The cards I’m sharing today are alternates that I created with a set of card supplies from a past Paper Pumpkin kit, Bouquet of Hope. Now that’s a blast from the past, right?! I had 17 refill kits of this February 2021 kit, and each refill kit contained supplies for 3 sets of 3 kit cards. So with 17 times 3 giving me 51 sets of supplies, it became the make-n-take products for my April 13th Kit Together event!*
Of the 50 that registered for the event, 37 were able to attend the Live Zoom gathering this past Saturday. Attendees worked on kits they had on hand. I also demonstrated (gave instructions, tips, and measurements for) these 7 cards shown below from the Bouquet of Hope make-n-take materials they each received from me. And there were prize drawings at the end. It was a super fun event. I’m excited to host another possibly in June or July.*
The instructions, tips, and measurements are exclusive for those that attended the event. But here are photos of the cards I demonstrated to give you a little creative inspiration today. Each card shown has a couple variations. Can you see the slight difference in each?
The cards above and below required some careful cutting of the two gold foil pieces.
Cutting the gold doily correctly will allow for more gold foil so you can create a strip.
I’m sharing two versions of each because I didn’t want my kit class participants to have to own a lot of extra supplies.
They only really needed white cardstock, white envelopes, a stamp set with small sentiments, black ink, and some adhesives and basic tools. Embossing and extra embellishments were optional.
I found inspiration for this colorful torn strips card from a card sketch on p. 22 of the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog.
This last card wasn’t my favorite with the white layer behind. But I thought I’d share it anyway. I think it looks better with the vellum layer alone. Oh! And maybe a couple Brushed Brass Butterflies would look good too. I should’ve added those to the vellum-only version. Oh well.
The stamp set I used on several of the cards was Timeless Arrangements (which is retiring soon). It’s a great set with lots of small word images. I highly recommend getting it before it sells out or is gone for good on May 1st (along with all the other last chance products).
Want to see more ideas with this kit? To see this last card below👇🏼 and other ideas that I put together with the Bouquet of Hope Feb 2021 kit contents, visit my 2/25/21 post: A Paper Pumpkin Thing Hop: Feb 2021 Bouquet of Hope Alternates and my 3/10/21 post: Bouquet of Hope Easter Page & Easel Cards.
*And if you’d like to take part in my next Kit Together, make sure that you are subscribed to my newsletters so you will be the first to get notices. This April class literally filled up within two days. I didn’t even have time to share about it here on my blog.
Though this post didn’t share the details of these cards, I hope you got some creative inspiration AND will consider signing up for one of my future Kit Togethers. Thanks for stopping by!
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LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS
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KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED
Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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 May 10th for this next kit.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS – NEW ITEMS ARE HERE!
You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES
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 our April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE
Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS FOR SALE
If you are looking for a past Paper Pumpkin kit – a full kit with stamps and ink, check out a new store front on my website. From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > KITS & RETIRED PRODUCTS. Or just click here. I currently have a vast supply built up over the years for times that I used to hold craft fairs and in-person events. I no longer do those events, so I’m offering them for sale here instead. And there are limited supplies of each. If you live near Andover, Minnesota and would rather pick your kits up to save on the cost of shipping, reach out to me personally.
