Friday, October 19, 2018

Thankful Pumpkin

Happy Friday.  I hope you've had a great week and have an nice weekend planned.


My friend Nance brought this pumpkin die last time she came to play.

I die cut several out of watercolor paper and had lot's of fun coloring 
them up using re-inkers.

I had this little leaf and tendril die in my stash.
It's a perfect fit!

I had seen Jennifer McGuire frame embossing a while back and 
thought that was a great idea, so I've done that for a background.

Nance did a card using this idea and stacked the frame.
It looks fantastic!  I should have done that.

Since I have a little tag, I'm hoping this qualifies for the


I've used the colors for this month's

Lots of pretty fall cards in the gallery there.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Good Greetings (ret. SU)
Ink:   Soft Suede
Paper:   Neenah, Pear Pizzazz, Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press)
Other:  Swirl Pumpkin Die (PS), Tiny Tendril Die (MB), Re-inkers (Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Soft Suede), Layered Leaves EF (SU), Lots of Labels Die (SU)


20 comments:

Christine Alexander said...

Bonnie, fun pumpkin and love your frame, your embossed background is perfect :)

kiwimeskreations said...

Bonnie this is gorgeous - love the embossed 'frame', that is a fabulous accent, and your colouring of the pumpkin is wonderful
Blessings
Maxine

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

OH! this is SO Beautiful Bonnie, I love the green card to show off the wonderful centre embossing and dies.
Faith
x

JosieD said...

Love this pumpkin centerpiece...such a good size and the addition of the leaf and tendril die adds a nice touch. So does the twine and sentiment tag. Like the frame embossing look....will have to check this out. Thanks, as always, for your wonderful design ideas!

Marcia Hill said...

Such a bright and fun card Bonnie! Love the pumpkin die cut you water colored and that little leaf IS the perfect fit!! Love, LOVE the embossed frame you set the pumpkin on...so pretty and really makes that pumpkin pop! Wonderful card my friend!! Hugs. :0)

Bobby said...

The embossed framed label is eye-catching, Bonnie, and a wonderful backdrop for the watercolored pumpkin.

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Lovely Thanksgiving card!

Susan said...

Love the way you framed the embossing - must remember to try that. You achieved a great sense of dimension with your watercolouring of the pumpkin. The twine is the perfect rustic finishing touch.

Brenda in IN said...

Beautiful water color and the frame is so pretty. Very cool design of this card, Bonnie.

JoAnn said...

Very pretty. Love your water colored pumpkin. Glad you had the leaf and tendril to go with it, it is a perfect match.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Carole said...

Very classy Autumnal card, your pumpkin is super and it does look lovely on the embossed frame.

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous bright orange die cut pumpkin, Bonnie. Love how you added the die cut leaf and tendril. I really want to try the double dry embossed technique framing. Gorgeous effect. TFS my friend. Hugs..Nancy

Loll said...

So pretty. Love your bright pumpkin. And the framing of the tag is such a great idea. Beautiful fall card, my friend! xx

MaryH said...

The orange of this pumpkin shows brightly against the embossed background leaves. I like this way of using an EF and framing it. I saw that video too! Looks good! Bet ya'll had fun. TFS & Hugs

Mac Mable said...

The cute frame is perfect and sure does frame that pretty pumpkin so well. Love the pumpkin die cut and how lucky for the leaf and tendril to fit so well. Cute tag to finish on your beautiful card x.

Trina P. said...

Adorable pumpkins, Bonnie. Beautifully coloured and perfectly framed. Gotta keep that in my back pocket. Thank you for joining us at Less is More. xx

Jo said...

The pumpkin princess, this card has a country feel to it that I adore. Wow, you've mastered these three colours and this is no exception. Love the pure true colours and the crisp allure. Beautiful xx

Brenda said...

Such a cute card Bonnie! It's so elegant but simple in design. Loving the mat, so pretty and I remember that video from JM. Love it! Your little tag is the perfect way to add a sentiment and I adore it too. Loving that pumpkin!!! Hugs, Brenda

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

This is a gorgeous thankful card. The pop of strong colour from the orange pumpkins with the green is perfectly balanced with the white. And the addition of the twine bows is a lovely finishing detail. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Less is More xx

BożenA said...

A great set of colors. I love the contrast of colors and white. Beautiful card, Bonnie!
Hugs,
BożenA