Sunday, 10 August 2014

Academic Autumnal Thanks


Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves, Tag It You're It, Smitty's ABCs, Winter Gifts

More fun playing with CTS#78 and Make the Day Special's Colour Scheme B: carrot colours. With the new academic year approaching I thought I'd better tackle some thank you cards and nothing means back to school like stomping through leaves on your way there! I've distressed my embossing paste, card and label with Antique Linen Distress Ink and coloured the leaves with lots of messy distress inks (I'm still cleaning my hands!) and a spritz of glimmer mist which I've also used as the splatters from the sketch.


Challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch #78
Lawnscaping Challenge #87: Back to School Themed Project [Honorable Gnome] 
Make the Day Special August Colour Challenge: Colour Scheme B [Runner Up]
 

http://makethedayspecialcards.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenges.htmlhttp://casethissketch.blogspot.ie/2014/07/case-this-sketch-87.htmlhttp://lawnscaping.blogspot.se/2014/08/lawnscaping-challenge-back-to-school.html



Supplies  
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Winter Gifts, Smitty's ABCs
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Barn Door, Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry, Pine Needles,  Peacock Feathers Seedless Preserve,  Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies/Embossing: Lawn Fawn Tag It You're It Lawn Cuts, Stitched Leaves, Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripe Mask
Paper: White card from stash 
Highlights: Glimmer Mist, Glossy Accents, twine, embossing pate

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you soon.



10 comments:

  1. Lovely card Gra, love the autumnal feel with the fabulously coloured leaves. Thanks for joining in at make the day special.
    Kate xx

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  2. Oh, another great take on the sketch! I love it!

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  3. Your leaves are beautiful! Very elegant card.

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  4. Such gorgeous inking on those leaves! Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Lawnscaping challenges! :)

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  5. Beautiful card!
    Thanks for playing with us at Lawnscaping
    xx Tamara

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  6. This is gorgeous Gra - love the texture from the embossing paste - give a really expensive look to the card.
    Thanks for joining us at Make the Day Special Stamp Store this month.
    Tara

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  7. Wonderful take on the sketch, and your ink distressed leaves are gorgeous!

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  8. ooooo those autumnal leaves really caught my eye in the gallery, I love the intense colours and fabulous striped background. Thanks for joining in with our challenge at Make the Day Special Stamp Store x

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  9. fab autumnal card - love the colours on the leaves

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  10. Those inky fingers were so worth it, Grá, these leaves are stunning ... such rich, bold colours! Gorgeous texture from the embossing too! Anita :)

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