THREE LITTLE PUNKINS

Have you noticed the cute stamp set, Fall Fest, in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog? It contains components for lots of fall occasions. The four leaves are a great size and shape that you could truly use throughout the entire year. There is a cute smiling ghost as well as three pumpkins, which you could use as, well, pumpkins. Or you could "carve" them for Halloween with a choice of three non-spooky faces.

I actually combined every single one of the stamps on a card, except the ghost. I also added cheery dots from Dotty Angles on page 98 in the Big Catalog. A.N.D. one of the stamps -- the BOO! -- from the September 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit.

So, at last week's Stamp-In workshop, my girls created this card:

The two end pumpkins were stamped directly on the cardstock. The center guy was stamped on scrap, cut out and popped up between his two buddies with Stampin' Dimensionals.

If you'd like to try your hand at this a Three Little Punkins card, it's fairly easy to do. Here's how:

Supplies:

Fall Fest stamp set

Dotty Angles stamp set

September 2014 Paper Pumpkin "BOO!" stamp

Naturals White cardstock

Old Olive cardstock

Crushed Curry cardstock

Pumpkin Pie ink

Crushed Curry ink

Cherry Cobbler ink

Basic Black ink

Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker

Corner Rounder punch

Stampin' Sponge

Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

Paper Snips

Stampin' Dimensionals

Instructions:

Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Naturals White cardstock in half, creasing well with a bone folder.

At the fold of the card, stamp dots in Crushed Curry. At the bottom opening of the card, randomly stamp leaves in various colors. Sponge all edges of the card with Pumpkin Pie ink. In Basic Black, stamp BOO! about 1/4" from the fold line. Set this aside.

In Pumpkin Pie ink, stamp the two smaller pumpkins on a 2" x 5 1/4" piece of Naturals White cardstock, coloring over the stems before stamping with the Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker. Leave enough room to "set" the larger pumpkin between them. "Carve" their faces with Basic Black ink. On a scrap of Naturals White, stamp the tall pumpkin the same way. After stamping him (her?), cut it out, leaving a small white margin all around the edges. Pop it up between the other two pumpkins with a couple of Stampin' Dimensionals. Round the corners of this piece.

Adhere two 1/4" x 2" pieces of Crushed Curry strips of paper to each end. Take two pieces of the Thick Baker's Twine and tie a knot in the centers of them. Setting the twine in place over each of the yellow pieces, adhere the ends to the back of the white piece.

Adhere the finished pumpkin piece onto a 2 1/4" x 5 1/2" strips of Old Olive cardstock with Stampin' Dimensionals. Glue this finished piece to the card front. It should fit well between the stamping you had done with the leaves and dots.

P.S. The Fall Fest stamp set can be purchased as a bundle, for a 15% savings, with the Framelits that match. If you have the Framelits, just use those in the Big Shot to cut out the center punkin!

Boo!

Smiles.