Friday, December 28, 2012

Stampin' Addict Spring Catalog Blog Hop



I'm back from my December hiatus just in time for the Stampin' Addict's Spring Catalog Blog Hop! (I didn't really plan to take such a long break from blogging, it just sort of happened.)  This is stop #6 on the hop.  If you're hopping in order, than you've arrived here from Rhonda's Stampin' Bunny Blog and her fabulous projects with the Secret Garden Bundle.  (She just might convince me I need that bundle too.)  If this is your first stop, no worries; all the blogs are linked together in a loop so you won't miss a thing.  (And if you happen to be looking at this post after December 30, all the posts should be deep linked so you can still follow them.)  If you do get lost or want to chat about the hop, visit Stampin' Addicts!

The Spring Catalog is full of so many fun products, it was hard to choose just one to share for the hop.  But I settled on a great little kit called the Pop Up Posies Designer Kit.  This kit comes with a nine pre-cut and embossed tags, enough precut flowers and brads to embellish them, and  a wood-mounted "Just for You" stamp, all for $12.95 US! 

This kit can be used to make quick and easy tags, cards or toppers for bags.  But I wanted to dress the kit up a bit and do some different things with it. I will be sharing more details about each of these projects on my blog next week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  So you will want to come back and see how each was made. First a card:

This card features the flowers and the tag from the kit, along with a few other fun new things in the Spring Catalog: Paper Doilies and Delicate Details Lace Tape.  The doily really adds to the texture of the card and sets the flower off nicely.  And the tape is a fabulous way to quickly and easily add some lace to a card.


For my next two projects, I wanted to think "out of the box." When I looked at those cute tags, I could see candy wrappers.  So that is exactly what I did with them:


For my last project, I was actually thinking "box".  It is something that I envisioned a few weeks before I actually had time to sit down and make it. And for once something I envisioned in my head actually worked:
Aren't those flowers so fun and fabulous?  I hope you have enjoyed these projects and will come back and find out how to make them this next week.  Now you should be off to Heidi's RunningwithScissors Blog for her take on the new stamp set By the Tide.  Happy hopping!



17 comments:

Sarah Biswabic said...

Your projects are beautiful!

Betty said...

Sweet!! (especially the candy wrappers-lol!)

Anonymous said...

What pretty projects. For some reason they have me thinking of Mother's Day :)
Can't wait to see your notes about these projects - especially the box!

Heidi Baks said...

Love your projects! The box is fabulous!! Love the embossed lid.

Mickey Roberts said...

Wow! Paula these projects are just fabulous! Love the box and the candy wrappers. Too cute!

Cindy said...

LOVE the box! Positively genius, Paula. Can't wait to see how you did it...will you be sharing the measurements? :-)

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for selecting this product. I have been trying to get a better idea for how large that flowers are and what to really do with them. Your projects are great!

Pam said...

Loving those new flowers!!

Sara Mattson-Blume said...

Now, I have to go order this, too!!! I love your candy wrappers and box. I think this set will make spring gift giving easy!

Debra Burgin said...

Fabulous projects -- every one of them is stunning!

sandi said...

Beautiful. what more can I say. I will purchase the kit too. Thank you for sharing and the ideas on how to use the large flowers. Love it!!!!

Holly/Rubber Redneck said...

ohhh awww beautiful!!!

Jen Timko said...

Paula - These are simply fantastic! Can't wait to see how to make that last box. Going to be CASEing that for sure! Thanks for the lovely inspiration!

Yapha said...

Great projects! The box is fabulous, and I love that first candy wrapper! looking forward to more details this week!

RhondaG - The Stampin' Bunny said...

That box is so cute! And the card is beautiful--great work!

Tanya Boser said...

You did amazing things with that little kit! And I love it when an idea turns out just the way you pictured it! There is a special satisfaction in that :)

Kim said...

Your projects are all so pretty. I love the clever ways you used this kit. Which was not on my list, til now. :)