Paper Pumpkin Club - 5 Year Anniversary Kit - May Good Things Grow

Another relaxing Sunday with my Paper Pumpkin Club! We got together to make some cards from the March Kit - May Good Things Grow, with the special anniversary surprise gift, and I had a special gift for them too!

May Good Things Grow - March Paper Pumpkin Kit

5 year Anniversary gift - Wood Embellishments Pack

The kit this month had beautiful vintage feel, floral die cuts, and a pretty stamp set. The extra gift celebrating 5 years of Paper Pumpkin was a large package of wood embellishments with a floral theme. Perfect to add some dimension and texture to your card making.

8 cards with coordinating envelopes

My gift was the supplies to make a couple cards using the March stamp set, along with some sheets of the Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Paper from the Occasions Catalog. with just some simple additions, you can create so many more cards! (See the paper in my store HERE)

Gift for my subscribers at our Paper Pumpkin Club Meeting

The first card we made used similar colors to the kit cards, but just a simple note card and quick stamping gives you a quick and easy card. Great to make a few and have on hand. 

Yes, Different orientation, but same idea ;-)

Using a spot of the Designer Paper to step up your card.

The second card used a piece of that DSP I gave my subscribers, with a little extra ribbon - there was ALOT of extra ribbon in this kit! Colored with their watercolor pencils from the Occasions Kit Lots of Happy (you can see that craft night HERE) and some fussy cutting of the stamped flowers and leaves, they created a CASEd version of the kit card.

The Paper Pumpkin kits come with everything you need to make the project of the month, but with some easy and inexpensive add ons, you can build your supplies to make more creative and beautiful cards to share with your friends and family.

I'll add in some photos of my alternate cards made with the kit supplies, along with MORE ways to use that great stamp set! Check out THIS POST.

Finally - remember to take advantage of the 50% OFF YOUR FIRST TWO MONTHS special offer on Paper Pumpkin!! Its a deal - and if you are local I would love to have you join us for our Paper Pumpkin Club!

Happy Crafting!
-Angie



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Alternate Ideas - Paper Pumpkin March 2018 May Good Things Grow

My Paper Pumpkin Club get together is coming up, and here are some of the cards I made to share with my subscribers. Way too many ;-) this was such a great stamp set!! If you'd like to come craft with us, subscribe today at www.PaperPumpkin.com and bring your kit to the next Paper Pumpkin Club event! Lots of ideas & lots of laughs!

BONUS! 50% OFF your first TWO months when you subscribe by May 10th! 

Promo Code SAVEFIFTY0418 

An Envelope front on Fresh Fig card stock with one of the 5th Anniversary Wood Embellishments

May Good Things Grow Paper Pumpkin Stamp Set - Berry Burst and Wild Wasabi Birthday Card

Using kit note cards and wood embellishments with paper pieces

Envelope elements used on Note Cards with die-cuts with Fresh Fig Ribbon

Super Simple using kit elements and wood embellishments

Clean and Simple! Stamp Set only cards. (ok, one has card stock ;-)

May good Things Grow birthday card - stamp set only

Stamp set, watercolor pencil on the flowers and fussy cut - Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper

Stamp Set only - Flirty Flamingo & Pear Pizzazz

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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Paper Pumpkin Preview Night - March 2018 #FunFriday

Yay! Hand crafted by Us!

Another Friday with friends, making cards, enjoying the company & a snack or two...

This months preview included cards from the February 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit Wildflower Wishes, along with a couple cards from  Flora & Flutter, and Sprinkled with Love. This is a free event for my local peeps. Come by next month and check out the latest from Paper Pumpkin!

BONUS - APRIL AND MAY 2018 - New Subscribers (that could be YOU!) will get 50% off the first TWO kits in your subscription!! Sign up now to get your first kit in April 50% off HERE

I'd love for you to join me for a fun Friday night! Bring a friend and come make a few cards, check my Facebook page for the next Preview Night.

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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Sure to find good luck at my Card Making Class March 17th, or at least good projects!

Yes, usually a Fun Friday, this month we're having a Super (Lucky) Sale-A-Bration Saturday! LoL 

My house will probably smell deliciously of Corned Beef & Cabbage, there may or may not be some Irish Ale, and you'd best be wearing green when you come to my Card Making Class on Saturday 3/17! 

We will be making 4 cards, and 4 treat holders. The first card uses the Sale-A-Bration set Lots of Lavender in the fresh color combo of Old Olive & Pool Party, with some Burlap Ribbon. One Big Meaning stamp set makes this a sweet Thank You card you'll be thrilled to give! Available only until MARCH 31st, you'll want to start your order soon to grab this beautiful Sale-a-Bration set!

Next we are trying out a fun coloring technique on the Sale-A-Bration set Happy Wishes. Get your wish list ready now, when you see how versatile and pretty this stamp set is you will have to have one for yourself!! Only available until MARCH 31st. This card uses the happy colors of Peekaboo Peach, Berry Burst, and some great pieces of Petal Passion Designer Series paper from the Occasions Catalog.

Last, but not least, we will make 4 treat holders using the pretty color combo of Blushing Bride and Berry Burst. (don't my Ghiradelli Valentines Chocolates match perfectly! hahaha, will have to find some appropriate easter candy, but this was sure festive!) These sweet treat holders use the gorgeous Basket Weave Dynamic Embossing folder from the Sale-a-Bration Blossoming Basket Bundle, along with a couple punches, and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I'll have a few different phrases for you, so you can uses these at Easter or just a sweet treat for a friend whenever. 

Chocolate is always appreciated, am I right?!

RSVP on Facebook, the event is HERE 
$15 for a Super Saturday night with friends and fun! 
You'll go home with 2 cards each of the two designs, and 4 treat holders. All supplies are prepared and provided by me, so please make sure you reserve your spot and I can get your packet ready to go! These are fun and useful techniques that will add to your skills as a card maker, come let me show you how easy it is!!

Two cards and Envelopes, Lots of Lavender thank you cards

Two cards and Envelopes, Happy Wishes birthday cards

4 treat holders, for Easter or just because.

Supplies Used can be found in my online Stampin' Up! shop, link Below. I'll have "recipe" cards available for my guests the night of the event.

Lots of Lavender Sale-a-Bration stamp set #117194
Happy Wishes Sale-a-Bration stamp set #147227
Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #147505

See the Sale-A-Bration Products HERE - but hurry, they're only available until March 31st!!

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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Paper Pumpkin Club - February Wildflower Wishes

This kit was awesome! ((I loved the Celebrate card with the "your awesomeness" tag)) LOL
I can see myself using the stamps again on other projects. In fact, I brought a few to share!! These are NOT alternates, I made them using the Memories and More Petal Garden set, a really economical way to get a variety of images to mix with your stamp sets. Add in a pack of Note Cards, and Boom! Cards for Days!

Hello Sweet Friend - Wildflower Wishes Paper Pumpkin Feb 2018

You'll notice that I used the notecards for most of these, but I also had some where I did some "stepped up" cards using the gold accents and other ink colors with colored card stock.

 But the point of showing the different versions is to share how easy it is to get a variety of cards with minimal supplies. Note cards, your Paper Pumpkin Kit Stamps, and one of the Memories & More packs. It's easy :-)))

You can see the Memories and More Petal Garden Pack HERE
and don't forget the get some Note Cards HERE - easy way to make a bunch of cards any time you need them!

My Paper Pumpkin Club is held near the end of each month, to allow for the kits to arrive, and we spend the afternoon making the kit and chit-chatting.  This is a FREE event for my Paper Pumpkin Subscribers. Come join us by signing up for your own Paper Pumpkin Monthly Subscription! Check on Facebook for the next dates,
--- or try out one of my Preview Nights where you can make a card from the current kit and get more information about Paper Pumpkin.

February's kit arrived with some pretty dang cute flower cards, with gorgeous envelopes, and TONS of extras after we made the kits. At my Paper Pumpkin Club we agreed: this was such a pretty kit!!

Wildflower Wishes - February 2018 Paper Pumpkin

The kit came with everything you needed to complete the 9 cards, 3 of each greeting, and once we were done, OH MY GOSH!! We had a ton of the floral stickers left. Plenty to use with the stamp set on other projects.

Here's whats included in the Memories and More Petal Garden Pack - A great deal at only $10, and seriously - order TWO packs of Note Cards, this will let you make AT LEAST 30 cards!!

I'd love to show you some more ways to use your Paper Pumpkin Kit stamps, they're really the best part of your Kit! ;-) 

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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Pinata Alternative - Frozen Themed Punch Game

Which one first... hmmmm.

My youngest celebrated her 5th birthday this month. {insert crying from me at this milestone} we celebrated with a big party for her friends and family, and it was great weather for once! February is a hard month, the weather is still deciding if we are starting Spring or continuing Winter, making indoor/outdoor plans challenging.

Last year, for the Octonauts party, we did the traditional party pinata... and it was not good. The kids enjoyed it all - my girl too, and the mad scramble for candy was amusing. But as the dust cleared, Miss M was over in the corner sobbing her heart out on daddy's shoulder because SHE wanted to be the one who broke open the pinata!! It took a good 15 minutes to calm her down, and I vowed that there would not be another pinata in our parties.

So. Here comes the 5th birthday, and I am scrambling for a game to take the place of the pinata. I had done a Punch Board tree at Christmas, for a small Christmas Eve game for the kids. It was a hit! This might be good.

Pretty Dang Cute!! If I do say so myself!

Note To Christmas Punch Board makers out there -- DO NOT OVER FILL CUPS!!! This thing was so heavy the cups would not have survived a vertical position with the kids punching at them. No one complained about the table game :-) or the way-too-many-treats per cup, though, so its up to you. We did one round per hour, the kids loved it!!

A tree shape would not work for a Frozen party, though... Of course, a snowflake sounded perfect. It was either that or I could try to make Olaf, but the thought of "punching" Olaf was not appealing. 

I set out all the cups to see if I could get a recognizable snowflake shape. It took a TON of cups. I had a horrible vision of trying to prop this up, and having it try to survive a bunch of little kids punching their way to treasure. But. I had a fence, so it could work... if I could find a board big enough to hand these 48 cups on!!!

Blue Solo Cup, I fill you up... oh, wait. Wrong kind of party LOL

Yes, its a ridiculous amount of cups but we had about 8-12 kids coming, so it would be 5ish turns at the cup wall. I only planned to do maybe 3 little treats in each cup, one being from the pack of 48 that came in the Elsa Party Favor Pack (meant to be, right?!). Seemed reasonable.

Using a giant piece of cardboard left over from my parents Purple Bed purchase (that box for the base was enormous) I was able to fit all 48 cups! I Hot Glued them, and used my recently acquired Paint Night skillz to add some Frozen themed snow swirls. I am not a painter, but: Voila! Elsa would love this party game!! My daughter was THRILLED to help me fill it up, and couldn't wait to play.

My husband Screwed this sucker up on the fence, and except for a few cups that fell off due to maker error and some nice hot sunshine :-) it was pretty sturdy!! We re-glued the cups and all was well.

Punch Board for the WIN

It was a HUGE Hit at the party! The kids lined up, and each got a turn to punch one cup. For the second turn they punched two cups, and the third turn - some of the smaller kids had wandered off since the line was 10 deep - it seemed to devolve into a free for all. The kids had a great time!!

Bonus:: after the party the board came down and the girls ripped off the cups to make a dance floor. We laughed and laughed. They had a "ball" hahahaha Our friends thought we should be playing some 80s dance music for them to break dance to, rather than the Frozen soundtrack.

End result, my daughter had "The best party EVER!!!" 

{heart heart heart} Which is all this mama hoped to hear.

Happy Birthday, baby girl!

And just like that, she is Five. 

Used in this project:
Giant Piece of Cardboard
Solo Cups (smaller plastic cups might work better to make larger shapes)
Tissue Paper and Rubber Bands to seal the tops
Treats (less is more people, unless you plan to do it as a table top game)
Hot Glue LOTS of hot glue
Paint for decorating (optional)

Step by step instructions for the basic idea over at the East Coast Mommy blog

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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February Workshop #FunFriday - Lots of Happy Kit

Whoo! Two #FunFriday events in a row! Another great night, thank you to all the ladies who joined me at this workshop! I hope you love your Lots of Happy kits!

Need a kit for your very own? 

You can totally make it by yourself with the included instructions, 

but I like crafting with friends - so get two and make it a date!! ;-)

Order your kits HERE 

Brand New Kit!! LOTS of Happy for sure!

Loving this ombré ribbon! - Exclusive to the kit

Greeting set is very usable - great for additional cards!

This beautiful kit is all inclusive - meaning you have EVERYTHING you need right there in the box. (and its a pretty box, too!) It makes 20 cards, 4 each of 5 designs with envelopes. There is also a Refill Kit available so you can buy more of the card supplies to use your stamps and pencils on. A great option!

Need a kit for your very own? 
You can totally make it by yourself with the included instructions, but I like crafting with friends - so get two and make it a date!! ;-)
Order your kits HERE 

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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Paper Pumpkin #FunFriday February Preview

February's Paper Pumpkin Preview Night was so fun!! Thank you to the ladies who made it out for some crafts and conversation, I loved sharing more about this great subscription kit with you all!

A little wine, a lotta laughs, loved craftin' with ya!! 

If you're free, so is this preview night! 

Come over in March and try out Paper Pumpkin!   RSVP on my Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/MidnightCrafting/events

Some of the previous kits I've received were out on display

Paper Pumpkin Kits were out so we could admire the great materials included in the kits, and the GREAT cards and projects that you can make! 

Bonus -- if you purchase the 3 month pre-paid subscription, you'll also get to choose a free item from our Sale-A-Bration customer appreciation event! Check out more info on this special offer HERE

 

Love is in the air! And chocolate is on the table!! ;-)

I love Paper Pumpkin because they always send me fun prepared projects, that are also highly customizable so I can definitely put my own "stamp" on them! (haha see what I did there?)

You can find out more about this awesome craft subscription kit 

on my Paper Pumpkin Info Page OVER HERE

 And Ms M loves Paper Pumpkin because mommy gives her the scraps and leftover bits to create with! In her own Paper Pumpkin box even! #craftykid Yes, those are some OLD scraps! LOL

Happy Crafting!
-Angie

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