Sitting in the Pumpkin Patch

Hello Everyone

And a big welcome to October, except where is the cooler weather??? Its been HOT here in my area for the whole month of September and we are in need of rain desperately. I am hoping that October shows its fall head with cooler temps and some rain.

OK off the weather and on to some fun and crafty things.

Today is the start of the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for October

The sponsor is 

Cute As A Button

Please visit Cute As A Button and 

check out the great selection of items available.

The winner will receive 

2 digital images

Since fall is here I decided on a cute image that has a pumpkin theme. 

When I think of the beginning of fall, I always think of pumpkins

Here is the card I came up with using  the

Pumpkin Patch digital image

I used a step card to showcase this adorable image

I added a stamped pumpkin image behind the digital image  

and added some punched leaves on the side panels of the card.

A fluffy bow at the bottom finishes this card off.

Here is a closer view of that cute digital image

Here is a closer view of my bow

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital - Cute as a Button (Pumpkin Patch), Rubber Stamp - Euerka Stamp - Pumpkin - (No longer available) Paper/Card Stock: White CS, DP  Ink: Memento - Tangelo, New Sprout Dies Used: Accucut - Step card Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Alcohol Markers (FireFly, Spectrum Noir), Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

Hope you submit your creative project to the Craft-Dee BowZ October challenge

The theme  - Anything Goes (a bow is no longer a prerequisite)

Challenge ends October 30

Hope I inspired you with my card and the cute digital image. 

I will be back soon

Boo to You

Hello

Hope your are having a great week so far.

Today is the 1st Tuesday of September and

 over at Craft-Dee BowZ that means its Inspiration Tuesday. 

Usually I post an inspiration piece on the 1st Tuesday 

and the other designers post on a Tuesday throughout the month as well.

OK,  let me share with you my Tuesday inspiration piece.

This card design came about because of an art piece I saw at a home goods store.

It really appealed to me. (Obviously - LOL)

See that background paper??? That gray and white patterned paper. 

Well I had some paper that was this design but it was pink not gray.

Well I put that DP in my copier and copied it as a B &W 

and the B&W selection on the copier gave me exactly what I was wanting.

I trimmed it and used it as a layered piece over a dark gray cardstock.

My pumpkin is an old die from Accucut and it's still available. 

It comes with eyes a nose and a mouth and a leaf. 

I will use the other pieces some other time. 

I cut the pumpkin out and then cut another center piece. 

I used my paper shaper to shape the end parts of the pumpkin 

and that extra center piece. 

I added foam tape to the extra center piece and 

attached it over that center area on the main pumpkin shape. 

It gives the pumpkin dimension. I also inked the edges using gray ink.

I added a bow and this is the end result.

OK after I made that card, I thought that pumpkin would be cute on a handle bag. 

Perfect to use that bag for Halloween Trick or Treating. 

I decided to make a bag topper

Here is what this finished up as.

This looks so cute.

Same pumpkin - same background paper and I just mounted it on a extra large label shape

 and added some pretty leaf ribbon . 

I added a slit to that label shape and slid it down on the front bag handle. 

You can see the slit and the fold spot right above the stem

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Paper/Card Stock: DP copied to make gray/white. Orange CS, Black CS, Green CS Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel Dies Used: Recollections - Alphabet, Accucut - Pumpkin #5, Spellbinders- Grand labels Four Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my projects in the following challenges:

• A Bit More Time to Craft  #99 - Always Anything Goes (#108)
• A Perfect Time To Craft September - Always Anything Goes (#86)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge Always Anything Goes (#69)
• Crafts Galore Encore  #67 - Always Anything Goes (#62)
• DL.Art Linky Challenge September - Always Anything Goes (#57)
• Happy Little Stampers Dies  September - Always Anything Goes with Dies (#1)
• Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge  September - Anything Goes (#37)
• Arty Divas  #3 - Anything Goes (week 2) (#63)
• Digi Choosday Challenge -, - #36 - Anything Goes (#59)

OK that's it for today. 

Hope you might try making a bag topper. 

They are easy to make 

and really dress up a plain gift bag.

Thankful Hearts

Hello Everyone and welcome back.

Time for a new Crafty Creations Challenge. 

Crafty Creations Challenges always have great sponsors and the sponsor for this challenge (#302) 

is Fresh Brewed Designs

Crafty Creations Challenges last 2 weeks and the theme for this challenge is Give Thanks. 

Since we have the Thanksgiving holiday coming very soon, 

I decided to use the Fresh Brewed Designs pumpkin image. It's #70 - Fall Pumpkin, 

click here to check it out and/or order it.

Let me show my card.

Those pumpkins I used on my card are the same image. I just changed the shape somewhat when I printed them out on my card stock.

Here is the original image right after I colored it. I sized this one at about 2" 

And below is the second image.

 To print my saved images, I use Word software and insert the saved digital image on the Word document. On this second image I made it larger, to do that I used the arrow in the bottom center and pulled the image downward instead of using the corner arrow. Using that corner arrow keeps the image size in perspective. I wanted this pumpkin to be taller and skinnier.

Let me share with you info on that center portion of the card, I used some corrugated cardboard  and pulled some of the paper off the front side to make it look distressed and colored with Pan Pastels. I then placed that corrugated piece on the card center.

I attached the pumpkins to that center panel.( I know this looks wet but it really isn't.)

For a little added texture I added a vine which is Boxwood twine and its bendable. Love it!!

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital Pumpkin - Fresh Brewed Designs, Sentiment - Hero Arts (old) Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Brown CS, Corrugated box piece Ink: Black India Ink Dies Used: Accucut Die - Center Step Card Accessories:Pan Pastels, Colored Pencils, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Boxwood bendable Twine

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers -  (Week 2) Thank You (#34 )

Eureka Stamps -  The Colors of Fall (#13 )

Not Just Cards -  Always Anything Goes (#187)

Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - Always Anything Goes (W2 of 2) (# 33)

Dragonfly +Dreams – Let's See Those Fall Colors (#11)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #21 Anything Goes   (W2 of 2) (#207)

Scrappy Hands -  #51 Autumn/Fall (#14)

Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes (# 35)

Crafting-With-Friends - Always Anything Goes (#145)

Polkadoodles – No.43 - (W1 of 2) Autumn/Fall Colors (#24)

Thanks for stopping by today. I will have another card for you on Saturday. Hope you can stop back.