I am so happy to be back hopping with my incredibly talented friends from the A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that love to think outside the box and come up with inspiring alternate samples using the current Paper Pumpkin Kit.
This month we are showcasing alternatives for the October Winter Woods Paper Pumpkin Kit. I just love how these kits come jam-packed with products and so many possibilities. This kit features a nature-themed, watercolor scene evoking a crisp, cold winter afternoon. Just add trees, birds, snowflakes, and a stamped sentiment!
I will admit, I have never been one to follow directions so I always have so much fun coming up with alternatives. This time I stuck pretty much to elements in the kit and just added in a few things. It is very rare that I ever create a card that doesn't have some type of ribbon or twine, I love how they add texture to a design and help step it up. Here I took the preprinted card base and tied some gorgeous Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon around it. I then die cut the center tree image with a circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies from another card base. Then popped it up with Dimensionals to create a spotlight effect.
To highlight the snow I used the pretty Shimmery Crystal Effects along the boughs of the trees. I absolutely love how it creates a subtle shimmer and glossy dimension. The precut little bird and stamped the same image over top of it using the gorgeous Delicata Metallic Ink in Gold. I also used this ink to stamp the sentiment then stamped it again using Night of Navy Ink to overlap. In my book, you can never have too much shimmer, so I splattered on some Frost White Shimmer Paint as well.
Now it's time to visit the fabulously talented stampers on the blog hop, please be sure to check out all of the amazing alternatives by clicking on the names below. Have a great day!
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