Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase our September 2024 Autumn Abundance Paper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared.*
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended cards designed for this September 2024 kit. (Click here for Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on September 21st.
- Four unique alternate card ideas including
- a z-fold thinking of you card
- a fall leaves matchbook fold card
- a fall leaf pocket card
- and a snail and mushroom pocket card
- AND… a thankful 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Today I am sharing…
- A wine bottle tag
- A card with a removable corner bookmark
- A layered wreath card
- AND… three Halloween wrapped treats
Products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
The wine bottle tag is something that instantly came to mind when I saw the kit card base with the cut out circle in the center. This is the end that goes over the top of the bottle. I cut 2″ off the opposite side with my Trimmer and then reconnected them with the Cajun Craze square piece to not only make the tag longer & more rectangular, but to create a dark solid center for the sentiment focal point.
The sentiment is added with Dimensionals. I tucked in ephemera leaves from the kit, added with a Glue Dot a bow of Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon (9″ cut along the outside edges to get two long thin strands), and embellished with a couple Copper Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins.
This next idea was inspired by a card I received from friend and fellow demonstrator, Candace Johnson. She sent me a card this summer with a removable corner bookmark. And here is my version I made with this kit.
On the inside you can see the slit. I wrote lightly in pencil to show what the slit was holding. I wanted the tree slice image on both the outside and inside of the card. So I cut 3-1/2″ off the one side, cut that down to 4-3/4″ high, adhered it to the middle of a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock after adding the copper heat embossed sentiment, and then wrapped that extra 3/4″ from the full card around to the back side of the Early Espresso layer to connect and form the full card. I added the slit for the bookmark 3″ down from the top and 1/2″ in from each side.
I made the bookmark from a 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ corner that I cut from the kit envelope with the Cajun Craze lining. From that same lining, I cut a 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ square and adhered that to the front. After stamping the branch image, I added on the leaf ephemera (using Multipurpose Liquid Glue) and the sequins.
My next idea is a card with a wreath. I discovered that putting two of those semi-circle ephemera together made a pretty wreath. To make it prettier, I simply added the leaves, the Cajun Craze strip and a sentiment
This image below just shows how I got the Pecan Pie layer, the Cajun Craze torn edge, and (both flipped over) the inside rectangular layer and leaf patterned curved accent on the bottom front.
Many who may be missing Halloween treat ideas from this year’s kit might appreciate these next three ideas…all candy wraps. The first one is super simple. I took half of the leaf card base and wrapped it around a pack of Sweet Tarts Ropes candy that I had first made super narrow and short by taping the sides and ends in. I secured the wrapped card base by stapling it shut. Then I added the stamped sentiment circle with Dimensionals.
This second one is my favorite. I first cut open the Night of Navy lined envelope and tore it as shown to create a fun edge. I cut out an Early Espresso “Hooray” using the die from the Every Celebration Dies set.
Then I cut the “Hooray” into these pieces…
…and positioned the pieces differently to form the word “boo.”
Here is the end result wrapped around a Hersey bar. The mouth on the ghost is from the H in the die-cut Hooray.
Here is the third wrapped treat idea. For this one I used the smaller envelope lining and wrapped it around a Kit-Kat bar. I added triangular white cardstock from the kit scraps and added them to the ends of the blue leaves to make them look like monster fingers (with fingernails) wrapping around from the back side of the bar. Spooky, right!? Hahaha! I’m thinking a couple eyes peeking over the top of the corner would make it more fun, but I ran out of time and had to get this all posted in time for the blog hop.
OH! Here is an image of the back sides of these last four projects.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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 October 10th for this next kit. PLUS…New subscribers to Paper Pumpkin can sign up through 10/10/24 and get 40% off the October 2024 kit by using the code HOLIDAY40. Click here for the details of this promotion. Click here to sign up!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
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- Candy and candy bars
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KITS COLLECTION OCTOBER SALE
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OCTOBER STARTER KIT SPECIAL
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS – NEW ITEMS ARE COMING!
You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. Then on November 5th, you’ll be seeing even MORE added. Click here for images, videos, and a downloadable flyer of a sampler of what’s to come. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Nests of Christmas: Spread Christmas cheer with this cozy, all-inclusive crafting kit! Makes 10 cards (5 each of 2 designs) & includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes tri-fold card bases, precut grosgrain ribbon, and precut labels with specialty green foil. And it coordinates with the Nests of Winter Suite Collection (item 164072). Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Real Red, Shaded Spruce (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
NEWBIES CAN GET 40% OFF OCTOBER 2024 PP KIT
New subscribers to Paper Pumpkin can sign up through 10/10/24 and get 40% off the October 2024 kit. This is only for new subscribers where the email connected to the account has never been used for Paper Pumpkin in the past. Click here for the details of this promotion. Click here to sign up!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2024 MINI CATALOG!
The September-December 2024 Mini Catalog is now live!! View the catalog online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS ARE HERE!
Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. And this is just the beginning. Too fun! Stay tuned. View the brochure online from my Catalogs Page. Shop these products in my online store.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY OCTOBER 5, 2024
It’s time to celebrate World Card Making Day! Join Stampin’ Up! on October 5 (2-3 PM Mountain Time) to celebrate this day with a FREE creative virtual event. Create five simple cards together and see some additional fun projects. Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. Registration began September 3rd! Scan the QR code in this flyer to sign up and get notices.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACK KITS ADDED
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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 October 2024 Splendid Autumn 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 the Nest of Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available November 1st.
