Tricks and Treats!

This month's stamp class focused on creating the cutest little packages for our Halloween treats. 

First, I used the September Paper Pumpkin kit to make these adorable burlap bags filled with chocolate. The kit has everything you need to make the tags and decorate the bags for sharing with the ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood. 

Next I used the Envelope Punch Board to make this little pouch. Start with a 5" square of paper. Line the first edge at the 2" mark, pouch and score. Rotate the paper, line up at the 3" mark, punch and score. Rotate and line up at 2", punch and score. Rotate to final side, line up at 3" and punch, but do not score. This will be the top flap that doesn't fold. Use the corner rounder to round all corners and assemble the pouch. I used the Frightful Wreath stamp set for the tag. 

This little broom uses the Holiday Invitation stamp set on the tag. Just use Stampin' Write markers to color and stamp on word of the greeting at a time. 

Finally, This little tag is my favorite. Use a 1.5" circle as a mask and sponge black ink on the tag to make the sky. Add a free-hand cut grassy knoll. Stamp the tree and bats, add the house using Stampin' Dimensionals to add depth, with a fussy cut ghost adhered to the backside of the roof. 

Happy Haunting and I hope you have the sweetest treats on the block!

August Paper Pumpkin

August? Yes it's true, I'm just now getting around to posting some of the great projects I was able to create with my Paper Pumpkin mailing. 

I have an excuse! 

It could be that I was just too busy enjoying the beautiful and unusually mild weather we had that month and just now opened the kit to play. But honestly, it's not that at all. I simply forgot! I had so much fun crafting and taking photos, then I promptly forgot to post them. As I was cleaning out my photo album today I came across them and realized my mistake. 

Well I'm catching up today, and I will share some picks of my September kit as well. 

First off, I want to make sure you know what Paper Pumpkin is. It's a lovely little creative getaway mailed directly to your door every month. The kits are usually shipped on the 10th of each month. I'm excited that we are only a few days away from the October kit hitting my doorstep, I can't wait to see what goodies come this month. The kits include everything you need to make the project...precut pieces, stamps, ink, and embellishments. You can craft the items in the kit as instructed in the little booklet that comes with the kit in about 30 minutes. Or, you can let your creativity run wild and mix things up any way you please. It is a great way to build your stamp and ink collection, as well as escape for a little time each month to create without any of the prep work.

And I offer a monthly class for any Paper Pumpkin subscribers. Bring your kit and we will assemble it together. I will also share some ideas on how to "step it up" just a bit and really personalize your creation. You can find out more about my Paper Pumpkin class and any other classes I offer, as well as RSVP for them, through my calendar at www.clothpaperstring.stampinup.net.

So here is a phot of the cards I made following the kit instructions. 

I love the die-cut greetings and the little sequin embellishments really make it sparkle. I also love the industrial look of the envelopes with their string wrapped ties. There was just so much to work with when I started to play with my own designs. 

First I split the prefolded card base into two, so that it was like a postcard, and added a trimmed die-cut. I trimmed the envelope into a pouch by removing about a third, cutting off the top flap. I used the flap to create a pull tag that is used to slide the card in and out of the pouch. Finally, I stamped a sentiment and attached it, with some twine, to the pouch. This style would also make a cute interactive journaling box for a scrapbook page. 

I turned one of the small envelopes into a gift card holder. I scored about 1/8th inch all the way around the pre cut, but un assembled envelope. Then I folded and assembled along the new score lines. I added a band using the scrap from the card base I deconstructed for the last project, added a star and a greeting, and voila! A gift card pouch.

Now here are the projects made with the September kit. I've already used them in a Tricks and Treat Bags class. I've given a couple as hostess gifts. Super easy and so fun to share. 

Oh, all this remembering August and September make me doubly excited about the October shipment that will hit my doorstep in a few weeks. There is still time to sign up for your own kit (sign up here at https://mypaperpumkin.com/?demoid=2128639) before they ship on the 10th. If you need a little more time to decide, they ship every month. I'm sure November will be awesome. I will be sure to share them. And I will try hard to be more timely.