Thursday, August 27

Pumpkin Patch

Are you excited about the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini? It debuts on September 1st and is filled to the brim with adorable holiday stamp sets and accessories. One of my favorite fall sets from the Holiday Mini is Pumpkin Patch - a perfect fit for this week's Halloween Challenge at Pals Paper Arts. The pumpkins are totally customizable and are extremely versatile - ideal for Halloween as well as fall/Thanksgiving projects.
  • My card base is a 10" x 7" piece of Kraft card stock scored in half and topped with 2 layers: Dusty Durango and Chocolate Chip.
  • Two delightful (and a bit vintage) patterns create the background. The polka-dots are from Crushed Curry Patterns while the luxe hounds tooth is from Autumn Meadows Designer Series collection. (available Sept. 1st)
  • Chocolate Chip Double-Stitch ribbon hides the seam where the 2 prints meet and is finished with a bow and festive button. The sentiment, 'from our patch to yours -- happy halloween!' hangs from a hand-cut 'tag'.
  • The pumpkin panel was created using a Stamp-a-ma-jig. I stamped the oval pumpkins directly onto Very Vanilla in Pumpkin Pie ink. My round pumpkins were stamped separately in Dusty Durango and punched using my 1" Circle Punch. TIP: The 1" Circle Punch or 1.25" Circle Punch both work perfectly - the 1.25" leaves a bit of a rim around the pumpkin.
  • Some spooky faces give my pumpkins personality (the set has 3 choices) and the round pumpkins were 'popped' using Stampin' Dimensionals. A quick Old Olive matte with a Kraft Scallop Edge completes this card - no tricks here, just treats!
Play along with me at Pals Paper Arts this week! We're getting ready for all things spooky with a Halloween challenge! Can't wait to see what you create...

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Stamps: Pumpkin Patch (available September 1st)
Paper: Kraft (102125), Dusty Durango (115321), Chocolate Chip (102128), Old Olive (100702), Very Vanilla (101650), Crushed Curry Patterns (115686), Autumn Meadows Designer Series (available September 1st)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie (105216), Dusty Durango (115654), Chocolate Chip (100908)
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Scallop Edge Punch (112091)
Sassy Somethings: Chocolate Chip Double-Stitch (111849), Linen Thread (104199), Button - New Leaf (Papertrey Ink)

17 comments:

Tiffany said...

Love your little tower of pumpkins Denise! The ribbon and paper all coordinate so well. Beautiful job!

Melissa said...

Hey punkin! Those are so cute! Now I know what the heck to do with mine! lol!

PLEASE tell me your awesome ribbon secrets! You always have great ribbon!

Cards by Gina said...

Love the colors, patterns, design, and, of course, the pumpkins on this card! Great job, Denise!

Kris Kilcoyne said...

Such a unique color combination and I LOVE it. I especially love how the two different patterns play off one another.

Stampin' Diva said...

Gorgeous!!! Love that pumpkin faces and the tag is such a great touch

Nance Leedy said...

Fabulous card Denise! I love your use of the patterns & colors together. Thanks for your comment on my pumpkin patch card!

Patti MacLeith said...

Denise! The color combo is so fresh! The pumpkin stack is so darling, and the dots and houndstooth make such a nice background for the button and ribbon. Very nicely done!

Ann Schach said...

Love this card, Denise! It's got such a great country flair to it! The houndstooth paper is fabulous!

Mary Fish said...

Perfect pumpkin totem . . . love the paper and details. So creative. Hugs, Mary

Linda Callahan said...

The pumpkin tower is great and the ribbon treatment is fantastic as always!

Kim said...

How adorable is your tower o pumpkins!!?? Such a cute card - love your color combo and your choice of DSP!

Sharon Carr said...

This is one of the cutest cards I've ever seen done with pumpkins! The colors, layout, everything just work magic together!

Carla said...

So cute, love the halloween tower too. Fabulous card!

Kathy Janicki www.sassystamper.blogspot.com said...

What a great card!

Kathy

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Unknown said...

love this card and the colors!

Marian Garcia, Studio M said...

So cute. xo, Marian

~kelly marie~ said...

So cute!! I love the houndstooth for fall! So perfect!