The Ranger Great Pumpkin Challenge!

Recently, I received a plain ol' craft pumpkin from Ranger and was asked to 

create a fall centerpieces using Ranger products. 

This is what the pumpkins looked like before:

Here is my finished project. It looks beautiful on my entry table and 

will be a great addition to my Thanksgiving table. 

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet 

Inkssentials Ink Applicator Tool and Foam 

Jenni Bowlin Dabber Paint - Chicken Feed, Brown Sugar, Fountain Pen 

Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy 

Distress Stain - Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint

Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy 

Perfect Pearl Mist - Bronze 

Alterations by Sizzix - Tattered Leaves

Tim Holtz - Grunge Board and Grunge Blocks 

Tim Holtz Sanding Grip

Claudine Helmuth Matte Medium 

Jute Twine 

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

Working on your Non-Stick Craft Sheet dry brush the pumpkin with 

Chicken Feed and Brown Sugar Jenni Bowlin Dabber Paint. 

This toned down the bright orange of the pumpkin. 

Die cut Tattered Leaves from Grunge Board.

Paint leaves with Rock Candy Crackle Paint. Let Dry.

Stain the Leaves with Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint Distress Stain. 

Spray Leaves with Bronze Perfect Pearl Spray Mist.

Paint Grunge letters with Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen Dabber paint. Let dry.

Distress the edges of the letters by Sanding them with Tim's Sanding Grip.
Ink letters with an Ink Blending tool and Foam using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

Glue leaves and letters to pumpkin with Matte Medium.
Tie a bow with Jute twine and adhere to leaves.

Tammy Tutterow's reveals her pumpkin today to. 

Be sure to check it out... I hear it's fabulous. 

Don't forget to check out even more pumpkins on the Ranger Blog.