8 Mar 24

February 2024 Paper Pumpkin Alternate card ideas

The February 2024 Paper Pumpkin is all about Spring. The projects in the kit are great, but sometimes it is fun to make other things from the pieces in the kit. These are 3 additional cards you can make by mixing pieces from the kit with Stampin’ Up papers and die.

Alternate #1 - a book fold card
From the your kit:
cut 16” of Linen thread

Cut front of the bunny card so the bunny print is centered in a piece cut:
3 ¾ across
4 down

from the bunny card
cut a strip of gingham from the back of the bunny card ¾ X 4

Card Base:
Petal Pink 4 ¼ X 11, scored at 5 ½ & 6 ½
Fold on score lines

Card Front:
Cut Crumb Cake 4 X 4 ¼
Attach Crumb Cake to Bunny print cut from card in kit. Emboss with the Cane Weave embossing folder.

Attach the gingham strip to the front of the card centered in the 1” strip at the top of your card base.

wrap the linen thread around the 1” strip (with the linen thread going inside the card base) tying a bow on the card front over the gingham strip. Now add tear tape inside the card over the linen just above the 1” score line. Seal that 1” strip, this makes the spine of your book fold card.

Attach the embossed bunny print piece to the card front below the spine with dimensionals to the card front.

Card Insert:
Cut a piece of Basic White 4 X 4 ¼. Stamp a sentiment or write a note before attaching it inside your card.

Alternate #2 - Gingham Bunny square
From your kit:
Cut a strip of 2 X 5 ¼ from the slender green floral print card base.
Cut a 3 X 3 square of green gingham print from envelope
1 Bunny/chick die cut

Card Base:
Cut Granny Apple Green 8 ½ X 11 paper in half widthwise. You now have two pieces 8 ½ X 5 ½ Fold one of the pieces in half lengthwise for your card front. The card front now measures 4 ¼ X 5 ½.

Card Front:
Cut Basic White 4 X 5 ¼. Attach the 2 X 5 ¼ green floral strip ¼ from the left side of the white card front. Emboss the card front with the Basics - Flowers embossing folder. Attach the embossed card to the card base.

Cut Daffodil Delight 3 ⅛ X 3 ⅛. Attach the 3X3 green gingham square to the Daffodil Delight square. Attach to the card front with Stampin Dimensionals.

Use the 2nd largest circle from Stylish Shapes die set to cut a vellum circle from Vellum Basics speciality paper pack. Attach the bunny/chick to the vellum circle. Attach the circle to the green gingham square with dimensionals behind the bunny/chick.

Add three adhesive flowers to the card front.

Card Insert:
Cut a piece of Basic White 4 X 4 ¼. Stamp a sentiment or write a note before attaching it inside your card.

Alternate #3 - Scallop band
From your kit:
Cut a strip of 3 ¼ X 4 from the slender green floral print card base.
Two pieces of Linen Thread 8”
die cut piece with chicks

Card Base:
Cut Crumb Cake 8 ½ X 11 paper in half widthwise. You now have two pieces 8 ½ X 5 ½ Fold one of the pieces in half lengthwise for your card front. The card front now measures 4 ¼ X 5 ½.

Card Front:
Cut Basic White 4 X 5 ¼. Cut Crumb Cake 3 ½ X 4.

Use the scallop die from Zany Zoo to scallop cut the band. Line up the 4” side of the green floral print and the Crumb Cake, scallop cut the edge. Repeat with the other 4” sides of the green floral print and the Crumb Cake. Attach the scallop cut green floral print in the center of the Crumb Cake so that Crumb Cake scallop is above and below the green floral print. Attach these pieces to the white card front. I attached mine 1” from the top. Attach card front to the Crumb Cake card base.

Attach the die cut piece with chicks to the card front with dimensionals.

Make a double bow with the two pieces of the Linen Thread. Attach the bow at the top of the die cut piece. Add three adhesive backed flowers to the die cut piece.

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock 146985