December 2025 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives - All the Best

 Happy New Year!  I hope you have had a happy, healthy and restful holiday season.  I finally got time to play in my craft room and I have to say, I had a tonne of fun playing with this months Paper Pumpkin.  I did use the add-on dies alot...Abundant Joy Dies.  Unfortunately, they are no longer available, so I hope you got yours!!  You can see the dies below.  Don't have it, but want to make similar cards to me, then just go through your stash for some flowers and leaves!

Typical with Paper Pumpkin Kits, I rarely do the projects as designed, I normally play with the set to see what other ideas I can come up with.  But if you do want to do them as designed, you can watch the Stampin'Up! video on You Tube to see how to make the projects. Here is the link to the video

Ok, so onto my alternatives.  These are the two that we made together (as well as one very close to the fun fold we made together). I switched the focal point and used die cuts and switched the card opening around, but it is essentially the same card.

I tried to emboss the the vellum that came with the kit.  Word of advice, don't use 3D embossing folders, it ripped the vellum.  It was still useable, but a more gentle embossing folder would work better.

The other card we made together used the envelope as our focal point.  Such a simple card but I loved how it turned out.

The embellishments that I used are from the annual catalogue and are the Shades of Green Hexagons (they are part of the Turtely-cute Suite Collection) and the sentiment die cut is a sneak peak of the Words of Beauty bundle that is an upcoming On-Line Exclusive that will be released on Jan 6 2026.

If you want to see how I made the cards, watch my video here:

Here are a few other alternatives.  Which is your favourite?

Make sure that you subscribe for next months Paper Pumpkin before Jan 10 2026.   It is called Special Delivery and is for sending heartfelt valentines with sentiments around love and friendship.  You should see the box that it comes in!!

To subscribe, click here Don't forget Bonus days starts Jan 6, so for every $60 you spend (before tax and shipping) you get a coupon for $6 to be used in February!!  Don't forget to get your add-on dies for Jan, Feb and March paper pumpkin before they sell out.

If you want to duplicate my cards but don't have the Abundant Joy Dies, these are the images (I used the flowers and leaves) so you can go through your stash.

New On-line Exlcusives - Friendly Foilage and Words of Beauty

 So, I took a break from Christmas cards and decided I had to play with some on-line exclusives that were released in the November 2025 release.  They had been sitting on my desk since pre-order time and I didn't get a chance to play!

What do you think?  Which do you prefer, Crumb Cake/Basic Beige or Misty Moonlight/Cloud Cover?

If you would like to see how I made this card, then you can watch the replay from You Tube here

For a complete list of supplies to make this card, you can find them here.  For the Crumb Cake/Basic Beige version, the only supplies that differ are the papers, ink and ribbon which I have added to the bottom of the supply list.

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Jolly Delivery Meets Lights of Aurora

 Oh my goodness, cuteness overload with the Jolly Delivery Suite.  I just started playing with it and I do not know why it took me this long.  I can't stop now!  Tonights card I also used the DSP from Lights of Aurora, and let me tell you, I am in love.  It is sooooo cute.  I hope you think so too

The card base is Blackberry Bliss, with a layer of Basic White (5 3/8 X 4 1/8) and a piece of DSP from the Lights of Aurora that is 5 1/4 X 4.  I took two pieces of Basic White cardstock that was 5 1/4 and ripped them to give two snow banks, which I used Wink of Stella on.  I stamped the images on scrap paper, coloured with my blends and then cut out using the dies.  Simple!!

You can watch my video here to see the step by step instructions

If you would like to purchase the supplies I used so you can make this card, the list of supplies is below.

Thanks for stopping by! Keep your eyes open for my next class which will be featuring the Jolly Delivery bundle!

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