I so enjoyed making the Halloween washi tape pumpkin from yesterday’s post, I decided to see what else I can do with my Stampin’ Up! supplies. Let me know what you think about these.
For the smaller pumpkin, I used Color Me Autumn Designer Washi Tape to create a belly band around the middle. I used the Autumn Accents Bigz Die to cut the leaves and acorn from card stock, then embossed the details freehand with my Simply Scored Stylus and Stampin’ Pierce Mat. I attached the pieces with Fast Fuse adhesive.
For the larger pumpkin, I cut 3/8″ x 12″ strips of Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper, then glued them to the pumpkin, much like the washi tape from yesterday’s post, from stem to bottom. I happened to have a jar of ModPodge, so that’s what I used to attach the strips – I would have preferred matte but all I had on hand was glossy. The DSP is thicker than most other papers you might use for decoupage, so it’s a little harder to get the strips to lie down perfectly around the curves. There are a few places that may need a touch up of glue, but all in all I’m very pleased with how it turned out.
I cut three 5/8″ x 12″ strips of Cajun Craze card stock and glued that around the middle for the belly band base. (Say that several times really fast: belly band base belly band base belly band base.)
Using the new Seasonally Scattered stamp set, I stamped “thanks” onto a 2″ strip of Whisper White card stock in three colors: Crushed Curry, then Cajun Craze, then Mossy Meadow, applying each color to the stamp with a Sponge Dauber. Be sure to start with the lightest color and end with the darkest. (See this technique in my Open House post here.) I punched each end of the card stock with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch.
I topped Mossy Meadow 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon with Crushed Curry 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon. I ran that through both ends of the tag and glued the whole thing over the Cajun Craze belly band.
Here’s a close up of the tag.
Here are some strips left over from the large decoupaged pumpkin.
Check back tomorrow to see how I made the matching napkin rings.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Here’s what I used for the smaller pumpkin:
Here’s what I used for the larger pumpkin:
Thanks, Candy, for being my guest stamper today. I loved sharing your flare for fall decor and these fun pumpkins!
Thanks to you, Mary, for having me!