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The August Paper Pumpkin Kit provided us with many ways to celebrate the people that we love and appreciate. I love the fact that one of the options in this kit was to celebrate TEACHERS!!! I feel that teachers are often underpaid and undervalued for the hard work that they do.
Below is the alternative easel card I created to celebrate teachers! To create this card I scored the front panel of the card base at 2 1/8 inches. The 3 x 3 1/4 Blue Argyle rectangle that the trophy is attached to was cut from a card base in the kit.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative
Everything that I used to make this card came in this month’s Paper Pumpkin Kit. When you open this card it looks like this.
Teachers Appreciation Card - August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative
When I open my Paper Pumpkin kits I have to decide if I am going to make the card following the kit instructions or if I’m going to create my own unique designs using the kit contents.
For this next card, I created it following the kit instructions. I liked that it was a celebratory Shaker Card, one that I could use to let someone I really appreciated them.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin
I used some of the same pieces to create an Alternate Shaker card, but on this one I added some images from the Hippo Happiness Stamp Set. I love the pretty vellum leaves that were a part of the kit, I added them to the front of this alternative shaker card.
Paper Pumpkin Alternative Friendship Card - August 2020
As I worked with the leaves they reminded me of a maile lei. So, I took two leaves and I sponged them with Old Olive Ink using a Sponge Dauber. I put them together to form a lei and added an appropriate celebratory sentiment to the bottom.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative
This next example shows how I added the vellum leaves to one of our Gold Hoop Embellishments. Don’t the kits shiny gold stars look cute when mounted on the top of those little white flowers? I punched those with our new Confetti Flowers Border Punch.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative
Another Alternative card I did with the August 2020 kit was this one below. I used the stamps in the kit to create a sunflower.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Flower Card
At the same time I was working on this kit, I learned a new technique from my downline and friend Jodi Hashimoto of The Stamping Owl. Jodi made some adorable Magnet Slider Projects for an event that we did. I couldn’t wait to try out this technique so I used it on this card.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative - Magnet Card
This card may look a little plain on the front but just watch what happens when you pull the gold tab.
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative - Magnet Card
As you pull the tab, the image on the front begins to magically travel up until it…
August 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card
LEAPS off of the front and onto the inside removable panel. I love that it forms a medal with a message!
Would you like to learn how to make a moving card like this? Check out my latest video tutorial. Keep in mind, this was my very first Magnet Slider Card. If I can make one of these, so can YOU!!!
I really enjoyed making cards with this month’s kit. If you are a subscriber, I hope you will not only make this month’s kit but also use the cards to send to special people that you want to celebrate. With all the negative things happening in the world around us, it’s a great time to let others know how grateful you are for them! Let’s all go out and be the World’s Greatest Encouragers!
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. I Thessalonians 5:11
You’re The Best!
Cindy
