Variations on a Theme

Hey y'all, how's your week going?  We have been go-go-go the past few days doing staycation things:  a ghost town/wild west museum on Monday; the Manitou Springs cliff dwellings and Cave of the Winds on Tuesday; and the Royal Gorge train yesterday, among other things.  For something totally different today, I got my annual mammogram this morning (go get those done, ladies!) and we got flu shots.  Now Daphne and I are enjoying a quiet afternoon while Ryan and the hubs are out bowling with Ryan's girlfriend and her dad.  (Remember, Ryan is 8 years old.)

Anyway, I mentioned in Sunday's Paper Players post that I had made several other cards for the current Paper Players challenge:

So I have those cards to share today, which you will see are pretty much variations on a theme of what I posted on Sunday.  This was my first runner-up:

I masked off the edge of my Very Vanilla cardstock and used blending brushes to add ink colors, then stamped and die cut some leaves to go on top and of course I had to use that October sentiment because I love it and no matter what Ryan says, October definitely counts as a color.  But even this card was the third one I made, here are the first two:

I wasn't entirely happy with how the stamped leaves looked on the background bit on these two cards, which is why I started making the other ones.  These cards did not go to waste though, all four of my "October is my favorite color" cards went out in the mail this past Monday.

That's it for now, peeps.  I've got a pot roast in the crock pot and an adorable doggo sleeping in the chair next to me, but I think I should take this opportunity to go upstairs and see how things are in my craft room since I haven't gotten to do anything in there all week other than getting the cards ready to go in the mail on Monday.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, single card:
Stamps:  Gorgeous Leaves, Riley & Company greeting
Ink:  Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Versamark
Paper:  Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Intricate Leaves dies, Dimensionals, Clear EP

Supplies, two cards:
Stamps:  Gathering Moments, Riley & Company Greeting
Ink:  Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie
Paper:  Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Gathering Moments dies, Dimensionals