Paper Pumpkin Alternative Valentine

This design is an alternative to the instructions with January's Paper Pumpkin kit.

If you like crafting but don't have a lot of time to design, consider getting a pre-paid subscription to Paper Pumpkin from Stampin' Up! Kits arrive monthly right to your door and you can suspend you subscription if you'd like to skip a month at times. I love that everything is in the box except for scissors and stamp cleaner. 

See the curved sentiment on the flap? I bent the stamp onto the clear block to get this look.

You receive a small new stamp set each month! I love this month's because it is a fun set. Here I stamped the little reptile and then colored it using my Stampin' Blend (alcohol-based markers) and Stampin' Write markers. Then I cut out the critter and adhered it using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. My card is a Narrow Note Card and it fits perfectly into it's envelope with my gift card. I used the sentiment "Happy Valentine's Day" from the January "Be Mine Valentine" kit, curving it onto my clear stamping block so it fit the curve of the outer envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to create. Please use my link to sign up for your own 3, 6, or 12-month subscription to Paper Pumpkin. Sign up by February 10th to receive this month's kit! During Sale-A-Bration you can earn free products when you purchase your pre-paid subscription!

Be Mine Valentine Alternatives

January's Paper Pumpkin kit is called "Be Mine Valentine." It's intended to be 24 pillow boxes you can fill with treats and decorate using the enclosed stamp set and cut outs. Here I used the cut outs and those cute enamel hearts to decorate my Valentine Jelly Belly beans. I added my own Calypso Coral bow. I love all the bright colors together!

I didn't want to make pillow boxes this year, so I took the boxes (they arrive flat in the it) and cut off the curved ends and made a card front background. Then I added the cute kangaroo holding a heart. Again I chose bright Granny Apple Green Organdy ribbon, which I earned *free* from the Sale-A-Bration brochure with my $50 purchase.

My Core Group at Bible study are the lucky recipients of these sweet treats with colorful characters!

I hope you enjoyed my projects today. Please leave me a comment - I love to read them all!

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