Fall Leaves Thank You Card

 Hello Friends!

Here is my 2nd card of the evening.

I used a recollections embossed paper for the back panel.  And I used a gold marker for the center panel. The leaves-let me tell you I bought those at Hobby Lobby last year for like 80 or 90% off.  And I didn't loose them! LOL So here they are on this card.  The sentiment is a sticker from hobby lobby also.  Sometimes I don't feel like stamping. Do you ever feel that way? And then I glued a square rinestone from Making Memories (talk about way back!) in front of the sentiment to give it a little pizzazz.

I am submitting this into the following challenges:

The Paper Fun Day Challenge: #21 Anything Goes Twist Fall

ModSquad Challenge: Autumn Foilage

Lemon Shortbread Challenge: #129 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.  Until next time my friends keep craftin! :)

Autumn Thanks

 Hello Friends!

I had a little time this evening and was able to make 2 thank you cards.  Here is the first:

I had this plaid scrap and decided it was time for it to be made into a card.  I outlined it with a gold marker.  I used an old queen and co. die cut for the sentiment and used glitter paper.  The pumpkins are a foil stamp from Hobby Lobby.  I try not to buy stickers because I have like a million of them--but when Hobby Lobby tells you you need it-you buy it.  ;) LOL

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

Crafty Friends Challenge 145: Autumn Colors

Crafty Gals Corner 211: Fall Colours

Thank you for stopping by! Until next time my friends-it's time to enjoy fall! :)

Cute Lil' Pumpkin

Hey Everybody!

It's the 1st Tuesday and you know what that means (if you don't I'm gonna tell ya)--It's time for a new challenge at Technique Time Tuesday!  Yay!!

The technique is called Faux Cloisonne.  Now I will be honest-I had to look up Cloisonne.

Dictionary.com explains it like this: as an enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thing metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

So you used metallic embossing powder on glossy paper (I used magazine pages).  How cool is that?!

So this is the top of my pumpkin.  I used the Faux Cloisonne on the leaves.  There are 4 leaves total.  The big leaves are from Sparkle N Sprinkle and the two maples leaves are from Michaels.

The leaves are flowers are on top of a pumpkin I made.  Graphic 45 had a tutorial and you can go here to see it.  There are 2 more cool pumpkin tutorials on there also.

I put some Dazzles acorn stickers on one of the panels.  The pumpkin paper is from My Minds Eye.

The flowers and bling hearts are some old Prima flowers that I had.  I inked them up a little.

And the coolest things beside being cute and having cool leaves...it holds treats!  How cool is that!!

I am also submitting this cute lil' pumpkin to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps-Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today!  Until next time friends...I can't wait to see what you make.  And if you make a pumpkin-leave me a comment so I can see it.  And if you make something with the faux cloisonne be sure to link it up! :)

Autumn in Paris

Hello Everybody!

Wouldn't that be so nice?  I haven't been to Paris ever so I am imagining that autumn would be nice there.  If you've been at that time let me know!  :)  And why do I have Paris on my mind?

At Moxie Fab World it's Tuesday Trigger time!  And here is the picture for this week's Trigger.  There's plenty of time to play so go check it out and be inspired!

Here is the picture, and I think she's well dressed and French.  Plus I can use my Hero Arts Eiffel Tower stamp-and that's awesome!

So using the colors in her shirt and jacket, and pretending she's French, I was inspired to make this card.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp and Show-Favorite Technique.  Right now I am loving Gesso!  That's how the embossed layer was made.  Scroll on down and I show you some highlights!

In the picture here, the left side is an embossed piece of cardstock.  The right side is an embossed piece of cardstock with gesso on it.  It makes the embossing a little thicker.  Then I used Distress Inks which seem to be a bit brighter on the gesso.  This is a blog I found that has different ways to use gesso so I am still figuring my way through.  You can go here to see it.

The first layer of the card is this piece of DCWV scrap cardstock.  Ha! I trimmed it to size and used this-I love it when I can use up a scrap!  :)  Then I put a piece of black card stock on top and then my distressed gesso layer.  I used a gold paint pen to do the border on the Eiffel Tower square.  The Eiffel Tower is from Hero Arts.  The stickers are from Dazzles.

I used the Bonjour from Hero Arts, also.  Until next time my friends...where do you want to go in the fall?