Here’s my Paper Pumpkin March 2016 alternate 2. Since yesterday I used one of the squares that is designed to go on one of the cards, I had a few banners left over. So I decided to use them on today’s card.

The pool party circle is a sticker from the kit but it’s actually the outside of the sticker left after removing the “intentional” sticker. I cut it out with my 1.25″ punch and cut the same size of whisper white. I then stamped on it with the grad hat from the Paper Pumpkin Pocketful of Cheer stamp set in Bermuda Bay and stuck the pool party ring around the edge. Next I punched out a bermuda bay circle using the 1.75″ punch and stuck the two leftover banners to that. At this point, I decided to stamp the sentiment before sticking anything to the whisper white layer. It’s stamped in bermuda bay again and after that was successful I glued on the circle and banners. I glued this whisper white piece to a bermuda bay card base. I find that it’s easiest to glue the card together before adding anything popped up with dimensionals – as my hat was.

After so much disuse, bermuda bay has leapt into the spotlight! I’ll have to try another neglected colour soon!

See you tomorrow,

Liz

So here’s my first Paper Pumpkin March 2016 alternate idea. I decided that I didn’t need to make all the special envelopes to hold the gift card holders (they could go inside the card) and I could repurpose the DSP that was the inside of the envelope. I cut the flaps off the envelope and cut down the DSP so that I could add a skinny mat of pool party and then add this to a card base of bermuda bay. I know that I said yesterday that I as planning on using more bermuda bay soon, but I didn’t expect to do it quite so quickly! I guess the Pocketful of Cheer kit this month has inspired me or at least playing with the Paper Pumpkin kit means that the bermuda bay ink and cardstock are out on my table.

I used one of the precut squares from the kit and stamped the sentiment and the balloon separately. This was so that I could get them close enough together. One tip though – I laid the balloon stamp onto the card and then held the sentiment over so that I could get the location of the sentiment right. I realised that if I didn’t do that, I’d stamp the sentiment in the middle which wouldn’t be right after adding the balloon. I popped the square up with dimensionals and put it towards the bottom so that more of the uninterrupted DSP was showing.

Since I’d used the envelope as my DSP, I used an ordinary whisper white envelope and jazzed it up with a bermuda bay envelope liner.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

According to the tracking information, my Paper Pumpkin March 2016 – Pocketful of Cheer – will be delivered today! I couldn’t resist though, and took a look at the youtube video giving a sneak peek.

I later saw on FaceBook that this was Shannon West’s first Paper Pumpkin video and actually there was a bit of a hint because she also stamped her #ImBringingBirthdayBack on one of the cards. Very cool.

This is Paper Pumpkin’s third birthday and apparently also the millionth kit was shipped out this month. Here’s Sara, the interim CEO, with a video on that.

As you heard, there’s going to be a bonus gift of a stamp set in the box, and according to the write-up under the video, it’s a $17 value which makes signing up for the April kit a no brainer at $19.95. If you sign up and name me as your demonstrator, I’ll send you a gift from me too.

In case you’re not familiar with Paper Pumpkin, here are the details:

• Each month you receive a unique, surprise kit with a project. It’s colour-coordinated and everything is pre-cut
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, accessories and instructions – everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you about 30 minutes of fun
• Your Paper Pumpkin ships 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 or put your subscription on hold at any time.
• Just click on the Paper Pumpkin button on the left hand side to join up.

Also until the end of the month, a three month prepaid subscription is only $55 and that gets you a freebie from Sale-a-bration as well as the bonus stamp set next month.

I’m going to work on my taxes now so that when my kit comes, I can start playing!

See you tomorrow,

Liz