More seasonal ....

.... stuff - I've been overloading you all with orange for the past few posts.  Well, it ain't over yet!!

This fortnight's challenge on Creative Card Crew is called "Autumn or Fall" (covering both sides of the Atlantic!!).  We are sponsored by Sassy Cheryl, and she gave us some fun images to work with.  As soon as I saw the raggedy Star Annie, she reminded me of a spooky Hallowe'en scarecrow, so I decided to make a Hallowe'en decoration thingie on a stick.  Here's the front:

For the front, I used the sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday.  I'm also entering this into Sassy Cheryl's Challenge (use a Spellbinders' Die), Totally Papercrafts ("Let's go Dotty") and Stamp Something (Spots and Stripes).

And now for the back (and the orange!).  I printed off the lettering from the computer, transferred onto chipboard, cut it out and covered with crackle accents.  I had run out of time so, for once, the stitching is faux (eek, the shame!!):

Recipe:

Image: Star Annie by Sassy Cheryl

Papers: very very old Daisy Ds

Colouring Medium: Distress Inks

Other: American Crafts velvet rick-rack ribbon, Crackle Accents, kebab skewer painted black!

Thanks for looking!

Is it Monday ....

.... already?!!  That was a quick weekend, sigh!

My friend's son passed his driving test last week.  A few years back, in my early card-making days, when his sister passed her test, I made a card for her using one of my Snoopy stamps, so I decided to use the same stamp for him.  Here's my card (taken in veeeerrry poor light):

I used the sketch from this week's Papertake Weekly, and am also entering it into this week's Spoon Full of Sugar ("Animal Crackers") and Crafty Creations ("Transportation").

I coloured using Distress Inks and highlighted the glass and chrome bits of the car with glossy accents.  Here's a close-up of Snoopy and Woodstock:

Recipe:

Stamp: Stampabilities "Driving Woodstock"

Papers: Basic Grey "Nook + Pantry", Basic Grey "Archaic", October Afternoon "WeatherVane"

Other: Buttons from stash, needle + thread

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Summer is officially ....

.... over, and apart from the bad fact that school holidays are finished, I don't mind at all. Summer is not my favourite season, I love Autumn and Winter. So when it was my turn to set this week's PaperPlay challenge, I decided to call it "Autumn is a Comin'" - and the idea is to use Autumnal colours. We're sponsored again this week by Simon Says Stamp, the lucky winner will get store credit of €15. I love all the DT's cards, all those browns, oranges and russets look gorgeous all in a row.

As you may have seen on my desk yesterday, I've been making another series of little shaped cards using my Labels 1 Nestabilities. Here's the finished set:

Very simple, but the colour scheme is so warm and cosy and Hallowe'eny!! I made the centre panels using sponged distress inks, then heat embossed different sentiments and different placements of one dandelion stamp in black e.p., popped it up and added bows made with my bow-easy. The little black ribbons had been in a jar in my craftroom for ages, I think they were from a set of Christmas crackers some years back. Here's a close-up of one of the cards:

Recipe:

Papers: Basic Grey "Ambrosia"

Stamps: Hero Arts "Dandelion" and miscellaneous sentiments

Other: Distress Inks, Black Embossing Powder, black ribbons from stash, needle + thread

With the previous set of little cards I made, and now this lot, I'm totally prepared for any occasion!!

Thanks for looking!

A big orange ....

.... mess!!!  It's Wednesday, so it's WOYWW again!!  I've missed the past three weeks or so, and I'm definitely not on top of things yet after going back to school, but I was in the midst of my PaperPlay DT stuff for tomorrow and got my desk in a very messy state - here it is:

I've been making another series of little cards, quite addictive these!!  The old Tim Holtz inks are getting a good using, and nestabilities labels 1 too.  I tried several orange papers and just wasn't finding the right shade before I looked out some old reliable BG Ambrosia.  The little blue book is one I've just finished pasting in all my sketches to keep them tidy and accessible.  I have intentions of altering the book covers, hmmmm, another day maybe!!

I'm not mad keen on bright orange, but I love burnt orange, it's such a lovely Autumny colour.  And Autumn and Winter are my favourite seasons.  Yayyy, open fires, woolly jumpers and hibernation!!

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Aaaaah, it's the ....

.... weekend!!  Thank goodness, that was an intense three days back on the chain gang - our acting principal turned to me at the end of Wednesday and said, with all seriousness "Are you always this busy?"  Welcome to my world, bud!!!!  Got some happy news yesterday and today - my card from my last post won Sketch Saturday and got Top 5 on Stamp Something.  I am so chuffed - a voucher from one and a blinkie from the other, happy days!!  I have to apologise for the lack of commenting I've done this week, I've missed seeing everyone's work, and intend to get a good look over the weekend.

I was talking in my last post about having to make a card for a 19 year old, well it's taken a few days but I finished it this morning.  Here's what I made:

I used the sketch from this week's Truly Scrumptious and also the optional extra to use a knot somewhere on the card.  I'm also entering it into Double Dutch (favourite challenge - mine is #38 - Boys only), Creative Cottage ("celebrations") and SFTW ("shabby or vintage").

I laughed when I first saw the Mo Manning digi that I got for this card, it's the living image of the birthday boy, right down to skateboard, hat and all!!! I used a lot of orange on the card, both in colouring and the papers, as it's his favourite colour.  I made the numbers from chipboard, covered with orange paper, inked and crackle glazed.  Here's a close-up of the image:

And I thought I'd pop in a side-shot of the layers and dimension too:

Recipe:

Image: "Simon" by Mo Manning

Papers: Basic Grey "Archaic"

Colouring Medium: Distress Inks

Other: Cuttlebug Embossing folder, hairy string, WRMK eyelets, glossy accents, crackle accents, needle + thread

Thanks for looking!