Pumpkin Patch Thank You Card

Today at church I received a $100 gift card to a local restaurant as a thank you for the cards and cookies I've sent to a man who lost his wife this spring. I definitely wasn't expecting him to give me a gift, and definitely not one so generous! But when I tried to explain that I just wanted to do something kind for him as I know this has been a hard year for him and that I didn't want him to give me anything in return, he said he also wanted to do something kind for me and to please allow him to. My 32nd wedding anniversary is this week, so my husband and I decided that the Lord wanted us to have a nice dinner out to celebrate.

Of course I had to make a special card to give to my brother in Christ who was so generous! I used Altenew's Pumpkin Patch stamp and coordinating stencil set and then added the Grid stencil over some of the pumpkins and used some paste over a couple other pumpkins. After everything was dry, I fussy cut the pumpkins. I created the background by using a scrap of orange cardstock with a subtle pattern of leaves on it and stenciled a darker orange onto the cardstock panel using Altenew's Grid stencil. I then did some ombre inking on a piece of scrap paper using the same Grid stencil and stamped the Thank you sentiment from the Pumpkin Patch set and die cut it. I stamped the "you are so generous" sentiment from the same Pumpkin Patch stamp set onto the same orange cardstock I used behind the pumpkins and adhered the sentiments with foam tape. I'll send out the card with a note to let him know we are praying for him during this first Christmas without his wife of over 60 years.

 Challenges I'm entering:

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge: Use dies (I used the coordinating die for the "Thank you" sentiment")

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with a stencil or optional twist of Winter/Christmas (1/3; ends 1/4/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any winter holiday

Stamping Sensations: ATG with the option of winter (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love Stamping: ATG with option of winter (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or lots of white (ends 12/20/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (ends 12/20/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (ends 12/16/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (ends 12/18/24)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: ATG (3/4; ends 12/31/24)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: At least one uneven edge (I hope my pumpkins count as I fussy cut them so all the edges are uneven). My die cut is the "thank you" sentiment that I die cut using the coordinating die from the set. (1/3; ends at the end of the month)