Dreamy Autumn Silhouettes

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is progressing nicely, here in Florida it has done nothing but RAIN! The up side to that is I've had a bit more time in the craft room.  

I do have a quick share for you today featuring the Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Set from Gina K. Designs (it's an oldie but goodie).  I bring this set out every Autumn season because it creates the prettiest cards.

I don't often create square cards but it's nice to switch things up once in a while.  I've masked off the edge of the scalloped die cut panel and ink blended Catherine Pooler inks in one corner and up the side.  After the ink dried, I stamped the silhouette image.

I've cut a black mat and adhered all to a 5.5" card base.  I trimmed a premade sentiment strip, from Simon Says Stamp, and popped on craft foam, and lastly I've added clear gems to finish it off.  I wish you the best day, I hope you get up to something wonderful!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Challenges Entered:

Fab 'n Funky

Word Art Wednesday

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Penny's Challenges

Daisy Chain Challenge

Colorful Options

Art Nudge  - Colors of 1025A

Cardz 4 Guyz

Unicorn Challenge

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create

Aud Sentiments

Autumn Silhouettes with the Double Trouble Challenge

Hi Friends and Happy Tuesday!  I'm back to share my second Guest Designer project with The Double Trouble Challenge.  This challenge is for 1 week and it's a Something, Anything, Everything Challenge. The are other optional twists you can play along with if you choose.

I've created a CAS styled Autumn card using the Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Set from Gina K. Designs and blended a pretty sunset in the background using Catherine Pooler inks.

After stamping the image, I heat embossed and masked off a thick border using mint tape from Scrapbook.com.  I ink blended the colors and once dry, splattered using Dr. Ph. Martin's Pen-White ink. I like this white ink because when it's dried, it does not take on any color from underneath, it stays bright white.

I've popped the focal panel on craft foam for dimension, not before adding natural colored linen thread.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I'm very pleased with the look of this card, CAS just isn't my forte but I do like how this card turned out.  

I thank Double Trouble for having me as a Crazy Cousin this month, I always have a great time creating with the gals and we hope you'll stop in a play along!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create

Aud Sentiments

Outlawz Monday Greetings

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Creative Fingers

Crafty Catz

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Creative Knockouts

Creative Inspiration

Paper Funday Challenge - The Colors of Autumn

Hi Crafty Friends and Happy Wednesday!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog.  The Optional Twist this month is The Colors of Autumn and we have 2 generous sponsors:  Hetty Clare and Sweet November Stamps.

I've decided to use the optional twist on my project this month.  Autumn is my favorite time of year however we don't get much of an Autumn here in Florida.  The forecast today is clear skies and 89 degrees F.  I've gotta get my Autumn any way I can!

I've used the Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Set by Gina K. Designs to create this card.  To start, I've masked off a side panel and blended 3 Catherine Pooler Inks in lovely autumn colors.  Once dried, I used Memento Espresso Truffle Dye Ink to stamp the leaves and sentiment.

I've stamped the leaves in different orientations in order to give the appearance of movement.  To finish the card, I've matted the focal panel with brown card and added 3 gold gems from Kat Scrappiness.

I hope you'll visit the challenge and join in.  We would love to see your Anything Goes projects, and if you feel like you want to try the twist, we would love that too!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Addicted to Stamps and More

Double D Challenges

SSS Wed Challenge

Make the Cards

Penny's Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Word Art Wednesday

Crafting Happiness

Creatalicious

Your Scrapbook Place

Inspiration Station Challenge #13 - Autumn Scenery

Hello and Happy Monday Friends!  Today begins a new fortnightly challenge at The Inspiration Station and the photo prompt this round is:

Wow, this is a gorgeous picture and could be intrepreted in so many ways!  Autumn, Travel, Trees, Leaves, Outdoors, etc.  I had so many ideas in my head when thinking of what to create for my design team project.  I decided to create an Autumn themed card with silhouette stamps.

I masked an area in the center of the card that, to me, appears to the the "road" in the photo and ink blended Catherine Pooler Inks along the sides.  After allowing the panel to dry completely, I stamped tree silhouette images from the Gina K. Designs Natural Silhouettes Stamp Set using Catherine Pooler Inks in shades of brown. 

Before adhering the focal panel to a brown mat, I die cut with a stitched rectangle nesting die from Kat Scrappiness and splattered with Gansai Tambi Metallic Gold Watercolor paint.  Lastly, twine and gold gems were added.

Please join us this round at The Inspiration Station.  We would love to see how you intrepret the inspiration photo.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Outlawz Monday Greetings

Use Your Stuff

Get Creative

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Corrosive Challenge

Crafty Calendar

Creative Fingers

PaperBabe

Weeds and Wildflowers

 Hello and Happy Wednesday.  Gosh..October is marching right along and I can see the holidays right over the hill....Yikes!  Today's make and share features a lovely silhouette of wildflowers and ink blending.

I used the Gina K. Designs Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Set and Distress Oxide Inks to blend a simple and quick card for a buddy swap.  I love the sentiment and the colors are a bit different than the traditional Autumn colors.  I am very pleased with how the inks blended together, which is a trait of the distress oxides that I appreciate; ink blending can be tricky business.  For a final touch, I added water splatters and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Clear to create added interest to an otherwise simple card.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Fab N Funky

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Creations

Creative Inspirations

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

Crafting Happiness

Swirling and Twirling Leaves

 Good Sunday Morning!  Today's make and share is my style of CAS which is not my preferred style but now and then it's good to try something out of your comfort zone.  I had another play with the new stamp set Autumn Silhouettes from Gina K. Designs Fall Release.  

I wanted to give the illusion of leaves floating and swirling in the Fall Breeze, and this design was inspired by watching one of Gina K's You Tube videos.  I masked off the middle area of the card and blended Aged Mahogany, Carved Pumpkin, Peeled Paint and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks.  I then stamped the images and sentiment with Versamark Onyx Black and this card was complete.  I did not add any sparkle, card candy or sequins...just a CAS card for Autumn.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Corrosive Challenge

Dare 2 B Artzy

Stamping Sensations

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Gem of a Challenge

Crafter's Castle

Cardz TV #125

Creative Knockouts

Simply Less Is More

QKR Stampede

Crafter's Cafe