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APPT – April 2026 Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop

Spring Elegance: Handmade Hummingbird Card & Gift Box Duo

Celebrate Gardens and Humming Birds with Paper Pumpkin. This month’s designs are perfect to bring the Spring Garden to any celebration.

Elegant handmade birthday card and coordinating gift box displayed on a light marble surface, featuring soft mint green tones, delicate wildflower illustrations, and layered hummingbird embellishments. Styled with a French spring garden aesthetic, the scene includes soft white blooms and a subtle gold birdcage in the background, all lit with bright, airy studio lighting.
Handmade papercraft elegance—this hummingbird birthday card and coordinating box bring a touch of spring charm to your creative inspiration.

Welcome to Gigi Stamps! Today I’m sharing two soft and elegant papercraft projects created with the Stampin’ Up! March 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit – Fluttering Garden. This beautiful kit is filled with delicate florals, graceful hummingbirds, and fresh spring colors that instantly inspired a French garden feel, and it also includes versatile sentiments perfect for birthday, anniversary, and Mother’s Day celebrations.

For these projects, I transformed the kit elements into a coordinated handmade birthday card and matching gift box, perfect for thoughtful gifting. I love how the layered textures, soft mint tones, and whimsical details come together to create something that feels both polished and personal.

If you’re looking for ways to stretch your kit and create something a little extra special, these projects are a lovely way to turn simple pieces into a cohesive, high-end presentation. Let’s take a closer look at how it all came together!

A handmade greeting card is displayed upright on a light marble surface in a bright, softly lit setting. The card features a Coastal Cabana arched frame with stitched detailing, framing delicate illustrated wildflowers. Two dimensional hummingbird embellishments hover near the top of the arch, adding depth. Small gold gem accents are scattered across the design, and the word “Beautiful” appears in a script font near the bottom. The background includes softly blurred white flowers and a draped fabric, creating a light, airy, French spring garden aesthetic.
A soft spring-inspired card featuring delicate florals, layered textures, and graceful hummingbirds—perfect for celebrating life’s beautiful moments.

This soft spring card features an arch created with the Everyday Arches dies using Coastal Cabana cardstock layered over the card base from the kit for a fresh, airy look. The floral arrangement was stamped on Basic White Thick Cardstock with a Stampin’ Positioner for perfect placement, then brought to life using a watercolor technique with Gorgeous Grape, Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, Old Olive, and Peach Pie inks. Delicate hummingbirds and subtle embellishments from this kit complete this light and beautiful design.

Open handmade birthday card displayed on a light marble surface, featuring a simple “Birthday Wishes” sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink with a delicate line drawing of wildflowers in the lower corner, styled with a bright, airy background, soft linen fabric, white florals, and a blurred gold birdcage for an elegant, French spring-inspired look.
A simple “Birthday Wishes” sentiment with delicate wildflowers creates a clean, airy interior that perfectly complements the soft spring design.

A closer look inside reveals the simple elegance of this handmade card— “Birthday Wishes” stamped in Coastal Cabana paired with delicate wildflowers in the same color create a light and airy finish. This clean interior design keeps the focus on heartfelt sentiments while beautifully complementing the soft, French spring garden feel of the card set.

Handmade Coastal Cabana colored birthday gift box with hummingbird embellishment and “Birthday Wishes” sentiment, styled on a light marble surface with soft French spring florals.
A soft touch of spring in paper form—this handmade gift box pairs delicate florals with a graceful hummingbird for a light and elegant birthday design.

This sweet little gift box is the perfect size for a pair of earrings or a delicate bracelet, making it a thoughtful addition to any handmade card. I created the base using the card base from the kit, which has that beautiful watercolor paper look for a soft, artistic feel. The lid is decorated with the envelope paper featuring a subtle wildflower pattern, adding a light and airy, feminine touch. To finish it off, I embellished the top with a graceful hummingbird element and a few sparkling jewels from the kit for just the right amount of shine.

Red Paper Pumpkin by Stampin’ Up! box with light pink polka dots, photographed at an angle on a solid red background, styled as a bright, festive product image.

These great projects were created with Celebrate Spring – The March Paper Pumpkin. Each month, Paper Pumpkin delivers a complete, coordinated crafting experience—making it easy to turn simple supplies into thoughtful, handmade cards with your own creative twist.

You can subscribe with a convenient month-to-month plan or choose a prepaid option for 3, 6, or 12 months—shipping included—so creativity arrives right when you need it.

Get Creative with Paper Pumpkin
Flat lay of the April Paper Pumpkin kit “Lakeside Retreat” by Stampin’ Up!, featuring a red Paper Pumpkin box, coordinating patterned papers with fish and lakeside scenes, a “Relaxing Waterside” stamp set, metal dies, embellishments, and text reading “Subscribe March 11–April 10.”

A little spring creativity is on the way! 🌼 Join Paper Pumpkin by February 10th and get the Celebrate Spring kit delivered straight to you—everything you need, all in one box.

This sneak peek gives a first look at the April 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Lakeside Retreat —a fresh, seasonal kit filled with creative possibilities.

Lakeside Retreat is available to order until April 10th, so now is the perfect time to join. Subscribe today and have the next Paper Pumpkin kit delivered straight to your door, ready to inspire handmade projects you’ll love creating and sharing.

Whether you’re crafting for the season or simply making time for creativity, Paper Pumpkin makes it easy to jump in and enjoy the fun—one beautifully designed kit at a time. If you are local and want to join in on the fun, I have a group that meets every month. Contact me.

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