May 2019 Paper Pumpkin alternative

June 6, 2019


Hi friends!

This is my first blog post using Blogger so I hope all goes well.

My name is Mary Dekoning and I am a Canadian Independent Stampin' Up demonstrator however you will see me using other products as well. I love making cards that have 3D flowers and also shabby chic or vintage cards.

I was first introduced to Stampin' Up at a home party that I attended 1 1/2 years ago. I was spending a lot of money with Stampin' Up so I decided to become a demonstrator. It's a great way to get a discount;) I love that Stampin' Up has paper, ink, DSP(designer series paper) and embellishments that all match. It saves a lot of frustration and headaches!

My first card that I am going to show you is using the May 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit. This is the second Paper Pumpkin kit that I have received and they are awesome!The kit provides the cards and matching envelopes, an ink spot, a stamp set that is exclusive to the kit, embellishments and adhesives. It also includes instructions or you can choose to think outside of the box and make your own designs.

The May kit came with note cards and I prefer standard size cards-----so here we go.

For this card I cut one of the blue bird patterned note cards in half just below the score line. I then cut the patterned card stock into 1 1/2" strips. The very vanilla card stock from the back of the card was cut into 1 5/8" strips and adhered behind the patterned card stock. I had a piece of Pool Party card stock which matches some of the cards in the kit and cut it to 5 1/4" X 3 3/4". I adhered the strips evenly to this piece and then added a piece of the Pretty Peacock velvet ribbon (which was included in the kit) across the bottom. For the included tag I stamped off once and stamped a bird. I also included an included flower embellishment.I cheated and used a sentiment from another stamp set;). I attached that and then attached the whole panel using the included dimensionals  to a Very Vanilla card base cut at 5 1/2" X 8" and scored at 4".

Since you cannot leave the inside of a card naked I once again stamped off once with Pool Party ink and stamped  3 birds. You can hardly see it in the picture but in real life it looks very good if I do say so myself! It also ties the card together. You can stamp any sentiment inside or leave the card blank to write your own note.

I hope that you like this card. If I can be of any assistance to you please leave a comment and I will return it promptly (that is this blog post works -lol)

Don't forget that we have a new catalog from which you can now order.

Happy card making, Mary