Outside the Paper Pumpkin Box!

 Hello, Y'all! Hope everyone is good. We are fine but extremely busy for some reason. Today I want to talk a little about Paper Pumpkin.  If you have been following me at all for any time you will have a clue what I'm talking about. So newbie's this is for you! Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription from Stampin Up! It's really like a little crafting afternoon in a box ( a pretty little box). Each month you receive a box with all the supplies you need to create preplanned projects. You can find out ahead of time just what kind of projects, like cards, home decor, seasonal treat wrappers, that sort of thing, and we usually get a little sneak peek at the design concept. but that's all. It is a surprise. It is a great way to collect a small number of supplies, spend a controlled amount of money, and enjoy creating some beautiful projects. You can try paper pumpkin with a 1-month, 3 months, 6 months purchase or you can purchase 12 months at a time. (I'll tell you the advantage to that in a minute.) You can also subscribe and just pay monthly, no contract, cancel anytime and it's very easy to do.

I shared in my Facebook group[ Stamping in Dixie Girls, some projects I have created with the Paper Pumpkin box, but using the supplies in a different way than instructed. I think this is one of the most fun exercises I do. Take the pieces and parts and create my own card. I usually scour Pinterest to see what other crafters have done and often use their cards as inspiration for mine. The card I want to show you today is one of those cards. I have done this many times-use the envelope as a part of the project. The envelopes are often beautiful and make great layers. Also, you can make more cards if you sacrifice a card and/or an envelope. To make this card I cut one of the envelopes down on both sides to make it 5.5 x 4.25 inches. I stamped on the front piece of the Poppy Parade envelope with Poppy parade ink. The mailbox is a printed layer from the kit. I stamped the Poppy Parade small hearts and flowers on this layer also. Then stamped the cute little snail from the stamp set that accompanies the kit along with the sentiment on a pre-cut label. I colored the snail with Poppy Parade and Petal Pink Blends and added a tiny knot using the Black ribbon in the kit. Here is a picture of the back of the card. I used Stampin seal to attach the envelope flap to a piece of 5.5 x 4.25  thick white cardstock creating an extra card.

With the back flap of the envelope, I cut heart layers using the scallop heart punch from the heart punch pack. These were used on other samples.

Finally, here is a picture of the inside of the card. The inside was stamped again with the small confetti hearts and the XOXO stamp that comes in the Paper Pumpkin kit. This is a great benefit of the Paper Pumpkin -you receive each month a small stamp set, coordinating ink spot, and always extra materials to use on other projects. Here is a link to sign up for the monthly subscription.

The secret I wanted to share is if you purchase a 12-month prepaid subscription to Paper Pumpkin the cost is 220. oo.  You buy 11 and get 1 free. However, by doing that in February you also get to take advantage of  Saleabration. You will get to choose (4) 50.00 Saleabration items or the (2 )100.00 Saleabration items or a combination and you will receive 22.00 in free product as the hostess of your own workshop. Have a friend or family member join you and your free product amount goes up!  

Well, thank you for stopping by. I always enjoy sharing Stampin' Up with other crafters. I hope you have enjoyed this card and will look at your supplies outside the box.  I will link the extra supplies I used for this card below. See you next time. Be blessed and be a blessing.  Love, Cindy

Product List

One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Heart Punch Pack

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What's happening in your neck of the woods?

Labor day is over and I guess you can say it is officially Fall. Not like calender officially, but we are into football, hurricane season, and pumpkin spice everything! Fall holidays are not that far away. Stampin' Up is offering a great Paper Pumpkin this month for Halloween. We will be surprised with the exact projects, but we know there are enough supplies for 24 projects included in this Toil and Trouble kit. If you would like to take advantage of it for just this month you can, as long as you sign up, order- by September 10th.  You can subscribe to the monthly kit, or prepay purchase 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 12 months. Check out the options here. Got to run. Have a great day and be blessed. Stop back by for more Halloween ideas and other alternatives. Spreading joy one card at a time!
                                                  Love stamping in Dixie,
                                                                   Cindy

Happy New Year!

Are you scratching your head at the last post- the one I just posted? I debated going ahead and sharing it, but really loved the whole post and decided, "What the heck"! I wrote that post and thought I had scheduled it for Friday before Christmas. Obviously, I have been MIA from the blogging world for a couple of weeks. I just today realized that the scheduled post did not in fact post as it should have. I'm certain this was a user error (mine), but just thought I'll go ahead and share it anyway! So, enjoy a little before Christmas stamping almost 3 weeks later! So HAPPY 2018! I find it hard to believe it doesn't seem that long ago we were worrying about Y2K! It's been 18 years! Stamping Up is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year which is a pretty big deal in the crafting world. We thought 2 sisters in their living room would created a company that 30 years later would be know world wide! But you can't even imagine the impact this company has had on the lives of so many women and families. I have been blessed to be with Stampin' Up! for 11 years now. I am amazed at that fact I still get excited when a new catalog debuts! Drumroll!!!! Have you seen the new 2018 Occasions Catalog?  It has 15 BUNDLES! It is amazing! and on top of that it's Sale-A-Bration time. Y'all it doesn't get any better than this! Oh wait, maybe it does. Check out this promotion. 

You can click the banner and go to the Paper Pumpkin site. Do it today and you will get the January kit with 16 projects to create for Valentines!  Thank you for hanging around with me for another year. I hope you find some inspiration at Stamping in Dixie or maybe just get a good laugh or two. If you have any questions I'm here to help. Here's hoping and praying for a great new year for each of you and your families. Touch those around you this year. Let's spend some cheer one card at a time!

Love stamping in Dixie,

Cindy

But I don't make cards....

Recently I was ask, "Do you make anything but cards"? Once I determined they didn't mean dinner or the bed, I answered with a  hardy "Yes Ma'am!" I do make a lot of cards because I like to send them. You have probably heard all the cute  sayings like, "A card is a hug with a fold in the middle" or " It's great to get Happy Mail". People like getting cards, but I like making other things also. This weekend on retreat I played with some left over pieces from my Paper Pumpkin subscription and made some really cute tags. Tags are great to have on hand. You can add them to a treat in a lunch box or for a gift. You can add them to a scrapbook page, or even a calendar page in your planner.

These are the ones I made with let over Paper Pumpkin embellishments and several others I created. I love to make personal gift tags for Christmas presents. Isn't the the tag I made for my downline gifts, I brought back from Thailand, the cutest? I think my downline liked them. The pizza box has a different kind of tag on it. I made the tag then added it to the belly band ribbon to hold the box closed. The other Christmas tags fit in the box. Nice little gift idea! So, I hope I have left you with some ideas, other than cards, you can create with your Stampin' Up! supplies. Another benefit of  making tags is it's a great way to use up all those small pieces of paper you just can't bear to throw away!












Thanks for stopping by. Please say Hi. That's it for today. Have a great, blessed day. Bless someone around you and you will be truely blessed.

Love stamping in Dixie, 

Cindy

October Stampin' Friends Blog Hop Give Thanks!

Good Morning and welcome to the October 2017 Stampin' Friends Blog Hop! Each of us is featuring cards and 3-D projects with a Thanksgiving or Thank You theme. If you just started the Hop be sure to keep going. You will find some amazing talent in this group. If you came from Kathie's blog, thank you for continuing. If you have visited my blog with any regularity, you know I love Thanksgiving! It is one of my favorite holidays. I love the colors, the decor, and
time with the family. It also doesn't seem as stressful as some other holidays.
So I often stick to simpler ideas during this time. This card uses one of my favorite sketches. It's simple and can be changed to look very different using the same layers.
The little wrapped candies I have made for each place setting at our Thanksgiving table.  Here is the card up close.

I used the Painted Autumn DSP which is still on sale until the end of October. This is the same card project I recently shared at the ESL class I taught. Another habit I have is leaving extra stuff on my desk. The two Soft Suede leaves are from this month's Paper Pumpkin! The piece of Burlap was literally a scrap laying on my table. Love it!

Here is a closer look at the candy wrappers. There are two different styles. Again using scraps on my desk, the one on the far left is a 2 x 6" piece of DSP scored at 3/4" from one end. I laid a Ghirardelli chocolate at the score and wrapped it up and adhered it with Fast Fuse on the 3/4" flap. The leaf branch on it is also a left over from Paper Pumpkin this month. There is a piece of copper trim tied around the top and the saying from the Painted Harvest Stamp set. The other two were made with a 4 x 4 piece of DSP. I used the envelope punch board and scored it at 2" on all four sides. Folded it around the chocolate square and adhered with a glue dot. Added some ribbon and a tag (left over from another project) and there you go! These are for the adults. The kids are getting pumpkin cookies I think, not Ghirardelli chocolate! There you go-easy! I hope you liked these and they might inspire you to create a cute table favor for your next family dinner. We can never be too thankful and we always have something to be thankful for! I would really appreciate a comment to let me know you were here and tell me something you have to be thankful for this year. Another thanks for joining us on the hop. See you again soon. Be Blessed. Don't forget to comment for your chance to win the great giveaway.

            Love stamping in Dixie,

                               Cindy

Stinkin' Big Day!!!

Today is a really BIG day for me. I joined the Chamber of Commerce in my town recently and they are holding an official ribbon cutting for Stamping in Dixie today at the Chamber office. I am so excited. I'll take pictures and post tomorrow.
Today I have been working non-stop on projects to display. I want to show off all the great projects Stampin' Up offers, so I've been working on Paper Pumpkin projects. This month was a great month for Paper Pumpkin.

This photo shows the projects using  the instructions provided. Then I worked on some "do your own thing" projects. I love how much material is included in each kit. There is always left overs to play with and use on other projects. But I think one of the best things about Paper Pumpkin is the stamp sets.  Absolutely love these two sayings. I will be able to use these on lots of projects.
I used one of the 3 x 3 card bases cut it in half and added it as a layer on a full size card. I really like this one. I love this Be filled with thanks each day stamp. What a great stamp!


Then I started to play with the pillow boxes. These were a lot of fun. One I cut an oval out of the top flap with the layering ovals thinlets to create a kind of purse or bag look. I just played with all the leaves and tags, I added some of the mini sequin trim! Love it! I know the recipients of these will love them. Did you know once you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can order extra kit refills while supplies last? This is another great benefit of getting a monthly subscription to Paper Pumpkin. Well, that's all for today. If you'd like to give Paper Pumpkin a try you can just click the link. I'd love it if you'd choose me as your demonstrator (if you don't already have one). Come back tomorrow to see pictures of the ribbon cutting and some other cute projects. Now, Be blessed and be a blessing to someone around you today. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
                    Love stamping in Dixie,
                              Cindy

Paper Pumpkin

Good morning! Working on Paper Pumpkin projects today. I really do enjoy this little surprise in the mail. Some months I really love the projects and some months they aren't my taste, but I can always think of someone else who would like this card or project. Paper Pumpkin has some great benefits:

September 2017

1. The projects are designed so anyone can do them, 
2. There is always extra material left over I can use on other projects or add just a little extra to these, 
3. It is kind of a fun challenge to take what's in the box and see what I can create myself with these same elements,
4. and finally most months we have the opportunity to buy extra kit refills. This is great if it's a kit I really love, I can get more of them. Just visit www.paperpumpkin.com to check out which kits are still available.

So, I'm off today to work on some creating with Paper Pumpkin. I'll be sure to share my projects later this week or month. Thanks for stopping by today. If you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for a month just use the link about to sign up. You can do so on a month to month or with pre-paid subscriptions- 3 months, 6 months or 12 months. I'd really appreicate it if you don't have a demonstrator that you would select me. Thanks again. Have a great day. Be blessed! and Be a blessing to those around you. You know just a smile can brighten someones day-just think what a personal handmade card might do?
                                      Love Stamping in Dixie,
                                                    Cindy

My HOPE is built on nothing less...

Good morning stampers and crafters! It's another Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

I am so excited to again be hopping with these very creative ladies! I promise I feel out of my league. If you came from Caorlina Evans' awesome blog thanks for continuing on the hop.You can go back to her site with the PREVIOUS link You can also use the NEXT link to go on to Lynn Streifert blog This months guest hoppers joining us are the very talented:

Maureen Rauchfuss

Angela Lorenz
Kim Lamos

So, my title my have given you a clue as to this month's theme HOPE! Whenever I hear that word my mind immediately begins to hum the old hymn,"MY hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteous." What an anchor to hold on too! I am thankful for the Christian heritage generations before ihave passed on to me. Another thought that "Hope" evokes is tied to my friend Maria and a group of ladies called Women of Hope. Maria founded this organization 10 years ago after fighting her own battle with Breast cancer. Their mission  is to educate, promote awareness and provide hope and encouragement  for individuals and their families coping with breast cancer. It's amazing what they have accomplished in our community. I wanted to use this opportunity to do something for them. These projects will be donated to WOH to use in the gift baskets they pass out to those  newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Here's a group picture. I loved this Paper Pumpkin kit and thought it would be fun to do banners with hope on them. The banner hanging in the picture is the one off one of the cards on the left. It was made using the directions in the Paper Pumpkin kit. The other card I kind of did my own thing. It has one pennant with a heart from Sunshine Wishes thinlets and the word hope, I also stamped the always from the Time of Year hostess set.

I love my 3-d project. Ir's great when you have friends with addictions different than your own!
I can't throw away Crystal Light containers. I have boxes! I love peach tea! My friend Sharon loves Altoids! She gave me a big bag full of empty tins! This one is covered in a piece of the 2016-2018 DSP in Flirty Flamingo  on top and bottom. Then I added washi type around the edges top and bottom and the middle is a piece of Ruched Flirty Flamingo ribbon. I stamped hope is black from Watercolor Wishes and added a Bitty Butterfly in a piece of black DSP.

Because this is for the Women of Hope baskets, I added Peppermint Patties and peppermint hard candies. These are both helpful with upset tummy's!                     Here's the inside.

The says on the inside is from the stamp set Here for You( 142164 Clear).  It's one of the best stamp sets we've ever had for sayings for those going through difficult times.
And finally, don't forget We have awesome Blog Candy. So comment on each blog with the #SFAugHop to earn chances for the prizes. The winner will receive a gift from each Blog!

 I HOPE you have an awesome day. Be blessed and be a blessing to those around you. God Bless.












Blog List
Elizabeth Jeanne
Kim Lamos
Kathie Rotti
Angela Lorenz
Christine Pennington
Barbara Welch
Steph Jandrow
Melissa Thom
Carolina Evans --
Cindy Waldroff -Me! Your here!!
Lynn Streifert
Siara Acdal
Andrea Tracy-Tucker
Maureen Rauchfuss

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Relax and take a little creative break!

I love to make things. When I get really stressed I often run to my craft room for a little R and R. Just sitting there "playing with colorful ink and paper is relaxing. I can get lost creating a project especially if it's just for me. But sometimes, I need a little help! Especially, if I need birthday cards or wedding cards or sympathy cards, and I need them now. This is one way Stampin' Up's Paper Pumpkin as helped me in a pinch. What is Paper Pumpkin you ask? If is a great little creative retreat that arrives monthly in your mailbox. The pretty red box has everything you need to create a variety of products. Some months it's cards, or 3-d items, some months home decor type projects or memory keeping projects. Everything you need is in the box (except scissors and adhesive)! There are directions included also. So weather your a newbie or a seasoned stamper you can spend less than a hour making something special! So if you'd like a little creative retreat why not give Paper Pumpkin a try. Check it out here.here. You can sign up for the monthly subscription or order a 3 month subscription. There is no obligation to continue if you decide it's not for you. paper Pumpkin also makes a great gift!
So if you'd like to try it out, use the link to head over to the website. I'd really appreciate it if you'd claim me as your demonstrator. Thanks! Let me hear from you real soon!

How's yours?

Happy New Year!!!!!

When Tommy and I were first married we were in a Sunday School class with other young couples. We often played a game called "How's yours?" It was a fun game that helped us get to know each other, provided some good laughs and could be played anywhere! Nothing needed. This is one of the many perks of My Paper Pumpkin! It comes all packed in a sweet little box with everything you need to complete the projects! So, why did I bring this up? 

Yep, Paper Pumpkin is on sale during Sale-a-bration! With a 3 month pre-paid subscription (137859) for only 55.00 US, you also get to pick an awesome product from the Sale-a-bration flyer! Win- Win! This is a great time to try out Paper Pumpkin if you have been thinking about it. 

Now, thank you for stopping by Stamping in Dixie! I am working on my plans for 2016 and have included a goal of more consistent posting and hopefully,

more project tutorials and maybe even a video or two! This will be way out of my comfort zone and computer ability- so we will see how successful I am with that goal. I'll keep you posted! I pray God's blessing on each of you for this new year. My Heavenly Father is all about new beginnings! Today count your many blessings, then go be a blessing to someone else and you will find yourself truly blessed!

WOW! What a weekend!

Good morning Sunshine! Love these cool fall days where here in Dixie we wake up to 50 degree temps instead of 70! There is a clean crisp feeling in the air and I love it! Of course it entices me to stay in bed under the covers for a little longer than I have time for.
I had the best weekend ever! Friday Tombo and I drove to Memphis, Tennessee. First time I've been back in 20 years! I actually enjoyed a really amazing reunion with 7 of the best friends a 8 year old every had!I arrived home to receive the most beautiful card in the mail! Don't you love o get mail that's not a bill and advertisement! And it was from Australia!!!! It was a "RAK" card from another crafter that is in a Facebook group where I am also a member.

Isn't this a beautiful card. I just love it. It came from Debra Barlow of Tennant Creek in Australia. I even saved the stamp! On top of that my October Paper Pumpkin also arrived in the mail! A bright pink box to honor and bring awareness to Breast cancer. Stampin' Up donated a dollar for each monthly subscriber and another one for any new subscriptions. "WE" were able to make a nice donation. I say we because it takes all of us working together- my 10-15 dollars might not help much alone... but add them to all the others and now we can do something. so thank you to all of you who have signed up for Paper Pumpkin! We can make a difference together.

I did it again!!!!

I am so sorry, I promised y'all pictures 10 days ago! It has been a crazy week! One of my dear friends had a heart attack and I have been trying to visit her in ICU everyday! Please pray for her as she has a long road to recovery. But, I know the Great Physician and nothing is out of His power or control! Here is a picture of the kit, I honestly haven't had time to get it together. But hopefully by this weekend!

I'd also like to share the picture and link for Stampin' UP!'s weekly deals. These prices are good through Monday , September 5.  You can go here to place an online order.
October is a busy month! I love fall!. Football, Cooler weather, Changing colors, cooler weather, a lot of fun activities to be involved in. Then, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. I am blessed to be able to participate in a Stampin' Friends Blog Hop later this month as a guest hopper! So, y'all stop back by for a visit and see all the cute Halloween projects you can create with Stampin' Up's one of a kind coordinating paper, ink and embellishments!
Have a blessed day! Go, be a blessing to someone else and you will then be truly blessed!

Paper Pumpkin!

My Paper Pumpkin Kit arrived in the mail this week. Cute!!!!!! Can't wait to get started on it.The kit includes everything you need for a nice 30 minute crafting retreat! Septembers kit is darling Halloween favors. The stamp set has 15!!! mini stamps to use on tags and they also make great background stamps. The ink spot is Canjun Craze a  great fall color. Pictures tomorrow I promise!
Also, Stampin Up has just announced October's Paper Pumpkin is all about Breast cancer awareness. Of course, we have no idea what the projects will be, but the box will be pink! Melon Mambo I'm guessing! The best part of that is Stampin' UP will donated 1 dollar for every new subscription received before October 10th! and another dollar for all the existing active subscriptions. Woo HOO! This is a win win people! Unlike yesterday's football games yesterday!(eeK- that made this Dixieland girl sick!)

Well, it's Sunday and that means church for me and then I have a bridal shower and wedding to attend. (not for the same couple) busy day! Have a blessed day and go bless someone else and you will be truly blessed!