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Make Your Own Easy Greeting Cards With the Mixed Medallions Card Kit

Medallion Card Kit

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One of the choices you can make when you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with a $50 purchase from Stampin’ Up! is the Mixed Medallions Card Kit on page 6 of the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  This kit makes 8 beautiful trifold cards and also comes with envelopes. The kit contains 4 cards each of 2 designs. Besides the cards and envelopes, the kit also has a sheet of die-cuts to use on the cards as well as adhesive dots.  So everything you need for 8 cards is right there in the package!

Whether you are an experienced cardmaker  or a new papercrafter or stamper, you can enjoy this kit……especially when it is FREE!  Just purchase $50 or more in Stampin’ Up! products and choose a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 you purchase. That’s the Sale-A-Bration promotion offered annually by Stampin’ Up!

Watch the Stampin’ Up! video below and see if the Mixed Medallions Card Kit would be one of your Sale-A-Bration choices!

As Holly says in the video, even if you are a cardmaker, sometimes we run out of time, and this card kit makes it easy to save time.  I would add, sometimes it is nice to have the design already thought up for you, so you can just get to the crafting!

This card kit reminds me of the Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Bundle that is available in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. Here is a card I made with that Eastern Palace Suite of products.

If you need a Sale-a-Bration Brochure, email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and I’ll get one out to you! If you would like to check it out online, see the Sale-A-Bration Brochure HERE. And you can see the free products in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

When you go to choose your free Sale-A-Bration product, consider the Mixed Medallions Card Kit!

 

Get a Stampin’ Up! Card Kit: Past Paper Pumpkin What a Gem Kit 50% off!

Past Paper Pumpkin Kit What a Gem 50% Off

You can get a Stampin’ Up! Card Kit, the Past Paper Pumpkin “What a Gem Kit” 50% off through Valentine’s Day!  This is a Paper Pumpkin Kit that was offered a year ago July, and Stampin’ Up! is now offering it at half price! If you are looking for a little kit to have on hand for unique little gifts, this might be it!  Think about Valentine’s Day coming up and how you could use these little gem boxes for a small gift (or cash!) or candy inside. Time to order!

Normally this kit sells for $17.00 in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store under “Paper Pumpkin/Past Kits”, but right now it is selling for $8.50. You must be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to even see the Past Kits available, I believe, so here is the information about the What a Gem Kit and Refill.

The Kit contains supplies for 8 treat boxes and 12 mini cards.

Your kit includes:

• What a Gem Photopolymer Stamp Set

• Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Spot® ink

• 4 small gem boxes• 4 large gem boxes

• 12 mini cards (6 ea. in 2 sizes)

• 8 pieces of pink baker’s twine (8″ ea.)

• 8 pieces of green baker’s twine (8″ ea.)

• 4 spools of pink baker’s twine (96″ ea.)

• 4 spools of green baker’s twine (96″ ea.)

Past Paper Pumpkin Kit What a Gem 50% Off

This is an exclusive stamp set for Paper Pumpkin that you can use forever. And of course you can use any of the materials in the kit however you like! If you don’t care for the original project, there are many alternative ideas online that other stampers have come up with!

Now if you need more than 8 treat boxes, also order the What A Gem Kit Refill which has all the supplies from the kit but not the stamp set or ink spot.

Contains supplies for 8 treat boxes and 12 mini cards

Your kit includes:

• 4 small gem boxes
• 4 large gem boxes
• 12 mini cards (6 ea. in 2 sizes)
• 8 pieces of pink baker’s twine (8″ ea.)
• 8 pieces of green baker’s twine (8″ ea.)
• 4 spools of pink baker’s twine (96″ ea.)
• 4 spools of green baker’s twine (96″ ea.)

Now you do have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber in order to purchase Past Kits. But if you haven’t joined Paper Pumpkin yet, now is the time!  In my opinion, the kits just keep getting better and better!  And it is so much fun to look forward to that red Paper Pumpkin Box showing up in your mail once a month! Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription to an exclusive papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up!  Each month is a surprise! Some people, I know, do not like surprises, but I think that is part of the fun! I think the majority of the kits are for making cards, but some are for other projects – could be treat holders, a home decor piece, a small album, a holiday item, etc.

You can subscribe on a monthly basis by signing up on my Paper Pumpkin website HERE! But another choice is to order a 3-month Prepaid Subscription in the normal Stampin’ Up! ordering process in my Online Store.  This is a great deal during Sale-A-Bration, going on now, because a 3-month Prepaid Subscription will earn you a FREE Sale-A-Bration product! (Just so you know, if you ONLY order a prepaid subscription, your FREE Sale-A-Bration product will be shipped to you separately like a regular Stampin’ Up! order so you will pay $6.95 minimum shipping on that item. Therefore, I would recommend ordering some extra Stampin’ Up! supplies that you can use along with the Prepaid Subscription so you get your money’s worth out of the shipping charge!)  There are also longer Prepaid Subscriptions available to earn even more Sale-A-Bration items!

Even if you are already a monthly subscriber, you can take advantage of the Sale-A-Bration offer, by just purchasing the prepaid subscription you would like.  Your subscription will automatically send out the prepaid kits monthly and then your normal monthly subscription will resume, you don’t have to do anything.

Everyone will receive an email from Stampin’ Up! to activate the prepaid subscription so watch for that and follow the instructions.  If you have any questions, let me know!

So get a Stampin’ Up! Card Kit, the Past Paper Pumpkin What a Gem Kit at 50% off, until Valentine’s Day, February 14th and/or the What a Gem Kit Refill.

Shop Paper Pumpkin HERE at Stampin’ Up! Online!

 

 

 

 

 

Join Paper Pumpkin For a Papercrafting Gift

Paper Pumpkin Sale-A-Bration

Paper Pumpkin is the papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up! that comes to you monthly in the mail! Each month is a surprise, and while most months are cards, some months are another kind of project!  I love anticipating the arrival of my red Paper Pumpkin box in my mail! It’s a gift for yourself (or someone else) every month!

There are two ways to get Paper Pumpkin – You can subscribe monthly by signing up HERE.

OR – During Sale-A-Bration, if you purchase a Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Kit, just by putting it on your regular Stampin’ Up! order, you will also earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product!

  • Purchase a 3-month Prepaid Subscription #137859 for $59 and earn one free Sale-A-Bration item.
  • Purchase a 6-month Prepaid Subscription #137860 for $114 (which saves $1/month) and earn 2 free Level 1 items or 1 free Level 2 item since the order is over $100.
  • Purchase a 12-month Prepaid Subscription #137861 for $215 (which saves $2/month) and earn 4 free Sale-A-Bration Level 1 items or 2 free Level 2 items…or a combination!

Check out the past kits from 2017 to get an idea of what Paper Pumpkin is like! And every month, people post alternative ideas online that they made with their kit, so if you don’t like the project, or you need something else, or you just like to do something different you CAN! Plus once you are a subscriber, you can purchase any Past Kits online or refills that are available, if you see something you like that you missed.


Here’s something to consider:  If you ONLY order a prepaid Paper Pumpkin kit online and choose your free Sale-A-Bration item for every $50 you spend, you will pay the minimum shipping for that SAB item.  So as long as you are paying shipping, I would suggest ordering some other Stampin’ Up! products as well!

Just go to my Online Store and choose Paper Pumpkin in the left sidebar of categories. You can read about the choices and then select Prepaid Kits.  Just put in the order number for the subscription level you would like, as if you were ordering paper or stamps or anything else on your Customer order in your account.

Join Paper Pumpkin for yourself or a gift for someone special!  You deserve it!

Get Sale-A-Bration Rewards With Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscriptions!

Paper Pumpkin Sale-A-Bration Deals 2018

Did you know that one way to earn Sale-A-Bration rewards from Stampin’ Up! is to purchase a prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscription?!  This is a great opportunity for new subscribers to get a free bonus, and also for past subscribers to come back and get a Sale-A-Bration reward at the same time!

One way to get Paper Pumpkin, a papercrafting kit sent in the mail once a month from Stampin’ Up!, is to subscribe monthly.  But during Sale-A-Bration, there is an advantage to buying a prepaid subscription.

Prepaid Subscriptions Paper Pumpkin

3-Month Prepaid Subscription:  $59  (Earn 1 Sale-A-Bration product!) (over $50)

6-Month Prepaid Subscription:  $114 (Earn 2 Level 1 Sale-A-Bration items or 1 Level 2 item!)  (over $100)

12-Month Prepaid Subscription:  $215 (Earn 4 Level 1 SAB items or 2 Level 2 SAB items!) (over $200)

During Sale-A-Bration you can earn a free SAB item for every $50 you spend on any Stampin’ Up! order. To purchase the Prepaid Subscriptions you just go to my Online Store and choose which subscription you want like any order. Since the 3-, 6-, and 12-month subscriptions are over $50, you get FREE Sale-A-Bration!

If you want to save a little money, get the 6-month and save $1 per month or BEST DEAL, get the 12-month and save $2 per month, plus get the most Sale-A-Bration benefits!

Now if you do ONLY order the prepaid subscription, your FREE Sale-A-Bration still needs to be shipped to you so you will pay shipping…..so as long as you are paying shipping anyway, maybe you want to pick up some other Stampin’ Up! products in the store! Shipping on Paper Pumpkin Kits is already included in the price.

When you order a prepaid subscription, Stampin’ Up! will email you instructions and a code to redeem at paperpumpkin.com so you can get everything set up! If you have any questions, just let me know.

Did you know that CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS can also take advantage of Prepaid subscriptions?  Just purchase which one you want in the Online Store and your regular monthly subscription will be put on hold until you use up the prepaid subscription, then it will resume. So you don’t lose anything!  If you are going to pay monthly for Paper Pumpkin anyway, you might as well earn FREE SALE-A-BRATION products at the same time through March! (Note to self!!)

If you need a Sale-A-Bration Catalog with all your choices plus the new Occasions Catalog, let me know and I will be happy to mail you complimentary copies, if you do not already have a Demonstrator that you are working with. I would love to be yours!

If you would like to see the catalogs online, just click the Catalogs rotating photo in the right sidebar of my blog and you will find all the current catalogs on my blog page.

OR Click HERE:

Occasions 2018 Catalog HERE

Sale-A-Bration 2018 Catalog HERE

Want to know more about Paper Pumpkin? Watch here to see the December 2017 Kit, just to get an idea of how it all works!

Go check out the Paper Pumpkin Prepaid options during Sale-A-Bration and earn some FREE products!  Once you are a subscriber, you can also purchase any Past Paper Pumpkin Kits that are still available!  You’ll be so happy to receive a fun surprise Paper Pumpkin Kit in the mail each month!

Need a Last Minute Gift Idea! Give the Gift of a Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Paper Pumpkin Papercrafting Kit from Stampin' Up!Need a last minute gift idea?  Paper Pumpkin Kits by Stampin’ Up! to the rescue!!

Paper Pumpkin Kits are for almost anybody! If you need a gift for a crafter, a once-in-a-while-crafter, a wanna-be-crafter with no supplies, a non-crafter, a young person, an older person (ok, mature, wise person!), a relative, a friend, a teacher, a grandmother, a granddaughter, a grandson, a niece, a nephew, a group of friends, a neighbor, the dentist (who knows??), a grandfather (who knows??), your husband (probably not!), your roommate, your houseguests…….ok, you get the idea!

Everything comes in the kit to make the project, even a block to hold the stamps in the first kit. All they have to do it open the box, read the instructions, watch the video, and start creating! It might be cards or some other surprise project. And if they want to do something different with the supplies, that’s fine!  No rules!!

After awhile, after people have had time to create with their kits, you will always find alternative ideas online for the kit.  Naturally, the stamping community is so creative!  They will come up with many other ideas for the basic kit!

You can subscribe HERE for the month-by-month kit!

You can skip a month or cancel any time!

OR

You can go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store and choose  the number of kits for yourself or a gift!

You just add to an order like anything else.  In fact, you can add “anything else” to your order!  You will get an email from Stampin’ Up! explaining how to redeem the offer.

For a last minute Christmas gift, Paper Pumpkin will be perfect!  You can just make up a card or note or print the email and give it to the recipient!  When their kit arrives, they will thank you for the unique gift! And who knows, you might have a new stamping friend!

Easy Christmas Cards to Make: Watercolor Christmas Kit

Watercolor Christmas Project Kit

It’s December already and if you are looking for a quick way to make some nice Christmas cards, check out this Watercolor Christmas Project Kit!

This kit will make 20 cards, 5 each of 4 designs and gold foil-lined envelopes are included! The cards are the usual size we make.  In fact, everything is included except ink, adhesives, and the recommended stamp set, Watercolor Christmas(If you like the wood-mount set, it is on sale!)  This is a great holiday stamp set, with or without the project kit really!

Watch the Stampin’ Up! video to get a better idea about the kit and pick up some tips as well!

These are cute cards, the watercolor look is trendy, and you’ll be able to send out handmade Christmas cards!  Be sure to order right away because the kit is “while supplies last”!

Shop the Stampin’ Up! Year-End Sale HERE!

Join Paper Pumpkin Today!

JoinPaper Pumpkin Today!

Don’t miss out on the November Paper Pumpkin Kit!  Today is the last day to sign up to have it arrive in your mailbox mid-month! It promises to be some kind of gifting item, I believe, and if it is from Stampin’ Up! you know it will be cute!

Stampin’ Up! says “When they open the box they’ll find ten little somethings that they might want to hang by the chimney with care—or on a wrapped gift or a neighbor’s door.”

And considering the October Season of Style kit came in the green and black plaid box, you won’t want to miss the black and white plaid box that it surely is coming in! Total cuteness!

Watch the Paper Pumpkin video for the October Kit to get an idea of what a Paper Pumpkin kit is like!

Paper Pumpkin Kits are fun for everyone!  Crafter or not, adult or child, old or young, friend or loved one. All you do is open the box for crafting fun!  All the supplies are there, an exclusive stamp set, and an ink spot (a tiny ink pad) to make the project! All you have to do is sit down and enjoy!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY TO GET YOUR NOVEMBER KIT IN YOUR MAILBOX!

 

Don’t Miss Out on Paper Pumpkin This Month!

Join Paper PumpkinToday!

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We’re getting close to November 10th and that’s the last day to sign up for November’s Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Why should you sign up for Paper Pumpkin?

  • It’s fun to get the Paper Pumpkin box in the mail just for you!
  • Even those people who aren’t big crafters often like to make holiday projects. Paper Pumpkin makes that easy with all supplies included right in the cute box!
  • It’s a treat for experienced crafters to just open the box and GO! No designing a project or pulling out supplies. It’s all in the box!
  • Each kit is easy enough for anyone, crafter or non-, old or young, male or female! Get an extra kit and make yours together or send one to a loved one far away.

What’s special about the November Paper Pumpkin Kit?

  • When you open the box you will find ten little somethings that you might want to hang by the chimney with care—or on a wrapped gift or a neighbor’s door!
  • You won’t have to figure out something to make, just open the box!
  • You must subscribe by November 10 at 11:50 PM (MT) to get this Santa-approved kit!  Do it today so you won’t forget!

(Last month there was an opportunity for Paper Pumpkin subscribers or those who subscribed after the 10th of the month to purchase the “past” October kit in the Stampin’ Up! online store, but they sold out in 30 minutes! No guarantee there will be extra kits this month! Don’t depend on this opportunity. Go ahead and subscribe now! If it turns out you are really unhappy with your kit, contact Stampin’ Up! and let them help you.)

Paper Pumpkin Season of Style Banner New

Subscribe today and you will be billed Nov. 13 and kits will ship out!  You will receive an email that that your Paper Pumpkin Kit is on its way! Even if you were a past subscriber, this might be a good time to renew your subscription to get what promises to be a cute kit for the holidays!

Click HERE to subscribe with my personal link!

Have Fun Coloring with the Color Me Happy Project Kit

Color Me Happy Project KitThe Color Me Happy Project Kit is perfect to go along with the new Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers!  Get some practice using the Stampin’ Blends while making 16 cards. One of my favorite parts of this kit are the foil-edged envelopes that match the cards!  Very pretty!

Here are the contents of the kit:

Color Me Happy Project Kit ContentsYou get the card bases and envelopes plus all the card pieces and embellishments for the cards.  These are cute little tassels, sequins and gold foil seals. Opening these project kits are so much fun to see all the pieces you get, all right there ready for you to use!

You will also need the Color Me Happy Stamp Set.  These are outline images, perfect for coloring with your new Stampin’ Blends!  You can buy the stamp set and project kit together in a Bundle and save 10%.

Color Me Happy Stamp SetThose two little birds are really cute, don’t you think?  And great sentiments to add to add to any of your cards!  You can certainly get lots of use out of this stamp set in all of your stamping. Get it while it is still available.

Shop Stampin’ Up! Online for the new Stampin’ Blends and Color Me Happy items!

New Stampin’ Blends Markers Available Today!

Stampin' Blends Brochure

Click to Read!

Today is the day!  The new alcohol markers from Stampin’ Up! are called Stampin’ Blends and are available for purchase by customers today, November 1, 2017 in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store! I love the feel of these new markers while coloring! Since they make blending easy, you can make the shading on your images look beautiful without even being an artist!

Click the photo above or HERE to view the Stampin’ Blends Brochure!

The Stampin’ Blends are being sold singly so that you can easily choose which colors you want or which ones you need to replace down the road.  These markers are consumable, which  means they won’t have refills or anything like that – the pricing makes it easy enough to simply replace a used marker.  To save time, just enter #147475 for the entire collection.  The markers will still come singly in your box, but you don’t have to enter each number in order to get all of them!

Stampin' Blends Price List

Images (c) Stampin’ Up!

If you purchase the whole collection, add a little more to your order to reach $150 to get Stampin’ Rewards, which means you will get 10% of the amount to spend on free merchandise!

Make sure you have the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad to use with these markers because of the alcohol. I strongly suggest buying the Refill right away to have on hand.  With the introduction of these markers, I think the Memento ink might go fast so I’d suggest ordering as soon as possible.

Stampin’ Up! recommends using the Whisper White Thick Cardstock with these markers.  The Shimmery White Cardstock is also good (and beautiful to use on special cards all the time!)

If you like, check out the Color Me Happy Project Kit and the Color Me Happy Stamp Set (in wood-mount or clear-mount).  You can buy both together in a Bundle, as well, and save 10%.

Color Me Happy Project Kit

Check it all out at the Stampin’ Up! Online Store and let me know if you have any questions!

 

Don’t Miss Out on Getting the Paper Pumpkin October 2017 Holiday Kit! Second Chance!

Paper Pumpkin Kit October 2017 Cards and Envelopes

UPDATE:  These October Paper Pumpkin Kits, Pining For Plaid, will go on sale in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store at 2:00 PM Mountain Time (3:00 PM Central Time) TODAY! Remember, you must be a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber FIRST:  JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN HERE! After you subscribe, you can then purchase ANY past Paper Pumpkin kits or refills that are available. (And you can add any other Stampin’ Up! products to your order as usual.)

These are the two cards you can make in the October Paper Pumpkin Kit, which was already mailed out to subscribers.  These are really easy and fun shaker cards, great for the holiday season!  Not only are the cards cute, but the kit comes with matching envelopes, lined with the same paper pattern as the card base.

The October Paper Pumpkin Kit coordinates with the upcoming November Paper Pumpkin Kit!  This is something new for Paper Pumpkin, to have coordinating kits. This is particularly great for the Christmas holidays when kits are so popular to save all of us time and enable even beginning and non-crafters to make something fantastic with only the supplies in the box and only a little bit of creative time. No figuring out what to make or how to make it or buying supplies.

Watch the video and see how easy these cards are to make! Then read more to find out how to get this kit.

If you missed the October Paper Pumpkin Kit and these cute shaker cards, you have another chance to get this kit! This afternoon, October 23, Stampin’ Up! is adding the kits to the Stampin’ Up! Online Store to be available for purchase. Past Paper Pumpkin Kits are only available to current Paper Pumpkin subscribers, so in order to purchase these “past” October kits, you must subscribe to Paper Pumpkin first.  After you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can go to the Online Store, as if you were placing any Stampin’ Up! order, and look under the Paper Pumpkin category. If you are a subscriber, then you will see a sub-category of Past Kits. That is where you will find the October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit called “Pining For Plaid”.

If you like the October Paper Pumpkin Kit and the cute shaker Christmas cards, you will certainly want whatever is coming in the coordinating November Paper Pumpkin Kit. In order to receive the November Paper Pumpkin Kit, you will need to subscribe by November 10, 2017. However, I think the October kits being released later today (after they get them all assembled) might go fast so I would suggest getting subscribed to Paper Pumpkin right away and then be ready to place your order for the October kit when it becomes available.

Click Here to JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY! 

Then SHOP HERE to get the October Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Paper Pumpkin Kit October 2017 Xmas Cards

Join Paper Pumpkin Today to Get the “A Season of Style” Kits!

Christmas MailboxWouldn’t you like to get a special box in your mail in a couple of weeks?  Join Paper Pumpkin by October 10th and one of the two coordinating holiday papercrafting kits will be on its way to you!

Paper Pumpkin is the kit from Stampin’ Up! that comes in your mailbox once a month with a complete project inside for you to make. Everything you need is included –  paper pieces, exclusive stamp set, and ink spot to use.

For the first time, Stampin’ Up! is offering two coordinating Paper Pumpkin kits, one for October and one for November.  Each kit stands on its own, so you don’t HAVE to have both, but surely you want to!

Watch Carrie from the Home Office explain about the two kits!

Click HERE  for my Personalized Link for you to use!  

Paper Pumpkin Season of Style Banner

If you want to make some holiday projects without buying a lot of supplies or designing a project, these kits are for you!

If you are a new crafter or have never been a crafter, these kits are for you because they are easy enough for anyone.

If you tried Paper Pumpkin before, these kits are for you to try again!  Holiday projects are always the best!

If you are an experienced papercrafter and/or stamper, these kits are for you! Fun to just open the box for a change and have a project ready to go! Nothing for you to plan unless you want to change up the planned project with your own spin on it! The supplies are for you to use however you like!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY! JUST CLICK HERE!

Join by October 10th to receive the October Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Join by November 10th to skip the October Kit but get the November Kit!

Join by October 10th to get both the October and November Kits plus all the ones following! You won’t miss a thing!

You know you would love to make some holiday projects yourself!  Sign up for Paper Pumpkin and know that some cards and gifting projects will be coming your way!

 

 

New Paper Pumpkin Season of Style Coordinating Kits!

Paper Pumpkin Season of Style Banner

Since holiday kits are so popular, Stampin’ Up! created a simple and fun holiday crafting experience with the Paper Pumpkin Kits! This is the perfect way to streamline Christmas prep.

During October and November, Stampin’ Up! is offering two straight months of perfectly coordinated Christmas cardmaking and gifting projects! It’s the Season of Style!

Two coordinating kits means that you will have everything you need to complete unique holiday cards and gifts, more creative options, and get that handmade holiday touch without the fuss!

Fine Details

  • Remember, the October and November kits coordinate but they also stand alone. You DO NOT need both kits to create a complete project.
  • To receive October’s kit, customers must subscribe at paperpumpkin.com by 11:50 PM (MT) on October 10.
  • To receive November’s kit, customers must subscribe at paperpumpkin.com by 11:50 PM (MT) on November 10.

Click: JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN HERE AT MY PERSONAL LINK FOR YOU!

  • If you are already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you don’t have to do anything!  You will get these two kits in October and November like usual!
  • If you join Paper Pumpkin now you will receive the October kit and continue receiving kits every month unless you skip a month or cancel your subscription by the 10th of any month.
  • If you tried Paper Pumpkin before, back in the beginning, but were disappointed in the early kits, I strongly urge you to give it another try!  Paper Pumpkin has done nothing but improve greatly over the years! They’ve got it going on now!!

Watch Carrie from the Home Office talk about these special holiday coordinating kits!

Here is an example of a Paper Pumpkin Kit!  This is the current kit for September 2017!  Very pretty!

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY TO RECEIVE YOUR SEASON OF STYLE KITS IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER!

Make Christmas Crafting Easy With TWO Season of Style Paper Pumpkin Kits

Paper Pumpkin Season of Style Banner New

Can you believe TWO exciting, holiday-themed kits in a row?! That will be the October and November Paper Pumpkin Kits! The way to receive BOTH of them is to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by October 10th! Each kit stands alone, but I’m sure you will want to have both!

These Season of Style Paper Pumpkin Kits are designed for EVERYONE so you don’t have to worry if you are not already a crafter or if you think you are not artistic!  This is the perfect, fun time to try Paper Pumpkin when we all need as many holiday cards and gifting items as possible!  Order more than one kit and give one as a gift or invite several friends to order, and you can all get together and work on your kits!

Are you someone who always plans to make time for Christmas crafting but somehow you never get it done?   Stampin’ Up! makes it easy for those happy holiday dreams to come true with October and November’s back-to-back coordinating kits. They include everything you will need to quickly and easily make two full kits of merry and bright Christmas projects—without having to set aside a huge block of time.

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin TODAY so you don’t miss out!  Just do it and it’s off your “to-do” list!

Fall Leaves Card For the First Day of Autumn

Fall Leaves Card For the First Day of Autumn

If you like fall colors, here is an easy fall leaves card for the first day of autumn.  If you have a Big Shot and the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, you can easily make the beautifully die cut leaves for a card.  I love the delicate look of the leaves! The rest of the card is super simple, of course, except for maybe delicately gluing the leaves! But tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and a Silicone Craft Sheet make that easier.

Yes, today is the first day of fall, not that there is ANY hint of it here in Houston, Texas where the heat and humidity is miserable!  So I have to make my own fall by using fall colors and thinking ahead to Halloween! And making the air conditioner cool the house down more! The weatherman promises(?) fall weather in a week from now.  We’ll see.  Even if we have it, no telling if it will last, and it most likely will not!  We had some lovely cooler weather after Hurricane Harvey, a blessing for those who had damaged homes and no power or air-conditioning. But now it is hot again….and worse, very humid.

This card is made with Early Espresso Cardstock for the card base and layered with a piece of paper from the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack.  I wanted the colored leaves against the wood-look background.  The greeting is stamped with a stamp in the Wood Words Stamp Set. On the inside, I will probably put a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock and adhere a small leaf or a strip of the Wood Textures paper along the side or at the bottom. When you have a dark card base like this one, you need to put a light layer of cardstock inside so you can write or stamp your message.

If you want to be precise, the 2017 Autumn Equinox today will be at 3:02 PM Central Time. Celebrate this afternoon by making your own fall cards or projects!  If you have the September Paper Pumpkin kit, this afternoon would be a good time to sit down and make the projects inside to celebrate autumn arriving.

Watch this video for extra inspiration, even if you don’t have the kit!  And if you don’t own the kit, subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today, and if any extra kits are available, you will be able to purchase one on your regular Stampin’ Up! order after you are officially a Paper Pumpkin subscriber. Besides, you won’t want to miss the coordinating holiday crafting kits coming in October and November!  Join Paper Pumpkin today!

Enjoy the first day of fall and look forward to the upcoming holidays!  Do some fall stamping today, on the first day of fall, whether just for a “Thinking of You” card or a card you will send over Thanksgiving.