I’m super excited to share my first set of alternate project ideas that I created using the contents of the October 2021 Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin kit!
This kit contained the supplies shown below to make ten stunning Christmas cards.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers other ways to use those supplies. I like to think outside the box…see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages and more. So today I’m sharing with you…
How I tripled the number of cards in the kit
Gift card holders that I made from the envelopes
And a hanging lantern Christmas ornament idea
Watch my video first by clicking here to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). 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 on October 28 and again on November 9th.
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
Triple the number of cards in the kit
Again…just remember to make 5 of each of these cards to get 30 cards from your kit.
Gift card holders from envelopes
Hanging lantern Christmas ornaments
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 November 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT We all love to see piles of presents on Christmas morning. Make that your reality with the Gifts Galore Paper Pumpkin Kit! With classic Christmas sentiments, bright and festive colors, a sweet snowman, a tree with all the trimmings, or a playful pile of presents, you’ll have everything you need to make 9 eye-catching treat packages (3 of 3 designs) that are sure to spread Christmas cheer. Each Gifts Galore box contains enough supplies to create nine treat packages—three each of three designs—and nine food-safe bags that are adorably styled for easy Christmas gifting. There’s plenty of joy to share with Gifts Galore! Coordinating colors: Evening Evergreen, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the October 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit
EDEN’S GARDEN PRODUCTS AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2ND Enter and explore Eden with the Eden’s Garden Collection! This delightful and desirable collection includes early-release products from the January–June 2022 Mini Catalog—a bundle of stamps and dies that’s blooming with beauty and bounty. Plus, exclusive products you can’t uncover anywhere else—a pack of paper patterned with green and gold, a set of specialty sheets for gift-giving and textured touches, and a sparkling set of gleaming gems! Click here for the flyer containing images of the products and their details.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT We all love to see piles of presents on Christmas morning. Make that your reality with the Gifts Galore Paper Pumpkin Kit! With classic Christmas sentiments, bright and festive colors, a sweet snowman, a tree with all the trimmings, or a playful pile of presents, you’ll have everything you need to make 9 eye-catching treat packages (3 of 3 designs) that are sure to spread Christmas cheer. Each Gifts Galore box contains enough supplies to create nine treat packages—three each of three designs—and nine food-safe bags that are adorably styled for easy Christmas gifting. There’s plenty of joy to share with Gifts Galore! Coordinating colors: Evening Evergreen, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pool Party, Poppy Parade 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 November 10th for this next kit.
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 our bundle of twelve October 2021 Blackberry Beauty Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sweet Symmetry Suite will be available November 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® Creativity made easy! A line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits… Click here for more details. Click here to shop.
Today is the last day to sign up (or have an active subscription) for Paper Pumpkin so you get in on this next kit titled Peaceful Christmas. Ooo ahhh…right!? (Information on this kit can be found at the bottom of this post.)
So I thought I’d share a few more projects that I put together with some of my leftovers from last month’s Haunts & Harvest kit. And today I have my blog post linked to posts from those in my PPX exclusives video crew. So see what I have to share. Then scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas with this Paper Pumpkin kit. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
My first two are simple little 3″ x 3″ mini cards made from 3″ x 6″ Basic White cardstock folded in half. (I recommend using 12×12 cardstock if you plan to make several this size so you don’t waste paper.)
This sunshine is composed of leftovers that I cut from boxes in the kit when I made my September 24th scrapbook page. The smile was cut the same way I cut shared with the pumpkins for my page layout using the Snowman Builder Punch. But a 3/4″ or 1″ circle punch would work, too. The whites of the eyes are from the white labels in the kit, and the black parts are from the small Black Matte Dots.
Did you see trees in those “leaf vein” stamps, too! I stamped this one in the Soft Succulent Ink from the kit, added the ground image from the kit stamps in the same ink color that is first stamped off onto scrap paper to lighten it, and then added the sentiment with Tuxedo Black ink.
Extra 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 next set of projects are things you may want to make to decorate your Thanksgiving Day table. I doubled the boxes in the kit by cutting them in half to make 24 3-sided tower boxes.
The napkin ring is made simply by twisting the wire piece into circular loops on each end, wrapping it around the napkin, and then tying the ends together with ribbon for a colored accent.
The boxes need a bit more explaining, so I took a bunch of photos during the process of me making them.
Cut your box as shown – in half, remove rounded tabs, and delete the base leaving a tab shape in its place.
Cut the loop end off the tab as shown.
Score about 2″ from the base of each tab.
Trim about 3/8″ (1 cm) out from each score line.
Stamp the leaves and sentiments. Connect the loop to the top of the sentiment strip.
Score that cut off box base piece down the middle and fold in half.
Discard the rounded ends that were cut off.
Add the box base piece to the section that doesn’t have its own tab. This will create a tab. Then add glue and connect the sides together using the tabs.
Close up the 3 small tabs on the smaller ends and glue to secure. (The other end will just get folded to close.)
Miter the larger tabs on the wider end, add candy or coins, and fold shut.
Put boxes upright. Add a couple stacked Mini Dimensionals on the back corner and a Glue Dot or two on the front edge. Add a wide leaf or a couple skinner leaves as shown.
Add about 10″ of ribbon and tie a bow.
Then adhere the message/bow with Glue dots.
Looking for more ideas? Be sure to check out my other fun alternate projects that I shared September 24th and September 30th. 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.
A reminder… tomorrow is the last day to sign up (or have an active subscription) for Paper Pumpkin so you get in on this month’s kit titled Peaceful Christmas. And if your subscription is through me, you’ll be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from myself and other creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew.
Thanks for visiting! Now click on the names of the other PPX Crew hop participants to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the September 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects (I listed the kit refill below because at the time I created this post, the kit was still available….just an option for anyone who missed out on getting the full kit with the ink and stamps)
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Picture a peaceful Christmas with the Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit! This glimmering and gleaming kit is your creative kickstart to Christmas cardmaking. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, you’ll have enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards (5 each of 2 designs) and coordinating envelopes. Speaking of coordination, make even more Christmas magic with Peaceful Place products! Our stunning Peaceful Place Suite Collection (item 156277) pairs perfectly with the kit’s components. Brew a cup of cocoa, snuggle up with a soft blanket, and prepare for a cozy craft night in! Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, silver foil 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.
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 our bundle of twelve October 2021 Blackberry Beauty Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sweet Symmetry Suite will be available November 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® Creativity made easy! A line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits… Click here for more details. Click here to shop.
#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas that we each came up with using the contents of the September 2021 Haunts & HarvestPaper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the boxes the kit instructs how to make. Click here for a link to 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 24th.
My variations of the boxes: Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, a chocolate dipped strawberry, and a flower
A fancy pumpkin card
A simple monochromatic “strip” card
And a Halloween-themed 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Today I am sharing a fun Halloween tri-fold card with you. (My design was inspired by a swap card I received from JoAnn Pollock.) It starts out closed like this…
The first flap opens this way. And then scroll down to see the fully opened card.
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.
Measurements of extra pieces…
Basic Black Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2″
2-1/4″ x 6″ scored parallel to the short side at 1/2″
Basic White Cardstock
4″ x 5-1/4″
Cute Halloween Designer Paper (boo design)
4″ x 5-1/4″
Cute Halloween Designer Paper (black design)
2″ x 5-1/2″
Cute Halloween Designer Paper (house design)
4″ x 5-1/4″
Directions…
Cut three small sections from a wire piece from the kit for the stems of the pumpkins.
Cut an orange box down into parts to get 3 taller “oval” sections & 2 shorter six-sided sections. Add black stickers for the faces on all these 5 sections. Sandwich two larger ones back-to-back inserting and adhering a stem. Sandwich two smaller ones back-to-back inserting and adhering a stem
Die-cut the 2-1/4″ x 6 black cardstock with the wavy ‘ground’ die. Die-cut the black patterned designer paper piece into two pieces with the wavy ‘ground’ die (one of mine is taller than the other).
Open the black 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base. Add the white layer and the “boo” designer paper layer as shown above. Connect the wavy cut black paper to the left. The 1/2″ scored section will be the part that connect in the back.
Attach the two sandwiched pumpkins peeking over the top of the wave as shown above. But know that these may need to be adjusted later.
Close the right side over. Add the “house” designer paper, the other pumpkin (that is not double-sided) with its stem, and the skinny black designer paper ground.
Close the left side over. Add the other black designer paper ground. (You may need to adjust the two pumpkins a bit.)
Stamp the sentiment piece, connect it to another tag, add to the front of the card, and add a couple Matte Black Dots to the holes.
I added a gift card on the inside. You could tape it in or use a temporary adhesive (or even cut a slit in the designer paper to make a pocket).
If you enjoyed these cute pumpkins, be sure to visit my September 24th post to see my scrapbook page.
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…
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Picture a peaceful Christmas with the Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit! This glimmering and gleaming kit is your creative kickstart to Christmas card-making. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, you’ll have enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards (5 each of 2 designs) and coordinating envelopes. Speaking of coordination, make even more Christmas magic with Peaceful Place products! Our stunning Peaceful Place Suite Collection (item 156277) pairs perfectly with the kit’s components. Brew a cup of cocoa, snuggle up with a soft blanket, and prepare for a cozy craft night in! Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, silver foil
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the September 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Picture a peaceful Christmas with the Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit! This glimmering and gleaming kit is your creative kickstart to Christmas cardmaking. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, you’ll have enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards (5 each of 2 designs) and coordinating envelopes. Speaking of coordination, make even more Christmas magic with Peaceful Place products! Our stunning Peaceful Place Suite Collection (item 156277) pairs perfectly with the kit’s components. Brew a cup of cocoa, snuggle up with a soft blanket, and prepare for a cozy craft night in! Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, silver foil 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.
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 our bundle of twelve September 2021 You’re a Peach Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Blackberry Beauty Suite will be available October 1st! AND these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® Creativity made easy! A line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits… Click here for more details. Click here to shop. Be sure to check out Christmas Whimsy, the new kit that just debuted September 8th.
Were you able to get the adorable Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin kit that just came out?! Oh my goodness! Those treat boxes sure are adorable. The unique kits like these are the ones that really get my creativity flowing when it comes to alternate projects. And I’m excited to share with you what I have created so far.
The kit contained the supplies shown below to make twelve pumpkin and apple shaped treat boxes AND to turn the box into a wheelbarrow for displaying the treat containers.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show subscribers other ways to use those supplies. I like to think outside the box…see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages and more. So today I’m sharing with you…
My variations of the boxes: Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, a chocolate dipped strawberry, and a flower
A fancy pumpkin card
A simple monochromatic “strip” card
And a Halloween-themed 12×12 scrapbook page layout
Watch my video first by clicking here to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). 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 on September 30th and again on October 9th.
Here are the boxes the kit instructs how to make. Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.
Then click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video for the wheelbarrow and here for those directions in written form in a PDF.
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
Elmo & Oscar the Grouch boxes
A chocolate dipped strawberry box
A simple flower box
A fancy pumpkin card
A simple monochromatic “strip” card
And a Halloween-themed 12×12 scrapbook page layout
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…
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Picture a peaceful Christmas with the Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit! This glimmering and gleaming kit is your creative kickstart to Christmas cardmaking. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, you’ll have enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards (5 each of 2 designs) and coordinating envelopes. Speaking of coordination, make even more Christmas magic with Peaceful Place products! Our stunning Peaceful Place Suite Collection (item 156277) pairs perfectly with the kit’s components. Brew a cup of cocoa, snuggle up with a soft blanket, and prepare for a cozy craft night in! Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, silver foil
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the September 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit
SALE-A-BRATION 2021 – ROUND TWO This year Stampin’ Up! has split the annual Sale-A-Bration event in TWO seasons! The first season took place in January & February. And the second one is happening now… August 3 – September 30, 2021! Sale-A-Bration is one of the BEST times of the Stampin’ Up! Year. There are perks for those that purchase product, those that host parties (or purchase a lot of product), those that join the Stampin’ Up! family (purchase the Starter Kit), and those who are already demonstrators (including those that join early on during SAB). Click here for all the details.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Picture a peaceful Christmas with the Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit! This glimmering and gleaming kit is your creative kickstart to Christmas cardmaking. With sprinkles of snow, shimmering silver skies, and heartwarming holiday wishes, you’ll have enough elements and embellishments to create 10 Christmas cards (5 each of 2 designs) and coordinating envelopes. Speaking of coordination, make even more Christmas magic with Peaceful Place products! Our stunning Peaceful Place Suite Collection (item 156277) pairs perfectly with the kit’s components. Brew a cup of cocoa, snuggle up with a soft blanket, and prepare for a cozy craft night in! Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, silver foil 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.
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 our bundle of twelve September 2021 You’re a Peach Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Blackberry Beauty Suite will be available October 1st! AND these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® Creativity made easy! A line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits… Click here for more details. Click here to shop. Be sure to check out Christmas Whimsy, the new kit that just debuted September 8th.
Today is the last day to sign up (or have an active subscription) for Paper Pumpkin so you get in on the next kit titled Haunts & Harvest (see below for more info). So I thought I’d share one more card that I put together with the kit card base that originally challenged me. It was a tough one to change up, because the design was very specific and made to pair up with the large colorful die-cut piece.
But here is what I did. And I’m quite happy with it. It’s simple and uses very few extra supplies.
Extra 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.
Measurements for extra pieces…
Calypso Coral Cardstock
3/4″ x 3-1/4″ (for left banner)
3/4″ x 3-3/4″ (for right banner)
Directions…
Stamp the large and small butterflies overtop the the purple-pink “shadow” areas. These shadows are butterfly shaped already, so they will fit pretty well inside the stamped image outlines.
Punch one end of each Calypso Coral strip. Then stamp sentiments from the kit stamp set (or from other stamps you have on hand) onto these strips. I used sentiments from A Grand Kid Stamp Set.
Add a sequin to each sentiment strip opposite from the punched ends if you have room.
Attach these to the card front with Dimensionals as shown and trim off any overhanging ends.
Then stamp the small butterfly on the inside to finish off the card.
I made six of these from my two kits so that I could send five of them out with some product to a few of my lucky August 2021 Paper Pumpkin subscribers.
Looking for more ideas? Be sure to check out my other fun alternate projects that I shared on August 21st and on September 2nd. I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get the full kit, maybe you can get your hands on the refill kit (in the products list below) while supplies last.
A reminder… today is the last day to sign up (or have an active subscription) for Paper Pumpkin so you get in on the next kit titled Haunts & Hallows (see below). And if your subscription is through me, you’ll be able to enjoy exclusive ideas shared in video tutorials from myself and 5 other creative Stampin’ Up! demonstrators on the PPX Crew.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by today, September 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hay, there! Experience everything the autumn season has to offer with the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit includes enough supplies to create 12 treat boxes—4 each of 3 designs. That means you can take your pick of apple, pumpkins, or jack-o-lantern treat boxes! Plus, the Paper Pumpkin box is designed to easily transform into a vintage wheelbarrow for you to display your harvest! Whether you’re thinking about crisp red apples or you’re ready to carve some spooky jack-o-lanterns (or both!), the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit—designed in a vivid fall palette—is a hands-on crafting experience for all autumn lovers! Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the August 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects (I listed the kit refill below because at the time I created this post, the kit was still available….just an option for anyone who missed out on getting the full kit with the ink and stamps)
SALE-A-BRATION 2021 IS BACK – ROUND TWO This year Stampin’ Up! has split the annual Sale-A-Bration event in TWO seasons! The first season took place in January & February. And the second one is happening now… August 3 – September 30, 2021! Sale-A-Bration is one of the BEST times of the Stampin’ Up! Year. There are perks for those that purchase product, those that host parties (or purchase a lot of product), those that join the Stampin’ Up! family (purchase the Starter Kit), and those who are already demonstrators (including those that join early on during SAB). Click here for all the details.
A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hay, there! Experience everything the autumn season has to offer with the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit includes enough supplies to create 12 treat boxes—4 each of 3 designs. That means you can take your pick of apple, pumpkins, or jack-o-lantern treat boxes! Plus, the Paper Pumpkin box is designed to easily transform into a vintage wheelbarrow for you to display your harvest! Whether you’re thinking about crisp red apples or you’re ready to carve some spooky jack-o-lanterns (or both!), the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit—designed in a vivid fall palette—is a hands-on crafting experience for all autumn lovers! Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent. 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 September 10th for this next kit.
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 our bundle of twelve September 2021 You’re a Peach Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Blackberry Beauty Suite will be available October 1st! AND these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
KITS COLLECTION BY STAMPIN’ UP!® Creativity made easy! A line of affordably priced, versatile all-inclusive kits… Click here for more details. Click here to shop. Be sure to check out Christmas Whimsy, the new kit that just debuted September 8th.
#APaperPumpkinThing Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas that we each came up with using the contents of the August 2021 Hope BoxPaper Pumpkin kit. To follow the hop and see other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video featuring Shelli to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on August 21st.
How I doubled the kit by turning the envelopes into more cards
Today I am sharing a birthday-themed 12×12 scrapbook page and a coordinating birthday card with you.
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.
Measurements for the page…
Basic White Cardstock
12″ x 12″
Poppy Parade Cardstock
Three pieces that are 3-5/8″ x 5-1/8″
4-1/8″ x 5-5/8″
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock
Three pieces that are 3-1/2″ x 5″
4″ x 5-1/2″
Directions for the page…
Layer together all the photo mat pieces. Attach the three on the left, but just use the other as a guide for a bit before attaching.
Position that layered photo mat piece, and add the banners so that the orange and yellow sections are outside the border of the page. (To space evenly, add the outer two first. Then add the middle loosely. Add the other two shifting the middle if needed.
Now place the large butterfly upside-down in the lower right section of the page, pull the large layered photo mat piece away, and use Blending Brushes to apply color in and around this “butterfly stencil.” Start with Fresh Freesia. And finish with a bit of Blackberry Bliss through the middle.
Pull the “butterfly stencil” away and adhere that large layered photo mat piece.
Use the dauber to add Poppy Parade ink on the outer edges of the medium size butterfly piece.
Then add this butterfly and a small purple one with the help of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Stamp the title piece onto the back side of one of the blue “hope” labels from the kit. (I used the back side of one that was in German or French.) Add this to the top right of the page with Dimensionals from the kit.
Color a few Rhinestones with the Dark Poppy Parade Marker. Allow to dry.
Then add the sequins from the kit, some of these red rhinestones, and (with the help of Multipurpose Liquid Glue) a couple Flower Flourishes.
Your page is now ready for photos!
Directions for the card…
Use the large butterfly from the kit as a stencil again. (Be sure to use it in the upside-down position. This way by maintaining the original coloring on the front, you can still opt to use the butterfly as intended or in some other way.) Use Blending Brushes and apply Fresh Freesia ink first. Then add a bit of Blackberry Bliss ink through the middle.
Open up the card, run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Layering Circle Die to cut a window.
Stamp the sentiment through the window. Open the card and stamp the other sentiment below.
Color a couple small Rhinestones with the Dark Bermuda Bay Blends Marker. Allow them to dry.
Add three small butterflies to the inside of the card and the Flower Flourishes in and around the window area of the card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Then add the two small blue Rhinestones.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, the refill kit which will be available until supplies last will suffice. Or I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hay, there! Experience everything the autumn season has to offer with the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit includes enough supplies to create 12 treat boxes—4 each of 3 designs. That means you can take your pick of apple, pumpkins, or jack-o-lantern treat boxes! Plus, the Paper Pumpkin box is designed to easily transform into a vintage wheelbarrow for you to display your harvest! Whether you’re thinking about crisp red apples or you’re ready to carve some spooky jack-o-lanterns (or both!), the Haunts & Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit—designed in a vivid fall palette—is a hands-on crafting experience for all autumn lovers! Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Pale Papaya, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent. 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 September 10th for this next kit.
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