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The Lovely Lavender Paper Pumpkin kit is stunning! *get a pre-paid subscription & earn free SAB choices!

I received my January Paper Pumpkin kit yesterday and for the first time ever, I sat down and finished the entire kit!  Here are my cards.  

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The original kit makes 8 cards and 4 tags.  I added 4 card bases and a few extra coordinating cardstock strips and ended up with 12 cards!  They released the add on kit for the Lovely Lavender card kit today; it's just $11.50 and you can see it here.  It comes with everything but the stamp set & ink spot!  

*I love these cards so much I'm featuring the add-on kit in a card kit to go in February!  

Here's another alternative idea I made with the kit: 

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I used our Deckled Circle dies and the new Love of Spring 'add-on' dies for Paper Pumpkin subscribers.  The 'love' and the label die-cut are from these dies!  These dies can be seen here and are just $12.

I textured the white circle with the Exposed Brick embossing folder and added a 3/4" Garden Green strip to the Highland Heather card base. The twine is from the kit and the gems are our new Fine Shimmer Purple gems. 

 

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If you aren't a Paper Pumpkin subscriber I want to consider it. The kits are worlds better than they were in the past. I love receiving one every month and having easy creative projects I can do when I have free time.  No planning or prep; just creative fun! 

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Here are your choices when subscribing to Paper Pumpkin: 

1. Purchase a 1, 3, 6 or 12 month subscription here.  *get free Sale-a-Bration choices through February!!
2. Subscribe to receive a kit each month here.

I highly recommend getting the 12 month pre-paid choice.  When you do, if you add just $57 more to the 12-month subscription, you'll get 2 more for a total of 6 ($50) SAB choices + $36 hostess rewards + extra $30 hostess rewards! It's a pretty good deal!

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Did you know that you are in charge of which kits you receive?  Once you purchase a pre-paid subscription or subscribe you can opt out of any kit you do not want. Stampin' Up! shares what's coming up each month so you can decide if you want it or not.  You have complete control!

*Plus when you subscribe with me, LeeAnn Greff, you'll qualify for a FREE tutorial each month.

• This tutorial PDF is filled with 10 or more alternate ideas for additional projects you can make with each month's kit (includes photos & instructions) – making your kit go a lot further!  *see example photo below

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January Specials: 

Earn FREE products with your Stampin' Up! purchase during

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It's the best time to get a pre-paid Sale-a-Bration subscription

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• Adorable Poppin’ By card swaps

  May 22, 2025

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  Today I'm sharing 3 adorable cards made with the Poppin' By bundle from our latest Online Exclusive release.  

  Candace made this amazing fun fold card for our May team swap: 

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  She folded her card front into a box and added lots of sponged popcorn and the cute box on the lower front.  Note his sunglasses & shoes!  They're part of the stamps & dies bundle. The corrugated card stock on the front mimics a box so well.  

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  Do you see the window sheet strips on the two pieces of popcorn coming out of the box? They flutter when you move the card. She also added a 'wobble' to the top piece of popcorn.  Love this so much!  

  Here's the Poppin' By bundle – stamp set & dies.  So cute! See it here: 

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  I received a few cute popcorn cards with my Disney swaps.  

  This first one is made by Marcia Besecker.  She added so much detail to her card!  

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  Lots of texture and fun details on this one!

  Next is an adorable swap card made by Amy Storie.  I love her choice of colors and the fun accents she added to her card. 

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  This bundle is super cute don't you think?  

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• Sneak Peek’s of upcoming products plus swaps!

  May 20, 2025

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  Today I'm sharing swaps from the 2025 Stampin' Up! incentive trip to Orlando, FL.  And, are you ready for some sneak peeks of upcoming products?

  Here are the display boards for our card swaps.  We had the choice to participate or not and if we did we could make cards or 3d items.  Cards were 26 count.  I'll share mine soon. 

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  Next is an upcoming kit you'll see in June from our Kit collection. Guess what!?  It's a scrapbook kit!!  I've been begging for this for years!  

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  The photo above shows both cards and scrapbook pages made with this upcoming kit.  It will be available on June 3rd. 

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  Next is a new set of products we'll see in the Holiday catalog in September.  Designer paper, coordinating cards & envelopes and a set of greetings ephemera in gold foil.  These items will definitely be the featured product in one of my kits to go this fall. 

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  And look a this pretty designer paper and stamp & die bundle! It will also be featured in the upcoming Holiday catalog in September. 

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  I'm excited about this bundle because my friend Susie and I are sharing our products so we can both make samples.

  Next you'll see the Perfectly Pears suite on a display board.  These pretty products will be one of our new Online Exclusives seen in July.  

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  Demonstrators will be able to pre-order it in June so you'll likely see projects shared with it very soon! 

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  We had to stop in the M & M store in Disney Springs. 

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  I could not resist taking a photo of all of these colors of M & M's!!  Color is my jam! I could have stared at them for a long time! 

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  Disclaimer: Less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators earn the incentive trip.

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• Back from Disney World – the 2024 Stampin’ Up! incentive trip

  May 19, 2025

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  We had a wonderful time on the Stampin' Up! annual incentive trip to Disney World.  We got home late last night and even though we hoped to have a restful trip we were quite exhausted. These North Dakotans were not ready for 96 degree heat!  

  I'll share a few of our favorite photos today and more of Stampin' Up! products tomorrow. 

  This is what we saw on the TV screen when we arrived to our room: 

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  Below is the view from our room in the Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World:

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  This basket was found in our room at the end of the first night there.  A super neat felt basket (that folded flat) filled with some of our favorite snacks & beverages (a survey was sent to us last fall). 

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  The beautiful nightly fireworks we could see from our resort. We spent many evenings at the outdoor cafe visiting with our friends and enjoying them. 

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  I had to get a picture with Sara (SU CEO) with the paper chain background!  

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  Our friends, Dan & Lori Heiling, Susie & Deke Wood and us at Hollywood Studios.

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  We at at the 50's Primetime Cafe in Hollywood Studios.  

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  I'll share more photos tomorrow! 

  Disclaimer: Less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators earn the incentive trip.

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  Reserve my new Designer Paper Share here

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  Get $166 in product of your choice for just $99 with free shipping! Click here!

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  Get my Florals in Bloom PDF tutorial free with any online order in May!

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