Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Fall for November

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Good Morning all! Can you believe it is February? You know what that means? I'm late with my January Sisterhood cards. This month's theme was given to us by the talented Michelle. She has tasked us with making a card about you and the month you were born. What a challenge. I was born in November and while I love the month...it got the short end of the stick in flowers and birthstone. I couldn't find anything cute about a scorpion. So I told my concerns to Michelle and she said to do what makes you happy. Finally I knew I was going to use yellow since that is November's color and then I love the trees in the fall. I went looking through my stamps and found the Trendy Trees set from Stampin Up. Then I saw this card from Dawn Easton. I knew that is what I wanted to do. It is pretty much a case of the card. I even used the same October Afternoon paper line and just picked different patterns. I also used a tree that look more like the leaves are about to fall off. I couldn't get my bow to work out right so I settled for a knot. I hope the girls like it. And can you believe it...no coloring!!!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful day.

17 comments:

Juls said...

this is gorgeous!!! Love the bright colours!

Crystal said...

cute cute cute lovin the colors!

Kim said...

This is a perfect November card. The colors are beautiful and the tree is a great symbol of fall!

Jessie said...

It's really beautiful, great job on the challenge!

Anonymous said...

Oh Mary - it turned out wonderfully! The image and papers are perfect. I'm not sure if it's a good thing but I'm finding I definitely made everyone think this month - eek!

WickedPixie said...

I love your color/paper combo! Even without any coloring it really drew my eye in my Reader (and you must know I LOVE coloring!!) :-)Traci

Linby said...

such a bright cheery card - caught my eye in reader too - love it.
Linbyx

Imke said...

Mary, it´s beautiful. The DP looks so great together. Friendly fall colors !

Sparkplug17 said...

What a lovely card! I had to laugh at the scorpion thing, lol.

Lorie said...

Very well done, Mary! I know you were stumped about what to do, and you managed to bring together a beautiful card for da hood! I just realized I forgot to take a picture of mine! Sheesh!!

Judy McMullen said...

Mary, love your January YOU card! It's beautiful just like you!!!

Catherine said...

Love that this is a fall card, but it's so vibrant and colorful! Perfect choice on the trees and drooling over the mix of OA papers! The girls will be fighting over this one! :D

Nicole said...

Love your card.The yellow and white works well with the red. I like it

Jacilynn said...

Oh, I love these colors! Great card Mary. super cute!

Anonymous said...

Pffft....and you were worried...what a beautiful card, (but then I knew it would be....)...great job Mary...

Sandra MacLean said...

I'm shocked - no coloring to be seen anywhere?!? But look how fabulous it looks!! I'm sure the girs will LOVE this Mary!

kadie said...

Beautiful! Yes, I think this says November very well...and who better for SU inspiration than Dawn Easton! How did you get the background behind the tree colored? Sponging?

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