Autumn Leaves

This week's CASology cue card is leaf http://casology.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/week-14-leaf.html and it seems that leaves are a popular theme in challenge land this week so I thought I'd combine a few into a card.

At stampatacular they have this inspiration photo and the leaf took me straight to my new stamp set from crafts meow as this is the largest leaf in the set. http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-184-photo-inspiration.html

This is a simple one layer card - I masked off a strip and embossed some lines and then using a variety of momento inks in autumnal colours I stamped the large swirly leaves from the harvest set from crafts meow above and below the lines.  The sentiment is from the same set stamped in black.

I'm entering it into the following autumn themed challenges too:

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/cupcake-213-autumn-winter.html

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/week-175-autumn-leaves-and-trees.html

Autumn Leaves

I'm not normally a Tim Holtz girl - I've got his book and distress inks but I've not been very successful with his grungy style - it leaves you with messy fingers for one thing (I would photograph my hands but its too embarrassing I look like a 2 year old let loose in a paint factory!!!)  However, I saw this die yesterday and I just HAD to have it and it arrived, thanks to Craftie Charlie,  within 24 hours so I've been playing nice tonight.

I've followed the sketch again from this week's Less is More challenge as I think the placement works with the two simple elements.  The colours are from this weeks Play Date Cafe which are Green, Rust and Gold.  I am also entering into Digi Doodle Shop Challenge which is autumn colours.

I cut the shapes on the die (it's a thin strip die so you need a 12" extender plate unless you have a calibre) using the rust, gold and green textured card and I inked the edges with distress ink and a make-up sponge (hence the messy fingers!) and stuck them on with a glue pen.  I did add one neutral colour - dark brown for the branches and acorn.  The sentiment is from inkadinkadoo inked with a gold chalk ink and then I dabbed rusty hinge on top with the make-up sponge to add the feeling of the leaves turning into their autumn splendour.

Right - off for a bath now to scrub the inky mess off!
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