Sunday, October 9, 2011

FALL Blog Hop with DeNami Design!


Hello and welcome to your next stop on DeNami Design's FALL Blog Hop!!! If you're on track you've arrived here from Wendy Harrill's SUPER FUN blog! If not, no worries...just click HERE to head to the DeNami Design Blog and start at the beginning!

Our Autumn colors have been SO FANTASTIC in Colorado this year thanks to the snow holding off until AFTER the official first day of Fall! HA! Tony and I have been hiking and enjoying the crisp air and the AMAZING leaves! Thus, my inspiration for today's card:

My original idea was to stencil the letters and then cover them with the fussy-cut colorful leaves. Once I started laying it out, though, I could see it wasn't going the way I wanted it to. So I decided to create the stenciled letter windows instead. I'm REALLY pleased with the results! I'll show you a close-up if you promise to not be too tough on my craft knife skills! HA!


I hope you like my creation! I'd LOVE for you to leave a comment and let me know what you think! And remember...DeNami Design is giving away THREE gift certificates to their on-line store (TWO to random commenters and ONE to a random participant)!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! Excellent opportunity to get some of those items on your DeNami Design wish list!!! You have until 11:59PM PST on October 10, 2011 to comment for a chance to win!

Next stop on the hop: Tina Milbourn's blog!!! I'm sure she has something ULTRA CREATIVE to share!!!!

Happy FESTIVE Hopping!!!!!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Leaves and Swirls from Leaf Accents Stamp Set PF51, Autumn Stamp Set PF21, "Happy" from "Happy Birthday in the All Occasion Sentiments Stamp Set TR16 (DeNami Design)
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), Chocolate Brown (from my scraps stash)
Better Letter Stencils: 2" Whimsy (Deja Views)
Ribbon: Chocolate Brown 3/8" Grosgrain (DeNami Design)
Cutter Bee Craft Knife: (EK Success)
Cutter Bee Scissors: (EK Success)
Adhesive Tape Runner and Zots: (Therm-o-web)
  

50 comments:

Kelley Eubanks said...

Very cute! Love the bold colors!

Mandi said...

Love it! The swirl background is the perfect accent.

Karen B. said...

This is a BEAUTIFUL and creative card.

Tenia Nelson said...

This is sooooooooooo awesome Miss Lisa!! You are soooooo creative girlie!!!!

~Tammy~ said...

You bet I LOVE your creation! This is clever and totally FABULOUS! There is no stopping you with unique and awesome ideas and creations! Truly an inspiration!

Terria said...

Very cool card I really like it!!

Annette Allen said...

So adorable...love this great blog hop..thanks for sharing..

Michele Gross said...

Love it girl! This turned out soooo cool!!

Kimberly said...

Really cute card! Love the colors and how you cut out fall. Thanks for sharing!

Carol Meadows said...

This is different but definitely hit the colorful mode ~ love it! Carol M in TX/carolswingster77@aol.com

Unknown said...

WOW!! This is awesome!! Love the stenciled "Fall" with the fun leaves underneath! Great card! ;o)

Jessica K said...

Love this Fall card, awesome idea of cutting out the words!

Chris - Creations in Bloom said...

I am totally inspired by your card. What a neat idea to cut out the letters like that. It looks fabulous.

Jennifer Lobdell said...

Wow! I am impressed! What a creative card! Love the bright leaves peeking through the stencil. Hope you have a wonderful Fall season!

sharon g said...

The dark brown ribbon really tones down the bright colors. I LOVE it.

Heidi said...

LOVE, LOVE the stenciled letters - this card is so cute and creative.

Chunyuan said...

sweet card. Great use of negative die.

Karen said...

WOW! This is so cool and such a unique idea. You did a great job!!!

Anonymous said...

What a great idea - Lisa! Fabulous job on this card. I envy you as the colors in the Northeast have not yet arrived :(

Karen McAlpine said...

Great idea! Love how the fall paper peeks out from behind the letters.

Suzanne Bier said...

WOW! So pretty! Love all the details...the kraft makes those gorgeous leaves POP!

Unknown said...

Your craft knife skills look great to me. Love this original idea... so fun and fallish!

Cyndi S said...

Very pretty. I love fall, it is my favorite season. I love your idea of cutting out the word fall and then backing it with pretty paper. I may steal your idea, hope that is okay.
cstephenson at q dot com

Annette Holleger said...

Great idea to use a simple elegant stamp against that bright patterned paper. I'm impressed at your cutting skills.

andrea said...

Oh Lisa, This is BRILLIANT! and I do mean brilliant...idea and colors...what a way to make kraft cardstock pop! and an inovative technique...truly inspirational!

Sue D said...

Very clever--I like the stenciled letter windows.

April said...

Wonderful card! I love the colors on the word, Fall.

Lisa Elton said...

Oh goodness Lisa...SO SO SO CUTE!!!

Amy Schumacher said...

This is absolutely STUNNING! WOW WOW WOW! I'm seriously in awe. One of the most incredible cards EVER!

The Wolverina /// said...

Aww what a super neat design! I love it!!

Valerie Gee, the Scrappin' V said...

I really love the little "Happy" tag sticking out from the layers! I would have never done it, but it's so cute! I'm going to have to give it a try for sure! It's such a great card! TFS!

Larissa Heskett said...

What a CUTE card!! I LOVE the details and sparkles!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

Tina M said...

Ohhh my gosh!!! I LOVE that! How creative and ADORABLE

Renee V said...

I think this is a very cool card! The cut out letters is awesome!! Beautiful bow too, just a great card all around !

Billie Dee said...

Fabulous card!

Andrea M said...

Girl, you've got mad craft knife skills!!! This looks AMAZING!! What a great card Lisa!!! That bow is PERFECT!

Marla said...

Wow I love that look of the leaves behind the word FALL!! Great idea!!

Wendy aka Cheeky said...

Oh I love this....I hope your hands were ok after all that cutting and layering underneath *hehe*

Emily Keaton said...

What a super clever design! I love all the great fall colors. :)

Anonymous said...

OMG! I have looked at a lot of cards today, and I have to say this is my all-time favorite. I would have never thought to use reverse stenciling in my cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Carol said...

The best part of the fall is the colorful leaves, this card has it all! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Mary-Anne V said...

Cute Card- -love the layered look... thanks for the chance to win!

Alice said...

this is so fun and beautiful! love your letter windows, fab idea!

Paulina said...

I am utterly speechless, Lisa. This card is out of this world amazing! I LOVE the colors and the use of the leaf stamps- FABULOUS. You have officially "blown" me away. :)

Dana said...

OMG. Lisa you are a true creative genius. I'm astounded. Love, love, love this to pieces!

Rae Ann said...

There you are again with those fussy cut leaves! I envy the patience you must have. I love the idea of layering them behind the stencilled words. Isn't great when our first idea doesn't turn out and leads us down the path to GENIOUS!!

Kristy Smith said...

WOW Lisa this is SO cute! I love the whole idea, and your cutting is AMAZING! What a fabulous project! =D

Kathy Mc said...

Love your stenciled Fall letters with the brightly colored leaves behind them. Terrific!

Roxie said...

WOW!! I love that card. I am going to have to try that. Great inspiration.

Glenda J said...

So clever! Great colours on this fabulous card!