The JUGS challenge #160 is to create a card getting inspiration from the photo they posted. Lots of pretty autumn colors, leaves, etc. Challenge #39 at Joan's Garden is to create a fall card, and use a border, leaves, and a window or door. Seemed logical to combine these two.
The latest Sketch, #144, from Operation Write Home (OWH), worked well for the various elements needed on this card. The image is by Stampin' Up!, cut short to fit the card sketch. The greeting is an old one by Hero Arts. Papers from my scrap stash, and the leaf border punch is from .
This card uses the sketch provided by StampTV's Free-for-all Friday challenge, with the theme of the 365 Cards Day 241 challenge, and the CAS-usal Friday challenge to use kraft paper. I think this actually is a Clean And Simple (CAS) card for once!
The hardest part was cutting the two wavy pieces. The background and focal image have a daisy-like flower stamped in VersaMark. The flower and the "birthday wishes" greeting came from the Garden Silhouettes set by Gina K Designs. The focal image circle was cut using a Nestabilities circle die.
Even though the image is floral, I think the card works well for a masculine card.
The StampTV Mix-it-up-Monday challenge was to do the rubber-band background technique. Here is the link to the Stamp TV video that teaches the technique. I almost didn't do this one, because I don't have an acrylic brayer. However, I decided to use my regular (rubber) brayer, and I had a blast. VERY fun technique.
The inks I used are Kaleidacolor rainbow pads - Desert Heat and Berry Blaze, and the paper is a pale pink mottled "sky" paper. The images and sentiment come from the Gina K Designs set "Framed Friends".
I chose to make this a "valentine" card, to fit the 365 Cards Day 238 challenge, and used the sketch option for the Society of Stampaholics - November Card Chain Challenge. Colored the image and hearts with Copic Markers.
This card combines Viva La Verve's fifth sketch for October, with a couple challenges to do "spooky" (Cute Card Thursday, and 365 Cards Day 237), and the Outlawz Tuesday color challenge to do a card in red, black, and white - with a spooky theme.
I don't really do spooky stuff, but Chinese Dragons have always been scary to me. The image is a digital design, but I don't recall who posted it. I colored the dragon digitally, printed it on typing paper, and then used spray adhesive to adhere it to card stock. I put black paper thru the Big Shot in the paisley Cuttlebug embossing folder, and mounted it on a white card base. Then I fussy-cut around the dragon, and mounted it on dimensional foam pieces.
The sketch called for a sentiment, and I wanted it to be something our Heros could use to write home (Operation Write Home). Stamped in red with a new Hero Arts stamp that says "Hi", and then punched out with a Stampin'Up! 1.25" circle punch. Mounted that circle on a larger circle colored yellow to coordinate with the dragon's spine-spikes.
The MOJO Monday sketch 264 is combined in this card with the 365 Cards Day 240 color scheme challenge. The color scheme (gold, orange, tan, and navy) just seems masculine to me, so I chose papers (from my scrap stash) that have a more masculine trend (stripes, trees).
The card used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Hearts Circle die, and a Stampin' Up! border punch, so I'll submit it to Oozak for the October challenge, too. The stamp is an old one from Hero Arts, and I masked off the teddy bear and butterflies.
The JUGS challenge #160 is to create a card getting inspiration from the photo they posted. Lots of pretty autumn colors, leaves, etc. Challenge #39 at Joan's Garden is to create a fall card, and use a border, leaves, and a window or door. Seemed logical to combine these two. 
