Hey Guys! Happy New Year! I am fighting a cold so my New Year was very low key this year. Usually Max and I host a party. We drink and eat and talk and play, but not this year! I spent New Year’s Eve crafting then couch sitting in my pajamas.I assembled my first
Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit on New Year’s Eve. It’s the one I received in my
Stampin’ Up! Flex Kit starter kit. I thought I would review it and share some pictures with you today.
The kit contained all the pieces (pre-cut, scored and some adhesive backed where necessary) for:
- four A2 cards
- four 2 1/8×3 3/8″ enclosure cards
- four 2 1/4×3 5/8″ gift card envelopes
- four 4 1/4×5 1/2″ gift card envelopes
The kit also contained:
- a photo polymer stamp set
- a Bermuda Bay Ink Spot
- Cucumber Crush Bakers Twine and Self Adhesive Pearls
- plus dry adhesive tape, dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals
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subscribe to Paper Pumpkin here.I was very happy with the value. I was very happy with the projects in this particular kit. I feel the designs were professional, the color combination was pleasing and the projects were useful.
I didn’t put the projects together exactly according to the instructions, and I did add a few things to the kit. I don’t think that there will be a
Paper Pumpkin that I will assemble exactly according to the instructions, remember
Crafty Girls Do What They Want…right?!The first thing I did was grab two more
Stampin’ Pads,
Emerald Envy and
Pool Party. I felt the
Bermuda Bay only was a little flat. The two additional colors added some dimension to my stamping. You can see in the A2 cards how I used the additional
Stampin’ Pads.
I also found that my
Bermuda Bay Ink Spot was relatively dry. It was the biggest disappointment I had with
Paper Pumpkin. I will call
Stampin’ Up! and let them know.
Stampin’ Up! customer service is A+. I know they will bend over backward to fix the dry spot problem. More
Stampin’ Pads means my
Bermuda Bay didn’t have to work quite as hard.
I made the enclosure cards and small gift card envelopes almost according to the instructions.
TIP: Before I assembled the last envelope I traced it so I could make more from cardstock later.
The last project was a 4 1/4×5 1/2″ gift card envelope. I don’t need gift card envelopes now so I made the envelope and a coordinated card from the decorative bits. I added
Pool Party and
Whisper White Cardstock plus some
Copper Metallic Thread and Copper Washi Tape from the
Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Collection on
Closeout SALE until 1-4-17. I will get more use from these cards right now.
I hope this post was helpful and informative. If you have any questions about
Paper Pumpkin, email me! My final word on the subject: I decided to
subscribe to Paper Pumpkin. Over all my
Paper Pumpkin was a fun and satisfying crafting experience.Thank you for visiting today. Happy CRAFTY New Year!Don’t miss these amazing PROMOTIONS while they last:
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The kit contained all the pieces (pre-cut, scored and some adhesive backed where necessary) for:
I didn’t put the projects together exactly according to the instructions, and I did add a few things to the kit. I don’t think that there will be a Paper Pumpkin that I will assemble exactly according to the instructions, remember Crafty Girls Do What They Want…right?!The first thing I did was grab two more Stampin’ Pads, Emerald Envy and Pool Party. I felt the Bermuda Bay only was a little flat. The two additional colors added some dimension to my stamping. You can see in the A2 cards how I used the additional Stampin’ Pads.
I also found that my Bermuda Bay Ink Spot was relatively dry. It was the biggest disappointment I had with Paper Pumpkin. I will call Stampin’ Up! and let them know. Stampin’ Up! customer service is A+. I know they will bend over backward to fix the dry spot problem. More Stampin’ Pads means my Bermuda Bay didn’t have to work quite as hard.
I made the enclosure cards and small gift card envelopes almost according to the instructions. TIP: Before I assembled the last envelope I traced it so I could make more from cardstock later.
The last project was a 4 1/4×5 1/2″ gift card envelope. I don’t need gift card envelopes now so I made the envelope and a coordinated card from the decorative bits. I added Pool Party and Whisper White Cardstock plus some Copper Metallic Thread and Copper Washi Tape from the Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Collection on Closeout SALE until 1-4-17. I will get more use from these cards right now.
I hope this post was helpful and informative. If you have any questions about Paper Pumpkin, email me! My final word on the subject: I decided to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin. Over all my Paper Pumpkin was a fun and satisfying crafting experience.Thank you for visiting today. Happy CRAFTY New Year!Don’t miss these amazing PROMOTIONS while they last:
Check out the CLOSE OUT SALE HERE.
Ooh…love the colors in this kit! Great job, Marissa! I’m just getting over that creeping crud too…take care, and feel better soon!
THank you Patti! I still feel awful! It’s the second time in four weeks too! Thank you for the nice comments – you know how to make a girl feel better!