September Paper Pumpkin - Alternative Project #4

So my Paper Pumpkin class for the September kit is over and I can continue to share what we did as our alternatives - here is the FINAL alternative project from class - an adorable little candy basket.

 Tips

To duplicate you would use one of green/red treat boxes (or any color you like).  Using your snips - cut off the hooked tabs on the box curving, so all sections are alike.  Put box together with the adhesive strips; and using a maker - roll each petal down to toward the outside to form a little basket.  Punch a hole on two of the petals that are across from each other; and feed the wired raffia through each - bending it into a curve on the outside, so it will not pull back through.

Next we colored three leaves with blends and added the veins with Memento black.  Cluster them together with glue dots, and add to the handle with another glue dot or two.  Adhere a bow to the cluster, and a gem to the leaf; and you have a great little treat box.  I filled mine with caramels.  These would be adorable to set out for Fall - or use at each place setting at Thanksgiving!

Here they are all four of my alternatives for the September 2021 kit, featured one at a time over the last several days on my blog. Check them all out - and have fun!!

Let me know if you have any questions and stop back soon.  ~Maureen

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September Paper Pumpkin - Alternative Project #3

Paper Pumpkin class for the September kit is over and I can continue to share what we did as our alternatives - here is the third project - 

Tips

To duplicate you would use a Pumpkin Pie Card base; layer of Crumb Cake embossed with the Macrame embossing folder.  Sentiment from the kit stamped in Evening Evergreen.  The leaf from the kits stamped with the leaf veins in Evening Evergreen.  Pumpkin is three scalloped ovals punched with the Double Oval punch; a 3/4" piece of the wired raffia to make stem.  Thin strip of Soft succulent wrapped around a skewer to get the little curl.  The vine is the Sprig Punch twice; and the blossoms are the flower from the Strawberry builder punch.  All attached together with glue dots.  Below are the three punches I used.

Base is Pumpkin Pie 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" - this is a vertical card.  Basic White 1/2" x 2"; Pale Papaya 3/4" x 2 1/4"; Crumb Cake 4" x 5 1/4".   Adhere Crumb Cake layer to base; and pop up sentiment as shown on dimensionals.  Punch scalloped ovals out of one of the Pale Papaya treat boxes; and adhere to make the pumpkin.  Adhere the stem with a glue dot to the back of pumpkin and leaf; vines an blossoms with glue dots as shown.  Pop this entire cluster up on the card with dimensionals and add a couple champagne gems to the centers of the blossoms.  That was it - finish inside and envelope as you like.

Let me know if you have any questions and stop back soon to see the final alternative project for this kit.   

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September Paper Pumpkin - Alternative Project #2

So my Paper Pumpkin class for the September kit is over and I can continue to share what we did as our alternatives - here is the second project - we made a Joy Fold card -

Tips

For large card base (LCB) that will open to the left – you need a 4 ¼” x 8 1/4” piece of cardstock scored at 5 ½”, crease and put fold to the left. For small card base  (SCB) that will open to the right you need a 3” x 8” piece of cardstock scored at 4”, crease and put fold to the right.  Complete inside on LCB and front flap on LCB; as well as the inside on SCB and front flap on SCB with any layers and design you like in coordinating colors and DSP.  Open LCB to the left and with the SCB folded and crease to the right adhere it to inside of the LCB centered.  Open it and fold the left flap in, then the right flap over it.                       

Cardstock measurements:

Crumb Cake - 4 1/4"x 81/4" and 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"

Crushed Curry - 4" x 5 1/4" and 4" x 2 1/2"

Cajun Craze - 3 3/4" x 5"

DSP - 3 3/4" x 5", 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Basic White - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Using Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze Inks, sponge color onto the white side of four leaves from the kit.  Stamp leaf veins with a coordinating color.  Put card together as shown. Picture of inside is below.

Stamp Sentiments of your choice with Cajun Craze.  Assemble the card as in pictures.  Add a cluster of leaves and a single leaf with glue dots to the front of card as shown, and a linen thread bow with a dot of Tombow liquid glue  That was it - finish inside and envelope as you like.

Let me know if you have any questions and stop back soon to see the next of my alternative projects for this kit.

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Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen

September Paper Pumpkin - Alternative Project #1

So my Paper Pumpkin class for the September kit is over and I can now share what we did as our alternatives - here is the first project - 

Tips

To duplicate you would use a Very Vanilla Note Card and Envelope; the Maple leaf stamps and the Thank You Stamp from the kit; Pearls colored with Evening Evergreen Blend, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen stamp pads and Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen and Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Cardstock measurements:

Evening Evergreen - 2"x5" and 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

Soft Succulent - 1 3/4" x 5"

Very Vanilla - 2" x 2 1/2"

Stamp the maple leaf image in Soft Succulent as shown and add the veins of the leaf with Evening Evergreen.  Stamp Sentiment from kit with Evening Evergreen.  Layer as shown -- popping up the layers with sentiment on dimensionals.  Add pearls.  That was it - finish inside and envelope as you like.

Let me know if you have any questions and stop back soon to see the next of my alternative projects for this kit.

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Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen

Ghostly Skeletons from September's Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Today I'm sharing another fun alternative card that we made using the September Paper Pumpkin kit - as I mentioned last time - this kit comes right to your door.  It's different each month - but each month is great!  It can be treat boxes, cards, 3d items - but what ever it is - it will be great and you will be able to find a ton of creative alternative ideas online.  So here are the components of the September kit -

And here is one of the alternative cards we made.  I used a white card base, layer of Basic Black cardstock, and then we stamped the Pumpkin Pie layer with Black Memento ink using the Buffalo Check background stamp.    After the ink dried we added several images of skeletons using versamark to give them that ghostly look - before adding our other card components.

Here is a close up of those little skeletons - I just love the look for Halloween.

To sign up for Paper Pumpkin to come directly to your home - you can CLICK HERE!  You can pay month to month or just have it come as a monthly subscription.  All of my subscribers are invited to join me for a special Paper Pumpkin class each month where we can put our kits together and do alternatives if we like; plus they get a BONUS alternative project.  Or if you can't make the class and are a subscriber of mine - I will send you the alternative projects by email after class.  Stop back soon - I'm participating in a Christmas Card blog hop around the world - on Saturday!  ~Maureen

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Scary Paper Pumpkin Banner

Today I'm sharing a quick post that features a cute little September Paper Pumpkin kit alternative.  Below is the kit components we received.  It was made to make little treat boxes - but you can use it for so much more.  This kit comes to you monthly in the mail - each month features different projects - and if you haven't yet tried it, well, you just need too!  November's kit is a set of 24 Christmas gift tags - and they promise to be beautiful - but you must sign up by 11/10 to get yours - here's the LINK!

As soon as I saw those purple and black tags and the mini black clothespins - I immediately thought BANNER!

So we took the tags and alternated the colors - added the letters for SCARY - and a couple cute stamped skeletons for good measure - and created this adorable Halloween banner.

It is very lightweight - so here it is hung up on the bottom of a picture frame with just a couple glue dots.  When Halloween is done, I can pull off the glue dots and put away till next year.

 

Hope you liked this fun Paper Pumpkin alternative - stop by over the next few days as I share more Halloween ideas - and get your SPOOKY Crafting On!  ~Maureen

 

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