Hiya, friends and welcome to another week with us at ThePaper Players! I hope you’re having a
fantastic weekend wherever you are. It’s
homecoming weekend here and in a crazy college town that means….a long
weekend! The schools are out the Friday before homecoming
so that kids can go to the homecoming parade.
I
think it’s kinda nutty that the kids get a day off of school—and by kids I mean
college-age too—for homecoming but I’m not going to argue with a day off! Anywhooo….the always-amazing-Ann has a
beautiful fall color challenge for us this week:
Just perfect for the season!
I took the easy way out and grabbed some Sweather Weather DSP which
features all these colors and put it to work with Linda’s fabulous sketch at
Freshly Made Sketches:
I really love this sketch and thought it would look equally as fabulous flipped...and I think it does! Now, I’m generally not a huge fan of punch art but I’ve always
liked these punch art pumpkins. They're so easy to make with some oval punches and sponges for sanding. The background papers are all from
Sweather Weather DSP which I trimmed out in Champagne Glimmer paper because a
girl always needs sparkle with her plaid!
I used the large oval punch three times on Very Vanilla for the large pumpkin and the small oval punch for the little one. I did add another neutral
with some shading in Sahara Sand. The
stem is hand-cut and of course, the leaves where punched from Chocolate Chip
and glimmer paper with the XL Bird punch.
For the curlicue, I cut a sliver of DSP, loosened it up by running the
bone folder over it a few times, then wrapped it around my paper piercer. When I pulled it off the piercer and
stretched it out a bit, I got this fun curlicue!
I really liked the banner element of Linda’s sketch and to
create this look, I notched the end of some Burlap Ribbon and used the side I
cut off to create the other portion of the banner. I thought I was being pretty clever, LOL!
The Paper Players Design Team
I know the rest of the design team has been clever with these colors so be sure to head over to The Paper Players and check them out! Then come back and link up your lovely creation before our challenge ends on Friday, November 15th at Noon PST. Until next time…have a great week, friends!
Supplies:
Stamps: Truly Grateful
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla CS; Champagne Glimmer paper; Sweather Weather DSP
Extras: Large Oval punch; Oval punch; XL Bird punch; paper piercer; Burlap Ribbon
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous, Nance! I love the pumpkins. The notching of the burlap ribbon...and using both ends...was indeed very clever!
ReplyDeleteNance these pumpkins are FABULOUS!!! Love how you did them nontraditional! WOW is all I can say! Love the touch of burlap and sparkle to complete your design ... and the curlicues are the finishing touch! Hugs
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your white pumpkins. Very striking with the glittery leaves!
ReplyDeleteWow girl! This one is a stunner! It's all about those white pumpkins.......who knew they would be so gorgeous? You did for sure!
ReplyDeleteBeyond just creative, it's a masterpiece. Easy and simple it's just great, Nanci. Keep the ideas flowing.
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I love your punched pumpkins, especially in the non-traditional color....AND with the glittery leaves! So sweet...the tendrils are a fabulous touch, as is the burlap! A card full of awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteNance, this is gorgeous! Love the mix of burlap and glitter, just stunning!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this card, Nance! Great details (love the leaves and curly pieces). Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Nance! I love what you did with the burlap, and the little touches of glitter and curly leaves on the white pumpkins (I love white pumpkins) are such a nice touch. Love it all!
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