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Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative 2

I’ve had this card in my head for a week or so but just couldn’t quite finalise it to get to my Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative 2. The “ornament” is actually the candle flame from the kit and thus I’ve actually made a Christmas card in March! I liked the ornament on cherry cobbler but wanted my sentiment in ink rather than heat embossing because the gold embossing powder doesn’t match the ornament. Hence this layout was created.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative 2 - Many Happy Birthdays - Embellished Ornaments

The gold thread is held onto the ornament with a glue dot and then wrapped under the cherry cobbler piece and secured there. There’s a slight bump where it goes under the cherry cobbler, but it’s minor. I then popped the ornament up with dimensionals and added a bow with another glue dot. Before constructing the card, I stamped my sentiment from Embellished Ornaments because the extra layer would have messed up the stamp-a-ma-jig – and of course, it’s better to do the sentiment early so that you can flip the cardstock over if necessary!

I glued the cherry cobbler piece to my very vanilla layer, standing them up on my desk so that I could be certain that they were lined up properly. Then I added this to a cherry cobbler card base.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative

Here’s my first Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative, the Many Happy Birthdays kit. Lately my Paper Pumpkin seems to take quite a while to get to me – eight days this time. Hence the delay in the alternative cards.

Paper Pumpkin February 2017 Alternative - Many Happy Birthdays - Blossom Bunch punch - Triple Banner punch

I used various circle punches, 2, 1 1/2 and 1 inches,  to punch out circles from one of the cards (I’ve still got enough to make 2 more cards like this one from the one card) and also a scrap of flirty flamingo. Next I created my banner, using the triple banner punch and a scrap of whisper white. I used the included stamp set in the Paper Pumpkin for the sentiment, leaving a space on the left hand side. I somehow managed to add a smudge of ink on the left hand side of the banner, but seeing as the space was designed for the blossom bunch punch flower, it didn’t matter a bit! I pushed the back of my paper piercer into the centre of the flowers to make the flower more 3D and then glued the 2 pieces together with glue dots.

I also added a scrap circle to the back of my largest circle so that it would be level since I was putting one side of it over another. The smallest circle is popped up with dimensionals. A scattering of three rhinestones finishes off the card.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to enter the raffle for a chance to win your very own Bookcase Builder stamp set for free; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is Y3JVQ4Q7 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get an entry into the raffle). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For all the details on my Customer Loyalty program, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, including this month’s raffle, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz