I'll try to fill Rose's shoes this month and add my commentary along with photos of the amazing cards from our Thanksgiving/Fall and Brown Challenge evening!
Ashley, our kind host, made this cute little bird card. Roselyn would say it wouldn't be our group if there wasn't a card that had a bird on a branch. While this one doesn't include a branch, it sure fills our cute bird quota!
Carrie's card used the Big Shot to add texture to the background. It's a deceptively "simple" layout and is very elegant. (Sorry, I've tried 5 times and can't get the photo to load straight, the blog keeps turning it sideways -- please turn your head to see it!)
This fun card was made by Emily and incorporated several techniques. At first glance, I didn't realize the main pumpkins were stamped. They looked like they were professionally printed onto the paper. Very crisp images!
Gretchen made these darling gold embossed turkeys for us! She let us color them as we wanted to make these turkeys our own. Gobble gobble indeed!
Janet's card certainly fits our Brown Challenge! I adore the little sparkly gem below the ribbon which came in several versions ranging from champagne to gold to bronze. So-so-so pretty!
Jennifer was unable to join us, but her card wowed us all! Her card also used a Big Shot to emboss the happy birthday images at the top of the card and she purposely left the bottom blank for us to add our own birthday sentiment to the lucky recipient.
Leanna brought two cards this time, the first is her offering for the September playdate which she was unable to attend. Its fall colors and tree theme makes it fit in perfectly with the October cards.
Leanna's second card incorporates multi-colored fall leaves and a simple greeting. It reminds of my lawn with the colored leaves blowing about!
This is Melanie's first card for October, an elegant tree that is in the midst of shedding its fall leaves in preparation for winter. The background is also stamped with Versamarked leaves that may not show up in the phot
o. I love the circle punch hillside that the tree is standing upon.
o. I love the circle punch hillside that the tree is standing upon. Melanie is Cricut crazy! This is her second card for the night, a perky little turkey who has bright fall feathers. 
Robin is the first to incorporate fabric into our projects! Her card involved tools, wood, leaves and pounding! We pounded the pigment onto the muslin fabric and then attached the fabric to our card with some antique-y mini brads. Such lovely authentically fall-colored cards!
Roselyn was busy being her normal superhero self this weekend and couldn't attend, she sent a variety of cards for all to choose from. This is the one I selected. I love her clever styling of the ribbon, which I would not have thought of myself yet will happily copy. She is a very clever girl.
Roselyn was busy being her normal superhero self this weekend and couldn't attend, she sent a variety of cards for all to choose from. This is the one I selected. I love her clever styling of the ribbon, which I would not have thought of myself yet will happily copy. She is a very clever girl.
Tami's card had the cutest bear who is clearly a huge fan of s'mores. Smart bear, s'mores are divine! Tami might not admit this willingly, but a fleece top was sacrificed in the embossing of the the ingredients for this card. Just another example of her dedication to our group!
My first card incorporated the cricut, while I love how cute the items are once they are finished, they really are time consuming to assemble ahead of time. Luckily, for those present, all they had to do was glue the major pieces to the card. You're welcome, ha ha ha ha
This was my 2nd card, a fall/family card. Either a simple note to say hello to a family member or possibly a thanksgiving card with the addition of a sentiment inside. The felt pumpkins I had purchased last year and forgot to use and wanted to put into use this year!
This was my 3rd card, simply just some punch-friendly trees in some fall colors. Who can't use some fall-themed thank you cards?!
This was my 4th card for the night. It was stamped with brown ink, then stamped again and embossed with Versamark/clear powder and finally painted with LuminArte iridescent paint all on thick watercolor paper. The yellow cards are my new fave as they have sparkles.
This was my 3rd card, simply just some punch-friendly trees in some fall colors. Who can't use some fall-themed thank you cards?!
This was my 4th card for the night. It was stamped with brown ink, then stamped again and embossed with Versamark/clear powder and finally painted with LuminArte iridescent paint all on thick watercolor paper. The yellow cards are my new fave as they have sparkles.
This was Tina's adorable card, nice use of her Create a Critter Cricut cartridge to make this funny little turkey all dressed up for Thanksgiving. 
