Tori https://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=318306&title=october-&cat=1351 and I had the same idea ... the new urban pumpkins look great all on their own :-)

process: after placing the pumpkin stitches on a solid background, i painted on different layers and then filled the pumpkins. some of the paint layers were shaped using the warp tool in photoshop. you could fill the pumpkins with paper, photos, buttons, or even word strips (i think this would work really well with the word excerpts).

Credits
Anna Aspnes
UrbanStitches Pumpkins No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10010510
InkedWords No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10010509
UrbanStitches Leaves No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10010153&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Autumn Elegance http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10010515
MagicSprinklez No.7 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31891&page=1
UrbanStitchez No.2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33122&page=1
UrbanStitchez No.3 (used to fill in stem) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33447&page=1
UrbanStitchez No.5 (used to fill in stem) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=43929&page=1
Light Textured Neutrals No.2 (solid) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=29736&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Spring Due (button) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=47304&page=1

Thanks for looking :-)