This card is for the Color Challenge this week. In Connecticut this week we have certainly experienced a changing season. We are still at the lake house and we have had a major drop in temperature, low 60 âe~s during the day which would not be too bad except we have a pretty strong north wind blowing off the lake and hitting the house strongly. We have slats underneath the house but no basement so the floors can get very cold especially at night when the temperatures have been dropping into the thirties. We have some small space heaters, but that is it! So yesterday I loaded up a carload of stamps, food and clothes to bring home, with the plan to stay through tomorrow, as it is supposed to warm up some. I checked the colors For this week and brought my Terracotta Tile pad back. My Soft Suede and Flirty Flamingo were already here. I grabbed my Colored Pencils, but no markers of any kind. I thought I had some in color paper packs here, but I was wrong. So there was a lot of make due in this card creation. I had to scrap the idea of layering my image onto a Soft Suede frame and then onto a Terracotta Tile card. So I reversed it and used a flat make up sponge to ink a layer behind my scene. It is a bit hard to see but there are punched leaves attached to the base card layer for a bit of texture. I will try to get a better picture in the morning.
Date: Monday, September 21, 2020 GMT Views: 1279
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Mon, Sep 21, 2020 @ 7:32 PM
this is a great fall scene Kathy and I like the covered bridge. We have a lot of them here in Western PA. You did a great job with the supplies you had on hand. Hope you get back to the Lake to enjoy it a bit more.
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Registered: November 28, 2004 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 11166
Mon, Sep 21, 2020 @ 7:43 PM
I think making do worked out beautifully for you, Kathy! I can just about feel the wind whipping around he covered bridge. I also totally hear you about moving back and forth with (and without) stamping supplies. - I got my card done tonight but my stamp room is far from unpacked.
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Mon, Sep 21, 2020 @ 8:54 PM
You'd never know you had limited supplies! Your country scene is where we're headed soon with the howling winds and the pheasants flying! You did an outstanding job! TFS
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79394
Tue, Sep 22, 2020 @ 9:22 AM
I love this beautiful fall image! You used your resources well!!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70050
Tue, Sep 22, 2020 @ 1:23 PM
Beautiful Autumn scene. Love how you colored this image; I have colored it before and I did not find it an easy one. Yours looks great! Excellent card! TFS