Friday, September 22, 2023

My Paper Pumpkin

Happy Friday!  I have five minutes before it's time to get Ryan out the door for school, so I'll try to get this post written quickly : )

Hold onto your hats, folks, I actually busted open a Paper Pumpkin kit and--gasp!--used some of the pieces.  (I have a very bad habit of buying the kits and then...never doing anything with them.)  So here is today's card:


I used this week's sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:


I have lots and lots of older stamps I could have used for this card and I was all set to do just that until I saw the challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments:


The colors and textures in the inspo photo are a pretty good match for the most recent Paper Pumpkin kit, which I just got in the mail this week.  And this Paper Pumpkin kit includes literal paper pumpkins : )  The linen pattern in the background was part of a box I think; the leafy pattern was the liner in the envelopes that came in the kit, and the Lost Lagoon pattern was cut from a 3x3 card.  A pre-printed paper pumpkin and leaf, a few speckled dots, and one stamped sentiment and there's my card.  I think this took all of ten minutes to put together.

Okay, Ryan is putting on his shoes so we're out the door momentarily.  Have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  My Paper Pumpkin September 2023 kit
Ink:  Mossy Meadow
Paper:  Crumb Cake, papers from the kit
Accessories:  Stylish Shapes dies, Speckled Dots, Dimensionals

7 comments:

  1. How soft and pretty Christy, perfect for the sketch! Thanks for sharing with us at Try Stampin on Tuesday!

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  2. Love the textures on this wonderful card. Awesome job with the sketch. Thanks for playing over at TSOT.

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  3. Beautiful, Christy! I was so bummed that my kits didn't arrive in time to use for this challenge - I think it was made for it! I LOVE to see Pumpkin alternatives, this one is a real beauty! Thanks so much for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

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  4. This is so pretty, Christy! The colors are so beautiful together and what a lovely layout design! You nailed it! Thanks for playing along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

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  5. Christy, what a beautiful take on our Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch! Such a lovely palette and use of patterns!! Thank you so much for joining us once again to share your creativity!!! -Donna

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  6. This card is perfect for this inspiration challenge! The colors and the designs! So pretty! I am like you I hoard all my paper pumpkins also. Thanks for joining the hand stamped sentiments challenge!

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  7. Wow, Christy! This card turned out great. Love the sketch and your use of the PP kit for the HSS mood board. Thanks for joining us this round. Cheers, Jolanda - DT

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