10.08.2011

OCC Fall Colors

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Lori is hosting this week at Our Creative Corner, and she chose some lovely Fall colors for us to work with! When I saw them, I immediately loved their warmth, and thought "Christmas." As you may (or may not) know, I've been CASEing Kristina's Holiday Card Series cards. The one below is #3:

I love the dry embossing in the background (she used a faux letterpress technique), and the simple layout.

Here's my version:

I hope you can see the dot texture in the background. I also inked up my embossing folder before rolling it through my die cutter, but I used a pale blue for a subtle effect (it was actually a little more subtle than I wanted....). I used some foam tree glitter stickers that I got a few years ago for a dollar at one of the big chain craft stores. They have been in my stash so long, I almost threw them out, but I'm glad I didn't!

This card is also headed for Lawnscaping's current challenge. I hope you play along with us at Our Creative Corner!

15 comments:

Wendy said...

I love the effect you got from inking the embossing folder. It really looks amazing on both cards yours and Kristina's. I would not have thought of using the folder you used for a Christmas card but it totally works.

Laurel said...

Very pretty!!!!! I like that you inked up your embossing folder! I have done that from time to time!!!! Loving the foam trees from the dollar store. They work perfectly on your card! Thank you so much for joining us at Lawnscaping!

Kim H said...

Love the background. the light blue is just a soft subtle touch in the background, I love it. thank you for sharing.

Lindsay said...

What a fabulous card Jennifer! I love the texture!

Tenia Nelson said...

Awesome card dearie!!! Hope you are well....

Vicki B. said...

This is super cute Jennifer, love those glittery trees!!

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

How cute is this? Those glittery chunky trees are adorable and look fab against that pale blue background. Sweet take on this week's color challenge!

Hugs,
Linda

Tui Nathan said...

Another stunning CAS card Jen ... I love this sweet card, those trees are just gorgeous with the blue halo effect ... not to mention the white border stitching - this is such a simple technique yet the effect is brilliant ... great job!!!

melania deasy said...

Beautiful card,LOVE the design, simple and pretty, thank u for playing at Lawnscaping :)

Judy L. said...

Your card is beautiful! I love Christmas!

Queen Mary said...

Jennifer, I like your clean and simple style and I REALLY like how you used the colors from the challenge in this project! Great effect!

Anne Marie said...

Absolutely fabulous, in every way Jennifer! I LOVE how you inked up the embossing folder in pale blue before running it through. Such an awesome effect! Those glittery trees are such a perfect accent, too. I really need to start going through my stamping stash. I'm sure there is all kinds of little treasure like this waiting to be loved. Thanks for the inspiration! Big hugs! :)

Lynnette said...

This is a gorgeous card. The layout and elements coordinate together perfectly.

Vera W. Yates (Ling) said...

Fab card, Jennifer! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Lawnscaping! :)

Lori Rider said...

This is fabulous, Jen! Great holiday card. Your tree stickers are so cute! Love the blue embossed background and the ribbon and stitching. Awesome job!