Here are some ideas for the September 2018 Paper Pumpkin. I usually do not get the September Paper Pumpkin but glad I did this year - I had such fun converting the supplies for treat bags into cards. The inspiration was everywhere and although about half of these are CASEd to some degree, I had fun creating some alternatives as well. Just when I thought I was done, I came up with another idea. This was such a fun kit!!!!
~Enjoy
My Favorite!
This may have originally started with a spark by Suzanne Netz, but I decided the card needs a little more purple, since I was sending it to my friend who loves purple, and added gorgeous grape corrugated cardstock behind the original artwork as well as some more creepy crawly spideys on the card base. I did not have the spider trinkets, so I borrowed a plastic spider button from my stash.
This is another one of my favorites & I think it may have been an original!
Other Alternatives
The following 5 images are loosely CASEd from Jennifer Sootkoos. I didn't have any of the paper she used, but I did have some leftovers from my June 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit! I think the addition was a great success!
This one was loosely CASEd from Beauty and the Stamper. One thing I did with this card that I really liked was added the gradient coloring of Daffodil Delight to Tangerine Tango with the word stamps. They ended up looking a little like Candy Corn. So cute!!!
This card is pretty much a direct copy from Libby Fens / Libby Stamps, except she used the subtle embossing folder & I used the sequins. But the envelope design is all mine. I used the Warm Hearted Hostess set for the little skull , designer line and starbursts.
This card started off with a spark from Suzanne Netz, but she used white for the shaker card & inked it, where I changed mine into Tangerine Tango and crumpled it. then inked it and jazzed up the banner a bit more. The envelope I think turned out so cute with stamps from the Warm Hearted Hostess set.
Inspired by Karen Calburn, this is almost a direct copy of hers, but I did not have the spider web embossing folder, so I went with the trees. She also backed hers with a patterned purply paper, where I just went with a thin layer of black. I love the coordinating envelope made with moons, stars & bats from the kit.
The next few cards are direct copies from Stampin Pretty, I love her simple and clean designs! I did add the leaves embossing folder to mine though to give it a little more of a pop!
I didn't have the exact purple ribbon she used, so I had to pull out some retired ribbon from my stash.I also added the waves embossing folder to jazz up the background a little more.
This one was copied from someone in the Facebook group - but could not tell you who! I did change it a little from the original design.
Don't forget the insides!
The insides of the cards were almost as fun to make as the outsides. I used a vintage stamp for my Happy Halloween, and I inked the whole surface with Daffodil Delight, then I inked just the top have with Tangerine Tango - I love the candy corn effect it gave the sentiment! Paired with the cute stamps from the kit or the skull, decorated line and starburst from the Warm Hearted Hostess set finished it off perfectly!
One more for the road...
Just when I thought I was done making cards, I decided to use up the little paper inserts for the bottom of the bags as mats and stamp each one with a different Halloween icon in a different color. I shared it with the PP Facebook group and within a few days I saw someone has already CASEd it on Pinterest! I will take that as a compliment! Sentiment, design lines and skulls are from the Warm Hearted Set.
The Collection!
Stampin' Up! products used:
- Paper Pumpkin September 2018
- Paper Pumpkin June 2018
- Warm Hearted Hostess Stamp Set
- Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
- Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder
- Seaside Embossing Folder
- Corrugated Embossing Folder
- Woodland Embossing Folder
- Daffodil Delight Ink
- Tangerine Tango Ink
- Granny Apple Green Ink
- Gorgeous Grape Ink
- Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon
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Black 5/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon
- Black Cardstock
- Whisper White Cardstock
- White Glimmer Paper
- Retired Ribbon
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