June 29, 2021

Video: Easy Alternative Cards with Expressions in Color

Amy Jasper Paper Pumpkin, Techniques, tutorial, Video 2021, alternatives, paper pumpkin 0 Comments

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.

You can watch it in double time or skip to the best parts! If you like it, be sure to subscribe to my channel and help me to grow my business. Your support keeps me sharing!

June 22, 2021

Expressions in Color Paper Pumpkin Kit

Amy Jasper Paper Pumpkin, simple and cute, Video 2021, june, kit, paper pumpkin, unboxing 0 Comments

The Paper Pumpkin kit for June has stunning paper designs in the style of the Expressions in Ink Suite from Stampin’ Up!. If you don’t have any of the elements of this suite, you’ll definitely want to add them to your crafting supplies!

Paper Pumpkin is a subscription service that brings you a papercrafting kit each month – right to your door! The kit includes everything you need to make the projects designed exclusiveley for that month. You can subscribe or add them to an order as a pre-paid option.

If you’re in Canada, like me, you can SUBSCRIBE NOW and get your first box of creativity dropped at your door in July.

Whenever my Paper Pumpkin kit arrives, I always start with making one of each of the projects by following the instructions closely. I share my unboxing and assembly of the kit live on Facebook the Monday after I receive my kit. Usually, that will be the third or fourth Monday of the month. The following Monday, I share my alternative projects using elements of the kit.

I would love for you to join in on my Facebook Live videos every Monday morning at 10:30 (PT). It’s an absolute delight to chat and share my passion with you! I will be sharing my alternative projects this Monday, June 28th. You can join me there or check back here on the 29th to see what projects I create with the supplies in the kit.

Did you miss my unboxing of the June 2021 Expressions in Color Paper Pumpkin kit? No problem! Just watch it here!

If you like my videos, make sure you subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

Thanks so much for supporting me in my small business (or is it more of a big hobby?). I love being able to share my love of stamping, crafting and art.

Now go make something beautiful!

June 1, 2021

Batter Up Paper Pumpkin Alternatives

Amy Jasper Paper Pumpkin, tutorial, Video 2021, paper pumpkin, paper pumpkin alternative, way to goat 0 Comments

Check out my alternative projects using the May 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit – Batter Up! I’m not much of a baseball player, but that doesn’t matter. These cards will be great for my brothers’ birthdays. I might send one out to an uncle or two as well!

One of the cards is super simple and primarily focuses on the stamp set and supplies found in the kit. The other card is one that I’m particularly fond of, but it features an additional stamp set, Way to Goat.

It might seem like an odd choice to combine goats and baseball, but I hope you get a chuckle at the result! I felt very clever while making it and it still makes me chuckle just thinking about it!

If you’re in Canada, you can sign up with me to receive your monthly Paper Pumpkin kit and have your own personal creative escape to enjoy each month.

Check out the details of how to make these cards by watching the video below.