
My initial desire was to create my own plaid using a stencil set, but I have loaned it to a friend who is currently away on her boat so I looked through my PP stash and found this one. It is from an old paper pad, as is the other piece, but I have no idea which company produced it. I also decided to use the layout that I used the other day as I like how it looks, so I now have a twofer as these papers are one sided. I don’t have much in the way of thanksgiving stamps and pumpkins and what I do have is on the smaller side which I felt wasn’t right for this card. I decided to make my own pumpkins (I did two) out of scrap CS and PP using a few small dies. I die cut two small circles from the orange CS and glued them together to give me a base and then I used two oval dies to cut the next layers. I glued these together as you see and added a small strip in the back which I cut into a stalk shape at one end. Then I added some curled ribbon and a leaf at the top. The tiny green leaves are fallouts from a background plate and I used them as embellishments. The sentiment is computer generated and then added to the background piece. I also dabbed it with some leftover sponge ink to soften the glare from the white. The gumdrops are from Your Next Stamp. It’s fun to get really creative and make my own stuff using what I have and I could make much larger pumpkins using larger dies if I feel I needed them.
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Clever! Love this layout
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Thanks so much
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Very pretty and creative, love the pretty blues and a great design!
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Many thanks.
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Your layered pumpkin came out GREAT, and I love the papers you used on this one.
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Many thanks. I have another one done using the same PP.
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WOW! Love the layout and your choice of patterned papers.
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Thanks a lot – the layout is really useful and its quick.
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This is really pretty. The glittery gumdrops are a wonderful accent and these are great colors for a “fall” that isn’t typical. The paper looks like a Gina K one, but not positive.
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Thanks Golda. I’m pretty sure it isn’t Gina’s as her paper didn’t come in a pad format. I’ve had it forever and think maybe I got in Michaels.
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Pretty card and layout with the combination of plaid and complementary designer paper. So creative to make your own pumpkin.
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Thanks – I wondered if I could make one and managed it better than I expected.
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Super selection of papers and wonderful layout.
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Thanks a lot. This layout is such fun to use.
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