Hi! glad you've stopped by today. I've got lots of ideas to share with you that all involve the April Paper Pumpkin Kit. This one was so much fun and was perfect for kids (of all ages!) to make themselves or give to friends. In fact, the first card I'm sharing was made specifically for the birthday of one of my grandsons. I mentioned before that both grandsons are very heavy into baseball, so all of their cards for the last bunch of years have all had a baseball theme. Now that they've branched out into other sports, I feel it's time to break out of my own rut and make something totally different. Hence, the use of April's Paper Pumpkin Kit. Here's what I did...
I loved all of the components of this kit, but chose to use the rainbow for his card. Instead of using this the way it was intended, I carefully cut away the backside of the shaped card and only kept the front. Now it needed a card base to show off the rainbow.
I chose to use Pool Party for the base on this and it was cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored and folded in half. It seemed too bare to leave it plain, so I used the new Basic Borders Dies and cut a Thick White piece of cardstock with the die that looks like a stitched bubble cloud. This was used to make a bevy of clouds across the card front. I used my trusty Blending Brushes and Pool Party ink to brush in some cloud layers. It's funny how they show up much better in real life.
Now came the fun process of deciding which of the components of the kit I wanted to use for this card. The banner was perfect for the birthday sentiment (which is included in this kit!) and it was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink. The silver glitter rectangle attached behind the sentiment is also part of the kit. But before adding this to the card, it needed just a little more interest. There are two sheets of sticker die-cuts included in the kit as extras. I thought a bright and happy sun peeking out behind the sentiment was a great addition. After adding the sun, the sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals. I tied a double bow with the Bumblebee twine which is also part of the kit. This was added with a Mini Glue Dot. Since the card was made for a boy, I added no more embellishments or bling.
Here are a couple more ideas with a few changes using the rainbow card for the focal point. On both of these cards, I used Bermuda Bay to brush on color to shape the clouds. It shows up better in the picture, and really doesn't look too dark of a contrast on the cards. These also have an added layer of cardstock so the rainbow looked like it was coming off the cards, so I angled them just a bit. The top card uses Bermuda Bay for the back layer.
These both also have several rhinestones on them for bling that could look like raindrops.
This one is so fun! Don't you love the colors of the popsicle?! I used a base of Thick White cardstock and a layer of Pool Party. Added some droplets of Pool Party to the layers to add more interest. Again, the sentiment, silver glitter paper, Bumblebee twine and stamps are all from this April Paper Pumpkin Kit. The only added items are the extra rhinestones that look like beads of moisture.
The kit also included three watermelon shaped cards, For this card, I took one of the cards and cut the backing off. Then a third of the watermelon was cut off to make two slices. The color that matched the watermelon is Terracotta Tile that is the newly-retired In Color. I used this for the card base and a layer of Basic White that was embossed with the new Bark Embossing Folder. After embossing, I used the Blending Brush to swirl on Old Olive ink onto the raised design. The sentiment is from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set. It was stamped with Old Olive ink onto a white scrap and fussy cut around it. The ribbon is the Mossy Meadow Braided Ribbon that was wrapped around and attached in the back. The bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot. I couldn't resist adding one of my little Ladybug Trinkets to the watermelon even though it is retired. Just too cute!
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That's it for today. Hope you liked these extra ideas using the April Paper Pumpkin Kit. You can get them delivered each month, or only once in awhile. Which ever works for you. Let me know if I can help you order a kit. These really are fun, all-inclusive kits to make anytime, or take along on vacation, or even to have on hand so your kids or grandkids can play along with you. It's never too early to get kids creating and they really seem to have a great time coming up with their own ideas too. Unleash their creativity! You never know, you might have another Monet or Rembrandt lurking in there.
Blessings and have fun stamping!
Sharon
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