Paper Pumpkin 9/2024 Autumn Abundance Alternates: Diagonal Joyfold & Book Binding cards

I’ve been working on my backlog of kits, including Paper Pumpkins. Figured it was a perfect time to finish up the autumn kit from last year. So I created a card with a new-to-me fun fold called a Diagonal Joy Fold Card using one of the the beautiful card fronts: 

I used a print from the Country Woods DSP pack for the background and I layered it with a rose gold panel. I have to admit that I regretted putting the sentiment on the front…I really liked it better without a greeting there and would have preferred (in retrospect), to have just stamped the inside with the greeting. Oh well…I will not be quite so hasty in the future with my glue! Cutting the original card fronts up, I was able to make several of these cards! Oh and embossing the focal panel “hid” the crease from the original card’s fold line…a great trick to remember!!

Another (set of) alternates were book binding cards made from pieces of the original card fronts, and parts of the envelopes too…and I made a whole bunch of them!

I love how they all look similar but each one is different. And the sparkle of the foil is really elegant, though it only shows on one card and only on one of the photos! I added some neutral sequins as accents in the top right corner and on the sentiment die cut (which is from the Stylish Shapes Dies set - love it!) 

Thanks for stopping by & hope you’re inspired to create something today!