Going to the mailbox is exciting when you’re expecting your monthly shipment of Paper Pumpkin, Stampin’ Up!’s all-inclusive crafting kit. Say good-bye to the bills and junk mail, and say hello to a fun and easy crafting experience.
Paper Pumpkin Monthly Crafting Kit
Each month, each cute box contains all the ingredients you need to complete the project, including:
an exclusive stamp set;
a mini ink pad;
coordinating die cuts, labels, stickers, and embellishments, as needed;
instructions; and
adhesives.
(Stampin’ Up! includes an acrylic block when you order your first kit. That block works for all future Paper Pumpkin kits and projects.)
The graphic above shows the supplies from September’s kit, which allows you to create 12 treat boxes that can be made in a variety of designs–from pumpkins to apples. Use the ink pad, stamp set, and kit extras to create alternate projects, like the ones I made below.
Harvest & Haunts Paper Pumpkin Alternatives
Peaceful Christmas–October Paper Pumpkin Kit
Each month, Stampin’ Up! designs and releases an exclusive kit. In October, the kit is called Peaceful Christmas. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, it includes enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards and coordinating envelopes. Get a head start on you holiday card making! It coordinates with the Peaceful Cabin Bundle in Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2021 Mini Catalog.
Stampin’ Up! offers two ways to subscribe:
A month-to-month subscription costs $22 per month + tax (shipping is included). Click here to subscribe.
Be sure to subscribe by the 10th of each month, to ensure happy mail in your mailbox.
These kits offer an enjoyable crafting experience. Imagine yourself creating with your kids or grandkids or a sister or a good friend. Or just spend some quality “me” time making something handmade. Think of giving a subscription as a gift.
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From the moment I saw the Hats Off Bundle in Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog, I knew I needed it in my collection. I figured I would use it a lot for my husband’s family — a family of avid baseball fans. It’s been rewarding to create hats for everyone’s favorite team using the Playful Alphabet Dies.
See this blog post for a sampling of other cards created with the fun bundle.
And, this bundle came to the rescue again as I needed a baby boy card. I was happy to create a fresh and fun looking, handmade greeting card with supplies I actually have on hand.
Playful Alphabet Baby Card
I used the following products for today’s card:
Hats Off Bundle (#158361). Includes the Hats Off stamp set and Hat Builder Dies. Buy them as a bundle and save 10 percent.
Stitched with Whimsy Dies (#155314)
Playful Alphabet Dies (#152806)
Subtles 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Stack (#155229) — Balmy Blue pattern
Foam Adhesive Sheets (#141825) — these are used to “pop” up the letters and give them some depth.
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Welcome to Team Stamp It’s monthly blog hop! Thanks for taking the time to join us. Today, we share Halloween- and fall-themed, handmade greetings cards and paper crafting projects. I hope you find inspiration as you visit each blog on the hop using the list at the end of this post. Be sure to leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win a Lots of Happy Card Kit.
My card features a host of products and a fun technique, most importantly the rubbing alcohol and Stampin’ Blends technique. I love the results this technique produces. See this additional blog post for other examples of this.
Rubbing Alcohol and Stampin’ Blends Technique
Here are some basic directions to achieve this cool background.
Scribble or color with your choice of Stampin’ Blends on a piece of Stampin’ Up!’s vellum.
Pour some 91 percent Isopropyl Alcohol into a small container.
Dip a paint brush into the alcohol and drip and/or touch the liquid to the colored markings.
Watch it do its magic or use a straw or your breath to move the colors around.
Let it dry.
Once the vellum is dry, I adhere a piece of Stampin’ Up!’s Adhesive Sheets to the back of the vellum.
I remove the adhesive backing and attach it to a piece of card stock. The example above shows Basic White.
For today’s card, I die cut the piece with a layer from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
Use the piece any way you like!
Playful Alphabet Halloween Card
I also used a few other products to complete this design:
Here’s a quick video to help you understand the process.
Remember, visit all of the blogs on the hop and leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win the Lots of Happy Card Kit.
Congrats to last month’s winner: Linda Danis
List of Blog Hoppers:
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Be sure to take advantage of Stampin’ Up!’s SaleABration promotion. Receive free, exclusive stamp sets, Designer Series Paper packs, and dies with minimum purchases. The sale ends September 30, 2021. That’s about two weeks away. Who doesn’t love free?
A couple of the offerings coordinate with holiday and winter themes and stamp sets. While you may not be in the mood for holiday crafting now, this promotion offers the perfect opportunity for you to save money on your future crafting.
For the last several months, I’ve been playing with all of the free offerings. I try to make as many cards (as time allows) with the sets, papers, and dies. The Textures & Frames photopolymer stamp set (free with a $50 purchase before tax and shipping), lends itself to a variety of background stamp techniques. See this post for a host of other card examples.
Today’s card uses the Stamparatus, Stampin’ Up!’s stamp positioning tool, to create a fun background for a bright and cheery birthday card. The Stamparatus sells for $49. Add some adhesive or card stock to your order, and you can choose the Textures & Frames stamp set (or any of the other level one choices — free).
Textures & Frames Hinge-Step Stamping
The video below shows how I created this multi-color background with one of the design images from the set. The “candles” use another of the images; I added rhinestones to act as the flames on the candles. I created the different color candles by applying ink from Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Write markers directly to the stamp. The birthday sentiments comes from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.
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Earn these products free with a $50 purchase before tax and shipping. Click on the graphics to shop directly from my online store.
Earn these products free with a $100 purchase before tax and shipping. Click on the graphics to shop directly from my online store.
Click on the graphics below to purchase the items used to create the featured card.
Stampin’ Up!’s Stamparatus, a stamp positioning tool, makes stamping easier for a number of reasons. It helps you:
get your images and sentiments straight, time after time;
re-stamp an image if it’s not dark enough;
stamp repeat images evenly; and
handle the stamping process smoothly, especially if you have arthritic or weak hands.
And, it lends itself well to some fun techniques, including the mirror image technique. It’s the technique that allows the two sheep to look at each other in the card above.
I used that technique on today’s card with one of the sheep stamps from Stampin’ Up!’s Counting Sheep stamp set. This set and its coordinating Sheep Dies are available during SaleABration — through September 30, 2021. Earn each of these products free with a minimum purchase of $50 (before tax and shipping) for each.
See this post for a variety of other card ideas using these fun, exclusive, and limited-time products.
Be sure to watch the video below to view a visual of how this technique works.
Counting Sheep Mirror Image Technique Video
SaleABration
It’s exciting that Stampin’ Up! offers TWO Sale-A-Bration sales this year. It gives the ability two times each year to earn FREE product with qualifying purchases of $50 and $100. You choose from exclusive stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, and die cuts.
Just a note: the Sheep Dies are available while supplies last. If they are a must-have for you, get them sooner rather than later. Free with a $50 purchase before tax and shipping. Click here to see a PDF of the Sale-A-Bration brochure.
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