Would you believe ----- more cards using the Hope Kit, Paper Pumpkin from August.
Would you believe ----- more cards using the Hope Kit, Paper Pumpkin from August.
Enjoy these cards I made using elements of the August Paper Pumpkin Kit.
I love creating alternative cards with Paper Pumpkin Kits I would love to see your finished creations that are inspired by this tutorial!
Today is my alternative card ideas using the August 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit – Hope Box.
2- On the White card (that you cut off from the back of the Melon Mambo piece) create a blend of colors using Blending Brushes and Bumblebee, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, & Blackberry Bliss. Trim down to 4” x 5 ¼” and remove the top section at 1 ¾”.
Place the greeting on the top of the Blended Background and the bottom right corner of the Melon Mambo piece.
4- Swap pieces so you have a blended piece with a Melon Mambo piece then add to your cardbases. I placed the Blended Background pieces on top for each of my cards – see images above.
5- Randomly stamp the flower image from the stamp set that came in the kit with Pool Party ink on the Pool Party 1” strip. Then cut down the middle to create two ½” x 4” pieces.
6- Attach the strip over the seam between the two papers on the cardbase.
7- Cut each banner in around the half mark making one side small and the other a little bigger. I cut some at 2” and others at 1 ¾”. Mix and match patterns and sizes, then attach them to the card with dimensionals. Make sure not to cover any of the greeting. Add sequins.
All Done!
Wow - it's been almost a month since I posted anything! Life sometimes gets in the way. This past week I was at Ocean Isle Beach for a whole week. We had such a great time that we are going to book a condo again for next year. We started our trip by driving to Pinehurst on Friday, meeting up with Ashley and having dinner and drinks at a brewery there that Sonny had gone to with the guys a few days before on a golfing trip. From there we drove to Fayetteville and spent the night there since Ashley had been at Ft Bragg for a couple of days and we were able to share the room with her thanks to the Army! On Saturday, we drove to Wilmington for the night and explored around Wilmington and had dinner on the pier at Wrightsville Beach. Sunday we headed over to Carolina Beach to have some delicious Britt Donuts on the boardwalk. They have been in operation for over 80 years! They offer one-of-a-kind handmade, raised doughnuts in one variety - glazed! They are made from scratch and follow the original 1939 recipe without using any premixed ingredients or preservatives. As you place your order or sit at the counter (as we did), you see doughnuts being rolled, cut, fried, and glazed. They are served warm and melt in your mouth. We ordered a dozen and they were all gone when we left!! Yes, I need to get back to Weight Watchers!!
When we were at the Friday night concert, I was talking to the lady sitting beside me. It turns out that she was originally from Charlotte & we went to the same high school! She asked me what year I graduated from South (1966) and when I told her she said "you're old!". How rude! She graduated in 1969 but Sonny & Ashley both told me she definitely looked older than me by about 5 years.
I've been having fun with the June Paper Pumpkin. I love the little camper that is in the kit and wish that it was also a stamp and not just part of the card. The kit is called The Adventure Begins and contains the materials to create 12 full size cards with coordinating preprinted envelopes. The kit made three different tri-fold cards with a peek through to one of the inside panels. The colors and designs are great! Of course, as you know, I usually made one each of the cards as shown in the directions and use all the other bits and pieces to make several more different cards.
Back again! Monday posts don't usually work for me unless I get it done on Sunday & schedule it for Monday. I play canasta Hand & Foot every Monday and love that game. Yesterday I took a "walk about" at WalMart. I got about 25 of these great clear pouches for less than $1 each. I am going to use them to store each month's Paper Pumpkin Kits. It takes up much less than the boxes do & I can see most of the elements from the kit without opening the pouch. Maybe you have some good uses for them in your craft room.
Day #3! I played bridge today with friends at my house. Can you believe the COVID numbers are going up again?!! I talked to Ashley yesterday & she told me the number of cases in Maryland (where she lives) is 64 per 100,000 whereas in NC where I live the number is 197 per 100,000. We were planning a trip to Tennessee the end of August but their numbers are even higher - 265 out of 100,000. So, we have booked a condo at Ocean Isle that has a full kitchen so we will enjoy the beach, Sonny will enjoy the golfing and we'll cook most of our meals ourself, limiting our contacts.
Here are a few more of the cards from Quarterly using the All Squared Away bundle.
I'm on a roll - two days in a row!! I have lots more cards from Quarterly to share with you. Unfortunately, I don't know who made each of these cards! I was in charge of lining the gals up for the swap and that was like herding cats!