Once again, what I envision at 3am (instead of sleeping) often doesn't work when I get to my craft table later in the day.
Don't get me wrong, I like the final result but needed to make a few changes along the way.
My goal was to make a card for the current
Double Trouble Challenge Oh My Gourd Color Challenge.
First I made a sample card to see if my idea would work.
Using strips of papers in fall colors, I made the background. Actually, I made 2 so I had one to use as a sample. Then I die cut a leaf, popped it up with foam tape and put it back in the space.
That was pretty much the look I wanted, only with a pumpkin die cut from the center. Then I discover my pumpkin die was too big and too intricate to use like this.
But wait.
I knew I had another pumpkin die, but where was it? After quite a bit of searching, I found it tucked in an envelope with another die. I know not why!
Problem was, this die was too small.
After a few changes, below is my card forDouble Trouble Challenge Challenge # 147
and the partner challenge
Inspiration Station September Challenge, Prompt #53.
How could I not make a card with a pumpkin, after seeing this!
And this is what happened to the ornate pumpkin die cut.
I could spend hours making backgrounds with little paper strips.
They are so much fun.
Now that I think about it, I already spend hours doing just that!
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