I've been watching OnStage@Home (#OnStageAtHome), the online convention for Stampin' Up! the last couple of days. While listening, I put together some cards using the October Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit. I did the first couple of cards as intended, although I realized too late that I hadn't stamped the wreath image in the included set over the wreath punch out. Oops! It still looks cool though.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips.
Of course, I have to do my own thing (I'm such a rebel)! So, I used some of the remaining pieces to create my own versions of the cards for Christmas. I had some trouble with the tittles (dots) over the j and i in some of the gold word die cuts. I kept losing them on my work surface, which granted was messy, or having trouble sticking them down with the glue dots. I realized there is a LOT of shiny gold paper around the gold word die cuts that was going to waste. So, I pulled out one of my punches and used it to punch out tiny flowers from the gold paper and used them as the tittles and additional embellishments. Once again, I forgot to stamp the wreath die cut out with the stamp unfortunately.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips and Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips and Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
I love that this kit did include the shiny gold die cut words in English, French, and German so I could customize the cards as I wanted. My sister-in-law is French. We've had the chance to meet her lovely mother a few times and exchange Christmas cards each year. So, I used the French word die cut for "peace" which is "paix" to create a card to send to her this year.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips and Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
Next, I decided to use the "love" and "amour" word die cuts to create cards that I can send to my Mom just to say hello and my sister-in-law, yes the French one!, for her upcoming birthday.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Paper Snips and Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
I had now used all the card bases included in the kit, but still had a few other bits and pieces to use up so I pulled out some of my stash of cardstock and another ink pad to create two more Christmas cards, another "love" card which I'll send to my mother-in-law for her birthday at the end of the month, and a fun card I'll save for Valentine's Day!
I finally remembered to stamp on the wreath cut out!
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, Just Jade Cardstock, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, and Grid Paper.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Just Jade Cardstock, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, and Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Just Jade Cardstock, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Confetti Flowers Border Punch, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, and Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder.
I didn't need to use some of the French and German word die cuts, but I couldn't let them go completely to waste! So, I cut out some letter o's and an x and created a fun Valentine card!
Uses October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit plus Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Whisper White Cardstock, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Heart Punch Pack, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, and Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder.
If you'd like to see more ideas using the October 2020 Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit, you can join the Facebook group that Stampin' Up! created called Joy of Paper Pumpkin. You can share your own creations with this kit and get lots of ideas. Use the #joyofpaperpumpkin hashtag when you share and to search for ideas.
If you are interested in finding out more about Paper Pumpkin, please check my blog posts here and here.
The Kit I used above is no longer available, but there is still time to sign up for Paper Pumpkin and receive the November Jolly Gingerbread Paper Pumpkin Kit.
When you are ready to join Paper Pumpkin and start getting these great creativity kits in the mail, just click on this link - Sign Me Up for Paper Pumpkin. Then, read all about Paper Pumpkin and sign up by clicking on the Join Here link at the bottom of the page. Fill in all the required fields (including a credit card to be billed each month) and follow the prompts. If you follow the link above, it should automatically assign me as your Demonstrator. If it does ask you to choose a Demonstrator, please be sure to choose me - Michele Reynolds in Maryland. Make sure you spell my first name with only one "l"!
If you have any questions about Paper Pumpkin, please just let me know. I'll be happy to answer them for you. You can contact me at [email protected].
You can place an online order for the additional products used on these cards by simply clicking on the image of them below. This will take you directly to my online store! Please use Host Code KMWZ263A when you place your order to help out my November Club Host, Cheri Hess. Thanks. Or, contact me at [email protected] to place an order through me.
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