WREATH EASEL CARD

 I've made quite a few easel cards lately and created this one for Concord & 9th.  They are having an event for World Cardmaking Day which is coming up soon - October 4th.  I was sent an email asking to send a card and made this with their new Joyful Wreath dies.

I cut the dark leaves and sentiment from C & 9th wildberry cs and embossed the edges with the border die included in the set.  The gold sequins are from Altenew.  The other pinks and the gold cs are from scraps I had on hand.  I think there will be many other color combos in my Christmas card stash this year as this is such an easy card to make - I'll probably be spending as much time choosing color combos as I will making the card!!

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PLAID AUTUMN

This the last of my hoarded plaid and gingham paper that I bought at Target years ago - I am sad - such wonderful colors!  I have all of the elements for the TicTacToe Challenge #282 except for red and embossing, but went down the left side with die cut, orange and fun fold.

I purposely left off a sentiment as I might use it for Halloween, but also would make a nice Thanksgiving card.  The card measures 9"x5 1/4" with scores at 2.1/4" and 3 1/8 on either side.  Since the base was black I put a white piece on the center back for a note.

Be sure to enter our TicTacToe Challenge this go around for a chance to be our next guest designer.

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AUTUMN WREATH

At first, I didn't know whether I could do a card in the colors for Altenew's September Inspiration Challenge as I probably would never have thought of using them together - but that's what it's all about!

I used a method Jennifer McGuire did recently of smudging distress inks on a piece of watercolor paper and generously spritzing with water.  I used some seedless preserves, barn door, forest moss, carved pumpkin and rusty hinge.  I did two pieces with the same colors so I would have a large variety of leaves from which to choose after die cutting with Altenew's zero-waste die.  The card base is kraft cardstock and the brick wall is some purple cs.  I blended mocha ink onto the bricks for a little added interest.  Some enamel dots and a twine bow were the finishing touches.  This may be a fall birthday card or maybe for Thanksgiving - for now it will remain without a sentiment.

 All for now...

 

PLAID HALLOWEEN

 A late entry for Die Cut Divas where the challenge is a Z fold card "anything goes" at the Creative Creases Challenge.  

I made a few cards last Halloween similar to this one from an idea from Katharina Tarta on IG.  Fortunately I had one I saved so I didn't have to hunt around for measurements.  The paper is quite old - I think I was saving it for something special and I guess this is it!  There's another black and white small pumpkin under the fold on the right.  The plaids match when the card is folded up.

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BLUE FLOWERS

Time for another TicTacToe Challenge with a nautical theme - but still managed to do my usual floral card!!  I went down the left side with stencil, blue and stripes.  My design could also go across the top with stencil, birthday and die cut.

I inked the stripes with a very old stripe stencil and Altenew "nimbus" ink. Used nimbus ink to shade the die cut flowers and  also for the added enamel dots.  The flowers were cut from cloudy sky cardstock and the leaves were from my scraps.

Hope you'll join our challenge - it runs until 11 September!  Crafty hugs,