Tag Archives: Alternative ideas

Paper Pumpkin — October & November

Hi Stamping Friends! Today I’m sharing some Paper Pumpkin projects. I love getting Paper Pumpkin kits this time of year, because they frequently include Christmas cards or super cute gift bags, and it takes the stress out of holiday crafting. These kits are also FANTASTIC for beginner stampers and make great gifts! I typically make about 70 Christmas cards, and sometimes I need some simple ones that I can assemble… Read More »

Exploring In Color – Paper Pumpkin Kit

Paper Pumpkin Kits are so fun, especially if you have limited time to craft and want to bang out a bunch of great cards. The monthly kits have unique and varied themes. The examples above use the May Explore In Color Kit. I absolutely LOVE this kit! If you haven’t heard of Paper Pumpkin, check out my blog page. I love that I can choose which kits I want to… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — From Little Seeds

Welcome to the April Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “From Little Seeds” including projects that focus on Spring or Fall depending on where you live in the world. I took the opportunity to use my March Paper Pumpkin Kit, “10 Years of Growth,” to create some alternate projects. Paper Pumpkin is always fun, but my absolute favorite kit of the year is always the March one.… Read More »

March Paper Pumpkin & Alternative Cards

Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have some fun projects to share with you using the March Paper Pumpkin Kit called Here’s To You. I love mountains and nature, so this kit really called to me. Plus, it included a free stencil set! Here’s a photo of the contents of the kit: And here’s the stamp set that was provided in the kit. It also included a Calypso Coral Stampin’… Read More »

August Paper Pumpkin Add-On

I just learned something exciting about the upcoming August Paper Pumpkin Kit, and I wanted to share it with you. I already posted some previews of the beautiful fall-themed kit and elements in my Newsletter last week. But now, I learned that Stampin’ Up! will be offering an Add-On Bundle that you can purchase separately to extend your crafting options even more!!! Details: The August kit includes 6 gift bags… Read More »

Hugs From Shelli – May Paper Pumpkin Kit

The May Paper Pumpkin Kit was a super special one! It was designed with the help of Stampin’ Up!’s very own co-founder Shelli Gardner focusing on her special style, which includes vintage elements, soft neutral tones, and birds! I was so excited to open mine and start playing!!! You can see the contents of the box above, and a close up of the exclusive photopolymer stamp set below. The kit… Read More »

March 2018 Paper Pumpkin

I’m a little behind!  It’s already April, and I’m just writing about the March Paper Pumpkin kit!!!  I do not know where the time went.  Anyway, I finally got a little time last weekend to work on some alternative ideas for the kit.  If you follow my blog regularly, you might remember that I had an earlier post where I used some of the March Paper Pumpkin supplies.  You can see… Read More »

December Paper Pumpkin

December’s Paper Pumpkin kit is called Flora And Flutter, and I have to admit that I was super excited when I opened the box!  The cards are really different from any of the past kits, and I LOVE the color combinations.  (I love to be inspired by color combinations I never would have thought of myself!) The kit includes supplies to make 8 cards total, 4 each in two designs.  See… Read More »

October Paper Pumpkin

This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit is called “Pining for Plaid.”  It’s the first in a series of two coordinated, back-to-back kits created for the holidays, and boy is it cute! If you’ve never heard of Paper Pumpkin, click here to learn about this great subscription service.  It’s only $20 a month.  Click here to subscribe before November 10th and receive the next monthly kit. The October Paper Pumpkin kit includes… Read More »

September Paper Pumpkin

The September Paper Pumpkin kit is called Layered Leaves, and it includes loads of Fall-themed supplies (way more than you need) to make 8 pillow boxes and 8 note cards.  It’s hard to see in the photo, but both the pillow boxes and card bases are embossed with beautiful, subtle swirls, and the envelopes and die-cut leaves are printed with gorgeous watercolor prints.  This is by far one of my… Read More »

Layered Leaves — #GDP105

This week at the Global Design Project, they have a fabulous color challenge, including Peekaboo Peach, Tangerine Tango, and Lemon Lime Twist!  I absolutely love this combination and it’s perfect for Fall cards!!!  To see the challenge, and all the gorgeous cards created by the Design Team and participants, click HERE. I had a super busy weekend, including wine tasting with my dear friends visiting from Virginia and then a… Read More »

August Paper Pumpkin

The August Paper Pumpkin kit is called Giftable Greetings and it’s beautiful!  It’s tropical themed, with bright colors and lovely flower and leaf die cuts.  I love it!  What’s even better is that it includes a darling decorative box you can use to wrap up all your lovely creations and make a thought felt gift. The contents of the kit are pictured below.  You get all these supplies for only $20 plus tax… Read More »

July Paper Pumpkin

It’s Paper Pumpkin time!  July’s kit is called Positively Picturesque.  This kit is so much fun for so many reasons.  It features several 2017-2019 In-Colors (Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Powder Pink), it has cute pre-watercolored card bases, and it has darling wood elements and words!!! Here’s a picture of all the contents, except the stamps and ink spots (shown below.) The kit also includes two Stampin’ Spot ink… Read More »