DawnL is in charge of the Monday October challenges for our CCEE group. For this first Monday in October, she challenged us to make our own designer paper in a fall theme.
I chose this leaf stamp from Tags & More. I stamped it in Stazon Brown and watercolored each leaf using the various reinkers listed below. I then stamped the dotted bg images in Close to Cocoa and Wild Wasabi followed by Weathered finger walked in Creamy Caramel. I lightly sponged Creamy Caramel over the remaining white spaces and used a dauber to color the frame in Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Crisp.
I chose to also watercolor this basket of apples image designed by Carolyn King (aka Cammie) and manufactured by Gina K. Designs. Cammie is donating 100% of the sales proceeds to the Alzeheimer's Association. The apples are covered with Crystal Effects.
Why not get out your stamping supplies and play along with us! Check out our blog for details here:
Wow, this is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I've got to get my Thanksgiving cards in the mail today, and gulp, they aren't finished yet! Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!! I love that homemade dp!!!
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Hockey Mom
Registered: July 5, 2004 Location: downunder in Australia Posts: 36289
Mon, Oct 06, 2008 @ 3:57 AM
love your card Charlene, fantastic leaf background ... hey did you see the M & M clock someone made that was just uploaded to the gallery??? Thought you would wanna see it.
------------------------------ Frances aka StampOwl My Blog: StampOwl's Studio
Registered: June 21, 2006 Location: Still getting giddy over paper and ink in Colorful Colorado! Posts: 14180
Mon, Oct 06, 2008 @ 5:17 PM
Fall is here for sure in this delightfully fun fall card...your weathered background with the little spots adds a lot of texture, and the watercolored apples and leaves sound like a lot of work, but sure paid off in this beauty today!
Hope your first day of work wasn't too painful for ya, GF!!