Autumn is probably my favourite time of year. The colours of the leaves of the trees are so vibrant- hues of red, orange, yellow, and green - colours I am going to bring into the card I made for the challenge with Try and Sketch on Tuesday #681 and Double Trouble #202
The card base is Basic White card stock, layered with Cajun Craze card stock. The front layer is Basic white embossed with the Falling Leaf Embossing folder. The edges of this layer are sponged with Cajun Craze ink.
I started by die cutting some Autumn Splendor DSP using a small Countryside Corners Die. Then , on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock, I stamped images from various stamp sets - a pumpkin, gourd, carrot, apple, pepper, corn - coloured and then fussy cut them. I added a few Halloween images -5 in total. The harvest images were arranged on a small oval die cut in Basic White, some adhered using dimensionals, some not. This completed selection of Harvest vegetables was added to the bottom portion of the die cut DSP.
Instead of hexagons, the images of which appear on the sketch, I used falling leaves. To make the leaves I used blending brushes to add ink in the colours listed at the beginning of the post, covering the entire surface of a 4 by 5" a piece of watercolor paper. The finished piece was spritzed with water and the paper maneuvered to allow the colours to blend and mix.
After this piece was dry, I used the Autumn Leaf dies to die cut the leaves and arrange them on the card front.
The left over leaves were added to the inside.
Supplies Used:
Stamp: Autumn Leaves, Miscellaneous stamps. Grim Reaper
Inks: Cajun Craze, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Stampin Blends
Papers: Basic white, Watercolor Paper, Autumn Splendor DSP Basic Black, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Grim Reaper dies, Layering Oval die, Countryside Corner die, Falling Leaf Embossing Folder. Embellishments
I believe I have met the 3-2-1 challenge at Double Trouble and because I have used Pumpkins and Autumn Leaves on my card, I am submitting my card to the Pearly Sparkles Challenge # 112
7 comments:
Maria, what a lovely interpretation of our TSOT sketch! Love all the leaves and the dimension you added with the embossing folder. Thank you also for incorporating our sister challenge, Double Trouble, in making your creation. Thank you for sharing with both of us!!! -Donna
So much fall displayed on your card, love those leaves and the cute little cat in the corner! Thanks so much for joining us at Double Trouble.
So pretty and perfect for autumn! Thanks for sharing with us at both Double Trouble and TSOT :)
I love how your harvest image is so similar to the sketch...great job! And your Halloween elements are adorable, the ghosts, cat, skull and bat. I'm in awe of the color blending of ink on the leaves; I have to try the technique you described using watercolor paper. Thank you for sharing the tip, and your amazing card at the Double Trouble challenge.
Beautiful autumnal card. Love the rich colors of your leaves and the inked edge of your embossed panel to give it a rustic feel. Thanks for joining us at Try A Sketch On Tuesday.
sue n.
Maria, your fall card is just lovely! I can't ever get over the beauty of fall leaves and the ones on your card are wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday!
So pretty and great use of fall colors and elements. Thanks for joining our Double Trouble Challenge.
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