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Fun sketch at Splitcoast (SC304). I tweaked mine a bit by making my center panel square instead of oval and I also divided my background into 3 panels.

All images are Our Daily Bread designs. For the center leaf, I inked the image with a combination of the dk brown, burnt sienna and wild honey inks. It’s cut out w/ the deckle scissors and attached to a dk brown layer. The panel behind it has the leaf stamped twice; once in the burnt sienna and once in wild honey.

On the 3 bg panels, I stamped the small script w/ alabaster onto the choc c/s, the verse onto rust (w/ the same ink) and on the mustard, I stamped the shadow leaf w/ the wild honey and the leaf vein w/ the burnt sienna. They’re all edged w/ the redwood marker. I used the leaf vein again on the torn vellum piece w/ the alabaster ink. Everything’s attached to a 5.5 x 4.25 ivory card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps: ODBD – Randi’s Song
paper: ivory, rust, mustard, chocolate, vellum
ink: fluid chalk in alabaster, dk brown & burnt sienna, Distress Ink wild honey
accessories: Tombow marker in redwood, deckle scissors

Do you agree, leaves are truly mesmerizing and breathtaking?! Take a look at the Inspirational image I used to create my design! Consider using earth-tone colors on this beautiful realistic image, Foliage!

I love fall colors and this image was just made for them! On damp watercolor paper,  I floated in the various colors of dye reinkers using a fairly large paintbrush. After it dried, I stamped the image with permanent black ink.  I stamped the image a second time on a piece of card board. I cut both out, leaving a very narrow frame around the top and sides and glued them together. After sponging a little red ink on the edges of a piece of marigold card stock, I attached the cut out image to it.  I added a narrow black layer and a textured mustard one before attaching everything to a 5.5 x 4.25 white card. The sentiment was stamped on top of a scrap of the watercolored paper and cut out.

This is also for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast (IC255).

Please be sure to visit our Talented group of Creative Architects and become inspired!

• Kathy Tucker
• Julie Warner (you are here!)
• Karen Dunbrook
• Judi Rose
• ISC Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps: ISC- Foliage
paper: watercolor, marigold, textured mustard, black
ink: VersaFine onyx, Adirondack reinkers
accessories: cardboard, craft knife, watercolor paintbrush

Please scroll down for the DDIC challenge post!

Depending on where you live Fall may or may not be part of your season, yet, imagine all the possibilities with this lovely image. How about blending various mediums on your craft sheet and created a unique background? Fall is Near simply, allows your creativity to flow! Fall is Near, lovely as a card or consider putting it in a frame! With Christmas right around the corner, can be used as a manly gift for that special someone in your life!

For my card, I stamped the image with permanent black ink onto watercolor paper.  I used a combination of reinkers and markers to watercolor the image. Highlights were added with a white gel pen.  The lt blue frame was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and I cut the inside out and attached over the image.  The embossing was highlighted with a white Permapaque pen. Two butterflies were colored, cut out and attached. I used markers directly on the sentiment image before stamping. I added a little outline with a dark  blue gel pen.

Please be sure to visit our Talented group of Creative Architects and become inspired!

• Kathy Tucker
• Julie Warner (you are here!)
• Karen Dunbrook
• Judi Rose
• ISC Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps: ISC – Fall is Near, Take Flight
paper: watercolor, lt blue, violet
ink: VersaFine onyx
accessories: Adirondack reinkers, Tombow markers, white & dk blue gel pen,  Cuttlebug Grace’s Frame ef, white Permapaque pen