Down on the farm

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug, with the theme of "Down on the farm".

Autumn is on its way, there's a chill in the air and leaves are slowly starting turning yellow, so I opted for an autumn colored card for the image (Scene it - cow trio). The image is colored with Promarkers and cut with a photo frame die from Lawn Fawn.

I made my own background using an embossing folder, gelatos and mists.
I also used several die cut leaves, a skeleton leaf and flowers from my stash. I have many flowers but you seldom see them on my cards, I have a hard time arranging them in a non-messy fashion.

This card is also for:
Cute Card Thursday - #651 No Patterned Paper
Paper Minutes - #657 Colors of Autumn
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #559 Autumn / Fall

Sketch #814 with Gus Tidbits Consciousness

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I used Gus Tidbits Consciousness and made my own background. I spritzed with Art Anthology mists and used Distress Oxides with a coffee themed stamp. I found enamel dots in my stash that coordinated with the colors of the background. I stamped a birthday greeting in Norwegian.

This card is also for:
Crafter's Cafe - #250 Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes 

Ink #221 Birthday photo

For our new challenge at Inkspirational we have a photo inpiration for you.  I was inspired by the balloons and the checkered floor.
I used a cat stamp from Penny Black and fussy cut it, placed it onto a die cut clock (Marianne).
I used Art Anthology mist for the background and a stencil together with silver Nuvo. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my teamies have made.

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #42 Anything Goes with a Critter
Papercraft Challenges - #61 Animals
Always Fun Challenges - #178 CUTE CRITTERS

Letter, from our house to yours

I found this uninked stamp from Crafty Individuals in my stash and thought it would fit some ongoing challenges. And I can never get too many Christmas cards prepared for my stash.
Seeing the cover at the book at The Library Challenge I felt this image captures the time and age the gloved hand appears from. Also, I chose green and white as main colors.
Over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge the theme is "From our house to yours". OK, so I didn't add a house as such, but a fromt door, and the lady is personally bringing a letter "from our house to yours". Finally, over at Winter Wonderland, they have a sketch - or two actually - and the theme of embossing. I heat embossed the backgound with white EP on green cardstock, the stamp is from Tim Holtz.
Sticker sentiment is also TH, the pearl brads are from my stash.