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Pumpkin Patch

My last Halloween card of the season was made using the Tim Holtz Colorize Pumpkin Patch die set along with the Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain.
I started by blending Evergreen Bough, Seedless Preserves, and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks onto an A2-sized panel of Bristol Smooth Cardstock.  I sprayed the panel with Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain.  I love the beautiful shimmer that the Distress Mica Stain added to the ink blended panel.


To create the moon, I cut a circle from creme cardstock and inked the edges of the circle using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I glued part of the moon in the upper left corner of the card panel and cut off the excess.  I slightly trimmed down the Bristol card panel before adhering it to a black cardstock base.


I used textured scraps of paper from my stash to die cut the pumpkins and their stems.  After assembling the pumpkins, I used foam tape to adhere them to the card panel.  I die-cut three bats from multiple Tim Holtz die sets and glued them to the card, adding foam tape to the largest bat to provide additional dimension.


For the sentiment, I cut apart a Recollections Happy Halloween clear stamp and stamped the sentiment directly onto the moon in between the two bats. For additional shimmer, I brushed on some clear glitter to the insides of the pumpkin faces and to the larger bat.
I love the color combination of the three Distress Oxide Inks, but the addition of the Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain added a spooky element to the background of this card.  It has been so much fun combining the different Tim Holtz Halloween die sets this season.  I can't wait until next year's Halloween release!

Pumpkin Patch
Supplies:
  • Accent Opaque White Cardstock 100lb
  • Recollections Cardstock - Creme, Black
  • Textured Paper Scraps - Yellow, 2 Shades of Orange, Brown, 2 Shades of Green
  • Bristol Smooth Cardstock
  • Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks - Seedless Preserves, Evergreen Bough, Blueprint Sketch
  • Tim Holtz Distress Mica Stain - Flickering Candle
  • Tim Holtz Sizzix Colorize Pumpkin Patch Die Set
  • Spellbinders Nestabilities Die Templates - Standard Circles, LG
  • Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
  • Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits - Bats (from multiple die sets)
  • Recollections Halloween Sentiment Stamps
  • Versafine Onyx Black Ink
  • Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen
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