Hello my friends. It’s time for our monthly A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop. A blog hop filled with alternate ideas using contents from the monthly kit. This month our kit is – Hello Pumpkin – a fun kit for all things fall!
This kit makes adorable treat holders that can be decorated for any fall occasion – Halloween, Thanksgiving, or just fall colors. There a ton of die cut pieces to mix and match. The cracker box style treats are double sided so you can choose to show the plaid or the striped side. I’m planning to make mine to use at Thanksgiving this year – I’ll put one on every spot at the table – fill them with something yummy – maybe caramels! Yum!
With my left over pieces I decided to make some fun fall note cards. The great thing about the Note Cards & Envelopes – is that they are quick because your card base is cut and scored. All you have to do is decorate the front and add your note on the inside.
Fall Note Cards – Cornucopia
The first thing I thought of was to take the witch hat and turn it into a cornucopia. To do that, flip it over and add lines to the back with a Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends. Use both the dark and light blends and leave some open spots so it looks like a basket or straw and not solid. To give it some texture I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing folder. To give it more of a cone look I trimmed off part of the brim.
I thought the scalloped edge of the cracker box would be a fun edge on my note card. To do that trim off 1/4″ from the front of the note card. Trim one end off the cracker box. Then glue that to the front lining the bottom edge up with the base of the card back. Stamp Give Thanks. Add flowers, leaves, curly bits, and a little bow to complete the look.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Card stock – Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
- Paper Trimmer
- Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends
- Paper Snips
- Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
- Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing folder
- Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Fall Note Cards – Hello Tiles
The die cut tile pieces were pretty all on their own just added to the front of a note card. Stamp Hello across a strip of Whisper White card stock to add over the front. I actually cut the stamp apart so I could just use the Hello. When I want to use the full phrase I’ll just mount both pieces on the block together again. The coordinating colors of flowers were from the kit. This turned out to be such a clean and simple look.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Card stock – Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes, Whisper White card stock
- Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Fall Note Cards – Hello Pumpkin
Trim down the center panel of the cracker box and use it as a layer on a card like I did for this third idea. It has the scored lines to give it just a little extra interest. This card is quick and easy to finish with the pumpkin element and a banner from the kit.
Supply List
The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:
- Card stock – Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
I hope you like this trio of note cards. Adding a pack of Whisper White Note cards & envelopes makes it easy to get creative with the left over elements and pieces from your monthly kit. Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.
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These are all great, Monika, but that cornucopia is sheer genius!
Love the simplicity and clean lines of these note cards, thank you for sharing.