Amy Rich, Stampin' Nut

I’m so excited to share this pretty column fun fold card with you today! This design is such a fun way to step up your cardmaking, and it’s the perfect project for using those beautiful bits and pieces from the March 2026 Paper Pumpkin kit, Fluttering Garden . Those sweet hummingbirds and soft florals just make my heart happy! For this card, I kept everything light and fresh with a card base from the kit (two pieces 3 3/4" x 4"), one of the envelopes (three pieces 1 1/4" x 4"

I have another fun alternate to share with you today using the February Paper Pumpkin kit – Celebrate Spring ! 💛 I always love stretching my kits a little further, and this one was especially fun to play with because it has all kinds of fun little spring images and die cuts. For this project, I created what I call a modified gate-fold card . It has that gate-fold feel, but the front panels don’t quite meet in the middle—which gives it a really unique look when it’s displayed

It's not often I use two different Paper Pumpkin kits for two separate 12 Projects of Christmas projects. In fact, this is the first time this has ever happened! With my recent time away from my studio, I've taken a bit of a break from the 12 Projects, but I'm back with Project #9, made with November's Wrapped in Cheer Paper Pumpkin kit. As always, if you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, this simple fun fold card would look amazing with other products, as well. Not only is

Every once in awhile I run across a fun fold card and know immediately that I need to make it. This is one of them. And then when I opened my October 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit, I knew immediately it was the kit's contents I wanted to use to make this amazing card. I knew the large ornament from the kit needed to be the focal image. The Diamond Pillar Pop-up card I originally saw was from Lisa Curcio, but because I was using the Paper Pumpkin Kit's card bases for my decorative la

Mom and Dad on their 55th wedding anniversary (with one of my great nieces) in 2017 It has been over two months since I last blogged. I'm...

When a Christmas Paper Pumpkin kit arrives at my door in the middle of my 12 Projects of Christmas video series, how can I not double up...

I LOVE FUN FOLD CARDS!!!! You're probably not surprised to see me write that, but it's what drives me to make one of those fun fold cards...

Oh, the fun I've had with Paper Pumpkin the last couple of months! July's Painted Petals kit is gorgeous, and its focal images with an...

With the crazy spring, I realized when I designed May's Paper Pumpkin alternate project that I hadn't shared April's, either! What has...

I like to go to other paper crafters for inspiration just like you are coming to me for inspiration. It's the circle of life in the...

I think this is one of my favorite alternate Paper Pumpkin projects I've ever made. I just love it! And guess what...it's really not as...

Every month when I open my Paper Pumpkin kit, the wheels in my head start turning for a fun fold card made with the supplies in the kit....

I feel like I say this every month, but whether or not you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you're going to love this card and its...

When I opened my October Paper Pumpkin Kit and spread out the pieces, I knew the type of card I wanted to make. I had pinned a card by...

A book fold card is always an easy go-to fun fold card. To make one, simply take a piece of cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 11", and score...

😂 I laugh because of my crazy name for this card. I'm not sure what others call it, but for me, it's got a couple of flips and flaps, so...

Gosh, I love fun fold cards...especially the ones as simply fabulous as this one. I used supplies from July 2023 Paper Pumpkin to create...

Didn't I just finish my blog post about May's Paper Pumpkin alternate project? Yep, I sure did, and now it's time to introduce the...

When I was teaching kindergarten, I'd occasionally help the kids make dioramas using old shoeboxes decorated with paper. I feel like...

I think sometimes we feel pigeon-holed by kits. Stampin' Up!® kits have specific projects intended for the items in the kit, and it's...