Hoot N’ Easy Friday: Pick A Pumpkin

Hoot N’ Easy Friday Pick A Pumpkin Bundle – Halloween Cards

Welcome to my Hoot N’ Easy Friday Pick A Pumpkin Blog Feature.  This week I am using the Pick a Pumpkin Bundle to show a Quick N’ Easy Halloween Card as well as one that has been Stepped-Up A Hoot! The Reason:  I want to show the versatility of Stampin’ Up! products and how you can keep things simple and still make a striking card with minimal products and papercrafting experience. I also want to show the seasoned paper crafters how amazing creations can be when you use all tools and accessories that Stampin’ Up! Offers!  How am I doing?  Comment Here

When creating with the Pick A Pumpkin Bundle, I always gravitate to a portrait card. I did this on a previous Pick A Pumpkin card that you can see by click the link below:

Pick A Pumpkin for GDP 105 Color Challenge

Quick N’ Easy Card Details:

• Card Base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock cut to 8 in x 7 in and scored / folded at 3.5 in to create a long and skinny, portrait style card.
• 2nd Layer is Crumb Cake Cardstock cut 1/4 inch smaller to 7 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in. Adhered to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• 3rd Layer is Whisper White Cardstock cut to 7 1/2 in x 3 in and adhered to the Crumb Cake with Fast Fuse Adhesive.
• All Pumpkins from the Pick a Pumpkin Stamp Set were stamped in Tangerine Tango Ink with Basic Black Archival Ink for the faces.
• I used Lemon-Lime Twist and Basic Black Archival Ink (Ink Pads and Stampin’ Write Markers) on the leaves.
• The 1/4 in Lemon-Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon was wrapped around the top layer and secured with a bow. The Basic Black Solid Bakers Twine was wrapped and secured with a simple knot.
• The Happy Halloween Sentiment is from the Season to Sparkle Stamp Set.  I cut to size with my Stampin’ Trimmer and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch.  It was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Black Rhinestone Jewels were added as a final touch.

Here is a closer look at the Pick A Pumpkin Bundle.  The Quick N’ Easy Card only utilizes the stamp set.  My Stepped-Up A Hoot Card uses both the stamp set and dies included in the bundle.

My Stepped-Up a Hoot Card has lots of depth and dimension, something that I love to add to my creations.  Using the Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits Dies (along with your Big Shot) makes it easy to get the dimension that I crave.

Stepped-Up A Hoot Card Details:

• Card Base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock cut to 8 in x 7 in and scored / folded at 3.5 in to create a long and skinny, portrait style card.
• 2nd Layer is Crumb Cake Cardstock cut 1/8 inch smaller to 7 5/8 in x 3 3/8 in. Adhered to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• 3rd Layer is Shimmery White Cardstock cut to 7 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in and adhered to the Crumb Cake with Fast Fuse Adhesive. I added my Watercolor Splash Background in Lemon-Lime Twist.  Download the Instructions Now.
• All Pumpkins from the Pick a Pumpkin Stamp Set were stamped in Tangerine Tango Ink with Basic Black Archival Ink for the faces. They were joined with the matching thinlits and zipped through the Big Shot for quick n easy cropping.
• I used Lemon-Lime Twist and Basic Black Archival Ink (Ink Pads and Stampin’ Write Markers) on the leaves.  I also cropped a few pieces of additional elements in the same colors cardstock with the additional Thinlits included in the Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits Set.
• The Happy Halloween Sentiment is from the Season to Sparkle Stamp Set.  I cut to size with my Stampin’ Trimmer and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch.  I added tied a piece of Basic Black Solid Bakers Twine tied in a bow to the other end. It was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Black Rhinestone Jewels were added as a final touch.

I truly hope you enjoy my Hoot N’ Easy Friday Feature as much as I enjoy making the cards to share with you!  Halloween is coming up fast so if you looking to make cards for Halloween, place your order today to ensure you have a couple days to create after your order arrives.  You can shop my online store by clicking the links below.

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