A Paper Pumpkin Thing Key To My Heart Kit

Thank God it is FRIDAY!!! Lets just take a minute to think about the fact that TARYN, turns 13 tomorrow!!! I will be the parent to ALL teenagers.... I am not sure I am ready for this! We had basketball last night and had a plan of going to dinner tonight but that may be messed up with sick boys! 

This month with A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop, we are hopping with the kit "Key To My Heart". I had a great little add of treat boxes that I decided to skip... I couldn't wait to come up with an alternative, because if you know me hearts are not my favorite! Let me show you what I have created.

The card started with a base of Pale Papaya and mat of Calypso Coral Cardstock. I decided to use a card base to create my tag with the Tailor Made Tags dies. This sits nicely on piece of the Delicate Desert DSP. I tied a cute bow with the thread from the kit with a key and lock die cut from the kit. The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink and was the perfect touch!

APPT Blog Hop From the North Pole Kit

Happy Friday!! How many of you are all decorated for the holidays!? I am usually the girl with the totes of decorations in the house the morning after Thanksgiving (If you aren't in the US, you may not understand this), but with football last weekend it put a HUGE kink on things! 

I was so happy to receive my From the North Pole Paper Pumpkin Kit! I really would have loved to have ordered extra... but that is not happened and I couldn't wait to get down and dirty with this kit and making a couple alternatives for the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop!

I am no joke over my head with orders and craft fair creations at the moment and this box was such a joy to create with! I immediately knew that I wanted to make a gift card holder with with the treat bag add on... Well enough chatter! Lets look at my creativity at work!

There really is no way to misuse this kit, whether it is tags, cards or gift bags, it is so much fun to use! You can even mix it up and use October "Ho Ho Ho" kit! I chose to mix it with some of the fabulous DSP from our Holiday Catalog. It paired well with the Sweetest Christmas DSP as well as the Gingham Cottage! 

So I destroyed one of the treat bags... Just kidding... I used it as paper by cutting it down to 3.75" x 5". It is layered onto a piece of Mint Macaron. I have added a piece of the polka dot paper from the Sweetest Christmas. I trimmed the tag top off of the Mint Macaron glimmer banner. The "Holly Jolly" tag was trimmed to 2" x 2" and matted with Real Red at 2-1/8" x 2-1/8" and was adhered with dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped with Mint Macaron ink and accented with a candy cane from the kit that I chose to tie a Linen Thread bow accented with the Jingle Bell Trinkets. This is all nicely layered onto a Real Red card base in true Christmas fashion!

This is a cute little gift card holder! Again it is accented with the Sweetest Christmas DSP and I added a bit of the Garden Green Gingham Cottage DSP for a fun country touch. I made a quick little pull tab with the Very Best Trio Punch!

The sentiments are stamped in Garden Green and your pocket for your gift card is where that Mint Macaron piece of card stock is. I also accented this with a Linen Thread bow with another Jingle Bell Trinket! 

Thank you so much for stopping in! I can't wait for you to see what my friends today, you can click along the list below!!

APPT Spooky Treats Blog Hop

Happy Friday! We have made it through the week! Can you believe we are in October already? We have had a beautiful week of weather and today finally feels like fall! So I plan on making a batch of Beef and Noodles. The last week has been challenging as Joshua had an appointment with his new neurologist and we have decided to change up his meds a bit. This has made him EXTREMELY drowsy which is not ideal in the classroom environment. We also stumbled on a challenge with regards to finding his epilepsy rescue meds...  So we are off on an adventure this morning to get them and stop at Walmart!

This month the APPT team is hopping with the Paper Pumpkin Kit from September "Spooky Treats". These fun and spooky treat holders are sure to be a hit, but not everyone wants to make treat holders. So I have whipped up a card and a treat holder for you today, lets take a look!

The card started with the layer of Orchid Oasis! I used the host paper from the Holiday Mini and came up with a quick and easy lay out using a few of the die cuts and the orange plaid pattern for the box sleeves. Its accented with a few of the stars from the kit. The box was straight from the kit but I copied the template of the sleeve using the host paper once again! A bit of ribbon was the perfect accent. These boxes are great for two of the smaller peanut buttery chocolates that everyone loves!

There is another look at the box! 

I am so glad that you stopped in today to see my creations! You can click around the hop through the links below! 

Happy Friday!

APPT Sending Good Thoughts Blog Hop

Wow, it has been a bit since I last blogged... Summer has gotten the best of me. I would love to say that it has been exciting and fun.... but it hasn't been.  The kids all weighed in and showed their pigs on Wednesday and now our barn at home is empty. The pigs have been my escape this summer and I am not sure all 3 kids will end up showing them again next year. Boys are really that into it and Taryn does a majority of the chores. 

I snuck away for some crafty time last week while Taryn was finishing up her scrapbooking projects for fair. Have I mentioned that the TWO kids I helped went Grand and Reserve Champion? Its true but we will save that for another post! That is when I sat down and created this amazing alternate from July's Sending Good Thoughts Paper Pumpkin kit. It was perfect for this A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop and I can't wait to show you my creation!

The card started with the Bermuda Bay brushstroke card front. I simply splattered some watered down Multipurpose Liquid Glue and sprinkled some of our gold Stampin' Emboss powder to heat emboss it. I added a torn strip of Fresh Freesia with some white Bakers twine in a nice little bow. The coral is gently adhered behind the sentiment circle with a bit of sponged Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The sentiment is stamped onto a die cut from the kit with Bermuda Bay ink and adhered with a couple Stampin' Dimensionals. I accented with one of the starfish die cuts and a few Opal Rounds. They reminded me of bubbles! This card front sits nicely on a Fresh Freesia base!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Celebrating In Color

Happy last Thursday of the month! I am not sure whether this month went by fast or not. I do know that today is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! I am probably more excited than the kids. 

This month the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Team is hopping with the Celebrating In Color Kit! This kit features all of our NEW in colors and will definitely get your creativity juices flowing! I can't wait to show you what myself and my friends have created for you!

I have used a card base from the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes in Parakeet Party. My layer of Basic White I have stamped with the stamps in the kit. The Parakeet Party is stamped with the words "You Make Me" and I stamped the "Happy" using Staz On. The splatters were also stamped with Stazon and accented with the Matte Black Dots and the dots provided in the kit. I have tied a cute bow with the our Black & Gingham Ribbon and accented it with a bit of the Parakeet Party twine that is in the In Color Twine Pack.

A quick and easy but so much fun card that is sure to bring anyone cheer!

I can't wait for you to see what the rest of our amazing team has created!! You can click along the list below to tour the whole hop!

Have a great day!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Change Is Beautiful Kit

Happy Thursday! Life has been pigs, baseball and dealing with wind! The pigs are coming along nicely and Taryn has her first jackpot of the season this weekend! Her goal is to hit 11 shows so that she can earn a jacket from the association that sanctions the shows. I am so proud of her! She has really been working hard with what time we have had thanks to the relentless wind.

This month our A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop is focusing on the APRIL KIT, Change is Beautiful. This kit comes with 9 cards that have fun folds and great scenes! I love all of the cheerful colors and the versatility of the colors in the kit!

So today my alternative is using the Change Is Beautiful Kit paired with the Abstract Beauty DSP and Ephemera pack! Let me show you what I have created!

This card was so fun to make! I first took one of the flower die cuts from the kit and fussy cut the center so that I would appear to be a bit more 3D after using a few dimensionals. It is accented with pieces from the Abstract Beauty Ephemera Pack. I even used it for my Polish Pink stamped sentiment from the kit. The black and white splatter DSP is also from the Abstract Beauty DSP and was the perfect choice to layer of the black and white stars card base from kit. I used my Melon Mambo Blends on the ribbon so that it better coordinated. A bit of Clear Wink Of Stella and a few White Basic Pearls and this beauty was ready for the Bermuda Bay mat and Melon Mambo card base!!

I can't wait for you to see the rest of these amazing alternatives today! Make sure you click along the list below to get even more inspiration!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Beyond The Horizon Blog Hop

Hey there!! Happy Friday!!! I am happy to report that life has returned to its normal chaotic ways! Where I am running in six different directions always and mother nature likes to put kinks in my plans! Troy is back at work on light duty... Whatever that is in man language. Did I mention that Wesley decided to do baseball? Like I said life has been crazy...

Today the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Team is hopping with our March Kit Beyond The Horizon. As I am sure that some of you are aware, our kits were delayed... so our hop was delayed! This amazing kit comes with not just one but TWO stamp sets! Let me show you what I have created!

This card has a rich base of Bumblebee cardstock that is sadly retiring, I have paired it with the also retiring Misty Moonlight. On the Misty Moonlight layer I have distressed the edges and used our Blending Brushes with a bit of the Misty Moonlight ink, its included with your kit! I also trimmed the card front down and used the Blending Brush around the edges of it before adhering it to the Misty Moonlight layer. I have stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of Basic White with Old Olive ink and accented that strip with a tab of the Old Olive strip provided in the kit and of course I added a Linen Thread bow. It is layered onto a piece of Basic White that I stamped with small chevron like pattern from the kit in Bumblebee ink. Before adhering the sentiment to the card, I stamped the leafy piece with Versamark ink and used some Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and my Heat Tool. Then I adhered my sentiment piece and added a Brushed Metallic Dot.

Thank you so much for stopping in today I can't wait for you to see what the rest of my friends have made! You can click along the list below for more inspiration from the Beyond The Horizon Kit!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Safari Celebration Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! I am exhausted... Mr. Tucker is 4 weeks post op from his back surgery and I am so glad that his follow up is Monday!  He has not been the easiest patient! The kids are just weeks away from having pigs in the barn. I couldn't be more excited... 

I can't wait for today's hop! We are all hopping with the Safari Celebration kit! Let me show you what I have created

 This card starts with a card base from the kit and has a mat of Rich Razzleberry. I took another card base and cut it down to 3-3/4" x 5" and added a bit of the In The Wild DSP and a strip from the inner part of an envelope from the kit. I chose to use the Antelope die cut from the kit. The banner die cut also from the kit was the perfect accent, especially after stamping the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry. A bit of Linen Thread and this cuties was done!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Kisses and Hugs Kit

Good Morning and Happy Thursday! I hope that today finds you well and warm! Its been a doozy of a couple weeks. Troy had back surgery last Friday so I have been playing nurse to him and being mom! We got a bit of snow yesterday, I was really wanting to have a snow day. Selfishly so though, just that I can continue to cleaning and getting other things done instead of being at Troy's beckon call... I know, horrible!

Today our A Paper Pumpkin Thing Team is hopping with the January 2022 Kiss and Hugs Kit. Honestly, I have had only had my kit for a couple of days... and by the sounds of things, not everyone has gotten their kits yet! This kit is geared towards the Valentine holiday and is super cute with a mix of Very Vanilla, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride with accents of Gold. It only took me a couple of hours to whip up these alternates and I can't wait to show them to you!

As you can see, this kit pairs nicely with the Daffodil Afternoons DSP from the Sale-a-Bration catalog and the Scalloped Kraft Treat Boxes. There is an amazing little add on of treat boxes that I decided to skip. The good news is that the kit paired so nicely with these. Let's take a look at the projects!

My card started with a mat of Flirty Flamingo and the nice window pane plaid from the Daffodil Afternoons DSP. I cut the Very Vanilla Gold Dotted Heart from the kit and adhered it on the left there with a bit of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. On the right is a Vellum Heart also from the kit. I added a band of the XO paper that is on the inside of the envelopes from the kit that is accented with the Flirty Flamingo Metallic Ribbon. The cute little square that is stamped with "For You" in Gray Granite is also from the kit and accented with a Gold Gilded Gem. Thick Very Vanilla was my only choice and proved to be so lovely.

This great little treat box filled with candy is decorated to coordinate with the card. Again I used the window pane plaid from the Daffodil Afternoons. I used the hearts from the kit and a bit of Tear N Tape to create a belly band of sorts. Two of the arrows were adhered and heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss powder. Again, I accented the sentiment with Gold Gilded Gems. 

I am so excited for you to see what the rest of the team has made today! You can click along the list below to see even more alternatives to the January 2022 Kit!

Have a great day!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Gifts Galore

Good Morning and if you are in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! It is the first time in a very long time that I am not making our whole Thanksgiving Day feast! We are so blessed to have a circle of friends that are so much like family to us. 

This month the APPT team is hopping with THIS months Paper Pumpkin Kit Gifts Galore! These cute little treat boxes are so adorable and it was difficult for me to whip up an alternative idea, because I didn't want to use them up!

I managed to use the Peaceful Deer Bundle with some of the elements of the kit to create a fun card for you today! Lets take a look!

My card started with die cutting the largest circle from the Layering Circle from the Snowman die cut.  I have used our stitched triangles again this month to create some fun and festive Christmas Trees. These were made from the gift die cut in the kit. After figuring this part out I added a Wonderful Snowflake. A deer stamped from the Peaceful Deer Bundle in Blushing Bride ink was the perfect addition. My Basic White background was created with our Stamparatus and one of the sentiments from the kit with Pool Party ink. I just love the Hinge Step technique! It was accented with the Whimsy Stitched Dies. I even used the little striped stamp in the kit to create my cute little Tailor Made Tag that is tied with a bit of the Old Olive Twine that is in the kit! A few Pool Party Holiday Rhinestones and this cutie was done!

I hope you enjoyed my card today! Don't forget to save room for pie!

You can continue through the hop by clicking along the short list below, I am sure that you will be inspired!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Haunts & Harvest Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is doing amazingly well! I am so glad that it is finally fall! I was sure ready for the cool off! Football, Volleyball and everything else is in full swing! So my schedule is staying rather busy! I am still finding time to get into my studio to get some crafting done!

This month the A Paper Pumpkin Thing team is hopping with the Haunts and Harvest Kit! This an amazing little kit made up of favors... My goal was to make something that was NOT favors... or even fall for that matter! 

 

I have taken one of the bottoms of my favor box for cute little hexagon shape. I had a bit of the buffalo plaid Peaceful Place Paper on my workspace. Who am I kidding?? I have a ton of my paper ALL over my workspace! I have adhered this to a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock and it is matted to a piece of Soft Succulent. A small banner with a Gold heat embossed sentiment from the kit was just the right touch with a bit of a Linen Thread and Gold Gilded Gems! This card was so easy to make! 

I can't wait for you to see what my crafty friends have come up with today! You can click along the list below to see even more alternative ideas for this months kit!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Hope Box

Good Morning! I am so happy to blogging today! When I looked at my prior posts I realized it had been a bit since I last blogged. I am back and if you know me personally you understand why. Life gets crazy during the summer with fair and projects. Throw in an untimely death of a friend of Wesley's and it kind of had our whole family at max capacity of emotions. It is hard to create ANYTHING when you are in that head space. This week the kids returned to school and I am doing my best to return to normal! My mom was here all last week for the first time in 605 days! So things are looking good! ENOUGH ABOUT THAT!!!!! Lets get to the good stuff!

I am back with the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop Team with the August 2021 Kit! This kit was called Hope Box. Shelli, our co-founder, wanted you to be able to decorate a Hope Box that is meaningful to you, as well as craft uplifting cards for those you care for around the world. I couldn't wait to make my alternatives because the ideas were exploding! Let me show you what I have created today!

The card above started with piece of the envelope that I cut to make a card front. The large butterfly die cut provided in the kit was the perfect accent. You will notice I have used it on the card below as a stencil before making this card! I have used the Melon Mambo Splatter piece from the kit as a band across with a banner from the kit as an accent. The tag created using the Tailor Made Tags dies was a fun accent to add with Gold 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon. It sits on a mat of Blackberry Bliss with a card base of Pool Party! For my final touch I added a few Gold Gilded Gems.

Like I stated above this card was actually made first! I found a card from Martin Stone who is on our Artisan Design Team, to give me a launching point. I have used the the large butterfly die cut with our Blending Brushes. The ink used was Melon Mambo and Blackberry Bliss. Once I achieved the desired look, I made a sparkling spritz with Wink Of Stella, Pool Party and some rubbing alcohol in one of our spritzers! I again made a tag using our Tailor Made Tags Dies and accented it with one of the banners provided in the kit. A few small butterflies and sequins was the perfect touch.

I can NOT wait for you to see what my friends have come up with today! You can click along the list below to find even MORE inspiration with your HOPE BOX kit!

Have A Great Day!!!

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Expressions In Color Kit

Happy Thursday! I can't believe that it is already July?! Can you? Yesterday was pretty uneventful, although today we will have guys installing new siding on our home. I can't wait to see what it will look like finished. I have been busy crafting and stamping away the last few days... today I may actually have to start cleaning house a bit more. Somehow we usually end up with people over for 4th of July, we have a great view of the fireworks in town and usually set some of our own off. 

A Paper Pumpkin Thing is going to shift to the first Thursday of the month. What this means for you is that even though we are in July, we are creating with Junes kit! It is easier for all of us because of the uncertainty of when we get our packages from the post office. 

Todays hop is focused on the Expressions in Color Kit from June! This kit coordinates with the Artistically Inked Bundle and Expressions in Ink suite! Lets take a look!

Today's projects came together rather quickly, I have made a cute little box to hold a small pack of candy and this amazing card took maybe 20 minutes to come up with! The kit was so easy to work with as it coordinated with the Expressions In Ink suite.

The card started with the vellum die cut in the kit. It was so cool to find out that the die in the bundle would fit right over it. I chose to die cut it out of the Gold and White stripe in the Designer Series Paper. I inked it up with my blending brushes and adhered it over the vellum using our adhesive sheets. The Polished Pink layer has been stamped around the edges using the background like stamp in the Artistically Inked stamp set. I also did this to the strip that goes across the card front. A strip of Basic White with a Gold heat embossed sentiment was the perfect touch over the top of the Expressions In Ink designer series paper. This was perfect for the Bumblebee card base from the kit!

So don't ask me the exact measurements right away, I scored, it fit and I was done! I accented this little treat holder with a bit of the card front from the kit cut into strips to fluff it up a bit! A bit of Gold Thread was the perfect touch!

I can't wait for you all to see what the team has come up with today! You can click along the hop list below for even more inspiration!