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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Whimsical Wednesday - Fall Colors

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Hello sweet friends and welcome to another Whimsical Wednesday Challenge. Today we are making projects using fall colors and a homemade embellishment. I made a card and tried some 'new' things for me. I always like to try different techniques and ideas.


First of all I wanted to mention the ribbon that I used. We were given some to use and it is BEAUTIFUL. The colors are rich and the there is just this shine and shimmer to the ribbon. It is hand died crinkle ribbon from Patsy's Prairie Bird Boutique. It is has a fun shabby chic look and crinkle to it and yet it can also be ironed flat as well for a whole different look. I love the versatility. For this card I was going for a flatter look so I ironed some but I'm excited to try it in its fun crinkly form as well.

My handmade embellishments are my rolled flowers. I hand cut the spiral shape and rolled these up. Pretty simple and easy but it is the first time I've actually done it and I love the way they turned out. I inked them a little and added some glimmer mist.

The beautiful sentiment and the die it is stamped on are by Emma at My Creative Time. They are the Mixed Holiday Greetings and the Stitched Oval Die.

All the cuts came from the Martha Stewart's Seasonal Cake Cricut cartridge. I made the leaf border into a frame by welding it in my Gypsy. The pumpkin is also from this cartridge. I stamped and heat embossed the pumpkin with a background stamp by Market Street Stamps. The background stamp is called Paisley. Other than that I just did a little inking with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Creative Inspiration Paints will be our sponsor for this week. One random winner will get to pick out five colors of their gorgeous paint. HERE is the link to their store.
I hope you will join in the fun and see what the other ladies on the team have in store for you. Click HERE to go to the Whimsical Wednesday Blog. I also wanted to remind you that we will be having a fun Halloween blog hop on October 7th. Have a wonderful day. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Greetings
My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval Die
Market Street Stamps - Paisley
Prairie Bird Boutique Crinkle Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
Adhesive pearls

28 comments:

  1. Your card is beautiful. I love how the pumpkin turned out. What type of embossing powder did you use. I have tried embossing but it just doesn't turn out that great. Any tips?

    http://pickulblog.blogspot.com/

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  2. I love this card Glora and what you did with that pumpkin is just so beautiful. So Pretty.

    Hugs,
    kate

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  3. I love your pumpkin. It's very beautiful Love all the details in your card as well TFS!

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  4. Beautiful card Glora!! Love your flower and love how you did your pumpkin :)
    TFS and have a GREAT day :)

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  5. Gorgeous Glora!!! I LOVE that pumpkin. The paper you used is perfect and your flowers are full of awesomeness!!!!! LOve and Hugs, Cathryn :)

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  6. Oh pretty. The pumpkin looks fab all decked out in embossing. And I love the flowers. Great work!

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  7. Oh Glora, this is so awesome! That leaf frame is gorgeous! And your rolled flowers came out beautiful...I have yet to try that technique; but I really want to!!! And your pumpkin is pretty also! I learn so much from you each time I visit you! Love it all! TFS
    hugs,
    joni

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  8. Glora this is BEAUTIFUL! I love the leaf border and embossed pumpkin! It adds so much dimention to it! You did an awesome job on your flowers too. Great job!

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  9. I love your leaf frame and that gorgeous pumpkin:) Great job on the flower to! Love it!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  10. WOW,i love this card,Glora!! WOW! Looove the pumpkin and the flowers...looks so pretty!!! :)
    Hugs,
    Cindy

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  11. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pumpkin but I also love the little rolled flower with the shimmer on it. Great project! TFS.

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  12. This is beautiful! I love the fall colors and adore crinkle ribbon!

    Hugs,
    Saundra :)

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  13. Love all the detail! Very nice job my friend :)

    hugs

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  14. I love the embossed pumpkin! Thanks so much for stopping by during The Twinery's Design Team Blog Hop!

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  15. OMG Glora,FANTASTIC job with This card!As always your project is AMAZING,I LOVE the CUTE pumpkin and all the great details!Have a SUPER evening my friend!!:)

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  16. So pretty :) The texture on that pumpkin is gorgeous!

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  17. I am so in love w/ this card. I love all of the details that you put on it. Especially the leaf frame and clear embossing on the pumpkin. You did such a great job on the flowers too. Very pretty. Love it!

    Pam
    Simply-Pam.blogspot.com

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  18. Whoa! I love this!!! That pumpkin is amazing, and the colors are so perfect! :)
    Amy
    redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

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  19. Thanks for your tips on embossing. I will look for some Stupendous embossing and try it out.

    http://pickulblog.blogspot.com/

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  20. Very pretty card!! I especially like the leaf border and the embossing on the pumpkin!! Very creative!!

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  21. divine card glora love the design on the pumpkin and your flowers are pretty. the border is a nice touch. and dontcha just love that ribbon :)

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  22. Glora, your card is beautiful! I love that frame you made, your flowers are just adorable, and that embossed pumpkin is sooo pretty! Love it all!!!

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  23. Glora I love fall and I LOVE your card...I just wish our weather would feel like fall. You did a great job and super cute flower too! tfs
    hugs,jen

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  24. Beautiful card Glora!! I love that pumpkin and the border and flowers are fabulous! Tfs and have a great day. :)

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  25. Glora your card is beautiful! TFS

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  26. so cute.love the embossing on the pumkin and the vine.those flowers give it the perfect touch.tfs

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  27. Glora, I just love, love, love your card. My favorite part is the emblossing on the pumpkin, just fabulous!! Your rolled flowers are perfect. I happened to order some of this ribbon last week from Paper Bird Boutique and I cannot wait to get it!!
    Kathy
    http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

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  28. Glora your card is stunning! Very nice job with Patsy's ribbon, I really like how you put a different twist on it and ironed it flat! I am always in AWE of your embossing. You always get it so perfect! You are so talented girl:) Perfect fall card for the challenge. You rocked it!

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