I’m excited to share two creative alternative projects using the February 2026 – Celebrate Spring – Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin’ Up!

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If you’re new to the hop, APPT is all about taking our monthly Paper Pumpkin kits and creating something outside the box — literally! Instead of just assembling the kit as designed, we stretch our creativity and see what else we can make using the kit supplies.

Each project in this hop features the March kit with coordinating Stampin’ Up! products. I am Mikki Winebrenner from Iowa, and you have landed here on the PaperTales Creative Hub. Scroll down to the bottom for the full list of participating blogs and you can explore all the creative alternatives.

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🌸 About This Month’s Paper Pumpkin Kit

Beautiful handmade cards featuring vibrant hummingbirds with the Fluttering Garden Paper Pumpkin Kit. These cards are perfect for Mother’s Day, springtime, and showing appreciation. This kit comes with textured card bases, coordinating printed envelopes, precut paper pieces, and gem embellishments so you can keep crafting with ease. 

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Colors: Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso, Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Peach Pie, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Smoky Slate

Refill includes one of each item listed below.
– 9 textured card bases: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
– 9 printed envelopes
– Precut paper pieces
– Iridescent foil gem embellishments
– Adhesive

It’s a sweet little kit that’s perfect for spring crafting — and clearly great for a little PaperTales remix too.

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🌀 Real Life Craft Desk Moment

Before the magic happens… there’s usually a moment that looks like this.

• Paper pieces everywhere.
• Tools wandering off the table.
• Stamp blocks hiding under cardstock.

This is what thinking outside the box with a Paper Pumpkin kit actually looks like at my craft table.

A little creative chaos, a lot of ideas, and eventually something fun comes together.

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Instead of creating the cards exactly as designed, I used the kit elements to create two fun fold card designs. No official names here (because honestly… I just start folding and see what happens 😅), but both designs are a fresh way to stretch your kit and try something a little different.

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Floating Frame Fun Fold

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Layered Panel Fold

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The Fluttering Garden kit is full of soft colors and stunning hummingbird imagery, which made it perfect for experimenting while still ending up with something elegant and eye-catching.

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Note from the exhausted under caffeinated Mom me:
I’ll be adding more details, templates, and a full step-by-step PDF for these designs soon — but right now time is not on my side and my brain has officially clocked out 😅 Check back soon when I’m fully caffeinated and making better life choice

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Try Thinking Outside the Box – Embrace the chaos

This is one of my favorite ways to craft — taking something simple and turning it into something uniquely yours.

I hope these projects inspire you to take your kits and try creating something a little outside the box too!

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April Paper Pumpkin – Lakeside Retreat

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription kit that delivers exclusive stamps, supplies, and project ideas right to your door.

If you love surprise creativity in the mail each month, it’s a fantastic way to craft!

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🌺Keep hopping to see more inspiration from the group  

⌨️Don’t forget to check out the full kit details below – PDF will be uploaded shortly 

🦜Let me know — are you a “follow the instructions” crafter or a “let’s just try it” crafter? 😏

🌸 Continue the Hop

Thank you so much for hopping along with us this month! I hope this gave you a little inspiration to look at your kits in a new way and try something different.

One of the best parts of this hop is seeing how differently everyone uses the same Paper Pumpkin kit.

👇 Click below to visit the next stop on the hop!

Until next time… keep creating, keep smiling, and never be afraid of a little creative chaos.

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Inky Shenanigans | Where creativity meets chaos — and it’s fabulous.

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I’ve got a complete written tutorial with measurements and step-by-step instructions coming soon so you can make your own projects with ease! The PDF includes both projects and templates. Happy Stamping!

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✂️ Supplies Used

Here are the supplies that helped turn a little creative chaos into these finished projects.

Product List