It's Pumpkin Time Again

 Here we go, soon another month is starting, and time is marching on so quickly.  September is almost here, and summer is over for those of us with family members back in the classroom.  But it still feels like summer!  It's 82 degrees, the sun is shining, and the grandsons are at a pool party.  Doesn't that sound like summer to you?  Alright, I'll get off my soapbox about the march of time and get back to the fun of creating no matter the season.  I had lots of fun playing with the new Beautiful Pumpkins bundle that will be available in a few days.  I do love all things pumpkin and add just a little spice and I'm in heaven.  Well, close to it anyway.  Today there's no spices involved, but there are pumpkins.  So, let's get creating!

Today's project evolved into two because I couldn't decide on which sentiment I really wanted to use.  And then there was this little problem about the choice of bling too.  What to do?  Just make two!

So, let's start by breaking down the basics on the two cards that are the same and then we'll go on from there.  First choice was to decide what color to stamp these two sizes of pumpkins.  Since I was planning on making a few cards with pumpkins anyway, I stamped several of each size.  The detailed stamps were used first to stamp Timid Tiger ink onto Peach Pie cardstock.  Then the more solid stamps were used to add Pumpkin Pie ink.  There wasn't a major difference in the colors, but I think it was plenty to show up.  The stems were stamped with Pecan Pie ink.  Then these pieces were die-cut with the coordinating dies.  The leaves were all die-cut from Old Olive cardstock.  (Shoot, I'm getting hungry for a piece of pie!  Did you catch all those colors?  Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, and Pumpkin Pie - yum!!  OK, enough about eating pie and back to stamping.  

Using the pumpkins as a guide, Pumpkin Pie was chosen for the card base color.  The cardstock was cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2" and folded in half.

One of the new stamp bundles in the Sept. - Dec. Mini Catalog is called Branching Out.  There is a set of six nesting dies with this stitched shape in the bundle.  I used the 2nd largest size to cut two layers from the Peach Pie cardstock.  Then the 3rd largest size was used to cut two of the brown-checked print from the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP.  I thought this would be a good backdrop for the pumpkins.

These two layers were adhered together with adhesive.  Then they were attached to the card fronts using Dimensionals to pop them up a little.

The large pumpkin was attached flat with adhesive to the right side of the layers.  The stem and some of the leaves are attached with adhesive to it.  The smaller pumpkin is attached with Dimensionals partially over the other pumpkin.  The stem and one leaf are attached with adhesive.  Another leaf set was tucked under the pumpkin and attached with adhesive.

The sentiment for this card is from the Beautiful Pumpkins bundle.  I thought it worked well here.  It's stamped with Pecan Pie ink onto a 7/8" x 2 3/8" piece of Peach Pie cardstock.  It's popped up at an angle across the corner using Dimensionals.  

The embellishments for this design are Low Profile Sparkle Dots in the green tone for a subtle bit of bling.

For the 2nd card, the pumpkins were added in mostly the same way.  I think I added an extra leaf or two to this design.

The sentiment for the card is from the new Gathering Moments bundle that will be an Online Exclusive available to you.  It says, "Thankful for you" and is stamped with Pecan Pie ink onto a 5/8" x 1 7/8" strip of Peach Pie cardstock.

The embellishments this time are retired Glitter Enamel Dots in a light peachy color.  I thought they blended quite nicely with the Peach Pie cardstock color.

Both of the cards also have similar treatments on the inside.  I used a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 4".  The sentiment is another from the Gathering Moments stamp set.  It's stamped with Pecan Pie ink.  

The leafy vine is from the Beautiful Pumpkins set and is stamped with Old Olive ink.  A skinny 1/4" strip of Peach Pie cardstock was added along the side edge to tie in the colors inside and out.

So, what do you think?  Are you ready for lots of pumpkins and all kinds of yummy autumn goodness?  Or what about jumping ahead to Christmas?  Or maybe I should go back for another round or two of Sunflowers?  I really am torn about what to do.  So much fun either way!!  Hope you'll come back for another visit soon.  Thanks for stopping by and let me know in the comment section what you think.  And also, what you'd like to see in the future.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

email - sharoncarr50@gmail.com