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Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Opportunities for Embellishment

We have a new theme for "Fall Leaves" at Everybody Art Challenge.  Do come and play along and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs.

I used this adorable "Fall" image from Mo’s Digital Pencil which is available in her shop here.  I coloured the kitty who is looking at a drawn leaf in Mo's original image with my alcohol markers and then inked through some Martha Stewart leaf stencils around it.  I meant to cut around the drawn leaf above the cat's head before cutting with my oval die but I just forgot and cut right through the leaf.  I embossed the outer elements of the card with a Tim Holtz-designed leafy folder but having mounted the kitty on a scallop frame I then mistakenly proceeded to adhere it just off centre which left gaps around the scallop frame.  Duh!  Never mind.  Some larger stenciled die cut oak leaves and some inked and punched tiny maple leaves, all strategically placed, covered up all my unintended errors thus proving the old papercrafters' adage that  "there are no mistakes in cardmaking - only opportunities for embellishment"!

If you are looking to showcase your own cards made with images by Mo Manning, Mo has a Facebook page HERE More inspiration can be found on the Dream Team Blog HERE.  If you don't already know, Mo has a  great "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month!  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Can you Handle the Pressure #Sept Anything Goes with a twist of Fall colours
CD Sunday Plus - #142 Always Anything Digital Goes
Crafter's Cafe - #312 Always Anything Goes, with an option to add an animal
Four Seasons September Fall
Make my Monday -#235 Create your own background (and a DT call btw)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Make your own background

Stencil Fun Challenge - Sept - Anything Stencilled, optional Fall Frenzy 

Tic Tac Toe #256 - I've utilised an entire corner of this challenge - the left hand column - spring/fall, embossing and layers, and also the bottom row - layers, diecut and markers, and managed to capture the diagonal row too of spring/fall, free and pencils/markers.  Score!


 

Edited to add my delightful award from the lovelies at Four Seasons!  Thank you for selecting my card in your top three!



9 comments:

kareN stampZ said...

What an adorable kitty cat and she looks so pretty and offset by your gorgeous fall leaves. Thanks for playing along with us at TTTC

Karen Letchworth said...

Such a gorgeous slimline Autumn card. I love the pressure embossing on your lovely background. Thanks for playing along with us at The Four Seasons Challenge.

I'd LOVE to have you join us also at Word Art Wednesday. The challenges are always Anything Goes/Family Friendly, and we have awesome prizes. Please join us when you can:
www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Blessings,
Karen L, DT - The Four Seasons
Owner, Word Art Wednesday

Tee said...

This is really beautiful! Adorable cat, awesome embossed background and such pretty fall colors of your card. Thank you for joining us @ Make My Monday.

meg said...

Your cat is absolutely adorable,I can imagine him trying to catch the falling autumnal leaves, thank you for joining in at CD Sunday Plus

Darlene said...

OMGosh ... this is such a cute image (colored beautifully) and love your embossed/stenciled background! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure, Stencil Fun & Four Seasons challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Co-Owner … Can You Handle the Pressure, Double D, Four Seasons, Peace On Earth, Stencil Fun, Simply Clean & Simple, Two Old Bats, Triple B, Word Power, Love Those Pretty Papers

Diane said...

Absolutely adorably CUTE!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Stencil Fun!
Diane SF Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
Co-Owner: {Stencil Fun},NEW {Love Those Pretty Papers},{Word Power}, {Double D}, {Peace On Earth}, {Four Seasons}, {Two Old Bats}, {Can You Handle The Pressure}, {Triple B}, {Simply Clean & Simple}

Carol said...

What a gorgeous kitten and so beautifully presented.
Carol xx
CD Sunday Plus DT

Jocelyn said...

Ah this is lovely. I really like the effect of stamping over the embossed background. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jocelyn x
CD Sunday Plus DT

Pamela said...

The end result is beautiful. If you hadn't said I wouldn't know you'd made any mistakes.
Pamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.