What comes to mind when you think about fall? We’re in October so do Halloween thoughts fill your head? October for me will always bring thoughts of pumpkin patches. I would say this card pretty much sums up my thought about fall–scarecrows, pumpkins, and thanks.

Those are my preferred symbols of fall–add in some colored leaves, mums, and sunflowers and it makes for a pretty harvest festive area.

What about you?

What are your favorite symbols for fall? Does it change by the month?

Orange slimline card with two rows of pumpkins stamped across top and bottom of card. White rectangle showcases featured scene with wood grain along bottom of rectangle topped with brown twine. There is a brown fence with a scarecrow in front of it. The sentiment says, "Give Thanks" and three are three metallic gems.

Card Details

This card was created with the SUO Challenge #412 in mind. I chose to CASE the taller slimline card from that photo. The Painted Pumpkins Suite uses softer colors with some non-traditional pops of color thrown in. I chose to use a more traditional fall colors. The cardbase and pumpkins actually use the Stampin’ Up!® color Pumpkin Pie. Could you ask for anything more traditional for fall? Even the name makes you think of Pumpkin Patches and Thanksgiving dessert.

The entire project uses Pumpkin Pie, Golden Glow, and different shades of brown. Those colors definitely say fall to me. Besides creating a Slimline card, I also CASEd it in other ways.

How I CASEd the catalog

Slimline card
Repeated pumpkins on card base. Mine were stamped. The original was a piece of patterned paper.
White rectangle to build the scene on
Die cut fence
Brown ground under the fence
Sentiment about thanks

Products Added for other Challenges

The scarecrows overalls were paper pieced from Gingham and Checkered patterned paper. This met the qualifications for both As You See It #383 and Just Add Ink 796: Just Add Paper Piecing challenges. The addition of Metallic Gems and the twine completed the requirements for As You See It. The twine is my favorite fabric embellishment which was the requirement for As You Like It. Twine is probably my go to fabric embellishment because it is generally a neutral color that adds texture to the card without a ton of bulk and is fairly easy to work with.

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Make sure you head to Just Add Ink #796, As You See It #383, and As You Like It: Favourite Fabric Embellishment to see the inspiration cards by the design teams and other creative entries.

This card was created for Stampin’ Up® Only Challenge 412: CASE the Catalog. There is a lot to inspire as you look at page 31 from the Sep-Dec Stampin’ Up!® Catalog. What inspires you? Share with us at SUO Challenge 412. This challenge is open through Sunday, October 25. Join us at SUOC412.