Happy October! I hope you all are okay! I have 2 posts for today.
This first post is for sharing my make as a Guest Designer over at Scrapping4Fun, where their new challenge #202 begins today through October 14th and is sponsored by LoveFromLizi.I made this pic collage to show the front, back and inside of the gatefold card I made. I chose to be inspired by all of the people everywhere who doodle and zentangle. I'm a doodler from way back and would love to be able to 'tangle', but my fingers cramp up too quickly and my hand is not quite so steady anymore. Alas, the art form came too late for me, but I've used the next best thing here: other people's tangles! 😉I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my design because it's specifically for a Bridgefold card and as that's out of my league (or more like it, desire) it does translate well to a plain old gatefold, which was my original aim. I resized it to 6x6" square in PSE. And while I decorated the top I did not give it an architectural decoration as the sketch suggests.
My card base was cut from a sheet of legal size white card stock and I rounded the outside top corners with a punch. All surfaces are matted with papers from Basic Grey's 6x6 Indian Summer collection. The images you see throughout the card are from Gecko Galz's Zen Tangles Digital Stamps Set and Looking Glass ATC Set. The border images printed in color, but the front and back flowers and pumpkin were all hand-colored by me with Promarkers. The middle element is a Spellbinders label die cut with stiff white card, another smaller cut from yellow ink blended card on which I've stamped the N&T sentiment and then stamped a sun over it.
The flower blossoms on the back of the card are Inkadinkado stamps I fussy-cut and colored because I preferred them to the printed flower blossoms. (I really like the printed leaves though).
The inside features the zentangle pumpkin I colored, Quickutz font white die-cut sentiment above it, Neat&Tangled's stamped sentiment on the left and my computer-generated sentiment on the right. I've ink-blended the card a pretty yellow to match the gorgeous BG paper.Here's a shot of the card standing...And another showing the slight dimension created by adding the blossoms to the card back.
I hope you have enjoyed my card and will check out the challenge at Scrapping4Fun and consider joining in. The topic is broad and as long as you explain what and who inspired you, there are many ways to meet the challenge so go check it out! Thanks for visiting and see you in a few hours for my second post. xoxo
MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:
2. Gecko Galz October Blog Challenge -- #1/xx GG products used: Zen Tangles Digital Stamps Set, Alice Looking Glass ATC Set
3. Gecko Galz October Facebook Challenges -- #1/xx GG products used: Zen Tangles Digital Stamps Set, Alice Looking Glass ATC Set
4. Cardz4Galz #156: Autumn/Fall Leaves -- #1/3 Inside the card
5. The Paper Funday Challenge #33: AG + Opt. Autumn/Fall -- #2/4 Option played!
6. Crafty Gals Corner #223: Hello Fall -- #2/3
7. Sparkles Monthly #144: Autumn Colours -- #2/3
9. StarStampz #26: Add Buttons/Ribbons/Flowers -- #1/3 FLOWERS
10. ABMTTC #145 Sept/Oct: AAG -- #4/xx
11. ABMTTCXtra #October Challenge: AAG -- #1/xx
12. Classic Design Challenge #10: AAG -- #1/xx
13. Sheepski Designs Challenge #55: Hot and/or Cold Colours -- #1/3 I've used both
14. CHNPPC October: AG w/PP -- #1/xx Basic Grey Indian Summer papers
15. Sweet Stampers #60: Stripes and/or Dots -- #4/5 Dots in my patterned paper and stripes in my images
16. The Creative Crafters #44: AAG -- #1/3
17. Pearly Sparkles #67: Autumn and/or Halloween -- #1/xx
18. The Four Seasons Challenge #2: Fall AG -- #1/xx
19. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 38: AG w/Colouring -- #1/2 Promarkers used to color img
20. I Love Promarkers #444: AG + Opt. Make It Square -- #1/3 Option played!
21. Double D Challenge: Leaves -- #3/3
22. TIOT: Autumn Blessings -- #1/xx
23. CD Sunday Plus #70: AG w/DIGI -- #2/3 I've used digi sets from Gecko Galz, links in post
24. Creative Moments #223: AG -- #2/3
25. Lemon Shortbread #155: AG -- #1/3
26. Penny's Paper Crafty #506: AG w/Paper -- #1/3
Oh my gosh, I absolutely love this. What amazing images you used. Simply beautiful!
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This is really cool Aimslee!! I've always respected various forms of art and Zentangle is fascinating! I had a dt member years ago, Barb, who taught Zentangle! Your card is fabby, inside and out. 🥰
ReplyDeleteWOW! What incredible colouring, making a fabulous fold card Aimeslee. I'm amazed you have the patience to colour so much. Fabulous colour mix.
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Aimeslee this is amazing. I love how you have created this card and the zentangle. Grown up doodling... you did a fabulous job. Congratulations on your guest DT slot :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for entering your lovely card into our challenge. Good luck with the prize draw.
Stay healthy, happy, keep crafting and Creating Joy :)
Mandy ♥
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WOW, what a lot of beautiful work, so creative and gorgeously unique! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D and Four Seasons!
ReplyDeleteDiane FS DT and DD DT {Nellies Nest}
Well, I have to say that you do a great job! Thanks for all of the pictures. You are so creative. Thanks for sharing with us at Double D Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Aimeslee! I particularly like the front and back.
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CD Sunday Plus DT.
This is fabulous Aimeslee, what gorgeous colours! Thanks so much for joining in with us at Country View Crafts,take care and have a very happy weekend, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card. I feel quite exhausted just reading about everything you used and did.
ReplyDeleteJust one little query - please what is 'Legal size card'?
Carol xxx
CD Sunday Plus DT
Glory be. I don't have enough words to tell you just how much I admire you card!! Love the cool flowers and the way you decorated them. Thud. Sorry, just fell on the floor.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun pumpkin Aimeslee. I like how that card opens up. It's like we've gone from summer into fall. Pefect for our challenge at Try It on Tuesday. Thanks so much for joining us. And happy October to you. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteReally fabulous flowers and pumpkin Aimeslee. I must try to remember to link some of my pages this month.
ReplyDeleteHoping to catch some Autumn flowers later in the week - we've been promised some sun by the weatherman!
Thank you so much for joining us at Try It On Tuesday, Chrisx
WOW! Way to go girlfriend! These are AMAZING! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Leaves’ challenge and the FALL challenge over at Four Seasons! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Wow, this is amazing. I can never get the hang of zentangling. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4galz. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteLovely work there! Appreciate you could join us for the Star Stampz Challenge. All the best!
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So many fantastic details to see on this card Aimeslee. Thank you for linking to our theme at Try it on Tuesdays.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Fantastic card! So much work you put in to it! I love all the different patterns and colours - it makes me feel so happy! Thank you for sharing your talent with us at I LOVE PROMARKERS. Best of luck with your entry. Nick
ReplyDeleteHi, again Aimeslee,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit to my blog and for your lovely comments and for answering my query. I did know about the letter size but didn't think that you also used it for cards.
I love Zentangles too and like you just colour somebody else's.
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Carol
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This is a lovely card, Aimeslee! I am usually not very much of a Zentangle fan, but I do love what you did here with the flowers on the outside and the pumpkin in the inside.
ReplyDeleteSorry that I have been AWOL for a while. I am not sure what are happening to the day right now, they seem to only be half as long as they used to be!!
Hugs Monica
How amazing is this! Love all the colours, Aimeslee!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in with our October challenge at Country View Crafts.
Have a wonderful day!
Evelyn xx
Stunning card. Love the design. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner this week. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters. We hope to see you again.
ReplyDelete~ Sherry DT/Admin xx
Aimeslee your bridge card is wonderful. Love the idea of using other examples of Zentangles. Thanks for playing along over at Penny's Challenge. Best of luck, DT~Jana
ReplyDeleteGreat project ! Thank you so much for your contribution to my challenge “autumnal colours/Halloween” over at Country View Challenges! Corrie x
ReplyDeleteMe again. Such a lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Sparkles Monthly challenge. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteI love it. It’s gorgous Thanks for joining us at Sheep Ski Design
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Claudia
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Great card ,I’ve the shape and design Thanks for joining Sheepski Designs challenge Carole Design team
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