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Good evening all.  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Mine was wonderful.  I helped my Mom put on dinner and it was very yummy.  I went over to my Dad's house and visited for several hours too.  I just love spending time with my family.  

I wanted to get these Paper Pumpkin alternates out there and make this blog post so you knew the cards were loaded along with the instructions, in case you were looking ot recreate one of them.  I will work on the cards we did for stamp a stack next.  I didn't bring the actual cards with me so it is hard to remember all the steps with just the picture for some reason. These cards were all really quite easy to make and turned out well.  I was looking at the sled one again and wondered how the Mountain Adventure set would look in the background?  I might have to try one something like this card.  The sled is a little big so it might just need the mountains and ski lift in the background like I did with the trees.....but this is worth a try.  Happy Thanksgiving all...sweet dreams.

If you are not already at my blog, click the Home button at the top of this post and you will go to my blog and be able to see the cards.

My second alternate card for the November 2019 Paper Pumpkin. This one uses a tree and a deer element from the kit.

This card is another November alternate and I am using the sled from the kit this time.

This is a Z fold card using the cardinal tag from the November 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit.

Oh my!  The weather has taken such a turn the last few days.  I'm really not ready for the "snain" and cold that comes with this time of year.  I really love fall, but that love ends when this crud sets in!  So today is a good day to post my alternate cards for the October PP kit "Winter Woods".  They were really fun to make, but a little bit of a struggle.  I always look on the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club  facebook page for ideas that I can use, but it was hard because I didnt want to use too many supplies.  This kit makes really nice cards and who can't use some quick Christmas cards!!  I posted my four alternates and instructions on my blog for all to enjoy.

I'm hoping to get all caught up on designs for upcoming classes today.  We don't have school so I don't have to go in!  Still hanging out in my jammies being creative and boy does it feel good!  I've been on the go every weekend in October so sitting still feels good.  If you click on "My Schedule" button under my header you will go to my SU website and can see the classes I have coming up at the end of the month and in December.   I haven't done Christmas cards in a couple of years but I am going to offer a few dates for those.  I'm really looking forward to them!

SU News: Today is the day that you can order the new paper trimmer, the Magnolia Lane designer series paper 20 pack, and the gorgeous Christmastime Is Here Suite.  They are now available to customers.  This suite is so beautiful you need to check it out!   

Have a great day,

Jill

This is a side step card. You can view the video on my you tube channel (Green Thumb Stampers), where I show you all the steps to create this.

This one uses the leftover card from alternate 1

This sample uses just some of the stamps from the kit and a tag, nothing else.