Happy Sunday, peeps! Hope all is going swell for you this weekend, which is almost over.
My card today uses the pumpkin stamp from Harvest Hellos. I knew I wanted to use that stamp set because it was on my desk! I saw four challenges this morning where I wanted to play:
Sketch inspiration from Sketch Saturday #580
Color inspiration from Sunday Stamps 213 Autumn Whisper
Theme inspiration from Creative With Stamps #42: Autumn
and my choice of stamp set for The Library Challenge #41
The book I chose for my inspiration was The Pumpkin Patch Parable for children by Liz Curtis Higgs. Here's the cover...
I have read many books by Liz and I haven't been disappointed. My favorite series was Bad Girls of the Bible. I am thinking about trying one of her Scottish historical novel series. Have you read any of her books?
Oh, but this post is about cards, not books...lol! Here's my card...
My card base is Pumpkin Pie with a mat of Crumb Cake.
Stampin' Up! has a new product called Mercury Glass Acetate. I stamped the pumpkin on it with VersaMark Ink. I sprinkled it with Copper Emboss Powder and set it with my heat tool. I punched it out with the Apple Builder Punch and also punched out one in Pumpkin Pie. I adhered them together with glue dots.
I placed the punched pumpkin on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and marked spots so I would know where to stamp the leaf and vine as well as the sentiment, which is stamped in Early Espresso. The leaf is colored in with a Light Old Olive Blend. I went over the edges of the leaf and the veins with my Shaded Spruce Stampin' Write Marker. The vine is stamped in Shaded Spruce. Then I ran the piece through my Big Shot with the new Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder.
I took a piece of ribbon that comes in the Magnolia Lane combo pack, folded it in half and secured it to itself with a glue dot. Then I adhered it with a Dimensional to the back of the pumpkin along with additional Dimensionals to give the pumpkin a lift. I trimmed the ends of the ribbon at a diagonal. The stem is part of the punch and I colored it with my Bronze Blend and adhered it with liquid glue.
The three Rhinestone Basic Jewels added the finishing touch after I colored them with my Bronze Blend.
I hope you enjoyed my card today and thanks for stopping by.
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Love it Karen.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shirley.
DeleteYour pumpkin card came out so cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherri.
DeleteLove your pumpkin and design of your card! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Theresa.
DeleteWow - this is so pretty! Love that Acetate over the pumpkin - the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. I probably wouldn't have made it if it weren't for the pumpkin challenge :-)
DeleteSweet card! Love the clean design. Great way to use that Mercury Glass paper too! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks much, Amy.
DeleteSo cute, Karen - can't wait to try this myself! Such a cool way to use the mercury glass - looks amazing with the copper! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for leaving a comment, Heather. I hope you will post what you make with it.
DeleteWhat a pretty effect on that pumpkin -lovely card.Thanks for joining The Library
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marina, for your comment.
DeleteVery fun card and great use of the challenge colors. I didn't think of pumpkins, and it works perfectly! Thanks for joining Sunday Stamps this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heidi, for leaving a comment on behalf of SS.
DeleteBeautiful! Thanks so much for participating in the Sketch Saturday Challenge this time and good luck :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Coenna.
DeleteI love the Mercury Glass paper and the embossing! Such a pretty card! SO happy you joined us at Sunday Stamps and Sketch Saturday! XX
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Claire, for leaving a comment on behalf of SS and SS!
DeleteSo cute!! I love everything about this! Thanks for playing along with us at Creative With Stamps-Pam DT
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Pam.
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