I started my Paper Pumpkin subscription back up again. I had collected quite a few of those red boxes and hadn’t opened them. I found myself in need of some room and in a creative funk, so I opened one up and got to work. I was surprised to find myself enjoying them again. This is the first one I have done since I started again.
I thought the bees would be cute on the fruit. Although I really don’t like bees, I do like stamps of them! There are some cute ones in the Honeybee Home bundle. I’m excited to work on some of the other cards in this kit. One background is so pretty I don’t think I will even make the recommended card. Or maybe just one.
Paper Pumpkin is a great way to get you mojo flowing again. If you are interested, you can go here and sign up. It has a lot of bang for your buck and I don’t think you’ll regret it.
I am still having fun playing with the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin. You can get so many different cards from this months kit. I love the extra stamp set that came with it. If you go join my PaperTree Creations Community page on Facebook, you can see a card I made to send to my church family to let them know I missed being with them on Sunday.
Here are two more cards I made.
When I first saw this card base, it reminded me of the sea. Out came the Sailing Home bundle. I wanted to make it a A2 card, so I cut the front off and matted it in Night of Navy before putting it on a Whisper White base. I colored the sailboat with Stampin Blends, fussy cut a cloud by stamping off first with Balmy Blue, and stamped my sentiment. I really like how it turned out.
The next one changes the sentiment and layout a little (had to use that bunny again!), but is mostly supplies from the kit. This was such a great kit! I made this one an A2 card too.
I know I will still be making other cards from this kit. I haven’t used half the supplies yet! Just love when you can get so much out of it.
Next month’s Paper Pumpkin looks awesome. Here is a teaser video. Don’t forget to sign up before April 10th to get the next Paper Pumpkin.
One of the things that I love about Paper Pumpkin is that you can make so much more then what the kit suggests! One of my favorite ways to do it is to cut up the card bases so you can make more that one card. I did three cards out of one base here. What a great value!
I took the card base and cut two 4 x 5 1/2 pieces. Then I took one of them and cut it in half again to make two 4 x 2 3/4 inch pieces. I wanted to use some of my other stamps too, so I found a couple that I thought would work well.
Cake Card
Staying with the birthday theme of the kit, I used the Piece of Cake stamp set and the Cake Builder punch.
For the first two cards, I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. I think the darker color makes the white really stand out. I dug around in my scraps and found this fun paper that went well with the card base. After coloring in the cake and suckers, I put them on the leftover punched out piece. There’s almost always a way to use the discarded pieces!
In this next card, I used the Sailing Home set for a masculine birthday card. The retired cording made a great rope accent, although I had to look at the picture of the sailors knot on the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to make it!
Paper Pumpkin is a great value. And next month, the value will be even more! For their 7th anniversary, they are including a second free stamp set! So don’t wait! Sign up now to get this great subscription box delivered to you every month.
Have you seen the February Paper Pumpkin yet? I am always so impressed with the quality of the kit, especially for the price point! With this kit, you make 9 cards, get a stamp set, all the embellishments, dimensionals, and an ink spot . All for $22 shipped! I think that’s impressive.
So I just started playing with it, and I made a slight modification on one of the cards. I pretty much followed the instructions but put the sentiment on the top of the card instead of over the flower. I thought the flower was too pretty to cover up!
Speaking of the flower, when I saw the flower stamp, I knew I wanted to color it! It is so pretty. So I used some Stampin’ Blends and this is what I came up with.
The pop up foam sentiments are done in copper foil and are lovely. It’s hard to tell in the picture, but the sequins that come in the kit are on the buds. It gives it a nice sparkly look.
If you haven’t tried the Paper Pumpkin Subscription Box, now is the time. Paper Pumpkin is celebrating their 7th anniversary in March and are including a second stamp set! It looks like a cute set and I think it may coordinate with the Under My Umbrella Bundle. I can’t promise that because it is always a surprise, but those rain boots make me think it might.
If you would like to sign up to start receiving this kit every month go to Paper Pumpkin and start your subscription now. Sign up before March 10th to get this kit. You won’t regret it!
It’s Sale-A-Bration time again! NOW through March 31st, 2020, you can earn free products from your purchases (until supplies last). Plus you can enter my giveaway (below) for a chance to get more free stuff!
For every $50 you spend, you get to choose something from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. There are some items that you need to spend $100 to get, which you can also find through the link above.
The offerings are so cute this year, and I had such a hard time choosing! But it’s definitely worth it because you can get so much free stuff. PLUS because I’m so grateful for all my customers, I’m doing a Paper Pumpkin giveaway for anyone who spends $50 during Sale-A-Bration through an online order with me! All of the details and rules are below.
Here are some of the free things you can get during Sale-A-Bration:
Lovely Lily Pad Stamp Set: This comes with 8 photopolymer stamps, AND they’re reversible! The value for this is somewhere around $15-$18, and you have a chance to get it free!
Power of Hope Bundle*: In this bundle, you get the Power of Hope Stamp Set and a 3D stone embossing folder. Something like this would normally go for $25-$30, so getting it free is an amazing deal!
Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper: This pack comes with 12 sheets, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs. Such cute patters, plus there’s gold foil! Value for something like this is usually $14.50.
The Gangs All Here: This comes with 9 adorable cling stamps. There’s even a cute cactus! That has a value of around $15-$18.
*You must spend $100 to get the items marked with an asterisk for free.
Sale-A-Bration is the best time to stock up on all your Stampin’ Up! supplies. But when you’re looking through the whole catalog, it can be overwhelming.
That’s why I’m giving you a few suggestions and ideas for what to buy to help you qualify for free stuff and get the most for your money!
One thing that will qualify you instantly is the Peaceful Moments Bundle. You get 10 cling stamp sentiments plus the Poppy Moment Dies, which has 16 floral and leaf dies.
Since it’s a bundle, it costs $52 instead of $58, saving you 10%. On top of that, it qualifies you for a free product from the Sale-A-Bration catalog! Hello, savings!
Here’s a beautiful card I made with this bundle:
I used Flirty Flamingo card stock to cut out flower base and topped it with the outline in Poppy Parade. The leaves are done in Old Olive with the outline in Mossy Meadow. I used the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper and took a 1″ x 5 1/2″ strip of paper and mounted it on a 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Old Olive cardstock. I used a Thank You stamp for the sentiment but you could use any sentiment you want.
I love Paper Pumpkin and think it is such a great deal, so I am giving away a one month subscription every month of Sale-A-Bration. I know once you see the quality of this subscription box you will want to start receiving it! So here are the rules:
Once monthly for the months of January, February, and March 2020, I will be hosting a giveaway of a 1-month Paper Pumpkin subscription. This is ONLY for customers who order online from Stampin’ Up through my, Brenda Lane, link.
The prize will come in a form of a coupon code for a free 1-month Paper Pumpkin subscription that can be activated whenever you’d like.
For every $50 (before tax and shipping) you spend online during Sale-A-Bration shopping with me, you will be entered into one of the monthly drawings to win a 1-month subscription to Paper Pumpkin. Example: If you spend $100 in January, you will be entered twice into the January giveaway, but not the February or March giveaways, unless you purchase again.
You will be automatically entered to win AS LONG AS you DO NOT check the “No Contact” box during your checkout process. I have to be able to get in touch with you to be able to notify you if you win.
You must live in the USA. I am not allowed to sell to people of other countries. Sorry.
You must be 18 years or older to enter.
The winner will be determined at random. I will announce the winner’s first name on the first of the following month in this blog post, on my Facebook page, and in my newsletter. I will also contact the winner by the email they made their Stampin’ Up! purchase with.
This giveaway is not sponsored by or associated with Stampin Up! It is purely my own.
Do you have that hard to buy for crafter in your life? It seems like they have everything they need, yet you know they would love more craft supplies. Or someone you know would love to get into papercrafting but is just starting out. Even someone who you just don’t know what to get. I have the answer for you! A subscription to the Paper Pumpkin subscription box from Stampin’ Up!
It is a once a month box that has all the supplies you need to make either cards, gift packaging, or sometimes even home decor. Each month you receive your box that has a stamp set, at least one ink spot, and all the paper, trim, and embellishments you need to make the project. It is always a surprise! You never know what you will be getting, although they do give out hints. Here is a year’s worth of Paper Pumpkins so you can get an idea of what you can get.
The kit ships around the 10th of each month and offers a fun, easy craft. It is perfect to do with a child or grandchild too. You get to spend quality time with them while making a useful product.
This box is a great reason to get together with friends every month. You’ll all get the same kit, and it’s a fun and easy way to spend an hour or two chatting over coffee. You can even challenge each other to come up with alternate designs!
The cost is very reasonable at $22.00 per month and includes the shipping. Or you can buy 1, 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions but the shipping is added to the price. The subscription can be stopped at any time, or just skipped if you don’t want it for a month. It is very portable too, so you can take it with you if you are going to be waiting for someone at an event or even the Dr’s. office.
Paper Pumpkin is the perfect gift for so many people in your life. So don’t wait. Go to Paper Pumpkin now and subscribe.
