My card for the Ways to use it challenge WT239, Around the world, came about like this: Julia said we could do something that had to do with the world or earth and you can't get much earthier than trees. I first thought of travel but where I live the trees don't actually turn color they just sort of dry up and blow away. It just isn't cold enough.
So in order to see fall foliage we have to travel to the mountains (two hour drive) It's a trek we take once a year in order to see nature's splendor. So with this card I got earthy and travel too. The three leaf images were stamped colored and heavily sprayed with gold glimmer mist. The back ground is stamped with SU's Lovely as a tree stamp then over stamped with SU cheesecloth. The DP background is more of what I made with that ugly DP I had so much of. I sponged colored spots all over it at which point one could still see the original pattern but then I ran it throuh the cuttle bug in an embossing folder and sprayed it lightly with glimmer mist, Voila the original pattern was gone....
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009 GMT Views: 1578
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Registered: March 20, 2005 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 77633
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 @ 11:59 AM
Oh, Mel! I love your thinking and I love your card - the layout, the leaves, the trees look like you're looking out a screen door. Just absolutely beautiful!
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Registered: January 28, 2005 Location: Posts: 25783
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 @ 1:47 PM
Mel, the textures, colors, and dimension make this just wonderful!!!! Love the background and all your cut work detailing with the leaves!!! Lovely card!!! The leaves look so real!!!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 @ 3:02 PM
Love the bg. Love your trees and those awesome leaves. What a pretty fall card. Love it. TFS :0)
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Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11632
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 @ 5:07 PM
Mel, How STUNNING. What a work of art and I LOVE the story that goes with it. Have you taken your trek to the mountains this year yet? You did a fabulous job with that bg paper. The pattern that has been created is so interesting. Your main image is a super creation. Love how your mind got working on this...
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 @ 6:46 PM
Love this beautiful homage to autumn colors!
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Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Fri, Oct 09, 2009 @ 1:28 PM
Oh! this is so lovely Mel! the cheesecloth bg is perfect!
Rich, Elegant, Stunning! a WOW! creation for sure!
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