Leafs and More Leafs

G'day

Bummer, just missed out on an entry for die cuts at Virgina's View Challenge Blog.  I made the card before the due date but hubby was home so I did not get a chance to photograph my card and enter.  But I will surf the net and see if there are other challenges using die cuts, leaves, nature etc.

I do not own many die cuts. I have circles, squares, scalloped circles and leafs.  I wish I had more, so many beautiful die cuts out there, especially from Tim Holtz that have matching stamps and stamps that have matching embossing folders, wow, awesome.  I wish I was rich !.

Anyways here is my card.
Click photo for details.

 

I found inspiration for the inlaid die cut, on Virgina's post Demystifying Die Cuts.  I am also still liking the two combination colors of distress inks broken china and spiced marmalade which I maintained throughout my card.

I used broken china and spiced marmalade on the craft sheet, spritzed with water to create background on watercolor paper, die cut the leaves and pasted onto black textured paper.  I die cut more leafs and stuck them together to create dimension and lift and sponged around them with broken china and stuck them back into the background (inlaid die cuts).  I created another panel with designer paper for added look and background

 

 

The sentiment I stamped using the rolling technique with broken china and spiced marmalade.

At the end I used copper/gold glitter paint (by Mont Marte) to highlight the edges of the leafs and black borders.

Angled to show the glitter.  Click photo to view details.

On the inside I used the cut out part of the leafs (stencil) and sponged with broken china and spiced marmalade with another sentiment from the same set of rubber stamps. (I made a boo boo on the top left corner with stamping, tried to fix it but made it blah, but I like the rest of it.  I am human after all and am allowed some botch ups.  I will keep this one for myself!!!).

Gosh, just loving those distress inks and how they react with water.  Must try with distress paints, I have broken china and wild honey.  I wonder if they with create the same combo.  Must try for my next project.

Inks Used : Ranger Distress Inks - broken china,spiced marmalade
Stamps Used : Fiskars - Road Trip

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges :-

Addicted to Stamps and More! - challenge #104 CAS

A Girl Who Crafts - July Anything Goes

The Mixed Media Card Challenge Blog - Touch of Nature

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Blog - July challenge : Stamps & Glitter

Crafting by Designs - Use a Sentiment Challenge

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes



Cheers and Thank You for all your thoughts and for Stopping By
MoNika