Another Fall...

I don't think I've ever made so many Fall cards, but I do love the colours at this time of year.

This card is for 365 Cards Day 256 - Perfect Pair ~~to use Buttons & Rick Rack

The card came about by wanting to do something different with buttons.  I hope they will pass for leaves.

Stamp - Carolines

Ink - Adirondack  'Rust'

Paper - My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'

Text printed out in Word

Chalk to smoosh around edges

Rick Rack & buttons  from my stash

Apricot & Cool Aqua

These are the colours to be used this week on Passion for ProMarkers challenge 19 You also have to feature a flower somewhere.
I used this great sketch from Card Patterns 34 but it may not be exact as I couldn't understand my pencil drawing of it...lol!!
It will also fit in with the Basic Grey Challenge 4 - Embossing
And CCCE - Digital
Papers used -Turq. & Leafy pattern...Basic Grey 'Urban Prairie' and embossed apricot leaves... My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'
Image - download called 'Melody in Love' by Pollycraft
Apart from the stated colours, other PM's used :-
Ruby, Spice, Lime Green, Vanilla, Saffron and Pastel Pink
Flesh tones were from Copics Pinkish White & Blush
Scalloped edge is by Bazzill and I coloured it with the Cool Aqua
Birdy image - Hero Arts
Swirly flourish - Basic Grey 'Wassail' um stamp
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Sentiment - magazine freebie
Flowers, brad, base card and ribbon from my stash

Autumn

My favourite time of the year, the wonderful colours,the smells, the bird song changes and everything has a golden glow and mellow fruitfullness about it.
So I got this great download which is so cute. I have looked and can't see where it's from, sorry.
I used PM's to colour the image
The papers are from a new set of My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'
The card id DCWV
The frame is the offcut when I have cut out a Nestie oval, don't throw anything away me.
The leaf embellies, sticky letters and base card are from my stash
The great sketch is from Friday Sketchers 70 and will also be great for the Forum September Comp. which is Autumn...what else!

Just Peachy

A card to cover 2 challenges
365 Cards Day 174 - Peach to be the dominant colour
Mojo Monday Sketch 100

I do love a vintage look and so many very arty people do some wonderful work which I am in awe of. So I dug out one of my old vintage style stamps ...another eBay find, and got to work....whether the result is vintage or arty is in the eye of the beholder...lol!!...but I've had a try at it.

Base Card - SU Kraft
Papers - My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'
Stamp - Misc. um
Ink - Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain'
Peach Die-cut sticker - Kay & Co 'Romanza' Images
Peach satin ribbon and rub-on from my stash

Fiskars small square hand held punch to make the hole for the ribbon to go through.
I loved using these colours for a change and am pleased I found the die-cut peach sticker :)