mushroom atc

I have two mushroom atcs to show this morning. 

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I made two for a swap and decided to have them both similar with slight variations. The mushroom stamp is from buzzcraft, and they are embossed in ranger ep. I had quite a bit of issues with that particular ep. They actually get blown away in chunks by the heat tool! No idea why. I also cannot explain why the pictures turn out so differently. They were both taken at the same time, same lighting, same location . . .

Anyway, the base is sprayed with mists, then distress inks layered on. They are then embossed on the left with sizzix folders, and highlighted with more DIs, and distressed edges. The mushrooms are coloured with distress inks with an aqua brush. The colours used are antique linen, forest moss, stormy sky, fired brick & vintage photo. To finish, I added coordinating coloured gems and Viva Decor gel dots.

Moving Along With the Times has an ATC challenge, so I'm linking up there. ATC Challenges has a girlie theme (or anything goes) going, so I'm playing there as well. My previous ATC was not well-received, so I hope these get a better reaction. There are still a few more days to play, so I might have a go at a girlie one if I can fit it in.

Thanks for stopping by!

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autumn leaves

I have an autumn zigzag fold card to show today. I recently got myself this cute little digi image from The Paper Shelter. I've used the colours of autumn, the warm shades anyway.

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The base papers are embossed with a cuttlebug folder, and highlighted with antique linen & vintage photo DIs, and burnt sienna chalk ink. The side & bottom panels are cut from autumn print scraps. The border punch is from xcut.

She has been coloured with coloured pencils and an aquabrush, with little touches using markers.

The sentiment is computer-generated.

 The punched leaf has been highlighted with gloss gel, which has also been used to create the swirly dots on the label and corners.

The top banner is made from leaf sequins, hung from gold twine. The corners are cuttlebug.

Challenges

CES Challenge #58 Forever Autumn

Deep Ocean Challenge #10 Fall Colours

Delightful Challenges - Colours of Fall

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #94 Crazy for Colour

Fussy and Fancy Fall or Halloween Challenge!

Kaboodle Doodle challenge #88 - Let's See Those Leaves!

Papercraft Star Challenge 66 - photo inspiration & a Leaf!!

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 56 - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend challenge 18 - Colours of Autumn

The Pink Elephant TPE120 - inspiration challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

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spooky autumn tree

Hi again! 

Make My Monday is having an autumn month, and this week, it's trees. Well, I only have one full tree stamp, but it's made up of flowers and birds, so using that for autumn is pushing it a wee bit too far.

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What I do have is an autumn tree in a quickutz embossing folder. So using that, some supporting stamps from TH and a vintage silhoutte printout, I created this

A spooky autumn night scene . . .

The bat & leaves silhouette has been treated with gloss gel and the moon with crackle accent.  The background is spritzed with glimmer mists and given a good dose of antique linen & fired brick DI, with vintage photo for highlights.

Do you know what else is spooky? Cupcake Craft Challenges and Everybody-Art-Challenge both have the same challenge number and theme (#163 - Halloween)! It must be a favourite theme as it's also being hosted by Simon Says Stamp and Challenge up your Life. So this little spooky tree is branching out all over those places. To round off, I'm also linking up with Papercraft Star Challenge 66 - include a leaf!

Thanks for stopping by!

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dance tag

I made this tag because I like the image

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Ok, so I also signed up for a tag deco swap. I thought of using the dress tag I made earlier, but decided it was too elaborate and probably would not survive the many mailings it will be expected to endure.

Basically black & white, it was given my standard vintage-y treatment of distressing, inking & stitches. Then I added a splash of orange just for fun. I was not sure how it would go, but overall, I like it.

I enjoyed adding a banner to a previous project, so I decided to add one here, too. And a pleated paper doily to finish with a little curtsy. 

A fun little piece playing at these challenges

Crafts & Me Challenge #56 orange

Charisma Cardz Challenge #41 in stitches

PaperCrafting Journey Challenge 21 colour challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

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