My Favorite Alternative Card This Month using the August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit - Farmhouse Florals

Welcome to Paper Pumpkin Week here on Creative Chelsey. Over the past couple days, I have shared some great card ideas you can make with the contents in this month’s kit, the August 2025 Kit called Farmhouse Florals.

The cards in this kit have beautiful floral mixed with farmhouse images like a window pane, basket & typewriter. I love the simplicity of these cards and wanted to carry it into my alternatives as well.  The kit makes a total of 9 cards 3 of three different designs with coordinating envelopes.

Today I am sharing my fifth alternative card idea. This card might be my favorite from this month’s alternatives. I love the bold colors and fun images. I hope you love this card as much as I do.

If you would like to watch me unbox the kit and make the original cards visit this playlist -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40dV1oxpkNlmD-ZYmLZXnqpRLnwKNAyi

Each month I take the contents from the paper pumpkin kits and make alternative projects. My cards are easy to follow and can be made by both experienced or new paper crafter. You may need just a couple other products to complete them. You can follow along with me using supplies you already have or purchase any products you see me use from my online store. A full supply list is below.

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It is Paper Pumpkin Week here on Creative Chelsey. This is my fifth alternative card idea. If you would like to see all my alternatives this month check out the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40dV1oxpkNlmD-ZYmLZXnqpRLnwKNAyi

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Darling Duckling 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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

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Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

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Linen Thread

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Secret Sea Cardbase – 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”

Cloud Cover Cardstock – 4” x 5-1/4”

Darling Duckling Cardstock – 2-3/4” x 4-1/4”

Old Olive Cardstock – scrap for die cuts

Basket of Flowers Cardbase (kit) – 2-3/4” x 4-1/4”

Typewriter Die Cut (kit)

Yellow & Orange/Pink Flower Die Cuts (kit)

Ripped Paper Label (kit)

 

1- Make sure to use the Cutting Guide (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w8SVMCWiI6t93VmcuvO6yF5Ua8c34ucH/view?usp=sharing) to cut your pattern paper to the right size from the cardbases in the kit.

2- Stamp with the Long Repeating Pattern Image in Secret Sea across the entire Cloud Cover piece.

Tear the top and bottom edges and distress slightly. Add to the middle of the Secret Sea Cardbase with a little extra space along the bottom.

3- On the Basket Cardbase piece (plain) stamp with Pecan Pie the group of Three Stars randomly. Wrap 10” of Linen Thread around the bottom. I wanted a double wrapped look with out wasting thread so I adhered the ends to the back with Tear & Tape, see video.

4- Add the Darling Duckling piece behind at an angle. Then add everything to the cardbase at a slight angle.

5- Stamp your greeting inside the Ripped Paper Label in Secret Sea ink and tuck it inside the Typewriter Die Cut. Add this to the center of the White piece over the Linen Thread with dimensionals.

6- Cut out some Leaf Shapes from Old Olive Cardstock, I used the Leaf Die Cut from the Perfectly Pears Dies. Separate them into smaller sections and tuck them around the Typewriter, use dimensionals as you wish.

7- Separate all the Die Cut Flowers from the kit and tuck them around the Typewriter near the leaves. There will be one Yellow Flower you don’t use – save for tomorrow’s card.

8- Wrap 8” of Linen Thread around the Linen Thread on the card and tie a bow.

All Done!

 

I have also created a video walking you through each step.

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Have a creative day!

Chelsey

chelsey@creativechelsey.com