Just Us Girls challenge #845 - Mood Board week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am back to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's Mood Board Week and Carol Mayne has a beautiful photo to inspire us this week. There are so many gorgeous details to choose from and I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

and a closer look at the photo:

Isn't it an adorable photo?  The neutral colours are gorgeous and of course the ghost mug is super cute.  You could just use the colours, the cosy sweater, the ghost, the leaf or a combination of all of them.  I can't wait to see what you choose.  I decided to use all of them on my card and I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel to 4" x 5 1/4" (although I will cut it down later) and stamped the gorgeous knit background using a light brown ink pad.  I didn't have a ghost mug but I did have a mug and a ghost die so cut them both from white card and darkened the edges with some light grey ink for some dimension (I cut 3 more ghosts so that I could layer them up).  I cut some leaves from a yellow card and inked up the edges with a light brown ink pad.  At this point I decided to cut down my panel using a stitched rectangle die and adhered it to my card base using double sided tape.  I added three of the leaves 'inside' the mug and two more peeking out of the bottom using liquid glue and adhered the mug onto the background using double sided tape.  I did add some very thin foam squares behind the leaves at the top for some stability.  I added the ghost onto the front of the mug using liquid glue.  I used a fun pre-printed sentiment, which I die cut with a sentiments strip die and inked over it with the light brown ink, before adhering it below the mug using foam squares.  I finished off with some gold pearls.  For the inside I die cut another white stitched rectangle and also stamped another piece of the knit background and added a strip to the bottom of the panel using liquid glue.  I die cut one more ghost and 3 more leaves and added them in the bottom right corner using liquid glue.  I used another pre-printed sentiment, which I die cut and inked as before, and added this into the centre of the panel using liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.

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

CRAFT challenge - Halloween

Craft Rocket challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

Crafty Calendar challenge - autumn/Halloween

Creative Aunt challenge - Halloween

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - Halloween or autumn

Daisy Chain challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

Dream Valley challenge - pearls and/or gems

First Cup challenge - must include a hot or cold drink

Let's Craft and Create challenge - ATG optional theme: colours of fall

Pearly Sparkles challenge - trick or treat

Sweet Stampin' challenge - cute creations (my background is stamped)

The Dream Factory challenge - Halloween

The Pick 3 challenge - brown, leaves, Halloween

Tic Tac Toe challenge - fall colours, leaves, metallics

Try It On Tuesday challenge - Halloween

Unicorn challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

We Love Stamping challenge - shades of autumn (my background is stamped)

I'm sure this will be a popular challenge as it is such a fun photo and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for our guest designer Carrie Sheridan and the rest of the design team. 

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Pretty Pink Posh - winter mug die set

Gina K Designs - close knit background stamp

Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 die set 

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sandy beach and kraft

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips die set

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver mini metallic pearl mix

Simon Says Stamp - EZ strips Halloween (for sentiments)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

yellow card from my scraps bin

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Thank you x