April 2023 Paper Pumpkin Alternates

April Paper Pumpkin Alternates - All the Little Things.

I don't usually post my alternates, but this month's kit was so fun!  I pulled in several Stampin' Up! Stamp sets and embellishments to create fun folds and regular cards for a total of 17 cards... and I still had a few items left over!

I hope you enjoy this long post of my creations.

For these three cards, I used the kit card bases and brought in the Stampin' Up! Cheerful Daisies Bundle (available May 2nd in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog), Quiet Meadow Stamp Set (sentiment inside the card) and Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels.

The leaves and flowers were colored using Blending Brushes and Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers.

I also stamped the branches and dotted image with Petal Pink ink on the card base.

Wink of Stella was added in each flower center.

The banner is from the kit with the sentiment stamped using Memento ink.  A strip of the Calypso Coral was cut from leftover sheet where the die cuts were on.  A strip of the Gold Trim (from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack) was adhered onto the Calypso Coral strip of cardstock.  The banner was adhered with dimensionals.

Inside my card, the flowers are from the Quiet Meadow Stamp set and stamped using Petal Pink ink.  The sentiment stamped using Memento ink.

For this set of 4 cards, I used the same stamp sets as above and also used Share A Milkshake Stamp set for the "Celebrate" sentiment.

Wink of Stella was added on each flower center.

Balmy Blue, Memento, Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green iks were used.

This card is a very "thick" fun fold using the Cheerful Daisies Bundle (available on May 2) along with Fancy Flora DSP.

The flowers were cut from one of the cherry blossom die cuts.

Calypso Coral is the ink used for this card.

I got a little too carried away with all the layers, but I still love how it turned out.  This will definitely be a "hand deliver" card only.

Another fun fold using Timeless Arrangements Stamp set (available May 2) for the sentiment inside my card.

Inks used are Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green.

A sympathy card using Quiet Meadow Stamp Set for the sentiment inside my card.

All That Dies were used for the oval on the front of the card and the Basics 3D Embossing Folder was used on the background.

I cut a thin strip of the envelope to add behind the sentiment.

Embellishments are Iridescent Pastel Gems.

This is a sweet little card using the Little Monkey bundle (also available May 2).

The monkey was colored using Soft Suede, Natural Tones & Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers.

The sentiments on the front and inside my card were stamped using Shaded Spruce & Balmy Blue inks.

The sentiment is from the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set stamped using Shaded Spruce ink.

I stamped the dotted image all around the inside of the card and shaded the Basic White layer using Shaded Spruce ink and a Blending Brush.

Wonderful Thoughts Stamp Set (available May 2) was used for the "hello" on the front of the card using Calypso Coral ink.

Another leftover strip of Calypso Coral cardstock was added behind the sentiment.

The ribbon is Balmy Blue/White Variegated Ribbon, wrapped around the top of the card and tied in a knot.

The envelope flap was adhered onto the Basic White embossed layer, which was adhered with dimensionals.

This fun fold uses the Cheerful Daisies Stamp (available May 2) set for the sentiments and Delicate Desert DSP.

The sentiments and flowers were stamped using Calypso Coral ink.

Another fun fold using the Quiet Meadow Stamp set for the sentiment inside the card.

The flower strip on each side of the flower was cut in half and adhered onto each side of the card.

The background branches behind the flower were stamped using Shaded Spruce ink.

This card is pretty simple with a piece of the envelope adhered onto the card base and the leaves adhered with lots and lots of dimensionals.

A piece of Balmy Blue/White Variegated Ribbon was looped once and added behind the sentiment which was stamped using Granny Apple Green ink.

Inside my card is a strip of the envelope along the bottom and the branches and sentiment also stamped using Granny Apple Green ink.

And my final card has a piece of the envelope as the background with the floral image adhered with dimensionals.

This sentiment is from the Share A Milkshake Stamp Set, using Calypso Coral ink.

Inside my card are flowers from the Quiet Meadow Stamp set using Balmy Blue ink.

The sentiment is stamped using Calypso Coral ink.

And, these last two photos are my cards grouped together (in no particular order).

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.

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