Warm Wishes with Authentique

This is my second submission for the Authentique October Color Challenge. I used papers from the Authentique Loyal and Celebrate Collections. These beautiful patterned papers worked wonderfully with the color challenge which includes: ivory, mountain pine and blacksmith.  I hand cut two trees from green Authentique and matted them with black Authentique. I adhered the tree on the right with dimensional adhesive.  I cut strips from the patterned paper and adhered it diagonally to another Authentique patterned paper.  To decorate the tress I added green star gems, clear gems and narrower strips of the same Authentique patterned paper. I matted the card on Authentique black and finished by attaching the handwritten sentiment.

SUPPLIES:
Paper: Authentique Loyal and Celebrate Collections (green, black and patterned papers)
Cardbase: Paper Studios (ivory)
Gems: Studio G
Marker: Zig black
Adhesive: Scotch Advanced Tape Glider, Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape
Ivory cardstock: Core'dinations

Birch Trees

Here is my submission for the Authentique October Inspiration Color Challenge. The color story board includes ivory, mountain pine and blacksmith. For this card I used papers  from Authentique's Loyal and Celebrate Collections (black and mountain pine). I created the night sky with Authentique's black paper and added clouds with a Q-tip. The moon was punched from ivory cardstock and I added more chalked clouds over the top of it. I hand cut the birch trees from white cardstock and added details with paints. The grass is layered Authentique paper that I tore into strips. I wrapped embroidery floss around the base and tied  a bow. I finished by adding the sentiment which is hand-written with a marker on ivory cardstock and matted with the same black as the night sky.

SUPPLIES:
Paper: Authentique Loyal and Celebrate Collections (black and green)
Marker: Zig black
Cardstock: Core'dinations Vanilla Cream/ivory, DCWV white
Adhesive: Scotch Advanced Tape Glider
Circle Punch: EK Success
Embroidery Floss: DMC ivory
Chalk: Craft-T Decorations/gray
Q-Tips: Johnson & Johnson
Paints: Folk Art (black/brown)