One of the biggest reasons I've heard from people for not wanting to start with Paper Pumpkin is "I'm not a crafter, I'd never be able to do it, it's just too hard." I can't use the excuse that I'm not a crafter either, because...well, I am a crafter, that's what I do. But I knew Paper Pumpkin just isn't that hard. So I decided to show everyone just how simple it is to create with Paper Pumpkin.
Here is part of the July Kit - the cards. I enlisted the help of some people who are not crafters by nature...these people just happen to be ages 8, 6, 5 and 3.
Here is part of the July Kit - the cards. I enlisted the help of some people who are not crafters by nature...these people just happen to be ages 8, 6, 5 and 3.
This was the 5-year old's card. You will notice that square of ink under the "you were here" stamp? He took the stampin' spot and "stamped" it on the card because...well, he's 5 and he felt like it. :) Honestly, if he had done his card before I had, I probably would have done something similar, I think it looks pretty cool. For his card I removed the self-adhesive letters and I tied the second part of his knot on the string. Other than that, he did it by himself.
This was done by the 3-year-old. Mind you this is a "just turned" 3-year-old. For this one all I did (after pointing out to stamp on the card and not on my table) was to point to where the letters went, and then she put them on, I did already adhere the bottom strip to the card before she came into the room. I (obviously) tied the string for her. She was able to stamp the card, adhere the "WISH" letters and thread the star through the string.
Anyone who has used "It's too hard" as there reason for not joining Paper Pumpkin, needs to find a new reason, because it's simple enough that (even stopping and teaching an 8,6,5 and 3 year old how to create this card) it only took about 20 minutes to make 5 cards.
**Note: This kit also had 5 gift boxes included (with tags and ribbon to decorate), we just decided to make cookies to add to the boxes first before closing and decorating the boxes.
What's your reason for not signing up for Paper Pumpkin yet?
**Note: This kit also had 5 gift boxes included (with tags and ribbon to decorate), we just decided to make cookies to add to the boxes first before closing and decorating the boxes.
What's your reason for not signing up for Paper Pumpkin yet?