Hello, autumn

Autumn Maple Leaf — pumpkin carving stencil

A broad maple-style leaf with an angled stem gives a pumpkin an autumn look beyond Halloween faces. It is one solid silhouette with no interior vein pattern.

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Hello, autumn

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

Hello, autumn

Easy

A single broad maple-style leaf with an angled stem and no interior cut-outs.

Print width160 mm 6.3 in

140 mm185 mm

Sets the printed width. The pumpkin illustration stays the same size.

Print layoutA4 · 160 mm wideChoose Paper stencil for a larger print preview.

Paper size Mirror horizontally

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Check narrow gaps on the printed template before carving.

Build your own pumpkin face →Mix eyes, a smile and playful extras to make a separate design.

Autumn Maple Leaf: dark shapes to cut out; light spaces to keep connected — The actual stencil · Dark shapes are removed.

A closer look at this pattern

What to cut. What to keep.

Follow these shapes

Transfer the complete outside edge, following the lobes and notches around the leaf. The stem is part of the same dark shape as the leaf blade.

Leave these areas connected

The surrounding pumpkin stays in place. There is no center or vein structure to preserve inside the opening; do not add interior pieces that are absent from the template.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

One opening can still have many corners. Check the highest point and the bottom of the stem as well as the broad side lobes when fitting this tall silhouette.

Print width: 140–185 mm. Check the whole print against your pumpkin before transferring; this range does not guarantee the design will be easy to carve.

From this page to your pumpkin

Print, check, transfer.

Set the width of this pumpkin carving stencil with the controls above, flip the whole design if needed, and choose A4 or US Letter. The PDF keeps your chosen measurements; PNG gives you an image for other projects.

Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
Remove the paper and compare your marks with the cut-and-keep notes above. An adult handles carving; use an LED light for the glow.

More printing & transfer help →

Make it part of a little scene