Craft Challenge #735 - grandparents

 Hi friends! I know it's been a little bit since I've made a post. The whole month of October will continue to be hit or miss as far as writing goes. I'm still working very much behind the scenes. I am also still working on harvest and preservation of my garden. I perform as 2 different Halloween characters around metro Detroit. We are in full swing of rehearsals and costume production. Performances are just starting this week with 1 done and at least 18 more to go! I don't have any children and I love all the holidays especially Halloween and I found a sane way I can celebrate it as an adult. I perform as a dancing witch for events including festivals and parades. I also perform as a Michael Jackson Thriller dancer for a local dance company and this year we have several shows at the Detroit Zoo and other events. I wasn't a dancer at all until a few years ago! It just feels good to get out and share some joy with people who love the season too. 

This week's Craft Challenge Blog's theme is: grandparents. The sponsor this week is: Polkadoodles

I used design:  Golf Cart Gnome

 This one is pretty basic. I just used the print and cut feature with my Silhouette Cameo and software. I colored the design with alcohol markers by Tombow and Spectrum Noir. I used papers from my collections. The sentiment is from a retired Diamond Press set. The gnome is popped up for dimension by simply folding a piece of scrap paper in an accordion fashion. This works so well with mailing because it is nearly flat while in an envelope. The background die is from Pink and Main. 

~Paula

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Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from.

 

 

Thinking of you card using PET tape

 Hi friends!

I hope your autumn season is off to a great start! 

Today I decided to make a greeting card using PET tape as my inspiration and centerpiece. PET tape is a polyester tape that was creating for other purposes but it is hitting the craft industry with beautiful images printed on them.

For this card I chose the very first image on my PET tape. I colored the background with yellow ink using a round stencil and applied the image right on top. 

I totally didn't plan this out and just went with it. After I applied the PET tape and thought about what else to add.

Butterflies came to mind and I picked out a stencil. 

I could have made the butterflies in different colors but I like the green. 

I use a fan brush and some pink watercolor to add pink droplets all around.

I add a sentiment and mount on a black card base so it adds a frame to it. I added a white panel to the inside for the sender to write a message to the recipient. I did not add any sentiment there so that this could be for the right occasion. 

~Paula

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Please Note: This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an Amazon Associate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my link. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with those companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible.

Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from.