Card Concept Challenge

It’s been quite awhile since I participated in a card challenge, but the fall inspiration at Card Concept caught my eye this week.

It’s an interesting challenge since you must identify your entry by its style. Typically that would be an easy one for me since most of my cards fit the category of Clean and Simple. But not this one, which was made specifically for a friend who definitely falls into the more Shabby Chic /Country category. I suppose it could also fit the Layered Clean and Simple style, but the doily, the twine bow, and button seem to put it in the Shabby Chic category.

When I was die cutting and coloring images for Skylar, Ella, and Caleb’s Halloween cards, I die cut and colored some of the other images from Friendship Jar: Fall Fillers by Papertrey Ink. I was happy to have this one already for a card when it came time. I die cut the Shaker Friendship Jar, backed it with clear cardstock and bumped it up with some fun foam before adding the fall images. The patterned paper is from a Papertrey Ink pack called Autumn Abundance—just perfect!

My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have suffered losses in the horrendous massacres in Paris this weekend. The world can be a very frightening place these days, but I do believe that it’s important to carry on so that the terrorists do not win this battle of fear and intimidation. Nonetheless, it gives one pause.