Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Autumn is coming .............

Firstly I have a confession to make, it's been really hard to be indoors doing crafty bits, when the weather has been so brilliant.  Not like autumn at all really.  I have taken my colouring outside to the garden and used our trees as inspiration for this card.


The back layer is embossed Coredina'tions paper in a mustard colour.  I used a Cuttlebug flower embossing folder for this.  The rest of the papers are from Desert Blooms from First Edition.  The sentiment if from a Forever Friends embelishments pack.

Gorguss was coloured with my promarkers and the background was coloured using Dovecraft chalks in greens, greys and reds.  The spots on the mushrooms were coloured with a white gel pen.

I couldn't find a paper I wanted to use to match the floral paper, so I cut a small piece and then distressed it with dovecraft chalks, again using reds and browns.  To finish this card off I added a lovely handmade green bow.  This ribbon is fab and has crinkly edges.  

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:





21 comments:

  1. Your card is darling! Thank you so much for joining us this week for our "anything goes with a twist" challenge over at Craft Your Passion Challenges. I hope you have a great week and Good luck.

    Hugs
    Shannin

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  2. wow what fabulous colours Lisa...I love this sweetie SN stamp and shes perfect for an autumn card...great choice
    Mina xxx

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  3. Oh wow what a beautiful card. And you are just right to be soaking up the sun whilst you have it. NI has been stuck with rain and gale force winds.....as usual!! Heehee. Lee x

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  4. stunning card lisa.the image is gorgeous and i love your autumnal colours :D

    xx coops xx

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  5. Cute design, love your colouring! Thanks for joining us at Bows & Berries inspiration challenge. :)

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  6. lovely embossing on this and the sheer bow is beautiful. Thanks for joining us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

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  7. A beautiful card, a great design and wonderful colors.

    Thank you for your participation at Creative stamp Friends.

    A nice greeting Michaela

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  8. What a pretty card! The girl is too cute and your coloring is great. Thanks for joining us at Bows and Berries!

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  9. Firstly, love the name of your blog!
    but now I want some chocolate lol
    Your card is lovely, beautiful autumnal colours.
    Thank you for joining in with us at Stamps R Us challenges.
    Jo xx

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  10. These autumnal colors are superb ! Nice creation ! Thanks to join us at Scrap Affair challenge !
    xxx

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  11. nice card - thanks so much for playing with craftyourpassionchallenges hugs Joanna

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  12. Very nice card - thank you for plying with Scrap Affair @->-

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  13. Stunning card, a fab combination of papers and colours and your added detail is gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with us this week at CES :) Donna ♥ x

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  14. Super sweet card! So adorable!! Thank you very much for joining us this week at The Shabby Tea Room!

    Hugs...
    Melissa

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  15. A beautiful autumnal card...love the colours.

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  16. Just love the colour scheme you have used for this card!

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  17. This is such a pretty card with lovely autumn colours. Your green organza bow is gorgeous - wish I could tie bows as well as that! Thanks for all the lovely comments you leave on my blog, I really appreciate them. Have a great week Lisa, love Maddy x

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  18. Fab card, I love autumnal colours!
    Love Jayne. x

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  19. I take my markers when we go camping - you can't beat natural light for colouring! Gorgeous card, thanks for playing along with us at Craft Your Passion this week!

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  20. Wonderfully done Fall card. Thanks for playing with us this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations!

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  21. Such a cute card Lisa... your bow is adorable! Thanks for joining us at A Scrap Affair Challenge! Shelly ;)

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Hi thanks for dropping by and having a look at my blog. Your comments are always appreciated. Hugs. Lisa x