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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Thanksgiving Leaves Turkey Card

Created this Thanksgiving Card inking with my fav seasonal Autumn Tim Holtz Distress Inks.




















embossing: Sizzix Fall Set embossing folder
ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk 
paper:
Kraft cardstock - Card Base & Turkey
core'dinations  - 2 shades of orange
punch:  
Fiskars Turkey
Martha Stewart Fall Leaves Punch Around The Page - this is the set where the corner punch broke last yr & Martha Stewart replaced for free after I photographed & mailed broken one back 
stamp: Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes - I stamped the "Happy" part covering up the "Thanksgiving" word so I could fit it on the Turkey and stamped "Thanksgiving" under the word "Happy"
Tim Holtz:  
Paper Distresser
Autumn Distress Inks - gathered twigs, ripe persimmon, seedless preserves

Entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts Wk177 Autumn Colors lim3 2nd 10/20-26
Anything Goes Ch78 Make Your Own Embellishments lim5 3rd 10/16-28
Creative Insp Paints Anything Goes 10/21-27 
DLART Thankful Thurs Anything Goes unlim 10/4-31
Gingerloft Halloween or Fall 10/16-27
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR68 Die Cuts lim3 1st 10/20-26
Kraft Journal Ink It Up unlim 10/15-21
Pan Pastel Ch41 Animals 10/21-26
Paper Play Wk42 Wooden It Ne Nice my something wood is the fence 10/18
Paper Pretties Mon PPMC61 Orange, Black & Choice of Color unlim my choice of color is Brown 10/15-21 
Perfect Sentiments PSC53D Birds & Blooms sentiment for occasion of choice, incl bird or bloom or both unlim a Turkey is a Bird 10/13-30
Scrap-Creations Going Grey Ch Leaves 10/16-22
Simon Says Stamp & Show Your Fav unlim my favs are Tim Holtz Autumn Distress Inks & dry embossing 10/15-21  
Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch Outdoor Scene lim2 1st 10/14-21 
Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch Fall Colors lim2 1st 10/21-28 
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch162 represents peace or calm unlim 10/21-27
 

16 comments:

  1. LOVE the great embossing on this fall inspired card. Just fabulous!Thanks so very much for joining us at the Gingerloft challenge.

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  2. Love the embossed tree and that gorgeous leafy border. Great card...we don't see those sort of colours in our autum.

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  3. Hey there thank you for sharing your fabulous card with the DT from Simon Says Stamp and Show, love the background and the lovely colors that you have used. Thank you for joining into the fun, hugs terry xxx

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  4. Melissa: I love your sweet work, as always...and really hope you will stop by to play along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We would love having you share your art in our challenges, and your sweet cards are perfect for any of our challenges. Hope you're having a blessed weerk, and that you will stop by and play along with us soon and often.
    Blessings,
    Karen L
    Word Art Wednesday
    www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

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  5. Love the embossed background on your card!
    Very pretty card!!
    Thank you for joining in on the Creative Inspirations challenge!

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  6. What a cute card. So nice. I like your coloring and love the CAS style design like Clear Cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Love how you touched some ink to the embossed areas - great look! I'm so happy you joined me this week at my Amusing Challenges! I hope you will visit again! :)

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  8. Super cute card. Thank you for playing with us in this weeks "leaves" challenge at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

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  9. The leaf border is so awesome!! I love the embossing!!

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  10. Pretty card, Melissa - I love the embossed tree, and lovely Autumnal colours.

    Thanks for joining us on PaperPlay this week.

    Julie :o)

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  11. Amazing - love the great embossing on this one! Thanks for celebrating with The Perfect Sentiment!

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  12. Fab card, love the border you have made too! Thanks so much for playing along with Paperplay this week!!

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  13. Amazing love what you did cant wait to see your next challenge entry for CIS Paints!!

    Hugs
    Monica

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  14. A great Thanksgiving card, love the colours.
    Thanks for linking this to PanPastel UK animals challenge.
    Hugs {brenda} xxx

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  15. How pretty. I love the punched leaves border. Thanks for sharing with SSIC.

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  16. I'm amazed that you can get the punch around to fit the dimensions of your sizzix embossed image. Love it! I hadn't seen that embossing folder yet. I really like the way you used it! Thanks for sharing your art with us at The Perfect Sentiments.

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