Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Collaged Stamping Background #1 - Autumn





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Hi, Friends.....

I am here to share the first of two cards I made for this week's MFP Speedy Fox & Friends -  Collaged Stamping Challenge.  For this one, they asked us to make a background using collaged stamping for a patterned paper look.  I used a variety MFP stamp sets for my autumny background:  Halloween Selections,  Corn Ears, Nature's Brushstrokes, and Calendar.  Truly a collage!!!  :)  I stamped them on a scrap of apricot colored cardstock with several different colors of Distress Ink:  Brushed Corduroy, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick, and Walnut Stain.  Then I heat embossed them with clear powder.  I sponged around with some more of the inks, also.  Then I dry embossed it with my Darice-Checkered folder.  Lastly I lightly dragged a sponge with more of the Walnut Stain ink over the embossed pattern to accentuate the squares a bit more.


I embellished it with: a thrift store leaf I rubbed with sparkly gold glitter glue, a glittery pumpkin from a dollar store pack, some thrift store striped ribbon, and, as an afterthought, stuck in a few sprigs of shiny gold leaf ribbon.  LOVE!!!!


Hope you like my card.  I have another one to post using the other piece of this same background.  So, stay tuned!!!  :)

<3
Janis 

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1.   MFP Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge #282 - Collage Stamping
2.   Simon Says Stamp Word Card Making Day Challenge
3.   Stamped Blessing Amusing Challenge - Hello, Fall...
4.   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Autumn is in the Air
5.   The Male Room Challenge #20 - Autumn/Fall
6.   Crop Stop Linky Party #8 - Anything Goes with product that CS sells
(I used Distress Inks and a Darice Embossing Folder) 

7.   Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday Linky Party
8.   Craft Stamper October Take It Make It Challenge - Use one or more listed techniques
9.   One Crazy Stamper October Challenge - Christmas, Halloween, or Fall
10. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #165 - Fall
11. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
12. Simon Says Stamp Work-It Wednesday - Use a stamp
13  Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #26 - It's the Great Pumpkin
14. Winnie & Walter WCMD Masterboard Background Challenge
15. Winnie & Walter WCMD Use Metallic/Gold Challenge

16. Pixie's Snippets Playground Week #197 - Use Snippets

17 comments:

  1. Ooh hopping cats. What fun. Great card. Love the background you created. Hugz

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  2. Beautiful Fall card! Love all of the shimmer and sparkle!!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  3. Hello Janis! Love this beautiful collage work, so beautiful textures, great combo of Orange and gold, love the glittery elements too! Your cat is enjoying the autumn season too!

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  4. Beautiful card; love the colors and embellishments you used. Thank you for sharing with us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge.

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  5. I love this background that you created! The colors are perfect for Fall! Thanks for playing along with us over at One Crazy Stamper!

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  6. What a fun collage card Janis, and a wonderful combination of different techniques, inks, and shiny, glittery embellishments too. I love how you combined all those MFP stamp sets for the perfect Fall greeting!

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  7. I love the warm colours and all the glittering. Thank you for joining us at the Craft Stamper Challenge :-)

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  8. Wonderful background Janis - and what warm and glittery colours you used too. Bet it took a lot of making!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  9. Hope pretty! The sparkles really bring some pop and color to this card. Thanks for playing along with us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends challenge!
    hugs,
    Pam
    MFP SF&F DT

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  10. A really beautiful card. What lovely colours. Barbxx

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  11. Beautiful card Janis. Love all the glitter and the fall colors. Thank you for joining us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge.

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  12. Gorgeous rich colors so glad you entered at MFP SFF...........Lis

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  13. Gorgeous colors on a beautiful project!

    Thank you for joining us in the Craft Stamper challenge!
    xxx Ellie Knol xxx

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  14. Oh wow! This has such lovely dimension, texture, sparkle and shimmer. It's fab. Thanks so much for playing along with our Autumn theme challenge at The Male Room!

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  15. Hi Janis! This is just simply gorgeous and I just love the sparkle. Thanks so much for joining my challenge this week :)

    Jeannie T.
    Dragonfly Journeys

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  16. Gorgeous Autumnal card .... love the added sparkle. Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper challenge ...... good luck! Linda xx

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Have a lovely day!
<3
Janis