Happy Thanksgiving Pumpkin Card

Now that Halloween is over I am ready to start focusing on Thanksgiving. 2020 has been a hard year, but we still have lots to be thankful for! 

I used a mix of old and new favorites to make this fall card. I just love how the pumpkins look against that gingham background! The pumpkins and gourds are from a Papertrey Ink set called Simply Gourd-eous. The background was done by cutting a rustic white piece of card stock with the Square Dance die, and using the matching stencils to blend Black Soot and Smoky Slate inks to create a black gingham pattern. 

The large pumpkin on the end was stamped in Melon, Pumpkin Pie and Really rust inks, with the stem stamped in Mellow Moss and Artichoke. The smaller pumpkin next to it was stamped in Orange Zest and Tangerine Tango, with the stem stamped in Brushed Corduroy and Close to Cocoa. The wheat that is tucked under the pumpkins is from Budding Beauties Autumn and was stamped in So Saffron and Classic Kraft inks. 

The pumpkin on the left is identical to the pumpkin on the far right. The green pumpkin I stamped in colors to resemble a Hubbard squash, using Bundled Sage and Always Artichoke inks, with the stem stamped in Antique Linen and Classic Kraft. Finally, the gourd in the center was stamped with Leafy, Pinefeather and Harvest Gold inks, and the stem was stamped in Soft Suede and Ground Espresso.

After stamping all of those pumpkins I had just about every fall colored ink pad I owned spread across my desk! Ha! Lastly, the sentiment strip is actually Rustic White card stock that I ink blended Black Soot over to match the background, and then embossed the sentiment in white. 

Thanks for hanging in there through all of those color descriptions, this was super fun to make and I can't wait to send it out when Thanksgiving gets closer!

 

SUPPLIES

Stamps: Simply Gourd-eous, Keep it Simple: Thanksgiving (PTI), Budding Beauties Autumn (The Greetery)

Paper: Rustic White (PTI)

Ink: Black Soot, Bundled Sage, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Ground Espresso (Distress Oxide), Smokey Slate, Classic Kraft, Pinefeather, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest (PTI), Melon, Leafy (The Stamp Market), Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Really Rust, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron (SU!)

Dies: Simply Gourd-eous (PTI), Budding Beauties Autumn, Square Dance (The Greetery)