Sunday 9 October 2016

PPA 321 and CCMC 427

Despite spring being all around me, there's still something very appealing about the rich colours of autumn and these colours are the challenge at Pals Paper Arts this week.


I've also taken inspiration from the sketch at Create With Connie and Mary this week.



I'm very pleased with the 'DSP' I created using some of the stamps from Totally Trees, stamped in Elegant Eggplant onto the same coloured card. This will be an idea I will play with some more, I think.



Getting the right mix of Elegant Eggplant and Crushed Curry leaves took a bit of experimentation: too close together and the colours blended into an unrecognisable mush, take off too much ink and the yellow was lost altogether, don't take off enough and you get a row of yellow leaves that look like they belong to some other tree... but it worked out in the end.


Ingredients
Card: Elegant Eggplant, Cajun Craze, Whisper White
Stamps: Totally Trees, One Big Meaning
Inks: Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry
Other: Elegant Eggplant solid baker's twine, dimensionals







14 comments:

  1. Your card is fantastic! The leaves on your tree are truly fabulous and you stamped it perfectly! The sentiment is just right and I like the addition of the Baker's twine. Very handsome and striking card! Thank you for stamping along with the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge!

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  2. Jan, this card is stunning in its layout and design! Your experimentation must have paid off because the leaves are perfect. I love the diagonal element especially with the sentiment. Thanks so much for playing along with the PPA color challenge this week. Love seeing you in our gallery!

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  3. Jan, this card is fantastic! From the diagonal cut on the top layer to the hand stamped background paper, it's PERFECT!!!! Thank you for playing with Pals Paper Arts for PPA221

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  4. Definitely a winner this design for me, so love your design and how clean and fresh it all looks. You do have a great eye for how to put it all together.

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  5. Oh my goodness, I love the design you ended up with! The Elegant Eggplant tree looks amazing! I'm so glad you shared your talent with us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  6. I love your hand stamped background and that autumn tree is just perfect! week

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  7. What a sweet card! I love how you used this stamp set to not only create the main image, but also the background too! Fabulous job! Thank you for joining us at the Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week!

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  8. Great use of the stamp set, and fabulous card! The fall colors are so rich, and I love how the flap creates a frame below the tree! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  9. Precious card Jan! I agree with you about your dsp ~ subtle and rich! Thanks so much for joining us this week for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge!

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  10. Great card! Love how these colors just pop! Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary this week!

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  11. Great card. I love the leaves on the trees so well done. Thank you for joining us at create with Connie & Mary this week!

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  12. Beautiful use of those colors to create a fall scene! I also love a little purple. Great use of the sketch! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  13. That is SO fun! I love the extra layer band of color along the edge, too! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  14. I love this card for unusual arrangement. Great colors.
    Greetings,
    BozenA

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