Messy Rabbit Meets Autumn

Good Morning Everyone

Today is inspirational Monday over at Just for Fun Challenge Blog   and this time around we are showcasing Team B designs. 

This months theme is Colours of Autumn 

 

I loved making this card I don't normally do Autumn cards but I think this is perfect for a September birthday.

I also created this card to go with the challenge over  on the Papermill Direct Challenge Blog - this challenge also Autumn is to find a new design team member (or two) 

Now for the lengthy process of how I made the card - bear with me it has a lot of elements to this one :-)

To start with I made my own 8x8 card blank - not forgetting to make it slightly less then 8x8 otherwise it wont fit in an envelope. 

I used this beautiful orange/browny card stock from the Papermill this has been in my stash for some time now and I love it that much I am scared to use it, but this colour worked perfect with my idea.

The second layer is also from papermill and it is their white card stock, Normally I use hammered or linen but this is just a plain card stock I picked up from their store at the actual mill. On this layer I used three different colours of distress ink  and stamped randomly two different leaves creating my own background.  Another layer of that beautiful orange/browny colored card and then another layer of white card stock.

On the final layer of white card stock I ran it through a A4 Sue Wilson embossing folder, I spritzed it using Cosmic Shimmer Glimmer Mists, and then edged it with Gilding wax in a bronze colour. This 

For the final layer I used the Spellbinders A2 Curved Die Set and used different designs to create the wave and again this was cut using the card stock from papermil. 

To finish the card I stamped and embossed my messy rabbit and cut it out using Opulent Ovals by spellbinders, I coloured him in with promarker pens. (List Below)  I edged the die with distress ink and gilding wax in the bronze colour. 

I stamped and embossed in a silver detail embossing powder a sentiment on the orange/brown card and then cut this again using opulent ovals. 

And finally my finishing touches was to create my own flower So i started of cutting a five petal flower three times from my cricut (You could use a Cameo or any manual dies) coloured it in with a promarker (spice) that matched my card stock perfectly, and shaped to fit a rose, I added three leaves again cut from my cricut, and coloured these in a dark green, dark brown and light brown and added gilding wax to give it a sheen. I love how these have come out they really look like autumn leaves to me. I finally finished the card with a brown ribbon and bow, and liquid pearls dotted in two groups of a group of five, and one a group of three.

So after all the waffling I hope your still with me and haven't giving up hope yet. Here is the card

 A close up of the flower and leaves

 Close up of Messy Rabbit

 A close up to give the detail of the embossing with the cosmic shimmer spray and gilding wax

Recipe 

Papermill card - I have had a look on their shop and I can't see the colour so I am thinking it would be one of these colours that was a limited run - That is why I loved going to their shops you got such a Large selection of colours.

Distress Inks 

Embossing folder

Promarker - Cool Grey 1,2 and 3  Pink Blossom with blender pen, Burgundy, Ruby and Red and selection of browns, and greens for ground - just randomly done until I got it how I liked. and Spice for the flower

Flower and leaves - cut from cricut but can be any 

Gilding wax

Liquid Pearls 

Cosmic Shimmer Spray

Spellbinder Dies

Sentiment Stamp and Silver Detail embossing folder

 Ribbon

The challenges I would like to enter this in to are:-

Papermill Direct - Autumn - DT Call 

Great Impression - Fall Colours  ends 30/09

Hobby Cutz Challenges - Autumnal 22/09

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Ribbon - 20/9

One Stitch at a Time - Autumn/Fall - 22/09

The ABC Challenge - V for Very Cute - 01/10

Passion for Promarker - Perfect Pet - 17/09

So sorry for the very long post, and sorry for not getting any post up on Friday I have been bad as a dog with this cold that is going around I seemed to have lost a few days. Oops. 

Anyway I will be back on Wednesday with a cute scrapbook layout for twins christening. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx