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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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