Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends! May your day be one of gratitude for your blessings and time spent with family and friends, enjoying the harvests of the season.
We're at my mom-in-law's, so I'm squeezing in a bit of *me* time to share my card for MUSE challenge #186, inspired by Anita's striking leaves creation:
Her card was precisely the spark needed to create a birthday card for my brother, using my brand-new Concord and 9th leaf dies (or wheat dies, depending on your perspective...). One features the background patterned paper, in autumn shades of gold, rust and bronze; the second, the 'backside' of the patterned paper, in rust; and the third, in shimmer gold cardstock. I left them 'as is'...tall and handsome (I'd say 'pretty', but this is supposed to be a guy's card *grin*). The sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers Butterfly Birthdays.
NOTE: Thrilled and delighted to be selected as MUSE Honourable Mention! Thank you!
Also sharing at:
Happy Little Stampers~Anything Goes with Dies Challenge AND Anything Goes with HLS Stamps
Off to visit some more...and enjoy the scent of the pumpkin pies baking..
Thank you for spending part of your day with me; your visit brings me joy!
Love the die cut foliage ... a perfect card for a man.
ReplyDeleteFabulous case!! I love anything leafy and toss in some autumn colours and I am swooning! HAPPY THANKGIVING to you too ((hugs))!!
ReplyDeleteHandsome card, love the die cuts and the colours used.
ReplyDeleteLove those dies and the way you used them for the Muse!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loving company and great food!
Gorgeous - such pretty dies and you made them shine! Would have loved to play along, but sadly did not have not enough time :(
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done - perfect as a masculine card! So glad you joined us at Muse this week, Carol!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of those neat leaves, Carol!
ReplyDeleteGreat male card Carol! Love the striped paper peeking through. Hope you had a wonderful time with family.
ReplyDeleteA really elegant creation, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Carol! I'm sure you had a wonderful day. So happy you had a chance to create. These cards are beautiful. I really like that leaf die and your use of it is wonderful. Great choice on the papers. I'm sure the recipients will be thrilled! Have a happy week! Hugs! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeletePretty, I'm loving all the metallics lately, and your pp background is wonderful for masculine!
ReplyDeleteLove the multi-colored stripe peeking through!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and yours too, Carol! What a cool, graphic and yes, handsome card ... the different layers and patterns are fabulous! Beenn enjoying browsing through all your recent work ... as ever, so inspiring ... thank you! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for a masculine card and so glad I gave you some inspiration, Carol. That's a fabulous leaf/wheat die, must add it to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing along at Muse this week, Anita x
wonderful masculine card, that is a pretty die
ReplyDeletethanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Dies challenge
Barb Housner (DT)
Brautiful card! Love your die cut foliage.
ReplyDeleteGreat take on Anita's card!
Happy Thanksgiving, Carol. I ordered those leaves and can't wait until they arrive. You've made such a beautiful card I want to CASE it.
ReplyDeleteStunning card, and that die is really fantastic. There is something about the shape of wheat that I find so very soothing, and it is perfect for masculine cards.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Carol! I hope you had a wonderful time! beautiful card!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous take on Anita's card, Carol! I love how you played with your new leaf dies, and the masculine colors are perfect! You nailed it!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your HM at MUSE!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of the wheat die, Carol, your card is simple yet very striking!!
ReplyDeleteI like your take on Anita's card... what i love the most is the fine-line of the matting! Perfect! (I'm playing catch-up with your blog... that "life-wife-mom-family-job" thing is cutting into my "me" time!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful take on Anitia's card!! Really love that wonderful leaf die! The gorgeous are so warm like Fall! That metallic shine really adds a stunning touch to your details! ;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card..love those foliage..Thank you so much for joining us at Happy Little Stampers- Anything goes with dies challenge.
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