The CUTplorations Gals are 'Back'

Hello and a Big Welcome!

Our hiatus  over at STAMPlorations is over

and it is the CUTplorations Gals turn to inspire you

to join us for our Brand New Challenge Here

Now I know it's Pumpkin Time over the Pond

so what better way to celebrate than by making a card

for our October Challenge. 

It doesn't have to be a pumpkin -  you can interpret

the photo any way you choose.

I chose the 

STAMPlorations Oh-So-Grateful-Stamps-and-Coordinating-Die

to showcase, playing around with a technique

 I had never tried before until recently.
I started my background by randomly inking up stamps from
STAMPlorations Mixed-Media-Grunge
with  Tim's Distress Inks in Gathered Twigs
Crushed Olive/Carved Pumpkin
and Fossilized Amber.
I then started on my pumpkin with colours above
 and die cutting.
I then added lots of layers of clear embossing powder
heat setting after each application. I quickly
put it in my freezer hoping I would be successful
in getting it to crack. And it worked!

I inked the CUTplorations Thankful-Word-Die
and did the same to that but not quite as pronounced.
Cut out my background with the

CUTplorations Crazy-Double-Running-Stitch-Rectangle-Nesting-Dies
and adhered some inked up dry wall tape for interest.
Popped my pumpkin and attached the sentiment
to basic white card base. 

Hope you will pop over to our Blog
and check out what my Team Mates created
for your pleasure and would love to see
you in our Gallery this month.

A Little Reminder - 

• Players can link up as many projects as they want (1 project per blog post)
• Players must use at least 1 STAMPlorations product (stamp, stencil, die, or coloring page, or digi stamp)
• To qualify for the prize, players must display challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post (blogs only)
• Prizes: $15 GC for the winner (voted by the team); $5 GC to three (3) randomly picked players

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.