Wednesday 3 November 2021

An Autumn Thank You

 


It is time for another challenge over at The Paper Funday.
Our challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional twist. 
The twist this time is the theme 'Give Thanks / Grateful'


We are very fortunate to have 2 sponsors for each challenge this year which means we get to choose which artist we would like to work with. This really is great as it gives us double the choice. We are very lucky with the amazing sponsors that are lined up this year, many of which are old favourites and some are new to me. This month our CASual Friday Stamps The Artsy Stamper

I chose to do the Thank You twist for this challenge. I had seen this amazing card by the Desert Diva Hannelie Bester and absolutely loved the colour block border and really wanted to incorporate it into a card. Now she is the queen of CAS cards and such an inspiration. I'm not exactly known for my CAS abilities but it is fabulous to see other cardologist's cards and use that as a starting point.


In the UK it is all things Autumn at the moment. We have had a cold snap that has heralded the start of the Autumn colours. I just love this time of year and the colours are spectacular.

It seemed therefore appropriate to have an Autumn theme to my thank you card. I used one of the leaves from the Pumpkin Spice Stamps set from Kate Hadfield Designs. I really like the shape of maple and sycamore leaves and had so much fun colouring it. I started with laying down the promarker base in mustard, amber and cocoa. I then used Arteza Expert pencils and a red fine line pen to add the veins to the leaves. I then added more layers of shading with the pencils and pens so that it was nicely blended. I found by accident on another project that Promarkers blend the pencils into the markers really well and softens the overall effect. Not sure if this is the same as gamsol and paper stumps but I am really happy with the effect.


I have a large paper collection and lots of leaves but I wanted a more plain outline effect in a light tone so it would not detract from the coloured leaves. I have some quite thin leather textured cardstock and decided to try printing a leafy pattern from the Autumnal Overlays pack. I am really astounded by the effect that has been achieved by simply running it through a laser printer. I changed the opacity to 50% so it laid less colour down and I got a really subtle backing paper for my card.


The colour border is a 3cm wide strip of white card for the base. I added some double sided tape to it and then went through my coloured scrap bags to pull out an assortment of brown, red, orange, yellow & gold offcuts. It was simply a case of laying them in place and trimming them. I decided to add some strips of gold peel off stickers in 2 different widths to add a bit of sparkle. Finally the sentiment is a die cut, cut out tree times and layered to make it thicker.

I hope you will join myself and our fabulous Team over at the Paper Funday Challenge.

Card Details -


Size - A5

Digital Image - Pumpkin Spice Stamps (Kate Hadfield Designs)

Digital Overlay - Autumnal Overlays (Kate Hadfield Designs)

Dies - Thank You (Crafter’s Companion)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers Arteza Expert Pencils 

Embellishments - Peel off Stickers



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)


45 comments:

  1. Beautiful, Autumn card of Thanks Mandy! Thanks for another great team project for The Paper Funday Challenges. Donna

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  2. You did an amazing job Mandy and I feel so happy to know that I inspired you!
    Thanks for your kind words... it is truly appreciated!

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  3. Beautiful cards and love the Autumn leaves
    Carol x

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  4. Lovely Autumnal cards, thanks again for joining in our challenge at Allsorts.
    Lorraine

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  5. Beautiful and so colourful Mandy. Super layout. Thanks for sharing at JUGS this week.

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  6. A gorgeous Autumnal creation I love it thank you for joining our challenge this week at ALLSORTS
    hugs
    lolo x

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  7. Fabulous card Thank you for joining us at Crafty Catz Challenge Blog good luck Ginny DT for Crafty Catz Challenge Blog
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  8. A pretty Autumnal card Mandy, many thanks for sharing another card with us at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  9. I love those leaves and their beautifully coloured in.
    Pamela
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  10. A great CAS card Mandy. Thank you for sharing with us.
    Carol xx
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  11. Fabulous creation! Thanks for joining us for Challenge 22 at Gem of a Challenge!

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  12. I love the look of this card, the leaves are so beautiful and gives me such fall feels!

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  13. I love the look of this card, the leaves are so beautiful and gives me such fall feels!

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  14. A fabulous card. I love the autumnal colours.

    Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Jo
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  15. Both of these "leaves" cards are gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along with us over at Cardz 4 Guyz!

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  16. Beautiful Fall cards! Thank you for joining our challenges at Four Seasons and Double D!
    Diane DD DT and FS DT {Nellies Nest}

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  17. Beautiful thank you cards Mandy! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

    Darlene
    FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Please stop in for a visit!

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    1. Me again ... thanks for also sharing this beauty with us at our Double D ‘A Walk in the Woods’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
      Darlene
      DOUBLE D Challenge Blog

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  18. Such beautiful fall cards with gorgeous fall colors! The patterns and dies are just perfect and the sentiments put them in our grateful mindset! Thanks so much for sharing at Path of Positivity! ~Katrina

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  19. Beautifully done Mandy. Love the rich autumn colors and a really great sketch!
    Thank you so much for joining in at my Crafty Wednesday challenge!
    Ellie
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  20. What a wonderful rendition. Love the background leaves too. Thank you for participating and see you again. Kinjal DT Clever Dexter

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  21. Beautiful Autumn cards! Thanks for joining us at The Four Seasons Challenge!

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  22. Love the fall colors Mandy! Smart background. Thank you for sharing your colorful creation with us at Jan's Digi Blog Challenge. Join us again for a NEW challenge each month. Happy Holidays!
    Hugs,Jan
    (Owner & Illustrator of Jan's Digi Stamp Shop)

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  23. Very pretty. Love the fall feel and colors. Great design and images. thanks for sharing over at Crafty Sentiments, Cardz 4 Guyz, Colour Crazy, Crafty Catz.

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  24. Love your take on Hannelie's card! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Little Red Wagon Challenge this week!

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  25. Such beautiful colour choices, thank you for sharing.

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  26. Just lovely Mandy! I like that colored strip down the side, adds such a unique look. Thanks for playing along at Make the Cards Challenge!

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  27. Fabulous card ..
    Thank you for joining us at LeAnn's World 101 Challenge
    Good Luck .
    Rose Andrew DT

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  28. Wonderful Fall Card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double D Challenge Blog. We hope you join us again.
    Kathy
    DD DT

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  29. Gorgeous fall card. Thanks for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create. Hugs from DT-Irre

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  30. This project is so beautiful, nice work.
    Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Annette CT -

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  31. Thanks for joining us over at the Clever Dexter Challenge Blog. We think your cleverly concocted creation is awesome. All the best!
    --- DT - Gina Ang ---
    Clever Dexter Challenge #23 - Give Thanks/Thank You

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  32. Another FAB card, Mandy. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity with us at The Four Seasons Challenge Blog.

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  33. A lovely autumnal card, pretty colours. Thanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Guyz. Caz. DT.

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  34. Another wonderful creation!
    Thanks for playing at I Love Promarkers Challenge.
    Ileanaxx

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  35. Mandy, I'm back with a DT hat on to say thank you for joining us at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge and sharing your lovely card with us! Donna

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  36. I love your autumn card. So very pretty.

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  37. Beautiful card Mandy. Thank you so much for joining us at Cute as a Button Challenge and best of luck with your entry. Wendy Batchen DT for https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  38. Beautiful leaves. I would never have guessed that the background design is digital. Fabulous! Thank you for playing along with Cardz 4 Guyz. Hope to see you in the gallery again soon.

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  39. Beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Sherry CT/Admin/Coordinator xx

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  40. Fabulous! Thank you so much for linking up at my challenge blog, Crafting Happiness Challenges.
    Janis
    Blog, Pause Dream Enjoy
    Owner, Crafting Happiness Challenges, Always Anything Goes & Unlimited Entries
    Design Team, Let’s Craft & Create

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  41. This is such a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your card at Mix It Up Challenge Blog! Hope to see you again soon!! HUGS!
    Ann DT

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  42. Fabulous creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Judy CT

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  43. I like your layout for the card Mandy. Simple yet elegant. Thank you for entering the Be Grateful Challenge at Path of Positivity.

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  44. Beautiful!!! Thanks so much for participating in my IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE... challenge!!! Can’t wait to see you participate again in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafting day!! Stay safe and healthy!!
    *Sorry for being so late commenting but please know that I have checked out your project and appreciate you entering my challenge!!!
    Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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