Sunday, October 31, 2021

Four Seasons Challenge - November



Hi there!  Time for another Four Seasons challenge!  November is the last of our fall months (boo hoo), and then we'll be moving onto the winter months, brrrr.  It's anything goes as long as your card or project has a fall theme.  A lovely mood board has been provided for inspiration, but not required that you follow it.


 

It's fun for me to be inspired by the board and see what I have in my collection that fits.  In this case I went with the photo in the lower left corner -- sunflowers in a tin container.  The sunflowers I used are a retired Power Poppy set.  The stamp depicts the sunflowers in a pretty vase, but I cut that away so I could put them in a tin pail (die).  The neutral colors in the background are also inspired by the photo.



There's that cute little Whittle Bird I've been using a lot lately.  The Memory Box Wood Grain Planks are new to me.  I sponged ink on the edges to weather them.  Colored the sunflowers with Copic markers.  The pail is cut from shimmery silver cardstock.  Stickles glitter for some dewy sparkle.



Hey, there's a prize this month!  You'll just have to go to the Four Seasons challenge blog to check it out and see the beautiful work by the team.  Have a happy day!


Stamps:  Power Poppy In Praise of Sunflowers (retired)  Paper:  Neenah 110 lb white, shimmery silver, pre-cut neutral card base  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Sahara Sand, Really Rust, Baroque Burgundy  Coloring:  Copics  Dies:  Memory Box Wood Grain Planks, Impression Obsession Pail, Spellbinders Blossom Nestabilities and miscellaneous rectangle  Other:  Natural string, Stickles Stardust glitter glue, dimensional dots to pop up flowers

21 comments:

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful pail of flowers Leslie, I love your wooden plank backdrop. So perfect in the neutral colours ♥

Darlene said...

GORGEOUS! You ALWAYS inspire me with your beautiful coloring and these flowers are amazing. What a beautiful Fall arrangement in this sweet 'metal' bucket and the woodgrain background is an excellent backdrop! Awe and that sweet little bird ... the perfect touch on your sentiment panel. Can you tell I'm moved by your amazing Fall creation? lol Love it! Have a great day ahead!

Glenda said...

What a gorgeous card my friend! I love those sunflowers in the metal bucket and of course your flowers are just perfect. Ant then there is that cute little bird! I'm always so excited to come visit and see your creations!

Diane said...

Beautifully created card with your pretty pail of sunflowers, I love the great mix of colors! Lovely design too with the woodgrain background!

Cat Craig said...

Gorgeous card, and so inspirational.

Yogi said...

Beautiful. Don't remind me about winter... We had a bit of snow on Saturday and it's still on the ground... Love the plank fence. Have a great day

Conniecrafter said...

Gorgeous!! I love that you took them out of the vase and used a pail die instead, great way to change up the look of your stamps. The wood plank background is a very nice touch! The little birdie is so adorable! Lovely fall card!

Donna Ellis said...

Fabulous card! I especially love how you combined those sentiments. Your design ideas are always so uniquely loving. Hugs, de

HilaryJane said...

This is really quite amazing, love that plank background and silver bucket full of such wonderful autumnal flowers xx

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous card love the beautiful sunflowers in the pail and great wood plank background
Carol x

pam said...

Gorgeous card Leslie, love your Sunflowers in a pail and beautiful colours.
Pam x

Barbara said...

I recognized this stamp set but I love the way that you reinvented it with the pail. Such a great interpretation and lots of new ideas here.

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous Fall stamped watercolored flowers in your sweet earthy pail, Leslie. I love your die cut wood background for your beautiful Fall flowers. TFS your beauty and inspiring me to play along in your new fun challenge. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Bonnie said...

What a fun tin pail to hold these beautiful sunflowers! Love that bit of sparkle on the petals!

Cindy Beach said...

Whoever receives this card is sure to have a beautiful day! That is a great sentiment and the whittle bird is sweet tucked in with it. I love the neutrals and earth tones of the flowers. This is fabulous, Leslie!

Loll said...

Gorgeous sunflowers Leslie. Love the beautiful colours of fall. The tin pail goes perfectly with those wood planks in the background. LOVE the sweet bird! :) xx

laurie said...

This is a fall beauty! Love that pail with blooms!

Pauline said...

Gosh Leslie, I love your card! Beautiful fall colours, love the woodgrain planks, a perfect backdrop for you bucket of sunflowers, and of course the whittle bird, so darn cute! Big sigh!!! Another gorgeous creation my friend!

Stacy Morgan said...

Very creative putting those in a tin bucket. Not to mention that fence like background rocks, very pretty!

Ida said...

Gorgeous bouquet of fall flowers in that cool looking bucket.

Ida said...

I know I've already commented but just had to say that I was inspired to give this challenge a try & to thank you for introducing me to yet another great challenge blog.