Happy Fall Y'all

For our Just Us Girls Challenge #748 Word Week, Stephanie has chosen a great word: Leaves. I went on a scavenger hunt on Pinterest to get ideas and I just loved this idea (actually both of her ideas) on the I'm in Haven blog. Here is my version.

Products I used:

Spellbinders: Delicious Decorations dies

Pink and Main: Large Sentiment Strip dies

Lawn Fawn: Woodgrain cardstock

Ranger: Distress Ink pads

Aqua painter 

Computer generated sentiment

I "watercolored" my leaf colors with the aqua painter on white cardstock, then dried the ink with my heat gun. 

Then I die cut lots of the little leaves. 

I cut a an A2 panel of woodgrain cardstock, then cut out a piece on the diagonal from top to bottom. 

I made a kraft, speckled card base and drew a faint pencil line where the opening would be between the two woodgrain pieces. I adhered the leaves in that "channel" on the card base. When that step was complete, I popped up the woodgrain pieces on foam tape. 

Since I don't really have fall sentiments, I created one on the computer and die cut it into a banner. I popped it up on foam tape to complete the card. This card looks to me like I am peeking through a white fence at the falling leaves.

We sure hope you will join us this week using leaves as your focal point! See you in the gallery!

Carol

World Card Making Day & Craft Roulette

Today I spent my day watching Craft Roulette: World Cardmaking day, and making a card for it. The parameters are:

Project: Not Single Fold A2

Colors: Moodboard

Element: World

Random: Star

When I saw world and star I thought: Christmas. I forgot how I thought of a tent/teepee card, but I love making them. Here is my result.

I looked for a tutorial on Pinterest to make a tent card (this one by Debbie Chronister) since I haven't made one in a while. It takes scraps really. I used red cardstock for the base and a printed lightweight cardstock to mat the base. I use velcro to make the closure.

Then I stamped the images and used Copics and watercolor paints to add the color.

Next, I fussy cut the images and added twine "scarves" around their necks for a festive feel.

After stamping and fussy cutting the sentiments, I punched stars and added them to the images and to the base. I popped up the images on foam tape on the base.

I love these cards because they are decorated on all sides and you can write on the inside. It also folds flat into an A2 envelope.

Did you watch or participate in a World Card Making Day activity? My local stamping buddy is out of town or we would have at least Facetimed while making cards. Craft Roulette was a good one with  a different crafter every half hour such as Gina K, May May, Karen Burniston and many more. They followed the parameters and made a variety of cards using the Craft Roulette paramenters as well.

Products I used:

Colorado Craft Company: Christmas Hats

Copic markers

Kids' watercolor set

Versafine: Black Onyx ink pad

Prismacolor pencils

Twine

Silver glitter cardstock

Stampin' Up!: Star border punch

Happy weekend to you!

Carol

Let's Catch Up

Lisa is our lovely hostess this week at Just Us Girls Challenge Color Week #747 and she has chosen Chartrese, Light Blue and Gray. I love this combination! I created a little coffee shop scene for the challenge. What will you make?

Products I used: 

My Favorite Things - Coffee Shop dies, Floor to Ceiling paper pad

Sentiment (I think I used a friend's stamp set)

Holographic card stock (for the light)

All I did was die cut and create a scene. I had two friends over to stamp for a couple of days and I borrowed all the products you see on this card. Boy did we "catch up!"

This is one of those weeks where the gallery is going to be such a pretty one using these colors! Please join us!

Thanks for coming by!

Carol

Hello

Friday night the Craft Roulette wheel was rather easy on us! Episode #234 left us with these parameters:

Project: 6" x 6" card

Colors: Rainbow

Element: Single flower

Random: Cloth

I made a 6" x 6" card base using an embossed heart cardstock in white. (I had to cut a 6 x 6 piece of the embossed cardstock for the card front, and a plain white 6" x 6 1/4" cardstock for the back of the card base. I scored the plain cardstock at 1/4" on the 6 1/4" edge, then used tear tape to attach the front and back pieces of my card base. Then I folded along the score line to end up with a 6" x 6" folded card base)  I die cut a circle out of the front of my completed card base.

Next I cut narrow strips of pastel rainbow colored cardstock (loosely ROYGBIV) and adhered them to a circle die cut, then trimmed around the circle's edge to get rid of the excess strips hanging over the edge. I used scraps to die cut my girl's plaid cloth sleeve, her hand and her single flower. I assembled her arm and popped it up on foam tape on the striped circle.  I adhered the decorated circle to the center of he inside of the card. Last, I stamped Hello on the circle for a greeting. 

Products I used:

Concord and 9th: Weekend Market dies

Simon Says Stamp: Circle die

My Favorite Things: Mini Messages stamp set, plaid patterned paper

Altenew: Obisidian black ink pad

JoAnn Fabrics: White embossed heart cardstock

This was sort of an easy card to make and I may make more of this design. I like how she is handing the flower to someone.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Carol

Happy Fall

I'm back with a fall card for our Anything with a Stencil challenge this week at Just Us Girls #746. I am embracing the fall colors even though where I live the leaves don't change much. My background is stenciled and I added die cut leaves and a stamped sentiment. I kind of think that my stencil gives the look of a nine-pane window with fall colors reflected on it.

Products I used:

Pretty Pink Posh: Square grid stencil, Giving Thanks stamp set

Concord and 9th: Mini ink pads

Simon Says Stamp: Etched Laurel Leaves dies

Hero Arts: Core ink

Won't you join us with a stenciled card? We can't wait to see your stenciled creations in our gallery this week. See you there!

Carol

Fall Thanks

A very long time ago two friends and I took floral design classes for a couple of years. We did a few friends' weddings and I sometimes do little arrangements for home. One of my favorite "exams" in that class was the arrangement in a real pumpkin. Today I made a paper one for Ina's Just Us Girls #745 Photo/Moodboard with pretty florals.

The products I used:

Papertrey Ink: Pumpkin House dies

Spellbinders: Mini Blooms and Sprigs

Simon Says Stamp: Thanks die

Patterned paper scrap

The arrangement we made for class had the top of the pumpkin cut off like you do for a Jack-O'-Lantern, but this one is a whole pumpkin decorated with florals that takes colors from the patterned paper background.

I die cut the pumpkin and all the flowers and centers first. I inked blended a little black onto the dove grey pumpkin sections, then assembled it. I assembled the flowers next, then adhered them to the pumpkin.

I cut the patterned paper to fit the A2 card base and adhered it.

Last, I die cut the "thanks" two times and stacked them for thickness. The pumpkin is popped up on foam tape and the thanks is adhered to it and the patterned paper.

We hope you will join us with your floral card this week. The team has a variety of really great ideas for your inspiration.

Happy beginning of fall season!

Carol

I Miss You

This patterned paper is so pretty and I wanted to use it in some way that it would show up well on a card. The Inspired by Challenge #IB301 caught my eye. Bicycle is the theme. I grabbed this paper pack and my bicycle dies and got started.

Products I used:

Honey Bee Stamps: Riding By stamp and die set

LaLa Land Crafts: Countryside Desinger paper pack

Acetate

Altenew: Obsidian Pigment ink pad

Simon Says Stamp: Clear acetate sheets (thick)

I made sure that the back side of the bicycle/acetate card front was nice looking so I die cut several of the pieces twice to put them on the back side of the bicycle/basket, etc. The perspective of the card is that the bicycle is high on a hill looking down at the scenery in the distance. The card is better in person with the clear front opening up to the pretty patterned paper background, but I am so pleased with it! I was inspired by the challenge's yellow bicycle and the flowers in the basket. This stamp and die set has so many uses! P.S. The sender can write a message on the back of the card.

Thanks for taking a look today!

Carol