Priscilla's Papercrafts

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Poppin' By Birthday

I had such a fun time stamping this birthday card:

I love the Poppin' By bundle (stamps and dies) that create little popcorn-themed images. And I thought my grandson, Declan, who turns 9 tomorrow, would love it too.

The stamps are on the small side; in order to create a full-size card, I wanted to add a "loud" background. I reached for the Stripes and Dots stamp set - it looks like one large, background stamp but you can separate it into four long stamps so you can add individual striped or dotted backgrounds if you don't want to use them together. And I did just that--pulled them apart and used the wide stripe at the top and bottom (in Real Red) and the narrow, parallel lines in Tuxedo Black.

Now that greeting took a little extra effort. It's one image and the words are close together. But I really wanted to use the "filmstrip" die to highlight the words, so I inked each word individually with a Black Stampin' Write marker, stamped it on a strip of Basic White cardstock and cut the word. Then I cleaned the stamp and inked up the next word, repeating the process until I had the greeting completed.

The popcorn bucket and little popped "corns" were stamped and cut with the dies, and once placed on the card front I stamped "pop" in some of the blank areas. (Wouldn't this card make a cute Father's Day card?)

And inside: a fun pun (because who doesn't love a good pun?):

Check out Poppin' By in the OnLine Exclusives. And while you're at it, check out the suites - all suite products are currently on sale for a "buy one get one half off". You can purchase an entire suite of products and get another half off, or you can buy individual suite products and get another for one half off (the lower-priced item is the half-price one). It's a great sale and is happening all month, while supplies last.

Product List

Poppin' By Cling Stamp Set (English)

[165487]

$20.00

Poppin' By Bundle (English)

[165489]

$34.00

Stripes & Dots Cling Stamp Set

[165334]

$25.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$9.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[161697]

$35.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$14.00

Poppin' By Dies

[165488]

$18.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$7.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Thursday, June 5, 2025

20 Years!

Have you noticed that little badge to the left of this column? Wow! Does time fly!

20 years ago today I started my Stampin' UP! journey. At the time, my demonstrator kept asking me to join, as I was spending more and more on products, and I could have been saving at least 20% on all my purchases. But I kept putting her off. And she kept hounding me. And then one day, she told me she would no longer be holding classes in my community, as she was moving. She wanted to "give" me her customers. I was shocked, and (truthfully) quite apprehensive. But I didn't want to stop creating with my friends. So I took the plunge.

On July 4th weekend,2005, I held my first open house and invited all the friends I had been stamping with. They supported me and signed up to host workshops. When I would teach in one of their homes another friend would sign up for the following month.

And that's how it all began.

And here I still am...20 years later! With a wonderful group of stamping friends in my downline as well as many who attend my monthly classes, sign up for my Cards-By-Mail, or place orders. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today - a Silver Elite demonstrator with a healthy small business, and over 1300 Facebook followers. Your support, your encouragement and most of all your friendship has kept me going all these years, and I couldn't be more grateful!

So congratulations to me, and a heartfelt THANK YOU to YOU! I SO appreciate you!

And I look forward to my next milestone - 25 years! Can we do it? 😊

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Celebratory Sips

In need of an anniversary card? Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper to the rescue!

With a few sheets of the patterned paper, the Meant to Bee dies and some paper snips, you can create a cute card.

I started with a card base of Timid Tiger, and added a piece of Cloud Cover (two new In Colors). Then I cut a piece of the designer paper with the Meant to Bee hexagons; I used the next smaller die to cut another in Cloud Cover. These dies create the hexagon AND a skinny outline of the hexagon at the same time. I used the skinny piece of Cloud Cover to add inside my opening, which highlights the second piece of designer paper underneath.

A third sheet of the paper pack has a whole bunch of glasses - short wine glasses and taller drink glasses. I simply cut two of them with Paper Snips and popped them up on the card front.

All that was needed was a greeting - stamped in Blackberry Bliss on Cloud Cover cardstock and flagged on one end.

And oh yeah - I popped on a few of the Flat In Color pearls to finish off.

And there you have it - a simple anniversary card with very little stamping! Let the Designer Paper shine!

Product List

Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165588]

$19.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

[166645]

$17.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Timid Tiger 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165626]

$14.00

Meant To Bee Dies

[166582]

$35.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls

[165192]

$8.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Friday, May 30, 2025

Poppin' By

Have you seen this OnLine Exclusive bundle, Poppin' By? Now those of you who know me know I don't usually fall for whimsical stamp sets. I never seem to be able to find a use for them. But every now and then...

And that time is NOW! When I first saw this set I thought I'd pass. But then I got to thinking, and saw a few samples, and it won me over. Look:

EEK! Too cute! A glasses-wearing, popcorn bucket with shoes? Oh yeah...I'm in!

This adorable set comes with the popcorn bucket stamp along with three popped corn stamps (with faces!) and a few greetings. But it was the dies that really got me - those glasses! The shoes! And dies to cut popcorn! But there's more - a filmstrip that can be added to make a great gift for the movie lover. Just perfect!

I chose the Beautiful Bokeh designer paper for my card - doesn't it resemble popcorn? And the Nested Essentials dies cut the white rectangle for the greeting.

I cut the popcorn with a die (that has an insert to add some extra texture) then sponged the pieces with Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry to add "butter".

This layout was inspired by an unknown demonstrator - I saw a photo of samples from the Stampin' UP! Achiever's trip to Disney World, and CASEd it, changing the background papers and the popcorn.

I've been playing with this set all day, and can't wait to show you my grandson's birthday card...but you'll have to wait until I've given it to him in two weeks.

In the meantime, enjoy this card and add Poppin' By to your Shopping List--you are sure to have a good time with it!

Product List

Poppin' By Cling Stamp Set (English)

[165487]

$20.00

Poppin' By Bundle (English)

[165489]

$34.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad