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Pick of the Patch Pumpkin Card

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Pick of the Patch Pumpkin Card

Pick of the Patch is one of the new stamp sets I just got from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog and this Pick of the Patch Pumpkin Card is my first play with it! I had no particular plan in mind and I’m not saying this is the best I could do with the set, but I got a card made! While I only ordered the stamp set, there is a Pick of the Patch Builder Punch you can also order for punching two different pumpkins, a leaf, and a stem. If you get both the punch and the stamp set together in the Pick of the Patch Bundle, you can save 10%.

I didn’t need the punch for this card because I only did stamping with the pumpkins and gourds. This will be a stamp set where you might need to use the masking technique. If you are unfamiliar with masking, it means covering up one stamped image so you can stamp another one to look like it is behind the first one or if they overlap on the sides. It is handy to do this with something like a sticky note. Stamp the images, such as a pumpkin, on the sticky note so that when you cut out the pumpkin you will have some of that adhesive to hold the mask in place. Now Stampin’ Up! sells Masking Paper that has adhesive on the paper that you use for a mask. So you stamp your image on the masking paper (take a peek and make sure that the side of the paper you are stamping on is the sticky side!), cut it out, them use it as a mask when you need it. Just keep it in your stamp case because you can use the masking image over and over.

The card base is Pumpkin Pie cardstock with a layer of Basic White. I stamped an assortment of pumpkins and a gourd, in Pumpkin Pie ink and Crushed Curry for the gourd and added some stems and vines. Then I stamped the leafy plants all around the pumpkins in two different colors of green. There is a stamp with three little leaves on it so I pulled out some Stampin’ Write markers (NOT Blends!) in Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, and Crushed Curry. I colored directly on the stamp with two or three of the marker colors and then stamped to give them a little fall multi-color.

For a greeting, I chose one in the Pick of the Patch Stamp set and stamped it with Pumpkin Pie ink. Then I used a rectangle die in the Timeless Arrangements Die to cut out the greeting. I cut out another rectangle of the same size in Mossy Meadow cardstock. Since it is the same size, I can’t use it as a layer, but I went about it another way. I cut the green rectangle in half horizontally and just adhered the two pieces to the top and bottom underneath the greeting to help it stand out a little better.

That’s all to this card. As I said, I may have just been trying out the pumpkins but it did turn out to be a card in the end! I look forward to using this set a lot more during the fall, for Halloween, and for Thanksgiving, anything fall! And while I’m stamping and cutting out pumpkins, I can pretend like it’s not still 100 degrees outside!

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Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card

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Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card

This Hello Harvest Bundle in the new Holiday Mini Catalog is right up my alley because I love fall, pumpkins, and Halloween! This Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card is not for Halloween necessarily but you could make it look that way. For now, this is just a pretty fall card that you could send anytime during the fall for a birthday or just a “thinking of you” kind of card and certainly for Thanksgiving. Not to mention using the pretty pumpkins for fall or Thanksgiving treats and favors if you like to make those!

This card has a card base of Early Espresso cardstock and a Very Vanilla layer. I don’t use Very Vanilla that often but this card idea seemed to call for it. I stamped two of the pumpkins directly on the Very Vanilla card front and spaced them apart a little bit. If I had spaced things a little better on this card, I would have stamped the pumpkins a little lower on the card to allow more space for the greeting at the top. But it is still okay as is.

The middle pumpkin is stamped on a Very Vanilla scrap and die cut using the Rustic Pumpkin Dies. I colored the pumpkins with Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends and the middle one with a bit of Cajun Craze. Then the middle pumpkin is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®. I also die-cut the little curly-cue stems in Old Olive cardstock and adhered those to the pumpkins plus a little flower that is in the stamp set.

The greeting is stamped from the Hello Harvest Stamp Set. There are some nice greetings in that set. It is stamped in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla then diecut with the little banner piece in the Scalloped Contours Dies. Next, I trimmed off the scalloped edges and die-cut another banner piece in Old Olive and layered the greeting on that. It is also popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For a little grounding for the pumpkins, I very lightly scribbled in some Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends under the pumpkins across the bottom of the card. It is literally scribbled lightly, not heavy-handed coloring. On the inside of the card I would suggest putting a layer of Very Vanilla maybe stamped with a little something from the stamp set since the Early Espresso is too dark of a color on which to write.

If you like fall, you will really like this Hello Harvest Bundle and maybe even the entire Rustic Harvest Suite Collection!

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Rustic Harvest Pumpkins Card

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Rustic Harvest Pumpkins Card

This photo of this Rustic Harvest Pumpkins Card really doesn’t do this designer paper justice. In real life, the beautiful pumpkins against the black background are really dramatic and elegant. You don’t often see artistic pumpkins like these!

This Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper is really something special for fall! I could barely wait to get it in my hands to see it in person. There will be so many beautiful ways to use this paper for fall cards and projects you will be making. There is another pattern with beautifully colored fall flowers against a black background and another with fall gourds. If you love fall, you’ll want this paper.

This is a super simple card that mainly showcases the Rustic Harvest Designer Paper. The card base is Cajun Craze and I used the pumpkin designer paper as the full card front. The greeting is in the Hello Harvest Stamp Set. You can purchase this stamp set separately or along with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies in the Hello Harvest Bundle and save 10%.

I stamped the greeting on Crushed Curry cardstock and die-cut it with one of the Rustic Pumpkin Dies. It is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals® on the card. Before adhering the designer paper to the card base, I added a piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8″ Windowpane Check Ribbon and tied a knot. I was just looking for a quick card and to try out the beautiful pumpkin paper! There is lots more creativity to be had with this Rustic Harvest Suite Collection on page 48 of the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog.

Remember, today, July 10th is the last day to get signed up for the July Paper Pumpkin Kit! It’s great for beginning crafters and even experienced ones! This month’s kit has a nautical theme. Join Paper Pumpkin HERE.

The July-December Mini Catalog isn’t just about Christmas! Check it out for lots of fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving ideas! There are even stamp sets and products that you can use any time of year included in the Holiday Catalog. Not everything is about a holiday or season!

We may be in the heat of summer, but fall will soon be here (I hope!) and we’ll be in full crafting mode! Check out the Rustic Harvest Suite and see what you like!

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Harvest Meadow Pretty Pumpkins Card

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Harvest Meadow Pretty Pumpkins

This year it seems to be trendy to have pumpkins of non-traditional colors so I thought I would try that with this Harvest Meadow Pretty Pumpkins Card. I’m not even sure how I came up with this particular idea but I pulled out the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper and played around with the various papers to see how these would work as pumpkins. I also was very interested in using the die in the Detailed Pumpkins Dies.

The card base is Old Olive mainly because I had already cut out the leaves in the Detailed Pumpkins Dies from an Old Olive scrap on the table while I was cutting out the pumpkins. I cut out the pumpkins and played around with their placement and combinations just on the table before I tried to put them on a card.

The background layer is the striped pattern in the Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I just was looking through various papers to see if there was something I wanted to use for the background layer or if maybe I would use cardstock and emboss it in a folder to add some texture. At first, I didn’t think there would be anything in the Cute Halloween Paper but found this striped paper that was pretty subtle but had Old Olive in it, one of the colors I was already using. I think it provides some interest in the background without clashing with the prints on the pumpkins.

The pumpkins are cut out with the outline die in the Detailed Pumpkins Dies. I chose some patterns from the Harvest Meadow DSP that I thought could look okay as pumpkins, even the blue! The one pumpkin is die-cut from Calypso Coral Cardstock with the die with the slits. I wanted another color behind those slits, so I traced the die cut on a scrap of Bumblebee Cardstock and then cut it out with Paper Snips just inside the pencil lines so it wouldn’t stick out from the Calypso Coral cardstock. A couple of the pumpkins are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals® as are a couple of the leaves.

The greeting is in the Pretty Pumpkins Stamp Set. I stamped it in Old Olive ink on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock. I kept it simple by just leaving it as a rectangle. I didn’t want to take up too much more room on the card or take away from the pumpkins.

Here is another card on my blog that I made recently using non-traditional colors (but now trendy!) for the pumpkins. This was a fun card to make and I liked how it turned out with the different colors. When you make a fall card with pumpkins, take some artistic license and see what new colors you can use for the pumpkins! Just have fun with it! Experiment, like I did on this Harvest Meadow Pretty Pumpkins Card, until you are happy with your result!

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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

We can do so many things with all our Stampin’ Up! products and supplies and papercrafting skills, like making a piece of home decor such as this Gather Together Fall Votive Holder. I think the colors and items of fall just inspire us so much, like pumpkins, leaves, gourds, mums, scarecrows, and more. That’s what makes it so fun, especially getting relief from the heat of summer!

You can easily make something like this, probably with something you already have in your house, or you can make it for a gift for someone. All you have to do is add a candle inside or one of the flameless ones to be extra safe. If you are using a real candle, make sure the paper is nowhere near the top of the votive holder.

It’s funny how I can start a project with one idea in mind and then come up with something totally unplanned. I almost don’t need to tell you how to make this exactly because I’m sure you have something very similar in your stash and can use what you have.

I started with a checked strip of the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. When you are using glass, it would be nice if you can to use something that also looks good on the inside since it will be able to be seen. Although unplanned, this strip happens to have the same pumpkins on the opposite side which you can see through the inside of the glass that I used on the decoration.

I started out thinking I was just going to do something with colored leaves but it’s hard to resist the siren call of the beautiful Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I cut out some of the pumpkins from the paper and I also found some stamped pumpkins from the Gather Together Stamp Set in my stash that I had already colored with Stampin’ Blends. I thought they still fit in with the other pumpkins even though they are more colorful. Next, I stuck in some stamped and die-cut or punched leaves I had just done or already had in my stash. The larger leaves are from the Rooted In Nature Stamp Set.

Once I decided my pumpkins and leaves needed a little background, I die cut a piece from the Ornate Frames Dies. You should really check out these dies because they are pictured in the Halloween section but they CERTAINLY can be used for other things. There is nothing “Halloween” about them. I think they will be very useful well past Halloween. I die cut a large one out of Pretty Peacock Cardstock, even though it is barely visible.

Play around with your elements before adhering and see what layout you like the best. Some of the pumpkins are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and some are flat. Then I stuck in the leaves and sprigs of greenery wherever I thought they would look good.

Votive holders like this one are fun to decorate for any holiday or occasion so stock up a few at the dollar store or wherever you find them! Here is a Christmas one I made a few years ago. You could also decorate all the way around the holder. So many possibilities!

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall

I thought if I made this Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall it would cool me off from the very hot summer temperatures in Houston, Texas. It did bring a rainstorm which knocked a few degrees off the temperature! I love these new colors for fall, something modern and different!

This card uses the very pretty Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I can’t wait to use all of the other designs in the package, especially the bright, modern plaid. For this card, I began with a card base of Pretty Peacock Cardstock and a layer of Pear Pizzazz. Then I chose the designer paper with the whitish pumpkins. On the opposite side was the Pretty Peacock gingham check design which I also liked so I cut a strip, turned it over and used it at the bottom of the card. To cover up the seam from the two papers, I just placed some 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim around the card.

I didn’t purchase the Gathered Leaves Dies in the Suite (because even Demonstrators can’t buy everything!) so I just stamped the pumpkins on Whisper White Cardstock with Pear Pizzazz Ink. Some I stamped with full ink and some I stamped off first and then stamped for a lighter shade with less ink. After stamping the pumpkins, I just cut them out with my Paper Snips, which as easy enough.

To make the pumpkins stand out on the card, I wanted some kind of background. I decided to try this piece die cut from the Stitched Nested Labels Dies in Pretty Peacock. To add a little interest I stamped in Pretty Peacock ink the wheat image from the Gather Together Stamp Set. Then I added two small copper brads from the Metallic Brads. It seems like years ago brads were a really big deal for embellishments, but I don’t think they are used or talked about as much these days. But I thought they seemed like the perfect little bling to add on this card! I poked a hole first with the sharp pointy end of the Take Your Pick Tool with the paper on the Stampin’ Pierce Mat, then inserted the brad into each hole. You can flatten the brads well by pushing down on the top of the brad with something heavier, like an acrylic block or the wide part of your scissors or whatever is handy.

This label piece is placed a little lower on the card because I didn’t want to cover up all the pumpkins printed on the designer paper! Then the cut out pumpkins are placed a little lower on the label so as not to cover up the stamping on the label! This whole piece is then popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The next dilemma was how to add a greeting without covering up too much of the card! I used the greeting from the Gather Together Stamp Set, stamped in Pretty Peacock and die cut with a Layering Oval Die. I ended up, as you can see, adding it right to the top of the die-cut label, overlapping a bit. It is a little different, but I think it turned out okay. In order to make it even with the Pretty Peacock label, I put dimensionals just under the top part of the greeting so it would be the same height as the label.

It was fun making a fall card even though I didn’t get to put on a sweater! It is still plenty hot, but at least this card gives the promise of fall! I just love the thought of fall colors and pumpkins and everything that goes with that theme! When you receive your Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and begin to place your order(s)….and believe me, there will be orderS, plural!…..you will want to choose some of the fall-themed stamp sets and papers for a change of seasons or Thanksgiving or use some of the generic colors just for a switch in colors for your cards and projects.

Pumpkins, these days, seem to come in all colors and textures so you can be very creative! Here is a post from last year with traditional orange pumpkins but with a bright green polka dot background, but you could use the same design to make a card with these new 2019 colors! I saw some beautiful fabric pumpkins on Instagram the other day, some even embroidered, all different kinds of fabrics, not just orange. Yet they all look appropriate for fall and into Thanksgiving. So don’t be afraid to try some non-traditional colors in your pumpkins and fall cards like this Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall.

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