The March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit couldn’t have come at a better time! The messages and images are supportive, fresh and cheerful. The world seems a bit upside-down with the COVID-19 virus pandemic, and social distancing can be lonely, boring, or even stressful for some of us. So I created my projects keeping this in mind.
The kit is titled No Matter the Weather. It included a bonus stamp set (Yay!!) and supplies to put together twelve 3-1/2” x 5” note cards and envelopes. It included the supplies shown below.
I like to think outside the box…see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages and more. So I added the extra supplies in the product list at the bottom of this post to the above kit contents and created my alternate projects that I’m sharing with you today:
- Triple the cards in the kit (You can make 36 full size cards!)
- A gift-your-neighbor box
- A couple “matchbook” day brighteners
Watch my video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing soon. ?
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make.
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch the video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
Triple the cards in the kit – Make 36 full-size cards
A gift-your-neighbor box Â
A couple “matchbook” day brighteners
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for the next kit…
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The upcoming April 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit is “fam-tastic!” It’s a fun, family appreciation themed card kit that will make it easy for you to share your heart with those you love most: mom, dad, daughter, son, sister, brother, and anyone in your life who feels like family. April’s kit even includes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day sentiments! Click here to see the promotional video to learn more (and see peeks!). Coordinating Colors: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam. Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes. Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
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Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects
- stapler
- Life Savers® Wintergreen candies
- gift for box
ORNATE GARDEN SUITE BEING RELEASED EARLY
A beautiful new suite of products from the upcoming 2020-21 Annual Catalog is being released early! You can get your hands on these products now (if you are a demonstrator or if you are getting the starter kit this month) or for sure by April 1st when they will be available for all. Click here for the informational flyer. And stay tuned so you can get your hands on an amazing Ornate Garden Mega Tutorial Bundle being that I will be offering soon!
ALL STAR TUTORIALS
I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members in a series of five fabulous months! Our bundle of twelve March 2020 Parisian Blossoms Tutorials are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page.
 
SALE-A-BRATION NEWS
January 3 to March 31, 2020. Free products for all! Click here to learn more. (Second release products began March 3rd!!)
FYI: the following products are sold out and no longer available…
Metallic Baker’s Twine & Sequins Combo Pack (item 152314)
Kerchief Card Kit (item 152319)
Golden Honey Designer Paper (item 152311)
COORDINATION PRODUCTS ARE HERE!
February 4-March 31 is the perfect opportunity to purchase products that coordinate with our favorite products from the January–June 2020 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration. Only available for a limited time or while supplies last. Click here for the visual flyer so you view the products! Click here for the coordination products list flyer. Click here to shop these products in my online store.
FYI: the following product is sold out and no longer available…
Birthday Dies (item 153590)
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The upcoming April 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit is “fam-tastic!” It’s a fun, family appreciation themed card kit that will make it easy for you to share your heart with those you love most: mom, dad, daughter, son, sister, brother, and anyone in your life who feels like family. April’s kit even includes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day sentiments! Click here to see the promotional video to learn more (and see peeks!). Coordinating Colors: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam. Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes. Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
You won’t want to miss this kit! Click here to activate your subscription by April 10th for this April kit.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
So cute Rachel! Looking forward to making some of your alternative cards! Hope you and your family are staying safe. Thank God for crafting to give us a little escape from this crazy time! Be well!
Thanks Jean. Well wishes to you too!
Wow! Such great projects! Thank you for thinking outside the box for us!
?Thanks Lynndorian
So cute, and useful. Here are a couple of tips that might help you with the twine tying. Snip a tiny, tiny snip on the paper where you want the twine to go, snip on each edge. Start your wrap in the tiny snip and wrap. The tiny snip will keep the twine from slipping and cover the tiny snip. the tiny snip is like what you see on a thread spool, just to hold the twine.
To tie a bow (or knot) while your alone with no help is to hold the twine with reverse tweezers as you manipulate the tying. Hope that helps and I love your videos and how well you instruct and tell the why of it.
Great tips to share with others! Thanks Cindy.
Great ideas! I love how you were able to make 36 cards with the one kit. Going to try this, too! My husband goes to a Veteran’s art class every Friday night. Of course I drive him there, so I stay and work on cards. Paper pumpkin kits are great for this time, because everything I need is in that one box. If I include the supplies for the alternate cards, I can make even more. It’s good exposure for Stampin Up, too. Haven’t made any sales but I am generating interest.
Thanks Carol! Great idea to bring your Paper Pumpkin kit with you…something to do. AND it’s portable.
Love your cards!! Thanks for sharing. Any chance you can share the measurements for the matchbook cards? I think they’d be great to mass make for the medical team at the hospital my daughter works at ?
Thanks Sharolyn!
The measurements for those candies are in the video starting around thee 50 minute mark. Hope that helps. 🙂
I came across your YouTube video when searching for alternative ideas for this kit. I love your cards and made mine the same. I may have had to change up things with what I had in my stash, but you were the inspiration! thank you so much for sharing your talent!
I’m so glad you enjoyed my ideas Crystal. Thank you so much!