Paper Pumpkin was definitely thinking spring with their April kit. There were supplies to make 9 lovely floral themed cards and an acetate gift box with wrap to give them as a gift.
For some reason I struggled a bit coming up with alternatives. Maybe it's because we've had so much rain (in fact it's raining right now) and even though I see things greening up a bit and my forsythia has bloomed, seeing the sun would be a welcome gift. Anyway, here's what I've come up with.
When creating my alternate projects, my first level is to use as much of the current kit as I can. My second level might be try and include stamps, inks and/or supplies you might have left over from a previous kit. My third level is bringing in products from our current catalogs.
This card is definitely a first level card. I did use my Stamparatus to repeat stamps the sentiment but you can stamp it freehand if you take your time or perhaps draw some horizontal lines you can erase later.
I would call this a level two card because I've brought in the Pool Party ink from the December kit and colored the white baker's twine from this month's kit using Poppy Parade ink from the March kit. When coloring the twine, you may want to protect your hands with rubber gloves unless you don't mind looking like you've done something sinister for a while. Place the twine on a piece of scrape paper and run the ink spot across it turning as you go. Make sure you give the twine plenty of time to dry before placing it on your card. I stamped off the Gray Granite ink before stamping onto the card to give the leaves a more subtle look.
Here I might call a level 2/3 card. I simply added a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" Whisper White base with a 4" x 5-1/4" Gray Granite layer but everything else is from the kit. I cut down the rose image to 3" x 3" and used the lining of one of the envelopes cut to 3-1/2" x 5" for the second layer. Again I stamped off the Gray Granite leaves before adding them to the image.
This card is another 2/3 level. Again I've used a Whisper White base with a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" So Saffron layer. So Saffron and Calypso Coral are two of the coordinating colors for the kit. Mint Macaron is another coordinating color but again I'm using Pool Party as it was included in the December kit. I colored the corrugated white strip under the sentiment with a sponge dauber and Calypso Coral ink.
To create the center medallion, I cut one of the card bases to 3-1/2" x 3-1/2". Step 1 to get the diagonal corners to cut the same, I lined up opposite points of the square with the 2" mark on my paper trimmer. I also did this in Step 2. Once those corners were cut, I placed the diagonal piece straight against the top trimmer guide between
My final project utilized one card base, some Whisper White cardstock, Poppy Parade ink from the March kit and Pool Party ink from December. Here's what's inside:
I'll be adding a video to this post on how I made this little gift box.
***UPDATED 4.24.19***
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