Friday, October 18, 2013

Catered Crop: Orange

It's that time of year where everything turns up orange!  Pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns and fall leaves and the Denver Broncos football team!!  The current challenge at Catered Crop is "orange" and Linda has curated a Pinterest board full of ideas - not just the typical fall cards, but she's also found cowboy boots and orange sodas and paper flowers!!

Not being quite that creative - I went for a fall leaf!  (Although I do think I deserve creativity points for the zig zags on the leaf because they weren't there to start with!)

Find Joy 2

To get the zig zags on the leaf, I first stamped the die cut leaf with the zig zag in white, then overstamped with the deep orange.  Jennifer McGuire did this on this card using a canvas background and solid leaves.  I love autumn so much that I do see the joy in every day (as compared to the summer when I am just grumpy from the heat!) so this sentiment was perfect for me and my fall leaf!

I hope you check out the Pinterest board (found here), pull out your orange and play along!
  • Stamps: My Favorite Things Thankful Leaves, Cheerful Blessings, Mod Borders
  • Paper: Papertrey Ink Terracotta, Smokey Shadow
  • Ink: Papertrey Ink Terracotta, Smokey Shadow and Soft Stone, WPlus9 white
  • Accessories: My Favorite Things Fall Leaves die, Stampin' Up Silver Cord, Neat & Tangled Festive Fall Sequin Mix

14 comments:

  1. LOVE the zig zags on your leaf Kim, terrific card!

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  2. Gorgeous card Kim, the chevrons work so well with the leaf!

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  3. So true!
    Meaningful and great layout.
    love the warm colors.
    Bye,

    Marjolein

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  4. The chevron on the leaf gives the card the special something! Love it!

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  5. This is great! I love the bold orange. Glad you explained how you got the chevron on the leaf - looks super! I do like the sentiment too.

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  6. Love the zigzag!
    I am with you - I much prefer autumn over summer.
    I always enjoy visiting your blog!

    Sue

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  7. Lovely card, truly lovely sentiment, Kim ... those zigzags on the leaf are a fabulous touch! Anita :)

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  8. Love the chevron pattern running through the leaf, and the joy font is gorgeous!

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  9. I love that sentiment, Kim! I too feel joy in the autumn and dislike the summer heat. I love the orange! It's so joyful! And such a pretty leaf and love the way you did the zig zags!

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  10. Another amazing card. Love this. Wonderful colors, clean and simple, perfect zigzags, just the right bow; it's perfect. And I so agree with your sentiment. This is really lovely. Fantastic card, Kim. Bev

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  11. Love how you lined up the zig zagz on the leaf with the zig zag stripe. What a beautiful Autumn card!

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  12. Adding my applause to the others for this stylish chevron border+leaf combination! Stunning!
    c

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  13. A jaw-dropping autumn card, Kims! I love everything about it!! Hugs, Darnell

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