I know I have said it before, but I am loving the changes that Stampin’
Up! has made to their ‘revamped‘ Paper Pumpkin kits! Check out the
reveal” of the May Paper Pumpkin Kit! Mine arrived around the 17 of May, but I am only now getting the chance to play. This kit is all about the Guys in our lives, featuring some wonderful stamps that say ‘Happy Father’s Day‘, ‘Happy Birthday‘, ‘Dad‘, ‘Son‘, and ‘Bro‘!

For my creations with this fun kit I tried to minimize the amount of items I used on each card by cutting the pieces that came in the kit. My first card uses only 3/4 of the green piece that I used the remaining piece on my second card. I also cut the blue strip into a thinner piece and used it along the base of the card, again using the remaining portion on my notecard below. I also cut the Crumb Cake Banner piece in half and sponged the edges for a bit more texture. I finished off this card by adding a bit of twine around the base, in a knot and not a bow this time.

For my second card I decided to create a birthday card. I wanted the words on the green strip to stand out so I added the sentiment directly above them. I think I got the design I was looking for, but my bloe strip came up a bit shy in my finished product.

Stampin’ Up! has made a few changes to Paper Pumpkin that you will LOVE! The first one that I think is noteworthy is when you sign up, no matter which month you sign up in, as long as you start by the 10th of the month you will get THAT month’s kit! That’s right there is no longer a ‘Welcome Kit’! That means you won’t be behind a month anymore! Plus, you can now order Paper Pumpkin as a pre-pay options which means you can add your Paper Pumpking to any order and be able to take advantage of Hostress Rewards if you hit $150.00! 

Be sure to head on over to the Paper Pumpkin website and sign up! If you decided to sign up please add me as your Stampin Up! Demonstrator,
Jackie Diediker from Topeka, KS