Autumn Bringer

Wow! I keep hearing about lost posts and now it has happened to me! Well on to the exciting stuff! Today is my debut on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog DT! And this weeks theme is based on this photo inspiration:

Just use this photo as inspiration to make a card or project and don't forget to stamp! This is for the STAMPtacular Sunday challenge after all!  

This is my contribution! 

I used "Spring Bringer" by Sylvia Zet and colored her with Copics. I figured with Autumnal colors she could be Spring Bringer's twin- Autumn Bringer ;) I used some Liquid Pearls in her hair and as the center of many of the flowers to add some sparkle and dimension. The leaves were cut out using my Silhouette and I used distress inks to color them and curled them for extra dimension. The papers are from several years back when I thought I was going to start scrapbooking. Well, I just got around to using them! I still really like them, especially the plaid paper. It's too bad I covered it up so much :)  

The sentiment is stamped with Wild Honey and distressed around the edge with vintage photo.

Here's an attempt at an artistic view photo!

That's my card! I don't know why, but I worked myself up and stressed myself out for my first card that it was so much harder to create this card than all the others! Especially since I got sneak peaks of what my teamies came up with! I had to force myself to start and just go with whatever happened. (Next Sundays card I had a lot more fun with!) 

So, please stop by the Stamptacular blog and see the beautiful cards my teamies created (there are some really gorgeous ones) and join in on the challenge!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations- colors of fall

Card Makin' Mamas- Fall

Totally Gorjuss- anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show-leaves

Simon Says Stamp- Glimmer and Sparkle  (Liquid Pearls)

The Paper Shelter- distressing

Paper Play- Shine On (Liquid Pearls)

Just Keep on Creating- anything goes

Divas by Design- use some texture (leaves and Liquid Pearls)

Belle

This card was a problem child! It has beautiful My Mind's Eye Sunshine paper, beautiful Wild Orchid Craft roses and a cute image. I just had a really hard time making it work. I still don't know if it dies. I've just stared at it and fiddled with it for so long today that I think I am used to it. Ya know, a mother's love kinda thing? 

I think my problem is that I wanted it to fit too many challenges! Saturated Canary wanted "B's" (Belle, blooms, butterflies), Cupcake Craft Challenge wanted gold and script (the dp, but I covered most of it, and gold: Eiffel tower stamp), and others wanted Autumn hues which I am not fond of working with (that's why I have the pop of aqua), etc!

I definitely need to get some more WOC flowers, too, and in colors other than white!

Oh, well! Like I said, it's grown on me! I hope it grows on you all, too! And if it hasn't, you need to keep staring at it :)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter (Autumn colors)

Crafty Creations (Around the World- Eiffel tower)

Divas by Design (Lovely Layers)

Simon Says Stamp (Emboss it- on the right "carte postale")

Saturated Canary (B's- Belle, blooms, butterflies)

Papertake Weekly (Shaded of Autumn)

Cupcake Craft Challenges (Gold and Script)

Color Me Creative (Fall Colors)

Just Keep on Creating (anything goes)

Bunny Zoe (Distressing- Vintage photo on the paper edges)

The Crafty Pad (Autumn Hues)

Cool Trucker

I have gotten around to making another card. It is supposed to be for my father in laws birthday, but I think it might be too young!?! I might have to make another, except I'm running out of time! His birthday is tomorrow! There is a birthday coming up for a friend of my son's, so maybe I'll save it for that!

The image is "Cool Trucker" from Kenny K.  I figure the browns and greens fit the autumnal theme going on at Kenny Ks Krafty Krew Challenge Blog!

I made my first rosette and used my Martha Stewart score board to do it!   I used a button I removed from one of my husbands old shirts and distressed the rosette with Vintage Photo.  Of course, I used Copics to color the fun digi.  It's a simple card which is good for a guy.  They don't appreciate all the embellishments like we do. (Most guys anyways) 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Kenny K Krafty Krew (autumn hues)

Cutie Pie Challenge (no flowers)

Cupcake Craft Challenge (in stitches)

Thanks for looking and all comments are truly appreciated!