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 called Sending Hearts and it’s about sending love for Valentine’s or any time at all.  Some sweet card come in the kit and you can purchase an add-on if you want to make treat boxes too.  Or check out my alternates for a way to turn your cards into treat holders.

This kit comes with supplies to make 8 cards plus the stamp set, ink spot and a roll of ribbon (that was a fun surprise I thought).  This year Paper Pumpkin had cards in the kit with an add on option to create treats.  I think last year it was the other way around.  But not everyone needs treats so the main kit is cards.

I have two ideas for you today – well three actually – two with the kit and one with the add-on. 

Snail Mail card

This first idea is just an alternate card that I want to make and include the cute Snail Mail Designer Series Paper from the mini catalog.  I also wanted to take each printed card base and cut it into two pieces to create 2 cards.  So I added card stock, the designer paper, and I used Stampin’ Blends for coloring.  The tiny epoxy heart from the kit was colored with a Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends to make it red instead of pink.

Supply List

The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:

• Card stock – Smoky Slate, Basic White
• Snail Mail Designer Series Paper
• Memento Black ink
• Stampin’ Blends – Smoky Slate combo, Bermuda Bay light, Pool Party dark, Poppy Parade dark

Snail Triangle Treat

My second idea was to take the card and cut it in half to create treat holders.  The existing score line is at 4-1/4″, so I added two more score lines half way – 2-1/8″.  Then folded them up to create a triangle treat holder.  Each original card would make two treats. Stamp the hearts and flowers in the background, stamp and color the snail and cut him out.  I added ribbon and some of the epoxy shapes that I colored to make them red.  To secure the candy inside use some glue dots – my candy is a small york peppermint patty.  Yum!

Supply List

The additional supplies that I added to complete this project were:

• Card stock – Basic White
• Memento Black ink
• Stampin’ Blends – Pool Party combo, Poppy Parade combo

Little Love Boxes

This bonus project uses the Little Love Boxes add-on.  I didn’t actually use the Paper Pumpkin kit because I got the add-on first and wanted to make something quick.  I used ribbon and a stamp set from my stash.  If you turn over the little labels you can use the white side instead of the pink.  The Add-on comes with the tiny boxes, the snail die cuts and the label die cuts.  These are still available to order with a regular Stampin’ Up! order. 

Supply List

These are the supplies for this project (I didn’t use the regular Paper Pumpkin kit but you could use those stamps instead):

• Card stock – Basic White
• Real Red Ink
• Lovely You stamp set (or use the set that came in the Paper Pumpkin kit)
  
• Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack

I hope you liked this alternate idea for the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit. Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.

The Blog Hop Continues

To continue through go and click on the next blog in the list below. The ideas from everyone in the blog hop are always so amazing!  If you are seeing this in your email you may need to click on the title of this to view the full post on my website and see the blog list. 

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