Frosty Pumpkins

My last two cards with the September Betterpress Society plate "Raining Pumpkins" were created from an idea I had to have the center of a card be uninked - just the impression only.  Once I had my two panels made, it seemed like the perfect idea to make two cards, switching out the middles.

The uninked panel was simply a Porcelain Cotton Card panel run through my machine - I would do this again, it makes a beautiful background all on it's own.  A second Porcelain panel was created after inking the plate with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink, giving the lovely grey background.  I used the coordinating stencils to ink the pumpkins in Faded Jeans and Iced Spruce, with Evergreen Bough for the stems.

I used the Scalloped Rectangle dies from Pinkfresh Studio cut in the Spellbinders Treasured Silver Glitter cardstock - cut twice, and layered with a frame of white for some extra dimension.  After cutting out the center of the panels using a rectangle die of a similar size, I adhered my panels onto card bases, switching out the middles, and adding the glitter frames.

The first card also got some vellum leaves tucked around the frame, and a pressed sentiment from the You Are Everything Betterpress Sentiment set.  Both cards got a sprinkle of silver sequins as well.

You can get a subscription to the Betterpress Society through the Papercrafter's Workshop.