Blue Pumpkins

 I have seen white pumpkins, but not blue ones, nor white and blue ones.  In the art world pumpkins can be any colour so my pumpkins on this card, are blue and white.

The pumpkins are from the Pretty Pumpkin stamp set. When I first saw these pumpkins covered in leaf patterns, I was not impressed. Focusing on the other stamps in the set, I totally ignored them, until one day when I challenged myself to work with these pumpkins.  And I now love them!

Here's what I did.  I stamped two pumpkins with Versa Mark on Misty Moonlight card stock and embossed them with white embossing powder.  They were then die cut using the Detailed Pumpkin dies 

The card base of thick Basic White cardstock was layered with Misty Moonlight card stock embossed with the Spider Web embossing folder.

In the center of the front was added a Basic white piece die cut with a Scallop Contour die. Before adding the pumpkins to the bottom of this piece, a grass sprig was die cut with the Harvest dies and added at an angle across the front of this die.  The pumpkins were added over the bottom of this sprig - at an angle and slightly overlapping each other.

The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White, die cut with a layering circle die and added to the card front on the right side, slightly under the pumpkin.

Some embellishments, and a bat, and the card was done

This is the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Pretty Pumpkin

Ink:  Misty Moonlight, Versa Mark

Papers:  Misty Moonlight, Basic White

Accessories:  Detailed Pumpkin Dies, Nature Dies, Seasonal Swirl dies (bar), White embossing powder, Layering Circle dies, Scallop Contour Die, Dimensionals

Pretty Pumpkins in Welcoming Woods

 It's pumpkin time!  The weather has been incredibly warm for October and children are flocking to the pumpkin farms to pick their own Pumpkin to decorate.  Even my grandchildren, although the oldest is now 16,  still want to go to the Pumpkin patch.

Today's card combines two stamp sets:  Welcoming Woods and Pretty Pumpkins.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the trees on Basic whiter cardstock using Smokey Slate ink. When the ink was dry, several shades of blue were added to the sky with a blender brush - starting with Balmy Blue, followed by Misty Moonlight and finally Night of Midnight.  The movement of the brush were purposely random in nature giving one the feeling that a storm is coming.

The leaves were stamped with Misty Moonlight, Cajun Craze, Real Red, and Crushed Curry.

A white gel pen was used to add detail to the trees and add snowflakes in the sky

On a separate piece of Basic White card stock, the three pumpkins were stamped. coloured with Stampin' Blends (Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive) and then die cut.  Extra leaves and stems were also coloured and die cut.

The pumpkins and leaves were arranged at the bottom of the trees and added with dimensionals.

To add sparkle, Dazzling Details was added using a fine tipped glue pen.

The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was added  at the top of the card using dimensionals.  The edges were sponged with Night of Navy ink to make it stand out a bit more.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Welcoming Woods, Pretty Pumpkins

Inks:  Basic Gray, Black Memento, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Stampin' Blends (pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight)

Papers:  Misty Moonlight, Basic White

Accessories: Detailed Pumpkin Die, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Blending Brushes