Hello … bonjour! Our wonderful new challenge starts at Time Out this morning … this fortnight, we have a Home Sweet Home photo to inspire you that’s eclectic and coastal-halloween in style (below). Here’s where I went with it …
… and here’s our delicious inspiration picture …
I focused on the clear vase and the rich tones of orange and brown against all that white … and came up with a shaker. The background is a smooshed and splattered piece of watercolour paper, the window was cut with an MFT peek a boo die, extended so that the Concord & 9th leaf would sit nicely on it, and the sentiment is from Uniko. How about a detail view of all that shaker goodness …
What grabs your attention in our Home Sweet Home photo … the colours and balance, as it did mine … those shimmery pumpkins … the ocean life … or something else? Whichever way you’re inspired, we’d love to see what you create in our gallery. This time round we’re sponsored by STAMPlorations … our winner will receive a $10 GC … as well as the chance to guest design with us in a future challenge. All the details are over at the Time Out blog … along with a whole host of delicious ideas from our brilliant DT and from our wonderfully talented Guest Designer, Janet from Swanlady Impressions (who has a fantastic collection of delicious CAS cards on her blog to enjoy … do go and visit … and say hello while you’re there!).
I’m playing along at ….
CAS Watercolour – Fall Leaves … Happy 1st Birthday, Loll, Bonnie and the DT … and many more!
Calling All Sisters – Colour Inspiration (below)
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour – Anything Goes … with the option of Gold (in the sequins).
SSS Wednesday – Thinking of You
SSS – World Card Making Day
Uniko – Autumn
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! Anita 🙂
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such a cool idea to use the vase and make a shaker-love the background and keeping the die white, allows it to be the star x
Oooh, I love fall colors and they are shown off beautifully on this card! The background looks wonderful and I like the leaf die cut. All around gorgeous card, Anita! 🙂 Hugs!
It’s soooo gorgeous! I love shakers and your colours are wonderful. The leaf die cut is fab too! xxx
It sings shaker, Anita, and your shaker sings Autumn Splendor!!! Well done, my friend!
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What a fabulous way to use this Concord & 9th die – love all the texture on your card, as well as that fabulous Fall colour BG!
Exquisite in detail and design. You really rocked this inspiration board…the shaker is the ideal nod to the square-ish vase and your spatter is to die for…perfection in A2 form. You definitely used your unfailing taste and style to make this gorgeous example.
Lovely card, Thank you for Joining us at Happy Little stampers and waiting to see next time.
Hugs
Meena HLS WC DT
Hi Anita, thanks for your warm welcome! I am sure happy to be back in blog land, but not really happy about being back at work….Europe was simply wonderful and I so enjoyed my nature hikes (even if my knees did not…). Too bad you are not on Instagram – I posted a lot of pictures there. But maybe I make a blog post about my travels….
What a stunning card – so absolutely perfect for the challenge! It has winner written all over it! I now think I have to play along. Perhaps I can come up with something, although I have some doubts about coming even close to your little masterpiece…
Delicious photo inspiration indeed….what a great interpretation you have created. Fun idea to make the shaker and use the vase and glass as one of your interpretations. Love the crisp white against that wonderful smooshed background. The movement of the shaker suggests water too and I love it! x
Oh my goodness. That is one cool inspiration photo and a shaker is the perfect interpretation! Beautifully done. Loving the white die cut. Again 😉
Stunning card, Anita. Love the background you created, that beautiful die cut leaf and the fun shaker!
Oh my word!!!! What a beautiful shaker card. Just wow!!!! Thanks for playing with us at Calling All Sistahs. Hugs, 🙂
Love the vivid colour of your shaker window, what a fantastic take on the inspiration!
Gorgeous colours for your background of your shaker card Anita! And I love that you used the sweet peek-a-boo window too. The shine and sparkle from all the sequins and beads are so pretty. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour! xx
Lots of white space with a gorgeous background and a single white leaf equals one gorgeous shaker card, Anita.
LOVE your beautiful shaker Anita, and its CASlicious too ! Thank you for joining us at CAS Challenge.
OOPs I forgot to mention, thank you for joining us at Uniko too!
This is an incredible take on the photo Anita!! I love the leaf and the pretty shaker elements. Marvelous card!
beautiful take on the inspiration, I love all the sequins scattered in on the watercolour background. thanks for playing along with CAS Watercolour.
Such a clean and crisp design yet totally packing punches with everything in the shaker. So elegant and beautiful Anita and capturing Autumn so perfectly. Love it and thanks for playing along at Uniko this month. x
what a gorgeous take on the inspiration photo, anita!! love the addition of the leaf!!
Gorgeous take on the inspiration photo, Anita! Your background is beautiful and pairs perfectly with this elegant leaf! Great job extending the window die…I never have good luck with that 🙂
Love the simplicity of the white leaf against that rich spattered fall background. What a perfectly beautiful shaker card this sweet leaf made. Wonderful take on the inspiration look too. Happy wkend. TFS
Gorgeous textured background with your Fall colours and die cut leaf. So pleased you joined us Anita at CAS Watercolour. Hugs
Oh, Anita, you have outdone yourself! What a gem you have created there! Wonderfully artsy and still clean and simple! Love the warm fall colors! I just read that you extended the die – OMG, that must have been tricky and fiddly! This card is such an eye candy and should win all the challenges!
Fabulous warm, rich colors–like a wonderful fall day! Love the shaker with your single leaf!
Sorry to be so late calling by, Anita! I love your fall background and your beautiful leaf adorning your shaker window! The die window itself is excellent! I tried to come by earlier but MLGCIABT! Wait. What? Stop it, that’s simply not true! I’m simply still trying to catch up! LYAMYMAAHYHAMW!! Hugs, Darnell xxoo
I love this card, but all of your cards are beautiful.
This is gorgeous, Anita! What a beautiful background and I love the extended peek-a-boo die cut that fits the leaf perfectly! A fun card! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Watercolour!
I love that you left that leaf white and concentrated the color in the background.
What a fantastic take on the inspiration Anita. I love the way you extended the window die to fit that wonderful leaf. Great idea!! I love that all the color is in that awesome background making that leaf stand out so beautifully.
What a gorgeous card with these fall colours ! As usual I love your very CAS design and your shaker card is just perfect with this stunning background, the lovely gold sequins and beads and the delicate white leaf on top of it ! Absolutely delicious ! Love it ! Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along at Uniko !
You’ve stolen my idea! I’m supposed to make a shaker for next week! Bad Anita! 😉 Just joking of course, I love your card! The die cut feather looks amazing and I love the rich, artsy looking background. Have a great new week! xxx
WOW!! First, I LOVE that background. Second I adore how you used that leaf. This is fantastic!!
Wow you combined so many challenges in a great way!
Love the colours and the shakershape and it’s soft background and to top it with a white leave looks so good! Hugs, Gerrina
awwww i just LOVE this shaker!! thank you for playing along with us at the simon says stamp wednesday challenge!
how gorgeous and rich looking Anita…wonderfully done card mf.
Thanks so much for playing along with the CAS Watercolour Challenge this month!
Karen
This is such a stylish design Anita and a fabulous take on the inspiration photo!
Thanks for sharing with us at Happy Little Stampers.
Hugs
Carol x
Breath-taken-away in seeing your stunning card, Anita! The shaker element, the rich tones/sparkle nestled inside the window, the crisp, fresh leaf…a composition of perfect harmony! LOVE! Yet another gem added to my ‘must case’ list!!
Hugs~c
Now THIS is a cool shaker card! I love that gorgeous smooshed background!!
This card is elegant and classy. I shy away from shaker cards but you do a grand job. I owe you a lengthy note. Barb
I love that leaf die!! Wow this is just totally fab, what a great take on the inspiration. Jenny x
Clever, clever die cutting and awesome background. Thanks so much for sharing, inspiring and joining in on the fun at Uniko. Hugs Bev x