The Card Concept #142- Cast Your Cares

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #142 {Autumn Bounty} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Isn’t this a rich and elegant fall scene? I was inspired by the colors, the leaves and pumpkins as well as the overall theme of autumn bounty to create an Elegant and Classy/ Shabby and Vintage style card!

Since I am still trying to limit my spending and use the stamps that I already own, I decided to pull out an image from the retired Gifts of the Earth stamp set (Stampin’ Up!) and paired it with a verse sentiment from the current stamp set, Fear Not (Stamp Simply). I love the combination of fonts in the verse sentiment, don’t you?

This verse has been very encouraging to me during times of trials- I know that the LORD will sustain me.  During all of my hubby's chemo and health issues as well as this past week, when I took a tumble off our platform ladder on last Tuesday afternoon.

I was on the platform (approx. 25” off the floor) using a handheld orbital drywall sander to smooth our textured ceilings, when the sander had “pulled” me off balance a bit and I had to step off the platform without a step ladder.

Thankfully, the only damage to my body was my left wrist (broke the radius and ulna- ouch!).  I have bruises in other places, lol, but am so thankful that additional damage was not done to my knees (I have been postponing double knee replacement for years) and I did not sprain either ankle- Praise the Lord!

Needless to say, creating this card was a bit difficult. Thankfully, I was able to use my MISTI tool to position the verse sentiment and the main image is on a wood block. The coloring was not too difficult since I am righthanded but using my paper cutter for all of the trimming was a challenge (my hubby was so sweet to help hold down the guard on the paper cutter while I trimmed). 

I am also linking this card to the Make My Monday #133 “Orange as a Dominant Color” Challenge along with the Word Art Wednesday #462- #463 “Anything Goes” Challenge!

If you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

Ink the Gifts of the Earth image with Versafine™ Onyx black ink and stamp on to a piece of white cardstock. Set the ink with a heat tool before coloring with water-based markers.

Once you are satisfied with the coloring, die cut the image with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto a piece of espresso cardstock and trim close to the edge. 

Use a distressing tool to distress the edges of the green designer paper as well as a piece of orange designer paper. Stamp the sentiment from Fear Not using Versafine™ Onyx black ink onto the orange designer paper and heat set with a heat tool.

Mount both pieces of designer paper onto a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of espresso cardstock.

Adhere the panel to a white card base.

Mount the focal image onto the card front using chipboard (or dimensional foam).

Create a twine bow, adhere to the upper left-hand corner of the focal image, and add a small orange button.

To finish off the card use an extra fine white paint pen to add highlights to the apples, a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals (which is difficult to see in the photo) and a few orange rhinestones near the sentiment.

Stamp Sets:  Fear Not (Stamp Simply), retired Gifts of the Earth (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Arteza™ Real Brush Markers (sorry, I neglected to note the color #’s but oranges, yellow, greens, red); Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede; Wink of Stella™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso (both Stampin'Up!), misc. green and orange designer paper (from my stash)

Tools/Accessories: MISTI™, Gemini, Jr™, My Favorite Things™ Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 1, AquaPainter™, Heat Tool, Distressing Tool, also from my stash: ⅞” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Polished Hemp Twine, White Crochet Lace, Pumpkin Pie button, Dark Orange Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope you can find the time to create a card based on our {Autumn Bounty } photo and link up to our gallery at The Card Concept- we would love to see what inspired you! The challenge is open until November 2^nd  at noon EST.