Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Autumn Days

Hello All, it is my turn to "host" the new challenge this week
at "The Sisterhood of Crafters" and our theme is "Fall Colors"

My first thought went right away to fall leaves, but I have been having this "urge"
lately to use some of my very neglected stamps.....
Nothing speaks fall like a "Ring Necked Pheasant"....
We used to see lots of them, I think I have seen one here in maybe 10 years...
we think the fox are the cause of that...so sad!!


I used a Stampin Up set "Autumn Days" for my wheat and pheasant
The pheasant was colored with SU markers Early Expresso, Soft Suede and Cajun Craze
The wheat was stamped in SU Crushed Curry and So Saffron

I have lots of scraps as I am sure you all do
and my first instinct was to grab a pad of paper instead of "digging" through my scraps....
but I grabbed my "brown" bag of scraps and this piece of paper is the first I pulled out...
perfect!!  But, I still have a scrap of the scrap left...lol!!

The little leaves were just "floating" around on my desk, so I added them
along with some sequins and the ribbon, which is also from SU!!

Well, I have to tell you, it felt "GOOD" to get some of those old stamps, pens and inks
out and put to use, so good I just might have to do it again!!

So my sweet friends, why not head on over to "The Sisterhood" and see what my
"Sistahs" have created to inspire you!!
We also have two visiting guest design "step-sisters" which have some awesome
projects as well!!!

Entering the following challenges:

Just Inspirational .... Fall
and
Craft-Dee BowZ .... Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow
and
Love To Create .... Anything Goes With Fall Colors
and
Simon Says Monday Challenge .... Anything Goes
and
The Crazy Challenge .... Autumn Gatherings

9 comments:

Ros Crawford said...

What a great card ... We see a lot of pheasants around and they are quite mad! They chase the car!

Donna Maligno said...

Very striking card - great for a guy. Thanks for joining the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for October!

Lisa said...

This is so beautiful!! The pheasant looks fabulous!! I love the gorgeous bow!! Awesome card my friend!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, how beautiful! I love how you stamped the wheat in the background, and nice job with the colors on the pheasant! Your ribbon adds a really pretty pop of color, too. Love seeing your stamps in use. Hey, use it or lose it, right? Glad you enjoyed the Halloween card, BTW!

Cvetelina Borisova said...

Beautiful card!Thank you for joining us at The Crazy Challenge this week,good luck!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous!!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! - Ashli :)

Darlene said...

This is such a FABULOUS FALL card! LOVE that pheasant and the ribbon treatment is awesome! YOU GO GIRL!!

Terri's Cards N More said...

Your card is so elegant. Love the pheasant and all the fabulous embellishments. The ribbon is such a gorgeous color. Great job, my friend.

Unknown said...

Great card! Love the colors!