I actually started on this card yesterday, wanting to use the Taylored Expression bucket die, done in grays, so I could use a yellow brick-like BG. I chose an inspiration photo that had a rusty looking container with flowers, but used a fall bouquet of cattails, ***** willows and various other dried plants instead! I used my Taylored Expressions gift card I won, for a card I posted for the DTGD challenge, to get these new goodies! I know I'm going to be using them a lot! Most of my bouquet was cut from smooshed watercolor BG's I made, using greens and browns and the bucket was made using smokey shadow and black soot distress inks. I splattered on some gathered twigs ink, then placed the arrangement on a woodgrain porch strip, with the embossed bricks behind. The piece was placed on a smoky slate card base. Here's my inspiration.
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31237
Sat, Sep 02, 2023 @ 12:22 PM
Beautifully colored prairie bucket containing a plethora of fall goodies, Sue! I like how you presented your brick wall as a bg and used the woodgrain for your porch~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65294
Sat, Sep 02, 2023 @ 1:58 PM
A beautiful bucket of natural stems Sue - how fun to use some of your newly won items so quickly - a lovely woodgrain base and brick background created too!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83912
Sat, Sep 02, 2023 @ 5:25 PM
Great bucket and very cool arrangement you did in it, Sue. Perfect for Fall and how fun to have new toys. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni