Hi Everyone! Welcome to my stop on the SSS Sweet Wishes Release blog hop! This is the second blog hop of the Sweet Wishes release for Simon Says Stamp. Here is a link to the SSS blog to see the first.
Simon is giving a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop picked from the comment section. The winners will be pulled and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 16th of October. The winner must email SSS to claim their prize 🥳
Simon Says Stamp has a fabulous gallery on its blog for each release, where everyone links up their projects to share inspiration! You’re encouraged to join the fun and share your projects made with products from the release!
I’ve just got the one card to share today, so let’s get to it!
I used Simon’s new Jolly Pumpkins die for a fun Halloween card! The die set includes two pumpkin dies, a smaller and a larger one; I ended up using only the smaller one. I found an image on Pinterest that inspired me with a retro-graphic look, and I got to work!
I knew I wanted the cardbase to be black. Then, I started digging through my paper stash to pick out pumpkin colors. That part is always fun! It would be easy to ink up some white cardstock if you wanted to choose colors from your ink collection. I cut out tiny flowers using a die from Pinkfresh Studio’s Stylized Florals to place between the pumpkins.
Even a tiny floral stamp would work well. I think using a die-cut instead of more stamping kept things easier and cleaner for me. I got a bunch of pumpkins and flowers die-cut from the same colored papers and set them aside. (I used a small piece of washi tape on the back of the pumpkin to keep their jack-o-lantern faces in place)
I put an A2-sized black cardstock panel in a stamping platform and white heat embossed a couple of spider webs from Simon’s Spooky Windows stamp set and the sentiment from their Trick or Treat stamp set.
I arranged the pumpkins, knowing I would trim the panel a little and cut the bottom portion off to make room for the sentiment. I liked placing the black panel on a black cardbase; it’s like adding a subtle border around the main image.
I adhered the pumpkins with foam tape, flipped the panel over, and used scissors to trim any overhanging pumpkin parts. Then, I rounded the corners of the panel and stuck it and the sentiment strip to the cardbase with more foam tape. And my retro, funky Halloween card was done!
If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them. I hope some of these design choices have inspired you to make something new today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Anne 🩷
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Caly Person
Suzy Plantamura
Emily Midgett
Amy Rysavy
Debby Hughes
Lisa Addesa
Alberto Gava
Kulbir Kirkland
Heather Hoffman
Allison Frazier
Maura Hibbitts
Misty Elam
Mary Reiner
(You are here) Anne Fiene
The Black really makes the colorful pumpkins stand out.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Lori!
Ooooo I LOVE your colorful pumpkins and great design on the black!
Hi Meghan! Thank you!
“Sweet” is the perfect description for this card! Thank you!
Thank you, Maria!
Extremely cute! And love the black background! Amazing!
Thank you, Lynn!
Anne,
Love your happy cheerful and colorful pumpkins. A different whimsical take on Halloween.
Wonderful! Thank you!
YAY for pumpkins. I love the color choices – PINK! Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you like it! Thanks, Laura!
Very stunning with the black background. 🤩
Thank you!
Love the card, so cheerful!
Thank you!
The colors really caught my attention. Great card
Thank you!
Love, love, love! I love the colors and technique with using dies. Great card!
Thank you, Lori!
I love the colorful pumpkins! Beautiful card!
Thanks, Lauryne!
Love the inspiration!
Thank you! 🩷
Super Fun card!!! The pastel colors make the pumpkins look like candy!!!
Hi Maureen! Thank you!
Wonderful colorful pumpkins.
Thank you so much, Melissa! 🩷
Such a cute card; love the pink pumpkins!
Thank you, Gayle!
Cute card, love the colors…so unexpected!
Oh, I’m so glad you like it! Thank you, Carol!
I love using black card bases for my Halloween cards! To me, that gives the perfect vibe for the season. Love your pumpkin card!
Oh, good! Thank you, Kay!
So cute!
Thank you!
What a great take on a Halloween card – I never would have thought to have pink pumpkins as well – looks awesome.
Thanks so much! 😊
Love these multicolor pumpkins, Anne! A great Halloween card!
Thank you kindly, Bonnie!
Oh my goodness! I love this so much. Love the colors!!
Hi Mary! Thank you!
What a modern spin on a Halloween card! I love your use of colors!! This is a stunner!
I love to hear that, thanks so much! 🩷
Fun colorful pumpkins!
Thank you!
Cute & colorful Halloween card 🙂
Thank you!
Adorable card! I never would have thought of this color combination but I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
So sweet! TFS!
Thank you!
Loved your card. Liked the use of color.
Thank you, Sandy!
The black background really makes the colorful pumpkins pop off the card. Love!
I was having a lot of fun with this card! Thanks, Anna!
I love everything Halloween. Great inspiration!
Thanks for comin by, Linda!
Love it. I am going to make one like this. I also like how you rounded the corners.
Oh, great! I’d love to see it! Thanks for coming by, Paula!
I admire your creativity and out-of-the-box color choices. They really elevate your cards.
Wonderful! Thanks, Savannagh!
Such a fun and colorful Halloween card. Love your color choices 🤗
Thanks, Sue!
I’ve never thought about making pink pumpkins but you made this work. Cute card!
I love a pink and orange colored pumpkin! Thank you, Korey!
Oh my gosh. Such a fun Halloween cards. Has to be one of my favorites for this hop. (I think I’m just not ready for Christmas yet!) Your colors are great. Whoever receives this card will love it!
Thank you so much, Linda!
Oh my gosh, I just love all the pumpkins! The colors, the dimension….all of it.
Thank you!
Oh, I’m so pleased! Thanks, Kelley!
What a fun, colorful Halloween card! The colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing your tips and inspiration.
Oh, I’m so glad you like it! 😊
The colors are great! It is definitely a happy card!
Thanks so much, Barbara-Jean!
So darned cute! I LOVE THE COLORS
Hi Sharon! Thank you!
Who doesn’t love pumpkins, especially when they are cotton candy colors.
Exactly! Thank you, Lynn!
What a great card. That black card stock really makes the pumpkins pop and they are so cute and colorful. Love it.
Thank you, Veronica!
Fun Halloween colors! What a cute card!
Thanks so much!
Lovely halloween creation. The pinks and oranges are gorgeous. So fun! xoxo
Wonderful! Thank you!
Who knew pumpkins were pink? But it works and the results are a really fun card design!
Thanks, Beth!
So adorable! Love that you included pink pumpkins!
Pink is my spirit animal! Thank you!
Such a fun color combo for the pumpkins! Great Halloween card!
Hi Denise! Thank you!
Darling card, colorful!
Thank you, Valerie!
BMJ, you’re awesome!
Hey Mari! Thank you, my friend! 🩷😊-BMJ
Anne, love the fun colourful pumpkins!
Thank you!
Oh this is just FUN! Love your colorful and happy pumpkins!
Hi Donna! Thanks so much!
Nice design and layout share.
Thank you!
I love the darling little pumpkin dies and how you used them! So cute!
Thanks, Nancy!
Such a cute colorful pumpkin card!
Thank you! 🧡
Love all the color!
Thank you!
This is a fun way to use the pumpkin die cuts.
Great! Thanks for coming by!
Fun card, love the colors!
Nice colorful pumpkin card. Terrific colors!
love how you made the pumpkins different yet fun colors. Adorable
Thanks so much, Cindy! 🧡
I love you friendly, not so dark Halloween card.
I’m so glad you like it! Thank you!
Cute card 🎃
Oh the cuteness of those colorful pumpkins! Darling!