Joan's Gardens Challenge

Happy Thursday Evening my friends!

While hubby prepares to watch another Pre Season football game, I decided to play along in one of my favorite challenges and do a little crafting.    The challenge I am referring to is the one over at Joan's Gardens every Thursday.  Joan has become a dear friend and she/Selma continue to inspire me to 'think outside the box' with their wonderful challenge ideas.

The challenge for this week is the following:

You can make 3 cards this week

Use gingham, checks or plaids

Colors - Green, white and brown

Butterflies

Something fallish...pumpkins, scarecrows, leaves etc

You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens. Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Gardens Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.atjoansgardens.com

Here is what I came up with  . . .

I have had this scrap of Stemma design paper in my scrap box for several years now and today it just popped out and said "USE ME!" so that was my starting point!  Actually, all the paper used on this card came from my scrap box.

This card is quite a 'mish-mash' of layers & elements but I think it came together to as a very pretty fall card.  All items used on this A6 card are listed below.

If you want to join in on a fun challenge, just pop on over to Joan's Gardens  and play along!

Here are a few additional challenges I'd like to add this creation to:

Cute Card Thursday - Things with Wings

Delightful Challenge - Make the Cut (die cuts, punches, decorative scissors)

DRS Designs - Mad about Plaid

Hope to see you tomorrow and as always . . .

Recipe:

Papers:  Stemma dp, OLD SU green gingham dp, brown cs, hunter green cs, white cs, golden rod cs, CDWV fall leaf dp

Accessories:  Pumpkin stickers from scrapbooking stash, Martha Stewart 3-in-1 butterfly punch, Cheery Lynn Designs DL121 Sunflower die, Cheery Lynn Designs B123 Victorian Picket Fence die, Sizzix #656064 flowers & branch die set, Michaels gingham ribbon, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers