Happy Sunday.
It's the fabulous Laurie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's theme week.
Now, I don't have any stamps even remotely associated with turkey's, so I thought about the other words associated with turkey and this time of of year and grateful came to mind. I decided to use a new die that was part of my goodies for my anniversary and paired the die with some die-cuts from the Stitched Leaves set that matches the Loyal Leaves stamps.
I die-cut the leaves from fall colors and used the embossing die for the centers. However, there just wasn't enough definition for me, so I took a finger blender and added ink to the outside edges of the leaves. Here's a close-up:
Aren't those colors gorgeous together? I hope you can see where I added ink on the edges. You will also notice the gold shimmer watercolor speckles! I die-cut some Neenah Solar White 110# card stock and then added various shades of orange and rust to the pieces with my blender brushes. I really wanted a warm color to the base. I also blended the piece behind the leaves with some Pool Party ink and then assembled the card. The last thing I did was add the watercolor splatters and the sentiment. Here's my full card:
I hope you will join us and play along with our theme challenge. As always, the design team have some fabulous inspiration for you:
I'll be back tomorrow with another card. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift today.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Dies: Stitched Leaves – Stampin' Up! Oval Halfsies – The Greetery
- Card stock: Neenah Solar White 110# Elegant Eggplant, Shaded Spruce, Cajun Craze
9 Responses
LOVE the colors of leaves…beautiful card! Have a great day!
The stitched flaps makes a great accent for the wonderful fall leaves.
Your blended leaves are gorgeous! The perfect card for fall!
Those stitched leaves are just beautiful Jaydee; the added sponging gives real depth and those warm autumn colours are glorious. A fabulous framed surround too – love the speckles! You should link up over at SUO Challenges where they have an autumn/fall theme too – those leaves are too good not to be shared!
Jaydee, these leaves are GORGEOUS!!!! The colors and the sponging is fabulous!!!! Nothing says FALL like pretty leaves! I think your card is fantastic!
I do love your choice of leaf colors Jaydee, along with your ink blending both on the base and the added depth of color to the leaves. And the gold! 💖 I also love your take on the theme, even in these strange times there is still much to be grateful for. Gorgeous card!!
Oh wow – this is one of my favorite sets – the leaves are gorgeous! Your sponging to add depth and the gold splatters really make them shine! LOVE!! 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous, Jaydee! How I wish I would have purchased these dies! Such rich colors…and those splatters are the perfect finishing touches. A perfect Thanksgiving card!
Gorgeous card, Jaydee! Love the gold shimmer speckles, too. Wow!