{"id":2751,"date":"2026-06-29T17:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:43:31","slug":"the-very-best-day-paper-pumpkin-alternative-2-bikes-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/the-very-best-day-paper-pumpkin-alternative-2-bikes-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Very Best Day &#8211; Paper Pumpkin Alternative #2-Bikes &#038; Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I look back to the time when I first began paper crafting. I started out scrapbooking and then soon fell in love with card making. In those days we met at someone\u2019s house and crafted together. It wasn&#8217;t uncommon to share crafting supplies but most of the time if we wanted a die cut or something to embellish our scrapbook page or card we would rely on the Demonstrator to provide the item. We looked forward to hosting a class just so the demonstrator could show us new ideas and techniques. Those were the days!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But today all those lovely tools are available for purchase so that you can craft in the comfort of your home. There are also Demonstrators that are available to teach new ideas and ways to use those lovely tools. And guess what &#8211;\u00a0 you can learn from them in the comfort of your home. As a Demonstrator I am honored to share this card idea with you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will list what I used and how I made the card and\u00a0 you can re-create it. You may need to substitute becuase I used some items from my stash. Drum roll\u2026\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2752\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2472-805x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I used:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A piece of\u00a0 Basic White cardstock that measure 4-\u00bc\u201d x 11\u201d scored in half at 5-\u00bd\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A piece of DSP from the \u201cPaper Medley\u201d that measures 3-7\/8\u201d x 5-\u215d\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-medley-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-mix-in-designer-series-paper?demoid=2242482\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-medley-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-mix-in-designer-series-paper?demoid=2242482<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A piece of Basic White cardstock that measures 3-\u00be\u201d x 5-\u00bc\u201d and is embossed in the Eyelet Embossing folder. That embossing folder has retired but the So Swirly Embossing folder would look good. Guess what this embossing folder is<\/span><b> on the last chance list so it is on sale.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/so-swirly-embossing-folder?demoid=2242482\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/so-swirly-embossing-folder?demoid=2242482<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also used the Sweet Jar Builder Punch as well as the the jar stamp from the stamp set. The stamp set has retired but the punch is on the last chance list and is on sale.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/sweet-jar-builder-punch?demoid=2242482\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/sweet-jar-builder-punch?demoid=2242482<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2753\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/165506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I used flower shapes from my stash\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I used the stamp set<strong> Reason To Celebrate<\/strong> to stamp \u201cThe Very Best day\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/reason-to-celebrate-photopolymer-stamp-set-english?demoid=2242482\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/reason-to-celebrate-photopolymer-stamp-set-english?demoid=2242482<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also used the Calypso Coral and Green strips from the June Paper Pumpkin &#8211; Bikes and Blooms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The twine I wrapped around the strips also came from the Paper Pumpkin.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bit about the Paper Pumpkin-\u00a0 a monthly crafting subscription kit<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin you get everything you need to create handmade cards, tags, and more delivered to you each month. Plus, you&#8217;ll also get access to exclusive products and a supportive crafting community. A Paper Pumpkin subscription makes a great gift, too! Treat your favorite people to a creative outlet in a box.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are different plans. You can choose a pay-as-you-go plan with auto shipping so you never miss a month. Or choose a prepay plan for 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months of Paper Pumpkin kits. <\/span><b>Shipping Included.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 To get your kit &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-pumpkin-subscription\/?demoid=2242482\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-pumpkin-subscription\/?demoid=2242482<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I look back to the time when I first began paper crafting. I started out scrapbooking and then soon fell in love with card making. In those days we met at someone\u2019s house and crafted together. It wasn&#8217;t uncommon to share crafting supplies but most of the time if we wanted a die cut or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paper-pumpkin-alternatives","category-paper-pumpkin-kits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2754,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/2754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}