Pumpkins for Sale!

We're growing pumpkins this year! My dad had a few extra pumpkin seeds and there was no room left in the garden for them. So I told him to just throw them in the flower bed next to the house. Well now they are taking over! I have about a 20' area in the yard where they have vined and vined. AND we have pumpkins growing. I thought it would be way too hot for them because we didn't water them much but there are about a dozen orange pumpkins hiding in the vines. The girls can't wait to pick them for Halloween! I can't wait to line my sidewalk with them and tell all our guests that we grew them ourselves!!

So I thought this card would be fitting for today. The image is Karen Lockhart's pumpkin cart and matching sentiment. It's such a fun image to color. I used my wonderful Copic markers again. I have found that I like to color my images ahead of time and then have a little stash to pick from when it comes time to make a card. This way, I'm not spending too much time on creating cards. I take stamped images and my markers with me to the pool or when I sub on my free hour. It's so fun to just sit and color like a little kid.

For this card, I also used some pretty patterned papers from Rubber Soul. I thought the viney floral pattern on this paper resembled pumpkin vines. I used the reverse side for the orange colored horizontal strip. Giga and mega circle/scallop punches for the main image. Memory Box note card for the card base.
Tip of the day: Many of you have also asked about the type of paper and ink I use with my Copic markers. For the ink, I have been using a Palette Noir Black Hybrid Ink Pad. I heat set the image with my heat gun and it works great! I also hear that the Ranger black ink pad works well too so I need to try that one also. You can find both of these ink pads at Ellen's store. For card stock, I have been using two types. The first is Neenah Classic card stock from Ellen's store which she offers in three neutral colors. And for a thicker card stock, I have been using the white card stock from Paper Trey Ink.

Another question that a viewer posted was if I use Prismacolors with my images. I primarily use the Copic markers so I don't use many colored pencils. But Karen Lockhart and Ellen Hutson use them often so be sure to check the archives at Ellen's blog. She has done several posts on coloring with colored pencils.

Also a question about more Stampin' Up! samples. I still do my monthly workshop so I will try to post some of those samples more often for you.

Thanks for the questions ladies! Have a great day. I'm off to sub!