Hello Fellow Stampers :-)
Happy Monday!! I'm trying to kick start my week, and boy has it ever jumped off to a flying start on so many levels! Let's hope I can keep up. AND we started the week off with a full-blown soggy wet March snowstorm! Which is really good actually; we've had very little moisture this Winter, and our March snows are always sock full of water - so my lawn is going to be very happy as this is melting away.
So I thought we would truly "mix" things up this Monday, and head off to explore a new direction. Paper Pumpkin!! I adore Paper Pumpkin . . . and don't talk about or showcase it nearly enough!
The March kit was a 5th Anniversary celebration kit - and is G O R G E O U S!! It included a "free gift" in the kit for all subscribers to thank them for their years of subscribing and to celebrate this milestone!
Today, I want to show you a peak at this month's kit, and I want to show you an alternative I crated with some of the kits contents, and the beautiful exclusive stamp set in the kit.
This month's kit is so pretty and so cool, I can hardly contain myself!
It is VERY vintage - with wonderful "seed packet" envelopes, and cut out vintage flowers, and so much more!!
The featured colors are Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Lemon Lime Twist, So Saffron, and Fresh Fig - PERFECT colors for a vintage antiqued look!!
The name of this month's kit is "May Good Things Grow" - and it's all about Spring!!
Here's my "alternate" card project!
It's perfect for "mother's day" - and the sentiment is straight from the stamp set!
So if you were on the button and got signed up in time to receive the March kit (it is no longer available and there will be no refill!), here is what I did for today's project.
I cut a standard card base from Fresh Fig (8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4").
Then I cut apart one of the envelopes and trimmed slightly so that I could use the front portion of the envelope for my card front background (save those extra pieces!! They have a cool stripe on the back and can be used for another project). I brushed the edges and the background with Crumb Cake ink to help give it an even more distressed vintage look.
Then I wrapped that background piece with some Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon (there's a whole bunch in the kit if you don't have any one hand - yeah!!); then attached it to the front of the card base.
Next, I used one of those gorgeous floral cutouts, also brushed it with Crumb Cake ink, and popped it with dimensionals (you get a whole sheet full in the kit!), on the front of the card!
Now for a little fun - using one of the pre-cut tags, I stamped the sweet sentiment in Fresh Fig ink on the tag. Then I attached a folded piece of Fresh Fig ribbon behind it, and attached it over the layering on the card front with dimensionals.
Adding pearls a must!! Perfect!!
This is the inside of the card, and guess what! ALL of these wonderful images are in the beautiful exclusive stamp set in the kit!
You can't get this stamp set any where else - only in your very own Paper Pumpkin kit!!
Now that's just a peak at all the goodies inside this kit, and an alternative you can make with them!
If you were unlucky and did not get subscribed to Paper Pumpkin in time to receive this gorgeous kit, don't wait - RUN to your computer!! And sign up for Paper Pumpkin today! You do not want to miss the April kit!
And I have really good news for YOU! If you have never subscribed to Paper Pumpkin before, Now is the Perfect time! New Subscribers get 50% off their first two months of Paper Pumpkin if you sign up by May 10th. Just put Code "SAVEFIFTY0418" in your order for Paper Pumpkin.
And there is still time to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration when you order a Paper Pumpkin Subscription too!! Remember, when you order a 3-, 6-, or 12-month pre-paid subscription, you qualify for FREE Sale-A-Bration products!!!
Want to know more about Paper Pumpkin? Just Click HERE! Ready to sign up and Skip to the Fun?! I'd be so excited to have you join me for Paper Pumpkin fun!! Click HERE to join OR order a Pre-Paid Subscription in my Online Store today!!
Until Next Time . . .