ATC : Autumn Burns Brightly

MFW Tuesday Trigger

Today I'm linking this ATC to Unity Friends With Flair and to Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.  The MFW Trigger is "Enthralled with Fall" and this ATC is all about Fall!  I found the following quote and loved it!

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.  

                                      Faith Baldwin

The leaf stamp on the embellishment is from the Unity September 2013 LOL kit.  The leaf is stamped on a Heidi Grace Glass Effects acrylic piece that I first sanded then stamped and embossed with Ranger Enchanted Gold embossing powder.  To finish it off I applied alcohol ink and stitched it to the background with metallic thread.

Card: Celebrate

It's Friday so it's Friends With Flair at Unity!  The "celebrate" on this card is from the Sentiments O' Simple set from a while back.

Card: My Parents' 60th Anniversary

 Today's card is very special indeed - it's for my parents' 60th wedding anniversary!  I'm also linking it to 2 challenges - Mojo Monday and Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge.  ETA: I'm also linking this to Unity Friends With Flair.  The "Love Cherish Embrace" stamp is from the May 2013 LOL kit.

Lindy's Stamp Gang October

I sprayed Lindy's Stamp Gang Grab A Guy Gold Starburst on the orange paper and the orange and white print that frames the card.  I guess this is an apt color for this card - my Mom grabbed her guy 60 years ago!  :D

Card: Party Like A Rock Star

Unity Be Inspired Challenge

I created this card with the Unity Be Inspired Challenge for September/October in mind!  I turned the sketch on it's side and set all the elements at an angle to make it a little funky.  

The multi-layered stars (on the black cardstock) and the grid  in the background of "party like a rock star" are from the June 2013 SMAK Kit.  The outlined stars on the small grey tag and the ticket are from the July 2013 SMAK Kit.

Card: The Best Day

The Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge  was to stamp on something other than plain paper or cardstock.  I took a plain white paper flower and made it into somethin' fancy!

Card: This Is Epic

This card was created for a friend's 50th birthday.  It's cool that the numbers stamp behind "this is epic" shows the numbers "5" and "0"!

Paper
Stampin' Up!
Card stock
black - Core'dinations
white - Neenah
light and dark grey - Strathmore
Stamps
Unity (days of the week, newsprint frame, numbers) May 2013 SMAK
Ink
Tuxedo black - Memento
London Fog - Memento
Bamboo Leaves - Memento
Silhouette shape
chevron border - #24503
Additional Supplies
button
handmade twine
white embossing powder
paper clip
alphas - My Mind's Eye Lush Green
photo corner punch - Martha Stewart