Thankful, Grateful for this life - Mid month Creative with Stamps #18

Friday September 15-30, 2017

 

Dang where is September going???

Christmas is just little over 3 months away.. 

 Mid month at Creative with Stamps #18

  Theme is LEAVES

 

 

 

This is my card.. I took Ranger inks and created the background and stamped Thankful and Grateful all over which is by Tech. Tuesday. I tried to keep the center of the wreath without any wording (it almost worked)  so that the leaves would stand out.. I used Simon Says wreath / birds die and stitched leaves and cut them out. I took Ranger inks again and inked the leaves, birds (we don't have Cardinal birds here in the Pacific Northwest but we have Steller Jays which are blue and black and similar to the cardinal.. so that is what I created) I like the contrast of the birds to the background. I colored a strip of paper with the Ranger inks and stamped the T.T. sentiment and added it to the inside of the wreath.  I added some Nuvo clear drops. I love that it gives the dew drop look. I think next time I create the wreath I will do a couple layers of the wrath to give more bulk. 

Please look at Creative with Stamps and see what the DT created.

NOTE:  CWS challenges do not have many "Guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

Challenges:
The daily marker - Day 15
Craft rocket #41 - something beginning with "F" (fall)
Color crazy wk. 36 - anything goes
Pile it on #134 - feathers or scales
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
AAA cards #98 - creatures great or small
Use your stuff #279 - fall is in the air
The crazy challenge #257 - autumn
Artistic inspiration #185 - anything goes
Crafty sentiments - dies and or punches
Cards 4 guyz #178 - nature
Try it on Tuesday - friends/human or animal
Simon Wednesday - CAS
Word art Wednesday wk. 300-301 - anything goes
That's crafty - fly away
Creatalicious #123 - anything goes/opt. leaves