Cottage Lane Stamper

This March Paper Pumpkin kit is so beautiful!    The e nvelopes   themselves are gorgeous!  They look like vintage seed packets. Here is what the cards look like finished by the directions: This morning I was supposed to finish getting things ready for my card class tomorrow.  But I had all the Paper Pumpkin things still laying on my desk I decided to try my hand at creating some alternatives.  This is the first time I've tried to do this.  I'm not too creative, I'm good at copying, but these are my own creations.  So please be gentle.  :-)     Can you believe that the two at the top were envelopes ?! Here is the Paper Pumpkin video on how they are supposed to go together. March 2018 Paper Pumpkin Stampin' Up! is no longer taking subscriptions for March.  But, if you missed out they have offered  2 months of Paper Pumpkin at 50% off!...

I have to admit I saw this idea on a Facebook page for demonstrators and love it.  I thought it would be such a cute idea to tuck in the Valentines cards for my daughter's family.  All five of them love books from the 4 year old to the almost 12 year old as well as the parents. When I made these I used a some retired stamp and Framelit sets as well as current and parts from the January Paper Pumpkin kit.  I will list them below.  But I'm sure you would want to personalize these for your own friends or family. This is what the cards look like using the instructions in the kit: Images: Stampin' Up!© Cut the pocket card at a diagonal on the bottom. Then on the other half cut about one inch from the rounded end, all the way across, creating another triangle and secure one of the sides with some Tear & Tape.  The top left uses the new "Apron of Love" from the 2018 Occasions catalog, this one is for my daughter, who loves to bake ...