It's been a while since I've had time to play along with an IO challenge, but their current Shades of Fall challenge was absolutely perfect for combining with this week's Thankful Pumpkins Tickle a Teapotter challenge from Mary. I knew I wanted to use this stamp, it always makes me smile!
Stamped my image on watercolour paper and coloured with distress inks, using a glaze pen on the straws. The base layer is watercolour paper stamped with Gradation randomly inked with autumn colours and spritzed with a bit of extra blue at the top. I added an extra pumpkin made with punched ovals and a little bow die, and some leaves cut from watercolour paper and spritzed with colour. Edges of the base layer are stitched.
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 GMT Views: 2128
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 2:56 AM
Oh my goodness this is fantastic. I just keep looking at it and willing it to come to my house!!! Sabrina this is over-the-top terrific!! Straight into My Favs my friend.
------------------------------ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28837
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 10:32 AM
Oh if I can quit laughing!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT CAT JACK-O-LANTERN!!! That is the cutest and the meanest --- LOLOLOL Your coloring is perfect! i love it!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28837
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 10:33 AM
PS: This is the look my kitty gives me when I sing!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: March 12, 2008 Location: stamping or writing Posts: 9859
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 1:11 PM
Love that kitty peeking of the hole in the birdhouse.
The die cut you used with the pumpkin looks really good. I guess these oval pumpkins have been around for a while, but I didn't take notice until a few weeks ago and I've been having fun adding them to cards.
Registered: April 9, 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 714
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 1:24 PM
Sabrina what a great card. First I love this stamp and the way you colored it. Also all the extra work that you put into this card and the end results couldn't get any better. Love everything about this card.
Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 8:28 PM
Hi Sabrina.... what a great image... perfect for the teapotter challenge... awesome colouring... love the kitty jacko-lantern and the cat peeking out of the birdhouse.. great job with the splattered background and I love the stitching too... this is going to put a big smile on the lucky person who receives this..
Big Hugs - Pat
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Wed, Oct 29, 2014 @ 1:48 PM
Triple wow, Sabrina. This is awesome. First, I love your stamp...I have never seen it. Of course, you did an amazing job coloring it. The bkg is tertific and the die cut pumpkin is the perfect finishing touch. Right into my favs.