Cardtober Saturday #5 #12 #19 #26 Sketchtember the Sequel!

Very cool cards, angel97701! Pretty colours. (I thought for a moment the greeting said "Celebrate your Spectrum", and thought that went perfectly with the rays LOL) Lots of extra work, but well worth it.

grammadee so colorful, such a great cutting plate.

Shakti another two-fer. I like your diagonal cuts and your vivid colors.

angel97701 so well done and precise, how it all fits together. Perfect for fall.

justjac thank you for the sunburst sketch challenge! All those papers in all those patterns and arranged so nicely. I must be in a citrus mood.

When others mentioned using a cover plate die for the burst sketch I figured I could use my sunshine and clouds die. Hopefully it’s inspired by the sketch enough to count.
But after struggling with these 3 cards and remembering that I struggle with it every time I try to use it it’s going in the donation pile! Such a cool look but so much trouble to actually use, even when I ran it through to emboss the design on my background as a guide. Using glitter and foil/sticker paper didn’t help matters, although it got me 2 challenges in one crafting session, plus my own rainbow one if I count the foil paper!
Thanks for the challenge

Glitter sunburst by jo.blackford, on Flickr

justjac Very fun sketch and easy to execute with a circle punch! I followed your lead
19OctHappyBday by Neva Cole, on Flickr

Papers from my stash, most likely Provo Craft Stack. Hero Arts sentiment and images. Versa Clair Fine Pinecone and Paradise. Found a ribbon that was sheer in the center and just the right color of blue to create a nice border on the sentiment strip. Pre-made A7 Kraft card base.

Wow. I really need to take some time to look at everyone's cards and leave some love.

Here is my take on yesterday's sketch, justjac. I had meant to make it all punched strips, but could not resist throwing in some snowbanks...
Ct 19 by Gramma Dee, on Flickr

I was having trouble getting inspired by this one until I saw grammadee’s take…now I’ve got something cookin’ but it’s gonna take some time to get it together….

grammadee, your card is lovely, and I also have enjoyed seeing how creative you are with the different challenges. Your rows of snow and pine trees are a great adaptation of the challenge.

jjpeapea, your card is gorgeous! The glitter circles and mix of the other papers are so pretty.

for #5

I wouldn't have thought to use circle punches this way justjac
Great color scheme angel97701 and finding the perfect ribbon for your sentiment was a great finishing touch.
The scallops layered in a deep V are a little unexpected scrapnnana. I love the look.
Love the candy cane colors of your card jjpeapea
Fun idea to use graphic tree shapes Shakti! I like how you and grammadee both used trees but in totally different ways. Both are cool.
Way to catch up so fast Linda. Starbursts and pinwheels can be deceptively tricky. I like your muted/vintage Christmas color palette on all 3 cards.

I had some of these elements on my desk for a totally different purpose, but when I started playing I realized the snowflake border was perfect for this sketch. I only have one border die and for a minute thought I'd decluttered it. Cut up some scraps and leftovers and even managed to glue an off cut inside for a little added jazziness.

CARDtober by jo.blackford, on Flickr

CARDtober by jo.blackford, on Flickr

I fought with this one and finally came up with something - -

IMG_20241023_111919197_HDR by CLAUDIA LOVELESS, on Flickr

grammadee great die cuts arranged so well. They set a scence like we are getting a peek into someone's Christmas morning.

scrapnnana your takes are so different in feel and both so lovely.

justjac thank you for the sketch challenge! I love your card. I like how you kept the sentiment simple and the frame calls attention to it. I hate to be derivative but I own exactly one border die and I really liked how your sentiment looks in the frame. Happy winter winter wishes to you!