Welcome Fall

Hello and Welcome

This card was just a fun one done during some spare time I had, trying out some new to me products.

So a bit of a story.......

In my neighbourhood, a local artist, Meredith Sexton, has decided to set up a Free Little Art Gallery.

It has been a wonderful addition to our area.  It is based on one she saw on social media set up in the States.  Anyone can contribute to the Gallery to share and anyone can take a piece of art to appreciate.  

I really like that it is all inclusive and lots of the kids in our neighbourhood have been adding special little art pieces as well as the artists.  

Here is a link to the article written about the Gallery.

I've had the pleasure of adding some cards to the box, just a great little way for our community to connect and share some love during which has been a difficult year and a half.

Here are some pictures showing the box...I think more neighbourhoods should have this.

So onto my card details.

• I began by creating what I would use for my background.  I cut a white cardstock panel, then using my Vicki Boutin Art Crayons, I inked it up.  I rubbed the crayons onto a piece of acetate, diluted with water and pressed onto my cardstock.  You can see this technique and how I used it in the Tutorials section above.
• I added layers of colour to the background, drying between layers and dripping the extra ink to add interest.

• I set the inked piece aside to dry, then took out another piece of white cardstock to stencil onto.  I place the Layered Fancy Leaf stencil over the cardstock and used some more of the crayons to ink it up.  I rubbed the crayon onto my sheet of acetate, then picked up the colour with a stencil brush.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen and simply die cut the 'fall' letters from white cardstock.
• I cut a white border using the Memory Box stitched dies, to create a frame.  I glued the first panel behind that frame then onto a heavy white card base.
• Next, I cut another piece of white, a piece of matching orange, then the stenciled leaf using the stitched die again.  I glued them all together and foam mounted them over the inked background.
• Finally, I glued on the 'fall' letters.

Here is the stencil I used:

Layered Fancy Leaf Stencil

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*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- STENCILS

Crafty Gals- FALL

As You Like It- WINTER OR AUTUMMN

(no question...Autumn with all the inspiring colours that nature has to offer)

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Layered Fancy Leaf stencil (ACLD); Stencil brush (TH); Posca pen;

Stitched Fame die (Memory Box); alphabet letters (Photoplay); sheet of acetate

Learn to Pause

 

Welcome

Learn to pause...what great advice for all of us who rush through life on a daily basis.

Fall is such a wonderful time to do that too.  Being out in nature right now is so wonderful.

So I decided to play with this new stencil called Layered White Oak from A Colorful Life Designs inspired by all the Fall colours happening right now.  This is a 3 part stencil, it includes a stencil, leaf mask and outline mask.  There are so many different ways to use it.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I pulled out my Gel Plate again (hope you aren't getting sick of my talking about using my Gel Plate).  I rubbed on some Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin and then in the center, some Barn Door Distress Oxide inks and brayered the colours together.
• I laid the White Oak stencil over my plate, pushing gently to get good contact between the plate and the stencil.  Like I have mentioned in the past, I use the end of a paintbrush handle to do that, you don't want to use anything sharp on your plate.
• I carefully lifted off the stencil and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate to lift the print.
• Using my black Posca pen, I splattered some black over the background.
• When the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment from Tim Holtz along the bottom using some Versafine Clair ink.
• I glued a piece of matching cardstock onto a white card base, then used foam tape to attach the panel to the card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Layered White Oak

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*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

(affiliate with not extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Allsorts-  ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTION OF NATURE

Stamp and Fun = Creativity- COLOURS OF FALL

Color Dare- INSPIRATION PHOTO

Supplies

Stamp- Learn to Pause (TH)

Inks- Distress Oxide; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Layered White Oak leaf stencil; Gel Plate, Speedball Brayer; 

black Posca pen; 

Dance in the Rain

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

A very simple one featuring this stencil called Big Fat Drops from ACLD and this fun silhouette image from Technique Junkies.  

I thought it was a fitting card since we have had sooooo much rain here where I live and my little kiddos just love going out and splashing and dancing in the rain.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by creating this simple background using my Gel Plate.  I pressed my Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide pad directly onto my Gel plate near the top.  Leaving some spaced between, I pressed my Peacock Feathers DOX ink right underneath that then I brayered the colours together creating sort of an ombre effect.
• Next, I laid the Big Fat Drops stencil over the Gel Plate and using the end of a paint brush handle, I gently pushed against the stencil to get good contact. 
• I lifted off the stencil and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate and lifted the print.  It had a fun, watery look to it which is what I wanted.
• I splattered with some diluted Mermaid Lagoon ink to help with the feel of the raindrops.
• When it was all dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the image and the sentiment.
• I glued it onto a piece of blue cardstock, then black to tie in with the black silhouette images, then onto a white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Big Fat Drops

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*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

(affiliate with not extra cost to you)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- ONE

Crazy 4 Challenges- MONOCHROMATIC

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Dance (Technique Junkies); Rain Sentiment (TJ)

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Big Fat Drops stencil (ACLD); black gems;

paint brush; Gel Plate; Speedball brayer