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Stampin’ Up! Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit for You!

Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit Contents

The Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit is a new offering from Stampin’ Up! It’s designed for the new stamper or cardmaker. The kit contains everything necessary except adhesive and scissors to make 20 beautiful cards for almost any occasions. But there’s no reason why anybody couldn’t benefit from this kit. Sometimes we need a card in a hurry, so wouldn’t it be nice to have a selection of cards at hand rather than have to load up the kids and make a trip to the store?

You’ll find the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit under “Kits” in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store. Or just write #134797 on your order.

Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit Info

 

 

Do YOU Need Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin In Your Life?

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today, a monthly subscription papercrafting kit that comes in the mail to you every month with a new surprise project!  Today is the last day to subscribe for only $10 a month for the first two months, then the price will be $19.95 per month. Be sure to use the Promo Code PUMPKINDEAL.

It’s great for new crafters, new stampers, those without many supplies, those who don’t WANT too many supplies, young stampers, senior stampers, college students away from home, someone you know would LOVE stamping but hasn’t tried it yet, someone who likes a surprise in the mail, someone like YOU!

What else can I say to convince you?  Just try it! For two months you get this cute little red box in the mail with everything you need to make a project, except adhesive. You can cancel if you must after that, but will you want to??  For only $10 a month for two months’ worth of fun (and that includes shipping!)

The commercial above was made by a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and shown at the Stampin’ Up! Convention this past July.  I think it was the 4th place winner (they added a place!) but the audience just roared when we saw it!  We thought it was great and probably worthy of 1st place in the contest!

This special offer expires today, Saturday August 31. Just click Add Promo Code and type in PUMPKINDEAL. Subscribe right now so your kit will arrive in mid-September! You get a free clear block in the first kit so you’ll have one to use with your stamps! Click on the link below to go right to the page!

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today!  Use Promo Code PUMPKINDEAL!

Don’t Miss the Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin PUMPKINDEAL!

Paper Pumpkin card

If you would like to get an easy papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up! in the mail each month, then the Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription is for you!  And if you subscribe today or tomorrow, you can get the kit for only $10 a month for the first two months! This offer is only good until Saturday, August 31, 2013.  That’s tomorrow!

The first kit you receive will be the Welcome Kit, which includes a bonus clear block to mount your stamps.  I think the cards you can make in the kit are even cuter than the photos you see!  All you need is adhesive. The clear block is included and is an $8.50 value so you will have it to use with future stamps and kits and is practically worth the cost of the kit itself.

Sign up for Paper Pumpkin and get this card from me!  Just go to the special Paper Pumpkin website HERE.  You can find out all about it and sign up right there. If you sign up today or tomorrow, be sure to click Add Promo Code and then type in PUMPKINDEAL.  On the next page you will see your discounted price at the top in the Summary.

After the first two months, the price will go to the regular price of $19.95 a month. There is never any obligation or commitment.  You can cancel at any time or just “pause” your subscription for a month or two if you like.  The date to remember is the 10th of any month:  subscribe, cancel, or skip before the 10th of any month and that will take effect in that month.  If it is after the 10th of the month, it will take effect the following month.

Give yourself a surprise in the mail, or even give it as a gift to someone special.  This is a great opportunity to try it for a great price.  You have nothing to lose!

Don’t you deserve half an hour every month for some creative moments??  I think we all do!

Subscribe at Paper Pumpkin and enter the Promo Code PUMPKINDEAL for the $10 offer!

Paper Pumpkin Welcome Card for Joining

Get a Welcome card from me when you subscribe!

Then sit back and wait for your darling box to arrive in the mail!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Kit

Subscribe today and don’t miss out on this special PUMPKINDEAL at My Paper Pumpkin!

August Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin’ Up! Monthly Subscription

August Paper Pumpkin Kit Contents

Paper Pumpkin, the monthly subscription kit from Stampin’ Up! for new and ANY papercrafters, arrived in my mailbox! The box itself is so cute (see previous post)!  I wonder what the post office thinks when they see a bunch of these bright boxes going through the system! And the wrapping inside just gets you more excited to see what is in the box! In the picture above, you can see the contents of my August Paper Pumpkin kit. This month had two stamps included, which you punch out of the die-cut rubber, remove the white covering and mount on the label if you like.  You will already have a clear block from your first kit, the Welcome Kit.

Here is the card I stamped and assembled exactly as the instructions indicated.

August Paper Pumpkin Kit Card with Bicycle

The card base just had to be folded in half and already had the blue polka dots printed on them.  I applied the strips across the card and the little banners (all had adhesive on the back) and then stamped the bicycle and the “thanks” banner.  Done!

Then if you want, you can play around and make your own designs! Or you can make the cards all the same.  It’s your time to be creative!  Do what you want!

August Paper Pumpkin Kit Extra Cards

If you would like to receive Paper Pumpkin in YOUR mailbox in September, hurry and subscribe. Right now, until next Saturday, August 31, you can subscribe for only $10 a month for the first two months with the special promo code of PUMPKINDEAL!  You will receive the Welcome Kit first which contains your complimentary clear block (worth the price of admission right there!). I have to say I think the Welcome Kit is cuter in person than in the photos.  I enjoyed it.

Then in October, you will receive whatever surprise kit everyone else is receiving. Yes, it’s a surprise! You’ll find out what the kit is when you open your box! That’s part of the fun!

After two months of the special price, the price will go to the regular price of $19.95 a month, which does include shipping. You can cancel at any time or just skip a month a two if you like and then resume your subscription.  The 10th of the month is the magic date to remember if you want your choice to apply for that month’s kit.

For example, subscribe by Sept. 10th, receive the September Kit.  Subscribe after Sept. 10th and receive the October Kit.  The same applies for cancelling or pausing your subscription.

Go to my Paper Pumpkin page and subscribe right now so you won’t miss out on that $10 offer!  It’s too good to be true!  Try it for two months and see how you like it!  No obligation, no commitment, just enjoy!  Just be sure to click on “Add Promo Code” and type in PUMPKINDEAL. On the next page you’ll see your Order Summary at the top and you can see that your discount was applied.

Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com if you have any questions!

Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin PUMPKINDEAL

Mine came in the mailbox yesterday!Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Kit

Isn’t that the cutest box?!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Kit Red Box

When you open the box, it just makes you feel happy!  Look at it!!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Kit Inside

You even get a thank you note!

Thank You inside Paper Pumpkin

If you want to get Paper Pumpkin in your mailbox next month, and at a special price, subscribe now for only $10 a month for two months. Try it out and see if it is for you!

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today! Use the Promo Code PUMPKINDEAL to get the special price!

Click the link above to go to my page and sign up. Click the “Join” button, fill in your quantity, and click on “Add Promo Code” at the bottom.  Type in PUMPKINDEAL and click on “Continue”. At the top of the next page, you will see your Order Summary and you should see your discounted price of $10 (plus tax, if applicable).  That price INCLUDES shipping!  Yey!

The last day to take advantage of this special Paper Pumpkin offer is August 31. It’s only about a week away!   Sign up today!

 

 

 

Today is Tell a Joke Day!

Who knows where Tell a Joke Day came from, but a Friday is a great day for telling a joke! See if you can tell one of your favorite ones!

A little boy said to his teacher, “Mrs. Smith, I ain’t got no crayons!” His teacher said, “Young man, you mean ‘I don’t have any crayons.  You don’t have any crayons. We don’t have any crayons.’ Do you see what I am getting at?”   “I think so,” said the little boy. “What happened to all the crayons?”

And usually a family has silly jokes that mean nothing to anybody else and don’t make any sense. Here is one of ours.

My parents were here visiting when my daughter was very little. I forget if Grandpa was teaching her some jokes or if she was telling him a joke, but this is what she came up with:

“Why did the chicken cross the road?  To throw a tomato at the duck!”

For some reason, that stuck and has been a classic saying in our family ever since! This is something that should be written down at the time so you can remember the story precisely thirty years later! As busy as you young mothers are, try to take a second and write down these little moments because they will be treasures in later years!

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Here’s something that is NOT a joke!  Try out Paper Pumpkin from Stampin’ Up! for only $10 a month for the first two months! Speaking of having fun telling jokes, get a fun surprise in the mail once a month when your cute red box arrives with a quick and easy papercrafting project inside!  Everything you need except adhesive is included.  The first month you subscribe you will get the first kit which includes a clear block to use for all your stamps in future kits. You can pause or cancel your subscription at any time.  Just remember by the 10th of any month is when you need to subscribe or make any changes in order for it to take effect THAT month; otherwise the change will take place the following month.  Subscribe by August 31 and take advantage of the special price of $10 a month for the first two months by using the Promo Code:  PUMPKINDEAL 

Click JOIN, put in your QUANTITY, and then click on “Add Promo Code” just below.  Type in PUMPKINDEAL.Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin

Click Continue, and you should see your discount applied at the top of the shipping address section.

Paper Pumpkin Discount

If you subscribe between now and August 31, you will get this special price for two months with your first kit arriving mid-September! After two months, the regular price of $19.95 will apply. Both prices already include shipping!

Go now to the cute Paper Pumpkin website HERE and subscribe for only $10 using the code PUMPKINDEAL so you won’t forget and will be sure to get your kit next month!!

Want the Magic in a Box? Get the Paper Pumpkin Special Deal!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Kit

Do you want the magic of creativity in the mail every month from Stampin’ Up!?  Then try Paper Pumpkin and get a monthly kit in the mail! This is a fabulous time to try Paper Pumpkin because for your first two months, for new subscribers, you can use the Promo Code PUMPKINDEAL and get Paper Pumpkin for just $10 a month for the first two months (plus tax, but shipping included!). After those two months, the price for each monthly kit will be $19.95 (which includes shipping).  You can pause your subscription or cancel at any time. Just do it before the 10th of any month to stop that month.

All you need for your kit is adhesive. I’m sure you will have something around the house to use and then if you continue your subscription, I can recommend some Stampin’ Up! adhesives that you might find useful for your kits.

This kit would definitely be FUN for anyone! But it is especially good for:

  • New stampers 
  • Beginning stampers
  • People who like to try new things
  • Stampers without too many supplies
  • Stampers with a ton of supplies but who like a surprise in the mail
  • Someone looking for a quick and easy project
  • A gift for or a project to do with your children or grandchildren
  • A surprise for college students for some stress relief!
  • Teenagers
  • Anybody who wants a fun treat once a month!

Follow the directions in the kit to make whatever the project is OR make your own creation. Usually there are extra pieces you can add to cards or scrapbook pages or other designs. And of course you’ll always have the stamps and ink spots (tiny ink pads!) you get in the kit!

This special Paper Pumpkin deal is available until August 31, 2013, but if you would like to get your first kit shipped to you around August 15, then you need to sign up by August 10th! You can sign up between August 10 – 31, but your first kit will ship around Sept. 15.

Sign up HERE now while it is on your mind!

Be sure you click on “Promo Code” after you enter the quantity. Type in PUMPKINDEAL in the promo code box, then click “Continue”.  Next you will see your discounted price for two months and then add your name and shipping info, etc.

Let me know if you have any problems or questions,

Try Paper Pumpkin and see how you like it!  You might end up wanting extra subscriptions for loved ones!

Make Fun Holiday Banners

I think one of the many hits at the Stampin’ Up! Convention was seeing the making of the holiday banners offered in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and variations using the kits. Shelli Gardner’s daughter Sara fascinated all of us with her holiday banners made from kits and the extra projects she also made. It was one of those products that I didn’t necessarily think I was interested in from the catalog until I saw her demonstrate them at Convention. They were in my first order home from Convention!

Build a Banner Simply Created Kit

You can purchase this Build a Banner Simply Created Kit  and receive the canvas banners with grommets, the stencils with the designs and lower-case alphabet, jute twine, stencil mask and spritzer. In the spritzer you mix 70% rubbing alcohol and reinker and spritz VERY lightly and from a distance with the stencil on the banner.  When I saw it demonstrated I thought that surely wasn’t enough color to show up, but it was! The moisture will pool on the stencil so you have to be careful lifting the stencil off. Some demonstrators have found using a spray adhesive on the back of the stencils help hold them in place better.

Canvas Banner Spritzed with Reinker

Images copyright Stampin’ Up! 2013 Here Sara used Gumball Green for the chevrons and Coastal Cabana I believe for the letter.

Using Sponge Dauber to ink up stencil

Here’s another technique you can use. Dip a Sponge Dauber into ink and apply to stencil. This method may work better than spritzing but might take a little longer. Sara only colored some of the dots so it wasn’t a big job to fill in all the dots.

Banner with Sponge Dauber Dots

Images copyright Stampin’ Up! 2013

I haven’t been able to play with my banner kits yet but hopefully soon!  You can purchase extra banners in the Banner Simply Created Kit depending on your project, or if you don’t want the stencils you could just buy these banners. Then if you would like to jazz up your banner without making everything yourself, purchase the Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit or the Christmas Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit.

Check out these banner kits in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and see if you are up for a new kind of project made easy with these kits!

Shop online at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

Sign Up Day for Stampin’ Up!’s Monthly Kit

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit

Click image above to sign up for Paper Pumpkin!

Today is June 10th and the 10th of the month is the day you want to be sure you are signed up if you would like to participate in the monthly subscription kit in the mail from Stampin’ Up! called Paper Pumpkin. Sign up today to start your subscription and receive your first kit when kits are mailed around June 15th. Once you are signed up, you don’t have to sign up again.  You can sign up anytime (or modify or cancel your subscription) but if you want it to take effect in this current month, you always need to do it by the 10th of the month….otherwise you have to wait until the next month!  And who wants to do that?!

Paper Pumpkin probably is not designed for the super-stamper/super-crafter (unless you just like to receive a surprise in the mail!). Each month Stampin’ Up! sends a surprise project with all the supplies included except adhesive.  The projects are designed to be quick and easy and a beginner or inexperienced stamper can do them! You can see the very first kit on the website which comes with a free clear block that you will use with future kits for stamping. After that, each kit is a surprise!  I can’t wait to get the next one!

There is no risk, no obligation.  You can cancel, or just pause, your subscription at any time.  Just remember to make that change by the 10th of any month.

If you would like to order a Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription starting this month, go to this link right away and put in your information.  The price of $19.95 includes shipping the kit to you. It’s all very cute!  I’m sure you will love it!

Join Paper Pumpkin today!

 

It’s May 10th—Sign Up for the Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Paper_Pumpkin_Logo

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Every month a new, surprise Paper Pumpkin project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family every month!

Sign up for the Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription HERE!

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

  • Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
  • Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
  • Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
  • We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month. 
  • You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10, we'll send your kit around May 15. If you sign up on May 11, we'll send your first kit around the June 15.)
  • A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
  • If you prefer, there's a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month. Order the Try-It Kit here just like any other Stampin' Up! product.

Paper Pumpkin is for the new crafter, the non-crafter, the occasional crafter! It's for the person who wants an easy-to-make surprise in the mail once a month! It's also a great gift….want to give a unique graduation gift to someone? Have a special mother, sister, niece, granddaughter, friend, relative who you'd like to surprise? They'll think of you every month when their kit arrives!

Go ahead….sign up for Paper Pumpkin by clicking this link.  If you do it today, your kit will be on it's way around May 15th.

 

 

Paper Pumpkin Stampin’ Up! Subscription Kit “Seriously” Cards

Paper Pumpkin April 2013 Seriously

Honestly, when I saw the greetings with this April Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kit from Stampin' Up!, I wasn't too enthused. Not my style.  BUT when I made the cards, I loved the cards themselves and had fun making them! I think the first one on the bottom row on the left is the example for the kit….the other three I just did other things with…and even had a few pieces from the kit leftover! The background layer is glued down but the other pieces are self-adhesive pieces (and you can move them around and restick!)

Paper Pumpkin isn't for everyone….if you like elaborate papercrafting with lots of layers and embellishments, this is not meant for you. If you have tons of supplies to use, you probably don't need to order a simple kit.

But if you're looking for a quick little treat for yourself each month, want to dip your toes in papercrafting and card making, if you don't have the right supplies to actually make a decent card or project, if you've never even made a card before….then the monthly subscription program from Stampin' Up! called Paper Pumpkin just might be for you! You can sign up with no obligation to continue for any certain length of time…you can pause for a month or two if you want and then continue on.

You can start with a kit for a few months to get the hang of it, then just launch into your own stamping and projects choosing your own supplies from Stampin' Up! It won't always be cards.  Each month is a surprise!

And it doesn't have to be for YOU….maybe you have a daughter, niece, friend, granddaughter, sister who might enjoy a surprise kit in the mail every month! Especially when it is from Stampin' Up!…and you!

Check out Paper Pumpkin from Stampin' Up!

and see what you think!

New Bloomin’ Bouquet Project Kit from Stampin’ Up!

It's not quite May, but if April showers bring May flowers, the rain and flooding we had in Houston on Saturday have brought a nice flower surprise from Stampin' Up! a little early this morning!  It's a new flower kit! The Bloomin' Bouquet Project Kit #134542 $12.95 will be available starting at 3:00 pm MT this afternoon (that's 4:00 pm Central Time)…while supplies last!

Kit contents:

  • 2 sheets of preprinted and precut flowers on 12" X 12" cardstock; makes 13 flowers using Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry
  • 13 Vintage Faceted Buttons
  • 13 green floral wire stems

Adhesive not included. (Glue gun recommended.)

You actually get a "baker's dozen" of flowers….that means you have one extra to give away!  That means the number 13 is a lucky one here! Lucky for the person you share your handmade flower with!

Just add this kit to your order of retired and current items!  Just remember, it's not available until later this afternoon! The link is not available yet, but here is the link to my Stampin' Up! Online Store.

Here again is the Stampin' Up! retired stamps list.

Here is the current retired list of Stampin' Up! accessories.

Zoom in to the page so you can read it!

 

 

New Dolled Up Birthday Kit from Stampin’ Up!

Dolled Up Birthday Kit

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2013

If you like kits, I'm sure you will love this brand new Dolled Up Birthday Kit Stampin' Up! just released today! It was designed by another demonstrator and then Stampin' Up! made it into a kit! You know anything with the Vanilla Flower Trim is going to be gorgeous!

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

  • Dolled-Up Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp (1)
  • 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
  • 2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
  • Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
  • Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
  • Dress Up die-cuts (6)
  • Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot (1)
  • Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces)
  • Sponge Dauber (1)

Get everything you need to make six cards for only $15.95 (item 133913)!*

*Adhesive not included.

To assemble one card, follow these simple instructions:
1. Place the stamp rubber side up and ink with the Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot.
2. Stamp “Happy Birthday” at the bottom of the card front.
3. Ink the Sponge Dauber with Soft Suede ink and gently antique the doily and the edges of the dress form.
4. Adhere the pieces to the card front in this order:
1. Doily
2. Very Vanilla Cardstock
3. Dress form
4. Flower

I think this one is a winner if you like kits and a "girlie" one at that! And nothing says you can't change it up a bit to follow your own creativity!

Find the Dolled Up Birthday Kit in my Stampin' Up! Online Store.

 


Paper Pumpkin….Time to Join!

If you've heard about Paper Pumpkin from Stampin' Up!, you know it's a monthly subscription papercrafting kit you receive in your mailbox! A kit will arrive every month…you can continue as long as you like…pause it when you need to…or cancel if you must. In order to get in on the mailing of the kit on the 15th of the month, you need to sign up for it by the 10th of the month….and that's tomorrow!! So if you want an easy and quick project to show up in a very cute box, just like a present, you need to subscribe by tomorrow, April 10th, by midnight!

Click HERE:   MY PAPER PUMPKIN

https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/

Check it out and if you like it, just sign up! When it asks for your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please put in my name:  Karen Fontinelle

My Paper Pumpkin Flyer


Cross-Stitch & Papercrafting: Sweet Threads Simply Sent Card

Sweet Threads Simply Sent Card

If you like making cards and papercrafting, and you also like cross-stitching, then this cute Sweet Threads Simply Sent Kit from Stampin' Up! is for you!  My friend Sally was visiting recently and ordered this kit when she was here.  The kit makes 8 printed cards, each of 2 colors. The needle holes are prepierced and the kit comes with embroidery floss and needles. It was a really pleasant surprise to receive this card in the mail from her the other day! She had also ordered the Scallop Trim Border Punch after playing with mine here and you can see her punching on this card!  The greeting is from the Friendly Phrases stamp set.

Sweet Threads Simply Sent
Sweet Threads Simply Sent Card Cross-Stitch Close-up

Sally said there was plenty of thread for the designs and that even though she pulled her stitches tight, she didn't break any of the pierced holes! So she thought it was fun to make!

If you want to add something extra to your card-making, please try this kit!  You can also purchase the Essentials stamp set with the words "Thank You" and "Happy Birthday" to go with it….better yet, purchase the Sweet Threads Bundle (the stamp set and the kit) for a 15% savings!

Order it this weekend when Stampin' Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING April 6-8, 2013! Everything is available for FREE SHIPPING so take advantage of this great deal!!  Just click that link to go directly to my Stampin' Up! Online Store!