Hi everyone. So happy you are here! We are celebrating our 3rd birthday at CAS Watercolour this month. I hope you'll play along. There are prizes (check out the challenge blog for details). It's going to be fun!!
This month I'm hosting and I have chosen ...
For my card above, I pulled out my very favourite maple leaf stamp that is about 20 years old. It's called Gently Falling (Stampin' Up!). I have used it so many times ... but it's been a while. :) I wanted to have three maple leaves to celebrate our 3rd birthday. :)
This is a 2-part stamp. I placed the "inside" of the leaf in my misti, inked with distress markers, spritzed with a little water and stamped onto mixed media paper. I repeated until I was happy with the colours. I did that three times. I then lined up the outline stamp over top of the images and stamped in green. The leaves were fussy-cut before adding to the card front along with a thin (1/2") border of cork, securing the stems of the leaves underneath. Finished the card by stamping a Penny Black sentiment using the same green ink I used on the leaves.
Close-up ...
The challenge is open until October 24th at midnight (Pacific Daylight Savings Time).
Hope to see you in the gallery!
Stamps: Gently Falling (Stampin' Up!); special sentiments (Penny Black)
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: Distress Inks: Crushed Olive, Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools: water mister, cork
Challenges:
CAS Watercolour October Challenge - Maple Leaf
Such beautifully coloured leaves Loll with the olive green and red orange, and such a wonderful contrast in colour and texture with the brown cork, and also the complementary green sentiment too. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous watercolored and fussy cut maple leaves, Loll. The perfect challenge for Fall. I have the same stamp sets that you used for your creative CAS card design...hmmm!
ReplyDeleteIt will be a couple weeks before I can play along, but I can't pass up a Fall Maple Leaves Challenge.
Congratulations on CAS Watercolour Challenge's 3rd Birthday...amazing how time flies by. I have learned so many WC techniques because of your challenge. Thank you to you, Bonnie and the DT girls:-) Love and Hugs to you all...
A gorgeous fall card, Loll! Love those pretty water colored leaves!!
ReplyDeleteI can see why this is your favorite maple leaf...it's so pretty, and your watercoloring brings out all the texture and dimension in its' natural shape! I also love the mix of fonts on your sentiment, too...Such a gorgeous card, Loll! xx
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that CAS watercolour has been running for three years already!!! Your card is fabulous - love the colours in the leaves, just what they're like as they start to turn! And the cork strip adds great extra interest.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautifully water colored leaves Loll and how perfect to use 3 for our 3rd birthday! I think I have this stamp set somewhere in my SU! stash and if I remember right it's on a wooden block...I think we've been stamping for quite awhile my friend! But anyway, great challenge this month and lovely, lovely card!! :0)
ReplyDeleteThree years already, the time has flown by with some amazing inspiration from the CAS Watercolour team.
ReplyDeleteYour card is wonderful, I love the colours of the leaves and the addition of the cork strip.
What a gorgeous card Loll - love the colours in the centre of the leaves, and well done on the three for the birthday celebrations!
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Maxine
Happy 3rd birthday! A trio of gorgeous maple leaves. Love the texture... I can see why you’ve hung onto this stamp. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful leaves that are just starting to turn. Happy third birthday. I love this time of year, the colors, the decorations and the excitement of the upcoming holidays. Perfect challenge.
ReplyDeleteHappy Third Birthday. Wonderful CAS card and I love the leaves.
ReplyDeleteHappy third birthday! The three leaves just glow, Loll, and the cork was a great way to ground them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful maple leaves, Loll! Maples are my favorites! Love the cork strip on the side that gives this a nice rustic look! It's been a fantastic three years!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on three fabulous years, Loll! Gorgeous card ... the warm, soft colours in the leaves are wonderfully complemented by that touchable cork border! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteThree gorgeous maple leaves for Happy 3rd Birthday! Love the fall colors and the cork strip for anchoring the leaves, Loll! Great fussy-cutting x 3!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
Wow what a stunner x Love the idea of the three maple leaves to celebrate the challenges 3rd birthday and how pretty they look.....The cork adds great texture and interest and the font on the sentiment looks fabulous too x. Happy 3rd Birthday Loll x
ReplyDeleteLove that cork border, very different. Your leaves are such lovely colours and a great sentiment too xx
ReplyDeleteThese leaves are so luminous. White spots add light to the leaves. A wonderful autumn card.
ReplyDeleteHugs, BozenA
Wow Loll, those leaves are amazing and cork ... what a unique design element. Beautiful card.
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