PDCC 100!

Morning all, today I have a card for The Play Date Cafe's 100th Challenge! As it's a special one, I really wanted to make sure I took part this week! Time has kind of run away from me though, and I've only just finished my entry.

Here are the gorgeous Autumnal colours for us this week, and I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday:





And here's my spin:



I knew exactly what I was going to do when I saw the colour story on Thursday: I wanted to make a wreath using the wonderful Oak leaf stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps Peace and Plenty and Blessed By You.

So I spent several hours last night stamping these leaves in a variety of colours and combinations and fussy cutting them out! I had a very sore thumb and forefinger, not to mention RSI in the wrist! Ah well, no pain, no gain! I eventually decided to use the leaves stamped in a block colour, then over-stamped with the outline stamp.



In the end, I decided on a half wreath, mounted onto a die cut circle using a Nellie Snellen die. Then threaded some raffia through the little loops and formed a bow.



The central sentiment label was cut using 3 sets of Nestabilities and bazzill, and the sentiment is from Peace and Plenty.

Before mounting onto a white linen card base, I stamped the acorn and oak leaf pattern in two different distress inks. Finally, I added some Gold Glamour dust using my quickie glue pen to the veins of the upper leaves and some dew drop gems to the card base.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Play Date Cafe

Stampin' B's Design Team

Sketch Saturday

Paperplay Challenges

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge

Paper Issues

Tuesday Throwdown



Supplies Used:

Stamps: Peace and Plenty, Blessed By You - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Paper: White Linen card base from stash; Green and pale orange Bazzill;

Inks: Distress Inks - Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Crushed Olive; Memento Pear Tart, Cantaloupe and Rich cocoa.

Die-Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities - S4-114 Standard Circles Large; S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles Small; Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Die - Round.

Other: Gold Glamour Dust; Gold Dew Drop Gems; Raffia;


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline