CARDtober Sunday: Playing with Pretty Patterned Paper 10/27

For my final CARDtober challenge, I went back to Crafty Al, my favorite patterned paper crafter, and another Sheet Load of Cards. This one is from May 2020. Here's my set:



This is another sketch that's a little different from the SLoC norm, in this case because it's a variation on the "stack, slice, and shuffle" method. I really like that it's just the two PPs rather than four coordinating 6x6 sheets. I tend to really struggle to find four patterns I really like together. I did some simple stamping for the focal image and sentiment as well as about five or ten minutes of coloring over the whole dozen to get the yellow stripes on the bees.

To meet this challenge, make some variation of the stack/shuffle methodology -- from two 6x6 papers for two cards through four 6x6 for four cards on up to the two 12x12 papers for twelve cards in Crafty Al's sketch or beyond (four 12x12 patterns that coordinate for two dozen cards, anyone?). As usual for my challenges, focal images/sentiments can be whatever you want them to be -- stamped, die cut, cutaparts -- use what you've got!

The May 2020 Sheetload of Cards debut video is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRR5q3C63s

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I am truly a fan of the traditional Christmas colors and you used them well in that set, grammadee. I also love that you always work your signature torn paper look into a sketch. Thank you for playing and sharing!

Yes, those ocean papers are great. Good job on the inked edges on the focal circles, too! And if that's a stamp set you made the focal images with, I like that too. Thanks!

What cheery, happy cards, Linda. I like how the black matting really makes the brighter colors pop!

That is a lovely card, gramma. It just seems to be perfectly balanced and elegant. Thanks!

Another lovely card, scrapnnana! I'm rarely tempted by electronic cutting, but that focal piece is just lovely! Thanks for playing!

Those are very elegant, joblackford. The double-matting behind the sentiments is a nice touch. I love how diligent you are about using up all your scraps!

Thank you for playing and sharing!

Those are really cute, joblackford! I'm so happy I could introduce you to a SLoC you'd overlooked and help you use up some scraps! The tweaks made to the sketch to accommodate some of those scraps are very clever and creative, too.

Those are lovely Christmas cards, @angel07701! I love both of those papers you chose. You are rockin' CARDtober Christmas.

justjac, I love the palette of the Doodlebug papers in the first six -- so cool and wintry yet bright and cheery, all at the same time! The tags work really well as the focal images on the stack and shuffle cards. I like the slightly different arrangement/composition of the 10/6 card as well.

Your W-fold is beautiful -- that mix of some traditional red and green with those brighter pastel colors is very balanced and pleasing to my eye.

Thank you for playing along and sharing!