Get ready for an adventure in color! This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit brings the colors and images of the great outdoors to your crafting. It features nine cards in our brand-new In Colors and outdoorsy designs, plus exclusive FREE stickers! Whether you’re a hardcore wilderness enthusiast or just adore color and nature, you’ll love what’s waiting for you in this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit!
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Each May Paper Pumpkin Kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs; nine coordinating envelopes; an all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures; stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers; one Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot; die-cut labels and accents; linen thread; and adhesive dots.
Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat
Looking for even more ways to use the Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit? Our talented concept artists came up with a few fun takes on the products in the kit. Create fun cards, treat packaging, and more! There is so much to discover with Paper Pumpkin.
For more inspiration, make your way to our Pinterest profile to see more projects!
Trim the Moody Mauve label to 2-1/4" x 1-1/2" (5.7 x 3.8 cm). Stamp the sentiment in Copper Clay ink on the Moody Mauve label. Stamp the cup image in Copper Clay ink on the Very Vanilla label.
Adhere the Very Vanilla label to the top of the Moody Mauve label using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Tie the twine around the labels.
Adhere the labels to the card using adhesive dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For an even more colorful card, you can adhere two cards together so there’s a scene on the outside and the inside. Adhere a small piece of light-colored cardstock on the inside to stamp on or write a message on.
Supplies: Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit
Open the envelope and score 1/4" (6.4 mm) from the side flaps (toward the center of the envelope) and 1/4" from both sides of the bottom crease. Fold in to create a pouch, then open again and cut a window in the front using the Countryside Corners Dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Adhere a 5" x 4" (12.7 x 10.2 cm) piece of Moody Mauve Cardstock to the inside.
Adhere the sides of the pouch using a strong adhesive such as Stampin’ Seal.
Cut a piece of Boho Blue Cardstock to 3" x 3/4" (7.6 x 1.9 cm). Angle one end and pierce a hole in the other end. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink, then sprinkle with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it using the Heat Tool.
Fill a cellophane bag with a treat, then place it in the pouch and close it.
Thread the twine through the stamped label and the compass die cut, then wrap it around the pouch twice and tie it in a bow.
Adhere the label and die-cut compass to the pouch using adhesive dots.
Supplies: Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit; Boho Blue Cardstock; Moody Mauve Cardstock; VersaMark Pad; Basics Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Heat Tool; Countryside Corners Dies; Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine; Stampin’ Seal.
Cut a piece of Moody Mauve Cardstock to 9-1/2" x 4-3/4" (24.1 x 12.1 cm) and score at 4-3/4" (12.1 cm) for your card base.
Using a Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends marker, spatter ink on a sheet of Basic White Cardstock.
Cut four pieces from the spattered cardstock: 2-3/4" x 1" (7 x 3.8 cm), 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" (1.5 x 3.2 cm), 1" x 1-1/2" (2.5 x 3.8 cm), and 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" (3.8 x 3.8 cm).
Stamp the cup image in Copper Clay ink, the shoe image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, the sentiment in Boho Blue ink, and the compass in Pebbled Path ink.
Color the shoe using Crumb Cake and Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends. Color the needle on the compass with Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends marker. Fussy cut the stamped images. Adhere the stamped images to the spattered Basic White Cardstock pieces using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut a piece of Moody Mauve Cardstock to 4-3/8" x 4-3/8" (11.1 x 11.1 cm). Place the decorative mask on the cardstock and ink using Moody Mauve ink and a Blending Brush.
Tie Boho Blue ribbon around the masked piece, then adhere the piece to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the stamped images to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere a Copper Clay gem to the compass.
Supplies: Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit; Basic White Cardstock; Moody Mauve Cardstock; Boho Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad; Moody Mauve Classic Stampin’ Pad; Pebbled Path Classic Stampin’ Pad; Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack; Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack; Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack; Tuxedo Black Memento Ink; Boho Blue 3/8" (1 cm) Textured Ribbon; Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems; Foursquare Decorative Masks; Blending Brushes.
Cut the notched die-cut label to 3" (7.6 cm), notching the straight end. Stamp the sentiment in Copper Clay ink on the label.
Using the Stylish Shapes Dies and a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, cut a 3" (7.6 cm) circle from Copper Clay Cardstock and a 2-3/4" (7 cm) circle from the card base. Adhere the Copper Clay circle over the hole in the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the die-cut piece from the card to the Copper Clay circle.
Cut a 3" x 1/2" (7.6 x 1.3 cm) piece of Wild Wheat Cardstock. Adhere the stamped label to the Wild Wheat piece, then adhere the entire label to the circle piece.
Adhere gems to the card.
If you want to cover the hole on the inside of the card, adhere a piece of Boho Blue 5-1/4" x 4" (13.3 x 10.2 cm) Cardstock to the inside of the card.
Supplies: Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit; Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit Add-On; Copper Clay Cardstock; Wild Wheat Cardstock; Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems; Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine; Stylish Shapes Dies.
We’ve selected a handful of products that coordinate perfectly with this month’s kit! They align beautifully with the project samples shown above and can easily be found in our online store—all in one place.
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Get crafty and celebrate good friends and great adventures with the Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Refills! Make even more outdoorsy cards featuring new In Colors, send inspiring cards, and make adventure-themed projects.
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Deliver rays of sunshine with the Sunshine & Smiles Paper Pumpkin Past Kit! You get nine cards, three each of three designs, and nine coordinating envelopes. Plus, you get precut paper animals, flowers, and sentiments to create cards that will brighten anyone’s day.
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Open the door and come in! You’ll love the spirit of hospitality that fills the Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit. The kit is even more inviting when it’s combined with the coordinating Countryside Inn Suite Collection that helps you create gorgeous paper crafting projects!
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Did you know that we provide a printable stamp set case insert each month to help you store and organize your Paper Pumpkin stamp set and leftover supplies? Click here to download and print!
