Saturday 1 September 2012

My Friend


It's the long weekend and I can't believe where the summer has gone!!  How can that be? 
Here is the card I am showing today...getting ready for the Fall to arrive and school to start on Tuesday.  I used the new Foliage Fancy from Penny Black for the leaves.  They are really neat because there is a solid and and an outline for each leaf in the set.  That gives you so many options in using that set.  For my card what I did was stamp the outlines first randomly around the outside of my card and then embossed with white powder.  Then I took the solid image and applied various colours of Distress inks and sprayed with water before stamping on top of the outline.  I was very pleased with the colour variations I was able to achieve.  I added the lines and the Friendship sentiment to finish it off.
I am adding this to the Movement challenge at Moxie Fab.
I hope you enjoy a wonderful wknd. and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Penny Black/ Distress inks/ pearls/ fine line black marker/ white embossing powder

8 comments:

Ardyth said...

Love the autumn colours - can't wait for October - my favourite month! I keep trying distress inks and water and just keep getting big splodges everywhere. I'll have to keep trying! lol! Have a great weekend!

JanR said...

This is absolutely fabulous, Karen! Love the colours and the technique, and the card!

Heather T said...

I love your variagated leaves and the pretty leaves in your blog header too.

Unknown said...

beautiful card! i love the subtle colors and veining in the leaves. perfect layout too!

Bridget said...

A very beautiful fall card, Karen...the leaves are perfection! Have a wonderful long weekend, mf, sending hugs!

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Karen! Thanks for linking this up to the Movement Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

Donna Shelton said...

Thanks for the beautiful card. I've had this set for a few years and not used it. You have inspired me to get it out this year and experiment with it. Thanks.

Donna Shelton said...

Thanks for the beautiful card. I've had this set for a few years and not used it. You have inspired me to get it out this year and experiment with it. Thanks.