Every October, my home town celebrates The Maple Leaf Festival ... and I always get homesick for my family, marching bands, and the beautiful trees. Here's a picture my Mom took with our courthouse in the background.
So when I saw the Kay Miller's Card at The Cutting Edge, I saw a fun & funky take on home.
I wanted to capture both the colors and feel of her design ... and my longing for my family and home town this time of year.
I also wanted to use my Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves (and my Say Cheese Lawn Cuts) for the Lawnscaping Challenge to create a Fall-Themed Project. Sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Chit Chat.
I'm also joining Shopping Our Stash, where the theme is LEAF me alone.
ooooooooooh! ok, once again i'm laughing my head off b/c we've both done stitched leaves on the same day and yet in utterly different ways! have to say i'm kind of drooling over these cool diecuts, and such a brilliant idea to have them tumbling over and into and out of the polaroid frame! awesome take on the inspiration card, i love that you've made it all yours & all AUTUMN! not to mention a FAB entry in our unbeLEAFable "leaf me alone" challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! <3
Posted by: lauren | November 04, 2014 at 07:51 AM
Posiively love the use of color in this design! Great CAS presentation and a wonderful treat for the eye. Thanks for playing along with us here at Shopping Our Stash!
Hugz,
Chana, DT
Posted by: Chana | November 04, 2014 at 06:44 PM
Oh so lovely! And perfectly CAS too.
xxx Asha
Posted by: Asha | November 05, 2014 at 04:35 AM
"Home" is a good place to be. As a service brat, I don't really have a home town, but I understand your longing. I can see all the love you've put in your card; it's beautiful. The bright colors and design are wonderful. Have a great week. Bev
Posted by: Bev | November 05, 2014 at 07:18 AM
Amazing take on the inspiration card!!! Love the frame !!
Posted by: Kimberly | November 05, 2014 at 09:44 AM
what a beautiful photo!!!! it's pictures like that, that make me thankful for fall!! and yoir card is just lovely!! i LOVE those funky colors and the bold speech bubble really stands out and shines! so great! thanks so much for playing along with us at the Lawnscaping Challenge! :D
Posted by: Samantha M | November 05, 2014 at 10:17 AM
What a fun and cute card for fall! I really like the colors that you used and how the speech bubbles stands out so well! Thanks for playing along with us at Lawnscaping!! :)
Posted by: Elise C. | November 05, 2014 at 09:14 PM
What a great way to display those gorgeous leaves! Love the little speech bubble added in the layout! Thank you so much for playing with the Cutting Edge Challenge!
Posted by: Amy Kolling | November 05, 2014 at 09:25 PM
Gorgeous! Love the bright leaves and the frame and the awesome picture your mom took! Thanks for playing along with the Shopping Our Stash crew for the "Leaf Me Alone" challenge this week :)
Posted by: donna | November 06, 2014 at 03:36 PM
Super fun card, I love all the colored leaves! Thanks for playing the Lawnscaping Challenge!
-Samantha
Posted by: Samantha Casey | November 06, 2014 at 08:38 PM
Love this fun and colorful take on Fall! Gorgeous!
Posted by: nancyljk | November 07, 2014 at 01:54 PM
I LOVE the funky colors, and those stitched leaves are so pretty! Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
Posted by: leslie (crookedstamper) | November 08, 2014 at 07:27 AM
This is so pretty, I adore the colors you chose.
Posted by: Lynnette | November 11, 2014 at 08:43 PM