Inspired by Fall

These inspired challenges have this cue

 

 

I made a gold leaf

 

 

I will also be entering this at Uniko studio where it's

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Oatmeal: Recycled calendar

brass flat backed enamel dots

Rolfes Meattalic pen in gold

Pattern: Form-a-lines Autumn_falling_leaves

25 sept e-mail link

 

A 'Bright' Leaf

Another tag this time for Time out challenges where it's
 

This bright orange wooden leaf embellishment fits the bill



 

I used scraps of corrugated card stock and a computer generated sentiment to finish.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   Scrap of green corrugated card

Scrap of blue dot and orange shiny paper

Single hole plier punch

Twine

Wooden leaf embellishment

Pentel fine liner in black

Computer generated sentiment

29 aug

 

Leaves

Addicted to CAS have

 

 

I made a small card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Sticker from a discontinued toiletries range

Punch: corner

Liquid Pearls in platinum4040

10 nov

 

Shimmer and shine

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Shimmer and shine'

I will also be entering this over at AAA cards where it's

 

and at Uniko studio where it's

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap booking

Corner punch

Liquid pearls in gold

 

25/30 sept/27 Oct

Falling leaves

Curtain call  have these very blingy pumpkins as their inspiration

 

 

I don't have any need for Halloween cards/tags so I made one using the gold and white colour scheme instead.

 

 

I will also be entering this over at Inspired by all the little things were the inspiration is

 

 

and at Simon says stamp were it's

'Autumn'

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Form-a-lines Autumn_falling_leaves

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Brass brads

paper: 80gsm in gold

25/27 oct

 

Ivy leaves

CASe this sketch have a new sketch

 

 

Here is my take on it

 

 

A while ago when I was a guest designer ( here and here ) I had to make a couple of Autumn inspired cards, this was one of them but as I made far too many before I made up my mind on which to send for inspiration, I didn't use it in the end. So I'll enter it into this challenge instead.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Gold 80gsm

           Green spotted paper

Button from my stash

Thread: All colour codes and brands unknown

Pattern: Goosloo Art. Borduurpatronen

Small green leaf

Time out Challenges have a card inspiration this time. Here it is

 

 

 I choose to concentrate on the colour combination of green on white and made this small card

 

 

I did something similar in blue and white too.

 

 

 

Supplies:

pattern: Form-a-lines.Autumn falling leaves

Thread: Colour codes and brands unknown

Flat backed gems in green and blue

Rolfes metallic pen in green and blue

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: scrap of green

Guest designer #2

I'm the Guest Designer over at Time out Challenges and here is my second card for their challenge

Autumn... The year's last, lovliest smile

  

 

This was actually not what I was originally planning on making. I had in my head something along these lines

 

Source: I'm in Haven blog

 

however I didn't measure my panel for stitching very carefully (that's what happens when you save your scraps to be used later!) and it was too short. After a quick panic I remembered these dies which I have never used before and they saved the day. 

Some crochet cotton, glitter on the leaves and faux stitching complete the card.

 

Supplies:

Thread: Light orange: DMC 352

             Other colour codes and brands unknown

Glitzing Glamour Crystalina

Cuttlebug

Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Curved Matting Basics S5-171

Card Stock: 160gsm in white

                     Cream : Linen effect

Pattern: Form-a-Lines Autumn falling leaves

Crochet cotton in white

Pentel Fine Liner

Guest Designer

Today is a very exciting day for me as I have been invited to be the Guest Designer over at Ttime out challenges

 

The challenge is a word inspiration and the idea is that you focus on a word from this phase and use that as the inspiration for your card.

 

The phase is

 

 'Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile' 

I have focussed on the word 'Autumn' and here is my card

 

 

Why don't you hope over to their blog and see the other great challenge cards on display.

I hope that you will join in the fun.

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Wheelbarrow: Stitching Cards Wheelbarrow

              Leaves: Form-a-lines. Window with cat

Thread: Black: DMC

              Silver: DMC E168

              Orange: DMC 0131

              Red: Anchor 029

              All other colours: brands and codes unknown

Card Stock: 160gsm in white

Paper:  Free download from  Activity Village.

 

 

 

 



Autumn Leaves

I've been back at school for two weeks now and let me tell you that I feel as though I haven't been away. We had our first Hockey session yesterday and next week we start practising for our Athletics meeting. Busy, busy, busy.

I made this card a while ago but never posted it. I'm sure it's still eligible for a challenge

  and it fits perfectly with this sketch one at Freshly made sketches

The banner and diamond are both hand cut. Two gold peel offs placed as mirror images of themselves compete the banner

Supplies:

Pattern:Form-a-lines Autumn falling leaves
Thread: brand and colours unknown

Paper: Scrap book

Card Stock: white 160gsm

Rolfes metallic pen in gold

White with a hint of colour

Recently I discovered a new challenge which I am going to enter. It is over at CAS on Sunday and the challenge is Challenge 57: white with a hint of another colour.

I choose to make some cards with leaves on them as we are slowly, and the operative word here is very 'slowly', moving towards winter. Where I live here so close to the coast we don't experience distinct season changes, no leaves turning beautiful colours and besides the humidity being absent and less rain the weather is pretty much unchanged from summer at the moment. I envy people who experience the lovely colours of the trees in autumn.

I distress the edges of both toppers and used bakers twine on the first and washi tape on the second to finish off.

Supplies:

Pattern:Form a lines autumn falling leaves
Thread: Blue and green . Both manufactories and codes unknown

Ink: Colorbox in chestnut brown

Washi Tape: green and white zigzag

Blue and white baker's twine

A leaf wreath

Well the concert is finished and it all went extremely well and now I'm on to the next job which is report writing. School closes for the year in just over three weeks. I have managed to do about half of them so far. No prizes for guessing how I spent my weekend?!!!

Today's card is probably one of my favourite from this year. I have had the pattern for a while now but this is the first time I have actually stitched it. At the beginning of the year I set myself a target to make up as many designs as I could which I haven't stitched before. When complete, some of them remind me immediately of why I haven't stitched them before but this one was different. 

I like the delicate nature of the leaves and the colour combination works well for me.

Supplies:
Thread: Olive green
Green flat backed gems
8 green glass beads
Gold paper
Card stock: 160gsm in green and scarp of 200gsm in oatmeal.
Pattern: 101 Ideas for Embroidery on Paper by Erica Fortgens

Leaves and scrolls

I love the delicate combination of the leaves and scrolls in this pattern, that is why I choose the iridescent thread which I used in my first card. I bought the thread while I was visiting family in New Zealand and unfortunately it is a make which is unavailable in South Africa. Guess I'll have to organize a trip back to N.Z. when I need a replacement spool! Rather an expensive shopping spree but I suppose I could squeeze in a stop over with the relations to justify it ....... only joking!

The card stock that I used for the second one is the back of an old calendar. I loved the colour of it and it was such a great gsm that I couldn't bring myself to throw it out.

Supplies:
Pattern: "Elegant Oblong Patterns" from Erica Fortgens' book ' New Designs, New projects for embroidery on Paper'
Thread: Kreinik Metallics Blending Filament 095
            Burgundy, make unknown
            Green, make unknown
Flat backed pearls and crystals
Border punch by Martha Steward
Scraps of paper, origin unknown
Hand embossed scroll on pink paper
Card stock 200gsm in white