Thursday, September 2, 2010

It's OLW!

Susan's one layer challenge this week is to use a tree on your card.  I decided to play around with my Trendy Trees set.  This card turned out very different than what was in my head when I started.  And sometimes that is a good thing!

Once again I was playing around with my images on a piece of scrap paper (can you say AR/OCD?), and an even better idea came to me.  I was originally going to stamp the ground shadow stamp in green, but once I practice stamped it with the tree trunks in place, I had the idea to make a fall card with different colored leaves on the trees, and the ground covered with fallen leaves.


Isn't the ground cool?  I want to go jump in it!  The leaf colored ground was achieved by thumping several different markers on the stamp, huffing on it to re-moisten the ink, then stamping.

Tip:  If you want to add interest to an otherwise plain looking card, do something with the corners.  Here, I rounded opposite corners of the card to mimic the curve of the ground stamp.  It really ties things together and makes the card more interesting.


Supplies used:
Stamps - trendy trees, Hero Arts shadow stamp, Stampendous sentiment
Paper - GKD PL white
Ink - chocolate chip, cajun craze
Accessories - cajun craze, daffodil, pumpkin, olive, pear pizzaz, riding hood red markers, taffeta ribbon, corner rounder punch

I must be longing for the fall weather because those are the types of cards I have been thinking about making lately.  I can't wait for the cool, crisp, good sleeping weather nights.

K

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely card! I really like how it looks like the ground is scattered with fallen leaves!
Sharon D. from Canada

Susan said...

Sometimes I think I'm a little slow...LOL! Stamping on scrap paper before you stamp on your card is a fabulous idea!!! Love your card!

joanne wardle said...

that ground really is fab! great card

Tiya-B said...

great design, the multicolored ground is a fantastic idea.

Bonnie said...

What a great one layer fall card! Love the ground and the punched corners. TFS

A-M said...

This is a gorgeous CAS card! Now you have me thinking trying to figure out how I could reproduce that shadow...

Brenda R said...

I'm going to have to look much harder for those shadow stamps. Love your card.

Susan Raihala said...

WOOOO-HOOOO Karen!!!!! Love the thumping and am soooo going to do that! What a great card, and the two rounded corners really work with the shape of the shadow stamp. Wonderful card!

Carol said...

What a wonderful idea to do the color thumping! It adds so much life to your card. Really pretty!

G Peplow said...

Hello there, love your card, the multi coloured ground is great, love how you achieved it also;D Great sentiment:D xx

Ravengirl said...

Gorgeous, Karen! I want to jump in the leaves, too, and hear them crunch under my feet!