Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Sweeter With You

Hi crafty friends!! I hope you are somewhere cool, cuz we have had nothing but heat for some time now!

The cards in this month's kit, "Sweeter with You", are all adorable!! It is very hard for me to select a favorite, and this is from someone who doesn't even like strawberries!! 

Kit info: 

Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham.

• Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes

• Precut paper pieces and vellum accents

• Hand-painted card base designs

• Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger

Here are the cards as designed:

Now, I love making boxes out of the card bases, and I haven't done it in a while, so here is my alternate project: 

A cute little gift or treat box! 

I did stamp the flowers onto the box, like the kit suggested for the card. I used the add-on dies, Circle of Seasons, item #167277, to cut the circle and to cut the "Hello" out of one of the kit pieces. The strawberries & flower were from the kit. The only non-kit item was the White cardstock for the circle. 

I pick all the strawberry flavored candy from my Starbursts, shhhh! Maybe I will load them into the box and gift them to someone! 

Thanks for hopping along with us!! Let's check out the rest of the alternate projects by clicking the links on the list below:

Until next time...

Happy craftin'! 

August kit info:

August: Farmhouse Florals
Subscribe July 11–August 10
Send whimsical cards featuring flowers nestled in delightfully unexpected places.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and linen thread
• Sentiment stamps for the outside and inside of the cards
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon,
Pecan Pie, Secret Sea (Classic Stampin’ Spot)

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PPP Blog Hop: Joy to the World

 

Welcome to the monthly Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop. We love Paper Pumpkin and love to share our enthusiasm for this monthly box of fun and creativity with you. The Paper Pumpkin kit is designed so you can follow the instructions provided in the kit to make the projects, or use the supplies as a starting point to let your creativity run wild (as we have!) Hop along with us, as we will share alternate ideas on how we used the October Paper Pumpkin Kit: Joy to the World

 

This month's kit made 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs. Here are the cards as designed:

If you follow me at all, you know I love to make boxes out of the Paper Pumpkin card bases. This month's worked perfectly! So I had to do it!! 

Here is my alternate project, a cute little box! I used the included stamps for the flowers, as the diecut flowers were too large for the box. I colored them with our Stampin' Blends. I think they look great! I used other elements of the kit, like the "sweater" embossed paper, the beautiful gold "love" and the cherry cobbler twine.  I added the Sea Foam Green paper for the sentiment, and the cobbler colored jewels. 

I lined the inside with some of the envelope, and Cherry Cobbler cardstock. 

Glad you could join us, and hope you have been inspired to get your kit out and create.  Click on the pumpkin below and hop on over to Deb's blog to see what fun she has created to share with you!

 

It would be awesome if you leave a comment on our projects along the way!! 

 

And see below for November’s kit…you won’t want to miss it!

Until next time...Happy Craftin'!

 

Did you know....

2019 Holiday Shopping – Surveyed shoppers’ holiday gift card spend is expected to increase 7% from 2018, with shoppers spending approximately 35% of their total holiday gifting budget on gift cards . Additional findings include:

• Shoppers surveyed plan on purchasing gifts for eight people on average, estimating they will spend a total of $618.93 this year.
• On average, shoppers expect to spend approximately $213.49 on gift cards this year, a 7% increase over 2018.
• Seventy-six percent of shoppers plan to buy at least one gift card or e-gift this season, up from 72% in 2018.

And guess what is in our November kit! You guessed it...gift card holders! November's kit is sure to be a winner! 

If you are planning on giving gift cards this holiday season, you need this kit! You can give a gift card in a cute handmade holder, and you will be the fave sister, aunt, friend, well, you get the picture! Don't delay, click here to subscribe!