Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Classy Pumpkins

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have an inspiration photo for you:
Isn't that little scarecrow adorable!?  So cute!  I was going to use that as my inspiration starting point, but after seeing the rest of the cards from the DT, I decided to go in a different direction to give you more ideas on how to be inspired by this photo.  'Cause I'm like that (and maybe 'cause I'm always the last one to finish up my cards).  Anyway, I really love the planks on the wall, and the pumpkins (I LOVE pumpkins) and the placement of the sentiment, so here is my card:
I started out by scoring my cream layer every half inch with my scor-pal.  Then to age it a bit, I swiped Antique Linen distress ink along the grooves.  I stamped my pumpkins with creamy caramel ink as I thought black would be too harsh for this card, and I LOVE how it turned into no-line coloring.  It was completely unplanned but came out fabulous!  I fussy cut them out and adhered them to the background.  Stamped the sentiment on one of the planks to mimic the sentiment in the photo and tied a bow with some seam binding.  My card base looks black, but it really is a yummy chocolate brown, so the colors are soooo fall.  I hope you will get a chance to play along with us this week.  I know photo challenges tend to be hard, but remember that you can be inspired by ANYTHING in the photo!  Now, head on over to The House blog for more inspiration; I KNOW you will not be disappointed.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Tall Pumpkin", "Wide Pumpkin" and "Let us . . ."

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow
Scrapping Everyday Miracles--scripture challenge: Psalm 136:1--Give Thanks to the Lord . . .
Word Art Wednesday #256--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
DRS Designs #252--Nature's Bounty
Aud Sentiments #168--anything goes
Brown Sugar #224--anything goes
Crafty Catz #346--anything goes
Creative Fingers--anything goes
YNS #32--brown, tan, orange, green, cream
Come And Get It--ribbon or twine
Fashionable Stamping #117--'tis the season (autumn)
Simon Says Stamp Monday--thanks/thanksgiving
Craft Your Passion--anything goes

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22 comments:

  1. Laurie UngerNovember 16, 2016 at 6:18 PM

    Perfect take on the challenge!

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  2. Patti JNovember 16, 2016 at 8:17 PM

    Laurie is right...this is perfect! Beautifully done, my friend. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  3. Cards CartNovember 16, 2016 at 8:53 PM

    Wonderful card.. Thanks for joining us at Brown Sugar Challenge
    -Riddhi Shah (DT, Brown Sugar Challenge)

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  4. tillyNovember 17, 2016 at 12:13 AM

    beautiful work, thank you for joining our challenge at crafty catz and hope to see you again
    Tilly

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  5. Ginny MaxamNovember 17, 2016 at 6:53 AM

    Hi Heather! I love your card! the pumpkins against the brick wall, I may have to case it!!!
    Have a great day and thank you for sharing your Talents with us at Word Art Wednesday! Ginny M DT

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  6. Dana JohnsonNovember 17, 2016 at 8:36 AM

    Heather your card is lovely. Thanks for joining us at Come and Get it challenge! ~DT Dana

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  7. laurieNovember 17, 2016 at 6:37 PM

    This is so pretty! I love that ribbon.

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  8. BeebeebabsNovember 17, 2016 at 7:21 PM

    Very nice card thanks for sharing!!!

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  9. SueNovember 17, 2016 at 8:55 PM

    Very pretty card, love the pumpkins! Thanks for joining us at Your Next Stamp!

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  10. ELENovember 18, 2016 at 4:13 AM

    This is so pretty creation.
    Thank you for playing along at Brown Sugar this week.
    We look forward to seeing you again next time.
    Hugs
    Brown Sugar DT
    creativEle

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  11. EdenLand DesignsNovember 18, 2016 at 5:30 AM

    This is such a pretty card!! Love the bit of texture in the background, and your bow is beautiful :) Thanks for joining us at CAGI this week for our Ribbon and/or Twine Challenge!
    Susan - DT

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  12. DebRNovember 18, 2016 at 6:49 AM

    Beautifully done!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles.

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  13. Ink Art DesignsNovember 18, 2016 at 1:07 PM

    Hi Heather. It was a fabulous choice to not use black for stamping the pumpkins...they look awesome. And the colouring of them is fantastic too.
    Thanks for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.
    Dot x

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  14. GailNovember 18, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    I love this card. I love how it's clean looking and that pumpkin if fabulous. But, it's your seam binding bow that caught my eye! That is the perfect embellishment! Thanks for joining us at Craft-Dee BowZ for our November challenge! --Gail

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  15. luvmycards.blogspot.comNovember 18, 2016 at 4:22 PM

    What an adorable project this was and so beautiful! Love your coloring and seam binding! Thanks for playing with us at Come and Get it!
    Carolyn, DT

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  16. luvmycards.blogspot.comNovember 18, 2016 at 5:27 PM

    Good to see you on another of my DT's!! Love the CAS lines of this card and the coloring of the pumpkins is pretty! Thanks for playing with us at Craft Your Passion!
    Carolyn DT

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  17. Billie ANovember 19, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    Love the CAS look. Thanks for sharing over at Aud Sentiments.
    Billie A
    Aud Sentiments
    Creative with Stamps
    Catch the bug
    Inspiration Destination

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  18. Andrea Ockey ParrNovember 20, 2016 at 8:14 PM

    What a great card and an equally clever write-up! I got a kick out of your dedication to a different take on the inspiration photo and I loved how you admitted that you just might be the last person done with your card every time! I do appreciate a fellow-procrastinator! And your card is simply fabulous! I love the planks in the background and how their rustic look is paired with that classy bow and pretty pumpkins. I enjoyed this post so much and am so glad you shared your talents with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  19. GranmargaretNovember 24, 2016 at 10:13 PM

    Lovely card. Thank you for joining the challenge at Creative Fingers. Hope to see you again next time.

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  20. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comNovember 27, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    Wonderful card, simple and clean with the solid background. The pumpkins look great. Thanks for joining in challenge #52 at YNS.

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  21. Cara GDecember 1, 2016 at 4:19 PM

    Another lovely card Heather. Glad our scripture inspired your creativity!! Thanks for linking up at SEM!

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  22. Helen GullettDecember 1, 2016 at 4:41 PM

    This is so beautiful and sweet. Thank You for playing along with SEM Nov Challenge!

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