MilkCoffee Showcase – Shaped Cards

Hello and how are you? 

Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to those who have taken time out of their busy days to leave me comments.  I am so grateful for your kind words; they are a huge confidence booster I must say, so thank you so very much.

Ok, so what’s going on today then?  Well I am here to announce that it is showcase day over on the MilkCoffee Blog and our theme this time is Shaped Cards (oooh ‘eck!).

Now I don’t do shaped cards that often.  I have a lot of pre-scored square blanks and I only own a couple of the larger dies to make my own so I struggled with this a bit.  My only option was to get out my trusty EK Success Circle Scissor to make my base from Centura Pearl.  And that’s as far as I got really.  Until that is I got this little fella to work with.   He is called ‘Pilgrim Boy’ and he is available here and he is the sole inspiration for this project. So you know who to blame!

Now we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK (even though I personally have an awful lot to be thankful for) so I had to do a bit of research so I got it right.

And this is what happened.

Well to be honest with you I’m not too sure what happened!  This card kind of acquired a life of its own and I could do little to stop it. The whole harvest/Thanksgiving vibe just took over.

I coloured ‘Pilgrim Boy’ with Spectrum Noirs on Neenah Solar White card ( I love his hat and his buckled shoes) and cut him out.  I then found a free pumpkin digi on-line and printed it out twice on orange card and added some shading with pencils. 

I used a brayer on my circle base to create a sunset with Rusty Hinge and Dried Marigold DI, using a stencil to make the ‘sun’, then stamped a flock of birds to add to the scene.

The leaves are various Spellbinders dies and the acorns and twigs are made from a Martha Stewart mould and air-dry clay. I t was at this stage that I had to hide my glue to stop myself adding any more to it!   I ended up with more of a ‘sculpture’ than a card but there you go. 

Now watch me try and get it in an envelope! :{

See ya!

Scribbly hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Savvy Handmade Cards – PHOTO INSPIRATION (Pumpkins)

Scribble and Scrap – Challenge #5: ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

My Mum’s Craft Shop – Challenge #11: AUTUMN COLOURS

Just Inspirational – Monthly Challenge: AUTUMN/FALL COLOURS

Stampin’ for the Weekend – AUTUMN/FALL COLOURS

The Paper Nest Dolls – Challenge #17: GIVE THANKS

Tuesday Throwdown – Challenge #173: GRATITUDE

Digi Haven – HAPPY FALL Y’ALL!

Kitty Bee Designs – Challenge#12: FALL COLOURS 

QKR Stampede – Challenge # 63: HARVEST