Waiting for Spring

     Another Friday, another Crafty Catz challenge.  As always, our theme is "Anything Goes" but the optional theme, which you can use if you wish, is "More than 1 Fold."  We are sponsored this time by Beccy's Place and I used the Spring Window from the Seasonal Windows set.

     I decided it would be fun to try a double gate fold but this time I turned it horizontal so that the top and the bottom both unfold.  I used pale lilac CS for the card base, and added a strip of scrap dp to the edge of the top fold.  The image was fussy cut and attached to only the top of the card front.  The sentiment was also fussy cut, matted, fussy cut again and layered on. I had a tiny rectangle of the scrap paper left so I just added it to the top corner.

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     Challenges:

Crafts Galore ...

Creative Creases

Creative Fingers

Creative Inspiration

Do-Al(l) Kreatives

Mirtillamente

Morgan's ArtWorld

Pattie's Creations

Pammie's IP

Rabisco

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

30 Days of Holidays - Letter "H"

      I'm doing my best to get back on track and catch up with the 30 Days of Holidays at Beccy's Place and I'm getting closer.  Yesterday was the Letter "H" and on my card I used:  Hexagons, Harvested pumpkin, Holiday (Thanksgiving), Harvest gold, Hansa yellow, and Honey orange; these three colors are in the fall leaves still clinging to the tree branch.

     This time I printed the Autumn Window image (from Beccy's Place) in medium gray scale, then colored it with ProMarkers and gel pens.  I cut the image and all the frames/mats with dies from QuicKutz.  I cut the card shape with the largest QuicKutz die in that set.  I printed the sentiment and cut it with an Avery Elle die.  I found one of my hand-sewn, 'signature' style bows in my stash, and 'dyed' it with a ProMarker.  This time, I added an orange sequin.  

     I spend a weekend about once every 3 to 4 months, sewing together those bows by the dozens.  I use nothing but white ribbon to make them and then I can dye them whatever color I need to work best with the colors of the card I'm making.

      Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T.

Crafty Gals Corner

Gem of a Challenge

LeighSBDesigns

Paper Funday

Pattie's Creations

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     See you tomorrow with another post and another holiday card.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Inside and Out

      Each month I play in the progressive challenge at The Outlawz and this month the image (Claudia's Plant) was generously supplied by SheepSki Designs.  I added another SheepSki image, called Winter Deer, so that I could show a wintery scene through the window.

     I colored with ProMarkers, then cut out the window frame with a die from Cottage Cutz.  The plant has been fussy cut and that was no easy chore.  :-D  When I added it to the card front, I glued only the pot and one leaf so there is some lovely dimension to the plant which shows so much more IRL than in the photo.  The two sentiment pieces were cut with dies from Avery Elle.  The background (card front) has been dry embossed with my 'Linen' EF.

     Hours after I finished the card, I kept looking at it and wishing I had put the plant on a table instead of the floor but it's too late now.  Maybe next time.  In any case, it was  fun way to use a tropical plant on a winter Christmas card.

     Challenges:

Christmas Crafts AYR  (W = window)

Colouring In Scrapland

Creative Crafting Uncles (wood on window frame)

Die R Us

Dream Valley

Friendship

Ike's World

Inspiration Station (wood on window frame)

SheepSki Designs

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie