As I work away from home a fair, when I am away 2+ nights I tend to take some craft things with me. Since the Paper Pumpkin and Kits Collection have been released it’s been so nice being able to literally just grab a box, pair of scissors, mini cutter (a demo only item) and bottle of liquid glue and know I have everything I need to create! (the kit does include adhesives, but my personal preference for adhesive is liquid glue). This last month I’ve been playing on and off with the Bouquet of Hope Paper Pumpkin kit that was released mid April.
The Bouquet of Hope kit is all inclusive so no need to pack my blocks or ink pads and at $37 is great value as instead of just making 9 cards with pretty envelopes I tend to add in a few more card bases and plain white envelopes and make lots more than just the 9, especially as fortunately at the moment I’m not in need of many sympathy cards.
Here are a few of the alternatives I’ve made using the kit, for some I cut up the patterned envelopes and use those as patterned paper layers.
I did use a few extra bits that were sitting on my desk, that is had been cut for other projects, then rejected…..hence the addition of a little Bumblebee ribbon or punched butterflies.
I did really like the postage stamp effect as it just used the left over flap part of the envelopes and I actually made the card in 4 different colours, just changing the base card each time.
I did need some extra flowers on top of the die cuts provided in the kit so used the Strawberry Bundle to create extra leaves and flowers in the colours I wanted (love that you can save 10% by purchasing the stamp set and punch as a bundle).
I have more to share with you, but thought 4 cards were enough for one post! Which is your favourite?
