Well, here we are – approaching the last leg of this year’s challenge.
The nights are drawing in, the air is getting crisper, and perhaps Christmas crafting will already be on your to-do list.
I wonder if this month’s prompt will assist with that?
We’ve definitely got a nice muted rainbow pallet to work with – perfect for autumn but also great for cosy or merry winter designs. As always, here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Leaves and boughs – why not use tone-on-tone leaf dies or stamps to create a seasonal wreath or just rainbow leaf background of some sort. Or use the rule of thirds to feature leaves as your main element.
- The great outdoors – scenery in any season, but especially winter and autumn: think mountains, hills, little villages, woodland.
- Geometric looks – use simple triangular dies/stencils/stamps to create the look of trees or hills. You can get a really great mod look to your festive Christmas trees.
- Embrace the mod style – and speaking of mod, why not try a retro look through prints, fonts, or other bold design elements.
- Folk art – there are many dies and cover plates out there now that have that European/Scandi folk feel. A great time to use them!
- A little something spooky – those little characters remind me of kids in Halloween costumes. If Halloween is your thing, then run with it!
- A touch of class – there’s also lace in that image, so plenty of scope for classic and elegant looks with actual lace or perhaps lace texture/impressions.
- Stitch it – the leaves in the image are created with crochet, there is no reason not to feature some stitching (however fine) on your card.
- Bold background – see if you can use a bold background colour to your card rather than white or cream. Perhaps a nice dark grey to really make the other colours you use pop!
I hope that gives you a few thoughts on where to go with this month’s challenge. 🙂
Happy crafting!
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