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Today features the monthly Paper Pumpkin projects where the team shares alternative projects to inspire other uses with the kit.
The April Paper Pumpkin, Change is Beautiful, has enough supplies to create 9 - 4 ¼” x 5 ½” cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes, perfectly themed to commemorate a loved one’s journey through life changes like graduation, moving, career changes, and more. Here is the link to the video putting the kit together along with more ideas at the Paper Pumpkin Blog Site
When looking to create an alternative project using the kit supplies, I typically turn to the stamp set images first. There is a fun little floral image I stamped in Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo added to a strip of paper and adhered to each card.
I also decided to add some blending behind the Butterfly die cut. I typically cut 1 of each envelope for the pretty paper inside to use in a card as well.
The below card, I used one of the fun fold card bases and cut up the pieces to layer on the card along with a few of the die cuts.
Card Details
- Stamps - Change Is Beautiful paper Pumpkin
- Paper.
- Melon Mambo and Basic Black Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 score at 4 1/4
- Basic White Layers: 5 1/4 x 4 inside both cards; 5 x 3 3/4 & 4 1/4 x 3 layer on pink Melon Mambo card
- 3 x 1/2 and 2 x 1/2 strip with floral stamp added to each card
- Designer paper: I cut one of the Bermuda Bay card bases and used the side with the framed white space trimmed to 5 1/4 x 4. Added to this is a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 portion of the fun fold part of the card.
- I cut the Melon Mambo envelope and used 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 layer of it on the Melon Mambo card
- Die Cuts: Butterfly, Catepillar and Sun floral from the kit
- Ink
- Melon Mambo (from the kit)
- Crushed Curry
- Tip on blending: start with Crushed curry and add Melon Mambo around the curry.
- Granny Apple Green
- Bermuda Bay
- Other
- Kit Embellishments
- Blending Brushes
- Trimmer
- Adhesives: Seal, Multipurpose glue, Dimensionals -from kit
- Celebrating In Color Photopolymer Stamp Set
- Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Spot®
- (10) Printed card bases and In Color envelopes (card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
- (10) Printed In Color gift card holders - That means you can send your friends, family, or coworkers congratulatory words alongside a well-earned gift card to really show your appreciation for them.
- Foiled die cuts and Printed die cuts A
- Adhesive-backed In Color embellishments
- Tear & Tape Adhesive and dimensionals
- Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide
Jill Hamlett
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