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I was so inspired by the color palette in the inspiration picture for this ‘month’s challenge, specifically the black. Immediately I decided to incorporate black glitter cardstock into my project-I don’t get many chances to use glitter cardstock, let alone black glitter cardstock. I also chose orange glitter cardstock as well as crimson red and honey yellow.
The card base is a 5″x7″ base out of black cardstock. From my stash I grabbed a die-cut frame with more rustic Halloween colors and cut to fit a piece of black glitter cardstock which I adhered to the backside of the frame. I added black ink around the edge of the frame as I always like to finish the edges of die-cuts. Although there are no browns in my finished project, the browns in this frame pick up on the organic elements from the inspiration photo.
The card front has multiple layers. The first layer that I adhered to the card base is the orange glitter cardstock cut to 6 7/8″ x 4 7/8″. To the back of the framed black glitter, I attached a layer of crimson cardstock.
But before adhering it to the orange on the card base, I set it onto the magnetic cutting pad of my embossing/cutting machine and placed the framed black glitter cardstock over it. Using a silhouette pumpkin die, I cut thru both layers of the black glitter and crimson cardstock beneath it.
Now I adhered this panel to the front of the card.
To give the cut-out pumpkin a classic jack-o-lantern face, I used black cardstock over the honey yellow and cut out two triangles and a raggedy mouth. For the nose I used a paper hole punch.
I cut notches out of the black triangles and the black circle to give the shadow look. For the mouth I just off-set the yellow over the black.
For finishing touches that mimic the inspiration photograph, I stamped and die cut leaves out of the crimson and honey yellow cardstock. I assembled clusters at each corner and attached some gourd stickers from my stash. A simple stamped sentiment pulls the look together.
I had so much fun putting this project together and I can’t wait to see how this month’s inspiration photo inspires your Holiday projects! Be sure to tag me on Instagram @scrappystampthefunup to share your creations! And don’t forget to head over to inspiration station to join this month’s hop challenge! Good luck and I’ll see you next month!
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