Fall Friends Card Making IG Hop - Week 2

Hello again friends; I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday.  I'm back with my card for Week 2 of the 'Fall Friends' IG card hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  For Week 2 we want to see 'autumn leaves and mushrooms please' so dig out all your autumn/fall images and join in the fun.  

After rooting through my stash I found two stamps sets from Clearly Besotted Stamps that fit the bill perfectly.  I decided to make a thank you card as I don't have many of these cards in my card box. 

Here is my card:

a closer look at the images:

I decorated the inside as usual:

I began by stamping the leaves using lots of Gina K ink pads.  As they were solid stamps I decided to add some shading with a slightly darker ink using a blending brush for some contrast.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I stamped the mushrooms and coloured them with Promarkers; using a white gel pen to colour the white dots.  I again used the matching dies to cut them out.  For the background I grabbed a woodgrain background die and cut a panel from kraft card 4" x 5 1/4".  I won't tell you how long it took me to finally be happy with the placement of my leaves and mushrooms (but it was a while); the larger leaves and mushrooms were added with foam squares and everything else was added with liquid glue.  I die cut the thank you word from gold mirri card and the shadow from vellum.  I adhered them together with liquid glue.  To add the words to the card I cut tiny slithers of foam tape for some extra dimension.  I added the panel onto my card base with foam tape.  For a finishing touch I added a few gold solid sequins with liquid glue.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4".  I used the woodgrain die again on a narrow strip of kraft card and added that to the bottom of the panel with double sided tape.  I had some leaves, mushrooms and an acorn left over from the front so added them to the strip with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment in kraft ink in the centre of the panel.  This was then added to the card base with double sided tape.  I really like the finished result and I hope you do too. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

AAA Colourful challenge - colourboard #8

As You Like It challenge - layered or flat (I love dimension on my cards so would 99% of the time choose layered)

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist autumn/fall

Creative Friday challenge - die cuts or punches

Cut It Up challenge - what's in your garden (leaves and mushrooms!)

Day of The Month Card Club challenge - autumn stroll day

Double D challenge - fall leaves

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/gnomes

Inkspirational challenge - make your mark

Inspiration Station challenge - inspiration photo (inspired by colours, leaves, autumn)

Papercraft challenges - fabulous fall

Simply Create Too challenge - fall or autumn

The Four Seasons challenge - fall

Tic Tac Toe challenge - spring/fall, free, markers/pencils or layers, die cuts, markers/pencils

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; use the hashtag #fallfriendscardhop2024 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out.  Until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by.  

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Clearly Besotted - autumn flowers stamp & die set - retired

Clearly Besotted - woodland kisses stamp & die set (for the mushrooms) - retired

Lawn Fawn - stitched woodgrain backdrop die

Spellbinders - thank you dies

Spellbinders - color essentials sequins gold smooth disc

Clearly Besotted - mini banners stamp (for the inside greeting) - retired

Promarkers

Gina K Designs - ink pads - jelly bean green, fresh asparagus, charcoal brown, kraft, sweet corn, honey mustard, sweet mango, tomato soup, faded brick

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently oos

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum

Sakura - no 10 white gelly roll pen

kraft card from stash