The Shabby Tearoom Challenge #185 'The Splendor of Fall'

The design team from The Shabby Tearoom made such wonderful inspiration cards for this challenge, I just had to have a go even though I knew I didn't have anything apple related in my craft room.

Click on the image to have a look at the challenge cards.

 I ended up cutting out an apple and stalk shape, and using part of an Avery Elle stamp set for the wee leaves.

It's been a while since I used brads but this card just seemed to need them. Nails in the apple boxes????? :-)

Stamps: Hero Arts Sentiment and Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Dies: Spellbinders leaves
Paper: Kaisercraft, Basic Grey (really really old) MME, Neenah white (apple and it's leaves)
Other:  Brads, Seam binding ribbon (aged), buttons, hemp twine, buttons

I am skating to get this posted in time so must end this post.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

ColourQ Challenge # 208 - Black and White with one Colour.

As soon as I saw ColourQ's challenge for this week I knew my 'other' colour was going to be turquoise.

I have no idea why, it just popped into my head!!

 I have to say, I love this card. I have used the trendy blackboard background for the sentiment.
I haven't read any 'how to's' on this technique yet. I just rubbed a bit of white pastel on the black cutout with a dry tissue. I think this achieved the blackboardy look .

Stamps: Hero Arts sentiment, Avery Elle honey comb border

Dies: Spellbinders medium rolled rose, foliage hand punch

Paper: Neenah White, Kaisercraft black, Blackboard and turquoise background Pixel Scrapper

Other: B/W twine, grosgrain ribbon, flatback pearl, rhinestones.

Thanks for dropping by.

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge # 76 Snowmen

Hello everyone. I do hope your Christmas card stash is growing ready to send out to loved ones.

The theme for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge this week is a cheerful snowman.
New Zealand Christmas's are in the middle of summer so a snowman Christmas card is rarely seen here.
They are such adorable characters so it was great to have the opportunity to make a snowman card.

For my card I made a snowman using Spellbinders circles with a wee bit of drawing and inking. Couldn't resist adding a fabric scarf.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Lots of Hearts
Dies: Spellbinders small Circles. Cuttlebug embossing folder.
Inks: Versamagic and Memento.
The background Merry Christmas strip was made in Publisher.

I made another card without the fabric scarf.

Free Printable snowman sheet here in my Dropbox.
Thanks for dropping in. I look forward to seeing your snowmen creations.
Karen

Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger - In Transition Card 2

I have had a busy week but I really couldn't stop thinking about this weeks Trigger. I had this stamp set on my desk from another challenge and it gave me the idea for this card. My second for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger challenge.