Variegated Stitched Pumpkins

A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The photo is taken from the bottom right, so it gives a clear view of the variegated white-to-orange stitching on the largest pumpkin. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.
A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.
A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.

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The Spellbinders Stitching Die Set for September 2025 is a fun top-down view of pumpkins in three different sizes. It’s called Stitched Pumpkin Tops.

For the embroidery floss I went to Michael’s and picked up two bags from Loops & Threads. One was labeled Variegated, the other Vintage. Personally I haven’t found any big differences in quality between different brands of floss. For the simple stitching done on these cards, any brand should be fine. Just make sure that the floss consists of six strands that can be separated.

Die Cutting & Embossing

I started by die cutting the three pumpkins from watercolor paper colored with Distress Watercolor Pencils in Wild Honey, Kitsch Flamingo and Ground Espresso. I also cut them from Accent Opaque and then I stacked them. The colored watercolor paper was leftovers from a project that you’ll see later this week…

While I was die cutting, I also cut the leaves and pumpkin vines included in the set from watercolor paper colored with Bundled Sage, the included Hello sentiment from Ground Espresso and the Gourdgeous from more Wild Honey. Then I did it again with Accent Opaque 100 lbs and stacked them.

I also dry embossed the September Embossing Folder of the Month, Autumn Breeze, on a piece of watercolor paper colored in Wild Honey, Kitsch Flamingo and Ground Espresso.

A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The photo is taken from the top left, highlighting the dimension of the pink and yellow pumpkins. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.
A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. This is a closeup of the largest pumpkin and the sentiment. The HELLO is brown and covered with a clear, glossy lacquer. The GOURD-GEOUS is embossed into a yellow piece of watercolor paper with fish tails on the left and right ends. The photo is taken from the top right, allowing you to appreciate that the pink and yellow pumpkins are popped up on foam tape. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.
A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The photo is taken from the bottom left, so it gives a clear view of the variegated white-to-red stitching on the pink, medium pumpkin. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.
A handmade greeting card with a stitched pumpkin design sits on a wooden surface surrounded by craft supplies. The card features a textured gradient background that transitions from yellow at the top through coral-pink in the middle to brown at the bottom. Three large pumpkins stitched with embroidery floss are prominently displayed: a small brown pumpkin embroidered with tan floss at the top, a pink pumpkin stitched with variegated red floss on the left, and a large, bright yellow pumpkin stitched with variegated yellow floss at the bottom right. The photo is taken from the top right, allowing you to appreciate that the pink and yellow pumpkins are popped up on foam tape. The word "hello" appears in glossy brown cursive lettering in the center, with a small yellow banner below it. The banner reads "GOURD-EOUS." Small mint green leaf embellishments and gold rhinestone accents are scattered throughout the design. Under the card an embossing folder with a leaf pattern and a few pumpkin stitching dies are visible. So are some pale pink fabric leaves and mini pumpkins.

Pumpkins

I stitched the yellow pumpkin with a white-to-orange variegated floss. For the pink pumpkin I chose a white-to-red floss and the brown pumpkin got stitching in a tan color from the Vintage packet. For all of these I used 3 strands. The stitching pattern is identical on all three pumpkins. The largest one has ten segments of six stitches, the medium one has ten segments of five stitches and the smallest one has ten segments of three stitches each.

When I had stitched the pumpkins, I glued the pumpkin vines to the centers and added foam tape to the back of the pink and yellow pumpkins.

Background

First I cut my embossed panel down to 3 ¾” by 5 ½”. Then I added a slightly smaller layer of Accent Opaque to the back. When that was dry, I added a layer of thin Dollar Tree craft foam to the back and glued it to the front of my card base.

Assembly

Next I placed the three pumpkins on the embossed card front. Then I added the two sentiments. I decorated with leaves and Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems. But I still felt that the Hello didn’t stand out enough, so I added two layers of Ranger Glossy Accents to it.

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