Autumn – Sweet Stamping Challenge http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ – Happy Fall, Y’all + at least 3 Layers
I had been wanting to use these skeleton leaves that a generous friend gave to me a year ago and never got around to doing much with. After seeing some lovely fall cards from stampinbuddies and on Pinterest I decided to make this one. Using Sweet Mango CS and Gathered Twigs Distress ink, I first cut and scored the card base and the Z fold strip. Then I stamped the leaves as shown and added the sentiment from same set randomly. The horse stamp is an old wooden block stamp and after stamping with versamark and heat embossing clear I fussy cut him out. I adhered him to the fold strip and added a small die cut piece of grass along the bottom. The fence is a purchased die cut and I glued that on top of the rest. Before gluing the Z fold added the 2 white strips so I would have somewhere to personalize the card. I also stamped the word grateful on the front. Using a tree stamp from the GKD Wetlands set I added the trees and heat embossed those with a shimmery gold powder. The random dots were bits left from hole punching some cs and I picked out the colours that seemed to work best for this card.
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Lovely! The horse looks quite real behind the fence.
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Thanks Lisa. It is a beautiful stamp as the artist did a wonderful job of drawing.
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That horse is amazing, Johanna. Love the fall colors, your leaves and the card fold.
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Yes the horse stamp makes the horse look real. It isn’t a hard one to fussy cut either. I’m so glad you like this. I’m not really back into crafting yet, but a few things are coming into my head and Lisa B is inspiring me a lot with her work.
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Your horse looks amazing! Love the 3 dimensional scene you created with the z-fold card base and the beautiful stamped leaves on the “inside” of the card. Great idea to add the white panels for your hand-written message and signature. And thanks for the shout-out on your comment above! 🙂
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I love your work so you are welcome. Doing the horse with versamark and then adding clear embossing powder makes him really shine especially where the muscles show. He’s a fun stamp and one I didn’t use much until recently.
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This is absolutely amazing!! I love that horse….and everything else about this card.
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Thanks Gerry. Was away all yesterday so I’m a bit delayed in saying thank you. Glad you like it.
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Fabulously created Z card scene! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD DT
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Was away all yesterday so I’m a bit delayed in saying thank you. I appreciate your stopping by.
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What an awesome card. The horse looks so realistic and dimensional. It reminds me of some horses I had when I was a kid. You did a super job on the Z-fold card.
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Thanks a lot Judy. It means a lot to know you like it.
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OH WOW this is just awesome!! GREAT job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Thanks so much Darlene. I have fun with the Double D challenges.
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Your card is fantastic! Thanks for joining us at Cut It Up for our challenge.
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Enjoyed making this one and that you like it makes it even more fun. Thanks.
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What a fun card! Love how you did the horse on the strip, so he appears to be running in a field.
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I had to ground him somehow and this seemed to work best. Glad you like it.
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Wonderful fall card… Love the added texture on the horse using EP. Thanks for joining the Double D, “Don’t Fence Me In” Challenge.
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Thanks so much. I enjoy your challenges.
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Love the card folding and those skeleton leaves are amazing! Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin’ Challenge 🙂
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Thanks so much. I had fun and enjoyed your challenge.
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