Sunday, November 1, 2009

Time to Pile On the Challenges!!

Happy Sunday and Happy November!
I can't believe it's another new month, Thanksgiving will be here soon and then Christmas!
It's time for another card with a bundle of challenges, yes it's a new Pile It On card!
This time the Design Team had a theme of Thank You.

Cupcake Crafts gave me the sketch
Gingersnap GC27 had a Color Challenge of Orange, Green and Brown
Treehouse Stamps had a color combo that worked too of Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede and a neutral
The PlayDate Cafe had a color combo of Orange, Yellow and Brown
Magnolia Down Under wanted to see the Distressing technique.
Flourishes wanted Border Punches
Sunflowers and Dragonflies had a "Flower Power" theme
Crafty Creations had a Give Thanks/Thanksgiving theme
Stampin B's Thanksgiving theme
Gingersnap GC28 also has a Thankfulness theme
Cuttlebug Challenge wanted a Favorite thing and so I chose my trusty Swiss Dots folder!
Whimsical Ink wanted Embossing
Alphabet Challenge had C for Circles (the buttons are circles)
Scrapbox wanted to see Circles too!

Now this was a new technique for me, I stamped my image on Kraft colored paper and used my Copic's on that. It gives a different look and I think it works really well for this style/theme of card.
The image is called Stylish Tilda and I do think she has a ton of style!
The dp is Bo Bunny for the background and the brown word paper is DCWV.
The sentiment is 7 Gypsies. The flowers are Prima and the clear buttons are from Basic Grey.
The brown panel is embossed with Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and punched with the Martha Stewart Valentines Lace border punch.
The edges of the panel, background and mats are all inked with Chalk Ink.
Finally the ribbon is Michaels from this years Christmas collection.

The inside is more Bo Bunny dp and a message mat topped with ribbon.

Coloring on Kraft paper gives a different look but I think it is worth a try!
I'd love to see your creations on the Thanks theme, please go and post them over at Pile It On
Katie

49 comments:

Lisa Foster said...

Katie I just adore this! What gorgeous layers! That heart border is soooo pretty! LOVE it all!
Hugs,
Lisa

Tracey said...

Wow! This is gorgeous Katie! I love it!

Tara said...

So many challenges Katie and such a wonderful card!
Hugs Tara xx

Angelwood said...

So cute. Love the warm colors of this card and Tilda is stylin' beautifully! Gorgeous! hugz, Angela

Juls said...

so cute!! Love the gorgeous colours and the fab dotty ribbon!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! Just love the way you used the colors! Thanks for playing the Gingersnap Creations Color Challenge!

Ellibelle said...

So cute. I love your coloring. The papers are wonderful. And I love your heart border!!

Julie Ranae said...

WoW! That's a lot of challenge coverage, Katie!

So glad that you could include The Play Date Cafe Challenge...the colors worked beautifully for this project!

Please come play again with us next week!

Pop's Cards said...

This is just gorgeous, what a cute image and the colours are perfect, great take on our sketch, thanks for joining us at cupcake this week, big hugs Pops x x x

Sue said...

Katie, not just Tilda is stylin', the whole card is stylin'! It's a feast for the eyes, all the colors and textures are wonderful ...LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing your card with the MDUC this week. Hope to see you back again next challenge.

cabio's craft corner said...

Katie, you are right about the image on kraft paper. It sure look good. Love that heart punch and need to get it soon :o)
hugs,
Cabio

charlene said...

Katie love your little card I have yet to try different papers ! TFS

Sharon Caudle said...

Oh my word, Katie! I am in love with this card! So many things going on, but yet it's not too busy at all!! Love the colors and the design. Awesome job! hugs !

Suzanne J Dean said...

She's super cute--I love the layout & all those fabulous layers & embellies! FAbulous!

hugz,
Suzanne

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card ;0)

Tfs

Janneke X

Linda said...

What a fabulous card hun, I really love the colours, and stamping on the kraft paper works perfectly doesn't it. Many thanks for joining in with the Alphabet challenge :)

made by fifi said...

gorgeous card - love the colours -thanks for joining in the Alphabet challenge x

pinky said...

Excellent card Katie, you certainly did pile it on, so much to look at! Brilliant.
Pinky

Lori Kae said...

Katie this is a beautiful card! I love the layers and elements! :)

Karen Arthur said...

What a wonderful card, I love the colors and the fun bling. My goodness, you sure have been a busy lady.

Dragonlady said...

Hi there,

This is such a great card. Love what you have done with the kraft paper. thanks for all the new challenge blogs too.

Hugs Ali x

Liza said...

Such a sweet card, I love the colours. Thanks for joining us at CCC.

Liza x

Hearts Turned said...

What an adorable card, Katie! I love all the layering and texture you gave it--beautifully done!

Lesley said...

Beautiful card, lovely colours. Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

Lesley said...

Beautiful card, lovely colours. Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Katie, what a brilliant card. Love the cute image and your colouring is fab. The papers are gorgeous and the ribbon is lush. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

Sarah Anderson said...

Now that's another real talent, combining so many challenges!! I just love your card. I really admire people who can do this type of card with so much going on, like a scrapbook page. Just gorgeous!!

Kellie said...

WOW this is absolutely AMAZING, your colouring and colours are stunning and the whole thing is just gorgeous, thanks so much for playing along and joining us at Magnolia Down Under Challenges. Hope to see you back again next challenge. xx

Hugs, Kel
MDUC Site Owner.

Sandi said...

Wow girl, you worked it on this one. It is great, thanks for thinking of us at the Play Date Cafe. Sandi

Unknown said...

Wow way to pile on the challenges!! I love the brown color you have going on in this card. Very rustic and cute!

Anonymous said...

wow katie, that is one awesome list of challenges!!!! I love that bobunny papers you used!

-- dalis

Tracey Feeger said...

Oh my this is absolutely stunning. Love the image, colours, ink distressing, the whole thing. Thanks for joining us at MDUC.
mwah
Trace

Kathy Jones said...

Adorable, beautifully coloured and love the border punch! Thanks for playing FTTC this week!!

Laura said...

Very cute. A great make. Well done.

Denise Clark said...

Wow, you covered a ton of challenges and the card is gorgeous. I love the heart border. Great touch. Love the different type flowers! Wonderful card!

Jacque said...

Katie, what a lovely card!!! Those colors are so rich and AUTUMN-ish...just gorgeous...and that image is the sweetest!!! Love her colored on the Kraft also...Great job...Hugs..Jacque

Patricia Garcia said...

WOW great job with all the challenges, SUPER card love the pretty Fall colors!!

Hugs,
Patricia

*Alison* said...

WOW!!! super cute card.. I really love the look of it and your coloring of your stamped image is wonderful..
thanks for playing with us at The Play Date Cafe.. Hope you come back next week for my challenge colors

Ps.. I still have some free digi stamps on my site. PLUS some MAJOR BLOG CANDY!!! HUGS

Maigan Lynn said...

That stamp is ADORABLE! Well done! GL and thanks for participating in the WIS Saturday Challenge! :)

♥ Kristy Woods ♥ said...

Gorgeous, has a real Autumn feel to it.
Thanks so much for joining in the MDUC!
Kristy x

Neva said...

WOW Katie, this is just darling. Thanks for playing along with the Treehouse Challenge, Come back again every Thursday for a new and exciting challenge.

Norma said...

Katie, gorgeous card. Wonderful colour combo--I'm seeing it being used more. Beautiful colouring work. Love all the details. Good job in finding all these challenges.
Thanks for joining us at Magnolia Down Under.

Hugs.
Norma

Saskia said...

Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations with this beautiful card!

Saskia :)

stephanne said...

This is such a pretty fall creation, love the way you've used the image, she looks perfect in those colours. Gorgeous work!! Thanks for sharing with us at MDUC, I hope you can join in next time around!!
Stephanne

raindropecho said...

This is absolutely wonderful, Katie! You've done a great job putting the challenges together, as always. Thanks for joining our challenge at Crafty Creations this week :D
- Ann

Alexandra Lundgren said...

Beautiful card! Isn't that swiss dots folder the best?!? Thank you for joining us on the WIS challenge!

Ashley Newell said...

Holy moly! You are a challenge combining genius! The most I've ever been able to do is THREE. This card is fabulous! I love the colors and all the wonderful layers! Thanks for playing along with the Whimsical Ink challenge!

Jodie from Oz said...

Beautiful textures and colours, love the fall colours & all your embellishments. Stylish Tilda is adorable, thanks for joining us a Maganolia Down Under Distressing Challenge & hope you will join us again next time.
Hugs Jodie from Oz

Unknown said...

This is a stunning card! I love your autumn colours and distressing. Thanks for participating in the MDU Distressing Challenge and good luck!
Alicia xx