I made this card using the Leaves Awash jumbo wheel for the main image as well as the b/g. For the main image I wheeled it in black onto white card stock, then I watercolored the leaves with the aqua painter, the I sort of outlined the colored leaves with morning marigold, and then I filled in the remainder of the empty space with a sponge with morning marigold. Boy, do I love my morning marigold ink. Too bad it's only here for a short time!!!
The sentiment is computer generated as I didn't have a congrats stamp or anything appropriate to fit into that hodgepodge piece I wanted to use.
Also, I made this as a retirment card for a man who loves to be at his cabin in the woods. I thought the leaves were very approriate since, as a school teacher, this is his first autumn off. However, my boys prompty told me this card is too *girly* -- it's the colors they think are too feminine -- what do you think?
Date: Sunday, September 24, 2006 GMT Views: 4829
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Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1924
Sun, Sep 24, 2006 @ 8:29 PM
Gorgeous! I don't think it's too girly at all. I think he'd love it. The colors are so rich. Now if they were pastel, that would be a different story. It's definiately going into my favs! TFS!
Registered: August 12, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3833
Sun, Sep 24, 2006 @ 9:01 PM
Truely beautiful, beautiful colors!! Everybody just has to open this one up for a closer view because the colors just pop in the main gallery. Then to my amazement when I opened it was the Leaves Awash wheel!! Who would have thought, that one wheel in the hands of an artist would come up with this gorgeous card -- tyfs
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Registered: March 12, 2006 Location: Big Pool, MD. Posts: 5140
Sun, Sep 24, 2006 @ 9:51 PM
sharon, this is gorgeous! and i think men must get tired of always being saddled with plain, neutral colors. these are all colors found in nature. what's girlie about that? great job!