Pumpkins and Winners

Hello.  Welcome.  So glad you could join me.  A little project first and then some winners.  Are you feeling lucky?  Over at PaperArtsy Jo Myhill has been sharing some fantastic projects and I really liked the frame she made using crunchy wax paper.  I didn't have a deep frame so thought I'd consult my dies and see if I could make my own.  I decided to use my Sizzix pumpkin framelit dies.  I cut 7 layers of thick card, used a smaller die for the aperture and stuck them together.  

I painted with orange acrylic and then sponged with Fresco Finish Butternut.  I filled the centre with creased crunchy wax paper.  I cut a pumpkin the same size as the aperture from shrink plastic, stamped with the lady from Winter Wonderland Plate 6, painted with Butternut, then shrank. 

It needs something......

I embossed a piece of orange card with Sizzix retro folder and then highlighted with black ink.  I cut it with the pumpkin dies and stuck it to my frame.  I stamped using ELB04 some leaves with Limelight onto black card and cut them out.  Better I think.  

My pumpkin is joining the fun at
PaperArtsy
Artful Times Challenge 41 - Spooktacular
That Craft Place - Halloween
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great weekend.  

What, forgotten something?   Oh no, surely not.....  Just kidding.  I want to thank everyone who has played along with me last month and helped me celebrate my blogaversary.  I tallied all the comments for each week then consulted Mr Random.  So here are the lucky four

The Girls Stamp Sheet goes to  Eret
The Men Stamp Sheet goes to   Sue OConnell
The Boys Stamp Sheet goes to  Kay Wallace
The Rascals Stamp Sheet goes to  Sylv

Congrats ladies.  If you would please email me you snail mail addresses to craftynomad at gmail dot com and I will get these in the post.  Please email by 8th November so I can get them posted out before I go on holiday.  I will also be sending out ATC's to my fellow swapees.    Thanks to everyone who has visited and commented this last month, this last year.  Thank you for your support and your inspiration.  Here's to another year of happy blogging.........