sweet springtime paper pumpkin alternative card

I have been a paper pumpkin for a longtime and I am bad about using them and I have boxes of past month’s project to still do LOL!

I am leaving for OnStage in Houston next week and one of the items I am bringing is a Paper Pumpkin alternative card for the sample boards! This is the card I put together and ten demonstrators will be picked to be highlighted on a future Paper pumpkin video! Fingers crossed!!!

This fun fold card is called a Side Shutter Fold and I used pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit and added Petal Pink, Basic White and Granny Apple Green cardstock for the card base.

Measurements:
Card base backing Granny Apple Green –
4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Other Granny Apple Green pieces:
2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Petal Pink card base – 5 1/4″ x 11″
Basic White: 3 3/4″ x 5″
Designer Series Paper:
(2) 1 1/2″ x 5 (cut from envelope lining)
(2) pieces for Granny Apple Green Mattes:
2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ and 1 1/4″ x 2 1/4″
(cut from the green envelope lining)
(4) 1″ x 1 1/2″ (cut from the boxes in kit)
3 precut dies from the kit – one bunny and chick, one daffodil and one wreath

Place the short edge (5 1/4″) of the Petal Pink cardstock at the Trimmer top and place the left hand edge at the 1 1/4″ mark on the Trimmer and cut from the 1 3/4″ mark on the ruler to the 5 1/4″ mark.

Move the left hand edge over to the 4″ mark on the top of the Trimmer and cut the same line from the 1 3/4″ to the 5 1/4″

Flip the card stock to the long side (11″) and place the left hand edge of the paper to the 1 3/4″ mark on the top of the Trimmer. Score above and below the cut lines and not in between.

Move the left hand edge of the card stock to 31/2″ and the 5 1/4″ mark and score through the whole cardstock.

Move the left hand edge of the card stock to the 7″ mark and score from top to bottom.

Start at the 7″ mark and fold the score line in a valley fold. Fold the 5 1/4″ score line to a mountain fold. Fold the 3 1/2″ above and below the cut lines to a valley fold and the fold in between to a mountain fold. Fold the 1 3/4″ fold above and below the cut lines into a mountain fold.

Adhere the Granny Apple Green layer to the back of the Petal pink card stock base. Then add the Basic White layer to the inside of the card base.

Adhere the 1 1/2″ x 5″ DSP to the first and fourth panels.

Adhere the DSP pieces to the Granny Apple Green mattes.

Adhere the smaller Granny Apple Green matte to the middle third panel.

Adhere the larger piece of Granny Apple Green DSP piece to the right hand edge of the second panel.

Adhere the small DSP pieces to the upper and lower second and third panels.

Adhere the bunny and wreath to the middle front panel.

Add the sentiment and the daffodil die to the inside of the card!

This is what the card looks like standing up!

I added five In Color Pearls to the card front.

This is the completed card – I really like this fun fold – so sweet and the kit made it so easy to coordinate the whole project!

I love paper pumpkin kits – you can use the instructions and construct as recommended or do you own things with all of the ingredients that come in the kit. February’s kit included 3 cards of 2 different designs and 3 little treat boxes.
If you are new to stamping this is an awesome way to get papercrafting!