Redesign Your Wrapped in Cheer Paper Pumpkin Kit to Create Autumn Cards!

I needed a few more Fall cards so I decided to use my Stampin' Blends and some Autumn DSP to redesign some of the elements to create fall cards.

Some of the things I did were:

-color the holly leaves on the wreath in fall colors.

-stamped and die cut on one of the boxes

-colored one of the large bows Mossy Meadow

-trimmed one of the mistletoe sprigs into several pieces

What do you think? Any ideas for redesigning your kit?

New Alternatives for the November Paper Pumpkin Kit

Need a few alternative ideas to create cards from the November Wrapped in Cheer kit?  Check out these two below and the recipes for creating them!

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll have more samples for you tomorrow!

 

How to Create Alternative Tags for Your November Paper Pumpkin Kit Part 1

 I have created three alternative tags from the November Paper Pumpkin kit, Wrapped in Cheer.  I used only supplies from the kit, so you can easily recreate them if you would like to!

For the first tag, I stamped "Merry Christmas" over one of the green tags, randomly on and off the tag.  I also stamped "with love" at the bottom of the tag and "to/from" on the bow ribbons.  I trimmed a few of the greenery pieces and placed them on the with the kraft side up.   I finished the first tag by placing it on one of the flagged red banners from the kit.

The second tag is two parts.  The top layer has some greenery pieces layered behind the image and sentiment "a gift for you" which was stamped on the plaid box and fussy cut out. The "Happy Holidays" is also stamped on a plaid piece.  I cut the small strips from the paper the tags were on to get the gingham strip under this sentiment and on the one under the sentiment on the second layer.  I finished it off by adding a few adhesive dots around the sentiment. 

The third tag is simply a matter of stamping and layering the pieces from the kit to achieve this look.  I did place the wreath on the tag, stamped, then glued it down.  That allows some wiggle room to assure the sentiment is completely visible.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I will post a few more alternative tags tomorrow that incorporate the Abundant Joy coordinating dies.

Stampin' Up!'s First Ever Black Friday Sale!!!

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Stampin' Up!'s Creative Challenge for November

Here are my two cards for the November Creative Challenge by Stampin' Up.  The challenge is to create two cards, one with traditional colors, the other with non traditional colors.  

I used the Keeping Traditions stamp set and North Pole Delivery DSP for both cards.  The traditional one is on Very Vanilla card stock and the other on Basic White card stock. Instructions on creating both cards are posted on my Monday and Tuesday blogs. 

Which card do you prefer?  

This challenge is open to demonstrators as well as customers.  There are still a few days left to meet the challenge!  Why not give it a try!

Non Traditional Colors Christmas Card

Here's another Christmas card using the Keeping Traditions stamp set but using non traditional colors in stead of the red and green from yesterday. This is the second card I've made for the Stampin' Up! Creative Challenge for November.  I posted one using traditional colors yesterday!

 I began by cutting an A2 Basic White card base and a smaller panel in the same color.  I ran the panel through a retired Christmas embossing folder to add texture to the background. I cut an oval from the North Pole Delivery DSP and a stitched frame using the Impressions Abloom die set.  I adhered these to the front of the card.

I stamped a postage stamp and some holly and berries from the Keeping Traditions  stamp set using Pool Party and Petal Pink inks.  Then I used some ephemera images from the same DSP pack.  I added a few Shimmer Star Foam Adhesive stars to finish off the card. 

Traditional Red and Green Christmas Card with Postal Theme

Here's a Christmas card with traditional red and green colors.  I created this card on a Very Vanilla card base and embossed a quarter inch smaller panel in the same color with the new Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  Then I cut an oval with the green postal images sheet in the North Pole Delivery DSP package. The oval is from the Impressions Abloom die set.  The stitched frame around the oval is also from this set.

I stamped the holly, berries and postage stamps from the Keeping Traditions stamp set and used the Three Banner Punch bundle for my greetings.  The inks I used on my card are Real Red and Garden Green.

I had some Real Red twine that I unraveled to tie a bow that I added to finish of the card.

I have also created a Christmas card using the stamp sets again but with non traditional colors. I'll share that one tomorrow. Be sure to stop by again tomorrow! :)