Just a quick tip if using electric lighting in your pumpkin - Cut your gutting hole in the bottom of the pumpkin instead of the top then you have more room for design, no light bleeding through the lid edges and you also have an opening to rig your lighting set up through. Also if you remove enough ...

A tried and tested method I use is to trace the design on to Cling wrap. Stick your stencil to a work surface then stick some cling wrap over the top making sure it is good and tight with no wrinkles. Trace the design onto the cling wrap with a permenant marker then carefully transfer it to your pum...