Welcome to Paper Pumpkin Alternative #6 using the June 2026 Bikes & Blooms Kit! This card is all about taking the beautiful pieces from the kit and finding a way to make them go even further.

For this design, I used the striped pattern from one of the envelopes and made it BOLD. I love how much impact those stripes have once they're turned into a full card layer!

The other fun trick is one of my favorite ways to stretch a die cut: cutting the large foliage die cut in half. By separating it into two pieces, I was able to position the foliage on both sides of the center greeting and create the look of one large, continuous floral arrangement.

Stamp the bicycle image from the kit, a few extra flowers, and some dimension, and you have a cheerful card that's full of layers and detail!

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Supplies

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Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Measurements

Old Olive Cardbase - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" (vertical)

Old Olive - scrap for die cut leaves

Basic White - large scraps for stamping

Green Stripe Envelope (front)* - 4” x 5-1/4"

Green Stripe Envelope (back)* - 1-3/4" x 3”

Large Foliage Die Cut*

Card Assembly Instructions

1. Cut Apart the Envelope & Darken the Stripes

Start with one of the Green Stripe Envelopes from the kit. Instead of using the envelope as intended, carefully open it along the folded edges so you can use the patterned paper for cardmaking.

Trim the striped section to approximately 4" x 5-1/4" with the White Rectangle in the center.

The stripes on the envelope are pretty on their own, but I wanted to make them pop a little more. Use Light Old Olive Blend Marker and color in every other stripe. This is such an easy way to customize the patterned paper from the kit!

2. Add A Darker Border & Prepare the Greeting

I used the Dark Old Olive Blend Marker add a thick dark border around the White Rectangle in the center of the stripe pattern. Adhere it to the center of the card front.

Don’t worry if your lines are not perfectly straight. This pattern has a hand drawn look.

Stamp your greeting in Calypso Coral ink in the back (white side) of the 1-3/4" x 3” Green Stripe Envelope (back) piece. Stamp it in the top half so you have space at the bottom for your bike.

Do not adhere the greeting to the center yet, place it over the White Rectangle in the center. The Dark Border should show around all sides. If you need a little more on one side or the other you can just add more ink with your Dark Old Olive Marker.

3. Splatter

Splatter with Dark Old Olive Blend Marker to give more texture to the background.

4. Cut the Large Foliage Die Cut in Half

Here's the fun part!

Stamp the 4-Flower image in Calypso Coral in the three open spaces on the Large Foliage Die Cut. Then cut it straight down the center.

You now have two pieces that can be used independently.

Adhere one half of the foliage die cut with the straight edge along the left & right sides of the card near the bottom of the center white rectangle. The straight edges of the Foliage Die Cut should match with the straight edges of the Stripe Pattern piece. Use dimensionals to give depth.

The goal is to make the two pieces feel like one continuous arrangement surrounding the greeting.

5. Position the Greeting & Bicycle

Add the 1-3/4" x 3” White Rectangle with the Greeting to the center over the original white rectangle with dimensionals.

Stamp the Bicycle Image in Pecan Pie and fussy cut out. Add it across the lower portion of the greeting and foliage arrangement with dimensionals.

6. Stamp & Cut Flowers & Leaves

Stamp the 4-Flower Image in Calypso Coral using 1st & 2nd Generation stamping to get two different tones. This means you ink and stamp once, then twice. The second time is without inking.

Fussy cut out the Lighter Flowers keeping them together.

Fussy cut out the Darker Flowers separately so you can scatter them around your card.

Cut out 4 Small Leaves from Old Olive Cardstock. I used the Detailed Flora Dies.

7. Add Flowers, Leaves & Butterflies

Now start filling in the foliage with the small flower and leaf pieces. I saved the smallest dark Flowers to scatter around the greeting & in the bottom right corner.

I like to vary the size and placement of the flowers rather than making the two sides perfectly symmetrical.

Add a few flowers slightly overlapping the bicycle or greeting panel to help connect all of the elements together.

Finish the card with 2-3 Silver Butterfly Embellishments from the kit around the greeting or flowers.

My Favorite Parts of This Card

🚲 The Bicycle

The bicycle is the perfect focal point for this design.

Its horizontal shape works especially well with the vertical stripes and helps break up the background.

The flowers and foliage also frame the bicycle beautifully, making it feel like it's riding through a garden of flowers.

Stretch Your Paper Pumpkin Supplies!

This card is a great reminder that you don't always have to use your Paper Pumpkin pieces exactly as they're designed.

Try cutting them!

One large die cut can become two separate design elements. An envelope can become patterned paper. Small flowers can become embellishments that completely transform a card.

Those little changes can turn the same kit supplies into something that looks completely different from the original projects.

I hope this sixth Bikes & Blooms alternative inspires you to look at your Paper Pumpkin pieces in a whole new way!

Video Tutorial

I’ve also created a step-by-step video tutorial showing exactly how this card comes together. If you’d like to craft along with me, be sure to watch the video!

If this project inspires you to create something, I would love for you to tag me on social media using @creativechelsey | #creativechelsey or email me at chelsey@creativechelsey.com.

Have a creative day,
Chelsey

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