It's that time of year when I'm creating autumn cards for birthdays and anniversaries, and Christmas cards since I know I'll need a LOT of them very soon! Today I have two cards--one of each--for two challenges.
First off, a very interesting challenge on the CAS Mix-Up site. They're looking for a botanical print (from a real leaf or plant) as well as some stamping and/or die cutting.
I found a few pretty leaves on a walk a day or so again, and it's taken two days to get the print made and the card assembled. It's not often I have very busy weeks with lots of commitments, but this is one of them.
I colored two leaves with Distress Oxide inks (Crackling Campfire and Carved Pumpkin) and then pressed them into cardstock. I found that using my fingers to press down on the leaves worked the best. I'm very happy with the way they turned out.
The gold embossed sentiment on vellum is from a tiny stamp set by Gossamer Blue. It harkens back to my scrapbooking days. I added some gold splatters and a narrow gold mat (thanks to the Gina K "Master Layouts 1 dies).
The next card is for the Jingle Bells Pink Challenge. As you might guess this is a Christmas challenge, and if I've ever entered it, it's been at least a year.
It's been a long time since I pulled out my Polychromos colored pencils, but this turned out to be a pretty meditative task.
This is a mini slimline card. The poinsettias are from Colorado Crafts "Slimline Poinsettia" set and the sentiment is from Gina K's "Holiday Tapestry" set.
I decided on no embellishments for this one. It's not often I end up with a one-layer card!
