My July Paper Pumpkin Kit came while we were on vacation so I’m still playing catch up.  But sometimes you just have to stop “life” and sit down and stamp! And an easy way to do that is to just open up a Paper Pumpkin Kit because the decisions are all made for you! The project is decided, the materials are all there, cut and ready to go. Mostly I just needed to fold the card base, adhere the gray designer paper, adhere the colored sticker strips to the bottom of the “notepaper” piece, stamp the cups and plants, adhere everything and slide on the paper clip and bow!  And the bow came already tied on the paper clip!

I had planned to make some of the cards as they were designed and then make some alternate ideas, but in the end I just made all of them! Really cute cards, I think, and I mostly made the thank you cards because I need some of those. I have a few extra cups left over and I might eventually make something else with them. The envelopes are cute that come in the kit.  You just fold and use the adhesive strips provided in the kit to stick the sides together.

And now I still have the cute stamps in the kit to use again and the ink spots! Two colors came in this kit!

If you would like to have a Paper Pumpkin Kit coming to you in the mail each month, take advantage of the special offer from Stampin’ Up! for your first two months 50% off!  This is for new subscribers only to try out Paper Pumpkin. No risk, no obligation if Paper Pumpkin isn’t for you. Use the Promo Code HALFOFF to get your special price.

This offer is good until September 10, but if you sign up by August 10th you will receive the August Paper Pumpkin Kit. After August 10th your first kit will be in mid-September, which is fine too! Whatever works for you!  Once you are a subscriber, if any past kits or refills are still available that interest you, you can purchase those, so if you missed out on something you liked, you can go back and get them.

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It’s a gift you give yourself – and others, if you like!

Today we got a pile of mail, maybe they have been hoarding it at the post office! You may recognize this as a Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin card from the June 2015 kit.  Can you imagine how pleased I was to find a personal card in the stack and not just bills and credit card applications and solicitations of all sorts?! This card was from my college friend Sally, who lived across the hall in my dorm. By our fourth year we were roommates in an apartment and have remained in touch all these years. Sally has always been good about sending cards in the mail, but I think she has stepped up her game recently to help keep the post office going! We all need to be doing that because there is nothing like a note from a friend, especially these days when we mostly communicate by email and text messages.

This was her first Paper Pumpkin kit and she said she enjoyed it. Unlike some of us (me!) she said she has already sent out half her cards. I’m sure those recipients enjoyed finding a real card in the mailbox as much as I did!

With Paper Pumpkin you can make the card exactly as suggested by Stampin’ Up! in the directions or you can branch out and do whatever you want with the supplies. Each kit includes a stamp set and Stampin’ Spot for ink.

If you join Paper Pumpkin now through August 10th you will be signed up in time to receive the August kit in the mail. It is always a surprise what papercrafting project we will receive!

Just click HERE to sign up for Paper Pumpkin and see how much fun it is to get that red box in your mail! You can pause or cancel your subscription at any time. Hopefully you will enjoy some crafting time when your kit arrives and feel like you have given yourself a gift!

Better late than never!  I finally sat down to do my April 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit – before my May Kit arrives. Not that it matters WHEN you do your kit, just that you enjoy it!

Check out this special deal HERE going on now for Paper Pumpkin! 50% first two months!

First off, I was excited to see that the little pocket folders already had adhesive tape applied! The first one I folded wrong, with those flaps showing on the outside on the back – not that it matters, but then I figured out that they probably go on the inside and I just needed to fold them to the inside first. I made a few bows and attacked the belly bands.  Glad Stampin’ Up! is supplying some glue dots and dimensionals to use! Everything is right there! Well, I did need scissors to cut the baker’s twine to tie through the little hole at the top!

Then I started stamping my little white cards – great choices in stamps to choose from! I sloppily stamped a few, set an inked stamp down on the colored card, smudged one white card front and back, and dropped my iPhone in the ink pad! Otherwise, it all was great!  It’s always a good idea to clean your photopolymer stamps first, ink them up and stamp several times on scrap paper, just to get them kind of conditioned in case there is any residue on them from manufacturing. If you don’t get a good impression you might be able to use a Stampin’ Write Marker or a  Blender Pen and ink to lightly fill in the less than perfect portions.

There are some great alternate ideas for making this kit.  I needed “Thank You” cards so I made those. I’ll have to see what materials I have left and see what else I can make.  Stampin’ Up! is pretty generous with supplies in these kits and sometimes you can even use the scraps for making projects!

Go to my Stamping With Karen Facebook page and watch how quick it is to assemble one of these cards! 🙂  Click the “LIKE” button while you are over there!

What a perfect time to order a prepaid subscription to Paper Pumpkin, the Stampin’ Up! papercrafting kit that comes to you in the mail, for Mother’s Day, for your mother, your grandmother, your daughter, your aunt, your niece, your godmother, your granddaughter – whoever that special person is in your life! Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10th and you won’t even have to shop!

Just place your order with Stampin’ Up! by clicking HERE  and then fill out the Gift Certificate and put it inside a Mother’s Day card! Could not be easier!

***You will receive an email with the special redemption code that you can write on the gift certificate or just email to the recipient. Then they will go to paperpumpkin.com/signup and get their account set up to receive their kit in the mail. (If they do this on May 10th then they should receive the May kit mid-month. If they do it later, they will receive the June kit.)

Anyone can enjoy this papercrafting kit because all supplies (except maybe scissors and adhesive) are included along with directions – and a video online!

And maybe the special person who deserves a Paper Pumpkin Kit is really YOU!!!  Why not?! Order just the prepaid subscription or, if you want other Stampin’ Up! products, just add those to your order as well.

If you like, watch the Paper Pumpkin livestream at YouTube.com/PaperPumpkin this Friday, May 8th, at 7:00 PM (MT).

Watch this video of April’s Paper Pumpkin Kit!

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