Autumn Squirrel

When the squirrels begin to hide their acorns and the oak tree leaves turn brown, that is when Autumn is here in no uncertain terms. Luckily, we haven't noticed that in our neck of the woods, but it's happening further north, I'm sure. I heard someone in the Twin Cities, MN mention the "S" word. Yep! That's the forecast for the end of this week. Here in southeastern North Carolina, I think we have some time.

Along the left edge of the A2 card blank, I stamped (Hero Arts) the oak leaf in Distress Inks Gathered Twigs. I also stamped (again, Hero Arts) "Autumn" at the bottom. I placed the squirrel, whose parts were die cut (Karen Burniston), right above the sentiment.

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This is also an attempt at coloring a digital stamp. I don't like the way it came out, but I'll try it with colored pencils next time. I think I lack the skills and tools to make it stunning, so I'll settle for just okay this time.

I printed out the digital stamp and colored it in using my markers.

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Grateful

This is my first experience working with digital stamps. I don't think I color well enough, or have the correct tools, to make them look nice. Next time, instead of using markers, I'll try colored pencils. So, let's consider this an experiment.

I printed out the images making each smaller than the other. Then, I colored them using markers. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Altenew). 

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You Make My World Sparkle

The challenge said to use an object from nature. I did! I used a Maple seed that I had used gold embossing powder on years ago.

This is an A-2 white card blank. I first stamped the Maple leaf (Hero Arts) using Distress Ink Dried Marigold. Then, I lined up the first part of the sentiment (Ellen Hutson) to curl around the seed. Next, I glued the seed down. Finally, I stamped the word "Sparkle" in Versafine Onyx Black.

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A Tree, Some Leaves and an Acorn

I'm still making Autumn cards using Bo Bunny's Beautifully Brisk 6" by 6" pad of paper. It's gorgeous.

The tree and the word Autumn are from Hero Arts. "Autumn" is heat embossed with Ranger Adirondack embossing powder. 

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I like making fall cards. I have some great designer paper (Bo Bunny), plenty of fall-colored card stock and embossing folders and other tools. This time is a great time of the year. Finally, we can turn off the air conditioner and open the doors and windows. And, I can make cards and other pieces of art!

How I made this card:

First, I ran some manila paper through my Big Kick with the embossing folder (Cuttlebug: Leafy Branch ). I chose to use only a portion, so I cut the paper down beforehand. I adhered that panel to a dark brown piece of card stock. Then, I cut an A2-sized card out of a golden yellow card stock. After that, I adhered the paper with leaves on it to the card blank. Next, I adhered the panel to the card blank artistically off center.

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Autumn 7

The temperatures have decreased here in southeastern North Carolina. We're only in the high 70s during the day and lower than that at night. It's good lawn-mowing weather! That's the chore to take care of tomorrow. So, I guess, this is our taste of fall. I've heard that the temperatures will rise again, but for now, let's think Autumn!

This is a little bitty of a card measuring 4 1/2" square. I started with a dark brown card blank. Then, I used scraps to create the horizontal strips, stamping (Hero Arts) one with the word "Autumn". After that, I die cut (Memory Box: Scribble Leafy Branch Outline) the sprig of leaves and adhered it alongside the 3 strips of decorative paper.

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Celebrate: Autumn

I used my current favorite fall papers from Bo Bunny's 6" by 6" paper pad called Beautifully Brisk Collection.

It's pretty self-explanatory how I made this card. The leaves above "Celebrate" (Stampin' Up!) are the same as the band that has "Autumn" (Hero Arts) stamped on it. I just cut them out and placed them as though they were falling. I glued on three blue gems to match the blue in the papers.

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Fall-colored Birthday

I had a lot of fun watching this card come to life. Each piece I added made the quilt pattern called Grandma's Garden, I believe. 

I used a small hexagon punch and Bo Bunny's 6" by 6" paper pad called Beautifully Brisk Collection. The stamped sentiment is by Cat's Life Press. 

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Fall Squirrel

Fall will be creeping in on our days before we know it.

How I made this card:

I chose a dark brown A2-sized card blank. First, I cut the orange card stock at 5 1/4" by 4", then I used a circle punch to create a hole for the squirrel. Next, I stamped the leaves (Hero Arts) in various fall colors. Then, I adhered the orange card stock to the dark brown card. After that, I created the squirrel using Karen Burniston's 1001-Woodland Animals. I ran it through my Big Kick using the appropriate colors for the pieces of the squirrel and assembled the pieces. Finally, I glued the squirrel in place.

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