Canada? You can order the Paper Pumpkin subscription HERE.

Tropical House Wooden Sign

A custom sign I did for a Snowbird!  Approximate size: 11” x 15” wide with pallet board frame. 

More info on my FB page.  Hope you will follow along for updates by clicking on "Like" on my Here’s YourSign Facebook page. 

When Life Gets Too Hard Wooden Sign

Approximately 12” wide x 4” high, pallet board.  Comes ready to hang with a Saw tooth hanger on the back.  This is a real wood product and like all things in nature each piece will have its own distinctive color tones, lines, knots and imperfections. No two pieces are identical.  The saying/font/design will be the same.  More info on my FB page.  Hope you will follow along for updates by clicking on "Like" on my Here’s YourSign Facebook page. 

September 2017 Layered Leaves Paper Pumpkin Alternatives

September 2017 Layered Leaves Paper Pumpkin kit and the projects it was designed to make - 8 mini cards and 8 pillow gift boxes. As beautiful and amazing as these are, neither are my thing. 

These are the extras I used for my alternatives.  All other items were supplied in the September 2017 Layered Leaves Paper Pumpkin kit.

Card 1 of 9 alternative. 

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (2016/17).

Cardstock: Cajun Craze.

Extras: Elegant Dots embossing folder, Stitched Shapes framelits, sponge, sequins.

Card 2 of 9 alternative. 

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Old Olive.

Extras: Decorative Dots embossing folder, Stitched Shapes framelits, sponge, sequins, Bird Builder punch (2015/16), 3/8” metallic tape (SAB 2017), Old Olive ink.

Card 3 of 9 alternative. 

Stamps: Touches of Texture (2017/18).

Cardstock: Cajun Craze.

Extras: distressing tool, sequins.

Card 4 of 9 alternative. 

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand.

Extras: Woodlands embossing folder, Stitched Shapes framelits, sponge, Sahara Sand, Old Olive ink, Soft Suede ink, sequins.

Card 5 of 9 alternative. 

Stamps: Touches of Texture (2017/18), Bunch of Blossoms (2017/18).

Cardstock: Cajun Craze.

Extras: sequins, Cajun Craze ink, Softly Falling embossing folder, Old Olive ink, sequins.

Card 6 of 9 alternative. 

Stamps: Touches of Texture (2017/18), Bunch of Blossoms (2017/18) for inside.

Cardstock: Cajun Craze.

Extras: sequins, Cajun Craze ink, Softly Falling embossing folder, sequins.

Card 7 of 9 alternatives.

Stamps: Touches of Texture (2018/19).

Cardstock: Old Olive, Very Vanilla.

Extras: Crushed Curry ink, Sahara Sand ink, Old Olive ink, Wink of Stella, sponge, sequins.

Card 8 of 9 alternatives.

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (2016/17), Bunch of Blossoms (2017/18).

Cardstock: Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede.

Extras: Cajun Craze ink, Soft Suede ink, Old Olive ink, Zig Zag embossing folder, Fancy Fan embossing folder, sponge, 1-3/8” circle punch.

Card 9 of 9 alternatives.

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (2016/17).

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla.

Extras: Sahara Sand ink, Soft Suede ink, Crumb Cake ink, Petal Pair embossing folder.

Ended up with about 18 cards from this kit and I’m sure I have enough supplies left for a couple more cards!

Kit includes: Layered Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set, Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Spot, 8 embossed pillow boxes, 8 embossed card bases, 8 printed envelopes, 1 sheet die-cut tags, 4 sheets laser-cut leaves, 3 sheets die-cut watercolor leaves, 2 sheets laser-cut gold foil stickers, 1 sheet gold foil tags, 10 mini yellow clothespins, 11 yds. baker’s twine, 50 mini dimensionals, 150 adhesive dots.

Paper Pumpkin is the perfect way to jump into the world of paper crafting and get your creative “me-time” every month. You’ll get all the stamps, ink, and paper you need to create a fun project, without any stress. Everything is precut and ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting! Subscribers always have cards and cute gifts on hand for every occasion. Subscribe before the 10th of the month and receive it around the 20^th. 

Includes shipping and you can cancel at any time.

Subscribers also have access to a selection of past kits and refills (while supplies last).

If you live in Canada, click HERE to subscribe.

Love and a Dog Wooden Sign

Approximately 7” wide x 12” high, pine board.  Comes ready to hang with a Saw tooth hanger on the back.  Includes two hooks at the bottom for a leach, keys etc.  More info on my FB page.  Hope you will follow along for updates by clicking on "Like" on my Here’s Your Sign Facebookpage. 

August 2018 Blissful Blooms Paper Pumpkin Alternatives

The August 2018 Blissful Blooms Paper Pumpkin Stamp Set gives you lots of multi-occasion uses, like sympathy, thank you, congratulations, or “just because this is a freaking awesome day”—making it a real stamping workhorse. 

Each Blissful Blooms kit comes with 10 card bases, 10 envelopes, 3 laser-cut vellum sheets, 1 sheet silver foil tags, 4 yds. baker's twine, 75 dimensionals, and 75 adhesive dots. And don’t forget the exclusive stamp set and Blackberry Bliss ink spot!

Here are my alternatives on how I made this garden of loveliness work for me.  First I inked the Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo on every card flowered card front before cutting them apart.  There was just too much white showing for my liking.

Card 1

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Mossy Meadow card.

Cut the top and bottom of the flower panel to get rid of some of the white then cut it apart to fit on a 3-3/.4” x 5-1/4” Daffodil Delight panel.

Layering Ovals Framelits, Sequins.

Blackberry Bliss ribbon left over from the March 2018 May Good Things Grow Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Stamped the dark flower with full strength Blackberry Bliss ink then stamped the other two without re-inking (known as 3 generation stamping).  Centers are Daffodil Delight with black stamens.

Card 2

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Flirty Flamingo card.  Flowers are mounted onto Daffodil Delight cardstock.

Pearlized doily, Old Olive oval die cut from Layering Ovals Framelits, Sequins.

Card 3

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

White card.  Melon Mambo panel run through the Layered Leaves EF.  Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Summer Starfruit Baker’s twine, rhinestones, Pearlized doily.

Flowers are 3^rd generation stamping using Melon Mambo ink.

Card 4

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Daffodil Delight card.  Mossy Meadow panel run through the Layered Leaves EF.

Ran out of small labels so made one using the Ticket Punch.

Blackberry Bliss ribbon left over from the March 2018 May Good Things Grow Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Silver sequins.

Card 5

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Flirty Flamingo card.  Daffodil Delight and White cardstock.

Silver Glitter paper die cut with the Swirly Scribbles dies.

Flowers are 2^nd generation stamping using Flirty Flamingo ink.

Rhinestones.

Card 6

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Old Olive card.  Strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock.

Stitched rectangle is by Cherry Juilt (off Amazon), die cut from Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Flowers are 2^nd generation stamping using Flirty Flamingo ink.

Brayered a piece of vellum in Mossy Meadow ink, punched leaf with the Leaf Punch.

Rhinestones.

Card 7

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Used the full card from the kit.

Added a Blackberry Bliss banner die cut from the Banners Framelits, run through the Subtle EF.

Daffodil Delight and Silver Glitter cardstock.

Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterflies Thinlits dies, Rhinestones.

Card 8

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Mossy Meadow card. White panel run through the Basket Weave EF.

Blackberry Bliss oval die cut with the Layering Ovals Framelits.

Brayered a piece of vellum in Mossy Meadow ink, punched leaf with the Leaf Punch.

Flowers are 3^rd generation stamping using Blackberry Bliss ink.

Sequins, Berry Burst ribbon.

Card 9

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Blackberry Bliss card.  Flirty Flamingo strip run through the Softly Falling EF.

Pearlized Doily cut in half, Sequins.

Flowers are 2^nd generation stamping using Flirty Flamingo ink.

Brayered a piece of vellum in Mossy Meadow ink, punched leaf with the Leaf Punch.

Card 10

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Blackberry Bliss card.  Succulent Garden DSP (Occasions 2017).

Flowers are 3^rd generation stamping using Blackberry Bliss ink.

Crushed Curry ribbon, Sequins.

Card 11

Stampin’ Around Speckled wheel with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Old Olive card.  Raspberry Ripple, White and Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Layering Ovals Framelits, Pearls.

Flowers are 3^rd generation stamping using Melon Mambo ink.

Paper Pumpkin is the perfect way to jump into the world of paper crafting and get your creative “me-time” every month. You’ll get all the stamps, ink, and paper you need to create a fun project, without any stress. Everything is precut and ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting! Subscribers always have cards and cute gifts on hand for every occasion. Subscribe before the 10th of the month and receive it around the 20^th. 

Includes shipping and you can cancel at any time.

Subscribers also have access to a selection of past kits and refills (while supplies last).

If you live in Canada, click HERE to subscribe.