Let's Craft and Create Challenge #162: Lots of Layers...

It's amazing that we are nearly through the first week of August. It seems to me that summer whips by faster and faster every year.  I am happy, though, that this means it is time for another challenge at Let's Craft and Create. 

Our August challenge is "Lots of Layers." I don't usually put a lot of layers on my cards so this was definitely a stretch for me. To try to get more comfortable with the concept of "Lots of Layers," I decided to make two cards--both of them for Thanksgiving.

I found some Stampin' Up papers in my stash that were in fall colors; one of them was printed with leaves and acorns. I decided to use those elements as accents on my topmost layers.

For this card I pulled out my acorn dies and cut them from some kraft paper. I colored the tops a darker brown with an alcohol marker.

The stamped sentiment and enamel dots finished my card front nicely.

Here's a peek at my acorns. You can see that I've popped one of them up on some double-sided foam.

For the inside of my card, I used my computer to create a sentiment. I matted it and added a gold strip of cardstock at the bottom.

For my second card, I found a layout online that I liked and, using the same papers as the first card, I created my card front.

I printed my front sentiment with my computer and then stamped a single leaf below it. I fussy-cut the mat behind my sentiment panel, added some enamel dots and popped it up on foam squares.

This card also has a computer-generated sentiment on the inside. I think I may still add a colored strip of CS across the bottom like I did on the first card, just to add a little color to the inside.

I see in the photo there is a tiny piece of white paper at the bottom of my sentiment panel. I'll remove that, too!

I hope you'll join in this month's fun and create a card with Lots of Layers. The Design Team has provided lots of inspiration for you over on the Let's Craft and Create blog. There will be a crafty prize to be won, so it's well worth your time.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl