#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase Paper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! This time we are highlighting the September 2022Spooky TreatsPaper Pumpkin kit. See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared. To follow the hop and see these other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of the other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the treat boxes the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on September 23rd.
How to turn the supplies for the 18 treat containers into 36
Six Halloween cards made from one set of kit supplies
Three non-Halloween treat boxes
Today I am sharing…
A scrapbook two-page spread
Some fun masquerade/Halloween masks
A simple cauldron Halloween treat
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
The pages are my favorite! I’m excited to add photos to these.
Measurements…
2022-24 In Color 12×12 Cardstock
Orchid Oasis
12×12
(2) 4-1/8″ x 5-1/2″
(3) 3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
Starry Sky
12×12
4-1/8″ x 5-1/2″
(4) 3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
Basic Black Cardstock
1-1/4″ x 12″ (cut in half with a wavy line)
Scraps for die-cutting 3 houses
White from the kit’s box pieces
Scrap for stamping smaller ghost
Fresh Freesia from the kit’s box pieces
3″ x 3-1/2″
Directions/Tips…
Use a scissors to cut the Basic Black strip into two. Flip one over and add black Glitter Washi Tape along the bottom straight edges to create the ground pieces.
Add black Glitter Washi Tape about 1/8″ in on all four sides of one of the 3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Starry Sky pieces.
Add black Glitter Washi Tape across the Fresh Freesia piece to cover the score line. And add this layer to the washi taped Starry Sky piece. Attach the spider and then with Dimensionals the stamped “trick or treat” scalloped circle.
When adhering the ground, the die-cut houses, the photo mats, and title piece, don’t add the adhesive close to the edges. This way you can tuck pieces if you need to. I also added a strip of black Glitter Washi Tape up next to the highest house.
Stamp the stars next to the houses.
After stamping the smaller ghost, color in the eyes and mouth with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. Add the ghosts with Dimensionals. And then just add a “trail” with the sequins.
Here is another way you could position the pages – with the ghosts on the inside. Which way do you prefer?
When I cut my boxes from the kit apart to create my alternate projects that I shared on September 23rd, I had leftovers that when put side by side looked like masks! So I decorated them up and created these.
Directions/Tips…
Use a mirror and figure out how far or close the two pieces should connect. Then adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Widen the eye holes if you wish by just fussy-cutting.
Decorate with stamps and kit pieces. The “wings” on the white mask are the back sides of the ghosts. The bat around the eye on the orange mask was just one that I fussy-cut. But you could use a pencil and draw one. Then color it in with a Sharpie Marker.
What a fun way to fancy your face up without make-up for a masquerade or Halloween party.
This last idea is just a way to use up some of the black tissue paper that comes in the kit so you can make even more treats.
I literally just tied five Dum Dum suckers together with some twine. I then added a square of tissue paper (about 7-8″ square) from the bottom up and added more twine to keep this in place with the sucker sticks showing out the top. It reminded me of a witches cauldron. I suppose that cute Witch Hat Punch and coordinating Bewitching stamp set would pair well with this treat, but instead I just added a stamped sentiment piece from the kit.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! 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 October 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla
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A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla 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 October 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve October 2022 Rustic Harvest Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sun Prints Suite will be available November 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY EVENT RECORDING If you were not able to take part in Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on 10/1/22 for World Card Making Day, you can still access the recording and resources. Click here to take part in the fun at a time that is convenient for you.
Oh! Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kits are so much fun! And I’m excited to share with you today my first set of alternate projects I created with this month’s Spooky Treats kit!
This kit contained the supplies shown below to make 18 Halloween-themed treat containers.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show subscribers other ways to use those 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 to turn the supplies for the 18 treat containers into 36
Six Halloween cards made from one set of kit supplies
Three non-Halloween treat boxes
Watch my video first by clicking here 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 have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing on October 7th.
Here are the treat boxes the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
And here 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.)
How to turn the supplies for the 18 treat containers into 36
Six Halloween cards made from one set of kit supplies
Three non-Halloween treat boxes
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! 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 October 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla
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 September 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit
PERFECT PARTNERS Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they are available September 1-30, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
WEEKLY DEALS IN SEPTEMBER Every week in the month of September Stampin’ Up! is offering a selection of discounted products. Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week. Click here for more information. Click here to shop online.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing the product, the supplies and measurements needed for the make-n-takes, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
NOW AVAILABLE IN WHITE! Most Stamp-n-Storage cabinets are now available in white! Click here to shop their awesome products.
NEW BRANDED MERCHANDISE New items with the Stampin’ Up! logo were just added to the online store. Have you seen the branded merchandise collection? Click here to shop.
CHRISTMAS GIFTING KIT ADDED The Christmas Gifting Kit—the latest addition to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up!—includes supplies to create 9 gift tags and 9 gift card holders in a stylish modern design and classic Christmas colors. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting September 7, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla 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 October 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve September 2022 Abigail Rose Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Rustic Harvest Suite will be available October 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Today is the last day to make sure you have an active account for the next Paper Pumpkin kit. Kits start processing after the 10th, so today is the deadline. What’s Paper Pumpkin? Only the best monthly crafting kits out there! Well…in MY mind. I love my PP kits.
Today I’m sharing with you one more project that I made with the contents of this past month’s kit, the August Sweet Sunflowers kit: a 2-page 12×12 scrapbook page layout.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Basic Black Cardstock
(2) 12” x 12″
Sunflower card base from the kit
(2) that are trimmed (remove just under 1/4″ from the front right side so that when one is flipped around the stems of the open cards line up
Sunflower card base from the kit
(4) 4-1/8” x 5-1/2”
(2) 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″
Scraps for stamping and cutting 3 leaves
Tips…
Measure and then add the washi tape horizontally through each page. This will guide you so you can place your other photo mats and layers. (Mine wasn’t quite in the middle, but I’m okay with that.)
I added Dimensionals under the smaller photo mats to create shadow and depth. I also cut the center out of the title layer and added that (and the title piece) with Dimensionals. The frame I added with glue dots from the kit.
I only inked up the word “happiness” (masking the rest of the stamp) for the title.
For this photo below I flipped around the pages to see what they looked like with the floral card bases closer to each other. I like the layout this way, too. So you have options.
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. Be sure to also see the other projects I made with this kit by visiting my August 22nd and my September 2nd blog posts.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. There is no commitment or obligation. So you might as well try one kit. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by September 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie
This was an eventful week here at our house. Luke (on the left) and Nick (on the right) started a new school year. I took these photos Wednesday, their first day of the 22-23 school year. Luke is now in 10th grade and Nick is in 11th.
We also are finishing up the remodeling of our main level, and when our couch finally arrives (end of October), I’ll share before and after photos. It’s amazing the transformation our kitchen, living room, & dining room have gone through!
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).
Product List…
Contents of the Sweet Sunflowers August 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit
WEEKLY DEALS IN SEPTEMBER Every week in the month of September Stampin’ Up! is offering a selection of discounted products. Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week. Click here for more information. Click here to shop online.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing upcoming new product, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
PERFECT PARTNERS Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they are available September 1-30, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
NOW AVAILABLE IN WHITE! Most Stamp-n-Storage cabinets are now available in white! Click here to shop their awesome products.
NEW BRANDED MERCHANDISE New items with the Stampin’ Up! logo were just added to the online store. Have you seen the branded merchandise collection? Click here to shop.
CHRISTMAS GIFTING KIT ADDED The Christmas Gifting Kit—the latest addition to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up!—includes supplies to create 9 gift tags and 9 gift card holders in a stylish modern design and classic Christmas colors. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting September 7, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie 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 September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve September 2022 Abigail Rose Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Rustic Harvest Suite will be available October 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase Paper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! This time we are highlighting the August 2022Sweet SunflowersPaper Pumpkin kit. See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared. To follow the hop and see these other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of the other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (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 using the contents of this kit on August 22nd.
Seven alternate cards (including tulle shakers and a pop-out bendy fun fold)
And a fun set of tags in a multi-pocket holder
Today I am sharing…
Cards featuring the tags I had shared on August 22nd
AND… a small square jewelry gift container
If you watched my how-to video for the August 22nd projects, you may have watched me cut the tags and wished I had written those measurements down for you. So I went a step further…I hope this helps to visualize how I cut my pieces for those tags. (I just added this photo to that post too.)
After cutting and assembling those tags for that August 22nd project,…
…I thought it would be fun to turn them into cards. For this first one, I used a Blending Brush to add some Mossy Meadow ink to a quarter sheet of Basic White Cardstock (4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″). Then I embossed it and added it to a Basic White card base (5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folded in half). I tucked and taped the twine behind, add the tag with Dimensionals, and embellished with a couple bees.
I did that same process with the second card, but used Melon Mambo ink instead.
And I added Brushed Brass Butterflies (which are part of this week’s Weekly Deals and 20% off through September 7th) instead of bees.
This fourth card is even simpler to make. I really just added two layers (2-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ Gold Foil and 2″ x 4″ Cherry Cobbler) with Seal and then the tag with Dimensionals.
And this last one features the Kraft Note Cards which are also part of this week’s Weekly Deals and 20% off through September 7th. I simply added a bit of the gold hexagon sheet from the kit and then the tag. That’s it…super simple. Be sure to watch that video from August 22nd so you can see how I initially put these tags together.
After I turned the tags into cards, I thought it would be fun to turn the tag holder into a multi-gift card holder. I mean who wouldn’t want three $10 gift cards to Panera?! Hahaha…yes, it’s one of my favorite places. (For the supplies and directions for this holder refer to the August 22nd post.)
OR…you could even take the tag off of this holder and turn that into a card. Here I added it to a Basic White Note Card and added in a couple sections from a gold hexagon sheet to make it appear as one long strip.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
I also made this small square jewelry gift container.
I got the idea from this one my friend Natalie Travis gave me last spring. Isn’t it pretty?
The base cardstock is 3-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 1″, 1-1/4″, 4-3/4″ and 5″. After scoring I embossed, then I scored again because the initial score lined disappeared. Hahaha! So you may want to emboss first and then score. The inside layers are the same as the outside ones. So you’ll want to cut two 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ Gold and two 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ Early Espresso.
I then die-cut the 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ stitched square, stamped it, and colored with a Blender pen to fill in the petals and flower center a bit.
I added the 20″ of Gold Twine (securing in the front with a Dimensional) and the sunflower layer (with Dimensionals).
There is an extra layered piece that holds the jewelry. I die-cut one more Basic White square and layered it onto a 3″ x 3″ Early Espresso square. Then I pierced two holes and sniped from the upper outside corners down to the holes. This layered piece is just loose and slips in and out.
This is the way the jewelry gift container looks from the side when folded up and tied shut.
And again this is how it looks from the front.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! 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 September 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie
Thanks for visiting! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow demonstrators.
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).
WEEKLY DEALS IN SEPTEMBER Every week in the month of September Stampin’ Up! is offering a selection of discounted products. Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week. Click here for more information. Click here to shop online.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing upcoming new product, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
PERFECT PARTNERS Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they are available September 1-30, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
NOW AVAILABLE IN WHITE! Most Stamp-n-Storage cabinets are now available in white! Click here to shop their awesome products.
NEW BRANDED MERCHANDISE New items with the Stampin’ Up! logo were just added to the online store. Have you seen the branded merchandise collection? Click here to shop.
COZY & BRIGHT KIT ADDED Celebrate the season with a card kit that has everything you need wish those you love a merry Christmas and a joyous New Year. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting August 3, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie 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 September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve September 2022 Abigail Rose Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Rustic Harvest Suite will be available October 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
What a stunning kit! And I guess we all felt that way, because Stampin’ Up! just informed us that there will be no refills available for the Aug ’22 Sweet Sunflowers. It “sold out” just from those that subscribed. Wow, right?! Well…for those of you who DID get it, here are my first alternate projects that I created with this Paper Pumpkin. And I’m excited to share them with you today!
This month’s kit contained the supplies shown below to make nine stunning cards.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show subscribers other ways to use those 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…
Seven alternate cards (including tulle shakers and a pop-out bendy fun fold)
And a fun set of tags in a multi-pocket holder
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
And here 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.)
Seven alternate cards (including tulle shakers and a pop-out bendy fun fold)
And a fun set of tags in a multi-pocket holder
Tulle shaker cards
Simple “layer” cards
Pop-out bendy fun fold card
And after originally posting, I fixed this card so the gold layer was behind the bendy strap. I like it better this way.
A fun set of tags in a multi-pocket holder
I added this photo below to my 9/1/22 post and then decided to add it here. Hope this helps those of you who visit back here later.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! 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 September 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie
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 August 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit
SNS EXCLUSIVE 15% OFF SALE Stamp-n-Storage is running an exclusive 15% off sale through August 24, 2022. This sale is not being announced on their website. Click here for details. Click here to shop.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY VIRTUAL EVENT Join Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on October 1st! Click here for more info about the event, the flyer sharing upcoming new product, and details on the ordering perks that go along with the event.
MORE SALE-A-BRATION FREEBIES Ten more items have been added to the free Sale-a-Bration picks! They are available now through the end of August 2022. Click here to download the informational flyer. Click here for more information.
COZY & BRIGHT KIT ADDED Celebrate the season with a card kit that has everything you need wish those you love a merry Christmas and a joyous New Year. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting August 3, 2022. Click here for more details.
PERFECT PARTNERS PROMOTION Some things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Our favorite combo is our stamp sets and dies—and that’s what the Perfect Partners promotion is all about! Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they will be available to all starting September 1, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
TAX HOLIDAY FOR SELECT STATES Thirteen states and Puerto Rico will be offering a state sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July or August. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates, click here.
THE NEW 2022 JULY-DEC MINI CATALOG IS HERE! Click here to request your copy. CLICK HERE to access the PDF of the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. CLICK HERE to access these new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog items in my online store.
HAPPY SALE-A-BRATION — JULY-AUG 2022! Every $50 (or $100) order earns a free SAB product pick. $300+ orders earn the exclusive Host set: the Perfect Pomegranates Stamp Set. And those that purchase the Starter Kit during these two months earn a bonus free gift: a beautiful planner, stamp set, and set of notebooks…the Making Plans Collection (a value of $45). Click here for details. Click here to access the online version of the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure. CLICK HERE to access these new 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure items in my online store.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The September 2022 the Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes everything you need to make 18 adorable treat boxes—6 each of 3 unique designs with a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs! It includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot. And the stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images. Finished box size: 2-1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ (6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm) Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie 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 September 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve August 2022 He’s the Man Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Abigail Rose Suite will be available September 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase Paper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! This time we are highlighting the July 2022Sending Good ThoughtsPaper Pumpkin kit. See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared. To follow the hop and see these other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of the other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (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 using the contents of this kit on July 23rd.
Four unique alternate card ideas includinga z-fold easel card
a mini shaker card
a monster fun fold card
and a slider card
AND… a 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Today I am sharing…
A “message in a bottle” treat box
AND… a triangle easel card
I’m excited about this first one, because I was able to manipulate one of the card bases into a box just with a few simple folds. Plus from the front it appears that the middle bottle is holding the rolled up message.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Gray card base from the kit
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 1-3/4″, 2-3/4″, 4-1/4″ and 5-1/4″ then scored parallel to the long side 1″ in from each side
Blue envelope paper from the kit
3-1/8″ x 3-3/8″
4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (this forms the rolled up paper for the message in the bottle)
Crumb Cake Cardstock
1″ x 3-3/8″ torn in half to create two layers of beach/sand.
Directions…
After scoring the gray card base and cutting in along each side score line to create tabs, cut out the following pieces shown in this second image…
the two long 1″ x 3-1/4″ sections
a 1/2″ x 1″ section on the right just below the first tab to make that second tab 1″ x 1″ (like the one above it)
a 3/4″ x 1″ section in the bottom right corner to make that last tab 1″ x 1″ (now all the tabs on the right are 1″ x 1″
a 1/4″ x 1″ section in the bottom left corner
Flip this prepared piece over and add a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive along the 1/4″ section at the bottom. You may want to play it safe, go beyond the edge a bit, and then fold the tape back over onto itself (as shown in the lower right photo above).
Flatten the taped end over as shown below.
Now fold in the tabs at each end to create the box. The images below should help. You really only need Tear & Tape on the last tab if you are following how I folded my tabs in in the photos. In that lower right photo, notice which tab goes in first? This allows you to insert your rolled up message later. OH! And be sure to add any candy or treats before sealing both ends.
Now decorate with the sand layers and bottles.
Stamp the sentiment onto the 3-1/8″ x 3-3/8″ blue paper. Adhere it to the top area of the box.
Then add the birds, twine, pearls, metallic dots, and rolled up message.
My second idea was inspired by a card that Elaine Mitzel created and shared when she was the May 2022 Showcase Stamper…her gray easel card (the last one). It forms a triangle when propped up into the easel. So I’m calling it a triangle easel card. Here is the version of this fun fold I made with the contents of this Paper Pumpkin kit.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Teal card base from the kit
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4″
Two Gray card bases from the kit
Four pieces that are 3-7/8″ x 5-1/2″
Two pieces that are 3/8″ x 5-1/2″
Striped teal/light blue card layer from the kit
4″ x 4″ scored 1/2″ in on one end as shown in the first photo below
Directions…
Add adhesive to the top part of the 1/2″ section of the 4″ x 4″ striped piece, position it with the teal card base as shown in the second photo below, and fold the teal base over to pick up the sticky 1/2″ section so the start of the card looks like the third photo when done.
Now stamp the starfish image all over the gray strips and one of the larger gray pieces.
Flip one of the gray pieces over, stamp the inside sentiment on it, add it to the inside, add one of the gray plain layers above, and add the skinny strips at the top and bottom of the white sentiment layer as shown below.
Ignore the decorated section shown in this photo below. But add the other two gray layers on the flip side of the card like this.
Fold it shut.
Then decorate the front flap…
Stamp and add Bermuda Bay ink to the starfish.
Stamp the banner, wrap and tie on twine, and add it with Dimensionals while tucking in the coral.
Pull the coral forward to add a bit of glue behind the middle section and flatten it down.
Pull some of the coral ends forward again to tuck and add the starfish with a Dimensional.
Then add the self-adhesive sequins.
So fun, right?!
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! 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 August 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The August 2022 Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit is an all-occasion card kit with elegant watercolor designs and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail! It includes supplies to make 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience, and eight Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project. Coordinating kit colors:Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede
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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).
MORE SALE-A-BRATION FREEBIES Ten more items have been added to the free Sale-a-Bration picks! They are available now through the end of August 2022. Click here to download the informational flyer. Click here for more information.
COZY & BRIGHT KIT ADDED Celebrate the season with a card kit that has everything you need wish those you love a merry Christmas and a joyous New Year. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting August 3, 2022. Click here for more details.
PERFECT PARTNERS PROMOTION Some things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Our favorite combo is our stamp sets and dies—and that’s what the Perfect Partners promotion is all about! Stampin’ Up! has created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. And they will be available to all starting September 1, 2022. Click here for the informational flyer. Click here for more details.
TAX HOLIDAY FOR SELECT STATES Thirteen states and Puerto Rico will be offering a state sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July or August. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates, click here.
THE NEW 2022 JULY-DEC MINI CATALOG IS HERE! Click here to request your copy. CLICK HERE to access the PDF of the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. CLICK HERE to access these new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog items in my online store.
HAPPY SALE-A-BRATION — JULY-AUG 2022! Every $50 (or $100) order earns a free SAB product pick. $300+ orders earn the exclusive Host set: the Perfect Pomegranates Stamp Set. And those that purchase the Starter Kit during these two months earn a bonus free gift: a beautiful planner, stamp set, and set of notebooks…the Making Plans Collection (a value of $45). Click here for details. Click here to access the online version of the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure. CLICK HERE to access these new 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure items in my online store.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The August 2022 Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit is an all-occasion card kit with elegant watercolor designs and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail! It includes supplies to make 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience, and eight Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project. Coordinating kit colors:Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede 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 August 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS 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 bundle of twelve August 2022 He’s the Man Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Abigail Rose Suite will be available September 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
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