Paper Pumpkin Alternatives - April 2022 - Change is Beautiful

April has sure brought a lot of changes!  Between sunshine and snow, sickness and health, and beginnings and ends, this month has had it all!  This month also saw the Trail Wind Art Night which is a culmination of a lot of hours of volunteer work by myself and other awesome parents!  Look at all that incredible artwork!

With this huge event over, I was able to sit down with my Paper Pumpkin kit (and possible a delicious beverage) and play this weekend.  This month's Paper Pumpkin kit came with enough supplies to make 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) plus a Melon Mambo ink spot, exclusive photopolymer stamp set, instructions, and adhesives.

These are two of the three cards that were in the kit with the only modification being the outlining of the dies with black markers.  You could use our Stampin' Write marker but if you may have left it uncapped like I did while making dinner, you can also use a black sharpie or other black pen.

When you outline the dies, you get a completely different look on those pieces!

After doing the originals, I cut up one of each of the envelopes like I always do to use for background pieces.  Finally, I cut up one of each card base.  Below are my alternatives for the month.

Paper Pumpkin kits include everything you need to create the included projects.  Alternatives are just my way of utilizing coordinating products from my supplies that I may have ignored.  Melon Mambo is not my favorite color but I made a point of pulling that color of cardstock out, as well as a few other colors.  I used these additional supplies while creating my samples above.

• Cut & Emboss Supplies: Cut & Emboss Machine, Magnetic Plate, Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Other Tools: Blending Brush, Aqua Painters, Black Stampin' Write
• Embossing Supplies (Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder)
• Inks: Stazon ink & Pumpkin Pie ink
• Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Watercolor Paper, Basic White, Bermuda Bay

Subscribers get the kit from Stampin' Up! but they get the step by step to my alternatives from me and a virtual workshop on the 4th Monday of each month to go through them and answer any questions.  You have until the 10th of the month to sign up for the next kit and it's full of all the new In Colors!

Order Online

When ordering in April, please use hostess code GW9XK6CN if placing an order under $150.  When ordering, please make sure that my name is showing at the upper left in the online store if you are my customer.  

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Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin

If you would like to get creativity in the mail, sign up to receive the next Paper Pumpkin kit by the 10^th of the month!  This kit will arrive in the mail with instruct
ions, supplies, stamps, and ink.  First time subscribers also receive a free clear block in their first kit.  Paper Pumpkin kits can be easy or combined with other supplies to make more intricate projects.  Plus, all subscribers can join me on the on the last Monday of every month to see my alternatives with the kit and to talk through tips!

• Sign up HERE to try it out for a month!

New Catalogs Kick off May 3rd

New catalogs have arrived to my doorstep!  Those of you the ordered from me in the past 6 months should have gotten one in the mail or will receive it any day!  This catalog is full of beautiful samples, extraordinary product, and opportunities to reach out to family and friends with homemade creations made from the heart.  I hope you find inspiration in it!

Have a craftastic day!

Stacy