The Journey

Hello and Welcome
Here is a collage style card I made recently.  Also wanted to play with some new stamps I picked up by AALL and Create.

So onto my card details.

• I began by getting out my Gel Plate and rolled on some different shades of blue paint.  I lifted some off as I wanted the print to have some white open space.  
• I laid down a maple leaf that I pulled off of the tree at the front of my house and pushed it into the wet paint with the vein sides down.
• I lifted the leaf off and then took the print onto some heavy white cardstock.  I love how just part of the leaf lifted, almost looks like a ghosting impression.
• Using a few different stamps, I inked them up with some Archival ink and stamped randomly over the painted surface.  
• I placed the piece into my Misti, stamped the sentiment with some black Versafine Clair ink, then clear heat embossed it.
• I mounted the piece onto some black cardstock, then onto a matching background colour.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
The Library Challenge- MINIATURE GARDEN GROWER
The Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES
Color My Heart Color Dare- MONOCHROMATIC BLUES


Supplies
Stamps- Find Joy (High Hopes); AALL and Create (#307; #304, #350)
Inks- Versafine Clair Noir; acrylic paint; Faded Jeans Archival Distress (TH)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); brayer; Gel Plate; clear eb powder