As The Ink Dries

Leaves and Gratitude

I was looking through a magazine and saw the idea to do a monochromatic background with die cuts which is what inspired this card.  The problems was figuring out all the other elements.  I sponged ,sprayed , made a mess, and it was fun!  

Here's a closeup of the leaves.  I hope you can see some of the shimmer from the shimmer paint and Smooch Spritz I used.

Stamps: Day of Gratitude, Gently Falling
Ink: Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red
Paper: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Orchard Harvest DSP,First Edition DSP
Punches: 2 1/2" Circle
Big Shot: Autumn Accents, Woodgrain folder
Extras: Antique Brads, Stampin Sponges, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Champagne Mist Shimmer paint

Today is one of those perfect fall days.  We have bright blue skies, a little crispness to the air, and leaves beginning to change colors, it doesn't get much better.  Hope your day is a fabulous one and thank you for stopping by!

Oh Happy Day!

The Holiday mini catalog is LIVE!  I am so excited about this mini and think you will be too!  There are so many lovely new products in this mini and I  look forward to sharing with you lots of samples and ideas on how to use them.

What to share with you first?   What a wonderful dilemma!

This little tree is hidden on the back page of the Holiday mini catalog with other A la Carte stamps and is appropriately named Leaves of a Tree.   I know you are thinking that you don't want to do all that coloring  with markers.  Well, here's what I do.  I first ink the stamp up with the lightest color, here it is More Mustard, then marker over with the darker colors  (Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Bravo Burgundy).   If the colors look too muddy use a blender pen to take the  ink off before  applying the  markers.   

The leaves on the side of the tree are from the Gently Falling set.  LOVE these leaves and best of all you don't have to rake them!  They are so fun to color and  a perfect set to use when you scrapbook all your  fall pictures.  If you want to see how I colored these leaves be sure to subscribe to my newsletter.  Go to the upper left hand side of the blog sidebar and subscribe there.  I will be doing a little tutorial on how I did this in my newsletter due out next Tuesday.

Enjoy the Holiday mini and check back tomorrow to see a another look using the Leaves of a Tree stamp!