I enjoyed this challenge, Julia, to use silhouettes. I have been waiting to use this focal stamp for autumn and today's challenge fit perfectly. And I get to combine the SC194!!!
Paper Inspirations wonderful tree with falling leaves is my focal. I stamped it on Basic Grey's Mellow paper group with TH di walnut stain ink. I also used Mellow in the bottom and middle panels. The various panels are also Basic Grey papers. That rake is from Portfolio. I stamped it in ColorBox black and embossed with clear. It is cut and popped on dimensionals and is the main image. I used black staples to attach. The tree panel, also from Mellow has copper staples. The middle bottom panel has various leaves punched from a 6in1 punch by Hygrade. I used a Cosmo Cricket tapestry paper and Making Memories peach eyelets for the corners. The sentiment, part of a clear set from Impression Obsession was stamped on paper from BG archaic in Archival black and embossed in clear. I added a bit of lace and a copper leaf brad to the top. The card base is black which I bugged the front with leafy branch. It look wonderful with the texture showing on the inside along with the eyelets and staples.
I love this time of year...more thoughts to follow on my blog... Thanks so much for your comments...
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Man, am I glad to see you here! Been missing you and your creations. The visual texture (does that make sense?) is such that I keep seeing something new everytime I look at it. Sure is beautiful.
Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 @ 4:37 PM
Susan, you never disappoint! Love your sheltering tree image! Love the sentiment as well... you are the queen of wonderful sentiments!!! That rake looks ready to start it's work,,, it waits all year to be useful and this is it's time! I love that cb folder too... the inside is just as pretty as the outside! Great take on the challenge!
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Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 @ 6:16 PM
Gorgeous fall card, Susan! You promised the rake was coming soon - it's so cool! I love the rich autumn palette and the unique images! Yesterday's sketch was perfect for highlighting different images and papers! Beautiful!
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Thu, Sep 18, 2008 @ 7:13 PM
How pretty, Susan....the papers are gorgeous and I love the leaf silhouette!!! What a clever idea to add the rake image....reminds me of my childhood in Iowa raking leaves and jumping in the piles!! I rake leaf piles for my grandkids now.