It's getting to be that time again, when the nights are cool and the air is crisp. Since horizontal positions imply a certain peacefulness, this card is a gentle celebration of the upcoming harvest season.
Supplies
Pumpkin Border stamp set
Green half-sheet for card base
White cardstock - 4 x 5.5-inches
White cardstock - 3.75 x 4-inches
Light orange diecut scalloped oval measuring 2.5 inches wide (I used Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals Large - # S4-111)
White diecut scalloped oval measuring 1.75 inches (I used Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals Large - # S4-111)
Inks:
Versacolor Bisque, Narcissus, Laurel Leaf, Old Rose, Pinecone, Evergreen, Split Pea, Narcissus; Memories Soft Wheat
Chalks - Yellow-Orange, Butterscotch, Burnt Sienna
Tombow pens - #912 (flesh) and #879 (brown)
Gelly Roll Stardust Clear Glitter Pen
If you've used chalks before, you already know what I'm talking about and if you haven't, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Chalks are such an amazingly inexpensive way to add wonderful depth to your projects. At only .80 each, having multiple colors is affordable for almost everyone! The chalk puffs are also inexpensive at only 1.00 for three puffs.
Use the Butterscotch chalk and smudge a random pattern on the 3.75 x 5.5-inch piece of white cardstock. Repeat with the Burnt Sienna and Yellow-Orange chalks.
Stamp a muted background using the Mini Pumpkin Leaf with Laurel Leaf ink. Repeat with Umber and Narcissus inks.
Grab the Burnt Sienna chalk and while the ink is still a bit wet, smudge over the stamped impressions. You will see the stamped images come alive! Now that you have the background, we'll stamp the Pumpkin border across the middle of this background, horizontally, of course, using the following stamps and inks:
Mini Pumpkin Leaf in Evergreen,
Tiny Pumpkin Leaf stamp in Split Pea, Tiny Pumpkin in Old Rose,
and Tiny Slinky Loop in Pinecone.
Centering the pumpkin border you have created, tear the paper so that you have white edges showing. Glue this to the horizontal center of the white 4 x 5.5-inch cardstock and set aside for now.
Edge the orange oval with Old Rose ink. Scuff the white oval with the Soft Wheat ink pad, then edge with Pinecone ink.
On the scrap piece of white cardstock, Stamp the pumpkin in Old Rose. Stamp the Mini Pumpkin Leaf in Evergreen. Without re-inking, stamp again. Stamp one more time in Evergreen.
Glue white oval to orange oval and glue the resulting piece on top of the pumpkin border you stamped earlier. Now glue the ensemble to the green cardstock half-sheet, folded.
Use the Gelly Roll giltter pen to make " stitches." Embellish with glitter glue, if desired, and you're all done!
What do you think?
Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the Pumpkin Border stamp set. Today's winner is Patty W. and she wins the Heart Filled Meadow set. Congratulations Patty W!
Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!
I like every element of this card Susan.
thanks much
Posted by: Linda w | October 05, 2009 at 05:18 PM
Susan -
The Autumn is my favorite time of year and you have done it justice! I love the technique you should with the leaves and the pumpkin center, lovely. The colors you've selected are very appropriate and warm feeling for this time of year. Again, thank you so much for your wonderfully detailed tutorials.
Elaine Allen
Posted by: Elaine Allen | October 05, 2009 at 06:58 PM
As usual I love this card. I learn so much everytime I see your tutorials. I love the way you used the chalk and I have found myself cutting out images and doing dimensional on most cards as I love the look and the texture. I love Autumn and miss it very much. I had both my daughters in the autums! What's not to love about that!
Posted by: Audrey | October 05, 2009 at 08:07 PM
Fall is a great time of year...Love the card ....chalks rule!!
Posted by: Judi Graham | October 06, 2009 at 05:14 AM
I like the way you did the background on this one I am going to use this, Thanks again for the inspiration! Mary
Posted by: Mary from Missouri | October 06, 2009 at 05:26 AM
Lovely autumn card!
Posted by: Debbie G | October 06, 2009 at 07:06 AM
Don'tcha just love this time of year ! I know I do and this is a beautiful card !
btw..thank you..almost didn't realize that was me that won!
Posted by: Patty W | October 06, 2009 at 07:56 AM
As a Michigander I love the fall. It is such a beautiful time of the year. Your card really does it justice with the gorgeous fall colors!
Love, love, love that Winter Oak Tree!!!
Posted by: jo | October 06, 2009 at 08:23 AM
Congrats Patty... lucky you!!! I'm giving my wish list to my kids for Christmas and guess what is on it... all RST stamps. Now this set will be on it too. Love what you show us each week!
Posted by: Jan Koennecke | October 06, 2009 at 08:24 AM
Sweet! Love this card!
Posted by: Ink-Pattie | October 06, 2009 at 08:37 AM
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Love the colors.
Posted by: Pat Schwartz | October 06, 2009 at 08:43 AM
Wonderful way with pumpkin set. Happy fall ya'll!
Posted by: Debbie B. | October 06, 2009 at 09:41 AM
Love the horizontal layout. This pumpkin set has so much depth. Thanks for all the chalking tips (we forget sometimes!) and the lovely color combos. Thanks for the chance to win (and thanks for the 'extra' set on sale this month!). Happy Fall!
Posted by: Susan S. | October 06, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Like all of the other comments, I forget to add chalk because it gives such a soft dimension to the card. I also like how you edges the ovals with the ink and then the tomboy pen which really makes the ovals "pop"! Lovely card with those wonderful fall colors.
Shirley L.
Roseville, CA
Posted by: Shirley Lee | October 06, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I cut out stamped images all the time, but had never thought about doing it with your tiny images. I'll have to try that!
Posted by: Margaret | October 06, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Beautiful fall card and love the colors and another great tutorial too. I really like using chalks too on cards. Thanks so much for sharing. Phyllis M.
Posted by: Phyllis M. | October 06, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Interesting technique tearing the paper like that and I like the detail the Tombow markers added.
Posted by: Wendy Bekx | October 06, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Great card--fall is my favorite time of year. Thanks for the reminder of using chalks.
Posted by: Sue D | October 06, 2009 at 02:11 PM
I gotta stop this or I will have every set you make. Can't help myself. I just love everything you do and want to make them all.
Simply beautiful for the season.
TFS
Posted by: Ruth | October 06, 2009 at 02:15 PM
I love the softness of the chalks. Beautiful card!
Posted by: Margaret McGlaun | October 06, 2009 at 02:17 PM
What a neat way to do that border!
Posted by: Judy Rozema | October 06, 2009 at 02:36 PM
The pumpkins and leaves are so festive for this time of year. Very pretty, once again.
Posted by: Jenny McGee | October 06, 2009 at 03:01 PM
Wow Wow Wow.. I love this set the colours are so amazing I love the richness of Autumn shades, the card is really amazing I'm just going to have to purchase this set too!!!
Posted by: Claire (Ireland) | October 06, 2009 at 03:52 PM
I just LOVE YOUR NEWSLETTER!!! I always learn something new! This is a lovely card, and never would have though to use a glitter gel pen to do stitches! But once I think about it, it's one of those DUH moments!*LOL* Thanks for another winner, Susan! And while I have your ear, I loved the other two samples in your newsletter, can't wait to try my hand at Jolene's card!!!*VBG*
Posted by: Char Maguire | October 06, 2009 at 04:03 PM
great card! love working with chalk inks. now i have another background technique!
Posted by: Julie Gammon | October 06, 2009 at 04:53 PM