Paper Penguin

I designed the Hold on to Hope card to show a fun technique using the positive and negative cut outs of dies. This is an inlaid technique and it's simple to do and results in a very impressive look. The stamp set I used was Stampin' Up! Hold on to Hope. It's a new set that will be available in January for purchase. This set has a coordinating die set called Cross of Hope Framelits. The materials: White thick cardstock -cut at 3 1/4' x 4 1/4", a scrap piece of white cardstock to glue on die cut, and a 1/2" strip Black cardstock -cut at 3 1/2" x 4 1/2", a piece cut at 3"x 3" for die cutting, and a 3/4" strip  Emerald Envy cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 11", Then folded at 5 1/2" to make the card base Yellow cardstock cut at 3"x 3" for die cutting Stampin' Up! stamp set Hold on to Hope Stampin' Up! die set Big Shot die cutter Emerald Envy ink pad Memento Black Tuxedo ink pad Versa Ma...

I know it's a little early to be talking about January and what is up and coming. I'm going to mention a few things anyway. I'm going to dig my heels in and start my classes, workshops, and even a card club. The first event in January will be a card buffet. This will be a all you make card class. The cost is $25 and that will cover 6 cards. After that extra cards are $2 each. I will have everything for you make the cards, so you will just need to bring a few items and yourself. All of these cards will be inspired from the limited Occasions catalog that will be coming out in January. Next will be a workshop I will put together to help you get ready for the month of loooove, February. I have some cute Valentines stamps, dies, and embellishments. I may do this one at my home, but we will see. I might have a class space downtown. I will let you know for sure as soon as I can. The next thing will be a monthly card club I'm going to get started. It will meet once a mont...

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Hey Paper Penguin Followers, This is a note to share my goals and hopes for this new venture with Stampin' Up! I love paper crafting and I feel that I have been blessed with the gift of crafting. My top goal is to make Paper Penguin my full time job and business. I really want to do this since I am VERY passionate about this craft, but also want to use what I love to provide a little bit of an income for my family. If you could just help me gain more supporters by sharing my posts or my blogs with friends that would be amazing. I love that I have some amazing people supporting me already. I just want to share with you my passion and help you to see what you can do with this craft. I am hoping to gain a few more committed customers. I want to do classes, clubs, and monthly events. In order for me to do this I need a few more to sign up for these events. I hope that you can help me by signing up for something that you might enjoy or a friend you might have that would enjoy pap...