Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up April Paper Pumpkin Kit

If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up. When you sign up you’ll get a box full of just about everything you need to complete multiples of that months project along with an instruction sheet and a link to an on-line video tutorial. Kits might include things like a clear stamp set, blank cards and envelopes, ink pads, stickers, embellishments, washi tape, twine and more. In most cases scissors, adhesive and clear stamping blocks are all you might need to complete the projects.

The kit for April includes pattern printed cards, kraft tag envelopes, die cut 3D bows, twine, a clear stamp set and adhesives, enough to make 8 fun cards. For my first card, shown above, I followed the kit instructions and made a sweet little mothers day card. But of course I have to put my own twist on it too and made this cool vest shaped card for Father’s Day. I cut one of the folded cards into the vest shape, stamped one of the border shapes down the center, added the bow for the bow tie and then adhered 3 of the tiny glue dots on the front and added glitter to them to make them into buttons. I stamped my sentiment inside and now I have fun masculine card that would also work for prom or any formal occasion as well as Father’s Day.

If you’d like to be inspired and get crafty every month with a Paper Pumpkin kit you can sign up here or talk to your Stampin’ Up consultant. The cost is $19.95 a month and once you sign up you have the opportunity to purchase any available past Paper Pumpkin kits too.

Or you have a chance to win this months Paper Pumpkin kit! The generous folks over at Stampin’ Up are offering to giveaway a kit to one lucky Craft Gossip reader, simply leave a comment below to be entered. One comment per person, open to US residents only. Giveaway runs from today through 5/03/15. 

But if you don’t win this month check back next month because each month we will be giving away one Paper Pumkin kit, how awesome is that?!

-Heather