Fall Blessings

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope that you had a wonderful weekend!  Ours was relaxing for the most part, but busy as well.  We had two cookouts- one on Saturday and the other on Sunday.  My beloved Grizzlies lost to Sacramento State...which was a HUGE bummer.  I hate it when my favorite teams lose.  I am also getting over a sinus infection, where my nose actually felt like it was broken.  It was awful!!  But, thankfully...it looks like I am on the other side of it.

I have a card to share with you today!!  I used the card from CASE Study #58 as a sketch for it, and the colors from CR84FN39 (orange, yellow, brown).  I used the fall theme from both the JustRite Friday challenge #59 and PaperPlay challenge #38.  The patterned papers I used made it eligible for Our Craft Lounge #84 and City Crafter challenge #75.   The "blessings" part of the sentiment made it work for Stampin' Sisters in Christ #108, and last but not least...the bows, buttons & brad make it work for The Pixie Cottage challenge #88.  Here is what I created!!

"Fall Blessings" supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (orange, brown) & Papertrey Ink (vintage cream) 

Patterned Paper/Jewels: My Mind's Eye (Mischievous and Lost & Found 2 Sunshine 6x6 paper pads)

Stamps: JustRite Stampers (Greetings from Paris set) & WPlus9 (Season of Thanks set)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: leather, dune, ochre, topaz & Chalk: dark brown) & Tsukineko (Staz-on: pumpkin)
Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Lace: vintage craft supply

Twine: May Arts (Natural burlap)

Buttons: Fancy Pants

Brad: American Crafts

Glitter: DecoArt

Sewing Machine: Brother

Thread: Coats & Clark

Instructions:  Make card from vintage cream cardstock, then ink the edges.  Layer a block of slightly smaller orange cardstock to a brown cardstock block.  Ink the edges of a sheet music paper block, and layer to the orange cardstock.  Layer a striped paper block to the bottom of the sheet music paper.  Ink the edges of a strip of orange polka dot paper, adhere to the left side of the card, and zig-zag stitch along the top and bottom seams.  Wrap lace and ribbon around the bottom of the card.  Tie a bow from the same ribbon and adhere to the right side, then add an extra set of ribbon tails with the matching lace.  Add a button and pearl brad to the middle of the bow.  Stamp the sentiment, and flourishes directly to a patterned paper block.  Stamp the pumpkin and leaves to separate paper, and cut out.  Glitter the pumkin, and adhere to the top of the bottom stamped flourish.  Add the leaves to the bottom of the pumpkin, then top with a twine bow & button.  Adhere the entire block to the card front, then accent with jewels to finish.

Well, that is all I have to share with you today.  I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your day!! Enjoy! ♥♥♥ 

Until later,

~Lea L.