Autumn Blessings

Hello Friends

I have another card project to share today.  This card shows you how versatile some of your dies can be.  The focal point which is the lantern is actually a Christmas die.  But I thought it would be beautiful in a autumn or Thanksgiving card.  The dies I am featuring today are: Vintage Holiday Lantern, Fall Branch, Harvest Foliage and Fall Barrel.

                             Background Photo by Freepiks

Design Steps:

1.  I have used this technique before so hopefully you don't mind a refresh.  To create the leaves I used a piece of Alcohol Ink Yupo and an applicator.  I put several of the colors of alcohol ink on the applicator and then dabbed it onto the Yupo paper.  I changed the applicator cotton rectangle and tried a few different colors.  I did this 3 times as you can see on the Yupo sheets

2.  Next I used the Fall Branch die and cut it out of the brown tones sheet and then the red and yellow sheet.  I left the brown tones branch in tact.  I then cut off the leaves from the red and yellow branch

3.  I matched up the leaves and then glued the red and yellow ones on top of the brown branch as shown above

4.  I also used Yupo paper and alcohol inks for the berries and sunflowers the dies used are Harvest Foliage (berries) and Fall Barrel (sunflowers and leaves)

  

5.  For the background I used TH inks and blender brushes on a piece of cream colored card stock measuring 3 3/4 x 5.  Masking off an area where the candle light will be the brightest and then filling it in last.  

6.  I cut the lantern out of copper card stock and added some dark brown with copic markers to give it a little texture.  The candle was cut out of cranberry card stock with the flame in yellow and the wick in black.  The base is a brown A2 card with a piece of rust measuring 4 x 5 1/4. Glue the rust to the brown and then add the blended cream card stock.  Pop up the lantern and then arrange the foliage.  Add your sentiment and your card is complete

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Halloween Window Peeker

Hello Friends

It is Pam sharing with you today!

I am almost done making my Halloween cards for this year.  I usually make a few extra to start off next years collection too.  The card for today features a few dies: Halloween Chair, Classic Arched Window (Minus the Arch) and the Garden Window(cat)(I didn't use the window on this die because it was a little too big) 

Design Steps:

1.  A2 white card base, 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Green DP, 1 x 4 1/8 Green strip and a 1/4 x 4 1/8 in white strip

2.  Use your Halloween Chair die and cut out the following colors of card stock: black (spider, crow, lantern) brown (chair, broom handle, and box) green (pumpkin stems and leaf) orange (pumpkins) yellow (pumpkin, crow, broom and candle light) white (candle) Use the Classic Arched Window die (white) I cut the top of the arch off and added the sill to the top of the window.  Use the Garden Window and cut the cat in black. I shaded all the pieces with coordinating colored ink

3.  For the back of the window 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 piece of white card stock.  I masked off a moon and blended black ink over the retangle.  Then glue it to the back of the window.  Arrange and glue your piece to the DP as shown.  Add the sentiment and your card is complete

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Trio of Ocean Critter Wobblers

Hello and Happy Thursday!!

It's Kris sharing with you today.  I've got a set of 4x6" super quick and easy cards as a last hoorah to summer (Sunday is the first day of Fall)! 

 These 3 cards are also interactive as all the ocean critters are on wobblers!  I've used the Jellyfish, Octopus and Seahorse dies.  

Here they are in action:

DESIGN STEPS:

The patterned paper is called Summer Vacation (from La-La Land Crafts) and I thought it was the perfect backdrop for these ocean critters!

All of my card bases are 4x6" (cut at 6" x 8" and scored at 4") and the mats on the jellyfish and seahorse cards are about 3/16" smaller.  The patterned paper is cut 1/8" smaller than the mats. 

The mat and patterned paper on the Octopus card are cut a bit shorter as that particular paper had 2 design strips on one side, so I cut it apart and mounted it towards the top which left a nice spot at the bottom to add my sentiment strip.  

I die cut the critters from colored cardstock, then added shading with Distress Oxide inks and Copic markers.  Then I cut my wobblers down to fit the largest section of each critter and mounted to the backs.  

The seahorse was my first card, and I originally added dimension dots to the back when I realized I had these wobblers in my drawer!  So the cardstock did rip a tad when I peeled the foam dots off ---- but nobody will see the back!  ☺ 

For the Octopus, I decided to add some wiggly eyes.  

I printed my sentiments from the computer and cut them in ways I thought would work best on each card.

Here's a better look individually...

   

   

I hope you enjoyed these cute and easy cards today and are inspired to create your own!  Enjoy what's left of SUMMER as Fall is just around the corner!

~Kristine

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