Link in the chain - October

 It's the second of the month which, as ever, means it's reveal day over at Card Chain Challenge.

Mine went to the lovely Hilary this time. As it didn't have to go through  the airmail system, I went a little bit more dimensional and indulged the fist thing that sprang into my head when I saw that crepe was one of the product or technique options by making flowers.

I've actually crammed in more options that usual this time! I used the colour palette, the theme of fall and both the crepe and string block stamping from the product or technique options.

I wound crochet thread round a small acrylic block, stamped repeatedly in one direction to make a strip then turned the block and stamped again to make a little grid pattern. It looks a bit like a cheesecloth or hessian fabric, I think!

The flowers are made by die cutting small circles of crepe paper, stretching them slightly and pinching the base to make petal shapes before gluing to a base. I inked the edges and added die cut centres.

Stamps:
Enjoy Quotes (Katzelkraft, no longer with us)

Paper:
Bristol board
Heavy crepe
Dark brown

Ink:
Brilliance by Tsukineko (Pearlescent chocolate, Pearlescent Sky Blue)
Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Vintage Photo)
Adirondack by Ranger (Sunset Orange)

Other:
Circle dies (Spellbinder)
Leaves dies (Impression Obsession, no longer with us)
Christmas Roses dies (Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions)
Crochet thread
Corner Chomper

Thanks for stopping by! Come and join us in spreading some hand made fun around the globe, there are a few more days to sign up for the November chain!