Challenge #356 – Rectangles & Circles is the latest theme at As You See It and I’ve only now had time to take a look at creating a card. When one has international visitors that need a tour guide one doesn’t have time for much of anything else. That said, it was a fun if tiring week.

I followed the sketch although I think my rectangles are a little too wide in retrospect. I used some leaf prints that I had done a while back and basically cut the strips from a section. To add some interest I used a corner punch on the ends, which I quite like. My sentiment piece was die cut twice and I offset it slightly when gluing together. This comes from a Gemini Crafters Companion die set. The Maple Leaf is from a YNS stamp and die set. I stamped it in a dark brown and then clear heat set before I used some inks to add colour. When it was dry I die cut them and added more die cuts to the back for a bit of dimension and to add some strength. The 3D folder is from Sizzix and I used some shimmer gold CS and then swiped gently with some brown ink.

As it happens, one of our neighbors came round with some fresh plums from their trees while I was creating this card. I decided to use the Thanks die so I can give it to them later this week. As well, we’ve had 24 hours of rain, so everyone is feeling thankful at the moment. Now we are back to the heat, but hopefully with less risk of fire.

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