Challenge #142. I "leaf" it up to you!

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It's time for the latest Order of the Opus Gluei challenge
(Challenge #142) entitled

I "LEAF" IT UP TO YOU

(be inspired with Leaves and/or Halloween)

Rosemary here and for this challenge I'm offering you a choice; create something wonderfully arty with leaves in it or channel your Halloween-ish creativeness with Things that Go BUMP in the Night! as your inspiration!   Funny, scary, macabre, vintage, clean and simple - you can't go wrong and you can have lots of fun in whatever media you choose to employ!  I 'Leaf' the choice up to YOU!

I'm still making cards - Operation Happiness is fully underway and the cards are a way to make me feel like I'm doing something in a difficult situation.  So.....I have (forgive me for the photography, it's awful) three cards to share with you.   You see, given a choice, I like to have a little of each.  Hmmm....interesting for crafting, terrible regarding ice cream.

Here's two leafy cards - one is done with a stencil I made using an acorn and oak leaves design from the Cricut that I then zentangled.  The other is stamped, colored with markers, embossed and placed against a deep teal background.

My Halloween card is brightly patterned Halloween paper jazzed up even more with dimensional stickers from Martha (is there anyone else) Stewart.

 Let's see what all the other wonderful poobahs have come up with for this challenge.
 
Jana here  - Fabric obsessed lately. And for this challenge I used fabric again. No kidding. Really I did. I made some coasters for the family room. We have been using some cork coasters that have seen better days. I finished a Halloween set and am almost finished with a set for Autumn. I used scraps from other projects for both sets.

 

All of the coasters are about 4.5 inches.

A little on the big side, but this way they fit the larger mugs too. 

 

Yes, my morning brew is much better tasting with this coaster under it.

 

I'll hand quilt some leaves or acorns in the yellow centers.

Electra   here - I did something digital.  (I know, what a surprise).  I used a photo I took not far from where I lived and added a bunch of stuff to it:

Deena here - mine is just a plain and simple birthday card with a little bling that has been hanging around in my stash for a little too long!  It was begging to be used....this is what I came up with:

You have until the end of Saturday 3 November to join in with your fabulous creation celebrating leaves and or all the things of Halloween.
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If you would like to join in with a previous challenge we've set (life happens and lateness is absolutely fine, we don't mind a bit) just add your blog post address to Mr Linky below. Please make sure your blog post refers to the previous challenge you are entering so we don't get confused. 
We look forward to visiting you!

Challenge #141. Colour challenge Turquoise and Red.

Gini here

It's my challenge this fortnight and it's one of my favourite colour schemes Turquoise and Red with black, white and Kraft as neutral colours.
Hopefully I can illustrate what a versatile colour combination this is.

Firstly just by changing the focus of main colour gives such different moods to cards using this colour scheme.
Here are 4 of the same design all with different main colours.

Click on any picture to make it bigger.

I think this colour scheme works wonders for Halloween.

It's also great for Christmas.

To make a teenage masculine card I used a Kraft Card blank and muted shades of turquoise and red and an Inkadinkado stamp set called circles and dots.

Well I couldn't not include my favourite fella now could I?
Wolf whistles please for Stampotique's Heart Throb.

What? You want more Heart Throb?
Oh go on then, seeing as it's you, he'll meet you under the mistletoe...

I hope I've managed to inspire you to use this colour combination!

(The stash used to make these cards are listed on my blog post.)

Let's see what all the other wonderful poobahs have come up with for this challenge.
 
Rosemary here and I totally agree with Gini - this is a color palette that lends itself to a lot of different moods and seasons.  Love her projects, they're gorgeous.

I went with a Christmas spirit to mine - when I saw the colors to be used, I immediately thought of red and blue birds on snow and beautiful blue skies.  I also felt like this vibrant palette lent itself nicely to a retro feel - sleek and stylized.  This is my interpretation and it was almost entirely done using the Cricut cartridge Winter Frolic. 

 Electra   here 

 It just so happens that our lovely Gini has chosen a colour combination which makes me very, very happy!  Never mind that what I have done makes no sense, it's what came out of a very happy place.  That's where we are Tommy-a very happy place!

Deena here - after seeing all of those fabulous creations above, I have to pick my jaw up from the floor and add in my card sets...I was pumped to see this colour combo by Gini the same day that my new box of scrapbooking stuff came in the mail - I just happened to order a paper pack in those colours without knowing that this challenge was coming up - the challenge gods were watching out over me ;)  I made 8 cards - all birthday - some girl and some boy....



Jana here. A bit late to the party. I decided to make a mug rug. A mug rug is an oversized coaster. Big enough for a drink and a snack. So, way better than a coaster. I pulled fabrics I thought would work and here it is:

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You have until the end of Saturday 20 October to join in with your fabulous creation celebrating the colours red and turquoise including if you like white, black and kraft as neutrals. Add your blog post address to Mr Linky below.
If you would like to join in with a previous challenge we've set (life happens and lateness is absolutely fine, we don't mind a bit) just add your blog post address to Mr Linky below. Please make sure your blog post refers to the previous challenge you are entering so we don't get confused. 
We look forward to visiting you!