There's been a wealth of potential autumn challenges of late and I sat down over the weekend to use up some of my old autumn printed papers and a pile of brown cardstock that has been languishing on my shelves for a couple of years. I made several cards with the same layout, but changed out various scraps to make different combinations. By the time I got around to photographing my work, a couple of the challenges had closed, but still open are Inkspirational Challenge #326 - Mood Board and The Paper Players Color Challenge #PP711 - Shades of Orange & Brown.
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I used one of my favorite autumn sentiments from Impression Obsession (#WP684 "Leaf Set") and stamped it in PTI "Dark Chocolate" on various pieces of ivory and cream papers that I had die cut with a fancy framed die (don't know the manufacturer because I've had it for so long). Then I die cut several stitched rectangular panels of printed papers and matted them each and attached to the face of mostly brown card bases - well, one is on a base of PTI "Ocean Tides" card stock. The leaves were all die cut using Spellbinders "Autumn Wonder" #S6-220 and small scraps from my paper drawers. I pulled some silk thread through one of the leaves with a sequin and tied it off before attaching to the face of the card. This was such an easy card to duplicate, that I believe I'll make a bunch more over the next month.
In these photos I shot them in pairs based on the background papers. It was a task to make these photos, as the light is low today:
The Paper Players: PP711 - A Colour Challenge from Joanne
Oh, Fran! These are absolutely stunning! This is gorgeous paper, and this layout certainly shows it off! It is great to see your fabulous work in the gallery! I am so glad you played with The Paper Players this week!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Fran! The sentiment is perfect for fall, as are the lovely leaves and the fancy die cut panel works so well to showcase both. A great design for making multiples and they are all wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing with The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection of autumnal cards Fran - those papers are gorgeous and I love your framed sentiment too, perfect for the season. So lovely to see you in the Paper Players gallery this week - we miss you!
ReplyDeleteFran, I love your amazing fall cards! You've inspired me to look through my piles of designer papers to see if I can create some similar cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful papers and die cuts, all put together into gorgeous creations. The little details like the stitched edges and embossing really elevate them into being extra special. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Fran! I especially like the sweet polka dot leaf on your first one!
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