Pearly Sparkles October Challenge Pumpkins and/or Autumn leaves

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is Pumpkins and/or Autumn leaves. I've gone with Autumn leaves for my card.

What I used

8x8 Kraft card blank

Gold mirror, Copper, and Yellow card

Backing paper and topper for Sweater Weather pack, magazine free gift

Maximum crafts Woodland Glory Easy Frames die

Phill Martin sentiment stamp

Craft Artist copper Mica Magic

Copper brads

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft October #10 2025

Crafts Galore Encore #140

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.

 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.

Autumn blessings

Hello there,

Today's post is to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog, the theme this month is Autumn and/or Halloween. I've chosen the Autumn theme, and will probably send the card to friends in the US for Thanksgiving. I made most of the card using a kit called Sweater Weather which came with issue 202 of Papercraft Essentials. I love Autumn and was really drawn to the colours and the images.

I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes.

Card recipe

8 x 8 cream card blank

Gold mirri card for mats and the sentiments

Backing papers and images from Sweater Weather Papercraft Essentials issue 202

Sentiments from Die Cutting Essentials issue 81

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Autumn leaves are falling

Hello there,

Today's post is to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog, the theme this month is your favourite time of the year. This could be Christmas, Easter or any of the seasons for example, the choice is yours. I've chosen autumn, I love the changing of the leaves and all the different colours this produces, plus I do like crunching through the dried leaves on the ground!

Card recipe

8 x 8 Kraft card blank

Copper mirri card

Clarity Indian Summer designer paper pad

Kanban trees stamp

Cardi-O stamps for the leaf border

Promarkers to colour the image

Tonic leaf embossing folder

Happy birthday die 

Skeleton leaves - found in my stash when having a sort out

Copper brads

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them. 

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.

Autumn pixie

Hello,
We've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today, and lasting for about a month. The theme as always is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the side bar on the blog.

Here's my DT card, which will hopefully give you some inspiration - as it's September and Autumn is approaching I thought I'd go with an Autumnal theme, I do like the changing colours of the leaves at this time of year. Plus I'd just got the John Next Door Autumn Special magazine which as some lovely dies and a folder with an autumn theme. Why not pop over to the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, check out what the design have made to inspire you and join in.

Card recipe

7 x 7 gold pearl card
Cream pearl card and copper pearl card for mats and frame
Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD Autumn fairies image
John Next Door Autumn Special magazine dies, folder and sentiment stamp
Presscut Dots and dashes dies
Memento Cocoa ink for the sentiment
Mica Magic oranges and golds
Brads from my stash

Close up of the pixie

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #123 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog #9 2020 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge Blog #9 2020 Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #79 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #50 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters Challenge #31 Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping by, if you've time to leave a comment that would be fab as all are gratefully received.

I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.

Autumn leaves

Hello,
here again with my DT card for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge for November, which is sponsored this month by digistamps4joy, I've chosen the Leaf Fairy.

What I've used

8 x 8 Anna Marie Designs gold card blank, to reflect the Autumn colours

Anna Marie Designs Dark Copper card stock for the matting and layering

Docrafts Tilly Daydream Autumn leaves paper, which I've had for ages

Leaf Fairy digistamp coloured using: Spectrum Noir FS2, FS3, LG3, LG5, OR1, OR3, GB6, DR5, TN6

Image and mat cut using Sue Wilson Double Pierced Circles die

Leaves and acorns cut from card from Limetree Crafts Continental Coffee, Create and Craft Copper and Ana Marie Designs Harvest Gold using Tonic Autumnal Oak, Fallen Leaves and September Harvest dies 

I found the sentiment on the internet and just printed it from my PC.

Backing the leaves and paper piecing the acorns was a bit of a faff but I think the end result was worth it, hope you do too. If you've time to leave a comment that would be great, all are appreciated. 

 Also if you can please join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, sponsored by digicrafts4joy

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge 154 ATG
The Paper Nest Dolls November Challenge ATG
Crafting with an Attitude Challenge 45
Crafter's Castle Challenge 11