Gently Falling in Fall - PPA170 Color Challenge
Friday, September 6, 2013 at 7:55 PM Hello there and Happy Fall to you! Officially anyway...in my neck of the woods it was over 100 today and fall weather is still months away! Still...when the kids go back to school my mind automatically turns to decorating for Fall and Halloween (when we finally have some leaves and cool weather) and preparing for Christmas, but shhhh...we won't go there right now :)
Today I used a wonderful color combination from the design team over at Pals Paper Arts.
I love, love, love this combination and immediately had a card in mind for it...
What do you think? Hmmm...that Crushed Curry looks awfully BRIGHT to me! Well, this is what I came up with:
What do you think now? I'm lovin' it! I took the colors of the challenge and put them on top of a Sahara Sand card base. I chose to highlight Early Expresso and just use small doses of Midnight Muse and Crushed Curry. I used the Autumn Accents Bigz Die to die cut my leaves and then stamped onto the die cuts using the Wonderfall Stamp Set (and my trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig).
Once I started layering my elements onto the card I HAD to add the Woodgrain Background Stamp Set. Then I HAD to use the Stampin' Distress Tool to rough up the edges of the cardstock. Then I thought...maybe I can distress the leaves too? So I picked up the distressing tool and just kept right on distressing! I was so happy with the result...but wait, I wonder what it would look like if I sponged the edges??? Loved that too! So I kept right on sponging everything that would stand still :)
I added some twine, but still...something was missing! So I looked and looked and found the new 1 1/4" Burlap Ribbon from the holiday catalog and knew that was the missing element! I snipped and tugged at the threads until it looked right...and then realized that it HAD to be sponged too...lol. Whew! I thought the Early Expresso button with a twine bow was the perfect final touch.
I chose not to add a sentiment so that this card would be ready at hand for whatever the occasion calls for...
So what about you? Are YOU ready for fall? Have you decorated? I think, after this card, the juices are flowing and it's time to dig into those decorations!
I hope you have enjoyed my post...thank you so very much for stopping by!
Stampin Supplies:
Stamps: Wonderfall (128087), Woodgrain Background Stamp (128763)
Paper: Sahara Sand (121043), Early Expresso (119686) Cardstock
Ink: Sahara Sand (126976), Early Expresso (126974), Crushed Curry (131173), Midnight Muse (126860) Classic Stampin' Pad
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Autumn Accents Bigz Die (127812), Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049), Stampin' Distress Tool (127562), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Stamping Sponges (101610)
Embellishments: Linen Thread (104199), Neutrals Designer Buttons (130031), 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon (132140)
Reader Comments (10)
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ooh pretty Shannon , love your Blog !!!
Your card is absolute perfection! All the details just make it so--just the right amount of distressing....and now you've made me want that background stamp and to get some fall decorating going!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Beautiful card, I think the stamp set is called "Wonderfall" not "Gently Falling". Thanks for sharing your talents!!! 💐💐
Such a great card, Shannon! Love the cluster of leaves, the bit of burlap and the button! Great job with the challenge!
Simply fabulous! Love this card -- a true fall beauty!
Great card! I was wondering how these colors would look with leaves. Looks fantastic!
gorgeous, shannon - perfect use of the colors. congrats on being a PPA pick!
hugs, m
Congratulations Shannon on being Cindy's pick for PPA 170! Your card is beautiful.