Today's Inspiration Challenge is Barnes & Noble. Do they ever have a lot of pretty things. Who knew? I was inspired by This Decanter. Love all the falling leaves on it.
Except for the card itself, it was made entirely of left over pieces and scraps. I used a fine pattern woodgrain embossing folder on the rusty brown piece & on the long narrow white strip, I inked up the silhouette leaf with a few colors of ink, lightly misted then stamped them twice each time, w/o reinking. On the lighter versions, I stamped the open leaf on top with the clay ink.
I also stamped a couple of extra leaves then added a bit more color w/ Copics before fussy cutting. A splatter image was used on top of the leaf bg strip. The Write Stuff
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Sat, Oct 05, 2013 @ 8:49 AM
I had to stare at this beauty for a while! So many techniques that come together perfectly! I am so glad you joined our challenge today! Your talent is truly inspirational!
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Sat, Oct 05, 2013 @ 9:34 AM
Oh, I love this! love the wood grain embossing, your border of leaves so softly watercolored and then your individual leaves on top!! Beautiful my friend!
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Sat, Oct 05, 2013 @ 10:00 AM
Gorgeous Julie! That wood grain ef is amazingly detailed! Love the splatter too!
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Sat, Oct 05, 2013 @ 10:44 AM
That decanter you chose is marvelous! I love your leaves and the wood bg!!
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Sat, Oct 05, 2013 @ 10:45 AM
Gorgeous card, Julie. Your leaves are colored so expertly and realistically on both your stamped bg and the dimensional die cuts. The deeply embossed bg really makes a great foil for them.