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Chevron Stencil

Hello and Happy Wednesday! It is the end of October, have you started your Christmas shopping yet? hehe. Just kidding! Halloween has not even passed and some stores already have Christmas items on display. One holiday at a time for me! We are still preparing for Halloween. My kids have finally decided on their costumes. My son wants to be a zombie and my daughter has decided to be a nerd. I will post some photos Friday! Do you or your kids dress up for Halloween? I would love to hear about your costumes!

With the end of October comes the end of another My Pumpkin Challenge. This is the last week for the "Owls and/ or Textures" Challenge. I hope you are having fun with your My Paper Pumpkin kits. I am always looking for new ways to create with the items that are included in the kit. Since I had popped out all the die cut chevron pieces that came in the kit this month, I realized I now had a perfect chevron stencil.


I sponged the chevron on the background of my card. I sponged some darker than others for a different effect. I also used the stencil as a guide for paper piercing the chevron pattern on my card. 


Do you have any fun ideas to share from your My Paper Pumpkin kits? Do you use all your scraps like I do?  Share those ideas and your samples over at the My Pumpkin Challenge! Thanks for stopping by.

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