Finally got a chance to open up my May Paper Pumpkin kit on Sunday night and play! When I opened it up and thought about the upcoming birthdays and all the people to whom we can wish a happy father's day, I decided to simply roll with the idea of father's day and birthday cards. If you have the kit, I challenge you to find a single card that looks just like mine as I only briefly glanced at the instructions and instead worked freestyle!
Be sure to scroll on down for a closer look and then I want to talk about how to make the most from a Paper Pumpkin subscription...it is definitely something you'll want to hear!
For both of the horizontal cards you see, I trimmed down the blue and green adhesive die cuts...love that they are already sticky! Cuts down on gluing time! For the card on the right, I also sliced up the "flag" into three pieces and think it looks like an emblem resting under the sentiment!
It is tough to see (it was incredibly sunny when I snapped these pics) but the card ont he left has a "bro" tag on it. Truth be called I don't ever refer to my brother as "bro", however, I decided to use it on the father's day card we send to him this year. Our dad passed away about 10 years ago so none of these are destined for him, but my brother is a dad and clearly deserving of some father's day wishes. He has two girls and they are Brooklyn and Britt's only girls as first cousins.
For the card on the left, I spliced up both the blue and green pieces from the left overs from others that I trimmed down for the prior set of cards. You can't even tell the green is in two pieces given the placement of the double pointed flag, but I promise it is! And I take it back...I think the card on the right looks very similar to one of the ones in the Paper Pumpkin instructions. I do like the mini cards in this kit...there's just something about little 3 x 3" cards.
This is the only project I created that called for other supplies this month! With the help of my Paper Snips, a couple buttons, some Marina Mist card stock, and a bit of Smoky Slate Chevron ribbon, this looks like a shirt and tie all tied together for a father's day gift! Super quick and easy to make and very fun!
Britt was helping out when I took these Paper Pumpkin images and I snapped the following photo of her:
She got a little caught up in a fit of laughter about putting an play phone in the box to give to Erik for father's day. Lots and lots of laughter!
Now let's talk Paper Pumpkin...
Did you know that Stampin' Up! now offers pre-paid subscriptions?
And, that when you purchase these, that the full price you pay counts towards Stampin' Rewards/hostess dollars? (Yes, counts towards FREE merchandise...count me in!)
And, that when you do a six-month pre-paid subscription that you save $1 a month? Order this at the same time as some other paper crafting supplies and you'll quickly reach the $150 minimum sales to receive hostess dollars.
And with a 12-month pre-paid subscription you save $2 per month PLUS you are eligible for a $30 in hostess dollars? That is one sweet deal!
Here's how it works...
- Go online and purchase your pre-paid Paper Pumpkin Kit(s).
- After you order, you’ll receive a code via e-mail, which you can use to redeem your subscription at www.mypaperpumpkin.com.
If you’re interested in a month-to-month subscription, visit www.mypaperpumpkin.com to sign up there. I'm happy to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you need one...Kerry Bray in New Hampshire.
Here are all of your pre-paid options:
I'm a big fan of Paper Pumpkin and have switched over from a month-to-month subscription to pre-paid...how about you? Will you be joining me?!
LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP FOR THE JUNE PAPER PUMPKIN KIT! Purchase today to receive your first Paper Pumpkin kit this month!
Wishing you a creative day!
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