It’s time for the January Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop sharing alternate ideas for the January 2018 kit – Heartfelt Love Notes. This kit has a fun Valentine/Love Themed stamp set and is packed with supplies for 16 cards that you can add a little treat to.
I went really simple this time for my alternate idea. I haven’t yet had a chance to put my kit together or even play with it. I was running out of time to create something yesterday and by the time I was done it was dark. So my photos are not the best – they are always better when I take them in the day light.
For my project I decided to make some little notes using the stamp set and ink plus a couple of left over bits from the kit and a few other products that I had in my craft room. I had the new Narrow Note Cards and Envelopes on my table so I grabbed some of those to create my alternate idea. They are small – 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″.
If you save the vellum from your kit after you punch out the die cut pieces you can use that as a mask and sponge a heart on the little note card and on the envelope. Be careful along the edges or grab another scrap or two to cover up anything you don’t want sponged on the outside of the heart. I used a Stampin’ Sponge and Flirty Flamingo ink. On the instruction sheet for the Paper Pumpkin kit it gives you a list of coordinating colors. You could use a different color of pink ink too.
I stamped the words in the Rich Razzleberry ink that came with the kit. Then I grabbed my Cookie Cutter Builder Punch to punch a little heart from the left over Flirty Flamingo sticker sheet scraps. You could also use a little tiny heart die cut or another punch with a tiny heart. Stampin’ Up! has had various ones over the years. I added the little heart to the notecard – you don’t even need adhesive since its from the sticker scraps.
I sponged and stamped the envelopes too. That’s it – super simple!
The Paper Pumpkin kits are a fun little escape and everyone comes up with so many creative ways to stretch them. Its a perfect crafty gift any time of year – the kits come with everything and new subscribers will get the clear block in their first box. You can Sign Up yourself or someone else Here. Sign up by Feb. 10th to receive the February kit.
And now it’s time to move on and see the rest of the gang’s creativity! Next up is Carolynn Sander. Just click on her name or the next button to visit her blog. I always love her scrapbook ideas using the Paper Pumpkin kits. I can’t wait to see what she has created with this one.
Here is the rest of the Blog Hop List in case you get lost along the hop or just want to jump around.
It’s time for the November Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop sharing alternate ideas for the November 2017 kit – Back in Plaid. It’s the companion to the October kit. And it’s the most popular Paper Pumpkin kit we have ever had!
This November kit is so cute as is! The stockings are adorable and perfect for so many things. I want to fill them with little goodies and I’m thinking of leaving them at my neighbors houses. But I wanted to create an alternate idea for you too. And I had a silly idea. I tried coming up with other ideas but kept coming back to this one. It’s a bit “out of the box”. Yes literally we will be using the Paper Pumpkin boxes for this one!
Bean Bags! Yes – Stocking Bean Bags for a Toss Your Stocking Game! It’s the perfect solution if you needed a fun idea for your kids class – a simple game that even the little ones can play. Turn the stockings into Bean Bags. It’s super easy – I actually came up with three different ways to create the bean bags. First for all of them – turn the stockings so the seams are on the inside – you can use a bone folder to help get all the edges pushed out really well. Then fill each one with beans – I just bought dried beans at the grocery store – the cheapest bag I could find. Now you can do any one of these things for closing up your bag.
Use a sewing machine and run a stitch across the stocking near the bottom of the plaid design. Then turn the cuff over the edge.
Use some safety pins and pin the stocking shut along the bottom of the plaid design. Then turn the cuff over the edge. This way you can easily undo it later and use the stockings for something else.
Turn the cuff first and then use thread – I used clear thread. And hand stitch the top shut.
Here is a look at how I set up the game:
I used the October and November Paper Pumpkin boxes to create the boxes for throwing the bean bags into. I used a craft knife to cut right around the Paper Pumpkin logo in the top of each box. I used some Washi Tape on the edges to make them smooth. The Pick a Pattern tape is black and white and coordinates perfectly.
Arrange the boxes however you wish. I placed them end to end. Giving more points if you got the bag in the hole from the box that was further away. I assigned 3 points. Then 2 points for the close box. And 1 point if its just touching the box but not in the hole. You could do the points however you want. I was trying to take my photos and kept throwing the stockings in trying to get more points – I think I played for a good 30 minutes all by myself!
I hope you like this fun out of the box idea!
But I also made an alternate card. I actually used the stamp sets from both kits and added card stock and a couple of other things to create my card.
I went with the Dapper Denim ink in the November kit and focused on the snowflakes in the kits. I drew a grid in pencil on a Whisper White square and stamped the large snowflake on each intersection. I made sure my ink was dry and then erased the pencil lines. I went back and stamped the small snowflake in between. It’s layered on a Dapper Denim card base.
The greeting is stamped on Whisper White and punched with the Everyday Label punch and trimmed to make a narrow label. I added Silver Thread to the back and Rhinestones to the front . Oh and the card base is embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder – that may be a little hard to see in the photo. A quick card that I just finished last night.
If you want to see what I did with the coordinating October kit check it out HERE.
The Paper Pumpkin kits are a fun little escape and everyone comes up with so many creative ways to stretch them. Its a perfect gift this Holiday Season – the kits come with everything and new subscribers will get the clear block in their first box. You can Sign Up yourself or someone else Here. Sign up by Dec. 10th to receive the December kit.
And now it’s time to move on and see the rest of the gang’s creativity! Next up is the funny and creative Dena Rekow. Just click on her name or the next button to visit her blog. She always has me smiling!
Here is the rest of the Blog Hop List in case you get lost along the hop or just want to jump around.
It’s time for the October Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop sharing alternate ideas for the October 2017 kit – Pining for Plaid.
This time I have a quick idea for you. My favorite thing to do is to use Note Cards with the pieces from my Paper Pumpkin kits to make it go a little further.
For this kit we have the pretty card bases in the Old Olive plaid pattern. I took one of those and cut it into 4 pieces giving me enough for 4 note cards. Then I used the left over bits to decorate it. I still have plenty of bits left to do more. I’m in the middle of prepping for some other classes so my play time was minimal.
I added the Whisper White Note Cards and some Gold Thread plus Old Olive ink. I stamped one of the left over circle bits – this one looks like an ornament with the gold top. And used up an extra set of the banners. Super quick an easy.
If you didn’t notice this kit also coordinates with the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper in our Holiday Catalog. So you could pull in some of that paper if you don’t want to cut up your card bases like I did for this card design.
Don’t forget the this October kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin kit too! Be sure to be an active subscriber by Nov. 10 to get the November kit.
And now on it’s time to move on to the talented Andrea and see what creative ideas she has in store for us with this month’s kit. Just click the next button to visit her blog.
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It’s time for another Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop sharing alternate ideas for the September 2017 kit – Layered Leaves.
Lately I really love the Paper Pumpkin Kits just the way they are. I want to make the projects that are in them and don’t want to use up the supplies to make something different. It’s a real struggle. And this kit was no different. So what I decided to do was set aside all the pieces that I needed to make the projects as intended and then see what was left over. And work only with those left overs to create my alternate ideas.
For this Layered Leaves kit there is quite a bit left over – not the boxes or the card bases and envelopes but a bunch of the leaves and tags. So I decided to focus on those. First I created this card.
All I added was Soft Suede card stock and an embossing folder. I wanted to mimic the kit – and the cards and boxes are embossed. I used the new Dynamic folder called Layered Leaves – ha – it has the same name as this kit! Surely it was meant to be. Plus it’s probably my favorite embossing folder right now. All the rest came from my kit. The gold foil strip is from the sheet of Gold Foil Leaf stickers – I just cut an edge off that sheet and it’s adhesive so it sticks right to the front of my card. I used a left over piece of the metallic Baker’s Twine and pulled out the metallic piece leaving me just the twine which I tied on the tag. I cut the metallic bit in half and the folded it up and stuck it to the back of the tag – like little sticks or tendrils hanging out with those leaves. And that’s it.
Then I decided to make a set of tags – they are sized to fit inside one of those pillow boxes from the kit. So you could use that as a little gift for someone.
For these I added the Soft Suede card stock, the Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder, the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and Linen Thread. And some Old Olive ink to stamp the small leaf on each tag. I cut the card stock 2″ wide, punch the top end and embossed. On each one I added a leaf from the kit and a tag.
And believe it or not I still have more pieces left. How far can you stretch your left over kit supplies?
Don’t forget the next two month’s of Paper Pumpkin are coordinated kits for the holidays! Be sure to be an active subscriber by Oct. 10 to get the October kit.
And now on it’s time to move on to the talented Cathy Caines and see what she has in store for us with this month’s kit. Just click the next button to visit her blog.
Here is the rest of the Blog Hop List in case you get lost.
Something exciting is coming soon – two perfectly coordinated crafting kits filled with projects for your holiday card making and gifting needs. Fun, easy and ready for you to get creative!
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I have a couple of cards that I made using the August Paper Pumpkin Kit – Giftable Greetings. For these I’ve used the stamp set and the ink that came in the monthly kit and then added some card stock that I had already on hand.
The Thinking of You card also has some Pearls and Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine added to it. The Sympathy card has an added strip of Designer Series Paper that’s been stapled on.
I just received my September kit and plan to play with it this weekend to create an alternate idea for this month’s A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop happening on the 28th. So be sure to stop in an see all the ideas that our group has.
This month – August 2017 – we are sharing alternate ideas using the Giftable Greetings Paper Pumpkin Kit. The kit came with supplies to make 8 cards, a gift box and tags. Lately I’ve been pretty happy with the project just as they are. And this month was no different but for some reason I had another idea for the little gift box. It is really a pretty little box and while it is perfect to fit the cards and envelopes inside that’s not what I did with it. I turned it into a bank for saving money toward something fun – like a new stamp set or bundle or if you are a demo you could save money to pay for the next OnStage event! And then I designed a card that would go along with the box to say Congrats You Did It!
Here is a little more info on the box. I used the Classic Label punch to make a guide for my hole in the plastic cover. Punch out card stock and then use snail or a glue dot to place it where you want the hole. I used a self healing mat and a craft knife to cut the hole out (it’s an old Stampin’ Up! craft knife).
To make the hole prettier from the front I used a scrap of Night of Navy card stock and first punched the Classic Label punch and then went around the opening with the new Everyday Label punch (coming out on Sept. 1 in the Holiday Catalog). I then trimmed down each side with my cutter so I had a nice frame to go around the cut hole.
Inside the box I added a piece of Calypso Coral card stock. I stamped a few flowers on it and glued down a couple of the little flowers from the kit. I finished with the ribbon, tag and pieces from the kit. Now each week save some money inside your box and work you way to something fun. Or gift it to someone that needs to save for something special and then give them this card once they achieve their goal.
For this card I used a piece of Night of Navy card stock for the base and then took one of the cards from the kit and cut it up – the front piece was cut to 5″ x 3-3/4″ and used on the front of my card. The back piece was trimmed to 5-1/4″ x 4″ and used on the inside of my card. I stamped You Did It on a strip of Pool Party to add to the Congrats oval. The rest of the elements are left over pieces from the kit including the Navy Baker’s Twine.
August 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit – Giftable Greetings alternate ideas
Good luck on saving some money for a special Stampin’ Up! treat.
Don’t forget about the Paper Pumpkin special for new subscribers – save 50% on your September Kit.
Now get ready to visit some more creative demos as you hop through the rest of the Blog Hop. Next up is Jennifer Hill– be sure to check out her creativity – click the next button to get to her blog and if you get lost along the way then just go to the link list below and pick up where you left off.
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