Celebrate Fall

Hi Friends! I hope your week is starting off good. Mine certainly is. Yesterday I learned that my "Just For You" card was chosen as a Froggin' Fantastic Four over at Lily Pad Cards! This is the second time I've enjoyed that honor! The other winners' cards are awesome--you should definitely check them out.  

There is another bit of exciting news, too...but I'll tell you about that in a few days! ;)  

My card today is seasonal, for fall, of course. I used the Viva la Verve September 2011 Week 4 sketch, the CR84FN39 Color Challenge colors of orange, yellow, and brown, the Crazy 4 Challenges #106 theme of a Halloween or Fall card, and Heartsong Inspiration's challenge #17 to use ribbon and/or a tag--I used both. :)  

To make the diagonal strips, I just cut strips of paper, sewed them to the bg paper, then trimmed the ends off. That didn't require much in the way of measuring--figuring angles isn't one of my strong points. I added the little orange leaves (Stampendous) to the orange strips as an afterthought.

In my materials list below, you'll see that I used waxed linen thread, but you might not notice it in the photo. See the orange flowers on the tag (Sunny Days, Verve)? It actually looks like a button in the center of the flower, so I pierced the holes and used the linen thread to "sew" it. Then I covered just the button part with Glossy Accents to make it stand out from the rest of the flower. Not difficult, just hard to see here. :)

I just love this meandering stitch (I don't know if there's an "official" name for it).

And, that'll do it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate all my visitors and love hearing from you, too.

 

Stamps: Sweet Treats, Sunny Days (Verve); Everything Happy (Stampendous)
Paper: Best of K&Co
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Staz-On
Dies: Tiny Sweet Scallop (Verve)
Accessories: Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); ribbon (Offray); waxed linen thread; Glossy Accents; sewing thread; foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5x5")

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