My Friday eve offerings

Another entry for the CAS-ual Friday’s CASE a Girl Friday’s (DT) Card Challenge. This time I was inspired by a striking card created by WeiWei. But instead of snowflakes and a pastel color scheme, I used a fall color scheme and mounted real leaves that I’d pressed in a phone book. (Makes me wonder if people even  have phone books anymore? I only use ours for pressing leaves and flowers!) To strengthen the fragile leaves I first gently laid them on a strip of clear packing tape, lightly pressed them onto the tape, then cut around them. Not sure if it will survive a trip in the mail, so will hand deliver it to a fellow lover of autumn. I know many of them!

And the card that inspired it: 

Entered into:

CAS-ual Fridays- CASE a Girl Friday                        (CAS-ualfridays.blogspot.com)

We Craft Cards Wednesday Challenge- It’s Fall     (wecraftcards.com/forum)

Another of TLC’s (createwithtlc.blogspot.com) free digis of one of Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairy Illustrations. This one, the Zinnia Fairy, has such a shy and pensive look. And I love her butterfly wings!

Entered into: 

Doing Life- Create with TLC Challenge                 (desiref.blogspot.co.za)

Bugaboo Stamp- Stella Says Sketch Challenge    (catchthebugblog.blogspot.com)

Cute Card Thursday- Add a Banner/Flag             (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com) 

Art Impressions- Flowers & Foliage                      (artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge-Challenge 185    (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)

This weeks CAS challenge over at Less is More is the always difficult OLC (One Layer Card). But… it requires coloring… which I love to do. So had to make another card before the week was up. I used a few stamps from the Vintage Rides set from the Cats’ Meow that I colored with grey Spectrum Nior markers.  Made a cloud template and chalked in light blue billows to add a bit more color plus added a bit of silver to the star on the plane.

Entered into: 

Less is More Challenge- One Layer Coloring In         (simplylessismoore.blogspot.com)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- CAS                     (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

                             

From CAS, which I have always found challenging to do… I move on to a card design that it even MORE challenging to me- Shabby Chic. I always appreciate the wonderful shabby chic cards made by other stampers. They make it look so easy! This is about as close as I  get to shabby chic! But I do think it is kind of yummy looking! (And since Wisconsin is the cheese and ice cream capital of the nation… world… or maybe even planet, when I saw this sentiment on Pinterest I just had to make a card so I could use it!) 

               

Entered into: Ice cream

We Craft Cards Monday Challenge- Food/Beverage        (wecraftcards.com/forum)

Deep Ocean Challenge- Lovely Lace                                    (deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge                   (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)

Di’s Digi Stamps- Ribbon, Lace, Twine or Cord               (disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)