The pre-printed image in the Aspens of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin Kit are SO beautiful! 

I wanted to keep as much of the image as I could, but create a super cool double fun fold card, let me show you how to make this card or scroll down to find a printable tutorial.

The only extra things you need that are not in the kit are: 

Three pieces of Pecan Pie cardstock, a scrap of Basic White and Blends for coloring.

Card base: 5½" x 8½" scored at 4¼"

Center "card":3½" x 7 7/8" scored at 4"

Bridge: ½" x 5½"

Basic White: 3¼" x 3¾"

Scrap of Basic White for stamping leaves

Cut and score your Pecan Pie card base, cut out the top center by cutting a 1¼" strip up to the center score line of the card base. With the card base from the kit and the first thing I did was cut it in half, then cut the card front down to 4"x 5½", cutting an 1/8" of an inch off each edge. I then cut 1" off each of the sides with the trees and this left me with a 3½" x 4" piece for the center. Glue the two printed 1" pieces to the card base side strips. Adhere the ½" x 5½" "bridge" piece on the back of the two card base strips. Stamp the greeting and add to the front of the "bridge" piece. Stamp and color a leave and add to the front of the card with dimensionals. 

Now for the second inside card. Using the remaining White piece from the kit card, cut it down to 4" x 5¼" and adhere it to the inside of the Pecan Pie card base. Cut and score the 3½" x 7 7/8" piece of Pecan Pie card stock and adhere it to the center of the open card base over the white piece you just added. Adhere the remaining piece with the printed trees to the front of this smaller card. Stamp a greeting and leaves to the smaller Basic White piece of cardstock and adhere to the inside of the smaller card.

Add a couple of the gems included in the kit and you're done! What do you think? 

One extra thing, if you want add one more step to your card, you can add some ink splatter.  I used a Blend to tap a little splatter onto my stamped leaves and inside the card. This is a technique that is easy to do, but may require a little masking and practice. It's hard to control where the splattered ink goes, some make sure you down have anything in the area you don't want ink on!

Click here for a printable tutorial: Aspens of Gratitude Tutorial

Have any questions, let me know.

 Want to know more about the Stampin'Up! Paper Pumpkin kits? I'm here to help!

I absolutely LOVE my little orange boxes that magically arrive in my mailbox each month! Stampin'Up! gives us little hints about what will be in the kit, but for the most part, it's a surprise! All the thinking is dine for you and the kit is ready for you to start creating. Plus, a lot of the time the kits coordinate with other Stampin'Up! products.

Paper Pumpkin is an all inclusive kit sent directly to you home each month. Everything you need comes in the box, including a clear stamping block in your first kit. Let's take a look at what you get:

Pick a subscription that works for you. One time only, month to month or a pre-paid 3, 6 or 12 month subscription. All options include shipping and you will also earn 10% in Stampin' Rewards! All Paper Pumpkin subscribers can also purchase past kits, past kit refills and add-on exclusive to Paper Pumpkin dies while supplies last. You can suspend your kits or cancel your subscription at any time. 

Here are the different ways to get your hands on these amazing kits:

Option 1: One time purchase $29.00

Option 2: Pay as you go $29.00 a month. Renews automatically on the 11th of each month

Option 3: A pre-paid Subscription

3 months $87, 6 months $174 or 12 months $348

Check out my Stampin'Up! Online store for even more information

www.staceycogswell.stampinup.net

 The Woodland Wishes stamp set isn't just for Christmas! Here I used it to make an adorable Fall card. I did use a lot of different techniques on this card, so it's probably going to be a one of a kind! 

Here's what I used:

Woodland Wishes stamp set #168243

Elegant Leaves stamp set (greeting) #168300

Lustrous Leaves Decorative Masks #170557

Seasonal Cheer embossing folders #168221

Softly Woven Embossing folder #168466

1" & 1 1/4" circle punches

Alcohol Blends and Blending brushes

  

Join Stampin'Up! for $100 from October 6-31, 2026 receive $125 worth of products of your choice and receive $50 in Stampin' Rewards to spend later. Plus all first time demonstrators will receive an exclusive box of goodies for FREE, including a stamp set!

Joining Stampin'Up! has been one of the best decisions I've ever made 

and I'd love for you to enjoy all the perks too! 

Here are just a few of them:

* Discount on everything you buy or sell.

* See & purchase new products before they go live to the customers.

* Attend Stampin'Up! exclusive events.

* Meet incredible people that will be come your life long friends.

* No obligation to sell, you can simply purchase for yourself, but at a discount!

* Have the opportunity to build a team.

Have questions: Please let me know! 

 

I have two more cards for you using the card sketch #34.

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So, I had a lot of hot foiled leaves left over from a class, so I sat down to try to use them. My mind went immediately to creating a wreath. This is what I came up with and I'm not too sure the idea came through like I thought it would. What do you think? I love how all the different products came together to make this card, even if the wreath doesn't look quite right.

Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil dies #170559, Autumn Opulence DSP #168336, 

Softly Woven EF #168466, Elegant Leaves stamp set (greeting) #168300 &

Calypso Coral Copper Border ribbon #168444

The next card was a bonus card as I've been hot foiling using different dies and just hadn't gotten to creating a card with the different pieces. If you've seen me at Christmas time, you've seen me wearing Black & Red Buffalo Check, because it just says Christmas to me, but I'm not a traditional Red & Green Christmas kind of gal either. Anyway, I just LOVE the Buffalo Check hot foil die! This card is SO shiny and pretty in person! I used white paint spatters on the trees and snowflake embossed piece to add a little more white to the card in hopes that it would lighten up the entire card a little bit.

Buffalo Check hot foil die #170590, Magical Christmas hot foil dies #170592,

Holly Jolly Branches dies #168279, Christmas Crew stamp set (snow hills) #168374

Dreamy Snowflake Hybrid Embossing Folder #168384

Here we go! I think Card Sketch #34 will be one of those sketches that become a classic. You can use lots of things with this sketch. Think designer series paper, embossing folders, dies or stencils. This sketch leaves lots of room to create a focal point on the card with an accent strip. 

 

Stenciling is one of my favorite techniques to create beautiful images and the Painted Pumpkins bundle stenciled are just amazing! (#168439) I was playing with them the other day and I kept thinking there has to be a better way to make lining up the stencils easier. Check out what I came up.

 I pulled out my Stampin' Positioner tool! Remove the top plate and use the base to hold you stencils in place with out the hassle of tape or temporary adhesive. Simply use the center "triangle" and pegs along with the magnets to hold the paper and the stencils. The only thing you'll need to do is figure out which way you want to lay your stencils! If the paper slips a little bit, it's super easy to push it back into place and continue stenciling. 

Add paper to the positioner tool.

Add the first stencil and the magnets. Add ink.

Continue with the rest of the stencils until you have created the full image. 

You might get a little ink on the pegs, but they can be easily wipe off.

I hope this tip will help you to enjoy stenciling and if you try it, I'd love to hear how it worked for you.