Autumn Fall

Autumn is well and truly here and walking into the school where I worked today, the ground was covered in fallen sycamore leaves.  So, for today's card I used the lovely Lavinia 'Autumn Fall' stamp, embellished with sycamore leaves.  

I coloured a sheet of white cardstock randomly with Adirondack inks in shades of red, orange, yellow and brown.  I used this inked sheet to put a strip behind the die cut holes, punch sycamore leaves and to mat the sentiment.  The punched leaves were attached with foam pads to give a bit of dimension.  For the stamped image I used a Versafine 'Sepia' ink pad.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

Lavinia Stamps Challenge #10 ~ Autumn Colours

Sparkles Monthly Challenge CH#61 ~ Fall/Autumn Colours
Stamping Sensations October Challenge ~ Warm Autumn Colours
Bizzy Becs October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Retirement Card

A wonderful dinner lady at the school I where I used to teach is retiring tomorrow, after 32 years at the same school!  As my class was called 'Sunflower' while I was teaching there, I wanted to included sunflowers somewhere on the card.  

The dies I used were all Poppystamps:  Small Madison Arched Window, Small Window Box, Picket Fence and Walking Cat.  There's no name on the brick embossing folder, so I'm not sure of the make. White, green and yellow snippets used this time, so I'll be sharing my card on Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 147  

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #58 ~ Anything Goes with a Twist - Add Some Flowers
Bizzy Becs October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Autumn Colours #2

Following on from yesterday's post, I've made a second card using a photo I took recently at Westonbirt Arboretum.  This time it's a close up of a tree which really caught my eye with all the lovely autumn colours on just one tree.  The photo is attached with foam pads.

I used a Martha Stewart border punch and attached a piece of green card behind to show off the leaf shaped holes.  There is still lots of green around in autumn!  The card was finished off with brown punched trees.  Lots of snippets used on this card so off to play in Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 147  , then it will be time to do some hospital visiting......

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:
Sparkles Monthly Challenge CH#61 ~ Fall/Autumn Colours

Autumn Colours

This week I need to make a couple of 'Get Well' cards for men. This first card is for someone who was a volunteer at Westonbirt Arboretum for many years, one of his favourite places.  This seemed a perfect theme for his card.  I went to the arboretum a week or two ago to see the beautiful 'Autumn Colours', so I decided to use one of my photos on the card to make it personal.  I need to make a card for someone else to give him, so I think I'll use one of my other photos on a second card.

I used little snippets in autumn colours to punch the leaves, so I'll share my card over at Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 147.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenge:
Sparkles Monthly Challenge CH#61 ~ Fall/Autumn Colours
Crafting Musketeers Challenge #18 ~ Autumn Colours