What a fun challenge!! Judy has us Stamping with Leaves (real leaves) this morning. I picked up some fallen leaves when I walked over to buy some milk, and since DH is on a day's leave and was sleeping off being at a motorbike rally I had time to make this before I start the housework.
First I used some neutrals, a green and a blue to make a wrinkle-free distress background so that my leaves weren't on stark white card.
Then I inked my leaves with various Colorbox Pigment inks and laid them on the card, then I ran it through the Big Shot to transfer the ink to the card. (Just the regular sandwich for thin dies, only without the dies, just the card and leaves. Trim any thick stalks off first, though!).
The problem with pretty backgrounds is I never want to cover them up too much, so I simply stamped the sentiment from ODBD and a "windy" flourish in silver embossed with Iridescent Ice. Edges sponged with blue, mounted on a white card base. I spent about twenty minutes trying to find something discreet and soft to stamp in the bottom left corner, and then decided to just leave it!
Thanks, Judy - I'll definitely be trying this again. Way prettier than grade-school leaf prints with paint ;-).
Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 GMT Views: 2913
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Mon, Sep 09, 2013 @ 2:54 PM
WOW WOW WOW! Sabrina, this is OTT WONDERFUL!!! So delicate and colorful. Awesome sentiment. Beautiful card so well done. We all should stamp using leaves more often! hehe TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: April 13, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 65496
Tue, Sep 10, 2013 @ 6:41 AM
Your beautiful swirl gives the feel of the rushing wind sending these gorgeous autumn leaves scurrying! This wonderful verse from a classic hymn are so perfect with this exquisite design, Sabrina!
Registered: July 20, 2007 Location: Fergus, Ontario, Canada Posts: 52593
Tue, Sep 10, 2013 @ 11:00 AM
Sabrina, this is such a beautiful background in the pastel colours and I love the big leaf in front! It makes a beautiful background for that wonderful song exerpt! Thanks for the hint about using the big shot. I will try that.
------------------------------ Ina
"Surely His salvation is near those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land." Psalm 85:9