The Card Concept Pumpkin Party

 

Hello Fall!  And welcome to a new Challenge at The Card Concept: Pumpkin Party.

Lots of inspiration in our photo to choose from, including color swatches.

My card features the pumpkins and the colors too. 

I added gold and some coppery splatters to my Clean and Layered card, and popped

up the small pumpkin with foam.

Hope you get a chance to play along!

The Card Concept: The Colors of Fall

 

The Colors of Fall, the Card Concepts new challenge begins today!

This photo and it's colors captured my heart, and inspired my Layered and Elegant

card. 

I used the colors of the inspiration photo to a point, but added orange and purple,

and used several new sets from the Greetery's Calico Collection.

The scene is a mix of Rolling Hills, Thankful Heart and Rolling Hills Tree Details.

Play along at the Card Concepts' blog. We love seeing your creations.

The Card Concept #181 {Colors of Fall} 

The Card Concept: Rustic Fall

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at the Card Concept.

It's the last day of October, and we have this wonderful Rustic

Fall Inspiration for you.

I loved the warm rustic country feel in this photo, and went with the colors and 

pumpkins for my Classy Elegant Layered card.

Hope this gives you some inspiration. There's plenty more on the Card Concept's blog.

You're welcome to pick any of the styles on the blog, or combine them or even come up

with a style of your own. 

Our challenges are for 2 weeks and I love seeing your takes on the inspiration.

Hope you have a crafty week!

PapertreyInk product links will take you to the item in their store.

Text & Texture: Wood Slices Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Simply Gourd-eous Die

Simply Gourd-eous Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Pierced Feature Frames Die

Leaf Prints Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Leaf Prints Die Collection (set of 4)

Make It Market Mini Kit: Color Pop Autumn

Give Thanks

The theme is Sentiment Windows at PTI's MIM with Dawn McVey. 

She shows us how to cut and embellish a view into our cards.

I cut my window with Brushed Off: Oval (the smaller die), after adding Simply Chartruese

Pattern Pack's plaid and vellum to the front of my card.

2 images were stamped in the window, one with a sentiment, the other full of corn.

Kind of Corny.

Here's a look on the inside

First stamped the sentiment corn, with Orange Zest & Terra-cotta Tile, masked it, 

and did the stamping with the corn kernel image. 

Happy Thanksgiving was stamped with Americana, which was also the base color 

for the kernel corn.

I think depending on the season, if you asked me 'what's your favorite autumn set,' 

Leaf Prints has to be at the top. Gorgeous shaped leaves and veins, perfect for ombre stamping, 

and included is this sweet stamp to add to the back of my card, ready for my signature.

PTI twine, and button (Vintage Button Mix)

I love seeing what everyone creates each Monday, using these video tutorials.

I've learned so much over the years, from the talented designers and from

all of you too. 

Thank you Dawn! And thanks to all of you!

Happy Crafting!

Make It Monday #299: Sentiment Windows

SAF '17 with Stephanie Gold: Cotton

Stephanie Gold in her very 1st SAF, made a glittery card full of cotton candy!

Well, it certainly looked every bit like the real thing.

One of the things she showed us on her video, was applying glitter.

And that's one of the things I used on this card.

Using double sided tape in 1/4 & 1/2", I sprinkled on black German Glass Glitter, pressing it

down for even cover. Stephanie suggests topping off with GA to seal it. I didn't. 

My cotton is cotton string, dyed with Terracotta Tile reinker. Rather turned out pink, but like

the ombre effect on the string.

Gran's Garden & Scripted

Projects coming soon! Isn't this fun? 

Back in a flash.

2nd Anniversary Tradition, Cotton - with Stephanie Gold

SAF '17, 3rd Anniversary Leather with Ashley

A wonderful video by Ashley Cannon Newall on 'leather', next on the PTI blog.

All my other projects are currently in the sun drying. And today we are expecting

a blistering 105. Should be ready in no time!

I'm not sure the piece looks like leather, but I love the distress of the folds. Think I should

have played a bit less with it.

Leave It Be stamp and die set, 

Layered Banner Die,

Sentiment: Autumn Adornments

3rd Anniversary Tradition, Leather - with Ashley Cannon Newell

A Greatful Heart

Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear blogging friends in the US!

And to all who celebrate!

This is my last card, for this year, celebrating Thanksgiving,

and I'm posting it with Cas-ual Friday's challenge:

My card uses a few sets from PTI, Give Thanks, (white embossed), 

First Fruits (the vault), & Fancy Foliage Details. 

Lots of ink rolling (PTI) and sponging.

Stitched rectangle from Post & Postage.

The sentiment says it all for me, so greatful for so many things,

faith, family and friends. Among them, the wonderful friends 

that make up this world of stamping!

May your Thanksgiving be filled enjoying the fruits of your 

blessings!

xoxo

CFC161 - Be Thankful

Thankful

The Card Concept's challenge is 'Thanksgiving'.

Oh, the patterns! Love them, and the colors too!

Card Concept asks that you choose one of their 

many styles when creating your card.

Their designers give you so much inspiration to choose from.

Clean and Layered is my card.

I watercolored the panel from Botanical Blocks (PTI),

and layered it over several card stocks to mimic the table setting in the 

challenge photo.

Button and Twine also PTI.

'Thankful' from PTI's First Fruits (retired I think)

banner from PTI's Tag Sale #10

The Card Concept #62- Thanksgiving

edited to add to:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge is Thanks.

Give Thanks

Melissa Phillips shares her talents for creating beautiful backgrounds

with die cut stencil shapes.

Her attention to detail wins me every time.

And it's always delightful to learn her secrets!

Melissa used an ordinary paper towel to apply her inks to the 

die cut stencils. I did some of my background like she showed us,

and part with sponges.

Make It Market: Garden Gate provided the die cut stencil, and 

fall leaves for my background.

Friendship Jar: Fillers (smaller pumpkins)

Autumn Pumpkins (larger pumpkins), & sentiment 

All the pumpkins were die cut, stamped with Hero Arts Wet Cement,

then copic colored.

Make It Monday #264: Die-cut Stencil Shapes

Also playing along with:

Inspired By All The Little Things featuring Marisa Ritzen!

All those gorgeous velvet pumpkins!

Thank you for stopping by.

Hope your week is full of happy crafting!

Autumn watercolor

Sharing some fun news I just learned about.

There's a brand new card challenge, 'CasWatercolor', by

Loll Thompson and Bonnie Klass, from Cas Mix Up Challenge.

 I love to watercolor, and so glad it's such a hot and trendy technique 

to use on cards.

Watercolored and stamped die cut leaves from PTI's Leaf Prints.

I used Windsor Newton watercolors, from a tube, to get

the intense fiery colors on the leaves.

I stamped and watercolored a few leaves onto 3 1/2 x 4 1/2" watercolor card stock, using PTI's Simply Chartreuse & Olive Twist inks.

Flicked some Mr. Hueys white spray 

and Olive Twist over the stamped images.

Sentiment from PTI's Color Pop Autumn.

'Bountiful' white embossed, then inked with Liquitex Iridescent Bright Gold.

'Blessings': Olive Twist. (PTI)

Background card stock is a left over from a challenge.

1st stamped with PTI's Background Basics: Super Chevron,

then watercolored randomly and splattered with Harvest Gold ink.

Play along all during the month of October,

and this is a design team call until the 15th!

CAS Watercolour October Challenge and DT Call

Also adding my card to:
SSS Work It Wednesday, Red Orange Yellow and/or Brown

 Work it Wednesday September 2016

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Poppystamps Challenge #2 - Thankful

Poppystamps is hosting their 2nd challenge, this one calling for 

'Thankful' cards.

There are many reasons to buy their gorgeous dies,

my incentive for these 2 'leafy' ones were seeing what their

talented designers did with them!

I die cut Maple Leaf Border twice, once with Linen card stock, then with vellum.

Leaf Silhouette was also die cut three times, once with Copper Shimmer, for the border and then with inked cardstock.

Ranger Tim Holtz Distressed inks: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, and Ripe Persimmon.

Rustic Cream card stock was edge-inked with Pumice Stone.

Sentiment: PTI Autumn Hills

Embossing powder: Lindy's Stamp Gang: Copper

A bit of copper shimmer edging, and some rainstones finish.

Play along through the end of the month!

Poppystamps Challenge #2 - Thankful

MIM #184: Gold Dipped Die-Cuts & RIC #69

Danielle shows us how beautiful gold dipping can be!

MIM this week has us showing off our die cuts!

I used all PTI  (except the gold string)

Feather Finery, First Fruits & Keep It Simple: Thanksgiving stamp sets

Feather Finery dies

Dark Chocolate, Smokey Shadow, Classic Kraft, Canyon Clay, Fine Linen, and 

Dark Chocolate Pattern Pack 

Make It Monday #184: Gold Dipped Die-cuts

edited to add to:
Runway Challenge
ric#69 - Cynthia Rowley