My January Paper Pumpkin kit arrived last night. Yep! I’m not one of the subscribers lucky enough to get my kits early. 🤣 Thankfully my friends Nancy & Kayla loaned me one of theirs so I could get a head start. I designed my first set of alternate projects on Monday using the contents of this card kit and a bit of other coordinating product. I’m sharing those with you today. Then I’ll share more on February 7th for the “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop. Please be sure to visit again. Then I create and share one more idea which I contribute to the collection of exclusives that my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling. I share these freely with my Paper Pumpkin subscribers and team members and will be offering them for purchase on February 1st here in my Tutorials for Sale page.
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make 9 Valentine-themed cards (3 of 3 kinds). Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show kit recipients other ways to use their supplies. I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages, and more. So today I’m sharing with you two card ideas and a treat idea in case you want to use the supplies for classroom or co-worker Valentines.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Lindt Chocolate Valentine Treats You can make 18 using the foil stickers and another 8 more by fussy cutting other hearts if you want to use up all the sparkly heart embellishments.
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit. (The refill typically shows up in the online store soon after the 20th.) It doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last!
As mentioned above, I am partnering with ALL these talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members. AND come February 1st they will be available for purchase to anyone else.
Our Sept-Dec 2024 Paper Pumpkin Creatives team includes:
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the January 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our January 2025 Marbled Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Storybook Moments Suite from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and will be available February 1st.
Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! It’s time to showcase our December 2024Nests of ChristmasPaper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared.
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended cards designed for this December 2024 kit. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects (a variety of fun fold cards) using the contents of this kit on December 20th. Today I am sharing: a few other cards, some treat bag ideas, and 2 scrapbook pages.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Happy Birthday Page (Pocket Page Pattern)
Memories & More Size Cards (from the Happy Birthday Page Pieces)
Lots Of Love Page
Cello Bag Treat Bag Toppers
Lattice Card
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by January 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hearts For You: Create heartfelt cards for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and beyond! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes heart-shaped precut pieces and stickers, twine, and heart gem embellishments. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last!
Thanks for visiting! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow creators.
*To see these other creative project ideas, click on these names of the other hop participants. If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to get to my website so you can see the clickable hop participant names.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the December 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hearts For You: Create heartfelt cards for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and beyond! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes heart-shaped precut pieces and stickers, twine, and heart gem embellishments. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by January 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our January 2025 Marbled Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Storybook Moments Suite from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and will be available February 1st.
Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! It’s time to showcase our November 2024Filled With JoyPaper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared.
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended projects designed for this November 2024 kit. (Click here for Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on November 20th: alternate cards and a few ideas of what to do with the stockings. Today I am sharing: a scrapbook page layout, a simple ornament card, and a poinsettia embellished stocking.
Below are close-up photos of these projects, any important measurements you might need, and tips for recreating what I shared. At the bottom of the post is a list of extra products that I’ve used linked to my online store.
Scrapbook Page Layout
This fun layout features Santa’s boots as he is heading down the chimney! It’s a fairly easy layout to put together.
Measurements:
Night of Navy Cardstock (from the Neutrals 12×12 pack)
(2) 12″ x 12″ for the base pages
(2) 3-7/8″ x 5-7/8″ for the front photo mats (optional as these represent the actual photos)
(4) 2-7/8″ x 3-7/8″ for the front photo mats (optional as these represent the actual photos)
White Willow Cardstock
(2) 3″ x 12″ to tear for the back layers of snow on the roof
(2) 2-1/2″ x 12″ to tear for the front layers of snow on the roof
1-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ for the journalling piece
4″ x 8″ for the base of the chimney
Scrap for stamping and fussy-cutting the “Magical Moments” words
(2) 4″ x 6″ for the middle photo mats
(4) 3″ x 4″ for the middle photo mats
Smoky Slate Cardstock (from the Neutrals 12×12 pack)
(7-9) 1-1/4″ x 3-5/8″
Misty Moonlight Cardstock (from the Neutrals 12×12 pack)
1-7/8″ x 3-5/8″ for the journalling piece
(2) 4-1/8″ x 6-1/8″ for the bottom photo mats
(4) 3-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ for the bottom photo mats
Cherry Cobbler & Gold Ribbon
(2) 14″ as a border to the bottom of the page
7″ or 8″ for tying the bow
Santa’s boots were probably the most challenging for me since I’m not skilled with fabric arts. I tried three different ways…First I tried coloring the fabric with Sharpie® Marker. The ink rubbed off even a day later. Then I tried coloring our Stampin’ Write Markers, but I was worried about how much ink the fabric was soaking up and how my marker tip was getting roughed up. And though the results weren’t as bad as the Sharpie, the dried ink was still coming off a tiny bit when I rubbed the fabric against paper. So I finally dyed the fabric with Rit® Fabric Dye. Don’t ask me the details, though because again…I’m not an expert and probably could’ve gotten better results. My boots turned out sort of a reddish black. You can see the comparison below of a stocking colored with the Basic Black Dark Blends and a stocking colored with Black Rit Dye.
After the “boots” dried, I folded the cuffs as shown and then ironed them as flat as I could.
For the chimney, I embossed the Smoky Slate rectangles with the Painted Texture embossing folder (which is now on the Last Chance List), and used a Blending Brush to rub on Smoky Slate ink to deepen the look of the bricks…make them more weathered and dirty.
Then I added one towards the top right of my White Willow chimney base and built my brick pattern from there trimming off any excess Smoky Slate Cardstock that would go off the edges.
I cut my chimney in half and then arranged all my pieces (including my base photo mats) onto the 12×12 base pages. Then I stamped my snowflakes randomly with VersaMark ink, took all the layers off my pages, added white embossing powder to the snowflakes, and heat embossed.
After all my snowflakes were embossed, I prepared all my other stamped pieces and added the ribbon borders along the bottom of the front snow layers with a bit of Tear & Tape Adhesive (tucking the excess around the back).
Then I added my back layers of snow with Dimensionals, my front layers of snow with Dimensionals, my chimney halves with a couple layers of Dimensionals just on the back middle and with one layer of Dimensionals just under the back bottom, and then my boots with Tear & Tape. The boots will raise the top half of the chimney. This is why you don’t need Dimensionals in that area.
The last steps are just adding the bow, the Iridescent Faceted Gems within the snowflake centers, and adding photos and journalling!
Oh! And if coloring the stockings isn’t your thing either, you could always skip that step and pretend that Santa lost his boots before heading inside.
Simple Ornament Card
This card design was inspired by a card I got from Stampin’ Up! I loved it so much and knew it would work with the elements of this kit. I stamped Basic Beige ink for my sentiments and borders on my Basic Beige card base (which is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″). Then I attached the ornament top to the ornament with Glue Dots and added it to the card with Dimensionals. I die-cut a couple Shaded Spruce leaf images from the Merry Tags & More Dies and glued them down behind the left side of the ornaments. Then I added a few Blooming Pearls.
(Here is the card I got from Stampin’ Up! Pretty, right?!)
Poinsettia Embellished Stocking
This last idea was inspired by a project shared by Kimberly Wynne Jones in the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club. I didn’t have any actual poinsettia dies, so I used the dies from the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder set (and embossing folder and die set) to die-cut different size leaves from the Festive Glimmer papers. Then I used Glue Dots and Dimensionals to build the poinsettia. I added a Gold Blooming Pearl in the middle (although I think I should’ve added a few more to make it look more like a poinsettia), and I attached it to my stocking with more Glue Dots. A hot glue gun might have been a more permanent adhesive for this project. But I was in a hurry when I was making it.
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit. (The refill typically shows up in the online store soon after the 20th.) It doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Notes From The Heart: Create cards with hand-sketched botanical designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum pieces, sparkling gems, hand-drawn designs, and card bases with scalloped edges. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last!
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Thanks for visiting! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow creators.
*To see these other creative project ideas, click on these names of the other hop participants. If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to get to my website so you can see the clickable hop participant names.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the November 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs including the outgoing September-December 2024 Mini Catalog. If you don’t see an item from that catalog in that section, it could be that the item is either already sold out OR that the item will continue to be made available and has instead been added to the Online Exclusives products.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS ARE COMING SOON! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released November 5th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. In fact, here is a teaser flyer sharing peeks at some of the new products debuting on January 7th. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Notes From The Heart: Create cards with hand-sketched botanical designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum pieces, sparkling gems, hand-drawn designs, and card bases with scalloped edges. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: PERPETUAL BEAUTY CALENDAR & CHERRY BLOSSOM TREAT BOXESKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our December 2024 Regal Winter Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Marbled Elegance Suite from the Online Exclusives products will be available January 1st.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
My November Paper Pumpkin kit arrived, and I just designed my first set of alternate projects using the contents of this unique kit and a bit of other coordinating product! I’ll share many of them today. I’ll share more on December 6th. And one of them I’m keeping exclusive to contribute to the collection of exclusives my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling…projects we will share just with our personal Paper Pumpkin subscribers and team members (more details below).
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make 8 festive mini Christmas stockings with tags. Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show kit recipients other ways to use their supplies. I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages, and more. So today I’m sharing with you several ideas for altering or repurposing the stocking AND four cards that I made with the tag pieces.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Short & Long Hat Treat Holders/Accents
Horsey Treat Wrap
Stockings With “Greenery” (One is embossed!)
Four Cards Made With the Tag Pieces
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit. (The refill typically shows up in the online store soon after the 20th.) It doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Notes From The Heart: Create cards with hand-sketched botanical designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum pieces, sparkling gems, hand-drawn designs, and card bases with scalloped edges. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last!
I am now partnering with ALL these talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members.
Our Sept-Dec 2024 Paper Pumpkin Creatives team includes:
My extra weekly video will be a live in two days: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 10 AM – Mystery stamping and a box opening!! My next Online Paper Crafting Class will be next week: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11 AM
I hope you can join me!
Stamp-n-Storage Holiday Sale (now-12/2/24) continues with another Doorbuster Day today! http://www.stampnstorage.com/#a_aid=stampyourartout November 20, 2024 Doorbuster – 1 Day Only – 25% OFF on these products… – Marker Nook – Side-by-Side Marker Holder – Stacked Marker Holder – Marker Holder to Stampin’ Blends And then there are the ongoing specials during this 18-day sale… – All items are 15% OFF and FREE Shipping* in the Domestic U.S. – 30% off Jar Carousel for IKEA – white and assembled option only Have fun shopping! *The Craft Island & Stamp Case Tower will be excluded from free shipping.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the November 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having a huge Holiday Sale November 15th-December 2, 2024. Save 15%, enjoy FREE Shipping,…plus the white Jar Carousel for IKEA is 30% off! Stamp-n-Storage is also adding Doorbuster Days! Today’s November 20, 2024 Doorbuster: get 25% OFF on these products…Marker Nook, Side-by-Side Marker Holder, Stacked Marker Holder, and Marker Holder to Stampin’ Blends. Click here and scroll down for more details on the sale. Click here to shop!
THE COUNTRY HIVE’S NOVEMBER SUPER SALE The Country Hive is hosting a month-long Super Sale this November 2024. For 11/11-11/20, Buy 3, Get 1 FREE on the Tombow and Art Glitter Glue Holders! No code necessary. Please add 4 to your cart to reflect discount. Not valid on previous purchases.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released November 5th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Notes From The Heart: Create cards with hand-sketched botanical designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum pieces, sparkling gems, hand-drawn designs, and card bases with scalloped edges. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our November 2024 Nests of Winter Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Regal Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available December 1st.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
I was spoiled yesterday thanks to my sweet friend (and fellow demonstrator), Rose Kerry. A large package arrived in the mail filled with jaw-dropping, fantastically-creative Halloween treat boxes (and treats)! She gifted them to me because she said she forgot to send me something on my actual birthday in August and this was my Happy Birth-oween gift. 😁
She sent it all individually wrapped in festive tissue paper. So it was like getting a zillion gifts. Each was such a fun suprise!
Look at the treasures!! And imagine all the time and creative energy this all took to put together.
Not all the products are from Stampin’ Up!, but most are. And I’m sure if you shop SU products, you recognize the colors, the papers, the imagery, etc… There are eight main boxes. And then inside two of them are two more creations.
Rose always puts a lot of detail into everything she makes. I’m sure some of you have even been inspired by her swap cards I’ve shared here in the past. So on that note please know that I do not have measurements, product lists, and directions for these adorable items. I’m sharing them just to give you a bunch of creative inspiration. (Maybe some of you are still creating for Halloween?) AND…I wanted to show off the talent of my sweet friend!
I DID link a few products below in case you want to shop for some of this. But again…it’s not a complete list.
Rose does not have a blog. She is a demonstrator because she loves getting the product for herself at a discount. But you can leave a comment below below to let her know what you think. I know she’d appreciate it.
Thanks for stopping by today!
OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL Would you like to get future Stampin’ Up!® products at a discount? Would you like to order products earlier than others? Purchasing the Starter Kit gains you these perks… and more! From October 1–31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit will get $30 more in free product. Choose up to $155 USD worth of products for just $99 USD plus tax. Click here and scroll down for more details.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
KITS COLLECTION OCTOBER SALE Save up to 30% off on all your favorite Kits Collection kits October 1–31! Our kits come with everything you need to create. Click here and scroll down for more details.
OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL Would you like to get future Stampin’ Up!® products at a discount? Would you like to order products earlier than others? Purchasing the Starter Kit gains you these perks… and more! From October 1–31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit will get $30 more in free product. Choose up to $155 USD worth of products for just $99 USD plus tax. Click here and scroll down for more details.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE COMING! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. And this is just the beginning. Too fun! Stay tuned. View the brochure online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our October 2024 Splendid Autumn Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nest of Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available November 1st.
My October Paper Pumpkin kit arrived, and I just designed my first set of alternate projects using the contents of this beautiful kit and a bit of other coordinating product! I’ll share most of them today. But one of them I’m keeping exclusive to contribute to the collection of exclusives my new Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling…projects we will share just with our personal Paper Pumpkin subscribers and team members (more details below).
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make ten fun fold cards – five each of two different kinds. Do you want to make the cards as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show kit recipients other ways to use their supplies. I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages, and more. So today I’m sharing with you how you can triple the cards from your kit by creating six cards with the supplies from two. I’m also sharing a shaker card and a couple book treat boxes.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Six Cards From the Supplies of Two (Triple the Kit!)
Shaker Card
Cardinal Book Treat Box
Chickadee Book Treat Box
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit. It doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
I am now partnering with ALL these talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members.
Our Sept-Dec 2024 Paper Pumpkin Creatives team includes:
Each pocket includes the stamp set reinforced with a 4″ x 6″ layer of Window Sheet set against a 4″ x 6″ layer of Basic White Cardstock. And I label the white sheet with the name of the kit, the month and year.
And I keep my consumable kit contents propped upright in gallon Ziploc storage bags so I can see the items within.
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… elaineschneider2553 & Lora Berto Velardo This week’s live winners…Lynn Mcfarlin & Nancy Raguse
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next Live will be on Wednesday, October 30 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the October 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
CTMH BRANDED PRODUCTS CLEARANCE SALE Save 30% all Close To My Heart branded products while supplies last. (Sale excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store.)
KITS COLLECTION OCTOBER SALE Save up to 30% off on all your favorite Kits Collection kits October 1–31! Our kits come with everything you need to create. Click here and scroll down for more details.
OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL Would you like to get future Stampin’ Up!® products at a discount? Would you like to order products earlier than others? Purchasing the Starter Kit gains you these perks… and more! From October 1–31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit will get $30 more in free product. Choose up to $155 USD worth of products for just $99 USD plus tax. Click here and scroll down for more details.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE COMING! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. And this is just the beginning. Too fun! Stay tuned. View the brochure online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our October 2024 Splendid Autumn Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nest of Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available November 1st.
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