Autumn in the City

Hello!

Autumn in the City is the Challenge at the Freetany Flowers Blog.

I have made an 8” x 8” canvas. 

I thought that the Falling in Love Collection from ScrapMir would be perfect for this lovely couple (Ana & Diego).

This is the MoodBoard from which the color palette and flowers are required elements. 

I was also inspired by the berries, pumpkins, and leaves. 

I have used the sketch from the Charmed Scrap Blog this month, and I will also join that Challenge.

I started out with this lovely chip from ArtLines.

 

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I will also join ThePassage of Time Challenge 36 at the LadyBug Blog. Cutting and Chip are required, as well as a clock/watch.

 

The following LadyBug dies were used:

 

The heart die cut and "imagine" chippie were coated with the same metallic paint. They look different because the heart was cut out of brown cardstock. The chip was first primed with white gesso.

And a couple of close-ups...

I'm sorry that the photo doesn’t really capture the shimmer correctly.

I was happy with the results, as I normally shy away from the mixed media department. I see any stamping, ink, or paint, and, I don't know, I'm like a monkey with a banana!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Nora

The Fifth Element - FIRE

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I am back with my entry for the FIRE Stage of the Fifth ElementChallenge at the Fantasy Blog.

I went with the Elegy Collection from ScrapBerry’s which was one of my first Russian papers. Flaming Red and black background paper with roses make the base, and two of my three flowers were cut from the same collection.

I have used the following:

CHIP 15024 and DIES FD-473, FD-302, FD-476, FD-457, and FD-338.

I am also adding my card to this month’s Three out of Nine Challenge at the Yar-SK Blog.

From the center horizontal row, I used flowers, die cutting, and lace.

  

And, for the Treasure Box Challenge this month at the Charmed Blog, I am adding this card.

I have used lace, chip, heat embossing, die cutting, and red and silver beads as topping from the required elements.

Finally, I am adding my card to this month’s Miszmasz Open Challenge requiring CHIP.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Take care,

Nora

Spring Awakening Stage 3

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Finally using the Spring Flowers that I made HERE and HERE.

And that’s the Challenge at the LadyBug Blog. 

Chip and die cutting are required, as well as 5 or more flowers/colors.

I used these dies:

And, yes, even the flower of a Christmas Poinsettia was used to make the "leaves".

But that’s just part of my versatile collection from LadyBug. The lovely bird chip is from Art Lines, and the papers are from MoNa Design.

AND Stage 3 of the Spring Awakening Challenge at the CharmedBlog is the Radiant Sun. 

It requires a color palette and a sketch again.

I started out with the green and blue (two background panels), and then introduced the brown (doily die cut and horizontal ribbon) and yellow (butterfly and berries).

 The days are becoming much brighter, and my daughter's birhtday is also in March. This card is for her. She’s the light of my life!

I went with the center column of the Three out of Nine Challenge at the Yar-Sk Blog.

(insect, die cutting, green)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Nora

Spring Awakening Stage 2

"Drops" is Stage 2 of the Spring Awakening Challenge at the Charmed Scrap Blog. 

Here’s my Shaker Card. This is for my mother, of course. She just turned 85, and she can’t wait to get out to her garden where she is the happiest. 

There's a sketch to follow for this challenge. And I chose to work with the blue (doily), green (background), and mustard colors (Shaker frame) from the palette provided.

I knew, for my mother, I would have to start with the “MyGardening” Collection from BeeShabby.

I fussy cut a few items, but the sweet part was the Shaker items. I used the gold printed film from the same collection for the “window”. The inside panel of the Shaker is cut from a sheet in the same collection.

I've represented the "drops" with a few dew drops and the beads in the Shaker.

Topped it off with a few of my tiny flowers made with a set of LadyBug dies.

Thanks for stopping by.

See you next week!

Nora