What is Paper Pumpkin?
It’s a box that you will receive each month filled with a complete crafting project. ALL the cutting and scoring is done, ALL the supplies are included (you will want some adhesive), you even get an exclusive stamp set plus ink! Each month you will be surprised with adorable cards, boxes, treats or more!
You have to register before August 10th to get this months kit for only 9.95 – be sure to use the PROMO code HALFOFF
If you are unsatisfied (NO WAY!) you can cancel at anytime!
Once you complete the kit you still have your stamp set, ink and any other left over pieces to create with.
I used the stamp set from the July kit to create this card with other supplies I had in my craft room.
I had the Designer Paper on my table and stamped several of the little tea cups and then cut them out by hand. Here is a tip to cut the inside of the handle – use a small hole punch to create a starting spot for your scissors rather than trying to poke a hole with the tip of your scissors which can tear and bend the paper.
To give the dimensional look to the three tea cups I used my Stampin’ Dimensionals – the cup on the bottom I stacked two dimensionals on top of each other so it would be raised further off the paper than the middle one which has one dimensional on it. The top one was just glued flat to the card stock. Here is a closer look at that.
I tied some of the thick Baker’s Twine around the handle but didn’t like that it was so thick so I unraveled the strands and only used a few it made for a daintier bow. It’s the Calypso Coral Thick Baker’s Twine.
Here is the video from the July kit – so you can see what the original projects were designed to be –
Starting in August I’m going to be scheduling Paper Pumpkin Craft Time at the Outlet Mall Food Court in Woodstock, GA. If you live nearby and want to join me I’d love for you too. If you are a subscriber already just bring your most recent kit or one you haven’t put together yet and work on it while you are there. If you are not a subscriber but want to learn more come by and I’ll let you make one card for free and answer any questions that you have. CLICK HERE to go to my Facebook page and join my event.
I saw sneak peeks of August and September kits and they are adorable! Join now and get them both for half price!
To join, all you need is your credit card…Click here and get started! This will be the best 9.95 you spend this month. Use the promo code: HALFOFF
Once you are a subscriber you can go back and order some of the past kits that you missed!
These kits are easy to take with you any where you go. To practice while you wait on your kids, to the airport when you travel, to the beach when you are on vacation, or for quiet time when you are at home. They also make great gifts.
Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions about Paper Pumpkin monthly kits – I’d be happy to answer them for you.
I love going to the Stampin’ Up! convention and seeing my friends from all over the country. From my very first one when I met my roommate Michele Schmidt until now my little group has grown as we include others we meet along the way. Last year and this year I decided to organize a dinner and swap with those friends that wanted to join me. Not everyone came to convention this year but for those that did we had a fun dinner at Red Rock Brewery the night before convention started.
Here are a few pictures of our group
and look at all the swaps we shared
And this time I decided to try out making a little video showing those swap cards. So here it is
I hope you like it. I wasn’t able to get my editing software on my new computer so this has no edits! And I don’t like the way I sound but maybe to everyone else I sound normal.
Last week was the Stampin’ Up! 2015 Inspire, Create, Share Convention. It’s one of my favorite trips each year getting to see friends that I have made that live all over the country and catching up with Stampin’ Up! employees that I have met over the years. Making new friends each year and seeing new products that will be coming out in the next catalog. This time of year the focus was the upcoming Holiday Catalog – packed full of lots of new products for all different types of crafters and stampers. There is something for every style in there! Demonstrators that attended got a special pre preorder and the rest of the demonstrators will get to preorder on August 4th. Not a demonstrator yet? Then join my team and you can be part of the preorder too! The catalog goes live for everyone on September 1st!
Throughout the convention I was posting on my Facebook page – mostly on my business page and some on my personal page. But here are some photos that I took during the week.
The had welcome banners along the street in front of the convention center.
Cindy and I took a peek in the convention center the day we arrived – this is what it looks like empty.
we took a tour of the Stampin’ Up! home office in Riverton Utah. Here are some photos from that.
Wednesday night I had a dinner for my friends and a card swap –
Convention started with check in and our new bags!
And this is what the convention center looks like full of demonstrators!
Here we are waiting for one of the general sessions to start.
Awards night was followed with a 1920s After Party
A group photo and wanted of the Photo Ops they had set up in the Convention center.
And Diane Squires and I got to walk across the stage for earning the Getaway Trip.
Saturday afternoon there was a Leadership session – here is the group at our table. Diane, me, Karen from CA, Linda and Jeanna from Vegas. Diane and Linda live here in Georgia not too far from me but I actually met them at convention in previous years. Well I met Linda on the plane we happened to end up in the same row together. It’s funny how you can fly to another state to meet someone living just a few minutes down the road!
That was a glimpse of some of our fun at convention – check out my Facebook pages if you want to see more.
Thanks for stopping by today. I need to get back on track with my blogging!
Here is another sample out of the catalog. This is from page 14 using the new Endless Thanks stamp set. It’s a quick and simple card.
I used one of the Whisper White Note Cards for this one. It’s a one layer card.
The stamping was done with Wild Wasabi, Lost Lagoon and Tip Top Taupe (ok honestly I don’t have the actual card right in front of me in person – but I think those are the colors I ended up using).
I debated on if the little hearts were stamped or not. I can’t quite tell from the sample in the catalog. I decided to use the Confetti Stars Border punch and punched Watermelon Wonder card stock and used two of the sizes. Add them to the note card with mini glue dots.
stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, punch, glue, glue, glue and your are done!
The Stampin’ Up! Convention starts today! Inspire, Create, Share 2015 is here. We have check in and bag pick up this morning and then we start! A fun time with friends from all over the US and Canada – I’m not sure if any of our European or South Pacific friends will be here this year. It will be a busy day. Check my Facebook business page for any updates, news and photos.
Part of the fun of convention is swapping – last night I had a dinner and card swap with some of my SU friends and this was the card I made to swap with all of them –
I’ve posted this card already on my blog.
I also have a group swap tomorrow and made this one –
It’s also one you’ve seen before. After I made each of these I was really excited about how they turned out and decided back then that I wanted to use them as my convention swaps.
I have another one I’ll share in a different post and also roommate gifts and some little friend treats – I need to get photos of all of those before I post about them.
If you are a demo a convention come find me and say hi!
Hi! I am a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator in Milton, Georgia. I love being creative and want to share it with you! On my blog I will share creative ideas using Stampin’ Up! products and you’ll also hear about my family and my dogs.
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