Week 44 Pumpkin Pie Nests of Winter DSP Card

by What Cathy Made | Mar 18, 2026 | A Rainbow of Thanks Stamp Set, card kits, Nests of Winter 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper!, pumpkin pie, What Cathy Made

This week for the Art With Heart Colour Creations we’re celebrating Pumpkin Pie, a colour I rarely use but really love. 

And as I was slightly time poor I’ve created a card that lets the beautiful Nests of Winter 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper do most of the work.

The Nests of Winter 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper really has to be one of the prettiest DSP’s, ever!

For my background layer of DSP I’ve used the sheet with mirroring sides and I simply added a couple of fussy cut sweet orange-breasted birds from another sheet of DSP in the pack. 

I’ve layered them over the background to bring the design to life and add a lovely sense of movement, like they’re fluttering through the scene.

For the sentiment, I used one from the new March Online Exclusives “A Rainbow of Thanks” Stamp Set, heat embossed in white onto black card stock for a crisp, high-contrast finish. 

I then punched it out using the retired Double Oval Punch and layered it onto a Pumpkin Pie scalloped oval for a bit of extra detail.

To finish the card, I added a few rhinestone basic jewels that I coloured with my Pumpkin Pie Blend to tie everything together perfectly and add a subtle pop of sparkle.

This is one of those cards that comes together quite easily thanks to the gorgeous DSP and a little bit of relaxing fussy cutting.

Take a look at some more Pumpkin Pie inspiration on our Insta Hop!

Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!

Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.

Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Kate @craftwithkate

Helen @apaperparadise

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

Thank you for joining me for Week 44 of Colour Creations. We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Real Red. I hope you can join us then.