Paper Pumpkin Inked Occasions April 2025 Kit Alternate Designs

I love Paper Pumpkin kits, though I’m  not quick to starting them. But there’s nothing wrong in admiring the kits and saving them for another day when the mood (or need?) strikes, right? And it was done the same year so, really, not so bad! Lol Yes it was a combination of “need” and being in the mood to use this cheerful kit💕 

As I often do, I cut apart the provided card bases and used them as mats on my own (plain) card bases. This act alone can significantly increase the number of cards I can make from a kit. 

I needed a bunch of Thank You cards and thought the bright and cheery colors would work well. 

The card at the top left, is a gold panel with a 4x5.25” panel of the card front. The label and words are cut from the Paper Pumpkin add-on and the “sending” is from an old Paper Pumpkin kit as well (WHICH ONE?)

The top right card base is a 8.5x11 cut in half on the diagonal and scored to form a 4.25x5.5” card! The focal panel is 4x5.25” and cut on the diagonal to coordinate.

The bottom card has a focal panel of 4x5.25”.

The leafy panels are using the bough punch.

The following card uses a gold panel near the fold line and the focal again measures 4x5.25”. This is on a Gorgeous Grape card base to emphasize the purple ink swirls in the center of the focal panel. Added to the sentiment is the gold leaf die cuts included in the kit.

And the last three in the photo below used a gold strip, Blackberry Bliss strip and a smaller panel from one of the card bases in the kit. The orange and pink floral die cuts are from the kit and I stamped “feel better soon” and Lthabks” in the corners as shown.

And last but not least, a few more thank you cards using die cuts from the kit:

There were additional quantities of each of these cards and in the end, I made about 20 cards with 3 more panels waiting to be used! Definitely a good kit! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Paper Pumpkin October 2023 Home for the Holidays Alternative

 I love getting the holiday Paper Pumpkin kits. They get me in the mood for the holidays! Here's an alternative design for this year's kit:

It doesn't look much different than the original design, but this one is a "barn door". The design  shows better following photo:

On the inside of the "flap", you can see the curvy "edge" of the snow bank and the back of the home and trees.

I love this greeting and use it every holiday....it's from the October 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit called Peaceful Christmas. 

Thanks for stopping by...If the holiday season is approaching, I hope this post inspires you!