New October Challenge at The Four Seasons

Welcome by my blog today, friends!  It's always a treat to have you visit me here. It seems that blogging is quickly become "old school", and that more and more people are heading over to Instagram instead.  I actually enjoy blogging.  It's fun to talk about our art, share ideas, and to get a peek into one another's lives. Thank you so much for visits here.  They really do mean a whole lot to me.  By the way, this will be my last post as part of the Design Team at The Four Seasons. I've stepped down after four years on the team. I was part of the original Design Team. Now it's time for me to move on to new things.

There's a FUN new challenge starting today over at The Four Seasons Challenge Blog.  We're all sharing cards that speak of Autumn.  You can create and share ANY type of art in our challenges.  Maybe the Autumn colors speak to your creativity, perhaps it's the leaves, pumpkins or some other detail that says Autumn to you.  No matter what inspires you, we're always grateful and excited to have you come by and play along with us.

To create this card, I used some old patterned papers from my stash including some Crate Paper (Farmhouse) and some Carta Bella (Spring Market).  The sweet Fringe Pumpkins Dies are from Pretty Pink Posh.  I splattered each layer with acrylic paints (the green Distress Spray bled...oops).  It's a hot mess, I know.  But I wasn't about to start over from the beginning, so it's a mess.  I can live with that. lol

The THANKFUL sentiment stamp is from Stamp Simply and is found in their sweet Boho Fall Leaves Stamp Set.  The sentiment was cut using a Fishtail Banner Die.  I use this die set A LOT for sentiments.  It's super versatile and get a lot of use, believe me.  I used the Boho Pumpkin Dies from Stamp Simply to add the pumpkin vines.  They were cut from a scrap of the green plaid background paper. 

My inspiration came from the colors, the pumpkins and the warm Autumn feel.  Whatever speaks to your creativity, we look forward to seeing what you'll create and share in this month's FUN challenge.  Thanks again for your visit here today.  If you have the time, I'd really LOVE to have you stop by my Instagram Page to FOLLOW me there.  Happy crafting, everyone.

I'm sharing my card here:

The Paper Funday Challenges:  October Challenge #81 - Cute or Creepy - I'm not much for the creepy, so I went with cute.

TIME OUT Challenges:  Challenge #298 - See Inspiration Board Below - I was inspired by the following 3 words when making my card:  Season (Fall), Spatter (paint everywhere), and Edge (I used a Pretty Pink Posh die-cut with FRINGE on the Edges.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog - Challenge #2539 - Autum/Fall or Halloween - I went with an Autumn theme on this card.

Happy crafting!!

Blessings,

Karen