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Stampin’ Up! Savings in July and in August

During July and August, you just may be able to save a little bit of money while enjoying stamping! Here are a couple specials you may have heard of and one more new thing just out today.

Yesterday I went into a craft store and was quite surprised to see pumpkins and fall things out on the shelves! I shouldn’t have been surprised, especially in a craft store, because crafters have to get started early for craft shows and things coming up in the fall. Today at the grocery store I noticed it is “Back to School” time already with lunch bags and school supplies on display! So even though I think summer just got rolling, it probably is only about a month until some schools start back again! Something that usually goes along with the start of school nowadays is Sales Tax Holidays, usually for school clothing, shoes, and school supplies.

Today Stampin’ Up! posted information about the Sales Tax Holidays in some states, mostly in August. Amazingly, some of our Stampin’ Up! products do count as school supplies so you might be able to save a few pennies anyway if your state has a tax holiday. You’ll have to click on the photo and probably zoom in to read this. It’s very small print. Your state will have more information when the time comes.Click to read!

Don’t miss out on this great chance to try Paper Pumpkin! Sign up by August 10th and get the August Paper Pumpkin Kit in the mail mid-August for 50% off! Save $9.97! I have no clues on what the kit will look like or be BUT I would guess that with a promo title of “Blooming Summer Savings” and pictures of flowers on the banner, the kit is probably NOT going to be snowmen or a pizza party and it’s not going to be fruit and baskets because we just had that in July! I could be wrong, though! Ha! Now if you were a past subscriber but are interested in coming back, I have it on pretty good authority that you would count as a new subscriber if you use a different email address.

It’s not every designer paper, but a good selection anyway! After you choose 3 papers, you get the 4th package FREE! I already have several of these, but tonight (another!) of my orders arrived with the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. OH my gosh! This paper is so darn cute!! I don’t even have the stamp set and framelits, but I thought it might be fun to have this paper! I think I was right! Stock up on designer paper during July! You’ll save $11.00!

So there you go! Chances to save some money at Stampin’ Up! Don’t miss out!

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Make Your Own Birthday Gift Bag With Designer Paper

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It’s so easy to make your own birthday gift bag with half a sheet of designer paper! Why not make your own with paper, greetings, and embellishments that express your sentiments and are appropriate for the gift and the recipient? You just need paper, a scoring tool, scissors and adhesive to make the bag.

Cut a piece of cardstock or designer series paper in half, 6″ x 12″. Then score with the Stampin’ Trimmer or the Simply Scored. Put the paper in longways and score at 1 3/4″. Turn the paper so it is going sideways and score at 4″, 5 3/4″, 9 3/4″, and 11 1/2″. The area below that 1 3/4″ score line will be the bottom of the box so check the paper pattern if it has one so the design is going in the correct direction. Fold and crease all the score lines. Cut up on those bottom score lines, up to the 1 3/4″ score line to form the bottom flaps. Cut off the little 1/2″ tab.

To make the birthday gift bag, I used the Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper. Just put a strong adhesive, like, Tear & Tape, on that narrow tab on the right side, then assemble the bag. Fold the bottom flaps in and add some adhesive to close the bottom of the bag.

To decorate the bag, I cut a banner for the front of Lovely Lipstick Cardstock. The greeting is stamped from the Detailed With Love Stamp Set. I punched it out with the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch, made a layer with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch of Lemon Lime Twist, and then layered those on Gold Foil punched with the Starburst Punch.

That’s all there is to it! Put your gift inside with some tissue paper, and if you want to make your own crinkled paper, just cut thin strips of cardstock and crinkle them up by hand or with a paper crimper.

Although this Broadway Bound paper is NOT on the designer paper sale, Buy 3 Get 1 Free, lots of other very nice papers are during July so be sure to check that out!

Also, today, July 10th, is the day to sign up for Paper Pumpkin if you would like to receive the July papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up!

Just click here for my personal link!

4th of July Wood Crate Candy Treat Holder

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It’s almost the 4th of July, and if you need a fun treat or party favor or even just a home decoration for the holiday, try this 4th of July Wood Crate Candy Treat Holder! The Wood Crate Framelit Dies have been around for a year, so you may have them already, plus the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack. And if you don’t have the paper, it’s part of the Buy 3, Get 1 Free Designer Series Paper special offer during July.

To make this crate, I used a light colored wood patterned paper in the stack. You need to cut out two pieces to make the crate. It goes together very easily. Then I used the star die to cut out an assortment of stars to adhere to the front. The word “celebrate” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set. I already know this stamp set is going to get a lot of use because it has tons of greetings and sentiments in it.

As I said, there is a special offer on select designer series paper during the month of July so check out that sale and the choices HERE.

Also going on in July, if you are interested in becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, you will DEFINITELY want to sign up during July and choose a whole set of the new Ink Pads FREE with your Starter Kit! Just click HERE and scroll down a bit to see the information.

To finish off the 4th of July Wood Crate Candy Treat Holder, just fill up a cello bag with some candies for the holiday and tie with a ribbon! Now you have a very cute and easy little treat for someone special!

4th of July Candy Treat Pouch

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If you are having a party or just want a little treat for your family or co-workers at the office, make these 4th of July Candy Treat Pouches. They are easy to make and you can decorate them however you like! It’s really just origami in making the pouch!

I used a sheet of the In Color 2018-2020 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper for each pouch. This 6″ x 6″ size makes a pretty small pouch, so if you want to put very much candy inside, you might want to use a 9″ x 9″ piece of designer paper or even cardstock. (It’s a good way to use up some of your retired designer paper if you are hoarding it for a special occasion!!) You could even make a big one at 12″ x 12″!

Fold the paper square in half to form a triangle. Place the base of the triangle at the bottom, and fold down the top point to just about 1″ from the bottom edge. Then fold down the front layer of the point just as a guide. Take the point on the right side and fold it over to the left side, but not all the way, so that it will fit underneath that point you folded down from the top. Later you will fold that point down to stay, but for now, just make sure folding that point from the right will fit under it. Then take the point on the left side and fold it over toward the right side. Now fold the front piece of that point at the top down. Tack it down with a little Snail or Glue Dot. Stick your hand inside to just poof it out a bit and it feels like everything locks in place when you do that!

For the 4th of July, I just used the patriotic colors of red, white, and blue….except the red is Lovely Lipstick and the blue is Blueberry Bushel! To decorate my pouches, I die cut the star from the Wood Crate Framelit Dies. I have to say Stampin’ Up! has done a good job of getting rid of our star punches and dies but I managed to find one in the Wood Crate dies as I said! Stars are SO useful I don’t know what we don’t have some good assortments that we have had in the past! The word “Celebrate” for the holiday is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set.

For the candy, I always love decorating chocolate nuggets with designer paper. It really just takes a 1″ x 3″ (or 3 1/4″) strip to wrap around the candy. Be sure not to get adhesive on the candy itself!!

If you saw my post from yesterday, you saw that Stampin’ Up! is having a Designer Paper Sale during July! Select papers are Buy 3, Get 1 Free! Check out this list to see which ones are on the sale!

It wouldn’t hurt to make yourself a little 4th of July Candy Treat Pouch even if you’re not having a big gathering!

Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper Special Offer For July!

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Happy July! A great way to celebrate the month of July is to take advantage of the Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper Special Offer!

Just buy 3 packages of these select designer series papers from Stampin’ Up! and get 1 more package FREE!

Here are the papers to choose from!

Click to View Chart!

You will find these designer series papers on pages 188-191 of the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog. Remember, even if you only like a certain paper a little bit, it will be 10X better in person! There’s no way the photographs of the paper can look as good as they do in real life! That’s what everyone says if they see the paper I have in person compared to what they see in the catalog!

Check out all the Designer Papers Online HERE!

Here are the details:

Dates: July 1-31, 2018
Only Designer Series Papers listed in the table below qualify for this promotion. You may mix and match papers from any of the listed papers.
There are no ordering limits on this promotion.
Designer Series Paper ordered with Stampin’ Rewards is not eligible for the promotion.
This promotion does not apply to Starter Kits.
In Online ordering, when three qualifying Designer Series Paper packs are entered, a prompt to add a free Designer Series Paper will appear in the merchandising section.
In the online store, if a customer orders four packages of the same qualifying Designer Series Paper, they will need to enter three together and then order the fourth free item separately.
Ordering deadlines:
Online : July 31, 2018; 11:50 PM (MT)

Check out the papers here! Just click on each one!

Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Best Route Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Garden Impressions 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Tropical Escape 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack
$11.00

Just think about all the projects you could make with more designer series paper and cardstock! Don’t wait until the end of the month! Order as soon as possible so you can get stamping! Make a list and then place your order for the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper for July!

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All About the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper From Stampin’ Up!

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The Petal Promenade Suite is one of the most beautiful in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog. The designer paper, the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper, is the real star of the suite! Like some designer paper in the previous catalog, this paper is designed by photographing real flowers and making it into a paper pattern.

Watch this video below from Stampin’ Up! that describes how they designed the paper. I love learning the “behind-the-scenes” secrets!

Even seeing this photo from the Online Store, you KNOW and I KNOW from experience that any designer paper made by Stampin’ Up! is ten times more beautiful in person that even the best photograph.

I think this paper is going on my next order! There are some sheets that have elements that you cut apart. All this paper is 12″ x 12″, so you will have plenty of paper to work with!

The video is very short, but if you don’t have time to watch it, just know that they photographed real flowers that they purchased and then designed the paper from those photographs. I think there was some mention of photoshopping out a small spider!! A ladybug on the flowers might have been cute!

To go along with this designer paper, there is the Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Bundle containing the stamp set and the Beautiful Layers Thinlits Dies. There are also some embellishments. Check out all the products in this suite below:

Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

Beautiful Layers Thinlits Dies
$29.00

Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Bundle
$45.00

Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems
$6.00

Rose Metallic Thread
$3.50

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Petal Promenade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Pack
$8.50

If you like flowers, I think you will get a lot of use out of these photographic floral images on this beautiful Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper. And now that you know how it was created, you will appreciate it even more! I know I will!

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Didn’t Get The June Newsletter? Here’s What You Missed!

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If you didn’t get my June newsletter, here’s what you missed! On the first Tuesday of every month, I send out a newsletter to my mailing list subscribers with the latest Stampin’ Up! news and updates, and a variety of papercrafting and stamping projects – cards, techniques, scrapbook page idea, other projects! You can see in the collage above there was a mention of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Catalog and some of the new products featured in four project tutorials. These tutorials include a supply list and instructions so you can create the same or similar project on your own! I had also included some special news about the June Paper Pumpkin Kit, and an article about how my new ink pads fit in my Color Caddy! I also had a beautiful scrapbook page featured. These projects are exclusive to my newsletter because my subscribers are special! That’s why you only see a partial image of the projects in the photo!

At holiday time, I send my subscribers an extra newsletter each week with an exclusive holiday project, the 12 Weeks of Christmas! It is very well received and I love sending it out!

On other Tuesdays, I send out a shorter newsletter with one or two projects (sometimes I can’t resist more than one or two!) and any other Stampin’ Up! news or special offers. So if you are one of my mailing list subscribers you are always well-informed on all things Stampin’ Up! and get ideas for great projects to try!

When you sign up for my mailing list in order to receive my newsletters, you even get a FREE GIFT…..a guide to a dozen ideas for gift wrapping! We all need to give presents and if you can make your own packaging, it saves money and a trip to the store!

Please join us on the Stamping With Karen Mailing List so you can take advantage of the news and ideas I send out every week! Sign up in the box below! You will receive a link to your FREE GIFT right away!

Paper Pumpkin Kit Meets Stampin’ Up! New Catalog Suite

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Paper Pumpkin meets a Stampin’ Up! Suite in the new catalog, and now that the new catalog is live, we can reveal the name of the suite! It’s the Broadway Bound Suite on pages 68-69 of the Stampin’ Up! Catalog. The upcoming June Paper Pumpkin Kit will coordinate with this suite in the catalog.

You don’t have to have this suite to make your June Paper Pumpkin Kit, but it offers an opportunity to expand your creative possibilities! This Broadway Bound Suite looks really cute to me, and I put it on my order today so I have it ready to go when my Paper Pumpkin Kit arrives! Using this catalog suite along with your kit will give you more variety and a way to step up your projects. Sometimes all you need is an idea to get you started and maybe a few more materials to make more cards and things. You’ll even be able to make alternative projects along with your kit!

If you are already signed up for Paper Pumpkin, your kit should arrive at the usual mid-month time. Then you can consider if you want to order the Broadway Bound Suite (or maybe you already know you want it!).

If you aren’t getting the monthly papercrafting kit known as Paper Pumpkin, try it out now! Join and try it for a month! See if you like it. If not, just cancel before the next month. If you are busy one month, just put your subscription on hold for a month.

Each month is a surprise (on rare occasions, Stampin’ Up! gives us a sneak peek!) but it is often cards. Other times we have gotten party favors, home decor, treat containers, little gift bags, pinwheels for July 4th, etc. I think it’s fun to find that red box in my mail! It’s a treat for me! You deserve a treat every month too…….and some crafting time that is easy enough for everybody, with no planning or preparation required! Everything you need is in the box!

You get an exclusive stamp set, an ink spot for stamping, and all the supplies you need, usually even the adhesives! You don’t have to design a project to make, unless you want to strike out and make some alternative projects with your kit! Sometimes I make several of the designed projects and then maybe I make a few alternate projects that maybe I saw online. You also get a video from Stampin’ Up! that shows how to make the project.

Click HERE to see just one month’s example of a Paper Pumpkin project!

If you are interested, now or later, in the Broadway Bound Suite, note that it doesn’t come with the Paper Pumpkin Kit, you just order the products you want on any Stampin’ Up! regular order. You will get a flyer inside your kit to remind you. It is separate from the Paper Pumpkin Kit but just adds additional creative ideas! I think it will be fun!

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Deadline to sign up is June 10th, but if this offer turns out to be really popular, it could sell out early, so join soon!

Naturally Eclectic Mini Treat Bag

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One of my favorite products that I hate to see retire are the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies, which I used to make this Naturally Eclectic Mini Treat Bag. Through the years that Stampin’ Up! has had these dies, I have used them a lot! And you can even make some variations, like folding over the top of the bag or cutting it down to make it shorter, even making somewhat of a 3D bag out of it! You can use it to just put a card inside for a note or greeting, or you can slip a gift card or check inside for a gift. It’s just a fun thing to make that is a little different that the recipient will not be expecting!

This mini treat bag is made with the retiring Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper. Just two pieces of paper need to be cut to make the bag. It scores the bag pieces for you. Just fold and glue! Then embellish how you like. I made a belly band with a one inch strip of Emerald Envy Cardstock and stamped an embellishment with the Label Me Pretty Stamp Set and the Pretty Label Punch. I made a card to slip inside with an Emerald Envy back and Whisper White on the front ready for a greeting or note.

If you would like to have the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies, be sure to put them on your order before May 31st! You’ll be glad you did!

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Graduation Gift Card Money Holder Idea

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It’s graduation time and you might need a Graduation Gift Card Money Holder Idea for a graduate! It’s graduation time for everyone from pre-school and kindergarten all the way up to college and PhD’s! And most often we gift them with cash, a check, or a gift card. If you are a cardmaker and papercrafter, you undoubtedly want to make something special for the graduate in which to give your gift. This is a very easy pattern and you can decorate and embellish it any way you like. Change the embellishments and colors to make it for any occasion, like birthdays or Christmas.

Start with a 4 1/4″ x 12″ piece of paper. I used Whisper White Cardstock. If you don’t have 12″ x 12″ cardstock, you could also use designer paper. Score this strip of paper at 4″ and 8″, basically in thirds since the paper is 12″ long. Then on the end section, cut from the score line down to the corner on a diagonal. This can be on either end of the card.

Put a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive on the bottom of that section with the diagonal cut. Then fold that diagonal piece over to the inside panel next to it. Stamp or embellish the inside of this gift card holder however you like. I used the words in the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set. (If you are interested in this stamp set and the Happy Birthday Thinlit Die, purchase the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Bundle and save 10%. The Bundle – ALL Bundles– in the current catalog are retiring May 31 – even if the stamp set is continuing on to the new catalog. The Bundle is just being taken apart to make room for the new catalog Bundles!)

Now let’s go back to the front of the graduation gift card holder cover. Of course you would want to use school colors if you knew them, otherwise black and white with maybe some gold or silver is always appropriate.

My gift card is on a black background but the card base itself is Whisper White Cardstock. There is a layer of Basic Black with another layer of Whisper White on top of that. I stamped three balloons from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set and punched them out with the Balloon Bouquet Punch. For some extra bling, I punched two more balloons in Silver Foil. The strings are just hand drawn with the narrow tip of the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. The “Congratulations” is stamped from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set and layered on another piece of Silver Foil.

If you need another idea that can hold a graduation greeting and some monetary gift, check out this Graduation Pocket Card I made HERE.

Even though I labeled this gift card holder for graduation, you can see how you could copy it exactly and it could be for a birthday or other gift-giving occasion! It will only take you a few minutes to make the basic money holder and you can decorate it appropriately however you like. If you are looking for a Graduation Gift Card Money Holder Idea, try this one out!

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Quick and Easy Gift Bag Idea For Mother’s Day

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If you need a quick and easy gift bag idea for Mother’s Day or any occasion, this is my favorite project! Just grab one of those shopping bags you probably have from a store and decorate it! Even if it has the store’s or business’s name printed on it, you likely will be able to cover it up. This is a great way to recycle these shopping bags we usually save!

Depending on the size of your bag, you will adjust the paper sizes. I just grabbed one sheet of designer paper, cut it the proper width and length, and then cut it into two pieces. In this case, the designer paper is the retiring Fresh Florals (I think it’s sold out!) in the current 2017-2019 In Colors. The colors are staying but the paper is retiring. To cover the paper seam, I cut a narrow strip of Powder Pink Cardstock. Before I adhered it, however, it looked like it needed something, so I added some Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon and tied a bow. It’s easiest to tie a bow separately and stick on with Mini Glue Dots.

For a little more on the bag, I stamped the retiring You’ve Got This flower just in Powder Pink ink (because I didn’t want to color it in!) and die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit Die. Then to match the ribbon, I layered the die cut shape on a piece of Silver Foil die cut with one of the scalloped dies in the Layering Circle Framelit DIes. I was planning to put the flower in the bottom corner of the bag, but I then I placed it on the ribbon and liked it better there. So just play around!

Even though this paper is sold out, you can use any designer paper or cardstock appropriate for the occasion. This is a great way to recycle bags like this. If you don’t have any, you can purchase them at a craft store! Click HERE To see another gift bag I made like this one!

Whenever you need a pretty gift bag, think of this Quick and Easy Gift Bag Idea For Mother’s Day or any occasion!

How to Make an Easy Gift Bag With Half a Sheet of Paper

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In this blog post, I will show you how to make an easy gift bag with half a sheet of paper. I recently saw this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers, but I have made similar bags and boxes the same way many times. For this project, I chose to use the beautiful Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper for the little gift bag. This bag is a decent size for a small gift or generous amount of chocolates!

Start with a 12″ x 12″ sheet of paper, whether card stock or designer paper. Cut in half at 6″ x 12″. Use the scoring blade on the Stampin’ Trimmer or use the Simply Scored scoring board. Personally, I like to use the Simply Scored when I am making a project like this as opposed to just a card. I also think it works better when working with designer paper, especially this heavier weight specialty designer paper.

Place the paper in the scoring tool with the 12″ side at the top. Score at 4″, 5 3/4″, 9 3/4″, and 11 1/2″. Turn the paper so the short edge is at the top and score at 1 3/4″. Now take some scissors and cut those short bottom tabs up to the 1 3/4″ score line. Cut off the little 1/2″ tab on the bottom. If you haven’t already folded on all the score lines and (I prefer) creased with a bone folder, do this now and see how the bag will go together. It’s good to figure out what will be the front of the bag so that you have the “raw edges” where pieces come together facing the back.

Place the paper with the design for the outside face up on the table. Apply a strong adhesive as shown in the photo. I used Tear & Tape. Remove the release paper on the tape when you are ready to assemble the box. Make sure everything lines up properly. For the bottom, fold in the sort tabs first, then the piece with the adhesive, and finally press down the last piece which will be the bottom of the bag.

At this point, you can leave the bag open as is, almost like a box without a lid, or you can pinch the top together and close one way or another. Be sure to put your treat inside first! For this gift bag, I punched two holes in the top and tied with Calypso Coral 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon.

The Sweet Soiree Paper is pretty enough not to need any embellishment, but I went ahead and made a little label for the front of the gift bag. For this label I used the Pretty Label Punch to punch out a stamped piece of Calypso Coral Cardstock stamped with an image from the Label Me Pretty Stamp Set. On Whisper White I stamped a sentiment from the same set and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and layered on a piece of Powder Pink Cardstock punched with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. For a little bling, I added two dots from the Metallic Enamel Shapes.

The Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper is unfortunately on the Last Chance Retirement List so if this is a paper you want in your stash, be sure you put it on your next Stampin’ Up! order. The Metallic Enamel Shapes and the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch are also on the list.

Whatever paper you use, this is an easy to make gift bag using just a half sheet of paper, so keep it in mind for when you need a last minute bag for a small gift for any occasion! It might save you a trip to the store for gift wrap and bags!

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Give Yourself a Treat With Paper Pumpkin! Special 50% Offer!

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It’s time to give yourself a treat with Paper Pumpkin and take advantage of the 50% off your first two months special offer! This offer is for new subscribers so you can try two months of Paper Pumpkin at a fantastic rate!

In each Paper Pumpkin box you will receive an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, an ink spot to use on the project, and all the materials ready to go to make the project. Often there are “leftovers” you can use on other papercrafting projects. With your first kit, you will receive an acrylic block on which to mount your stamps in case you are brand new to stamping so you will have everything you need!

Shipping is included in the price of the kit, which is normally $19.95 a month for a Paper Pumpkin Kit. So consider that at only $10 for each of two months, to get an entire Paper Pumpkin kit of supplies, plus a stamp set in each, and no additional payment for shipping….WHAT A DEAL!!!

The kit is designed for even non-crafters or non-stampers with directions and even a special video to watch for help in assembling the project. Most kits are cards but each month is a surprise, which is part of the fun, and may be something like a party favor, home decor item, mini album….you name it! I love anticipating the arrival of my Paper Pumpkin kit in my mailbox each month.

Check out this post about the Paper Pumpkin Kit from March.

My daughter enjoys Paper Pumpkin at her own home for the simple reason that she doesn’t want a ton of supplies like her mother has, but she enjoys some crafting now and then! This way everything she needs comes in the box, she can assemble the project and she’s done! Some months she “skips” if she doesn’t feel she has time, and then she reactivates her subscription when she is ready again! It’s the perfect kit, or even gift, for someone in this situation.

Join Paper Pumpkin by Tuesday, April 10th and receive the April and May kits at 50% off! Kits ship the middle of the month.

Join April 11 – May 10th and receive the May and June Kits.

Use Promo Code: SAVEFIFTY0418

Go ahead! You deserve a treat each month! Try Paper Pumpkin for two months and if you don’t love it, just cancel. I’ll even help you do it. No problem whatsoever.

Busy one month? Just go into your account and “skip” a month! No problem whatsoever.

It’s a win-win treat for yourself or even as a gift for someone else! I have a friend who sends Paper Pumpkin to her mother-in-law every month and she loves it!

Read more about Paper Pumpkin HERE if you want more information.

Remember, you get two months of Paper Pumpkin for half price each month! You can’t pass that up!

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Looking For Last Minute Easter Papercrafting Ideas?

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In case you are looking for some last minute Easter papercrafting ideas, here are some of my projects from past years! If you don’t have the newest Stampin’ Up! products, maybe you have some of these supplies! Even if you don’t make this exact project, it might just give you an idea of something close that you want to make with the supplies that you have!

I think the Circle of Spring Easter Card is a beautiful card to make with that pretty wreath that you can customize for any season or occasion. You can just stamp the wreath with the Circle of Spring Stamp Set and then easily color it in with markers or an Aqua Painter. If you have the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies you can cut out the wreath and then adhere it to the front of your card.

The Easter Lamb Easter Card is one of my favorites! I loved that Easter Lamb stamp from a previous year in the Occasions Catalog! The background was stamped with the Watercolor Wash Background Stamp.

The card with the Easter cross is actually pretty easy and you can make it with any little flower punch or die you have! I accented each flower with a little Rhinestone Jewel in the center. The back layer is embossed with an embossing folder, don’t remember which one.

You can also make an oval Easter egg-shaped card if you have the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies or the older retired Oval Die. Then the egg is colored with the curved swish from the Work of Art Stamp Set.

I used the Easter Lamb again on the Easter Basket made with the Berry Basket Die (retired). There are many ways you can make a little Easter basket, much like you would make a gift box.

And the last card is the Emboss Resist Watercolor Easter Egg Card. It’s fun to make by stamping with Versamark Ink on Watercolor Paper and then embossing with Clear Embossing Powder and watercoloring over it. The embossing resists the watercolor so it’s almost like when you dye Easter eggs but first write on the eggshell with a wax crayon! Remember doing that as kids?!

There are lots of fun spring and Easter papercrafting ideas, just find some project you like and go for it!

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Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box

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If you want to make something for a little Easter treat, try this quick and Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box. These little treat boxes are handy to have on hand for when you want to take a little treat to someone and it is almost time to walk out the door! Yes, it would be better to plan ahead, but if you didn’t……you can do this! And the recipient will love it!

These Clear Tiny Treat Boxes are very small and come flat so they are easy to store! Just take one out when you need it and unfold and assemble. I happened to have a little bit of brown “shred” from another package and I thought it would look cute in this treat box. Then I put some Easter chocolates inside and tied up the box with the Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon.

To decorate the box, I stamped the bunny from the We Must Celebrate Stamp Set. Yes, I cut the little animals apart that were on the one stamp! I thought that the bunny would be cute to use for Easter. You can see how I did that in THIS POST HERE. You have to be very careful but it can be done!

I stamped the bunny with Memento Black Ink and then colored in just a little with Stampin’ Blends markers. Since I was in a big hurry, I just punched out the bunny with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and layered it on a piece of pink cardstock punched out with the 2″ Circle Punch. You might want to add an Easter greeting.

You can use the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes for any occasion! It looks snazzy to have the clear box, I think, with the treat inside showing through. And if you want something quick and easy, make this Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box or change it up for a different occasion.