Father’s Day Alternative Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Father’s Day Alternative Card using the Lakeside Retreat April 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I made a total of 5 alternative cards that were all fun folds.

For my card, I was inspired by a video that Connie Stewart from Simply Simple Stamping did recently, but I decided to use this Paper Pumpkin. If you wish to find out more about her cards, please click here.

The Details of My Father’s Day Alternative Card

I really enjoyed making this card my own by using the Paper Pumpkin Kit! I built the card exactly to Connie’s Instructions using Pecan Pie to match my papers, but from there I changed things up.

For the front Mini Card, I used a piece of the wood grain card base as my background. Then, I stamped my sentiment in the sentiment piece provided in the kit. This was mounted onto the Pecan Pie Board Ephemera. Next, I built my chair using some scraps of Country Woods DSP and added Peaceful Pine accessories. I thought having the sign hang from one of the oars ephemera would look neat.

For the Dock Scene, I stamped the birds and the bullrushes and added the Self-adhesive pebble embellishments. To balance this, I added the trimmed down strip of plaid included in the Kit.

The beach scene was trimmed down, stamped with the birds and adhered to the inside of the Mini Card.

For the inside of my card, I added a trimmed down Plaid Card Base on one side and a strip of Envelope on the other. The “Relax” sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside Bundle and the bullrushes were stamped on the Basic White Mini Card.

Next, I stamped the larger Basic White with more bullrushes and another sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside Bundle to complete my card within a card.

Supplies of My Father’s Day Alternative Card:

Stamps: Lakeside Retreat April 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Relaxing Waterside Bundle (167928)

Inks: Peaceful Pine (Kit)

Paper: Basic White (166780), Peaceful Pine (167691), Pecan Pie (161717), Country Woods Designer Series Paper (163393), Wood and Scene Card Bases (Kit)

Accessories: Self-adhesive pebble embellishments (In Kit), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Measurements of My Father’s Day Alternative Card:

• Pecan Pie:
  • 9 ¾” x 5 ½”, scored at 1 ¼” and 5 ½”
  • 6” x 3”, scored at 3” (Mini Card)
• Basic White:
  • 1 ½” x 2 ¾” (Mini Card Inside)
  • 5 ¼” x 4” (Inside)
• Card Bases from Kit:
  • 5 ¼” x 4” (Dock Scene – Front)
  • 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” (Wood – Mini Card Front)
  • 5 ¼” x 4” (Plaid – Inside)
  • 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” (Beach Scene – Mini Card Inside)
• Envelope:
  • 5 ¼” x 1” (2 Pieces)
• Country Woods Designer Series Paper:
  • Scraps for Chair
• Peaceful Pine:
  • Scraps for Chair Accessories
• From Kit: 
  • Oar Ephemera
  • Pecan Pie Board Ephemera
  • Sentiment Piece
  • Plaid Strip trimmed to ¾” x 5 ¼”
  • Self-adhesive pebble embellishments

More Information on My Father’s Day Alternative Card

This Kit included everything you needed to create nine beautiful cards that strike that perfect balance between “beautiful” and “masculine.” While they’re ideal for the men in your life, they’re certainly not limited to masculine designs. Here are the cards that the kit made.

I made 5 alternative fun fold cards including a Shadow Box, Book Binding, Dutch Door, Triple Fold Reveal and a Triple Faux Step card. I will be posting details to these cards in other blog post.

Dutch Door Card

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Triple Faux Step Card

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Shadow Box Card

Book Binding Card