November, and the Last Paper Pumpkin

Hoping that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The night of Thanksgiving was always the beginning of the
Christmas season in my house while growing up, so I waited until today to post this month's Paper Pumpkin since it was a Christmas card.

Before I go into it, I wanted to let you know that this will be my final month of participating in Paper Pumpkin. It's a great concept, but I don't think it is being executed in an effective way. There are some really amazing kits that Stampin' Up is coming out with that give you a much better bang for your buck. Instead of paying $20 for 4 cards, you can buy the Everyday Occasions kit for $30 and have enough materials to make 20 cards for a variety of occasions.

BUT...this month was a really cute card so here it goes!

 The "Noel" piece on the flag was pre-printed. The two stamps you received were the star and the scripty "Wishing You A Merry Christmas" stamp across the bottom. I love the star garland! Sparkly and cute. So all you had to do to assemble the cards was stamp the star and gretting, wrap the garland around the flag, then attach that to the striped base layer. Easy and cute. The four cards are a welcomed addition to help me cover my list of family and friends that I want to send cards to this year!

Everyday Occasions Card Kit

This kit is hands down the best thing I could recommend someone new to card making to buy. For $30 you get stamps and materials to make 20 different cards. They are so easy, so cute, and so affordable. And it all comes in a box to contain your crafting mess, BONUS!

Once you pull out all of the materials you are looking at a LOT of options as far as paper products:

This picture gives a bit of an overview of the different colors, patterns, and sizes of the cards and embellishments that ALL come with the kit. In fact the only thing not included is the adhesive snail and my two TV remotes. You also get a set of stamps for a variety of common things you might need a card for:

These can obviously be used for ANY card or scrapbook, not just with this kit. Another plus!

With all of the options you can create gorgeous cards for lots of different occasions, and it also lets you experiment with a wide variety of products that Stampin' Up! sells on a regular basis. Here are just a few examples of some cards I threw together using the Everyday Occasions Kit.

The nice part is, if you don't feel confident designing your own, they give you a pamphlet with a lot of great "inspiration" cards to help guide you through the process.

I LOVE THIS KIT! I really can't stress enough how easy this makes putting together a lot of really good looking cards. You get a variety of items at an amazing price, and it makes paper crafting so easy and accessible to everyone! $30 = 20 cards plus stamps you can use again and again.

It really is an amazing deal and the best way for someone new to start a new hobby. They are only selling a limited amount of these so get your orders in early for the holidays!