Let the Fall Begin!

Animals, Birthday, Fall, Food and/or Drink items, masculine, My Favorite Things (MFT), Ocassions, Seasons

Hello friends!  We have now started the Fall season over my way and although the weather has been quite unpredictable, I am looking forward to the temperatures dropping and pretty Fall colors outdoors.  I have just now started seeing some slight changes in some of the foliage.

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So now let’s get back to some Fall crafting!  I’ve made a birthday card for a guy that likes to go camping and eat smores by the fire….

I think this turned out so fun!  I have used an older STAMPtember collaboration set from My Favorite Things and not sure if it’s last year or before that…but fell in love with the camp critters in the set!  (This year’s STAMPtember collaborations will be fun to play with too!  Stay tuned for some makes coming up with those!)

I have ink blended a panel in blues for a night sky and splattered some white over it for a starry look.  I stamped and colored all the images and cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I die cut a very dark green panel with a grass border die and attached it over the blue night panel that was layered onto a white A2 side folding card base.  I tucked in and attached all the pieces over the grass and behind it for the scene and then even added some shadow with a marker under some of the images.  I white heat embossed the sentiment from the set and then the celebrate banner was attached at the top.  Lastly, I’ve added some Stardust Stickles over the flames from the fire.

How about you?  Do you like to camp?  Eat smores?  Enjoy Fall weather?  I like all of the above of course!  Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Hope you’ve been inspired or gotten smile!

Challenges:

  1. Make My Monday – Create Your Own Background (starry sky)
  2. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – Anything Goes
  3. Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
  4. Love to Craft – Anything Goes
  5. Allsorts – 4-legged Friends or Anything Goes
  6. Passion for Markers – For a Man or a Boy (colored with Copic markers)

Published by *Vicki*

I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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32 thoughts on “Let the Fall Begin!”

  1. As always an absolutely brilliant critter card Vicki,love the camping scene with gorgeous night sky and grassy border,thank you for joining in at MMM

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  4. Perfect male card!I love the scene you have created. Thank you for sharing for my challenge at Passion for Markers
    Natx

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  6. Super cute and fun card Vicki! I love the night scene and you need to teach me how to do splatters like that so I don’t have them all over the desk, walls, and me! Love those cute little critters and tall pine trees.
    Lynn

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  7. What a cutie of a card this is! It’s that time of the year when we can all gather around that campfire and make s’mores so this is a perfect nod to the cooler weather coming down the road. I love the night sky with that cute critter keeping company with a bluebird! This card is just adorable and so much fun and takes me back to our camping days when we often did this very same thing! have a great week ahead!

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    1. I wanted to mention that I no longer have to type my web address in to leave a comment. That’s a big plus not having to type that all in each time I visit, so the upgrades are an improvement for me at least

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  9. Hi Vicki I absolutely love this creation that sky looks amazing such a wonderful deep blue colour great trees and I love those little critters around the camp fire this is an excellent card well done. Thank you for joining us at Allsorts
    hugs
    Lorraine x

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  10. Your starry sky is beautiful and perfect for your scene. Those critters are really cute too and I like your card very much. Thanks for joining us at MMM, Johanna DT

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  13. Beautiful, Vicki! Love that brilliant starry sky, and your little s’more scene is perfect, lol. NOW I’m hungry, lol. Thanks so much for playing at Make My Monday!

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  16. What a fun Winter card and so effective with the hints of glitter on the fire, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.

    B x

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  17. Adorable critters! Super cute coloring and scene, Vicki. The fire is my favorite. I am sure your friend loved this one. Hugz

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  19. I guess I hit reply to soon… Anyway if this works I will delete my wordpress account, I only created it to be able to comment here and at other wordpress blogs. You already follow me at Just Branching Out. I love the cool of fall and smores, but my idea of camping out is a 5 star hotel! I too love being retired. This card is just the cutest. Your night sky is awesome. Absolutely an adorable creation my friend. Smiles, Kathy

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  20. This is one super cute scene and fantastic images. I love the wonderful colors and your coloring too. Years ago my boy was in scouts and I use to love making cards for all the little guys in the troop. This would have been a great one for so many.

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  21. What a gorgeous scene you’ve created Vicki. The images are adorable and your colouring is perfect. I love your inkblended and splattered background. Thanks for sharing with us at Passion for Markers challenge. Hugs, Denise x
    p.s. as we are a marker only challenge we would appreciate you mentioning what you used to colour your images x x

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  22. Does anybody NOT eat s’mores??? This is such a fun card. Beautifully put together. Thanks for sharing it with us at Passion for Markers!
    Linda

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  26. Such a fun card and lovely colouring of your cute critters… I love the scene too

    Thanks so much for joining us on the Passion for Markers challenge….  

    Love and crafty hugs from 

    Wendy (DT)

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  27. This is so sweet! I feel like I’m right there, waiting for my s’more to be finished! Beautiful night scene that you’ve created, dear friend! I’m home for a few weeks, and attempting to get caught up, so I’ll be stalking you a bit today! Hugs and blessings! Pj

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  28. What a great night time scene yo’ve created Vicki!! I love those fun little camping critter who is obviously having lots of fun!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Love to Craft Challenge.:)

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