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