Paper Pumpkin October 2016 Season of Gratitude

Today I had a guest stamper at my house- My mom!  We had fun making cards with the Season of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit (October 2016)!  Here are the alternate ideas the two of us came up with.  Enjoy!

These aren't shaker cards.  They are flat!  We were creative with our sequins so we could make some cards that were easier to mail.  Use adhesive to attach the sequins, and skip the dimensional part.

A white chalk or gel pen makes a fun argyle!

To make a faux layer, first rip some scrap paper.  Use as a mask and sponge colors on the white card stock.  It gives your card dimension without adding bulk!

How did my mom get those leaves on the Delightful Dijon card stock??  She used the punched-out part of the leaf paper as a stencil!

I hope you got a few ideas for your October Paper Pumpkin Kit!  My mom and I had a fun afternoon!  Remember, as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can order additional kits and refills (while supplies last).

Happy Stamping!

Patrice

October Stamp Club

Shaker Cards are so much fun!  I demonstrated this card that gives a Christmas card a little extra pizzazz!

stamps:

Wonderful Year

paper:

Real Red (5 ½” x 8 ½” plus frame)

Whisper White

Window Sheet

Candy Cane Lane Designer Paper (4 ¼” x 5”)

ink:

Real Red

accessories:

medium envelope- Whisper White

Real Red ¾” Stitched Edge Ribbon

Mica Flakes Trio Pack

Foam Adhesive Strips

Embossing Buddy

Big Shot

Layering Squares Framelits

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Tear and Tape

TIPS:

-Use the embossing buddy on the Foam Strips BEFORE you pull off the backing.  Then the things will shake, not stick!

stamps:

Badges and Banners

Lovely as a Tree

paper:

Basic Black (5 ½” x 8 ½” and 1 3/4 “ x 5 ¼” and 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”)

Delightful Dijon (4” x 5 ¼”)

Very Vanilla (2” x 3”)

Warmth & Cheer Designer Paper Stack (1 ½” x 5 ¼”)

ink:

Delightful Dijon

Archival Basic Black

accessories:

medium envelope- Very  Vanilla

punch- duet banner

Mini Pinecones

dimensionals

mini glue dots

TIP:

-Attach the mini pinecone to the back of the banner with a mini glue dot.  Then add dimensionals and attach to the card.

stamps:

Remarkable You

Thoughtful Banners

paper:

Soft Sky (5 ½” x 8 ½”)

Dapper Denim (1/2” x 5 ¼” and 2 ½” x 3 ½”)

Very Vanilla (2” x 5 ¼”)

watercolor paper (2 ¼ ” x 3 ¼”)

ink:

StazOn Jet Black

Dapper Denim

Soft Sky

Pear Pizzazz

accessories:

medium envelope- Very  Vanilla

punch- duet banner

Aqua Painter

Pearl Basic Jewels

dimensionals

paper piercer (to pick up jewels)

TIPS:

-If you use the lighter color first when you are watercoloring, it is easier to add the darker color later for accents.

-Don’t worry if you go out of the lines a little!

-The photopolymer stamps can bend and curve! 

stamps:

Totally Trees

paper:

Always Artichoke(4 ¼” x 11” and ½” x 5 ¼” and 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”)

Cajun Craze (2” x 3”)

Crushed Curry (1 ¾” x 2 ¾”)

Whisper White (1 ½”x 2 ½”)

Fancy Frost Specialty Paper (4” x 5 ¼”)

        

ink:

Always Artichoke

Cajun Craze

Crushed Curry

Soft Suede

accessories:

medium envelope- Whisper White

Sponge Brayers

Sponge Daubers

dimensionals

TIP:

-Use a light touch, and not a lot of ink, when using the sponge brayer.  Go over the embossed part lightly with a sponge dauber.  Use sponge daubers to color the tree.