Friday, 28 September 2012

Can you Toot Your Own Horn??

Now I bet you're curious about this weeks challenge at CASual Fridays with a title like that!!
No... nothing to do with transport, instead we want you to be inspired by your own blog header and translate that into a design on your projects :0).... how fun is that??


We have a great prize this week from our sponsors  a.muse studios  worth over $35!!!


I looked at my blog header and decided to not go literal with the layout on my card but kept with the tree theme and injected some colour by adding falling leaves....


I cut a few Memory box branches and 'pruned' them so they didn't all look the same before positioning them on the card..... oh boy did that take a while fiddling with them!!
The oak leaves are cut from basic grey PP with the Lil'inker Acorn die and then stuck back to back so they could withstand being shaped and curled.... I love the dimension they give to the scene :0)
The hessian/burlap bkgd and jute on the card base are to represent my blog bkgd.

I'm so looking forward to seeing where your blog inspiration takes you... don't forget to go check out the rest of the Girl Fridays cards this week by clicking here

Thanks for stopping by :0)
Jenny x

26 comments:

  1. So glad that I stayed up late tonight so that I could stop by and visit this beauty! Such a lovely fall scene! I love your tip about pruning your die cuts to get a more natural look:) And the subtle background stamping is just the right frame for your card, just like it is on your blog! Just perfectly lovely!

    I hope that you have a wonderful Friday and weekend Jenny!

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  2. Love your very earthy card, Jenny! Love the leaves. They look very real!

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  3. Hello there-This is such a gorgeous card-i love the take on your Blog background/header,it's really nicely done :) x

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  4. Spectacular! The card is gorgeous. Your interpretation of the challenge is perfect!

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  5. Wow... this is amazing Jenny! Love the dimension the curled leaves give this :)

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  6. Fab-u-lous! Bit of a hard challenge this week my blog header is just all my old cards!
    Tara
    x

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  7. Jenny, this is a beautiful card. You've got the balance of branches and leaves just perfect. Another stunning card from the master.

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  8. Such a lovely card Jenny...but love the effects of your falling leaves

    Anne

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  9. Jenny, this is absolutely fabulous! Love the simple design...and the touches of texture. wow!!

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  10. I didn't know that you were handy with a chainsaw... I leave the branch trimming to my husband myself (I actually think it's really because he wants to play with his 'boys toys'). Great design Jenny, love how those leaves are falling!

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  11. I really like your take on this challenge. Your interpretation of your Blog Header is fab. Love the falling leaves!

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  12. Beautiful autumnal card Jenny love the falling leaves.
    Val x

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  13. Jenny, your card is GORGEOUS. I love the interpretation~

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  14. Gorgeous Jenny! Love that die and the texture in the leaves in wonderful. Love the way you curled them a bit. The embossed base and the linen thread are the perfect finish. Wonderful as always. xo

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  15. Love your autumn card and how you trimmed the branches to make them look unique!

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  16. So calm and serene--just perfect.

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  17. I love your take on it! So much texture - I love how you adhered the leaves :) Absolutely gorgeous & elegant sympathy card!!

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  18. Your autumn branches and leaves are beautiful:) Hugs x x

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  19. So beautiful. Those leaves look amazing and I love the pattern on your card base to match your background. ann

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  20. great take on your header-love the tree branches and you have a lot of patience cutting out those leaves. Love the bit of twine as it compliments the look of the card

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  21. Gorgeous, Jenny! I love this card! I'm scared to be inspired by my own blog header - pure white with two plain black words... eek!

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  22. Darn it! I knew I should have gotten around to sprucing my blog up sooner rather than later! LOL! Love your horn tooting here - those branches and leaves are gorgeous!

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  23. You do such amazing things with paper, Jenny. :) The leaves look so wonderfully dimensional. I just love the whole design!

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