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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Gina K Mid Month Challenge Hop

Hello! Welcome to the mid month Gina K Design Team Challenge Hop! This month assignment was to create a card inspired by your autumn memory. (Note: for the challenge we were supposed to use newly released stamp sets but I totally forgot and selected a stamp set that fit perfectly with my favorite memories. Oopsie--five lashings with a wet noodle for me :)

Here is my Favorite Autumn Memory inspired card:

This card uses Feel the Magic set (which was illustrated by Gina's daughter Alicia). I adore this set and come back to it time and time again. My favorite autumn memories always seem to center around Halloween---seeing my kiddos dress up and the excitement they have about going trick or treating; carving pumpkins; hanging with friends; stomping through leaves; seeing all the neighborhood kids dressed up! LOVE it all!

I paper pieced a lot of the witches outfit and used Copics to color the skin and eyes. I added some crystal stickles to her hair and to the eyes and mouth of the jack-o-lantern. I love the fun glow it adds to the card.
I stamped the sentiment and highlighted the "witch" for obvious reasons. I finished it off with a few die cut stars and rhinestones.

Here is a close up of the cutie witch:

Materials used: Stamps- Feel the Magic (Gina K Designs); white cardstock-Gina K Designs; Patterned paper- Halloween mini deck (Recollections), Die cut Newsprint Spellbound (Making Memories); Canvas border stickers (Little Yellow Bicycle); Memento tuxedo black ink; Copic markers; crystal stickles (Ranger); twinkle rhinestone stickers (a muse); ribbon; hemp.

For all the information about how to enter your card into this month's challenge, please visit Gina K's blog, then check out these participating designer's blogs for more inspiration using the newly released stamp sets available through Gina K Designs: