Change of Plans

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 for

Double 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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