April Paper Pumpkin Alternate Project

Hello, my crafty friends. This week I have designed a super cute card using the beautiful stamp set from the April Paper Pumpkin kit, My Wonderful Family, and some various pieces and parts from my kit.

The card base is a side fold A2 (cut 5.5 x 8.5, scored at 4.25) in Melon Mambo cardstock. The leaves for this large tree is stamped twice in Pear Pizzazz, side-by-side, on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the second largest Stitched Rectangle die. I used one of the extra die cut tree trunk/branches piece from the kit. The second layer is Pear Pizzazz cardstock die cut using the largest Stitched Rectangle die.

Next I inked the sentiment in Pear Pizzazz and "cleaned" off the words "life" and "love" to color them with the Melon Mambo Stampin' Writer Marker so the words would stand out when stamped on the piece of Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is secured to an extra piece of the fancy Crushed Curry paper strip. A pop of bling on each end of the sentiment using those Frosted Crushed Curry pearls that came in your kit. Another pop of color with the string of butterflies in Melon Mambo.

Give this super simple card a try! 

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Stamp On!!

Sandy

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SUPPLIES/CARD DETAILS

All the alternate supplies used in this project can be ordered through my online store. The refill kit is already live. [Edit: It is my understanding that as of the day my blog post goes live, the refill kit to the April Paper Pumpkin is no longer available.]

Stamps:

April Paper Pumpkin A Wonderful Family

Ink:

Brights Collection Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad • Item# 147051

Subtles Collection Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad • Item# 147104

Paper:

Brights Collection Melon Mambo Cardstock • Item# 115320

Subtles Collection Pear Pizzazz Cardstock • Item# 131201

Basics Whisper White Cardstock • Item# 100730 

Accessories/Tools:

Stitched Rectangles Dies • Item# 148551

Brights Stampin' Writer Markers • Item# 147157

 (Melon Mambo) 

I would appreciate it if you use the host code found on the sidebar of my blog when ordering through my online store, however, do NOT use this Hostess Code if your order already qualifies for Stampin' Rewards ($150 USD). If your order is $20 or more, and you would like to receive an instruction sheet with dimensions and detailed instructions for this card, please send me an email with a request for the "April Paper Pumpkin Alternate 0520" Instruction Sheet.

PAPER PUMPKIN NEWS

Hope you were able to subscribe in time for the April Paper Pumpkin kit. Be sure to Like and Follow my Facebook page for discussions with other Paper Pumpkin subscribers. Not a subscriber already? No problem. Contact me and let's get you signed up by May 10 in time for the next kit so that you do not miss out any more!

MINI CATALOG

(January 3 - June 2, 2020)

All good things must come to an end. The Mini Catalog and the 2019-20 Annual Catalog will both retire on June 2. There are still many great products available -- product that does not carry over to the New 2020-21 Annual Catalog are available now while supplies last. If you have placed an order from me over the past year, look for your personal copy of the 2020-21 Annual Catalog in the mail the third week of May. If you did not place an order last year and are interested in receiving a copy, please contact me immediately and let's fix that. If you do not already have a demonstrator, it would be my pleasure to be your enabler (er, I mean demonstrator) and send you a copy of your very own. Chock full of inspiration and ideas. 

As always, if you have any questions, or need assistance, contact me in your favorite method of communication. :)

Halloween Greetings with If the Broom Fits paired with Sheltering Tree stamp sets

I am off schedule a bit for posting this month’s feature card. No excuse for that except it has been a busy month.

This month’s club featured fall and Halloween cards. Today we will shine the spotlight on the adult humor of Stampin’ Up stamp set, If the Broom Fits.  I loved the sentiment, “If the broom fits, ride it” but I was having difficulty with taking this up a level from just stamping the image, framing it on DSP and adding a ribbon. I found a cute card on YouTube by SU demonstrator Janet Wakeland, which we cased with some small variations. You can see her card and video here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYXTqNJDYk  This is our interpretation.

Then this weekend while I was catching up on the blogs I follow, I found inspiration from SU demonstrator Brian King and recent card created with the Sheltering Tree stamp set – which is my favorite stamp set! For my card, start with stamping the tree image in Early Espresso Classic. Create the foliage with stamping the reverse of the leaves image in Hello Honey Classic Ink and then the leaves in Cajun Craze Classic Ink. Next mask off and stamp one (1) broom (hard to pick just one) in Early Expresso above the tree and color with Stampin’ Write Markers (I used Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake). Before the next step, stamp in 2015-17 Mossy Meadow Classic Ink the ground effects image multiple times. (I tried Early Espresso on my first draft, however, IMHO it made the card look too, too drab.)

I have really started to get the hang of creating sky backgrounds. The next step is very important, using a clear wax crayon (you know, the kind you get in an dye kit) carefully trace along the outside edges of the tree, leaves and ground and cover the broom entirely. This way, when you sponge the sky, you can get closer to these images without altering the color. I used Pacific Point Classic Ink first to completely cover all the white remaining on the card front, followed by a small amount of Night of Navy Classic Ink towards the top of the card. If it "bugs" you, use the heat gun for a bit to remove any remnants of the wax crayon.

The moon is a circle (#4 from the center of the CirclesCollection dies) in Hello Honey after masking and stamping the first part of the sentiment. Be sure to leave some room for a small bit of the broom to give the illusion that a witch is racing across the sky in front of the moon. Line up the broom on the moon with the broom on the card and pop up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. (If you are certain of your placement, you could inlay the moon, but I liked the dimension added effect.) Stamp the rest of the sentiment, “ride it,” on a Whisper White and short punch with the Word Window Punch. Place it on the broom stick.

Finishing touches. The house is cut free hand from a scrap (about 1” by 3”) of Basic Black, and some strategically placed bats using Stampin’ Write Marker in Basic Black.

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Stamp on!

Sandy
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