Monday 18 October 2010

Autumn Tactics

So you're back this way again... Winter's one breath away...

If you know Chicane, those words might sound familiar, and if you haven't already guessed from the title of this post, that's where my inspiration for this card came from.  Autumn (providing it doesn't rain constantly) is my favourite season.  I just love the colours, the trees fading to shades of brown, orange and crimson but above all I love the smell!  I don't know what it is about the scent of autumn that appeals to me so much, but I love the scent of walking through a forest and there is that smell of damp earth and leaves on the ground.  Plus knowing that winter is only just round the corner too...

The stamp I chose for this project is Sweet Pea ching-chou kuik's Masked Fairy in Green, but obviously I haven't coloured it in green!  I used pumpkin,burnt orange, cinnamon and ruby promarkers to colour the dress and the wings and hair and used touches of pear green for the leaves and used dusky pink and blush to colour the skin.  Used one of my new nesties I bought at The Stampman shop the other day and edged it with burnt orange.  Got hold of some new starburst stains and moonglows there too and have used these to make the papers.  I posted the other day about making some paper using the scrunch technique and finding a devill staring back at me when I unfolded it, well I have used half of that piece to make the background of this, so it's now only half a devil lol  Used a sizzix paddlepunch leaf design to bash some holes in it to show off the stained paper underneath and used the punchouts to edge the bottom of the image and added a flower and some pumpkin orange coloured satin ribbon made into a bow trims it off, shredded the edges to add a more distressed look (obviously a scrunched background doesn't look distress enough lol) then, simply because I wanted a bit of bling, I added a butterfly charm :)


I would like to enter this for the following challenges:


The Stampman - Autumn
Cowgirls Sunday Challenge - Create your own background
The Craft Pad - Distressed or torn edges
Let's Ink It Up - Use halloween colours
Crafty Cardmakers - Use a freebie (the ribbon was free)
The Pink Elephant - Brown and Orange

18 comments:

  1. Wow this is adorable the colours are so vibrant and truly remind me of Autumn, lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at Let's Ink It Up.
    Shirley x

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  2. OMG Stunning!!! Love the texture and colours. Thanks for playing along at LIIU, good luck with the challenge. Cheers Suzanne

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  3. totally brilliant card! love everything! especially that stamp! thank you for playing with us at TPE this week!

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  4. Love your background. Thanks for joining us over at CowGirl Up Sunday Stamp'em Challenge.

    Chris~~the new CowGirl in town

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  5. Hi there

    beautiful card, great colours. Thanks for playing at LIIU.

    Hugs Ali x

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  6. Gorgeous card, that stamp looks beautiful in those warm colours. Thanks for joining us at LIIU and good luck
    Claire xx

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  7. Fab card Sarah, the image is gorgeous and your background looks like tree bark to me. Wonderful and natural.

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us at CSSC. :-) xx

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  8. Oooh! Lovin that scrunchy background! Just perfect for that autumn leaf feeling :D Thank you for joining us at Cowgirls Sundays XXX

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  9. Back again lol, gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at CSSC, good luck and hope to see you again soon
    Claire xx

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  10. Neat technique for the DP! Thanks for stoppin' over to the ranch and playing with the Posse at CSSC!

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  11. Simply outstanding, wonderful Halloween colours project, beautiful stamping! Thanks for joining us at LIIU and I hope you can join us again soon ;)) Hugs, Joanna x

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  12. Great card Sarah, even if it has a little of the devil in it, lol!! The colours are brilliant. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the other half of the paper now:) Thanks for entering your card into The Stamp Man challenge.

    Jill x

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  13. Ooh I love this image. Thanks for joining us at The Stamp Man challenge, with such a gorgeous card.

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  14. Just gorgeous Sarah. Fabulous detail. :)
    Thanks for sharing it with us at our Crafty Pad Challenge. :)

    xxDebbie The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs.

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  15. Gorgeous, love the colours. Thanks so much for joining in with the Crafty Cardmakers this week.
    Jenni x

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  16. This is gorgeous.

    I am another who loves the scent of Autumn. The feel of leaves scrunching under my feet, or scuffing them into a great big pile. I can remember when I was 14 my Mum bought me a maxi coat and I loved the way it swept up the leaves as I walked. Your post has just made me shut my eyes and remember the smell of that too.

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Lin xx

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  17. Fab card. I just love it

    Glad you joined us at Crafty Cardmakers

    Lv toria

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  18. Awesome Sarah! Love all the colours and sparkly bits :D

    Fankoo for joining us at The Stampman and Crafty Cardmakers :)

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