Defining Gratitude !

      Once upon a time, way back when I first began serving on Design Teams, I was invited to join the team at 613 Avenue Create.  After a couple of years, I resigned because life just got waaay too busy.  Now, I'm pleased to announce that I'm happily back on that DT.  :-D

     As always, we have an "Anything Goes" theme but there's also an optional twist if you choose to use it and this month that option is "Autumn Colors." 

     This image is from QKR Stampede and I thought he was perfect for an autumn card - an old moonshine framer.  lol  I colored him with my Sanjoki markers, then cut him and the rust orange frame with octagon dies from QuicKutz.  I found a scrap of dp from DCWV and used a Taylor Made embossing folder on it.  The gauze paper for the background is also from DCWV.

     I found a strip of mesh ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon) in my stash and added it for more texture.  I thought it worked really well with the gauze texture behind it.  The sentiments were printed and one was cut with a QuicKutz die, and the other was fussy cut and matted.

     Challenges:

Classic Design

Creatalicious

Creative Fingers

Double Trouble (all 3)

I Spy with My ...

Night Owls

Not2Shabby

Pammie's IP

Worldwide ...

     Pop on over to 613 Avenue Create and see what all the other DT have done for their inspiration cards, then get something made and come enter it into our challenge.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

How to Slice a Turkey?

      My card today is for the first of the non-alphabet themes for the 30 Days of Holidays at Beccy's Place.  Beccy chose a theme of "Complimentary Colors" which are colors that are across the color wheel from each other.  I chose blue and orange for this Thanksgiving card.

     I decided it was time for a gate fold card, and I actually started with a pre-colored image from Beccy's Place.  Because I wanted to emphasize the orange, I grabbed a ProMarker and made the yellow parts of the calico fur orange.  Those patches were also brighter and more defined once I colored them.

     The image was cut with a CUTplorations stitched die and I matted it with a scrap of bright orange CS.  Then I found a scrap of paper which was water colored (the blue) and another scrap from Taylor Made (leaves.)  The sentiment is my own and I cut it with an Avery Elle die.

     Challenges:

2 Sisters ... Blog

613 Ave Create

Digi Choosday

Jan's Digi Stamps

Pammie's Inky ...

Passion for Markers

Polkadoodles

Scor-Pal

Taylormade ...

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Cat Gratitude

      Today is the first day of the six day Cat Lovers Hop 2022.

     I've played in the hop every year since 2016, and may even have played the year it started (2015) but I can't confirm that, so I only claim 6 years of playing.   The card I made is a Thanksgiving card and we all know how grateful cats can be when they can get a high view from a tree branch.  :-D

     My card today is all die cuts and all scraps, but for the plaid dp from Taylor Made.  There's dry embossing on the orange CS.  I used my "Linen" EF but this time, I turned the CS scrap on the diagonal so that it has a cross-hatch look.  The tree was done using a die from Die-Versions and I cut black, brown, gold, tan, and eggshell scraps to get all the different leaf colors, plus the cat and tree trunk.  It took a lot of time to make all the cuts and individually place all the pieces but it was worth it in the end.

I based this on the sketch from The Outlawz, turned sideways

& using the leaves, trunk, & cat's tail as the shapes

 along the sides of the middle panel.

     Challenges:

4 Season

Creative Inspirations

Double D

Inspiration Station (harvest colors)

Jan's Digi Stamps

SUYP Cats

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Vintage Pumpkin Witch

      I've used 3 other vintage Halloween images this month but those were all from Lilli Rin and this one is from Taylor Made.  I've already entered the Taylormadecards4u challenge this month but I still wanted to share this card.  

     The image is pre-colored and I cut it to size with my Fiskars paper cutter.  The polka dot ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and the small pumpkin is fabric.  Pretty CAS design on this card.

This is also my Day 22 entry for the
 LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.

 

     Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations

Digi Choosday

Double D

Double Trouble (circles + Halloween)

Inspiration Station (large pumpkin)

Pammie's Inky ...

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Simon Says Stamp

SUYP Cats

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Broom and Caldron

      The image I used today is another one of those which was exchanged in my group of crafters and I think it was done with a stencil but it may have been a silhouette rubber stamp.  I thought it was fun and fabulous so I did a bit of coloring with ProMarkers, then used gold paint pen on the witch's hat and sparkle gel pen on the cauldron handle and rim.

     The image was cut with a Sue Wilson die and the sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  The background paper is from Taylor Made.

This is also my Day 19 entry for the
 LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.

 

     Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Crafty Catz

Crafty Gals Corner

Creative Inspirations

Di's Digi Designs

Double D

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

Simon Says Stamp

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Wynona Witch

      Here's my second post for today and my DT card features a delightful image from Conie Fong called "Wynona Pumpkin Kitty."  It's a new release and it's also ON SALE !!

     I colored the image with ProMarkers and water color paints, then cut it with a pinpoint die from Memory Box.  The background dp came from Taylor Made.  I love the pumpkins on it.  :-D  I added one of my signature bows, sewn with a pearl this time.  As is my usual procedure, I make these from white ribbon and then I 'dye' them with a ProMarker to be whatever color I need for the particular card design.

     Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Crafty Gals Corner

Creative Fingers

Creative Inspirations

Leigh SB Designs

Make the Cards

Outlawz Festive Fri

Outside the Box

Paperbabe

Simon Says Stamp

     Come play in our challenges at Conie Fong's FB site.  You must use a Conie Fong image but you can enter either hand colored images or completed projects (cards, journal pages, scrapbook pages, etc.)  You could win some really sweet Conie Fong images.  Don't have any CF images to use to enter?  Check out the freebies available and use one of those.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie