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Fall is my favorite time of year. I love pumpkins! We always have fun at TechSmith for Halloween. TechSmithies get dressed up, we carve pumpkins and people bring their children in for a Halloween parade and trick-or-treating. And this year is no different... except I'm overseas for BarCamp London 9. So, I missed out on the festivities at home (but I'm very happy to be in London).

I was walking around London yesterday trying to fight jetlag. I saw quite a few pumpkins and fall decorations out and that got me thinking about pumpkin carving. A few years ago, I carved a pumpkin with the Visual Lounge blog logo.

Being a nerd, I used Snagit to help with my stencil! I thought I'd share with you how I created my stencil. Take your pumpkin carving design to the next level with some high tech help from Snagit.

Here are the steps I took to create my stencil:

• Capture logo or image with Snagit
• On the PC: Open screenshot in Snagit's Editor, click the Image tab > Canvas group > Resize tool > Resize Image option
• On the Mac: After capturing your image, select from Snagit's menu Edit > Resize.
• Print your screenshot
• Tape your screenshot to your pumpkin and carve away!

You can see some pics from past TechSmith Halloween celebrations here or check out the slideshow below. I'll have to get some pics from this year to share with you. Good luck with your pumpkin carving! I'd love to see what you create! Share some links with me!