Paper Pumpkin Christmas Kit...

As I finished working with the October 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit, I was soooo delighted! I followed tutorials from a couple different peeps who showcase doing alternative cards with the supplies in the kit. By the end, I had made thirty cards (with makings for five more) AND completed matching envelopes. I have a challenge for myself to make five Christmas cards a month during the year but had missed two months in a row, which made me feel short supplied...

These two are what the kit was supposed to make, five of each. I made one each...

I made one each of these three. They didn't knock my socks off but I'm happy to have them for my stash...

This one, I thought, was very, very clever. The kit comes with ten envelopes that are embossed with the silver trees on the bottom. Creative Chelsea, on YouTube, cut each envelope into thirds and created this. I found it to be very elegant! I made five but have five other envelopes that can also be broken apart..

These three, I absolutely loved and made three each! The first card on the left was using the negative space of the vellum trees, which are on card number three here on the right. I thought this was SOOOOOO clever! 

The last task of this month, is to get these addressed and postal. Then, I can start ALL OVER again in January with my challenge to "Make Five Christmas Cards a Month"... who's with me?

Our Personal Christmas Cards

This was such a wonderful Paper Pumpkin kit for October. It was supposed to make eight cards but I stretched it to sixteen...

This was my favorite! I turned four into eight. I really love the layout and I can see it working for many other cards. Let's see if I actually ever get around to CASEing this elsewhere. You know me... the speed demon! LOL
 

The kit came with words in other languages that I will never use. I watched a video of a woman who used those other words to be an embellishment under the wreath. How freakin' clever is that!! 

These now need matching envelopes so that's next on my agenda before they go postal. Merry Christmas peeps and may the holidays hold all the joy you wish... 

We'll Weather Together...

 Paper Pumpkin kit for March 2020, "No Matter the Weather" could not have been any more appropriate for what's going on in our world right now with the COVID-19 Coronavirus. These were very fun to put together...

 I made four of these. OBVIOUS that the roll of twine enclosed wasn't going to do ALL the cards in the kit, I used my own orange twine on these...

 I made three of these. I think they'd be great "congratulations on your pregnancy" cards. TWO family members are pregos... how fun!!

I LOVED this card! So apropos. I know exactly who could use this reminder. Yes, we ARE all in this together... stay well, stay sane and stay safe peeps. :)

Paper Pumpkin February 2020, Lovely Day

 My first "official" paper Pumpkin kit arrived last week. I dived in almost immediately. My kit was sent on the second wave and because of that, I saw LOTS of inspiration in the Paper Pumpkin Facebook Group from mid-month on. All nine of these are what is supposed to come out of the kit. I did cut all card bases in half so, there are potentially nine more I can make. THEY will be "alternatives" since I've used up all the die-cuts and foil stickers...

 I did this one first, adding the strip of razzleberry between the two pink background papers. I also cut the pieces down so there would be a white border all the way around...

This one had a slightly colored background that we stamped the flower over. I added more color with a paint brush and the enclosed Rococo Rose ink spot. I colored in the center with a yellow colored pencil and then added Glossy Accents to that same center and added glittery Nuvo drops to the berries...

 This one I colored in the cake with my Prismacolor Pencils, doing my best to match the card base. I maybe, did it ok? It's not a perfect match but it'll work. :)

What a BEAUTIFUL and fun kit this was! I can't wait to work on alternatives...

Update: 3-29-20 A couple alternatives using the stamp set and altering the enclosed envelope...

Update 4-6-20 Completed these alternatives this past weekend. More of the stamp set, Copic colored, inserts from envelopes as background paper, vellum, LOTS of bling and a layered "smile" die-cut. NICE!!

Paper Pumpkin Kit...

All these cards were made from the February 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit called "Grown With Kindness". It is one of three I purchased from my mentor on my last visit to her in mid-January out in California...

As soon as I returned home to New Jersey, I made one each of the three card designs that were intended to come from the kit.

 These three are "alternatives". Fortunately, there are many examples of alternatives on both Instagram AND Pinterest...

 Two more alternatives. The "friend" die is from Simon Says Stamp...

When I finished the cards, I got out my Gelli-plate, acrylic paints and stencils and used the envelopes from the kit to make them as matchy matchy as possible to send with the cards... not too bad, eh?

I've heard about Paper Pumpkin for years but had never seen and felt one in person. Now that I have, I'm sold!! This kit was wicked awesome! Total # of cards made is eleven. In the first picture, all that is left from the kit is shown in the bottom left corner. Two card backs and some miscellaneous pieces. I cut card backs, when used, down to two pieces and mounted them on my own 110# card back. I also signed up to receive more Paper Pumpkin kits in the future, the first coming in THIS month. I CANNOT wait... :)