CARDtober Challenge 12 Fun Fold Double Vertical Stepper

This one was relatively easy. Choosing the papers took the most time. It's a bit bulky, but it's kind of a fun and different card. It's very 3D.

CARDtober Challenge 11 Unusual Embellishments

I was really scrounging through my drawers to see what unused/unusual embellishments that I had on hand. I dug out some older paper to go with it, and this was the result:

Unusual embellishments used were burlap, brads, and a charm. This is not a card that will mail well.

CARDtober Challenge 10 Unused Stamp & Die set

I have a lot of stamps and dies. What is surprising is that I have used a lot of what I have bought over the years. Some I wasn't sure if I had or hadn't, but these older Heartfelt Creations stamp and die sets still had the seals, and I thought they might make a cute card. 

I also used a dashed curvy line and a dragonfly stamp, although I don't remember if I have used them or not. The daisy border is a shaped edge of the card front. The card front is really only half of the size of the basic card. The dragonfly is on the inside of the card, which shows, since half the front is cut away.

CARDtober Challenge 09 Circle

This challenge was to use at least one circle. I obviously went overboard. I mainly wanted to use the linked circles die (one of Queen & Co.'s Foundation dies).

CARDtober Challenge #21 Magical Folk

All of the challenges that I am posting have a "magical" aspect to them. The first week (Oct 7) was Movie Magic. Oct. 14 was Holiday Magic. Today, your challenge is to make a card with a member of the Magical Folk community on it, such as a gnome, fairy, elf, witch, wizard, dwarf, leprechaun, etc.

The twist is to either add something you wouldn't expect to put on a card, OR adapt his/her costume in some way. I used vinyl to make the book, because the lines were too thin for card stock. I also used vinyl for the Wizarding 101. I adapted my gnome's costume. The company that makes this gnome is Jaded Blossom. I have the basic gnome and the cowboy add ons. That is it. I wanted to make a wizard gnome, so I added a little black cauldron from Queen & Co., as well as giving him a book. His wand is the stick from the stick horse of the cowboy set. I added a moon and stars to his hat and used the cowboy boots for his shoes. I cut the book  and words with my Cameo.

I used the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder on the background for texture.

CARDtober Challenge 08 Scraps Thanksgiving

This challenge was to use only scraps (except for the card base, but I used scraps for that, too) to make a Thanksgiving or Fall card. Since I had already cut up many of my scraps into banners and other card elements, it was both easier and harder than if I had just started with the original scraps. I used the bushel basket and stamp phrase from the new Queen & Co. Autumn Splendor kit. The patterned paper scraps were an old line from Little Yellow Bicycle, except for the brown plaid heart scrap, which was unmarked. Nearly everything in my stash is older, especially when it comes to papers.

CARDtober Challenge 06 Black, White, and Sparkle

This is the easiest, laziest card yet. The paper is black & white and had an interesting pattern to it. It looks layered, but it isn't. I added a dimensional butterfly sticker, and a few rhinestones(slightly larger "dots"). Both the butterfly and the rhinestones add sparkle for the twist.