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Autumn Distressed Flowers

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By sparklingblackrose
Good afternoon everyone, hope you are well :-) Here I am with a card inspired by the beginning of Autumn using one of my flowers made from an upcycled drinks can. I made this first and used Adirondack inks to make it Autumnal in colour tone.
I then used Memory Box papers I love from last year as a base for my card and used the branches as a focal point to go with my flower and made a heat embossed leaf from another of these papers then cut round the embossed leaf shape. I then heat embossed patterns and a greeting on the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge: Gold
Recycle, Repurpose and Reinvent: Anything Goes
Fairytale Challenge: Early Fall
Stampin for the Weekend: Feeling Floral
Card Mania Challenge: Handmade Flowers
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Stamps plus Fun=Creativity: Autumn
Totally Stampalicious: Fall Colours
Stampin Sisters in Christ: Handmade embellishment

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Comments

  1. Linda25 September 2012 at 15:09

    WOW Elaine this is stunning. I love the flower and the papers are gorgeous.

    Hugs
    Linda xxxx

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  2. jane stillman25 September 2012 at 15:18

    What a gorgeous card, the flower is stunning against the papers x

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  3. Michaela25 September 2012 at 15:37

    Gorgeous card,Elaine. Love it! That background is fantastic and so is your flower!
    Michaela xx

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  4. Sue - bearhouse25 September 2012 at 16:21

    This is wonderful Elaine. I love your flower and the colours are gorgeous

    Sue

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  5. Kate M25 September 2012 at 16:22

    Beautiful papers - and I just love your upcycled drinks can art!! Fabulous!
    Kate
    xx

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  6. Doreen25 September 2012 at 19:02

    This is gorgeous,love the papers.xxx

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  7. Sandra H25 September 2012 at 20:46

    Elaine, Your creation is beautiful x

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  8. Sonia25 September 2012 at 22:36

    Fantastic card dear friend:) Wonderful paper and beautiful big special flower:)
    Hugs,
    Sonia

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  9. coops26 September 2012 at 10:17

    so gorgeous elaine.your flower is stunning ;D

    xx coops xx

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  10. Rene26 September 2012 at 15:37

    This is lovely! Thank you so much for joining us at Make it Monday this week! Don't forget to leave a comment for another entry and mention you saw them on MIM for a chance at our second prize! Good luck!
    Rene ;D

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  11. Lise Cooke26 September 2012 at 20:16

    You are so clever. Its stunning and gorgeous and fabulous xxxx

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  12. Kandy's Krafts26 September 2012 at 20:30

    What a good idea using a drinks can, brilliant recycling and a lovely card to boot

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  13. Bianca26 September 2012 at 20:55

    That´s so pritty and so lovely! You have made such a wonderfull project! Thankx for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge xx Bianca

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  14. Zoe26 September 2012 at 21:42

    O wow! Fabulous xxx

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  15. Danie May26 September 2012 at 21:52

    Love the beautiful rich autumn tones of your flower Elaine, it stands out wonderfully against your gorgeous background! xx

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  16. Michelle27 September 2012 at 12:25

    Great this nice flower and the background.
    Thanks for joining us at Fairytale.
    LG Michelle

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  17. Tracy Wray aka Trak27 September 2012 at 12:42

    BEAUTIFUL card very well put together ..Thank you for playing along at Card Mania Challenges!

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  18. Addii27 September 2012 at 16:29

    This is gorgeous,love the papers.
    Thank you for playing along at Card Mania Challenges!

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  19. Glimpses of My Heart28 September 2012 at 19:45

    Elaine - This is beautiful! That flower is amazing! You did such a great job on it! Thanks for joining us at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
    Blessings,
    Michelle

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  20. ScrappySandie29 September 2012 at 22:50

    Hi Elaine! Gorgeous card! Love that flower...such pretty autumn colors! So glad you could join us this week at SSiC!
    Sandie

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  21. Julia29 September 2012 at 23:09

    I saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS!

    My entries are: #111 and #124.

    I would love to have you visit my blogs: Paper and Scraps Creations by Julia and Me and Myself on the Dark…

    Hugs,

    Julia




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  22. Chris / CS Designs1 October 2012 at 04:25

    Gorgeous flower, and a great way to use a recycled drink can. The inks really make for a beautiful effect. Thank you for joining us on Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent.
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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  23. Dilyana2 October 2012 at 13:56

    Such creative and interesting card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Card Mania Challenge! :-)

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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