Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Grad Accordion Alternative Card using the Sparkling Celebrations May 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! 

The Details of My Grad Accordion Alternative Card

I needed a grad card and thought this kit with the fireworks would make a fun accordion card! A special fun fold for a special grad!

So, I cut and scored my Basic White card base according to the measurements below. If you didn’t have a 12” x 12” piece of card stock, you could use 2 pieces of card stock that measure 7 ½” x 5 ½” and 7” x 5 ½” and adhere them together to create your 11-7/8” x 5 ½”. But I wanted to make it easy for me. So, I used one piece of Basic White card stock. Lol! 

Once the card base was done, I used the Blue Sky Card Bases in the Kit to create my panels. You will need a full card base and part of another one. For the inside sentiment panel, I used a Coastal Cabana mat with a Basic White piece for the written area.

For the front panel, I popped up the Fireworks Cluster Ephemera and adhered the half firework behind it.

The sentiment from the retired Blue Ribbon Stamp Set was stamped in Misty Moonlight on the sentiment starburst provided in the Kit and then popped in behind the Fireworks Cluster Ephemera.

Next, I used the retired Playful Alphabet Dies for my Basic White “2026” and adhered them to the firework cluster.

For the inside panels, I popped up the smaller fireworks on two of them so that they can be seen when the card is closed and adhered the second half firework to the last panel.

The finishing touches were to add some diplomas, a grad hat and the gems that came in the Kit. I love the whimsical placement of the hat on the “0” of the year!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sparkling Celebrations May 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Blue Ribbon Stamp Set (Retired)

Inks: Misty Moonlight (Kit)

Paper: Basic White (166780), Blue Sky Card Bases (Kit)

Accessories: Playful Alphabet Dies (Retired), Jolee’s Boutique Grad Cap N Diploma Stickers, Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Measurements:

• Basic White:
  • 5 ½” x 11-7/8” scored at 1 ¾”, 4 ¾” and 7-5/8”
  • 2 ½” x 5-1/8”
  • Scraps for Year
• Blue Sky Card Base from Kit:
  • 1 ½” x 5 ¼” (Small Panels: 2 Pieces)
  • 2 ¾” x 5 ¼” (Larger Panels: 2 Pieces)
  • 1 ¼” x 5 ¼” (Inside Panel Beside Sentiment)
• Coastal Cabana:
  • 2-5/8” x 5 ¼”
• From Kit: 
  • Fireworks Cluster Ephemera
  • 2 x Half Fireworks Ephemera
  • 2 Small Fireworks Ephemera
  • Sentiment Starburst
  • Silver Gem Embellishments

More Information on My Grad Accordion Alternative Card

This Kit included everything you needed to create nine beautiful cards. The Sparkling Celebrations Paper Pumpkin Kit gives you all the consumable supplies you need to create charming, silver-foiled cards that are ideal for larger gatherings or when you simply want extras on hand.

For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.

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