I mentioned the other day that one of the great things about the Paper Pumpkin kits is that there’s always a stamp set included. I haven’t made the treat bags from this month’s kit yet, but I have used the stamp set. And it seems appropriate for the first day of Autumn.
This is a very straight forward card, and a classic Clean and Simple one. I used the single pumpkin stamp from the Wickedly Sweet Treat set and stamped it in pumpkin pie across the bottom of the whisper white cardstock. I hadn’t exactly planned the complete look but I knew didn’t want the pumpkins all in a straight line. When it was time to think about the sentiment I was pretty happy to find that I’d somehow created the perfect space for this sentiment from the same set. So I stamped it in the new archival basic black ink – I love this new black, it’s relegated my memento tuxedo black to the “only use in an emergency” pile. I added a skinny basic black mat to balance the colour of the sentiment – it’s just 1/8 of an inch bigger than the whisper white card and then mounted it on a pumpkin pie card base.
I also used the stamp on the envelope. I’d like to say that I used it because the stamp was inked up but it was a day after I made the card. Oh well.
I’ve finally managed to make a card and submit it in time for a challenge (I’m still using Martin’s laptop!). This time it’s one of my favourite sites – CAS colours and sketches where it’s a colour challenge this week. Here’s my entry:
And here’s the banner that inspired my card:
I think that this may be the first time I’ve used chocolate chip, or at least close to it. I’ve had the colour for over a year too! I’m just not fond of brown. This image is from one of the new sets in the annual catalogue, Lighthearted Leaves. It’s a really great set and lends itself to colouring; I’m going to have to do some watercolouring with this soon. There are also framelits that allow you to cut out the leaves – I have a card to share soon using these. But here I stamped the image in chocolate chip on very vanilla (what a great name – I just made some peanut butter chocolate chip cookies using a recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe which are HIGHLY recommended – her chocolate chip cookies are amazing too) and then used my Stampin’ Write markers in lost lagoon and wild wasabi to colour in the image. The sentiment also comes from the same set and is stamped in chocolate chip. I glued the very vanilla piece onto a mat of chocolate chip (I was obsessed with chocolate chip by this time in my baking) and then onto a base of lost lagoon. I’m really pleased with how this card came out. I’m also pleased with the cookies, let’s see how much my work colleagues like them tomorrow.
Yesterday I was sharing a card using some of the DSP from the July Paper Pumpkin kit, today I’m getting back to the right month and showing you the video demonstrating the September kit, Wickedly Sweet Treat.
My friend Julia and I are making cookies for a bake sale next week, I think I see how sixteen packages are going to look! I’ve already used one of the stamps from this set on a card as well – I’ll share that one soon.
In case you’re new to Paper Pumpkin and aren’t entirely sure of the details, here’s a reminder:
Each month you receive a unique, surprise kit with a project. It’s colour-coordinated and everything is cut for you!
Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories – everything but adhesive.
Each kit gives you about a 30 minute creativity escape.
We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.
You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month’s kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month.
A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) There’s no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
Just click on the Paper Pumpkin button on the left to sign up.
The fun of it is that you never know what you’re going to get, but there’s always a stamp set. Once you’re an active subscriber you can also buy old kits and refills where available.
And if you sign up by October 10th, not only do you get October’s kit shipped to you, Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. What are you waiting for?
Yesterday I shared my version of the July Paper Pumpkin – thanks a latte kit. Here is a card that I made for a challenge (but due to computer issues I missed the deadline) that used the DSP from the kit. The challenge was to use basic grey, pool party and daffodil delight. As I mentioned yesterday, I liked the DSP and so I wanted to feature it on a card.
I started with the piece of DSP and cut a piece of daffodil delight cardstock just an 1/8 inch larger in each dimension. This was then adhered to a regular sized card base of pool party. I used the greetings thinlits dies to cut out that thanks in all three colours so that I could really see what was going to work best and that somehow resulted in the decision to use two of the different colours on the card. I glued the pool party thanks to the daffodil delight one but offset it slightly so that it is visible even when looking at it straight on. I then cut a banner out of basic grey about the right size to hold the thanks and used the new triple banner punch to cut the end. It was then very simple to create a pool party banner to border this. I decided to really push my boundaries and have the banner hanging over the edge of the DSP; this is popped up on stampin’ dimensionals to really make it stand out on the card.
Don’t forget to spread the word – Stampin’ Up! is going to donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation; $1 for each active Paper Pumpkin subscriber and $2 for each new subscriber as at October 10th. Did you sign up yet?
I fully intended to publish this post the day after I showed the kit but my computer died. And then, on my brother’s birthday, my foot had a fight with a sushi knife (and lost) necessitating surgery to fix one of the tendons to my big toe. Elevating the foot doesn’t really match up too well with carding as you can imagine. And I had a great incentive to really follow instructions because I had a trip to Barcelona planned 12 days after the surgery. The good news is that I made the trip although I had to walk less than usual, but I had a great time meeting my family and friends there for my 50th birthday celebration. My computer is even more dead than before – so I’ve borrowed Martin’s laptop. There’s blogging to do! So this is my version of the Thanks a Latte “official” card although I made a few changes.
I really like the DSP that came in the kit (which is amazing since it’s grey) and wanted to make it stand out more by giving it a frame. So I cut a piece of tangelo twist as a mat – I think it pulls the card together nicely. As I mentioned in the last post, the “torn out of a notebook” look isn’t for me so I removed that part – although after I’d made the card I realise that I should’ve trimmed it with a trimmer rather just pulling it off at the perforation – you can see the top of the white part is not completely straight. I only added the tangelo twist sticker to the bottom of the white piece instead of the grey and white striped as well. The white piece is popped up on stampin’ dimensionals as is the cup itself; I think the card is better in person since it’s hard to see all the dimension in the photograph.
Even though it’s September and this is an old kit, I’m still going to share another card I made using supplies from this kit tomorrow (bearing any more disasters!).
This is a good time to share what Stampin’ Up! is doing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – here’s the information straight from SU! It’s definitely a good cause so please share with anyone you know who may be interested. All they need to do is click on the Paper Pumpkin link on the left hand of the screen and sign up.
To show our support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re going PINK . . . or at least our October boxes are! And because we know our subscribers want to share the love too, we will be making a donation on their behalf to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Stampin’ Up! will donate
$1 for every active Paper Pumpkin subscriber.
Plus, an additional $1 for every new subscriber.
Together, we will make a difference!
Here’s how you can help:
Subscribe! If you’re new to Paper Pumpkin, click here to get started. Your first kit will arrive in a limited-edition pink box that you’ll want to hold onto forever-and we’lldonate $2 becauseyou’re new!
Stay active if you’re a subscriber so we can donate $1 for you. Only those who receive the October shipment will be counted for the donation.
Spread the word! Help us get as many new subscribers as possible. Every current subscriber adds $1 and for new subscribers it’s doubled, so let’s get the word out and raise as much as possible.
Use the images below to spread the word via email, texts, and social media. For those who have been on the fence about Paper Pumpkin, this could be just the thing that makes them want to give it a try!
Use the opportunity to share Paper Pumpkin on World Card Making Day (October 3). If you’re holding an event, include a Paper Pumpkin Make & Take. Encourage your customers to sign up by October 10 so they can be a part of something bigger with a donation to BCRF.
Remember, those who get the October kit will not only be donating to a good cause, but they will also get a one-time only, pretty pink Paper Pumpkin box! No one will want to miss it. Promise.
