Happy Friday Stampers! Did you know that today is National Pumpkin Day? OK, by now most of us have already been in a “Pumpkin Spice Latte” frenzy! If you're like I am, you almost can set your clock by the day Starbuck's starts serving their fall delight! To be totally honest, I didn't even know there WAS a National Pumpkin Day! 🙂
Here are some fun “pumpkin” facts to celebrate the day:
- The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which means “large melon” in Greek.
- This squash is native to  North America. The oldest evidence of pumpkin-related seeds dates back to somewhere between 7000 and 5500 BC to seeds found in Mexico.
- A 2,145-pound pumping from Streator, Illinois holds the current North American record.  Grown by Gene McMullen in 2015, the great pumpkin weighed in a few hundred pounds lighter than the current world record pumpkin from 2014.  At 2,323-pounds, the giant pumpkin from Switzerland retains the world record prize.Â
- Canned pumpkin may be recommended by veterinarians as a dietary supplement for dogs and cats that are experiencing certain digestive ailments.
- Raw pumpkin can be fed to poultry as a supplement to their regular feed during the winter months to help maintain egg production.
Now, of course, National Pumpkin Day would not be complete without…you guessed it…a pumpkin project! Enjoy!
Supplies
- Stamp Set: Winter Woods Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 147661, Winter Woods Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 147658
- Cardstocks: Lemon Lime Twist– 144245, Basic Gray– 121044, Basic – 121045 Whisper White – 100730, Toil & Trouble 12″ X 12″ Designer Series Paper – 147531
- Stampin Pads: Smoky Slate– 147113, Crumb Cake– 147116, Pear Pizzazz – 147104
- Misc.: Spooky Bats Punch – 148014, Stamping Sponges – 141337, Stampin' Dimensionals – 104430, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals – 144108, Paper Snips – 103579, Mini Glue Dots – 103683
Measurements
- Lemon Lime Twist 8½ x 4¼ score at 4¼
- Basic Gray 5ÂĽ x 4
- Whisper White 5 x 3ÂĽ
Instructions
- Onto the whisper white sponge smoky slate top portion and pear pizzazz bottom portion.
- Stamp the trees using smoky slate.
- From the Toil & Trouble designer series paper hand cut 5 pumpkin, one cat, one frog and one hat (the hat is from the girl)
- Adhere 2 pumpkins with adhesive of your choice, the 3 in the front using dimensionals.
- Adhere the cat and hat using dimensionals.
- Out of basic black cardstock punch out 3 bats and adhere onto the top of the card.
- Adhere all layers.
If you need to purchase any products to make this card, you can purchase at my online store today.
