As I close the doors to my "business" and transition back to being a hobby crafter, this will be my last Paper Pumpkin kit. I met with my last group on Wednesday and although I will miss them, I will now be able to venture in any crafting direction I want. I won't have to feel like I have to use the latest products while some of my old favorites sit on the shelf, I won't feel the pressure of being forced to work with colors that may not be my favorites, but the best thing of all is - I have my dining room back!
The kit has supplies to make 24 tags but knowing my stampers would want some card alternatives, I put some together for them.
For the card on the left I pulled out a piece of 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" of Whisper White cardstock folded at 4-1/4" and used Pool Party ink to stamp the snowflakes for the background. NOTE: I wanted an extra light Pool Party color so I stamped off first in the area where the tag would cover it, then stamped around the perimeter of the card base. The rest of the elements are from the kit.
The card on the right is a Shaded Spruce cardstock base with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Soft Suede cardstock that has been embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3-D embossing folder then sponged with Soft Suede ink, mounted onto a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Early Espresso cardstock and layered to the front. I stamped the holly in Mint Macaron ink and hand cut the image out. I trimmed some of the white off the holly leaves from the kit and layered them together. I added some Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels for berries. The sentiment is from the October kit.
The card on the left starts with a base of Pool Party cardstock stamped with the snowflake from the October kit and the small snowflakes from this month's kit in Pool Party. I used the Sprig Punch and Shaded Spruce cardstock to add three sprigs to the sled and the Red Rhinestones. Everything else is from the kit.
The card on the right started with a base of Real Red and a layer of Whisper White that has been embossed with the Subtle 3-D embossing folder then sponged in the center with Pool Party. I glued the cardinal to a piece of Basic Black cardstock and trimmed around it then layered all the pieces from the kit. Again you'll notice I trimmed away the extra white from the holly leaves.
I've already seen some great card ideas on Pinterest so you'll be able to get a variety of projects from this kit and be ready to send your cards out right after Thanksgiving!
Wishing you a holiday filled with good memories that is spent with family and/or friends!
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