Friday, September 10, 2010

Bloggers Challenge 168 Created By Hand

I love it when everything comes together. This week the challenge theme at Bloggers Challenge is Autumn or Fall. The challenge at Created by Hand is Thanks. And, Kitchen Sink Stamps has started back with the monthly challenges with the theme Ushering In Fall.
To create this card I used the Pulled Glimmers technique from the June/July 2010 Technique Junkies newsletter for the background. I combined images from KSS sets: Trees, Big Leaves, and Harvest. I do love the colors of Fall.
Color recipes: All inks used are Adirondack
Tree -- 1 juniper, 2 sunshine yellow, 3 sunset orange, 4 rust
Leaf 1 -- 1 juniper, 2 sunshine yellow, 3 caranek
Leaf 2 -- 1 butterscotch, 2 sunshine yellow, 3 rust
Acorns -- 3 expresso, 2 caramel, 1 butterscotch

20 comments:

Jeannie said...

Very pretty! Love the grading of color! The leaves on top are so 3-dimensional that I feel like I can reach into the computer and touch them! TFS!

Lisa Somerville said...

Just stunning! Fab use of the KSS images, the added KSS stamped leaves look wonderful as your embellishment! Thanks for playing along with at Kitchen Sink Stamps!

Lisa Martz said...

The leaf and acorn elements are a nice compliment to this card.

Chrissy D said...

What a beautiful image -love allof the fall colors! TFS!

Robyn said...

I know what you mean about coming together. Lovely framed image.thanks for sharing with created byhand

Marsha Fisher said...

This is such a beautiful fall tree...love all the vibrant colors and the frame for the focal image too.

Ida said...

How pretty. Love the shading of the background and am always impressed with how realistic the KS stamps look. Great job of combining the different challenges.

Stampin in the suburbs said...

I like how you used the frame to really make a focal point. Nice.

Nikki Bond said...

Gorgeous...that tree looks like a photograph! :) {SMILES}

JP Card Crazy said...

Fantastic card!!!

Basement Stamper said...

beautiful, love the look of the leaves with the big tree as the focal point!

Shelly Schmidt said...

These stamps look so life like! Beautiful Fall card! TFS

Kimberly Gajewski said...

This is gorgeous Barbara! You did a beautiful job with those Kitchen Sink Stamps! :D

Lori said...

Lovely job with those KSS sets!

Clara said...

Very pretty fall card. I really like how you used the leaves with the acorns to accent it. :)

Rachel Hope said...

Stunning! Love that tree!

Yogi said...

beautiful. love the colors. Thanks for playing along on Created By Hand this week.

Connie Fossenier said...

Barbara...this is the perfect fall card...these images really help to harmonize the colors of fall...I love this to pieces...
connie paxman

tonistamps said...

Beautiful! I love that tree and your shaded background. Gorgeous Fall card!

Lisa Bohler said...

I LOVE how you accented the focal point with the leaves! Gorgeous!