Bi-monthly card sketch Copictopia CASC#7 for autumn

http://copictopia.com/sketch-challenge-saturday-casc7/

Here is the recent card sketch challenge #7 with Copictopia - I'm a little late due to surgery 4 weeks ago...but making and coloring a card is something that fits in with the recovery, both physically and emotionally, right?  Since it is fall/autumn and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I used this designer papers for my color inspiration:

They are from the Color Me Autumn papers from Stampin' Up's holiday catalog.  

I love the autumn leaves and choose the cute Betsy bird from Copictopia's Tweetness Collection (she is a free digital stamp!):

http://copictopia.com/digital-stamps/tweetness-collection/

The card I made is a "tent card," which is a card where the image dangles in an opening in the front of the card.  I got a tutorial to make it from Splitcoaststampers but made a few changes....here is my Betsy Autumn Tent Card for CASC7:

Since I changed up a few of the details from the tent card tutorial, I took some pictures so I could share them with you.

Betsy was colored with copics #E42, E50, E53, E55, E57, E59 and the colorless blender (to texture the bird fur).  I added cast shadows with one of the C markers but forgot to write down the #...

Instead of hanging Betsy with a jump ring, I used a thin strip of clear acrylic window sheet:

Back of Betsy:

Here is how I made the card (base card is white cardstock 4-1/4" x 11" that is folded at the top) and covered inside and out with the designer paper - I wanted to make Betsy feel at home in the leaves and acorns!

The opening was diecut with Stampin' Up's Wonderful Wreath framelit and I put a burlap trim and two-tone ribbon on it.

I cut a few of the leaves from the designer paper and used pop-up dimensionals to adhere them on the front of the card:

The underneath/bottom of the card is a strip of paper that is 4" x 4-1/4" and since the designer paper isn't as heavy as regular cardstock, I doubled it to make it sturdier.  This piece was folded/pleated at 1" intervals the long way:

Then the 2 outside edges were glued to the inside bottom of the card, front and back:

When you wiggle or shake the tent card, it makes Betsy play and move in the leaves!!

 

Hope you enjoyed my autumn Betsy tent card - stop on over to get Betsy and other cute digi stamps, and share your own card for the Copictopia CASC7!

http://copictopia.com/sketch-challenge-saturday-casc7/

Weekly card sketch #118 with Paper Craft Crew

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-118-card-sketch/

• POSTING END TIME:  If you'd like to be considered as one of our Featured Artisans, please be sure to link your project by Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 11:55 PM EST
  
• VOTING:  Voting on submissions starts on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 11:55 PM EST.  Voting ends on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 8:00 PM EST.
  

The Paper Craft Crew design team has come up with some fun card samples using this week's card sketch.  You may click any of the photos to see a larger image, and you may also click the name under the photo to go to the designers blog for more information on their creation.

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-118-card-sketch/

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-118-card-sketch/

Holiday fun projects with Stampin' Up

A few more of the great holiday projects you can make with products from Stampin' Up's holiday catalog!  You can order them right in my online store -  if you want to know which items were used for any of these projects, send me an email, OK?

Making holiday projects with Stampin' Up

I just had to share some of the great holiday projects you can make with products from Stampin' Up's holiday catalog!  You can order them right in my online store - view them in the holiday catalog and if you want to know which items were used for any of these projects, send me an email, OK?

Weekly card sketch challenge #117 with Paper Craft Crew

Here is this week's card sketch #117 from Paper Craft Crew!

http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-117-card-sketch/

• POSTING END TIME:  If you'd like to be considered as one of our Featured Artisans, please be sure to link your project by Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:55 PM EST
• VOTING:  Voting on submissions starts on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:55 PM EST.  Voting ends on Monday, November 17, 2014 at 8:00 PM EST.

The Paper Craft Crew design team has come up with some fun card samples using this week's card sketch.  

  http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-117-card-sketch/

 http://www.papercraftcrew.com/pcccs-117-card-sketch/

November fall blog hop Stampin' Up with Di's Country Inkers

 Happy Fall!

Can you believe it is November already?! You know what that means....lots of holidays coming up to make cards and crafting projects!! 

 Welcome to our November blog hop with Di's Country Inkers. Our theme is "autumn/thankful," and I saw a great card in the Stampin' Success newsletter for Sept/Oct that all Stampin' Up demonstrators get (one of the reasons for joining!) that I wanted to CASE (copy and share everything). I did change it up a little, but got to use the Holiday Home Photopolymer Bundle #137631 ($31.95) that has 24 stamps and matching framelits:

Here is my blog hop project:

It is a "Thankful For" journal 5" x 8":

Here are a few more closeups of it:

You can always find some cute inexpensive journals, books, etc. at your local dollar and/or crafts stores that you can alter and recycle! The kraft cardstock is perfect for covering any size book, or you can get a mini-book already covered, as well as kraft boxes, bags, and wrapping paper in my online Stampin' Up store.

Thanks for looking - now hop over to the next blog and see what other goodies await!
 Lucy – http://www.lucyintheskyblog.com

The line-up:

Diana – http://www.stampingwithdi.com

Barb – http://www.beelinestamping.com

Kathya – http://www.stampwithkathya.com

Crystal – http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com

Mary – http://www.doggandponyshow.com

Lucy – http://www.lucyintheskyblog.com