Hello everyone! Are you ready for a new Sketch Challenge from the Stamping 411 Operators? Well, it's your lucky day!
For my card this week, I used my favorite fall set of all time, Autumn Harvest. If you like to do watercoloring, this is the set for you! I colored in my pumpkins and leaves with ink and Blender Pens, stamping first on Very Vanilla Cardstock with Black Stazon ink. I filled in the pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie ink first, and then added the shadows with Cajun Craze -- what a great combination! There's a little bit of Old Olive on the stems and gourd as well. And see those curly "tendrils" for the vines? I wrapped Natural Hemp Twine around a pencil, sprayed with water and let it dry for this cool effect! The pumpkins and leaves are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.
I used Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper and stamped right on the DSP for the background look. The sentiment is from a new little set, Thank For ...
And of course, I did a little stamping on the inside as well. A few more leaves twisting and swooping in the wind!
Okay ... here's the measurements:
Layer One -- Chocolate Chip Cardstock cut at 5.5 x 8.5", scored and folded to form the card base.- Layer Two -- DSP cut at 4 x 5.25". I stamped leaves with Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Cajun Craze inks.
- Layer Three -- Chocolate Chip cardstock cut at 2.25 x 3.25"
- Layer Four -- Very Vanilla cardstock cut at 2 x 3". I stamped the sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink.
- Layer Five -- stamp the pumpkins, gourd and leaves on a scrap of Very vanilla cardstock with Black Stazon ink. Color in. Cut out and attached with SNAIL and/or Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Layer Six -- Inside of Card -- Very Vanilla cut at 4 x 5.25"
Well, now it's YOUR turn! Visit the Stamping 411 blog to see what the other Operators have created and then come back again after you've done your magic with this sketch. Leave us your linking information so we can all enjoy your creativity!
Have a great weekend, everyone! And Happy Stamping!
Great job Gretchen! Love the watercoloring and the choice of fall colors. Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us!
Posted by: Julie Gearinger | October 16, 2010 at 07:47 AM
Oh the hemp twine on the stems of the pumpkins...you are just too clever Gretchen!! The coloring on the pumpkins is beautiful too!
Posted by: Kerin Sylvester | October 16, 2010 at 08:16 AM
This is a truly lovely card! The curlicues are just the cutest, and the watercoloring, what can I say! I need to take lessons from you.
Posted by: Sharon Carr | October 16, 2010 at 08:36 AM
This is such a beautiful card. You always do lovely work.
Posted by: Patti C | October 16, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Beautiful! I am a fan of that stamp set too! Your watercoloring is lovely!
Posted by: Patti Chesky | October 16, 2010 at 04:37 PM
So beautiful Gretchen and the water coloring is outstanding.
Posted by: Lee | October 16, 2010 at 09:05 PM
Very pretty card. Love visiting your blog. TFS
Posted by: JoAnn Burnham | October 16, 2010 at 09:40 PM
Oh, my goodness! That twine is super cute!!
Posted by: Nancy W. | October 17, 2010 at 08:28 AM
This has been one of my favorite fall sets, but I haven't pulled it out this year! Great card...love the stamping on the DSP...another thing I forget about!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | October 17, 2010 at 08:58 AM
Love the tendrils! Nice touch!
Posted by: Bonnie | October 17, 2010 at 04:50 PM
Gretchen this is so pretty. Just love this set and I LOVE how you did your stems! Might have to CASE that one.
Posted by: diane oliver | October 18, 2010 at 02:52 PM
Love this one Gretchen!!! Awesome job watercoloring and I love love love what you did with the hemp twine!!! This is so going in my mental notes of something to try!!
Posted by: tiffany bauer | October 21, 2010 at 07:49 PM