Video: Easy Alternative Cards with Expressions in Color
The June 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit includes some beautiful paper with ink patterns. I have two alternative projects to share with you today that either show off the paper or use the stamps in the kit to make my own!
Paper Pumpkin Subscription
If you aren’t getting the little box of creative goodies each month, then go ahead and click here to get your subscription started! Your first kit will come with an acrylic block to use with each future kit that you receive. All the kits come with everything else that you need to make the projects that were exclusively designed for Paper Pumpkin.
I like to follow the instructions in the kits. No fuss. No thinking. Just easy and beautiful every time! It can also be fun to stretch your creativity and use the supplies to do your own thing.
Alternative Cards
The butterfly on this card is die-cut using the Brilliant Wings dies from Stampin’ Up! I glued strips of the various papers in the kit to a piece of Window Sheet, then die cut the circle and the butterfly. The circle is raised on Stampin’ Dimensionals, while the butterfly is adhered directly to the cardfront. This gives it an interesting inlaid look.
I stamped the sentiment on the circle with Evening Evergreen ink. I think it would look really great if it were stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder. I’ll have to try that with my next card and see which one I like better.
The pink card is created with the stamps in the kit. I used Polished Pink ink and included the wide strip of a piece of the 6″ x 6″ In Color DSP Assortment patterned paper peeking from the background. My Blending Brush and more pink ink soften the edges of the stamped images.
Water droplets create some spatter in the ink. I also added some Wink of Stella spatter for a hint of sparkle!
Watch the video below so you can see how these cards were made.
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