Paper Pumpkin Alternatives November 2018

Paper Pumpkin Alternatives

The November 2018 Paper Pumpkin was by far the best one yet! The beautiful plaids were very versatile, the envelope plaid was amazing and provided a new perspective from the very vanilla based plaids in the kit. There was also very nice laser cut greenery and you got a LOT! I started out with the basics - have to at least do one of each designed prepared by the designers, but then all bets are off! Alternatives here we come! All in all I was able to create 38 cards with this kit. It is the first time I used the entire kit with only simple scraps left over - which I normally do something with - but life is crazy - you know! Special shout out to Rachel Tessman, some of hers I CASEd below as well as some others for the amazing inspiration!

~Enjoy

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The Originals

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My Favorites (Originals)!

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Other Originals:

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CASEd:

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Collection:

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Additional products used:

• Wishing You Well Stamp Set (bow)
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set (holly bough, small deer)
• Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set (Wrapped in the Warmth of Christmas)
• Merry Little Labels Stamp Set (retired, Special Delivery)
• June 2018 Paper Pumpkin (sparkles)
• Still Night (snow sparkle and snow dots)
• Cardstock, Vellum and envelopes
• Memento Black Ink
• White Sheer Ribbon colored with Copic marker
• Gold 1/8" Ribbon (retired)
• Oh My Stars Embossing Folder
• Softly Falling Embossing Folder
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder
• Subtle Embossing Folder
• Corrugated Embossing Folder
• Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder
• Rhinestones colored with Blends

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Special Delivery from the North Pole

The November 2018 Paper Pumpkin was really cute including the plaid envelopes they provided! Well - I could not let all of the cuteness go to waste - so I had to cut apart the envelope to utilize the cute plaid within. When I did that, there was this weird extra triangular piece left over and try as I might - every time I used it it sill ended up looking like an envelope - so I gave in & said - let me just make an envelope AS the card. So I went off to my stash to find an across the miles type sentiment & came across the Special Delivery from the North Pole - perfect!!! This is a typical A2 top fold card.

The card front is made from 2 pieces of the leftover cut apart envelope. I highlighted the seam of the envelope with a marker to get more of the point across that it is an envelope and mounted that on the enclosed card base in the Paper Pumpkin kit..

~Enjoy

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Merry Little Labels Stamp Set (retired)
• Paper Pumpkin November 2018
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set (deer)
• Everyday Label Punch
• Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers
• Real Red Ink Pad
• Garden Green Ink Pad
• Crumb Cake Ink Pad

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Decorating Envelopes

Don't forget the value of first impressions! When a receiver gets your snail mail they will be instantly delighted if the outside of the envelope is a little jazzier - don't forget to decorate your envelopes both front & back! And the insides too!

Her are some ideas for the November 2018 Paper Pumpkin

~Enjoy

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Stampin' Up! Products Used:

• Wishing You Well Stamp Set (bow)
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set (holly bough)
• Paper Pumpkin November 2018 (small bough/leaf & Merry)
• Still Night (snow dots)
• Real Red Ink Pad
• Crumb Cake Ink Pad

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Stampin' Up! Convention Swap #3

After completing 200 cards for Stampin' Up's! 30th Convention - I found I had some extra time so decided to make 100 more simple Thanks cards using the Warm Hearted set - I just LOVE this set!!!

I started out with a black, red and white version, but after a few tries decides to go with Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla. I love the results! The background image is stamped with the star clusters form the set, The red is embossed with my second favorite embossing folder, Swirls & Curls (Corrugated is my favorite) and I roughed up the edges of the red & the sentiment with the edge of my scissors. The banner is popped up in the middle and adhered flat on the edges to give some dimension. The rhinestones were colored with a Soft Suede Blends marker and finished off with a gold metallic-edge ribbon bow.

Don't forget to send out those after Christmas Thank you cards!!!!

~Enjoy

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Here are 100 cards in production.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Warm Hearted Stamp Set
• Cherry Cobbler Ink
• Soft Suede Ink
• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
• Soft Suede Cardstock
• Very Vanilla Cardstock
• Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder
• Rhinestones
• Soft Suede Blends
• Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon

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Stampin' Up! Convention Swap #2

Season's Greetings

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Stampin' Up! hosted it's 30th year birthday convention in Orlando in November. It was said that there would be up to 10,000 people there from every corner of the globe, so I just had to make some swaps! Here is the process for the second set of 100.

This card was so fun to make, it has lots of technique and that is always what I try to provide at a swap. The background it doused with starbursts from the Night in Bethlehem set. Then a layer of corrugated cardstock. The sentiment layer is made with the Snowflake Sentiments set and edged with a good dosing of shimmer paste and a trusty popsicle stick. Topping it off with rhinestones and a flashy ribbon made it all come together!

At the end of every year - I try to start downsizing my stash of In-Colors that will be leaving with in the next 6 months. Last year I used it for my New Years cards - this year I decided to use it for my second set of 100 swaps, so here they are!
~Enjoy

Here is what 100 cards look like in production

Drying the corrugated paper & letting the shimmer paste dry on the sentiments.

You cannot tell from the photograph but the Flirty Flamingo one turned out beautiful & was everyone's favorite!

Twenty or so of each color.

200 Cards ready for swapping!

Here are all of the colors! Crumb Cake, Lemon Lime Twist, Highland Heather, Tranquil Tide, Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst and Fresh Fig.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Night in Bethlehem Stamp Set
• Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set
• Corrugated Embossing Folder
• Shimmery White Embossing Paste
• Crumb Cake Cardstock
• Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock
• Highland Heather Cardstock
• Tranquil Tide Cardstock
• Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
• Berry Burst Cardstock
• Fresh Fig Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Rhinestones

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Stampin' Up! Convention Swap #1

Cheers to the New Year

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Stampin' Up! hosted it's 30th year birthday convention in Orlando in November. It was said that there would be up to 10,000 people there from every corner of the globe, so I just had to make some swaps! Here is the process for the first set of 100.

I always try to not use the most popular item that is trending and create an alternative to the norm. When I made this the Snowflake bundle & Dashing Deer were hot, hot, hot, so I stayed clear of those & decided to use the hostess set instead and create a New Year's card.

I also wanted to use a technique and that's when things got dicey. I used the dandelion stamp for the fireworks and embossed with 3 different colors of embossing powder, shimmery embossing paste and a shaker card! In the end, I stamped the dandelions only in black to cut back on some of the production.

Before I started I photoshopped a quick idea together to know if it would look ok & to order the supplies.

Here is what 100 cards look like in production.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Dandelion Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Warm Hearted Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Window Sheets
• Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon
• Metallics Sequin Assortment
• Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Shimmery White Embossing Paste
• Pattern Party Decorative Masks
• Basic Black Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock

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