April 11, 2021

Paper Pumpkin Alternate Project – March 2021

The March 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Here’s To You, includes the exclusive Here’s To You Stamp Set featuring beautifully designed stamps including sentiments for several occasions. It also includes enough supplies to create eight cards and coordinating envelopes. Nature-lovers will appreciate the beauty and adventure of March’s marvelous kit. The Coordinating colors for this kit are: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray

March’s kit contains an exciting bonus; a set of four unique, reusable stencils and a stamping sponge!

I never seem to have enough masculine cards. This month’s kit is so well suited for creating cards that are masculine and feminine. The card I’m showcasing uses a few more supplies and tools, but is still super simple to make.

I started by getting my stamping, embossing and cutting done first. I took the kit piece with the sun and mountains and cut around the image. I embossed the image using the Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder, then I cut the image using the circle die from the Stitched Shapes Dies. Next I Stamped the sentiment on Basic Black cardstock using Versamark and heat embossed it using white embossing powder. The sentiment was hand cut with the ends at a diagonal. I also stamped tree images on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock (4/4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″). Lastly, I cut pieces from the card stock from the kit into 1/2″ x 3″ strips.

To put it altogether, I adhered the colored strips to the Crumb Cake piece. I used the linen thread from the kit and made a figure eight, attached it to the back of the circle piece with glue dots, and cut the bottom loops. The circle was attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I attached the sentiment using a Stampin’ Dimensional on the left and a glue dot on the right. Then, the whole card front was attached to a standard sized Crumb Cake cardstock base.

Here are some additional samples; another alternate card and two cards that were created after I used all the pieces from the original kit.

What’s Paper Pumpkin? Paper Pumpkin is a monthly crafting subscription. The box you receive each month contains all the materials you need to craft with ease, from adhesive to precut paper. All you need to do is follow the crafting instructions and assemble the pieces to create a Stampin’ Up! card or project.

This subscription box also doubles as a STAMP subscription box. Every month, as part of your subscription, you’ll receive a unique, decorative stamp set and at least one ink spot. The stamp sets are ideal for all types of crafting projects. Plus, Paper Pumpkin doesn’t repeat an ink color in a 12-month period, so you’ll quickly collect a variety of reusable stamps and ink spots.

Want to join the fun? You can subscribe to Paper Pumpkin with me at: https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=2204514. In addition to the subscription, you receive an invite to my Paper Pumpkin Private Facebook group. I use this group to communicate Paper Pumpkin information, ideas, and video tutorials and additional materials for my Paper Pumpkin alternate projects.

Below are the additional tools and products I used for this month’s alternate project. Click on the photos to view the product detail information or click the buttons to add items to your shopping cart.

STAMPS, DIES, EMBOSSING FOLDERS