Well, my birthday month has come and just about gone. The best way to end it, is with a blog hop of course! This month we are sharing ideas with a floral theme, hence “All About the Flowers”. It was so hard to choose just one card, but I was able to narrow it down and what I went with is an alternative card using Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Pumpkin March 2024 kit. You can actually make this card with any DSP, but I just wanted to show you first, how amazing these kits are and second, how easy it is to make alternatives.
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| Alternative Cards |
MATERIALS NEEDED
Stamp Set: March Paper Pumpkin – Memorable Meadows
Paper:
Basic White CS: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”
Fresh Freesia CS: 4 5/8” x 4” (cut down into three equal pieces of 4 ¼” x 1 3/8”)
Basic White CS: scraps
Designer Series Paper (DSP): 4 1/8” x 3 ¾”
Ink: Garden Green; Fresh Freesia
Tools/Accessories: Modern Oval Punch sequins
Lately, it seems the Paper Pumpkin kits come with card bases that are printed on the front and back of a folded card. Well, I think that is silly to waste such pretty paper to be the back of a card. What I have been doing is slicing the card in half and using one half to make the card as they intended and a second card as an alternative. My design today is using the card base cut in half as my DSP, this will be an alternative card you can make.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Use the scoring board to score a 5 ½” x 8 ½” piece of basic white cardstock along the long side at 4 ¼”. Fold in half to create the base.
Step 2: Adhere the fresh freesia card stock to the center of the card base.
Step 3: Adhere the three strips of DSP onto the fresh freesia. If you struggle to place all the pieces equal distance, I find it easier to first place the outside pieces, then the center.
Step 4: Stamp the sentiment in garden green ink on a piece of scrap basic white card stock. Punch this out using the modern oval punch. Then sponge the edge with fresh freesia ink. Using the same ink, stamp a flower towards the right hand side of the punched oval. Adhere this to the card front with dimensionals.
Step 5: Next embellish the card front with sequins.
I am very pleased with my alternative and I hope you enjoyed it as well. Be sure to check back regularly. I really love sharing my projects with my stampin’ friends! Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated. When you are done here, be sure to hop on over to Barb’s page!!
As a bonus, here is a 6"x6" scrapbook spread I made also using the Paper Pumpkin kit. The patterned pieces are also the card bases that come with the kit. The patterned paper on the right hand side is actually the envelope!
See you next month!
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| The intended cards for March 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit |