The little things that make me happy here on Bliss Road~~Emily Keaton

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bushel of Autumn Fun

Wow, another scorcher here today!! Looks like Earl will bring us some rainy relief on Friday and then we should have a gorgeous weekend, sunny and highs in the 70s. A beautiful way to kick off September (once we get through this heat first!).

I wanted to share a card that I had an awful lot of fun making today. This was for today's sketch challenge, SC296, on Splitcoast. What a fun layout! That bushel of autumn leaves was colored using the Gamsol Magic technique, with colored pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits and a paper blending stump. It's been a while since I've been able to color this way, and I really enjoyed myself. This is another sneak peek of the soon-to-be-released Mark's Finest Papers set, Autumn Fun.

My Bushel of Autumn Fun card is also for these challenges:
Thanks so much for taking a peek at my card today!!

Supplies:
Stamps: MFP Autumn Fun
Paper: SU pumpkin pie CS, various unknown DP from my scraps
Ink: Palette burnt umber
Accessories: SU scallop trim border punch, brown satin ribbon, brads, foam tape, sponge
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, sponging

15 comments:

Bonnie said...

What a wonderful reminder that this heat will be over soon and we can look forward to those beautiful Fall colors.

marsha said...

Beautiful autumn card, love the basket of leaves and your design! Thanks for joining us for the Critter Sketch Challenge this week and hope to see you back next week!
Hugs, Marsha

Joanne Travis said...

Such a beautiful job with this set and today's sketch!! It really feels like fall here today, I dad to turn my heat on for a bit.

Joanne Travis said...

Meant to say had to turn my heat on but don't know how to fix that :)

Davi said...

Very pretty fall card. Love your colored image and fun curling of the ribbon. Thanks for joining us this week at TT.

Ann Schach said...

Beautiful card! I love the layout and the ribbon treatment! Thanks for joining The Paper Players this week!

Stacy Morgan said...

Great fall card, I like the ribbon treatment.

Anonymous said...

great use of the sketch and great fall colours.

Hands On said...

Beautiful! Love your ribbon treatment. Thanks for joining us at paper players.

Heidi said...

Really nice work. Thanks for playing along a the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful fall card! I love how you did the ribbon. Thanks for playing the Critter Sketch Challenge.

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderful fall themed card, great use of the sketch. Thanks for playing at the CSCB.

Lauren said...

What a lovely fall card! I love the papers and colors you chose! Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown!

Lauren

Anonymous said...

Fabulous sketch and beautiful papers and image. Thaks for joining us at Papertake Weekly.

Basement Stamper said...

Very cute, I love that ribbon treatment. Thanks for joining us at CSCB this week!