Saturday, October 12, 2024

Autumn Leaves

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card that I had a LOT of FUN making! :)  This combines two of the techniques that we've explored at Group of Seven: 1) Dry Embossing with Re-inker Watercolouring; 2) Kaleidoscope.

Instead of watercolouring, I sponged autumn colours of Distress inks (Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire) onto a piece of mixed media paper.  The coloured panel was dry embossed (Vine Canopy EF - Simon Says Stamp) on the de-bossed side of the panel.  I then took Versafine Clair Chianti ink and used direct to paper, swiping the inkpad over the debossed and sponged side of the panel.

Once the panel was dry, I cut it into different-sized widths horizontally.  I adhered the some of the strips to my card base (not all), leaving a bit of space between each strip.  I stamped the sentiment (Simply Sentiments - Lawn Fawn) in Carved Pumpkin ink.

This was a quick and easy card to make.

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Stamps:  Simply Sentiments (Lawn Fawn)
Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Purple Pigment ink:  Versafine Clair Chiani
Accessories:   Vine Canopy embossing folder (Simon Says Stamp); sponges

3 comments:

HilaryJane said...

Love that technique and what a great idea to cut the strips, it really helps add interest and is very effective. Love the colours too xx

I Card Everyone said...

So fun, Loll! This might be a good fit for Color Hues, too!
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Susan said...

Great combination of techniques and fabulous colours!