Category Archives: 3-D, Gifts & Things

Easy To Make Love, Santa Tag Kit

I got my new Love, Santa Tag Kit the other day and got busy making all the tags yesterday afternoon! It only took about an hour to make them all and that was while simultaneously watching the Astros – Red Sox playoff game! (The Astros won 9 – 1 !!!!!) You can see the contents in the photo above….. an exclusive stamp set, a stamping block, ink spot, tags and pieces to stamp, adhesives, and even some gems! Plus the string to tie on to packages! It’s really a cute kit!

Each tag has a stamped greeting layered with other pieces for interest. There are even extra blank pieces to stamp in case you mess up! Just adhere the stamped greeting to each tag. The directions show you which kind of adhesive to put on the back of each piece.

And when you get all twelve tags finished, three each of four designs, just tie on the string to be ready to go on packages! Or purchase the coordinating treat bags and use the tags on special treats or gifts you are giving.

The Love, Santa Treat Bags are beautiful, food-safe cellophane bags that are perfect to fill with scrumptious treats and goodies. The white-printed designs are festive like frosted windowpanes and directly coordinate with the Love, Santa Tags! You get 12 treat bags, 3 each of 4 designs.

4″ x 9-1/2″ (10.2 x 24.1 cm)
*Food safe

Available while supplies last

And when the tags were all put together, I got out the gems in the kit. At first, I thought they only went on the “Joy” tag, but then I saw they actually went on all the tags! And I just used up ALL the gems, putting them on all the tags! But you could use only the 2-3 on each tag and save the extras for other projects, but I just wanted to use them all! Why not?!

You can even watch a video of putting the kit together with Sara Douglass!

If you are interested in this Love, Santa Tag Kit, or any of the other kits in the Stampin’ Up! Kit Collection just click HERE for the selection. These kits are great for beginners or even experienced stampers and crafters! Feel a sense of satisfaction, getting a dozen cute tags finished and ready for holiday gifts!

Witch’s Boot Halloween Treat Holder

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One easy and fun treat holder to make for Halloween, or even just for a decoration is this Witch’s Boot Halloween Treat Holder. I have made different ones other years, but this year, with Halloween pumpkins appearing in “trendy” colors other than the usual orange, I thought maybe this year’s witch’s boot could also be in non-traditional colors.

Is it okay to use Christmas paper to make a witch’s boot treat??! Why not? Really, you can use lots of different paper patterns. You don’t have to have “Halloween” paper! Look through your paper and see what appeals to you. I used the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper, the striped pattern, for the witch’s sock! Why not have something colorful?! Just measure your toilet paper roll or paper towel roll to see what size to cut your paper to wrap around the tube. Then see how much you need to wrap around the tube adding on about 1/2″ or so overlap to adhesive. My paper was about 4″ wide and about 6 1/2″ around the paper tube.

For the actual “boot”, I used a piece of Black Glitter Paper but you can also just use Basic Black Cardstock. Just cut a strip of black that will be wide enough at the back for the paper roll to fit on and then the front will angle to a point. You can make it as long as you would like. You can use the Paper Trimmer or just cut it by eyeballing. You will need to cut around the edges of the back where the paper roll is so it curves with the paper roll. On the front, you can roll the tip of the boot around a pencil or other stick if you want it to roll up.

Also, cut a strip of Black Glitter Paper as narrow or tall as you would like for the top part of the shoe. This will adhere around the bottom of the paper roll. If you want, you can fold back the ends of the strip in the front for the opening of the shoe. I also tied around a piece of the Metallic Mesh Ribbon and tied it in a bow.

When you have the witch’s boot make how you like it, grab some candy or treats and fill up the boot or put the candy in a small cello bag and insert in the boot, tied at the top with a coordinating ribbon, maybe even a tag. Here is one I made a few years ago, maybe the first one, and here is another one more recently.

It’s Halloween and it’s all fun! Make a Witch’s Boot Halloween Treat Holder for yourself, a gift, or maybe a bunch for the kids when they come trick-or-treating this year!

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Paper Pumpkin Treats and Wheelbarrow

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After I got my September Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made all the cute little pumpkin treat boxes, but today I made the wheelbarrow! Isn’t it cute?! Stampin’ Up! has continued to up their game with the Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kits! Not only do the kits get cuter and cuter, but they often have found special ways to use the box…like cutting it up to make this wheelbarrow!! AND the pattern was already printed inside the box so I only had to cut out the pieces and follow the directions and a video on how to put it together!

This Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit was really a fun one. It was designed to make a dozen treat boxes like you see in my wheelbarrow. However, as I always say, you can do whatever you want with the contents of the kit, and every month other stampers come up with the most creative ideas for alternate projects. Someone made Sesame Street characters out of these pumpkin treat boxes! And some people cut up at least some of the pumpkin boxes, separated all the rounded panels that make one pumpkin, and then adhered a few together on a card to make a flat, large pumpkin. Alternative ideas on the Paper Pumpkin instructions even showed how to make a turkey and a Frankenstein! So in any month almost, if you have no need for treat boxes, you can likely change things up and make cards out of them. If you have a card kit but don’t like the design or don’t need more cards, just check out some alternative ideas or come up with something on your own. Maybe you can make treat boxes out of the card supplies! Or some other fun project! The only limit is your imagination!

If you subscribed and received this kit, remember that you can make the box into a wheelbarrow. Here is a video you can watch:

For a PDF of instructions, click HERE.

Some of the Paper Pumpkin Kit boxes have had the suggestion to reuse to hold your special treasures or to fill with some treats and goodies and give or send to someone who could use a surprise gift to let them know someone was thinking of them.

I have to say my favorite way to re-use a box was to make a haunted house two years ago! Now for this, you actually needed two kits and I think a customer made up the pattern that we all copied. It was definitely easier to make this wheelbarrow with the pieces already outlined and numbered inside the box!

So cute! Especially for a Halloween-lover like me! Oh, did you notice the Stampin’ Up! logo on the side of my wheelbarrow?! As I was cutting out pieces, I happened to see the Stampin’ Up! logo that was on the box somewhere that I was cutting up. Luckily I didn’t cut into the logo so I thought I should adhere it to the side of my wheelbarrow!

If you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can purchase a Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Refill Kit (159400) for $10.00.

Your refill includes:

• Printed treat boxes
• White die-cut labels
• Soft Succulent die cuts
• Wired curly stems
• Die-cut stickers
• Adhesive

Coordinating Stampin’ Up!® Colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent

The next Paper Pumpkin Kit for November will be this one! I can’t wait! Subscribe now so you won’t forget! But for sure subscribe by November 10th! Or purchase a Prepaid Subscription in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store to add to your order. Maybe you can earn Stampin’ Rewards by adding on a Prepaid Subscription!

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Halloween Bouquet Jar

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While I was trying to tidy up the last of the Halloween decorations, I saw this bag of these little tiny pumpkins. I usually use them in a large tray with a candle in the center or some such way. But today when saw these little pumpkins, I got this idea!

Just recently I had purchased this Witch Hat Bouquet from @birdsnestboards on Instagram. I had it stuck in a small little vase for the time being but it didn’t seem quite right. When I got the idea to use these little pumpkins in a glass vase to hold the bouquet, I looked around for the right size vase. I found this jar in my stash and it seemed to work justs fine. I put a few pumpkins in the bottom, added the Witch Hat Bouquet, and filled in some more pumpkins to fill the jar.

To decorate the jar I just tied a Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the top. You can use a little Mini Glue Dot to hold it in place if you need to. To wrap around the jar, I cut two 1″ x 6″ strips of Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. If you kind of hold them around and see how much overlap you have, adhere two of the ends together to make one long strip. Then put some adhesive on the other end, wrap it around the jar and adhere. If you put one of the adhered ends in the center of the front of the jar, it will get covered up with the decoration and the other adhered ends will be in the back so nothing will show.

I stamped “Boo” from just part of the stamp in the Cutest Halloween Stamp Set. I chose Polished Pink Ink for the word to match the bright pink felt balls in the bouquet. Then I diecut that and layered on Black Glitter Paper and on the pink.

That’s as easy as that was for a quick vase to hold my cute Witch Hat Bouquet! Here’s a glass votive holder I just decorated the other day for Halloween. You can have so much fun decorating little home decor items like this!

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Make a Cute Halloween Votive Candle Holder

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It’s always fun to decorate a glass votive holder for a special occasion such as this Cute Halloween Votive Candle Holder decorated with the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper! I started out with a slightly different idea but as often happens, as I worked on it, my design idea changed. That’s part of the fun of stamping and creating! Just play and you will come up with an idea that pleases you!

With the shape of this votive holder, getting a little narrower at the bottom, it wasn’t so easy to just wrap a strip of paper around it. As I looked through my dies, I came up with the idea of using the Ornate Frames Dies on each side of the glass holder to decorate it. I used the Black Glitter Paper to die cut the frilly Ornate Frame. Then I used the Ombre Specialty Paper for the die-cut piece that fits inside the Ornate Frame I used. I chose four different colors or shades and put one on each side. I could have just had one on the front of the votive and that would have been fine. But I wanted to use more of the Halloween characters in the Cute Halloween Paper.

I just used my Paper Snips to cut out several ghosts, a black cat, some pumpkins, a bat, a bird, and a skull from the Cutest Halloween 6″ x 6″ Designer Paper. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the Ombre Paper piece inside the Black Glitter Ornate Frame. Then I adhered the Halloween characters using either that glue or Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Before adhering anything to the glass, I wrapped around a piece of the Gold Shimmer Ribbon I only adhered it with Mini Glue Dots. Then I adhered all the Halloween pieces to each side just using a Mini Glue Dot on the top and bottom of each piece so there wouldn’t be messy glue showing inside the votive holder.

I kind of like doing the individual Halloween scenes on the side because you can still see inside the votive to see the candle. You could even make this as a gift, putting a small cello bag filled with candy inside. It’s best to use a flameless candle inside but if you use a real votive candle make sure it is small and make sure it can’t reach any paper decorations on the side.

This is just a fun little home decor or gift item that is easy and fun to make! Use your imagination and creativity to come up with something like my Cute Halloween Votive Candle Holder or change it up a bit!

New Kit Today! Love, Santa Tag Kit!

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Today there is a new kit in the Kits Collection at Stampin’ Up!, the “Love, Santa” Tag Kit! ( I just love making Stampin’ Up! Christmas tag kits and have even purchased extras on the Clearance Rack! (Be sure to check the Clearance Rack TODAY for new items added!!) You probably saw this kit in the Holiday Mini Catalog but it was not available until today!

LOVE, SANTA TAG KIT (158375)
$19.00 USD | $26.00 CAD

Stampin’ Up! says:

“Santa’s back in a fun and easy tag kit to spruce up your Christmas gifting! The Love, Santa Tag Kit has everything you need to create 12 whimsically designed tags. That means you’ll find printed die-cut tags and labels, sequin embellishments, pink and white baker’s twine, an exclusive stamp set, a Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot, and more in this all-inclusive kit! You can sleigh ride right in without the prep work.

And to make Christmas gifting even easier, the Love, Santa Treat Bags (158381) (available for purchase separately) are food-safe cellophane bags that coordinate with the Love, Santa tags! The treat bags come in a pack of 12—3 each of 4 festive designs. That’s right—figuring out how to dress up your gifts this year is no longer a “Claus” for concern! But don’t relax too soon as these products are based on availability!”

Here is the stamp set that comes in the kit!

DETAILS
Kit contains enough supplies to create 12 tags—3 each of 4 designs.
Includes printed die-cut tags, decorative die cuts, adhesive, embellishments, and pink baker’s twine.
Features an exclusive stamp set and a Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot.
Finished tag size: approximately 2-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ (6.4 x 12.1 cm)
Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Just Jade, Night of Navy, Polished Pink, Poppy Parade

Add these printed cello bags to your order with the kit and you will be set for packaging treats or gifts and decorating with your cute new tags!

LOVE, SANTA TREAT BAGS (158381)
$7.00 USD | $9.50 CAD

12 treat bags
3 each of 4 designs
4″ x 9-1/2″ (10.2 x 24.1 cm)
Food safe

Watch Sara’s video about assembling this fun tag kit! Anyone can do it whether beginners or experienced crafters!

Order your kit today and get a head start on holiday tags! You know there is always going to be that last-minute moment when you realize you have run out of tags for gifts or when you need a quick gift right away! Just add one of these already made tags! Get some friends together who each order a kit and assemble them together for a Girls’ Night Out!

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Easy Penguin Playmates Gift Bag

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While I was thinking about what to make for the LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION today, I looked in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure for a little review and decided to mostly copy a little sample bag on page 5 and this Easy Penguin Playmates Gift Bag is the result!

I used the same measurements to make this little bag that I did the other day on THIS POST except that I made it shorter! So I started with the Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper that measured 6″ x 11 instead of 8″ tall on the other bag.

To make any bag like this one, always pay attention to the pattern and direction of your paper, to make sure it will end up with the design going in the correct direction! I first cut another paper (well, actually it was already cut in my package of papers) but it would have had the animal images sideways!! Score this paper at 2″ for the bottom flaps and then score on the long side at 2″, 5 1/4″, 7 1 /4″, and 10 1/2″. Cut away the tiny little piece at the end that is 1/2″ x 2″. Just crease all the lines, then cut the flaps apart at the bottom. Apply adhesive to that narrow little 1/2″ strip on the end and fold the other side over to adhere to that piece. This will start to form your bag. Next fold in the flaps at the bottom, applying some adhesive and trying to pay attention to which is the front of the bag.

Different from the bag I made the other day, I pinched the top together to close it. You can add a tiny bit of adhesive to hold it closed. You can punch holes in the top and thread ribbon through to tie it closed. On this bag, I just tied a piece of ribbon around the top. It’s the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack, of which I used the Just Jade gingham ribbon.

For the tag, I die cut a tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. It was too long so I just cut the banner end by hand (doesn’t have to be perfect!) and also cut out one of the penguins from the designer paper by hand with Paper Snips. So many cute images to choose from that you can cut out from the paper! I added a small layer of Basic White Cardstock and popped the penguin up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added tiny drops of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and adhered 5 little Subtle Shimmer Sequins. I found these in my drawer and hadn’t used them yet! These sequins would be good for shaker cards, which is probably why I bought them!

I ran one end of the ribbon through the tag and tied the bow. You can use a few Mini Glue Dots to hold everything in place if you want. I think the recipient can still get it open with a couple of glue dots! Or you could just adhere the tag to the bag and add a separate bow to the top of the tag, maybe leaving off the ribbon at the top of the bag, or use a smaller bow on the tag.

This was a fun little project to make because the paper is so cute! You could use this paper for little favor bags for Christmas parties. But the only way to get this paper is to place a Stampin’ Up! order TODAY, the LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION to get this paper FREE with a $50 order!! Sale-A-Bration ends tonight just before midnight MT!

Don’t let this be YOU tomorrow!!

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IT’S THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 THE LAST DAY!!

My 12 Weeks of Christmas Begins Today!

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Today is the day my special 12 Weeks of Christmas 2021 holiday emails begin at 1:00 PM CT. I always look forward to sending these to my Stamping With Karen Mailing List subscribers every year as a thank you for being one of my subscribers! I hope they help with your holiday planning and project ideas!

Every week for 12 weeks you will be getting an email from me with a fantastic holiday project for you to make! It is completely FREE, but it is exclusive to people on my mailing list. You can use these ideas to make your holiday preparations easier! Just like in my regular weekly email, I will send a photo of a project, a list of supplies needed, and all the directions to make it.

In the first few weeks, I will send card ideas since it’s likely that is the first thing most of us will work on at this point. Next, come a few weeks of gift ideas, and finally, as we are doing Christmas shopping, some ideas for gift wrap, bags, and gift tags.

These are exclusive projects that I won’t be posting on my blog or anywhere else. I just want my subscribers to know that you are appreciated! If you are already on my mailing list, no need to do anything!

The only way you can get these special 12 Week of Christmas emails is to be on my Stamping With Karen Mailing List! If you are not on my Mailing List, you better get on it before 1:00 PM TODAY, otherwise, you are going to miss out! All you have to do is sign up in the red box in the upper right of my blog. If you are on your mobile phone, the red box may show up at the bottom of your phone.

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Make an Easy Gift Bag and Card With Blackberry Beauty Designer Paper

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Blackberry Beauty Gift Bag and Gift Card

The season for gifts will soon be upon us, actually, it is always the season for gifts, so here is how to Make an Easy Gift Bag and Card With Blackberry Beauty Designer Paper. These gift bags, no matter the size, are really so easy to make either out of designer paper or cardstock. You can stamp the cardstock or add a layer of pretty designer paper to dress it up. You can learn to make these small gift bags and it will be faster for you to do it yourself than to drive to the store for wrapping paper or gift bags!

I made this gift bag out of the Blackberry Beauty Specialty Designer Series Paper. As I mentioned above, I thought about making the bag out of Blackberry Bliss Cardstock and then adding a layer of designer paper. It would make the bag sturdier to use cardstock. But using designer paper also makes the inside very pretty!

The paper, whether cardstock or designer paper, is 8″ x 11″. Look at the pattern of the paper before cutting and scoring and make sure your pattern will go in the correct direction. On the side that will be bottom, where the flaps will be, score the paper lengthwise at 2″. Then turn the paper so the long side is at the top, using your Paper Trimmer or Simply Scored Scoring Tool. If using the Paper Trimmer, just make sure you don’t use the cutting blade by accident! You might even want to remove it temporarily! Score at 2″, 5 1/4″, 7 1/4″, and 10 1/2″. This will make the score lines where you will fold to form the bag.

Above you see the image of the inside of the paper scored and the flaps at the bottom cut. On the left side of the photo, you can see the 1/2″ flap that I folded inward a bit. Just below that, I cut off that 1/2″ x 2″ section. That 1/2″ flap is where the adhesive will go to form the bag with the opposite side. I like to angle my cuts just a bit as you can see by the spaces between the flaps, which will form the bottom of the bag. If you cut straight on the scored lines, sometimes they don’t overlap perfectly so cutting on an angle takes away that tiny bit of extra paper and makes it all look a little more professional when you assemble the bag. Try it! Plus you don’t have to worry about cutting EXACTLY on the score lines because sometimes they are difficult to see on printed paper!

Apply adhesive to that 1/2″ flap and then just fold over the opposite edge, making sure it is lined up evenly with the flap. I used Stampin’ Seal +. You could use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Tear & Tape as well.

After connecting the two sides, fold in those bottom flaps, applying adhesive, and then reaching inside the bag on a table with a Bone Folder or something to rub down the flaps to make sure they are adhered well. Decorate the outside of the bag.

You can do the top however you like. For now, I left mine open like a gift bag. Or you can squish in the sides a bit to bring the top edges together and either tie a ribbon around, add a clip to the top, or punch holes and tie ribbon through to close. Make sure you put the gift inside first!

For the front, I used pieces from the Blackberry Beauty Ephemera Pack. As I write this, it is back ordered but should be back in stock in another week. Its been very popular! But you don’t have to have it. Use some gold pieces, tags, ribbon, whatever you have in your stash to decorate the bag. And as long as I had everything out, I made a little gift card to go along with it, folding a 3″ x 6″ piece of cardstock in half and then decorating. You can order 3″ x 3″ envelopes.

This bag is really easy. If you want it shorter, then cut it at maybe 6″ instead of 8″ or make it taller. This Blackberry Beauty Specialty Designer Series Paper is really pretty too with its gold accents and deep colors. This will be so pretty for fall and Thanksgiving cards and projects. Try making something like this Blackberry Beauty Gift Bag today!

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Ghosts Halloween Gift Bag

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Recently I told you about how fun I thought it was to decorate a plain kraft gift bag for a special occasion or just to have on hand and then last week I wanted a Halloween bag for a gift for a friend! This Ghosts Halloween Gift Bag was fun to make for a little gift!

All you need is a gift bag like this one with the handles in kraft or white or whatever color you can find at the craft store. Or often I use bags that I get at certain small shops or special places. Even if they have printing on the front, you can usually cover the store name and all that with your personalization. If they have printing on both sides, then do a good job on the front side and do something plain and simple on the backside just to cover the printing.

There is an infinite number of ways you can decorate these bags! Think of it as making a card front, but probably bigger. This design is not very complicated at all. I just used one 6″ x 6″ sheet of the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper, my favorite one with all the little trick-or-treating ghosts! I layered it on a larger piece of Pumpkin Pie and then a layer of Basic Black.

On the front of the bag, I have various die cuts layered. These are the Tasteful Labels Dies and the scalloped rectangle in the Stitched So Sweetly The greeting is stamped from the Cutest Halloween Stamp Set and seemed perfect for this gift bag! Once I added the Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon tied in a bow I was happy with my project! Plus I added a few Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

You could use smaller bags to decorate or even lunch sacks! It’s so much fun to decorate bags for a birthday gift, congratulations, a holiday season, or whatever you need! Here is the bag I made just a few weeks ago. There are lots of ideas out there!

Start looking through your collection of bags and put the good ones you could use for decorated gift bags into your stash so you’ll have them handy or go ahead and decorate now for the holidays! You will be glad you did at the last minute when you need something gift-wrapped and you’re all out of wrapping paper and store-bought gift bags!

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Don’t forget Sale-A-Bration ends Thursday, September 30! Don’t miss out on the free products you can earn!

Peaceful Prints Kraft Christmas Gift Bag

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One thing I always enjoy making are gift bags out of plain shopping bags like this Peaceful Prints Kraft Christmas Gift Bag. Lots of times I can use ones I get at stores, even if they have the store name printed on the front because that printing gets covered up. Just remember, it is just like making a card, maybe a larger one, that you adhere to the front of the gift bag! It’s so much fun to make a personalized bag for any occasion!

For this bag, I used the Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper. You only have this month left to get this paper, and you can get it FREE with a $50 purchase at Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration! I tried various layers of paper and cardstock and combinations before I settled on this! Sometimes you just have to keep playing and working until it all comes together!

I used a piece of the Peaceful Prints Designer Paper for the background piece. It is 7″ x 8″ and I liked the way it matched the trees. The background paper (5″ x 6″) has little deer and tiny trees on it and is layered on Real Red Cardstock (6 1/2″ x 5 1/2″). I decided to add trees, some die cut with Christmas Tree Dies out of the Peaceful Prints paper and some out of Garden Green Cardstock. I sponged a little Garden Green Ink on the cardstock trees. I used three different tree dies to make different size trees. Some are popped up on Dimensionals and some are adhered flat on the designer paper. The deer are cut out by hand with Paper Snips from the designer paper.

The greeting had to be a little bit small to fit in the space. It is in the Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set. It is cut out with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies and layered on a small banner die also in the set. Make some of these ahead of time and you’ll be all set for gift-wrapping during the holidays!!

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Join Paper Pumpkin! Get This September Haunts & Harvest Kit!

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If you are new, this is how Stampin’ Up! describes Paper Pumpkin! Think about trying it, especially this month if you like fall!

“What is Paper Pumpkin? Paper Pumpkin is our monthly One-Stop Box™ that offers a unique variety of paper projects for subscribers of any skill level to enjoy! These thoughtfully themed and all-inclusive craft kits encourage Stampin’ Up! customers to explore their creativity, try new techniques, and discover their potential in papercrafting.”

This kit features three different designs for every treat box. That means whether you want to celebrate the Fall harvest or feel like getting in the Halloween mood (or a mix of both!), you can choose how you want to create your adorable treat boxes! Take your pick from crisp red apples, seasonal pumpkins, spooky jack-o-lanterns, or get creative and customize them into whatever you can imagine!

The Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit contains enough supplies to create 12 treat packages which means you get to share the a-maize-ing treats with your friends and family! These treat package designs are perfect for Halloween party favors or place setting favors at a fall feast. These treat packages are the perfect way to tell your family and friends to eat, drink, and be scary!

The Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit not only offers the cutest giftable treat packages, it is also intended as home décor with the included wheelbarrow crafting opportunity! This month’s Paper Pumpkin box is designed with pre-traced lines and instructions to create a vintage-inspired wheelbarrow as a place to display your too-cute-to-spook treat packages.

ABOUT THE KIT

Haunts & Harvest

Kit contains enough supplies to create 12 treat packages—4 each of 3 designs. The all-inclusive kit includes printed die-cut boxes, die-cut sheets, adhesive, and more!
Finished treat box size: 2-1/2″ x 2″
Includes an exclusive stamp set and a Classic Stampin’ Spot
Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent

Remember, this is YOUR kit when it arrives in your mailbox in mid-September! You will be ready to start thinking about fall and fall decorating! You can make everything exactly as designed in the kit or use the supplies to make your own designs and variations! If you don’t want treat boxes, make cards out of the supplies. Change it up however you like, but I have to say, it is a treat sometimes to just open the box and not have to think about “what to make”. The plan is already there for you! There’s even a video you can watch plus the directions. It’s easy enough for everyone! If you want more than 12 treat packages, order two kits! You may be able to get a “Refill Kit” later on but those are never guaranteed. Once you are signed up as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can go in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store and order any past kits or refills that are available!

I always say Paper Pumpkin is a gift you give yourself! Once a month you can count on getting a package in the mail and what is better than a box of a new stamping project and supplies!

The deadline is Friday, September 10th so sign up today so you do not forget!

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Here’s the September 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit!

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If you are new, this is how Stampin’ Up! describes Paper Pumpkin! Think about trying it, especially this month if you like fall!

ABOUT THE KIT

Haunts & Harvest

Kit contains enough supplies to create 12 treat packages—4 each of 3 designs. The all-inclusive kit includes printed die-cut boxes, die-cut sheets, adhesive, and more!
Finished treat box size: 2-1/2″ x 2″
Includes an exclusive stamp set and a Classic Stampin’ Spot
Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent

Remember, this is YOUR kit when it arrives in your mailbox mid-September! You will be ready to start thinking about fall and fall decorating! You can make everything exactly as designed in the kit or use the supplies to make your own designs and variations! If you don’t want treat boxes, make cards out of the supplies. Change it up however you like, but I have to say, it is a treat sometimes to just open the box and not have to think about “what to make”. The plan is already there for you! There’s even a video you can watch plus the directions. It’s easy enough for everyone! If you want more than 12 treat packages, order two kits! You may be able to get a “Refill Kit” later on but those are never guaranteed. Once you are signed up as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can go in the Stamin’ Up! Online Store and order any past kits or refills that are available!

I always say Paper Pumpkin is a gift you give yourself! Once a month you can count on getting a package in the mail and what is better than a box of a new stamping project and supplies!

The deadline seems like a long way off, but go ahead and sign up now and then you are all set!

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Check out the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection!

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Stampin’ Up! has a new line of creative products called the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Up! has taken the guesswork out of creativity and done the hard parts, and you get to do the fun stuff: craft! Each kit is all-inclusive and includes the predesigned projects, preprinted pieces, and even the adhesives you need to complete the projects. You also receive an acrylic block plus an ink spot, not to mention an exclusive stamp set with each kit!

There’s a wide variety of kits for all different occasions, and new kits are being added regularly. Some are called Card Kits because you make cards with them.

Others are called Crafting Kits because they might be packaging or home decor or a gift set of cards.

Some kits do not even require any stamping! Just put the pieces together for your project! It doesn’t get any easier than that!

You can shop the current selection at www.stampinup.com/kits. But hurry! Kits are available only while supplies last!

Pick the kit that’s right for you. The kits are designed for beginners so no worries if you are new to crafting. But stampers of any level can have fun with the kits too!

Watch the videos below to see how it all works, especially if you are new to papercrafting! It’s really fun and easy!

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Christmas 2-4-6-8 Treat Bag With Ornament

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Christmas papercrafting is more than just making cards, as you know! We all will need bags, boxes, treat bags and boxes, gift wrap, party favors, decorations, and all kinds of things like this Christmas 2-4-6-8 Treat Bag With Ornament. This is one of the easiest things you can make! A 2-4-6-8 box or bag!

You can use this little bag for a treat or a small gift. You can put candies inside or a very small gift, like a piece of jewelry. For a little party favor or a little something at each place setting at Christmas dinner, you could make any number of these which would not be too much work! Hopefully this Christmas there can be parties and family gatherings! Keeping my fingers crossed!!

This little box is made with just a half sheet of cardstock, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Just score it at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″ going across. Turn the paper lengthwise and score at 2″. That short area will be the bottom of the box. Cut on the score lines just up to the 2″ scoreline going across. Cut off the narrow little tab area. See the photo below. Apply a strong adhesive, like Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Tear & Tape, or Stampin’ Seal+ to the narrow tab on the end, then fold the other side of the box over to adhere. It’s easier to do this flat than to try to hold the box. Fold in the flaps for the bottom and add a little glue to hold them in place. Leave the top open or pinch to close, whatever you like.

You can choose to leave the little bag open at the top or pinch it closed. If you pinch it closed, poke in the sides a little bit to make the top come together easier. You can tie some ribbon through at the top as I did or use some kind of clip. You could even make a lid to fit on top!

Now you are all set to decorate your bag or box! I made this one SUPER simple!! I also happened to have the ornament die cut from the Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Paper so it was really easy! If you wanted to use another design in the paper, maybe you would want to change the color of the bag. Mine is Real Red. The ornament is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For some bling, I added some gold Gilded Gems. The ribbon is the Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. You could add a little tag tied on with the ribbon if you wanted to. Or decorate with some designer series paper! So many options! Here is a little treat bag I made a few years ago.

It’s time to start making some of these fun things! Christmas comes early for crafters! The July-December 2021 Mini Catalog will be out August 3 along with Sale-A-Bration! After that it is full-steam ahead! Plan to make a few little 2-4-6-8 boxes to have on hand.

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