Welcome to our PPX monthly blog hop! Today I have my blog post linked to posts from those in my Paper Pumpkin Exclusives Video Crew so we could all share a few more projects that we put together with some of our leftovers from the June 2022 Pick of the Crop kit. See what I have to share. Then scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants to see additional creative alternate paper crafting project ideas with this Paper Pumpkin kit. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)
On June 30th, I shared how I made eight alternate cards from the supplies of the three kit cards…turning 3 cards into 8, so almost tripling the cards from the kit. Today I have an alternate idea with the canvas bag, a Tobblerone Chocolate Bar wrap, and a 12×12 scrapbook page layout to share.
Extra products I used… See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.
I bleached the bag!
Yep…I wanted a whiter bag, so I soaked it in bleach overnight and then washed it with a load of whites to get this brighter bag.
Then I cut the chipboard from the kit packaging to get a 4-3/4″ wide piece and put that inside to keep any ink I stamped from bleeding through to the other side.
Because there was a bit more “bulk” at the top of the bag (from the seam and handles), I set it up in the Stamparatus with that portion hanging off the edge.
The above photo shows one strawberry darker than the other. I had to stamp the darkest one four times! The lighter one was only stamped twice at this point. I may have had quicker results had I used Memento ink. But I used StazOn, because I didn’t want the ink to wash off if the bag got wet.
The only problem was when I then colored in the berries and used Blends Markers (again because I didn’t want the ink to wash off if the bag got wet). And the Blends Markers aren’t supposed to pair up with StazOn (I forgot), so there was a bit of smearing with the black outline images. Oh well. LOL I still love the results.
Oh…And the “pearls” are just drops of White Pearlized Enamel Effects.
I created my second project because I wanted to add a bit of chocolate to the food images and turn it all into a fun picnic.
So I wrapped a Tobblerone candy bar up with the back half of the kit card sealing it with Seal Adhesive and then decorated this 3-D treat up a bit. I started with the bread placing it so it covered the red letters on the chocolate bar.
Then I added the cheese and tucked in 2 sets of flowers.
I added my second wedge of cheese with Dimensionals, a gold bow with a Glue Dot, a stamped sentiment strip with Dimensionals, and 3 gold flower accents.
Such a fun gift to give and receive!
Those that follow what I share with these kits know that I’m a scrapbooker. And I usually make a 12×12 page or layout with every kit. This time I made a layout. And I used the returning 12×12 Basic Black cardstock!!! I can’t express how happy I am that this staple item is back!!
Measurements for photo mats…
- Fresh Freesia Cardstock, the back halves of two kit cards for the lighter blue, and Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ (two of each color)
- Blackberry Bliss Cardstock, Night of Navy Cardstock, and Evening Evergreen Cardstock
- 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (two of each color)
To get the greenish color on the left half of the Perfectly Penciled designer paper, I added color from the Soft Succulent ink pad with a Blending Brush which gave a nice smooth ombré effect.
The colors in the Adhesive Backed Sequins & Gems pack work well with the colors in this layout. So I added the sequins here and there.
On the right page I added the blueberry bunch, 3 bunches of flowers, and the sentiment strip which is popped up on Dimensionals and makes a nice “base” for the cluster of goodies. I also added a metallic bow and metallic flower embellishments. But I went with silver instead of gold this time.
You might also notice that I stamped berries in the background. But the black ink on black cardstock didn’t show up very well. So you could leave this step out.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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Product List…things you might need/want in addition to the June 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit to make these projects (I listed the kit refill below because at the time I created this post, the kit was still available….just an option for anyone who missed out on getting the full kit with the ink and stamps.)
- bleach
- Tobblerone chocolate bar
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