Pumpkin in Autumn Leaves

Today I designed a card using the Spellbinders Button/Daisy Chrysanthemum, Foliage  Ladybug, Woodland Garden Leaves and Autumn Hydrangea die sets.   Are you wondering why I listed the Hydrangea set?  I used one of the pieces in the Autumn Hydrangea set to create a pumpkin!   

The card base is brown card stock and two different size Spellbinders Picot Petite Oval Dies were used for the background for this arrangement.  One of Susan's Autumn Quotes stamps was used for the quote.  The larger Oval was attached to the card front, and the smaller oval was attached with dimensional foam squares.  

The Woodland Garden Leaves set was used to die cut Oak Leaves.  Before die cutting, I colored white card stock.  

Adirondack Butterscotch Color Wash was sprayed on white card stock. This sheet is half a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock.  Don't give it a solid coverage because you want it to look speckled.  Using a spray ink will give you this look.

Using Distress Scattered Straw Ink, sponge ink all over the piece of card stock.  Sponge ink on heavier in some areas.

Use the Oak leaf dies and die cut as many leaves as you need.  I die cut small and large leaves, but did not use the larger leaves for this card.

Additional inks were sponged on the leaves once they were die cut.  The inks used include Distress Ink Fossilized Amber, Aged Mahogany, and Walnut Stain.  First Fossilized Amber was sponged over most of the leaf.  Sponge color on the back of the leaves too with this color.  Use the Leaf Tool and draw veins on each leaf.   Use Aged Mahogany to sponge around the edges and tips of the leaves.  Next fold the leaf in half on the main stem line and sponge Walnut Stain down the length of the vein.  Fold the points on the leaf and sponge Walnut Stain lightly on the fold, being careful not to go past the center vein.  Pinch the leaf at the stem end with the tweezers, turn leaf over on molding mat and press down, with ball stylus, on each point of the leaf to give it shape.

Use the Foliage  Ladybug die set and die cut several berry branches.  Add orange berries.

Use the Button/Daisy Chrysanthemum die set and create two lime green button chrysanthemums.  Die cut two chrysanthemum leaves.

Use the Autumn Hydrangea die set and die cut one of the 'apple' shapes, using white card stock.  Use the leaf tool and draw creases to create pumpkin.  Sponge yellow and orange inks on pumpkin.  Cut a stem out of white card stock, (with scissors) color green, and attach to back of pumpkin.  Attach the pumpkin with dimensional tape.

Create arrangement as shown.

Thanks for visiting today.  As always, links are provided below for the products used.