Shana Gaff
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

A DUH Moment

Do you ever have those when you are making cards?  I seem to be having them all the time lately.  I swear I have lost more and more brain cells with every child I have given birth to.  And I only have 3...I don't know how Mrs. Duggar survives!  I'll get to my DUH moment in minute.  The card I made today uses the brand new sketch from Create with Connie and Mary and the color combo from The Paper Players.  It is rare that I do a challenge the same day that it is posted, but I really liked this sketch!
2012 Create Thursday-003
 
 
 
 
 
 
I love these colors and they just scream fall leaves.  I have been going back and forth between fall and Christmas and have done a few Christmas cards in a row, so I guess it was time for a fall card again!
Okay, time for my DUH moment.  I got the background all stamped and assembled, then stamped my leaves, sponged them with ink, scored and drew in the veins, spritzed them with Smooch Spritz and cut them out...by hand.  There is a die for these leaves!  It would have saved me some time if I had used the die.  DUH!  Lucky for me, I don't mind a little bit of cutting and these leaves were really simple to cut out anyway.  After I assembled the leaves onto the card, I added some drops of Crystal Effects to replicate dew drops.  I don't know if that's what it actually looks like, but I still think it looks pretty cool!
 
Stamp Sets: Curly Cute, Wonderfall
Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Cajun Craze, Night of Navy
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, sponges, scoring tool and mat
Accessories: Gold Glow and Silver Smooch Spritz, Crystal Effects, Denim Ribbon


14 comments:

  1. That turned out really cute! I have Duh moments all the time... :)

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  2. LOL Shana - nice to hear that other people do things like that too. My joke on myself is that my name is DUH-nielle sometimes :o) Great card though!! Hugs Danielle

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  3. Awesome card! I love those "dewy" leaves! And at my age, I have more "duh" moments than "un-duh" ones! lol Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

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  4. Love your fussy cut(vs. die cut) leaves Shana - they look fabulous all scrunchy with the sweet dew drops. Great card! Thanks for playing along with The Paper Players. :)

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  5. What a great take on both challenges! I love this stamp set and dies or not, they make fabulous crinkly leaves! Thanks for joining us at Create With Connie and Mary!

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  6. I have one almost daily! However, I must say that your 'duh' moment still resulted in an amazing card!!

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  7. I love your little story Shana, we all have those moments so don't feel bad! Great job on the fussy cutting and the combination of both sketches. Thanks for playing Create with Connie & Mary with us!

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  8. Wonderful fall card! Your leaves are so real looking! So crunchy and pretty! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  9. Die or no die...very pretty card. Love all the textures. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!

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  10. I have those duh moments too! Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary this week!

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  11. You are not alone in the duh moments. You should see my last two videos..oy! However, your card is a real beauty and I love the rick and vivid colors that you used. Thank you so much for playing along and showing us your beautiful work at Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! We hope to see you back next week!

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  12. Very "autumn" card with lots of texture on it! Love it! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  13. Oh..this card is just simple GORGEOUS!!! I hate those DUH moments and have more and more of them all the time...hmmm...and I just have furchildren! I do LOVE your card! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  14. Very nice! And I agree with the duh moments - I get those more and more lately. Great job with the sketch this week. We loved having you join us at Create with Connie & Mary.
    Monika

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