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Friday, September 23, 2011

{Friends with Flair} on the First Day of Fall

Yay! It's Friends with Flair day!! Check the Unity blog for blog hop details and a list of today's participants. I'm in the lineup. :)

And not only is it FWF Day, it's also the first day of Autumn. Hoo-ray!! I'm celebrating with this little fall card.

I'll admit, it's dripping with {ippity} goodness. The banners come from {ippity}'s The Best, the background that I masked into the large banner is {ippity}'s A Bit of Burlap, the sentiment comes from {ippity}'s Moon Beams & Heart Strings, and the leaves are from {ippity}'s Now & Always. Having no fall-themed stamps from Unity, it was a fun challenge using these decidedly non-autumn-y stamps to make my "Autumn-with-a-capital-A" card.

I made this fabric flower with a torn strip of quilting calico. (Click HERE for a tutorial.)

This card was inspired by these challenges:
  • {ippity} Challenge: Fall (use Ippity/Unity stamps to create a project inspired by autumn)
  • Unity Stamp Company Challenge: Falling Leaves (any project, created with Unity/Ippity stamps, with leaves on it)
  • Ribbon Carousel Challenge: #21 Add fabric, and be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.(I used some hemp twine.)
I hope that your first day of autumn is crisp and colorful! Thanks for stopping by today to see what's making me happy. :)
Emily

Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Best, A Bit of Burlap, Moon Beams & Heart Strings, and Now & Always--all from {ippity} by Unity Stamp Co.
Paper:
SU cherry cobbler CS, K&Co Tim Coffey Fall Pad patterned paper, misc scrap of mustard CS, kraft CS from Paper Maniac
Ink: SU crumb cake, SU dusty durango, Palette moulin rouge
Accessories: foam tape, sewing machine, rhinestones, button, felt leaf sticker from Target, hemp twine, torn strip of calico fabric
Techniques: machine stitching, handmade flowers

40 comments:

  1. Hi Emily! This is a lovely, warm Fall card. Love the sewing, all the elements (they almost look like an applique) and that gorgeous fabric flower!! Love this!!

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  2. Happy Fall Emily! Love your beautiful card! Great use of all the different stamps! And what a pretty flower, love that fabric!
    Pam

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  3. wow - love that flower you have made- stunning xx

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  4. I love the stitching & that huge banner piece - and the felt leaf, and the calico flower....now all it needs is a big turkey. I had to laugh at that comment, because I call the kids turkeys all the time, and now I keep thinking to myself "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" It's like a new mantra :)

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  5. Wow look at all these fall items... must go pull out a bit of burlap :)

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  6. Emily, this is fabulous! I love the fall homespun feel to this card! Makes me want a cup of apple cider! :-)

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  7. Great card! Love the colours and that flower is amazing! Lovely touch with the banner with the leaf and love how you cut out the word falling.

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  8. Emily! I love this fall card. It is beautiful! The rolled flower is awesome! It's been a while since I visited, so I have to say that I love the picture of you in the sidebar! You look great!

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  9. I love this fall card. The flower is gorgeous.

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  10. Great card! Love all the fun elements: the stitching, twine, gems, button, felt leaf and handmade flower! Awesome!

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  11. WOW Emily! This is one gorgeous card. Love the colors, details, and all the embellishments. Thanks for the inspiration my friend.

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  12. This is gorgeous, I love the fall themed cards. They make me want to grab a cup of hot chocolate and cuddle on the couch with a good book.

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  13. What a delightful fall card, Em! I love your rolled fabric rose. I have been playing around with those at home, and have decided I need to invest in some of those Glubbers! LOL! Love this card. :)

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  14. This is such a pretty fall card.. I love that flower..

    Hugs, Linda

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  15. Love these Fall colors! I love plaids in the Fall! Great fabric flower too.

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  16. I love all fall color super pretty!

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  17. Love your fabric flower! Very nice card!

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  18. Such a warm and cozy card and I love the flower!

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  19. Emily, this card is detail-perfect! Love the colours and the banners and that gorgeous flower!

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  20. This is gorgeous! I love the colors and that fabric flower!

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  21. Beautiful! Definitely a capital-A Autumn card. And that fabric flower is gorgeous.

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  22. Super gorgeous! That flower totally rocks!!

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  23. Oh my gosh Emily....this card is absolutely amazing! Love your stitching, the fabric and you used these stamps fabulously! WOW...love this!

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  24. Oh Emily, this card is just fabulous! That flower--wow!!! I'm going to look at the tutorial in a minute :) I love the papers and stamps and how you fussy cut the sentiment. This card is perfect!

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  25. Love it! Your banners are adorable and that flower....its awesome, I still haven't mastered those things!

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  26. Emily, what a fabulous Fall creation. Love the plaid and that awesome calico flower. Plus, the sentiment is great.

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  27. Your card is absolutely fabulous! I love how you combined all the different stamp sets! The calico flower is AWESOME:)

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  28. Oooh! love the fall colors and all the fabrics and textures Emily! Great job!
    ~Meredith

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  29. Gorgeous card, Emily, and one that definitely says "autumn!" The added texture to the banners looks great, and that flower is so warm and cozy!

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  30. fabby autumn color. LOVE that banner and the great fun stitching.

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  31. That's one amazing card! I love the stitching across the top and that fabric flower is to die for!

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  32. Great card Emily! I linked this up on Practical Scrappers yesterday!

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  33. Cute! I love that the banner has the bigger flag with the embellishment!

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  34. Love the flower Emily! This card is so fun. I am going to go try to make one of those flowers right now! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

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  35. Such a fun fall inspired card. Love your fabric flower.

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  36. Wow, that is gorgeous. I just took a class not to long ago on how to make that flower. How pretty yours look. Well done.

    Bear Hugs,
    Carol

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  37. Oh how CUTE is this! Great card for the Ippity challenge!!

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  38. Oh Emily, your card is so pretty! Perfect for a fall greeting. I love your flower.
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  39. Emily this card is over the top AMAZING!! I LOVE IT!!!!!

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Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read every word!! Wishing you a day filled with bliss, ~Emily