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January 2023 Paper Pumpkin: Key to My Heart

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If the Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin is an indicator of what we’ll receive in our subscription kits over the course of 2023, we’re in for a year of creative and enjoyable paper-crafting. As with years past, the January kit is all about Valentine’s Day. The Key to My Heart kit contains the supplies to make the three cards pictured above, a Fresh Fresia mini–ink pad, and a clear photopolymer stamp set consisting of the images pictured below.

I love Paper Pumpkin kits, but I also like to go “Beyond the Box” and create alternate versions and original creations with the kit contents. This month I was a little bit (a lot) obsessed with the piece of keyhole-shaped paper leftover from the first card on the right pictured above. Consequentially, most of my alternative designs are centered around this shape.

If you’d rather get right to the pictures and not read about the cards (a completely valid choice), here’s a quick slideshow:

My first card is a shaker card. Stampin’ Up released treat box add-on product to the Key to My Heart Kit, which contained that key with the heart-shaped head. The key is a sticker, which was perfect for adhering to the window of the shaker card. I stamped the lock in Calypso Coral ink and fussy-cut it out. The card is mounted on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock.

For my next card, I reimagined the keyhole shape as a gumball machine! The hearts in the gumball machine come from the January 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit, Sending Hearts. The colors featured on this card are Calypso Coral, Real Red, and Gorgeous Grape. I created the To My Valentine tag using the fabulous Happy Labels Pick-a-Punch from the January-June 2023 Mini Catalog.

The card with the world globe on it, features an image from another Stampin’ Up card kit called, Timeless Greetings, a product I highly recommend.

I also used the Timeless Greetings kit to create a clock. I used the key stamp from the Paper Pumpkin kit to make a pendulum for the clock.

For the last card in my series of “keyhole reimagined” cards, I flipped it over and made it into a vase. This is notecard and has no greeting.

My final card is my “stamps only” card, a card to make once you’ve used all up the supplies from your Paper Pumpkin kit. This card is a masculine Valentine card and features heat-embossed silver locks and keys, a vellum heart, and a shiny silver panel made with the Metal Plate 3D embossing folder.

Visit my blog next month to see what I do with next month’s Paper Pumpkin kit, Sunshine & Smiles.

Happy Stamping, Everyone!

August 2020 Paper Pumpkin: World’s Greatest

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Stampin’ Up knocked it out of the park with their August Paper Pumpkin monthly paper-crafting kit, World’s Greatest. This kit provides a unique opportunity to thank life’s champions in a creative way. Since our reality has shifted due to COVID-19, life’s champions include people you wouldn’t usually think of as heroes, like the UPS man, or the cashier at the grocery store.

The kit contains all of the supplies to make the cards pictured above. The color palate is bright without being overly feminine. Featured colors are Bumblebee, Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Soft Suede, white, and gold. The Stampin’ Spot that comes with the kit is Pacific Point. The included stamp set is pictured below.

Paper Pumpkin August 2020 Stamp Set

Here are my first three alternative designs. Aside from the addition of a white cardstock base, all supplies are from the card kit itself. Unfortunately, the gold colors in these pictures presented as a dark brown, but use your imagination to fill in what it would look like.

For these first two cards, I took one of the Pacific Point argyle bases and cut it up and used it for DSP. I sponged the vellum leaves with Old Olive because I wasn’t quite sold on the white ones.

On this card, I changed up the shaker card a little bit. Since the trophy is behind the acetate, it gives the impression of a trophy case.

The final card I’m sharing is my “Stamps & Ink Only” card. This card required a lot of masking and some sponging. Tip: Use full stick Post-It notes when masking. It prevents the note from lifting and shifting so you get a clean mask every time.

Next month’s Paper Pumpkin kit is called Hello Pumpkin. Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by September 10th to receive the kit. Then, attend my Paper Pumpkin Workshop on Saturday, September 26th at 2:00 PM, to make samples and alternative projects from the kit.