3D Pumpkin Black Cat Tutorial

 Hello everyone, Marcia here. Halloween is creeping up and Lori just came out with these spooktacular 3D Pumpkins that with a tealight inside make for amazing luminaries. I was obsessed with the lantern luminaries last year and made a bunch to light up my sidewalk for Trick or Treaters. I couldn’t wait to add to my collection with the 3D Pumpkin Black Cat (SVGSilhouette). As a crazy cat lady with two black cats, the cat choice was a given. If you are not a fan of cats, check out her other designs in the store.

This looks complicated but I promise you it is easy to make. Let me show you how.

1. Choose your papers and cut out all the pieces. I chose to make an all-black pumpkin, but these look great in white or orange as well.

2.  The three pumpkin-shaped pieces have notches cut in the stem and at the bottom. Carefully slip one pumpkin inside the other and attach two of the pumpkin pieces together at the stem using the notches and then at the bottom doing the same. Now add the third piece in the same manner. The pumpkins should be able to lie flat after connecting.

3. Spread the pumpkin out. Using one of the round disks, place it inside the pumpkin at the base matching up the notches.

4.  Take the second disk and place it inside the pumpkin at the top, again matching up the notches.

5.  Adhere the vellum pieces to the back of each panel. Go light on the glue to prevent it from seeping out where it can be seen.

6.  Curl the panels a bit before inserting the bottom portion of the panel through the slot in the disk at the base of the pumpkin. Then place the top of the panel through the slot at the top.

7.  Repeat for each panel. Add an optional tealight before placing the last panel. I chose to add some raffia grass to the top of my pumpkin.

 

Be sure to check out all the new 3D Pumpkin designs. They are all spooktacular!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great week,
~Marcia

Fall Inspired 5×7 House Card

Fall is finally here.  My favorite season of all and Lori has this gorgeous new collection with
 Echo Park “I Love Fall”.  Beautiful autumn colors and the perfect patterns to play with, so I created a card with this fun collection.  It’s Lori’s 5×7 House Card and you can find it
here in The Silhouette Design Store.  I love how this turned out and I will send to someone special for Thanksgiving perhaps.   And since most of us don’t have 5×7 envelopes sitting around…Lori has a file for those, too.  I found it here in the Silhouette Design Store.  This collections has so many amazing embellishments and just too fun to create with!
Thanks for stopping by today!
~Cathy

NEW 3D Pumpkins Are Magical!

Have you seen these new 3D Pumpkins that we released this week? They are a big hit with our followers. I designed one with solid panels and it is so cute with pattern paper for the inserts — so many options. There are also three gorgeous designs exclusively for fall featuring sunflowers, pumpkins, and a flourish pattern. I also designed six fantastic pumpkins for Halloween that are sure to add so much cuteness to your decor this season! Take a peek…
To make them glow, simply remove a side panel and you can place an electric tea light inside.  Visit THIS PAGE for a quick video tutorial showing how simple it is to assemble these adorable pumpkins. I hope you enjoy these pumpkins this fall/halloween season!
Have a wonderful day.
Lori