Hello Friends,

The other day I said I was just about finished with my Fall cards and would be starting on my Christmas cards.  Well, I forgot about Halloween, the Hello, Pumpkin Paper Pumpkin, and Thanksgiving.  I don’t know what I was thinking!

For those of you who don’t know, Paper Pumpkin is the perfect way to jump into the world of papercrafting and get your creative “me-time” every month. The kit come with all the stamps, ink, and paper you need to create a fun project, without any stress. Everything is precut and ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting! It’s the perfect way to always have cards and cute gifts on hand for every occasion. Your first kit includes a free gift—a clear stamping block. You’ll also build a collection of stamps and ink to use on other projects. Every month you will receive a special stamp set and a mini ink pad to keep. There’s no pressure—you can cancel or suspend at any time. Subscribe by the 10th of the month to get started!

The September Paper Pumpkin is fabulous! You can make the little cracker treat boxes as shown in this video or you can use the contents of the kit to make Fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving projects.

Here is the cracker treat box I made with the Paper Pumpkin instructions. There are enough supplies for 20 of them, which I will be making for my granddaughter’s kindergarten class.

I also want to show you 3 cards I made with this kit.  There is a ton of pre-cut paper pieces in this kit-pumpkins, black cats, colored leaves, flowers, tags, etc.  If you don’t want to make the cracker treat boxes, You will be able to make many cards!

I used a Pumpkin Pie Cardstock base with a piece of the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper on top of it for this card. The little wheelbarrow comes from the Autumn Goodness Stamp Set and was cut out with the matching die from the Autumn Wheelbarrow Die Set. The pumpkins, leaves, and the greeting where all included in the kit. The Pumpkin Pie Cardstock label behind the wheelbarrow was cut out with one of the dies from the Stitched Nested Labels Dies Set. (I love the stitching around the edges of it!) Usually I don’t normally use many more items than those that come in the kit, but the plaid paper and wheelbarrow where leftover from another project and were just sitting on my desk, so I decided to use them.  I colored the Rhinestone Jewels with my Dark So Saffron blends to match the card.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 This second card is made with a Cajun Craze Cardstock base with an embossed Whisper White panel on top of it. Everything else, except the Rhinestone Jewels came in the Paper Pumpkin Kit.  The kits even come with Glue Dots and Dimensionals to complete your projects!

This last card was made with a Thick Whisper White Card base.  The top panel is Whisper White, as well.  I inked my “blob” stamp with So Saffron Ink, sprayed water onto it, and then stamped it on my paper for the background.  You don’t want to get too much water on the stamp-just enough to let the ink spread out a little bit.  Too much will cause your paper to become saturated!  Again, everything else, except the rhinestones came for the Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Spread love and cheer with October’s Paper Pumpkin – Joy to the World!  The Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit is an exclusive holiday kit that provides a specially-designed box, enough supplies to create eight elegant cards, and an opportunity to connect with the Stampin’ Up! global community. 

With October’s magical kit, not only can you get a head start on your holiday crafting—you’ll get to create Christmas cards, share project ideas, and spread holiday cheer with Stampin’ Up! customers and demonstrators around the world! After you receive your kit, join the Joy of Paper Pumpkin Facebook group to make the most of this month’s kit. Join this group to connect and spread joy with international crafters through the Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit! Of course, you don’t have to join this Facebook group to make these beautiful cards, the directions are included in each kit. Stampers from around the world will be sharing how they used the kit in the Facebook Group.

You only have until October 10th to sign up for this awesome kit.  The kits have been very popular and are only available in limited quantities, so sign up now before they’re all gone! Visit Paper Pumpkin here to find out more and/or to sign up for your kit.

When purchasing other Stampin’ Up! products, make sure to use the Hostess Code for October – ATA2PAVK. Use this Hostess Code when completing your on-line order of $45.00 or more before taxes and shipping to receive this month’s Hostess gift.  Do not use the Hostess Code if your on-line order is $150.00 or more (before tax and shipping).  Just email me that you’ve placed your order on-line and I will send you this month’s gift, PLUS you’ll receive Hostess Dollar to purchase product out of any of the current Stampin’ Up! catalogs.  This month’s Hostess gift is the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 140 rhinestones in Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and Shaded Spruce.

(If you check the “No Contact” when placing your order, I will not have your address and won’t be able to send your gift!)