Okay, I think I understand the Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin . . .

Spent considerable time on the phone this morning, this afternoon and again this evening. Now I believe I understand the new Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin subscription service. Most definitely want you to have all the information before subscribing.

1) No matter when you start your Paper Pumpkin subscription, your first Paper Pumpkin project kit will be the Welcome Kit.

The Welcome Kit includes a clear mount as a free gift to you. Other kits to follow will not. The clear mount will be larger enough for the stamps in future kits.

Your kit will include all the supplies, excluding adhesive, to complete the monthly handmade projects. Instructions will be included for the easy projects.

2) You can choose to skip a month by logging into your account on www.mypaperpumpkin.com before the 10th of the month. Your subscription will resume the following month. Your monthly Paper Pumpkin kit will be shipped approximately the 15th of every month. It will arrive in an attractive red box.

3) You can cancel your subscription at any time. Just note that if you do cancel and restart the subscription, you will receive the Welcome Kit as your first kit of the restarted subscription.

4) Paper Pumpkin subscriptions cannot be combined with any other Stampin' Up! orders. Therefore, because the price point is below the $25 minimum for the Stamping Smiles Online Ordering Oasis loyalty program, it will not count towards it. I have a fun Paper Pumpkin Perk when you choose me, Shelly Godby, as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

5) Some of the rubber stamps in the Paper Pumpkin will be exclusive.

6) At this point, it is not possible to order past Paper Pumpkin kits.

7) The Paper Pumpkin subscription is not available in my online store. To subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin, go to the special website www.mypaperpumpkin.com/signup/

Choose me, Shelly Godby, as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. This is where it may get confusing, it looks like you choose me as your Demonstrator after you put in your payment information. You must do this to earn your Paper Pumpkin Perks.

I wish I could send you directly into your subscription with me as your demonstrator. As of now this is not possible to make the process as simple as possible.

While I cannot find this in writing, Stampin' Up! has verbally said the Paper Pumpkin subscription starts in March 2013.

Another kink in the new subscription service, when you join with me as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I am not given any confirmation. When you do join, please send an email to shelly@stampingsmiles.com so I can start tracking your subscription with the Stamping Smiles Paper Pumpkin Perks.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I will do my absolute best to get a straight answer.

Stamping Smiles,