Celebrate the harvest season with these four plump pumpkins which feature lush leaves and lively vines that spell the word “Blessed”, making your greeting card perfect for Thanksgiving or Thank You notes!
One thing to keep in mind before we get started… this is merely a guide to assemble the dimensional accent in a way that resembles the pictured version. We encourage you to unleash your creativity and explore alternative layouts, add your own touches (such as inking, embossing, glitter, etc) and make this project reflect your own style or the future greeting card recipient’s personality.
Are you ready to bring this work of art to life? Let’s get started!
How to Assemble this Dimensional Paper Accent…
Things You’ll Need:
- Blessed Pumpkins set
- Liquid craft glue
We like using clear Elmer’s glue. - Craft tweezers
Additional Supplies (Optional):
These items are purely optional and simply allow you to take the design to the next level!
- Adhesive foam pieces for extra dimension
- Ink pads and brushes for shading
- Glitter
- Accents such as rhinestones, pearls, etc.
Important Notes:
*The colors and patterns of the pieces will vary from set to set based on paper availability.
*This set contains small pieces! Not intended for use by small children.
*Use ink pads and brushes to lightly shade the pieces in this set before assembling to give the finished design extra dimension.
Let’s Get Started!
Step 1:
Glue the longest curly vine to the top left corner of the “B” in the “Blessed” wording piece so that it looks like the vine and wording are one piece.
Glue one of the two short curly vine pieces to the end of the “d” in the “Blessed” wording piece so that it looks like the vine and wording are one piece.
Step 2:
Glue a stem onto each pumpkin.
Step 3:
Arrange the pumpkins in this order:
– The largest pumpkin is at the back.
– The medium-sized pumpkin is in front of the large pumpkin and positioned slightly to the left.
– The littlest pumpkin is in front of both pumpkins, slightly overlapping the medium-sized pumpkin.
– The squatty pumpkin is in front of the large pumpkin and positioned slightly to the right.
Glue this assembled arrangement of pumpkins together.
Glue the inner pieces inside the open spaces of the littlest pumpkin.
Helpful tip: Use craft tweezers to make picking up and placing these tiny pumpkin pieces a little bit easier!
Step 4:
Glue the “Blessed” wording in front of the squatty pumpkin.
Tuck the remaining leaves and vines around the pumpkins and glue.
Voila! You’ve just assembled the Blessed Pumpkins paper accent. Add it to your handmade greeting card to create a truly one-of-a-kind item that is ready to be given or sent to friends and family. We hope you enjoyed the crafting time we shared today and encourage you to take a look at our many other dimensional paper accents which can be found on our Make It page as well as our Etsy shop.
Have a blessed day!
– MadeCreatively
MadeCreatively