Twofer Card Challenge-Harvest
I am finally trying this new blog where one has to show both cards, side by side because you have to use the same stamp but in a different way and for a different occasion. I decided to use the mighty squirrel since it is harvest time and they like to harvest their nuts..er....let's not go there. Anyway, if they were smart, they would eat like kings throughout the winter but they forget where they store their food...poor dumb-ass squirrels. I had to laugh because my hubby looked for his coat of arms..most people have ostrich plumes or a lion, even a fish but my hubby has, you guessed it, the mighty squirrel.
I enjoyed creating both cards and used colours for the harvest feel. I stamped and masked the squirrel. in both cards, and masked the pumpkins. (By masking, you ink and stamp the image on the card and duplicate the same image on a post it note. You cut out the image on the post it note making sure you have the glue side on some of the image. You take that cut out post it and place it on top of the main image and then you can stamp around it and lift the post it. Voila! It looks like the other images are behind the main image). The card on the right, is basically monotone in look with sticker corners and framed. The card on the left has a ribbon to differentiate between the 2 colours plus I stamped foliage around and embossed the one in gold. This is an "any time" card to send to someone just because you want to. The card on the right in for a birthday.
Ah what fun and just think, Christmas Eve is only (gulp) 2 months away!
Holy cow-I can't believe its only 2 months until the holidays and even more so the end of the year. Time flies. Love the squirrels! That image makes a great card-with your talent of course. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteNine more weeks until Christmas. Exactly nine weeks today.
ReplyDeleteMasking sounds like a lot of work.
Well, I was grinning at your cute cards until I got to that last sentence, Birgit! lol! Why you wanna add that?! Okay, I'll shake it off. Guess what? The mighty squirrel is on our family crest, too! Karacks us up! You've made two fabulous harvesting squirrel cards! Love both designs! Great coloring, embossing, and panels! Thank you so much for playing in Twofer Card Challenge #10! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteCool cards, Birgit! That's funny about your husband's coat of arms.
ReplyDeleteTwo creative and fun cards using your squirrel images, Birgit! They are so sweet and the card on the right with the pumpkins is just plain fun! Great design and colours. Your card on the left is elegant with the pretty stamping and gold embossing. Thanks for sharing with us at Twofer Card Challenge!
ReplyDeleteGreat fun cards Birgit..they really show how different colours and design create such different looks....they are such fabulous stamps.....xxxx
ReplyDeleteBoth gorgeous, but I think I prefer the left hand one.
ReplyDeletehaha hey, squirrels are better than...stink bugs? Great job indeed. Poor squirrels must have it rough forgetting where they stored their food.
ReplyDeleteCreative way to use the squirrel!
ReplyDeleteMaybe those squirrels could use the Post-It Notes to write down where they hid their food!
ReplyDeleteSanta is coming
ReplyDeleteLove the cards. Beautiful and creative as always.
ReplyDeleteA great idea to use the squirrel harvesting his nuts. Two super cards for the Twofer Challenge using this lovely stamp. What a frightening thought that Christmas is only two month's away! xx
ReplyDeleteWe have tons of squirrels around here and unfortunately they have done some damage on the house, so my hubby is not too fond of them! Your squirrel cards are fabulous, though! Great job masking, embossing, and coloring!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see you in the Twofer gallery!
Love the cards, but not the thought that Christmas is so close. Where does the time go??!
ReplyDeleteHi Birgit - love the cards ... it's always fun to receive home-made ones ... cheers Hilary
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