Pumpkins and Sunflowers Card

My project today is a pumpkins and sunflowers card made for Dare To Get Dirty Day 1 of the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty week long challenge event. This event is a special thank you to all of the fan club members who support the site all year long. Have you had a desire to be on the Dirty Dozen design team? This special week of challenges will give you tons of opportunity to be inspired and to show off your wonderful and creative projects right along with the current Dirty Dozen team as well as the alumni team members.  Are you a member of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club? If not go here to check out all the benefits of being a member. If you are a member hop right on over the special challenge forum here.

For this card I used the Rubbernecker Stamps Pumpkins and Ivy, Baskets, Mixable Flower Stack, Grass and the sentiment is from the Splatter Leaves set.

The Sentiment Layer and Grass

• Cut the rectangle X stitched layer using white cardstock and the background layer using orange cardstock.
• Insert the rectangle layer and sentiment stamp in the MISTI, apply Shady Lane ink to the stamp and then stamp the sentiment.
• Attach the white layer to the orange layer using strips of mounting tape.
• Attach the orange and white layer to the card base using ATG adhesive. 
• Use green cardstock and cut a partial rectangle X stitched layer and then  use that piece to cut the grass layer.
• Apply thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the grass and attach it to the white sentiment layer.

The Basket, Pumpkins and Sunflowers

• Use woodgrain cardstock to cut the basket and apply Antique Linen ink using the direct pad to paper technique.
• Attach the cross section to the basket using glossy accents.
• Cut the pumpkins, gourds and sunflowers using yellow cardstock and the ivy using green cardstock.
• Color the gourds using Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint ink and attach them to the back of the basket using double stick tape and glossy accents..
• Apply Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge ink to the yellow pumpkins using mini applicators.
• Color the stems of the pumpkins with a brown marker.
• Use a mini applicator and Wild Honey ink to color the the sunflower petals and then form the flowers using a stylus and molding pad.
• Attach the flower sections together using glossy accents.
• Punch out multiple 1/8″ brown circles, form them with a small tipped stylus and molding pad and attach them to the flower centers using glossy accents.

Note:  I really love to apply color to die cut images using Distress Inks and mini applicators.  Starting with yellow cardstock for the pumpkins and flowers allows me to add color and shading but still allows the yellow to shine through as a highlight.

Assemble the Pumpkins and Sunflowers Scene

• Apply a double layer of mounting tape to the back of the basket, round the basket slightly with your fingers and tuck it behind the grass and attach it to the card base.
• Tuck the pumpkins in behind the grass and attach to the scene using pieces of mounting tape.
• Attach the ivy leaves and tendrils to the card base using glossy accent.
• Apply glossy accents to the back of the sunflowers and attach them to the ivy and tendrils on the card base.
• Tuck several more pieces of tendrils in and around the pumpkins and attach using glossy accents.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my pumpkins and sunflowers card. I love the basket and pumpkin die and will be using them lots more on my fall projects.  If you are unfamiliar with the Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty fan club, I hope you will hop over and check it out.  I attribute everything I know about paper crafting to this wonderful online community.  Thank you for coming by today and I hope you have a great Saturday.

5215-02D Baskets Die [ RBB ] 5215-05D Pumpkins and Ivy Die [ RBB ] Nested Rectangle X Stitch 5144-03D [ RBB ] Mixable Flower Stack Die 5109D [ RBB ] Tabed Grass Set Die Cut 5152-03D [ RBB ] 3019 Splatter Leaves [ RBB ] Woodgrain Embossed 110 lb Tan – 10… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Peanut… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Circus… [ ELH ] Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… [ ELH ] Peeled Paint, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Rusty Hinge, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Spiced Marmalade, Ranger Distress Ink… [ ELH ] Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Shady Lane [ ELH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH ] MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] 7mm (3/10″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 15mm (3/5″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 25mm (1″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 5mm (1/4″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 3mm (1/8″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… [ ELH ] Molding Pad [ ELZ ] Precision 5 Inch Scissors with… [ ELH ] Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet [ ELH ] 3/8″ (4029), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Mini (3/16″), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Micro (1/8″), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] ATG Double-Sided Refill Tape, 2 pk, 1/4″ [ ELH ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter Glue -… [ ELH ] The Ultimate Glue – 4 oz., Crafter’s… [ ELH ] Embossing Gun (Wagner), Hero Arts [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Glitter Clean-Up Cloth [ ELH ] Memory Box Dies, Metal Adaptor Plate… [ ELH ] Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Precision Base Plate for… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Cutting Pads – Standard – 2… [ SBC ] Dremel 7700-1/15 MultiPro 7.2-Volt… [ AMZUS ]