Pumpkin fun for the October Inspiration Station Challenge

Alexandra

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Happy October my crafty friends!

I’m sharing this fun pumpkin covered card for the October Inspiration Station Challenge today. I had fun playing with lots of fall colours and a layering stencil.

The Inspiration Station Challenge

The Inspiration Station Challenge is a monthly challenge for all types of crafty projects. It starts the first Monday of each month and runs to the end of the month. Each month there is a new image to use for inspiration and it is a perfect way to jump start you creativity!

You can find all the details and link up your projects to play along on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog!

For this card I used the Pumpkin Party layering stencil from Studio Light to create my background. I used Distress inks in the colours, Fired Brick, Dried Marigold, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness for the pumpkins and pulled in a little Gathered Twigs for the stems.

To add some more interest, I went through with a white gel pen and added little dots to all the pumpkins. Then I cut my cardfront panel down to 4″ x 5.25″ and mounted it on an A2 white cardbase.

I die cut two leaves from vellum using the Buckeye Leaf wafer die from Simon Says Stamp for my focal point. Then I heat embossed the “Hello” sentiment in white on some brown cardstock and die cut it out. I die cut extra layers of the sentiment so I could layer it up and give it some dimension.

I adhered the leaves to the centre of the card by just gluing down their stems so the glue didn’t show through the vellum and then I added the sentiment right in the centre of the card.

To finish off the card front I added some red heart embellishments around the sentiment.

To decorate the inside of the card, I used one of the vellum scraps I had die cut the leaves from and used it like a stencil to ink blend on the inside of the card with the same inks I used on the pumpkins. After I finished stencilling, I stamped an additional sentiment on the inside of the card using some brown ink and this finished off the card!

I hope you enjoyed reading about how I created this card and will considering joining us for this month’s challenge! All the info about how to participate is on the Inspiration Station Challenge blog.

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