I hope our hop today will inspire you to make some cards for the fall holidays. You should have come here from Karen's blog, which is always filled with inspiration. If you didn't, you can go back to Stamp TV and start at the beginning of the hop.
Our hop this time is based on these inspiration photos.
Aren't they lovely? Definitely very fall/thanksgiving oriented but not traditional colors. I was inspired to make these two cards based on the colors, pumpkins, and overall fall theme of the photos.
This one is very CAS, which isn't my usual style, but I was inspired by the photos to do something very clean. The base is Gina K Designs Pure Luxury base weight ivory that I scored along the sides and top and bottom. I used a layer of Pure Luxury Good as Gold and stamped the pumpkins on a piece of Pure Luxury layering weight ivory, which I also scored as a way to emphasize the greeting. The pumpkins and greeting are from the Gina K Designs set called So Grateful by Rupa Shevda. I stamped the pumpkins and the little flourish with versa mark and embossed them in gold (the flourish is from the GKD set Seasonal Labels). I colored the pumpkins a bit with Copics and that was it. Quick and easy, but I really like the way it turned out.
This card used stamps from several Gina K Designs sets: The basket is from Holiday Basket by Melanie Muenchinger; the pumpkins are from Heartfelt by Theresa Momber; and the leaves and acorns are from A Year of Borders by Melanie (I cut it apart to make it fit the basket and to go on top of the pumpkins. The base is GKD Pure Luxury Dark Chocolate with a layer of Pure Luxury Ivory on top that was embossed with the Cuttlebug folder "Grace's Frame." I colored everything with Copics and popped the basket and contents up with pop dots. The greeting is from the GKD set, "Autumn Beauty."
I hope you have been inspired by the photos and/or the cards. Be sure to leave a comment on each blog as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 13) we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K Designs stamps. Hop along now to see what Linda has waiting for you; I'm sure it will be beautiful!
53 comments:
Love both of these Kay! I really like this inspiration photo - good one to work with.
Sweet cards Kay! Love the scoring and light coloring on the first one and your basket framed with the embossing folder is just gorgeous!
Wonderful inspiration photo, Kay. I love the CAS design. Awesome scoring! Your coloring on the autumn basket is fabulous! Gorgeous cards!
Fabulous cards, Kay and fabulous inspiration!!! I really love your CAS of the pumpkins - the color is perfect. Love it.
Love both your card styles - CAA and the extra boldness of the 2nd card! Very beautiful!
Love how you have created texture with the scoring on your first card and love the pop of color on your second!
Great cards Kay! I really like how you framed the sentiment on the first card with the embossing, it is so pretty that way.
Kay, loved the photo, thank you for giving us such a awesome inspiration photo.
Love both of your cards!!
Lovely cards Kay! I love the clean look. Fabulous inspiration photo, I really enjoyed it.
Those are lovely autumn cards ~_^
Both your November inspiration cards are just wonderful. I can't pick a favorite as they each have great design elements.
beautiful cards - love your clean CAS card and your basket is fabulous!
thanks so much for awesome photo inspiration - really enjoyed it (-:
Beautiful cards! Like how you have done the embossed background.
Love both cards, Kay, and your CAS techniques.
Very lovely. I love the basket and the embossing.
Both are lovely, but the first CAS one really caught my eye with its elegant simplicity, great job!
Great cards!!!! Both are wonderful - love the first one best!!!
Both cards are fabulous. LOVE the simplicity of your pumpkin one, that coloring is unique and I just love it!
Both cards are great. Love the scoring on the first one and the Cuttlebug embossing folder you used on the 2nd one.
Great cards! Love how you've combined stamp sets to create something original.
lovely simple card - I especially like the hit of coloring on the pumpkins.
Both cards are just beautiful - so simple and elegant! Thanks for sharing...
Both cards are wonderful.
Love the Give Thanks card. The colors are so rich! The design is gorgeous! Off to CASE!
Great cards! So inspiring! I need to start some right now!
Thanks for sharing your talent!
Love your cards. Simple but beautiful.
Both cards are an inspiration. Very nicely done.
nice use of 2 very different styles
Beautiful cards!!!!
Very nice cards.
I love pumpkins and yours are lovely!
thanks
Holly
I love the clear lines on this card too and the light touch of it, The other card is beautiful too
Great cards, love the basket.
Both are awesome. I really like your blog but I don't always comment because of word verification.
Love them both but I'm a CAS kind of gal so that's my favorite!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Both are beautiful. Love the scoring and the embossing.
Both cards are beautiulcbut if Ihad to pick just one it would be the holiday basket.
Blessings,
Kat
Oh both cards are so beautiful!
Excellent cards!so pretty!
Your cards are both gorgeous. I like the way you pieced in the pumpkins and leaves.
beautiful cards and piecing
Fabulous project, thanks for sharing your talent and ideas!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Really beautiful cards, both of them. Your basket was used in the intro to the hop to put us in the right 'mood.' It worked! And I love your CAS take and the light coloring of the pumpkins is fabulous.
What a neat idea for Teresa's basket! And your "clean" card is really outstanding. Love the shading on the pumpkins.
I find myself wanting to use bright white as the base a lot. I like it!
Love both of these but the first ones, just the way you used the colours is jsut so fantastic!
Beautiful cards Kay! I love the CAS design and scoring on the first card. Fantastic fall card for the second and your coloring is beautiful!
Thank you for the amazing inspiration photo!
Love the simplicity and subtle colors. Well done!
Love both your cards here. Especially the CAS one. Gorgeous!!
I adore the simplicity of your pumpkins. I had cut out the same ones but couldn't think of a good way to show them on a card by themselves. You did it! Thank you!
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