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wrapped in cheer – paper pumpkin november 2025 boxes

by nataliegramleystamps | Dec 13, 2025 | 3D projects, Christmas card ideas, paper pumpkin/kit collection alternatives, paper pumpkin/kits collection, stamps ink paper

November 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit Featured a 3D Christmas Tags and gift box set and came with all the supplies to make 8 tags and boxes, colored instruction pages and a link to a video instruction as well!

The Paper Pumpkin Kits as well as our Kits Collection make great birthday gifts!

The Gift Box requires no adhesive and is pre-scored! Simply fold along all of the score lines, fold in the four small tabs and wrap the two ends over the tabs to enclose them inside the sides of the box.

Fold the top and close the box.

The box is printed on both sides and is reversible – crumb cake colored plaid on one side and a shiny Mossy Meadow patterned inside!

Gather all the supplies for the first page’s tag and box.

Following the directions, I punched out all of the die cut pieces and stamped the wreath image in the Mossy Meadow ink provided in the kit on the Mossy Meadow smaller tag, and stamped Merry Christmas on the banner die.

I placed three Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals provided, to the colored side of the holly wreath die cut, and three glue dots provided to the darker side of the leafy wreath.

I adhered the holly wreath over the stamped wreath on the tag, then adhered the leafy wreath over the holly. I placed to Mini Dimensionals on the banner and one in the center of the bow and added them to the tag.

I cut the linen thread at 12 inches and tied the larger tag to the back of the smaller tag and tied the thread into a bow.

I added threee of the red holly berry dot embellishments provided in the kit to the tag to complete this one! So Pretty!

I placed three mini dimensionals to the upper portion of the back of the larger tag and adhered it to the box top.

Following the directions on the second page for the second tag – I stamped the back of the smaller tag (I also did this with the first tag but forgot to photograph that step OOPS SORRY!)

I added the two different sprigs with glue dots as shown in the directions to the smaller tag, popped up the paper bow with one mini dimensional and tied the larger Mossy Meadow tag to the back of the tag and tied it in a bow.

I added three red dots to the tag to complete this tag.

I turned this next box inside out to show the pretty Mossy Meadow side!

I added three mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to the larger tag back and adhered it to the gift box.

I finished the rest of the boxes changing the configurations of the pieces to make them a little unique. You have more than enough banners to put one on each box even though the directions do not add it to the #2 tag.

These boxes are so much prettier than any store bought gift box and a perfect size for gift cards or a little surprise that I got all of my children this year – so I already have them filled!

Hope you are coming along with all your baking and decorating and wrapping! Enjoy the season and making it special for all your loved ones as well as taking time out each day to take care of yourself too!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Paper Pumpkin 12 Month Subscription

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$324.00

Paper Pumpkin 6 Month Subscription

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$162.00

Paper Pumpkin 3 Month Subscription

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Paper Pumpkin Subscription

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$27.00

Paper Trimmer

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$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

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$12.00

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hostess gift – christmas tags and holder

by nataliegramleystamps | Dec 5, 2025 | 3D projects, Christmas card ideas, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, stamps ink paper, techniques

It is the holiday season and you will probably be invited to holiday dinners and parties and this is the season for hostess gifts as well!

This little Christmas tag holder is the perfect little hostess gift for those sweet celebratory occasions!

Follow along today to learn how to make this sweet gift ensemble for your holiday outings.

Measurements:
BASE: Cherry Cobbler CS: 6″ x 8″
scored at 3 1/2″ and 4 1/2″
Mossy Meadow CS Pocket layers:
(2) 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
scored at 1″ and 1 1/2″ on the 6″ side
scored at 1″, 1 1/2″, 4″ and 4 1/2″ on 8″ side
Mossy Meadow CS Belly Band:
1 1/2″ x 11″
scored at 1 3/4″, 3″, 6 1/2″, and 7 3/4″
DSP: (2) 2″ and 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″ x 5 3/4″
scraps of Basic White and Night of Navy CS
for the Belly Band

Score the 2 pocket layer in Mossy Meadow
at 1″ and 1 1/2″ on the 6″ side and at 1″, 1 1/2″, 4″ and 4 1/2″ on 8″ side.

Cut a slightly diagonal slice inside the second score line on the 8″ side up to the first score line on the 6″ side.

Cut another diagonal slice on the opposite side inside the 4″ score line up to the first score line on the 6″ side.

Cut along the first score line on the 6″ side to the diagonal cuts on both sides.

Cut four small cuts at the 1″, 1 1/2″, 4″ and 4 1/2″ up to the second score line

Place Tear-n-Tape in the first two and last two sections as shown in this picture below.

Place two small pieces of Tear-n-Tape on the tab on the opposite side of the pocket as the last four pieces were placed – as shown in the picture below!

Fold the score lines so that the four pieces of Tear-n-Tape are on the outside and remove the release paper off the four pieces and fold the smallest tab under the outside tabs on both sides – it will look like the picture below!

Adhere the longer tab in between the two score lines on the middle tab so it looks like the picture below.

Remove the two pieces of Tear-n-Tape on the middle tab.

Adhere the flap of the middle tab over the two sides – like the photo below.

Turn the box to the side with the slot and place four pieces of Tear-n-Tape down the two sides of the slot.

Remove the release paper to the four pieces of Tear-n-Tape and adhere the pocket to the bottom inside of the two outer panels of the Cherry Cobbler base.

Adhere the two smaller pieces of DSP to the pockets and now you can load your tags into the pockets!

Score the belly band and place Stampin’ Seal + to the smaller edge.

Place around the closed tag holder and adhere the belly band tight enough to not fall off but to be able to slide off with ease!

Decorate the belly band.

I used the Christmas Word Collage hybrid embossing folder for some of the tags this is a Last Chance product and a great item to have in your collection!

Here are the tags we will be making at this month’s library classes!

Cannot wait to see you all there!

Now go and create some artwork of you very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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Branching Out Bundle (English)

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$47.50

Branching Out Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Snowflake Kisses Bundle (English)

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Snowflake Kisses Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial)

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$14.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$14.00

Paper Trimmer

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Bone Folder

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Stampin' Seal

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Tear & Tape Adhesive

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$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

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$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

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$4.25

Paper Snips

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$12.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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$140.00

Branching Out Dies

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$29.00

Christmas Words Collage Hybrid Embossing Folder (English)

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$42.00

Light & Wonder Dies

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$38.00

Paper Tags Dies

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$28.00

Patterned Tags Dies

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$31.00

Snowflake Kisses Dies

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$38.00

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Faceted Snowflakes

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more color mondays meets christmas mix and match

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 28, 2024 | card kits, card samples, card sketches, Christmas card ideas, color challenge, masculine cards, more color mondays, new catalog, product reviews, stamps ink paper

Today’s More Color Monday color challenge cards could not get any easier to make with the new Mix and Match series from Stampin’ Up!’s new creativity stepped approach. Starting with this current Annual catalog, the powers that be at Stampin’ Up! devised a creativity system that is stepped and perfect for EVERY TYPE of crafter! Want a very quick and easy option – we got you covered, Want a little but more stepped up – we got that too! WANT IT ALL and want to step it up all the way – WE DEFINITELY GOT THAT!!!
(Speaking of wanting it all – if you are in that category do not miss the current JOIN special – OUR Stampin’ Up! Starter kit is still only $99 but instead of $125 worth of great merchandise of your choice you get to choose $155 worth of merchandise! Have you had your eye on a Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine you can put that on your order! – BUT ONLY until the special runs out on October 31st!)

Here are the images from the current mini catalog of the
1) Gold Dipped Mix and Match Cards and Envelopes. #164108. $12
2) Tags for the Season Mix and Match Ephemera Pack. #164111 $9.50
3) Joyful Images Mix and Match Ephemera Pack. #164110. $9.50
4) Joyful Sayings Mix and Match Ephemera Pack #164109. $9.50

My first color challenge sample is a tag which comes from the Tags for the Season Ephemera pack and combines a sentiment from the Joyful Sayings pack and a pinecone image from the Joyful images pack. I added a little Red and white Baker’s twine and easy peasy!

My second sample is also a tag from the Tags for the Season Ephemera pack and I just added a saying from the joyful Sayings pack and some of the same Baker’s Twine – even simpler!

The next sample is a card made with the Gold Dipped Cards and Envelopes Pack which takes your cards to a whole new level!
I positioned the Gold Dipped card in the horizontal alignment and added a large sentiment from the Joyful Sayings, and a sprig of holly and greens along with a Garden Green strip and an image of gift boxes in hues of Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Night of Navy and Gold to tie it all together!
These packs are loaded with sayings and images so using multiple images to build the scene is easy and fun.

I loved this Night of Navy scripted saying “Wishing you a Christmas FULL OF Peace & Wonder” so it became the focal point on my Night of Navy Gold Dipped card and Envelope, after adding a row of evergreens and a blue bow and a Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler ornament on the side!

I added a reindeer image and a pretty single gold-foiled tree along with a pinecone and pine sprig adorned “Christmas Wishes” Gold-folied sentiment to a Garden Green card!

I added a poinsetta image as well as a holly and stocking full of goodies to a Cherry Cobbler card in the portrait position. I also popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals the Merry Christmas banner in the center!

On a Garden Green Portrait card, I added the drum image, a green striped candy cane and Green “Wishing you a wonderful Christmas Season” sentiment popped up in the center.

I love the snow globe effect of the house in snow image with the gold foiled circle enclosing the die cut – I added a lovely blue ribbon and a pinecone along with a blue banner of pool party to compliment the darer blue with the sentiment wonder and a gold striped banner below!

The gold die cut sentiments are striking on the card themselves but adding die cut images of holly, ribbon and a pine wreath set off the words and make an elegant and easy card!

My next card on a Garden Green Gold dipped background uses the Happy Christmas sentiment strip, a bow and three individual ornaments. i popped up the ornaments and drew a black line with a Stampin’ Write marker to the pine boughs adhered above!

My last sample places the Color dipped Gold card to the top of the portrait position and added a blue “Thinking of you this Christmas” sentiment popped up in the center of the card with a star, snowflake and skates as the complimenting images to finish off these lovely and super easy Christmas cards!

Check out these super fun and easy to use Christmas images for your fast and elegant cards with Christmas we are less than 60 days from Christmas now and these are a great way to make lots of great cards!

Current Hostess code until the end of the month is ST2ECEUQ.

Now go get started on creating your great Christmas cards – one stamp at a time or maybe using these great die cuts and no stamping!!

Happy Creating!
Natalie

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Gold Dipped Mix & Match Specialty Cards & Envelopes

[164108]

$12.00

Joyful Images Mix & Match Specialty Ephemera Pack

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Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

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$9.50

Tags For The Season Mix & Match Specialty Ephemera Pack

[164111]

$9.50

Paper Trimmer

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$28.00

Bone Folder

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$8.00

Stampin' Seal

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$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

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$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

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$4.25

Paper Snips

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$12.00

Real Red & White Baker's Twine

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peaceful seasons card – new mini catalog goes live

by nataliegramleystamps | Sep 4, 2024 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, die cutting, new catalog, specialty papers, techniques

Happy New Mini Catalog day! Hope you all got your personal copy in the mail – I will have extra copies with me at my upcoming library classes coming this Monday 9/9 at the Margaret M Schontz Memorial Library in Conneaut Lake from 1-3pm or at the Greenville Area library on 9/17 NOTE the new time I moved the class earlier to accomodate people that do not want to drive home in the dark when we have the time change this Fall so the class will be 3 hours in length and you can come early or whenever you can get there if you work 4:30 – 7:30pm that way everyone will be able to come when they can! I will also be hostessing a September to December Mini Catalog Open House on Friday, September 13th from 12:30pm to 3:30 pm with lots of new samples and mini catalog products available to see. There will be FREE make-n-takes and prizes for all those that RSVP and extra prize drawing entries for those that attend and bring a friend that is new to me!

Today’s card truely shows that the creative process is not always straightforward and linear – LOL – I had an idea in mind for this card and it developed into something more as the card progressed!

Measurements:
BASE: Cherry Cobbler 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
scrap for the tag medallion die and word die
Basic Beige: 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for word matte die
DSP: 3″ x 5/14″

I originally started with the tag medallion die being cut from the Basic Beige cardstock but changed my mind.

I embossed the Basic Beige layer with the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder and mounted it to the Cherry Cobbler base.

I stamped e merry wor dimage from the Peaceful season stamp set in Cherry Cobbler on the Basic Beige tag medallion die.
Then I decided there was not enough contrast and the tag would be lost on the embossed layer so I will save that for another project!

I die cut another tag medallion in the Cherry Cobbler cardstock and stamped the Merry in Versamark ink and sprinkled the gold embossing powder from our metallics embossing powder collection over the wet, sticky ink.

I heat set the powder with my Heat Tool and the heat melts the embossing powder to a shiny brilliant gold embossing!

The slits on the side of the tag lend itself well to looping ribbon through and I cut about an 8 inch piece of the new Cherry Cobbler and Gold satin ribbon and folded it in half and pushed it through the lower slit and behind the tag and through the top slit. I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the tag and added it to the card front center.

I added three Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front and this made a sweet simple card but I decided I wanted to add more texture and color.

First I added Ink with a small blending brush and the Cherry Cobbler ink below where the tag medallion was resting on the card front and but the tag back on the card.

I still wanted a little more so I cut a 3″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the Cherry Cobbler Seasons of Elegance Specialty DSP and lifted the tag medallion one more time and added this to the card base.

LOL I pulled up everything one more time and using my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend marker I opened the brush tip marker side and taped the side of the marker on the edge of my bone folder while holding the tip about 2-3 inches above the card. Tap the bone folder on the side of the marker this will cause the marker tip to spray a fine mist of ink over the card surface. Now I am done LOL! Not always a straight line but I am happy with the outcome!

Sometimes adding just a little bit more is the answer if you are not satisfied with the original design. Do not be afraid to experiment and add a little something to your next project! Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Season Of Elegance Suite Collection (English)

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$154.75

Peaceful Season Bundle (English)

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Peaceful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$11.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$11.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

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$9.00

Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

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$16.50

Paper Trimmer

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$28.00

Bone Folder

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$8.00

Stampin' Seal

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$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

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$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

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$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

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$15.00

Small Blending Brushes

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$14.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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$130.00

Peaceful Season Dies (English)

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$34.00

Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon

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Gold Textured Adhesive Backed Dots

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christmas tags class – paper pumpkin alternatives

by nataliegramleystamps | Dec 6, 2023 | Christmas card ideas, out of the box stamping, paper pumpkin/kits collection, stamps ink paper, techniques

I subscribe to our Paper Pumpkin kits! I love getting the kits in the mail each month but I have a bunch of them that I haven’t gotten to!
I had a number of past years Christmas boxes because I always make my own cards so i decided to make Christmas tags with the stamps and some of the items from past Paper Pumpkins!
Want to join me and make some very cute Christmas Tags for your holidays?
I will be out at two local library next week – Greenville Area Library Tuesday, December 12th, at 5:45pm and the Conneaut Lake Library on Wednesday, December 13th from 1-3pm. RSVP directly to the local libraries. The cost of the class is $10 for 10 different Christmas tags and below are the tags we will make!