HSS498 โ€“ An Autumn Inspiration Challenge

Itโ€™s time for another challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments , and this week we have a gorgeous Inspiration Challenge for HSS498!

There was SO much to love in this inspiration board โ€” pumpkins, sunflowers, falling leaves and all those warm autumn colours. I decided to pull out the rich oranges, yellows, greens and natural tones for my card.

For my focal point, I used the Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera. I love having these little pieces on hand when I want to create without pulling out a whole collection of stamps and dies. The leafy wreath gave me all the autumn colour I wanted and made such an easy focal point.

I paired it with a warm neutral background and added lots of texture with the beautiful Sunflower 3D embossing folder. I love how the tone-on-tone embossing adds interest without competing with the wreath.

A simple sentiment, a few little pops of orange and that gorgeous metallic bow finished everything off.

I think my favourite thing about an inspiration challenge is that there really is no โ€œrightโ€ way to interpret it. You might be drawn to the pumpkins, the sunflowers, the little squirrel, the colours โ€” or something completely different!

Be sure to head over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see what the rest of the Design Team created for HSS498, and then I hope youโ€™ll play along with us. Iโ€™d love to see what catches your eye in this weekโ€™s inspiration!


Woodland Wishes Card Class To Go

Iโ€™m so excited to be offering a Woodland Wishes Card Class To Go! Itโ€™s been a little while since Iโ€™ve offered one of my Card Classes To Go, and Iโ€™m very happy to be getting back into the swing of things.

For $55, youโ€™ll receive the supplies to create a beautiful collection of cards along with the class instructions, and weโ€™ll craft together during my live class. Youโ€™ll just need to provide your own colouring tools, inks and adhesives.

The registration deadline is October 5th, so donโ€™t wait too long if youโ€™d like to join me!

REGISTER HERE: https://form.jotform.com/leahdixon41/woodland-wishes-online-card-class

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