Twofer Harvest

As one of the recent winners of the Geometric Twofer Card Challenge, I was delighted to be invited by Darnell to be a Guest Designer for this month's Twofer Card Challenge.  The theme is 'Harvest' which can be interpreted as anything reflective of the fall season: bountiful crops, pumpkins, scarecrows, crinkling leaves, hot apple cider, etc.

For my cards I settled on an old Art Impressions wood mounted scarecrow stamp which I bought on eBay many years ago.

The image is stamped with Memento 'Rich Cocoa' and coloured with Promarkers.  The background is embossed with a Creative Expressions 'Zig Zag Squares' embossing folder.  Three punched leaves finished off my card.

I made an 'Impossible Card' for my second card.  The image was stamped with the same ink pad and again coloured with Promarkers.  The carrots were stamped with a stamp from the Woodware 'Hoppy Bunny' set, coloured with Promarkers and popped up on foam pads to add some dimension.  The patterned papers are from an A4 paper pad, but I'm not sure of the brand. 

This is the side view of the card.  I altered the standard measurements slightly to make the image part slightly taller than usual. 

The Twofer Challenge is open until the 24th October and I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone interprets this theme with all their beautiful creations.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #167 ~ Autumn Colours

Penny Black and More October Challenge - Autumn Splendour

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Scarecrows and/or Pumpkins

Stamping Sensations October Challenge ~ Shades of Autumn

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #81 ~ Autumn/Fall

Allsorts Challenge Week 488 ~ Trees and/or Leaves

Horsey, Horsey!

A birthday card for my great niece.  I can't believe she's 10 years old already!!  She loves horses and as she's past the fairies and princesses stage I wanted to include a horse.

   At the top of the cream card base, I attached a strip of embossed cream card from my snippets box.  I used a Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' die with green card, which I attached over the embossed background.  I added the name with Memory Box 'Parker Alphabet' dies, cut twice and layered to add some dimension.  I didn't have a suitably sized horse die, so I use a Sweet Dixie 'Fairytale Coach and Horse' die.....

.....and snipped off the carriage.  The horse was a perfect size and I inlaid dark brown little pieces in the mane.  Everything, apart from the card base, was snippets so I'll be off to share my card in the Playground.  While I was making the card, I couldn't get the children's song 'Horsey, Horsey, don't you stop....', out of my head.  It was a song my Dad often used to sing to me when I was little.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #336 ~ Use Snippets

Crafty Friends Challenge Challenge #94 ~ Use More Than One Die

Alphabet Challenge ~ N is for Nature - Horse

Create and Inspire Challenge  #77 ~ Anything goes/ optional inspired by a song

Autumn

The October Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'Autumn'.  We are sponsored this month by Lemon Shortbread Digi Stamps and Pages  and the randomly drawn winner will receive three images.

For my card a decided to make a Dutch Fold card.   I used one of  the sponsor's digi stamps, 'Hedgehog Leaves', which I coloured with Promarkers.  I used Spellbinders Nestability dies for matting and layering. 

I added a die cut scalloped oval inside the card for the message.

Please pop over to the Crafty Calendar blog to see all the fabulous cards the DT have made.  I'm looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations this month and you could win a lovely prize from our generous sponsor.  The closing date is 28th October.

I am joining in the following challenges:

 Country View October Challenge ~ Plant-tastic

Moving Along With the Times Challenge #81 ~ Autumn / Fall

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge # 204 ~ Autumn/Fall Leaves

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper October 2018 Challenge

Allsorts Challenge - Week 488 ~ Trees and/or Leaves

Alphabet Challenge ~ N is for Nature

Dreamcatcher

Welcome to my latest follower, David Jefferson.  If you have a blog, please leave me a comment so I can return the favour an add a link to your blog in my next post. 

This isn't the good luck card I'd planned to make for my daughter who is starting a new physiotherapy job today, working in the community.  I planned to make a card during our short break our caravan, but I forgot to pack the dies I intended to use.  So, I had to think of a Plan B!  On the way to North Devon we stopped at a craft show and I treated myself to a set of Trimcraft alphabet dies which were half price.  I picked up a paper pad for £1 in The Works with patterns that I thought would go with the dreamcatcher die I happened to have with me.  As my daughter is continuing her dream of being a physiotherapist after completing a second degree several years ago, enabling her to have a complete change of career, I thought a dreamcatcher would be an appropriate image to use.

This is my finished card. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge # 81 ~ What's New? (Alphabet Dies)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper October 2018 Challenge

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #77 ~ Anything Goes