The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown IG Hop - Oct 26

Hello friends and welcome to the 1st Annual 'It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' Instagram Hop hosted by my lovely friend Kelly. 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of this beloved classic’s first airing on tv and it’s still warming our hearts today. We’re celebrating with fun, pumpkin-inspired projects, so hop along with us for lots of creative inspiration; plus there’s a special treat waiting for you!  Just as Linus waited all night in the “most sincere” pumpkin patch for The Great Pumpkin to deliver toys to those who believed, we have a gift for one (1) lucky winner! Hidden somewhere along the hop is a giveaway prize because Halloween wouldn’t be complete without a few treats. Head to the beginning at Kelly's stop for giveaway details! Happy hopping, and may the Great Pumpkin bring a little magic your way!

I wanted to use something Charlie Brown/Snoopy related but didn't really have anything with a pumpkin.  I found a very old Stampabilities Snoopy Joe Cool stamp that's been in my stash for years and decided to get resourceful.  I used a favourite Penny Black stamp featuring hedgie and a pumpkin balloon and did some creative masking to merge the Joe Cool image and the pumpkin balloon together.  I think it turned out super cool and I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card with the stamps I used:

A better look at the card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stencilled the pumpkin background using my Gina K inks.  I stamped the images, masking as I said, coloured it with Promarkers and fussy cut it out.  I decided I wanted a bit more orange so used an orange gingham paper as my mat layer so cut down my stencilled panel by 1/4" and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I added the image onto the background using very thin foam squares.  I used 3 different stamp sets to create my sentiment which I stamped directly onto the background using black ink.  I added a few black pearls and the panel was adhered to my card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and orange gingham mat layer.  I stencilled the pumpkins at the bottom of the white panel and stamped my sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The layers were adhered together with liquid glue before adding to my card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

Please pop on over to IG to see the amazing pumpkin creations in the hop. Don't forget there is 1 prize up for grabs so check out Kelly's stop for all the details on how to win.

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy the rest of your day

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Stampabilities - Joe Cool Snoopy wooden stamp - retired

Penny Black - frightful flight wooden stamp

Promarkers

Pretty Pink Posh - pumpkin background stencil 

Memory Box - mango gingham paper - no longer available

MFT - SPECtacular clear stamp

MFT - you're super clear stamp

MFT - document it days & dates clear stamp

LDRS - the magic of fall clear stamp

Gina K Designs - ink pads - warm cocoa, sweet mango, sweetcorn, jelly bean green

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for my card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

I now have Affiliate Links for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my links as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x