Happy Monday morning! When I did my Facebook Live yesterday, I played with the October Paper Pumpkin Kit. It’s called Winter Woods and it has all the supplies you need to make 10 beautiful Christmas Cards, including paper, stamps, ink, mini dimensionals, and mini glue dots.
This kit is a real winner. The cards are so beautiful and the laser cut birches are made with shimmer paper so they sparkle! It’s stunning! The snow laden pine trees are are really pretty and the combination of silver foil and wood grain is real elegant. And the little cardinals add the perfect pop of red.
In the video, I followed the instructions to make the card, but I was just a bit bothered by Night of Navy snow flakes. So I also show some alternative approaches to deal with my issues. Here’s the video.
I also posted it to my YouTube channel and you can view it here.
On the card on the left, I substituted VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder for the Night of Navy ink. In the card on the right, I didn’t stamp any falling snow and used the tiny snowflake sequins as falling snow. Which do you prefer? I like them both and can’t decide.
One thing that didn’t work out was using Delicata Silver ink for snow. So I had an extra set of beautiful birch trees that I had to put to use. So I stamped and punched a snowman and added some Let it Snow Specialty Designer Series paper and came up with this little cutie.
I had to trim the snowbank and move the trees so that it would fit on the smaller panel, but it worked out well. The sparkly birch trees in this kit make every card beautiful.
I hope that if you received the October Paper Pumpkin kit, you have as much fun as I’m having. If you are not a current Paper Pumpkin Subscriber, see the information below to learn more. This is a really pretty kit! Thanks for visiting!
Akiko
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November Paper Pumpkin Kit Details
The holiday season will be here before we know it. And along with putting up the Christmas tree and spending snowy nights by the fire, Paper Pumpkin subscribers will be looking forward to opening their holiday kit. Christmastime papercrafting with Paper Pumpkin has become an annual tradition!
So to deliver more of what our subscribers love this holiday season, in November we are offering a kit with Christmas tags that coordinates with our October card kit. This makes it easy for you to add a handmade, personal touch to your holiday giving—without a lot of fuss. It’s Christmas made easy with Paper Pumpkin!
Kit Details:
- Makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs.
- Coordinating colors: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce
- You can subscribe for the November Paper Pumpkin Kit between October 11 and November 10 at paperpumpkin.com.
- Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.
If you’re interested in subscribing to Paper Pumpkin, you can either sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit or you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my online store. To learn more or to subscribe visit paperpumpkin.com. To see the pre-paid subscription options, see the Paper Pumpkin section of my online store.
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Cardstock Cuts for this project:
The cardstock cuts are used for the snowman card.
- Thick Whisper White – 4 1/4″ x 11″
- Real Red – (2) 5″ x 3 3/4″
- Whisper White – 3 3/8″ x 4 7/8″
- Let it Snow Specialty DSP – 3 3/8″ x 4 7/8″
Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:
Stampin' in the Meadows 
I love this kit! The cards are so pretty! Love your alternatives too. 🙂
Thank you for watching live with me and your kind words. I think this is a pretty kit too!
I love your snowman alternative. I like it even better than the original card.
Thank you!