Paper Pumpkin Alternatives – Sunshine & Smiles

I hosted my monthly Zoom call with my Paper Pumpkin customers yesterday. During our Pumpkin in the Fungeon call, I share some fun ideas with the items included in the monthly kit, and my customers share their brilliant ideas. I’m always impressed by what others are making and love to spend that time with my customers who participate. Sometimes we rush through our projects and then just chat for the rest of the time.

Today I’m sharing some alternative projects with February’s Sunshine & Smiles Kit – a menagerie of sweet, Spring animals in sweet, Spring settings. The colors are soft, and the characters are adorable. Before I share my alternatives, here’s a look at the finished projects (as designed) from the February 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit:

Here’s a look at all the goodies that came in this kit:

Refills are available for just $11 in the online store – you get everything you see above except for the stamp set and ink spot. To purchase the refill, click here.

and here’s a closer look at the coordinating stamp set:

Alternative Projects

As always, I designed a handful of projects to share with my customers during our Pumpkin in the Fungeon call. I just couldn’t stop creating with these adorable characters – I’m sharing three of them with you today.

Diorama Treat Box

As soon as I saw the cutouts in this month’s kit, I knew I’d create a fun, little diorama gift box with one of the cutouts and the Kraft Gift Boxes from the 2022 Annual Catalog. I combined several elements from the kit to make this gift box:

The pastel rainbow inside the box is from the inside of one of the cards, and the layers on the top of the box are trimmed down a bit and popped up on the lid of the box. They perfectly fit over the window that’s already on the lid of the box. Phew! Here’s a look at the Kraft Gift Boxes, which measure 4-1/2″ x 6-5/8″ x 3/4″:

While there’s a stamp in the coordinating stamp set to fill in patterns on the kite, I colored my kite with Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. I tied white twine around the top panel to make sure this gift box looks like a gift.

Friends

The little frog in the Sunshine & Smiles stamp set couldn’t be more adorable. I stamped him on Thick Basic White and colored him with my Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. There was a little set of dies that coordinate with this set (sold separately and sold out) – I cropped the frog with those dies. I layered elements from the kit on a Balmy Blue card base to make this sweet card:

The rainy background is framed with the diorama panel, and the clouds help to balance out the elements on the card.

My Sunshine

Let’s face it – we are all using a lot of Mango Melody these days – it’s featured in so many papers and accessories in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. I’ve used more Mango Melody over the past couple of months than I have since it was first introduced, and I’m happy about that.

I reached for a card from the Enjoy the Adventure Memories and More Cards. I trimmed it down a bit and used it as a focal panel on the card. I heat-embossed the sun with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on the panel, added a sweet duck from the kit and accented it with three Mango Melody Self-Adhesive Milky Dots. Here’s my project:

How sweet is that duck? Here’s a look at the Enjoy the Adventure Memories & More Cards, new in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog:

Bonus Cards

I cut one of the rainbow card panels in half and used it on two cards – one turned on its side with flowers and one with a little kite-flying turtle. The Mango Melody card base measures 3-1/5″ x 10″ (scored at 5″). Here’s a quick look at these projects:

March’s Paper Pumpkin

March marks Paper Pumpkin’s 10-year anniversary, and Stampin’ Up! wants to celebrate how much these kits have grown! March’s kit is all about happy greetings, organic and botanical designs digitally painted by our in-house artists, along with all-occasion sentiments to celebrate the happy moments in life and recognize the people around you who help you grow!

And as part of our anniversary celebration, the March Paper Pumpkin Kit includes a FREE GIFT featuring a plant and pot builder to make all your projects plant-astic!

Here are some products include in the Ten Years of Growth kit:

• all the supplies you need to create 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) and coordinating envelopes.
• an all-occasion stamp set to recognize the people in your life who help you grow with greetings and beautiful botanical images.
• 1 FREE additional stamp set, which includes a plant and pot builder to make plant-astic projects!
• a Polished Pink Classic Stampin’ Spot
• paper pieces and embellishments with digitally-painted designs and images.

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Shaded Spruce, Garden Green, Coastal Cabana, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Crumb Cake

Earn Sale-a-Bration Rewards

There’s still time to purchase a prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscription and earn Sale-a-Bration rewards! Enter one of these product items into an online order – your order can help you earn Host Rewards, Sale-a-Bration rewards and Crown Rewards. Here are the options:

Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription 1-Month – 137858

Price: $22.50

Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription 3-Month – 137859

Price: $67.50

Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription 6-Month – 137860

Price: $122.50

Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription 12-Month – 137861

Price: $235.00

Add All to Cart

You’ll receive a code from Stampin’ Up! that can be applied to your Paper Pumpkin account. Yay!

Sign Up for Paper Pumpkin Today

If you’d like to receive the 10-year anniversary kit and be a part of my Pumpkin in the Fungeon calls, you can sign up for Paper Pumpkin here before March 10. If you have questions or need assistance, please email me at [email protected]. I hope you are inspired by these projects – now, I’m off to play with all the other amazing elements of the kit.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Sign Up for a Super-Awesome Fun Time

I posted the next Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kit yesterday. You’re going to love the cards and projects Emma and I are making with the Greatest Journey Bundle and coordinating Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper! Registration is open! To learn more and sign up, please click here.

Sale-a-Bration’s Join Promotion

There are the three join options Stampin’ Up! is offering during Sale-a-Bration:

• OPTION 1 – For $129, you get your choice of $175 (your choice) of Stampin’ Up! products and a Boho Blue Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (a $63 value).
• OPTION 2 – Not crazy for the blue machine? For $129, you get your choice of $175 (your choice) of Stampin’ Up! products and a white Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (a $63 value).
• OPTION 3 – Already have a Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or don’t want one? For $99, you get your choice of $175 (your choice) of Stampin’ Up! products.

More Bonuses About Joining

• Your Starter Kit is shipped with FREE SHIPPING!
• You will earn a 20% discount on all purchases immediately after joining (and for as long as you are an active demonstrator). What an awesome benefit!
• You have no obligation to ever sell or share with anyone (although it makes you really cool if you do) and no obligation to buy another thing if you don’t want to.
• When you join my team today, you will receive loads of inspiration from our team – our InKing Royalty Facebook group always shares amazing, inspirational projects, but there are so many more when we get our hands on new products.
• While Sale-a-Bration rewards don’t accrue to your Starter Kit, you will earn all the Sale-a-Bration rewards that customer earn after your starter kit with an opportunity to earn rewards available to demonstrators.
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