Paper Pumpkin – January 2023 – Key To My Heart

Leave a comment January 17, 2023 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

The colourful January 2023 Paper Pumpkin lets you send your love to those you care about with a homemade card!
This kit includes all you need to create 9 lock and key Valentines cards. Plus you can get the sweet heart box add-ons.

During my live video this evening I also created an alternative card using the inside of the envelopes from the kit.

Check out the video below.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Sunshine & Smiles Paper Pumpkin Kit. It is a 9 card spring kit. Now is a FABULOUS time to grab a pre-paid subscription so you can ALSO earn free SAB items!

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$90.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$171.00

One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$325.00

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Next month’s kit should be a good one.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sunshine & Smiles

This kit includes:

Everything you need to create 9 radiant cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes.
A sweet springtime photopolymer stamp set.
A Mango Melody Stampin’ Spot
A fun peek-through window scene on each card!
Cute precut critters and labels, fun raindrop embellishments, and more!

Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce

Don’t forget! This kit perfectly coordinates with the Rain or Shine Suite Collection (item number: 160556).

ADD-ON

Sunshine & Smiles Dies (Available for purchase starting 11 January, while supplies last)

Item number: 162486

$6.00 USD / $8.25 CAD

This add-on includes:

One coordinating frog-shaped die: 1-1/8″ x 7/8″ (2.9 x 2.2 cm)
One coordinating flower bouquet die: 1-1/8″ x 7/8″ (2.9 x 2.2 cm)

Note: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine sold separately.

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Paper Pumpkin – September 2022 – Spooky Treats

Leave a comment September 18, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

The cute spooky-themed September 2022 Paper Pumpkin makes Hallowe’en treat giving a snap. This kit includes all you need to create 18 treat boxes (6 each of 3 designs) but the pieces can actually all be mixed and matched to allow you some extra creativity. These treat boxes are exactly the right size for 2 mini Halloween candy bars or a mini playdoh tub.

I actually need 21 treat boxes for my class, so I got two kits. I made 21 boxes and then used the extra bits to create some Halloween cards. The additional treat box bases I will use to make some treats for my Xmas table ( watch for these in another post). I can make my own box wrapper easily by cutting a piece of DSP or cardstock at 3″ X 8-1/8″, then score at 2-1/2″, 3-1/2″, 6″ and 7-1/8″. Here is the card I made in the video below.

And here is another card I created using one my extra box wrappers. The plaid design hides the score lines so well you can’t see them at all.

The plaid layer is 3″ X 4″. Then I used the Stylish Shapes dies to cut a vellum circle and the largest banner. I wrapped a piece of glitter washi tape across the front of the plaid layer and used the ghost and spider web from the kit. You could of course use a plaid DSP and stamp the ghost and spider web if you’ve used up all your pre-made bits. Here are the extra bits I used to make cards from this kit:

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.75	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $26.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00
Glitter Washi Four Pack [159973] $12.25	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $11.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $17.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Paper Snips [103579] $15.00	Simply Shammy [147042] $11.75	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $10.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $86.00

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The box bases in this kit are simple to put together (once you know what you are doing!) Check out my video to see how to put them together – I show the process many times in the video ( the first time is clumsy because I did NOT know what I was doing – so move along and watch my second, third or fourth fold – much smoother).

I hope you enjoyed this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration! Keep an eye out for more alternative projects (specifically Christmas versions of those cute boxes). Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit. It is a 9 card holiday kit.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Ho Ho Ho

This kit includes:

Ho Ho Ho Photopolymer Stamp Set
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot
Printed card bases
Printed envelopes
Printed die cuts
Die-cut labels
Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes
Vellum
Vanilla expoy dots
Adhesive dots
Mini Dimensionals

Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla

This kit also coordinates with the upcoming November Paper Pumpkin Kit and North Pole Sacks Add-On!

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Paper Pumpkin Alternative Cards- July 2022 – Sending Good Thoughts

Leave a comment July 19, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Sometimes a Paper Pumpkin Kit just touches your creative side – and this July kit certainly has for me. I have created 3 simple alternatives, and have more ideas swirling – just not enough time to stamp yet. Here are the 3 extra cards I have created so far.

All three cards use the leftover bottle frames as a template to create new bottles. Below I’ll let you know exactly which outline and which colours were used.

This first card I used Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush to create the bottle. You can see the bottom even has a bit of a roundness to it. I created that by inking the edges of the bottle outline, then flipping the bottle frame upside down and using the bottom of the bottle to create the same curve at the bottom and then inking it a bit more. Once all that is done, dfussy cut the bottle. I simply used Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to create the cork.

The second card has bottles of 2 different colours. The bottle on the left and the small one are Balmy Blue, and the other bottle is Pool Party. I made sure to mask off the edges of the bottles a bit more since the two large bottles were being inked onto the layer and not cut out. Then I fussy cut the ship and mounted it on a piece of Vellum cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.

The final bottle was created using Smoky Slate Ink and a Blending Brush. The cork was created using Crumb Cake marker. All three cards were embellished with 2021-23 In Colour Opal Rounds.

I hope you enjoyed these July 2022 Paper Pumpkin alternative cards. Have fun crafting your own alternatives or CASE-ing mine. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit. It has so much in store—elegant watercolor designs hand-crafted by our in-house artists, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots for a Two-Step stamping experience, and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail! And the August Paper Pumpkin Kit includes the Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sweet Sunflowers

Item Number: 161120

This kit includes:

All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
An all-occasion stamp set to express words of gratitude, friendship, greetings and beautiful wildflower designed images.
Specialty Vellum honeycomb shape pre-cut pieces.
2 Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience with a twist!
Paper pieces and embellishments with watercolor designs and images.
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
FREE GIFT: 8 Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

SUBSCRIBE NOW – FOR A FUN CRAFTING EXPERIENCE WITH A TWIST

During Sale-a-bration is a great time to grab a Paper Pumpkin Subscription since there are lots of savings in a subscription AND the opportunity to earn FREE Sale-a-bration items.

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$30.50

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$90.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$171.00

One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$325.00

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Paper Pumpkin – July 2022 – Sending Good Thoughts

Leave a comment July 16, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

The nautical themed July 2022 Paper Pumpkin makes me smile. Since I live in BC near the ocean, and have grown up visiting beautiful Islands and the Sunshine Coast I can smell the salty air while I craft with this kit. Here are the 3 cards I created using the kit instructions as well as my first alternative card.

Thanks to Brenda Crawford who made the great suggestion during my live video to use the outline from the bottle pieces to recreate more bottles. It was really easy to use a blending brush and my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to create this bottle.

** After the video I decided this card was too flimsy with an embossed front,
so I trimmed it to 4″ X 5-1/4″ and mounted it on a Thick Basic White card base.

Check out my video to see how easy these are to create – and see how I created the extra bottle.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration! Keep an eye out for more alternative projects (I already have a few created and will post soon). Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit. It has so much in store—elegant watercolor designs hand-crafted by our in-house artists, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots for a Two-Step stamping experience, and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail! And the August Paper Pumpkin Kit includes the Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sweet Sunflowers

Item Number: 161120

This kit includes:

All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
An all-occasion stamp set to express words of gratitude, friendship, greetings and beautiful wildflower designed images.
Specialty Vellum honeycomb shape pre-cut pieces.
2 Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience with a twist!
Paper pieces and embellishments with watercolor designs and images.
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
FREE GIFT: 8 Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

SUBSCRIBE NOW – FOR A FUN CRAFTING EXPERIENCE WITH A TWIST

During Sale-a-bration is a great time to grab a Paper Pumpkin Subscription since there are lots of savings in a subscription AND the opportunity to earn FREE Sale-a-bration items.

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$30.50

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$90.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$171.00

One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$325.00

Subscribe Here

One more perk to shopping with me, a FREE Tutorial Bundle with a purchase over $65. **My team gets these tutorials for FREE each month as another perk of being part of the Ink Pad Pals.

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Paper Pumpkin – April 2022 – Change is Beautiful

Leave a comment April 23, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

The April Paper Pumpkin is all about celebrating change – whether that is graduation, new baby, new job, weight loss etc… We have all those awkward and exciting moments of change in our lives that deserve some recognition or maybe even some encouraging words to get through the tough parts. These cards are perfect for these occasions. Check out my video below and see my 3 (and a half) alternatives below.

Here are the 3 original kit cards – 2 of them pull open in a fun Z fold.

My first two alternatives use one of the kit card bases added onto some Thick Basic White Cardstock to create two new cards. I cut the front layers using the largest Stitched Rectangle shape – but you can also just trim it down to 4 X 5-1/4″.

My last alternative card(s) also use a Thick Basic White cardstock base and some fun repetitive stamping to create a black and white background.

This card uses the colourful butterfly from the kit.

When you run out of big butterflies – you can stamp the butterfly from the kit stamp set onto a circle and sponge the edges to make it pop.

I hope you enjoyed those cards – I’d love to see your alternative creations. Feel free to post them in the comments of this blog or in the video comments. Don’t forget to subscribe to my You Tube channel so you can catch me live next month.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Celebrating In Color

This kit includes:

Celebrating In Color Photopolymer Stamp Set
Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Spot®
Printed card bases
Printed In Color envelopes
Printed In Color gift card holders
Foiled die cuts
Printed die cuts
Adhesive-backed In Color embellishments
Tear & Tape Adhesive
dimensionals

Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide

As an added bonus, every May Paper Pumpkin subscriber will get the chance to win a GOLDEN Voucher worth $34 CAD in Stampin’ Up! products! The winners will find their Golden Voucher in their May 2022 Paper Pumpkin box. This is the perfect time to snag coordinating In Color products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog that will go live on 3 May 2022 in the online store!

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Love all the bright colours of that In Color 6X6 Glimmer Paper? Excited about the May Paper Pumpkin? Then you won’t want to miss out on my In Color Club! It’s a 5 months series where you can get ALL the In Color bits and create some beautiful cards in a n online class or from the comfort of your own home via video and PDF. Get all the details below.

Paper Pumpkin – March 2022 – Beyond the Horizon & Alternatives

Leave a comment March 25, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

The Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin Kit includes watercolor prints and designs inspired by the beautiful nature around us to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes. And paper pieces that perfectly coordinate with the New Horizons Suite Collection in the January–June 2022 Mini Catalog. There is even a BONUS stamp set.

Here are the 3 cards designed by Stampin’ Up! and 3 alternatives that I created using the supplies in the box.

Here is the replay of my Live video where I created all 6 cards.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration! Keep an eye out for more alternative projects as I have more time to play with this adorable packaging kit. Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Change is Beautiful Paper Pumpkin kit.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Change Is Beautiful

This kit includes:

Number of projects: 9 cards; 3 each of 3 designs; 9 envelopes
Change is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Spot®
Printed card bases
Printed envelopes
Printed, shaped die cuts
Iridescent sea glass
Dimensionals

Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo

SUBSCRIBE TO PAPER PUMPKIN NOW

Paper Pumpkin – February 2022 – Safari Celebration Alternative Cards

Leave a comment March 6, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I really like the colour combo of this month’s Paper Pumpkin. I also really like that the card bases are patterned on both sides – so I could cut them up and create so many more cards! Here are 3 alternatives. Enjoy 🙂

The leaves were created using the frames from the kit and a blending brush. I added some Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon cut in half as an accent.

This card was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge of the week.

I hope you enjoyed these Paper Pumpkin alternative cards. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration! Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s breath-taking kit.

ABOUT THIS MONTH’S KIT

Name: Beyond the Horizon

Details:

This month’s kit contains enough elements to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. This all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more!
The Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin Kit includes a Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Spot!
This kit’s stamp set is perfect for any occasion. With sentiments that say “thanks”, “hello”, “thinking of you,” and so many more, you’ll be able to use this stamp set year round.
And if you thought one stamp set was great just wait—this month’s kit comes with a BONUS stamp set for FREE! That’s two stamp sets in one kit! It’s our way of saying THANK YOU to you our Paper Pumpkin subscribers.
That’s not all! This kit perfectly coordinates with the New Horizons Suite Collection in our January–June 2022 Mini Catalog Which means even more exclusive elegant watercolor designs curated by our in-house artists just for you!
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pale Papaya

SUBSCRIBE NOW TO TAKE YOUR CRAFTING BEYOND WITH THIS KIT

Paper Pumpkin – December 2021 – Lots of Pun Alternative Cards

Leave a comment January 3, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I am BANANAS for the December 2021 Paper Pumpkin. The stamp set and sentiments that come with the kit are perfect for continuing to create fun, punny cards. Here are three more alternatives using the leftover bits from the kit and some extra cardstock.

The thin striped paper on this card was actually the leftover frame from the original striped pieces. To stamp the banana I used a sticky note to create a mask – allowing me to stamp and layer the bananas to create the bunch. I coloured the bananas with Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.

This egg-cellent card was created using some new 2022 SAB DSP – Sunshine and Rainbows. You can earn this DSP for FREE between Jan 4 – Feb 28, 2022. See below for all the details about Sale-a-bration.

This last card also uses the new 2022 SAB DSP – Sunshine and Rainbows to create a celebratory feeling.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Kisses & Hugs

Details:

Kit contains enough supplies to create 10 cards—5 each of 2 designs—and 10 coordinating envelopes
Kit features an exclusive Two-Step photopolymer stamp set
Kit includes a Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Spot
Card size: 4-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (11.4 x 10.8 cm) heart-shaped cards; folded
Coordinating colors: Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Gray Granite, Very Vanilla

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