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Saturday 12 November 2011

Craft Barn Calendar Challenge Week 10

Only 2 weeks to go for this challenge. I have enjoyed it immensely and will miss it when it has ended but this blog is a lasting legacy as it was this challenge that prompted me to start a blog. The prompt this week was autumn shades (my favourite colours) & leaves and I knew straight away what I was going to do. I have done this leaf background before as an ATC and a postcard but I love it as it looks so effective. The stamp is a gorgeous one by Simple Expresions and I used a Kaleidacolour stamp pad (autumn leaves). I used spiced marmalade distress ink with a foam pad around the edge of the card prior to stamping. An optional prompt was a Tim Holtz die or stamp so I used my new tattered leaves die set with kraft paper mounted onto card. I then stamped a TH paisley stamp onto each leaf with Brilliance cosmic copper (sorry the pearlescence hasn't scanned well) and used tea dye distress ink (another TH product) on the edges. I bent the leaves to give them some shape and mounted them with small 3D foam squares so that they are raised in places.

9 comments:

  1. Found this while blog hopping and it truly reminds me of Autumn, lots going on. In the process of making a calendar and this has given me lots of food for thought. Thanks.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  2. lovely background! you get a stunning autumnal feeling!

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  3. Gorgeous autumnal colours and a great calendar page once again x

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  4. I love the contrast of the rich Autumnal background leaves and the die cuts which look like dried, dead leaves that have faded! very clever and inspirational!Well executed too! TFS!

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  5. Aha ha, so Kaleidacolour is the secret to your beautiful stamping. Wish I had one of those...

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  6. What a super autumnal page, that really is a fabulous leaf stamp. Thanks for visiting me. xx

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  7. Very autumn feel to this page. You almost want to run across if scuffing up the dead leaves! Didn't we all have fun doing that as children! Hugs Mrs A.

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  8. Stunning calendar !!!!
    And don't worry there will be more challenges ;)
    Thanks for playing
    isa

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  9. Beautiful work, the background is fabulous:0) Gay xxx

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