Halloween Pumpkins ....

... Hello again! Here's another card that I made with the fabulous colours from CAS Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#245:

Stamps: My Favourite Things - Primitive Pumpkins
Inks: SU - Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy, Flirty Flamingo; Versamark
Dies: Die-namics - Primitive Pumpkins
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Flirty Flamingo; Clear Embossing Powder

I got the inspiration for this card from the lovely photo over at City Crafter Challenge Blog - CCCB#384. I absolutely love the bright, zing lemon-lime green and made the card base from it. I stamped two pumpkins in Versamark on the pinky-peach card, embossed them with clear powder and cut them out the with matching dies. I stamped a dark blue pumpkin on white card, embossed it, cut it out and added just a touch of pinky-peach to the dots. I stamped the stars and sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist for a tone on tone look and added the pumpkins. On the inside, I cut a white panel and added a fun greeting and a few more tiny pumpkins.

That's all for now. I've got to run into school and drop off a 9 foot Christmas tree to the drama department for the play - A Christmas Carol! See you soon.

Halloween neutrals ...

.... Morning!  This is one of my scheduled posts - set up as our son, Ben, and his girlfriend, Sophie, are visiting for a couple of weeks.

I've a clean, simple and graphic Halloween card for you this morning:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Woodgrain; MFT - Primitive Pumpkins
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Smoky Slate, Craft Whisper White; Distress - Antique Linen, Old Paper, Hickory Smoke, Weathered Wood; Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies: Die-namics - Primitive Pumpkins
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Smoky Slate

I really like the photo used at The Card Concept - CC#41 - the weathered wood chair, the cream pumpkins and dark floor - just fab.  I decided to make the woodgrain finish the main feature of the background - I stamped the woodgrain image in grey and softened it by rubbing over with a white pigment ink.  I stamped the pumpkins in Distress ink and cut them out with the matching dies.  I added a row of rustic stars to ground the pumpkins and finished by adding a sentiment.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of grey card and added a Halloween greeting to the white panel - and some more pumpkins!!

I'm also submitting this card to the current challenge at AAA Cards - AAA#50.  The graphic they have used this week has 4 pumpkins - and so do I!!   Not sure it's as clean and simple as the team would like, but it is simple!

That's all for today.

Thanksgiving Wishes ...

.... Good morning!  We had our first snow of the season on Friday night - just as the kids were off out trick or treating, and then on Saturday, while cold, the sun came out and it was lovely.  I spent the day tucked up nice and warm in the house.  Today's card was made using a few challenges:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Wondrous Wreath; My Favourite Things - Primitive Pumpkins
Inks: SU - Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist; Memento - Peanut Brittle, Tuxedo Black
Dies: Die-namics - Primitive Pumpkins, Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX #6; SU/Sizzix - Wondrous Wreath Framelits
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Basic Black; Cuttlebug EF - Autumn Type

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#160 for the layout, the colours are from Colour Throwdown # CTD#316 and the idea for the wreath is from Just Us Girls - JUGS#265.  I cut the big banner in white, embossed it with autumnal words and then lightly ran the blue ink pad over the top.  I adhered the banner and black panel directly on the card.  The first layer of leaves were made by inking the stamp with Tangelo Twist, stamping off and then immediately inking with Crushed Curry to give a slightly yellow orange colour.  I adhered the wreath using dimensional tape at the top and glue it flat at the bottom.  The pumpkins were adhered with dimensional tape.  On the inside I cut a simple mat layer of black card and on the white card stamped a greeting a some more pumpkins.

I did make a few more cards yesterday, but you'll have to wait a while as they are DT cards.  I've got to get ahead with my cards as Ben and his girlfriend are coming over to the States to spend Thanksgiving with us.  I'm so excited, it's been nearly a year since we saw Ben.  I just hope that the weather doesn't get too cold before he arrives.  That's all for now, see you soon.