Boo-ho Chic Pumpkins

We were given a paper mache pumpkin at work to decorate for a contest … no theme. I learned from the Damsel of Distressed to always start by painting a surface with Gesso, so that's what I did. I also found a tiny pumpkin that I thought I would decorate as a partner.

Next I brought out my new ArtFoamies Stamps by Nathalie Kahlbach. This idea actually came to me in a dream where I realized the foam stamp flexibility allowed me to stamp on the curve of the pumpkins.

the inky sprays to do a some drips. I used some Distress Sprays and some vintage Memories Mists to add the Halloween Hues of orange, purple and gold to my pumpkins.

Next in the process was to paint paper flowers and buttons with white paint. Once they dried, I attached them to my pumpkins.

Then I added some black vintage buttons from my stash, as well as some Tim Holtz Adornments Butterflies and Idea-ology Fanciful Buttons. I also added Tim Holtz Halloween Clipping Sticker Sentiments. I finished with a few cute skeletons, some 3-D spiders and a big black BOO.

Next up, some Gilding Polish and eye makeup to add some colors to the edges and texture of my pieces.

Next it was time to splatter some color to tie it all together.

I used Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays, Distress Mica Stain and some Heidi Swapp color Shine Spray in Black. I used parchment paper for my painting and messes.

Here's a peek at the back of the big pumpkin.

Unfortunately when I sprayed with matte varnish to set all of the colors, it removed a bit of the white paint from my blue and red flowers … but I decided to just leave it.