Beautiful Pumpkins Fun Fold for Pals Blog Hop

Sep 10, 2025 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop | 12 comments

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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! The Pals are “Ready for Fall” and hope to inspire you with card and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participant’s blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along!

It isn’t Fall without pumpkins, and I’m excited to share the new, Beautiful Pumpkins Bundle on a fun fold card. To begin the Double Z Fun Fold, I cut a piece of 8 1/2″ X 11″ Crumb Cake Cardstock in half, 4 1/4″ X 11″, and scored it at 5 1/2″ and 8 1/4″. Then, I cut three panels of Basic White Cardstock;  2 1/2″ X 4″ for the two smaller panels, and 5 1/4″ X 4″ for the larger panel. Prior to gluing the panels, I gave them texture with the Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder.

Beautiful Pumpkins

Next, I used the new, Beautiful Pumpkins Bundle to decorate my Fall card. I stamped the pumpkins in Pumpkin Pie Ink and Peach Pie Ink, used their dies for cutting, and attached them with Dimensionals. The stalks were stamped in Crumb Cake Ink, die-cut, and glued in place. Then, I cut vines from three colors of Cardstock (Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist) and glued them in place. Isn’t this vine fabulous?

After the pumpkins and vines, I cut a band for the bottom from Crumb Cake Cardstock, 11″ X 1 1/4,” scored at 5 1/2″ and 8 1/4″. The band was decorated with three strips of Woven Textures Designer Paper.  The long strip is 5 1/4″ X 1″, and the two shorter strips are 2 1/2″ X 1″. The trickiest part of the Double Z Fun Fold is fastening the band. It seems odd, but the long section of the band is glued to the short front section. I find it easiest to apply glue to the folded band, because this exposes only the part that should have glue. Then, fold the card while adhering the band in place. I suggest having a “dry” run before applying glue.

The words, “Pumpkin Season” were cut from Gold Foil, using More Than Autumn Dies. The sentiment, “Thankful for the small things” is from the Beautiful Pumpkins Stamp Set. I stamped it in Pecan Pie Ink on Basic White Cardstock, used a Beautiful Butterflies Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added several, gold, Metallic Gems.

This month’s projects have been full of ideas you can use—whether you’re making cards, gifts, or just adding a little sparkle to your everyday creativity. The Pals have their own projects ready to share, and trust me, you don’t want to miss them! Click through the lineup below to see everyone’s creations, then mark your calendar for next month’s theme: “thanks.” We’ll be making Random Acts of Kindness projects, thank you cards, and even some Thanksgiving ideas you’ll love.

Until then, enjoy your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art.   ***YOU ARE HERE***
4. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
6. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
7. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
8. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
9. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
10. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!

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