Holiday Card Series #2 (Lawnscaping Challenge #93 Fall & Pumpkins)

Welcome back!  Today my card is pulling double duty!  The newest challenge for Lawnscaping is up!  It is all about Fall/or Pumpkin themed projects.  This is also Card #2 in my Holiday Card Series for 2014.  Before I get down to details, I must give a shout out to our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp!  For the winner of this challenge - they will get a $25 dollar gift certificate to spend how ever you'd like in their online store!  

So I used some of my favorites for this card!  I used the So Thankful set along with the matching dies as well as the pumpkin from Spooktacular.  I stamped the So Thankful pumpkins on pattern papers from from the Sweater Weather 6x6 pad( LOVE THIS SO MUCH) using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and I stamped the pumpkin from Spooktacular with the same ink, but removed the ink from the eyes and mouth, and stamped it down on to white card stock.  I added some dimension with a W-3 Copic Markers as well as a C1 Copic Marker to give the look of a white pumpkin.  Once all of my pumpkins were stamped and die cut out, I die cut my framed pieces from the same 6x6 pad, as well as some colored card stock.  I also die cut the largest leaf from the Stitched Leaves die set from Lawn Fawn as well as the Thanks from the Thanks die also from Lawn Fawn, and used some Wood grain Card stock from SSS.  I wanted to emboss my Thanks die cut, so I applied some Versa Mark ink and sprinkled on on Pewter Embossing Powder, and heat to set. I assembled all of my pieces to my card, and once I was finished, I added some Lawn Trimmings to my leaf as well as some Wink of Stella to my pumpkins.  To see how I put it all together - my video is below!  Thanks so much for watching and reading, and I will be back for Card #3 of my Holiday Card Series soon!!  Have a great week!

Kari

Lawnscaping FIT Team October Blog Hop

Helllllooo! Welcome to another Blog Hop with the Lawnscaping FIT Team!!  For this month's hop we are inspired by Reds and Greens!!

Before I get into details about my card, I wanted to give a shout out to Spectrum Noir for being our awesome sponsor!!  You should have found your way to me by awesome Isha!!  I am sure she had something awesome to feast your eyes on!

For my card, I wanted to mixed the old with the new!  I used Ornate Ornaments for the focal point, and I used Joy to the Woods ( both Lawn Fawn sets, of course) for my sentiment.  I die cut a piece of white stampers select card stock and die cut it using the femme frames from Mama Elephant.  I stamped out my branches in both Pear Tart and Cottage Ivy Memento Inks. I think stamped the ornaments directly onto my panel in Black Memento Ink, and then stamped them again on another piece of white card stock to color them in with my markers.  Once I was done with my coloring, I fussy cut them out using my Fiskars detail scissors and then adhered them on with foam adhesive to give them dimension.  I stamped out my 'Merry Christmas' sentiment from Joy to the Woods in Versa Fine Onyx Black, this is my favorite black ink for sentiments.  Then, for my card base, I cut another piece of white card stock down to make an A2 top folding card, and I die cut a piece of pattern paper from the Snow Day 6x6 pad using the largest stitched rectangle stackables die.  I loved the musical notes paper for contrast with the ornaments. I adhered my pattern paper down to my card base, and popped up my main panel with foam adhesive.  For a final touch, I added some shimmer with what else the Wink of Stella Glitter pen in Clear.  I hope you like this card, and it gives you some inspiration for your holiday cards this year!!  

It's time to send you off to the talented Lenny!!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!!!  

See you soon!!