July Paper Pumpkin Kit and Promotion

I've been a little more MIA than I'd care to admit lately.  It seems to coincide with exactly when my younger son got out for the summer. (He's on year round so he went all the way until July 3 this year).  He is very high maintenance (must take after someone else in the family).  I also went to Stampin' Up's Convention and came back with lots of great ideas.  But now I am just rambling.  I really do have something important to share with you today.

It's been a couple of months since I posted about Paper Pumpkin.  But July's kit is SOOOO cute!  In the little orange box that arrived in my mailbox was all the parts and pieces to make six cards and six cute little gift boxes.  I am saving some of the parts and pieces for my next class, but here are the samples I made:

All paper, stamps and accessories from the July 2014 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Here's a closer look at each:

Isn't this kit fabulous? For the first time, I will be offering a Paper Pumpkin Sampler at my August Stampin' Buffet.  You will be able to make a card and a box from this months kit for $3.  But supplies are limited so if you want to make one or two, you will need to RSVP quickly!

Also right now, Stampin' Up! is offering a sweet deal: 50% off the first two months of kits for new subscribers.  Just visit the Paper Pumpkin Website and use the promo code: HALFOFF2.  This offer is good until September 10, but trust me, you will want to do it before August 10. We got a sneak peek at August and September kits at convention and they are spectacular.  And if you like Halloween, then you will really not want to miss out on the August kit. And once you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, you will be able to go back and purchase previous kits that you've been missing out on all this time. What are you waiting for?  Go do it!

Sneak Peek: Father's Day Card

Second Father's Day card of the week.  But this one includes a sneak peek look at the Something For Baby Stamp Set.  You maybe thinking, Something for Baby?  You said Father's Day card, not baby card.  And you would be right:

Colors: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White and Basic Gray. Stamps: Something for Baby,  Father's Day greeting from May's Paper Pumpkin Kit.  Big Shot: Apothecary Accents and Chalk Talk Framelits.  Punch: Banner.  Accessories: Candy Dots, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

When I first saw Something for Baby, I noticed this cute little tie stamp.  It's suppose to go on the onesie, but the first thing I thought of was a Father's Day card. Here I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up the times and make them into the background for this card.  I also used Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey on this card with Basic Gray.  These are definitely my two favorite of the new in colors.

And notice how I used the greeting from May's Paper Pumpkin Kit? This isn't the first time I've pulled one of the cute stamps out of the Paper Pumpkin Kit to reuse over and over again.  That's what's so fun about getting these kits: you use them for the kit and then you can use them over and over again.

I hope you have a wonderful long Memorial Day weekend.  Like a lot of Americans, we will be spending it in the yard.

May Paper Pumpkin Kit

I was so excited to get May's Paper Pumpkin Kit.  I don't know exactly why other than I actually had time to sit down and put it together.  So what came in the kit?  All the stamps, inks, embellishments, papers and sticky die cuts to make four standard 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" cards and two 3"x 3" cards, including envelopes.

First, I made one of each card according to the directions that came with the supplies:

All items May Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Next I took the supplies and made my own cards with all the parts and pieces:

All items May Paper Pumpkin Kit

All items May Paper Pumpkin Kit

All items May Paper Pumpkin Kit

All items May Paper Pumpkin Kit

Stampin' Up! Just keeps improving Paper Pumpkin.  Starting this month, all new Paper Pumpkin Subscribers will get the current month's kit with their free clear block (instead of the starter kit that new subscribers used to receive).   You can also prepay your subscription to Paper Pumpkin on any workshop or customer order so that it counts towards hostess benefits.  When you prepay 6 or 12 months, you even save $1-2 off each kit.   And if you are the hostess, you can even use one of your 50% off items to prepay up to one year of your subscription.

Another new perk for subscribers, you can purchase some old kits or refills for the kits so if you missed one you really wanted or want more of the consumables for a kit you have already received, you can now do it!

But the best thing: for the next two days, new subscribers can get the June kit 50% off.  Just use the promo code: SHELLIDEAL when you sign up. Now if you are ready to subscribe, head on over to the My Paper Pumpkin website to sign yourself up!

August Paper Pumpkin: Last Chance for $10 Offer

I was so excited on Saturday to go to my mailbox and see this inside:

What is it, you say?  It's my monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription.  Or my creative escape, delivered right to my door.

And what was inside?

Everything to make 4 quick and easy (and cute, I might add) cards.  All I needed were scissors and adhesive and 20 minutes later I had these beauties:

August Paper Pumpkin

When I finished, I had an extra sticker, so I made this too:

Colors: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Raspberry Ripple, Baked Brown Sugar and Whisper White.  Stamps: August Paper Pumpkin Kit.  Accessories: Mini Brads

Sign up to have your own Paper Pumpkin delivered to your door.  Right now, your first two kits are only $10 (plus tax) when you use the code PUMPKINDEAL.  Shipping is included in that price to make it an even better deal!  I covered all the steps to do just that in this blog post: July Paper Pumpkin and $10 Offer.  The clear block that comes as a bonus in your first kit is worth $8.50.  That is one amazing deal right there!

And for my local customers, I will be hosting a Paper Pumpkin Night at my house the first Thursday of each month.  Bring your kit and we'll put it together and make one bonus card using the stamps and ink from your kit. But don't delay.  This fabulous deal ends August 31!  Sign up now: Paula's Paper Pumpkin

July's Paper Pumpkin and $10 Promotion

When July's Paper Pumpkin box arrived in my mailbox, this is what was inside:

July Paper Pumpkin Contents

I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but it's suppose to be a banner to go on a cake.  While that is a cute idea if you are into that kind of thing, I knew it was something that wasn't going to happen here.  So I took the pieces in the kit, added some card stock and rhinestone jewels  from my stash and came up with these:

12x12 Scrapbook Page  Colors: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.  Stamps and Accessories from the July Paper Pumpkin Kit (except Rhinestone Jewels).

CARD Colors: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party and Whisper White.  Stamps and Accessories from the July Paper Pumpkin Kit (except Rhinestone Jewels).

CARD Colors: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, and Pool Party. Stamps and Accessories from the July Paper Pumpkin Kit (except Rhinestone Jewels).

One of the beauties of these kits is you can quickly put them together the way they are intended, or you can change it up and use the parts and pieces in new and different ways.  My goal is to show you at least one alternative way to assemble the kit each month.  I ended up a little behind with the July kit, but watch for the August kit and an alternative idea to be posted around the end of the month.

Don't forget, right now until the end of August, you can sign up for Paper Pumpkin for just $10 for the first two months. I have heard from others that the process is kind of confusing, so here is the step by step way to sign yourself up for your creative escape:

• Visit My Paper Pumpkin online.  If you need more information, click on the "Learn more about me" on the bottom right side of the screen.
• When you are ready to sign up, click on "Join" in the upper right corner. 
• Enter the quantity you would like to receive in the box.
• Click on the PROMO CODE link and enter "PUMPKINDEAL"  Note that only one promo code can be applied per email address used to sign up for Paper Pumpkin. 
• Enter the address where your Pumpkin should be shipped. Stampin' Up! uses mail solutions from UPS to send these out, so they actually come via USPS.  So use your mailing address. If it's a PO BOX, than leave the PO off and just enter "Box" and your number.  Don't forget that Paper Pumpkin makes a wonderful gift so if you are sending this to a friend or family member, enter their address instead of yours on this page. Click Continue
• Enter your billing information.  Don't forget to click the "Billing address is different than shipping address if you are giving this as a gift. Click Continue
• You will be asked to create a password.  You will need to remember this so you can come back anytime and skip a month or cancel your 
• You should receive a confirmation email in just a few minutes. 

If you do need to skip a month or cancel your subscription (you can do this at anytime, there is no long term commitment to Paper Pumpkin):

• Visit My Paper Pumpkin
• Click the "sign in" option in the top right of the screen
• In the middle of the screen click on this "manage my pumpkin" icon: 
  
• Select "skip" or "cancel" on the next screen and then update.

Please let me know if you have any questions about Paper Pumpkin. 

Paper Pumpkin for only $10!

I have mentioned Paper Pumpkin on my blog before, but I have not devoted an entire post to it.  And what better time to do it than now, when you can sign up for this fabulous monthly craft escape for only $10 month for the first two months!  This offer is good for new subscribers only and after the first two months, if you decide to continue, the regular rate of $19.95 applies. But there is no obligation to continue either.

The first month you join Paper Pumpkin, you receive the "Hey There Try It Kit".  The kit includes everything you need to make four quick and simple cards that you will love to send to your friends.  I finally broke out my kit today and put it together. 

Here's a look at the way the box looks when it arrives in your mailbox:

Isn't that box adorable?

Inside your box, this is what you'll find:

I love that little "Run away with me" on the box.  Really, this is a creative escape!  And when you unpack it, this is what you find inside:

It only took me about 5 minutes to turn those pieces into this:

Now I could have just made all four cards look like that same one, but I decided to change them up just a bit and this is what I came up with:

Just simple modifications of the first card.  These would make a great gift to package up all together as well. 

All the kits that have come out so far have been just fabulous!  July's kit was small banner kit that you can put on a cake or in a centerpiece for a party. I am hoping to turn it into a scrapbook page to show you soon.

So what are you waiting for?  Sign up today and take advantage of this great $10 offer.  If you sign up before August 10, you will receive this starter kit in the middle of next month.  If you wait until after August 10, then you will receive it in September. You can cancel or skip a month any time.  So head on over to My Paper Pumpkin and sign up today!