Inspiration: Just Add Ink #431 + Try Stampin' on Tuesday Color Challenge #5
I was instantly inspired by the color combo from the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge. I looked at stamps and decided to pull out the Falling for Leaves bundle once again. It was also perfect for the Just Add Ink sketch, so the card quickly got in motion. The background piece was stamped with the awesome Buffalo Plaid background stamp.I've been buying my background stamps in wood mount ever since I started collecting them, even after clear-mount became available and after the purchase of my stamp-positioning tool. But for some of the background stamps, I've found it hard to get a even or more importantly, a straight impression on my project. When I decided to purchase the Buffalo Plaid, I new lining would be important so in order to use a stamp platform, I decided to switch to clear-mount. It was the first time I made the switch and I'll be honest: this made my job much easier! This is also a stamp that can benefit from being reinked and restamped to get an even impression, so the stamp positioning tool is your best ally to be able to do so.
The main elements of this card came together very quickly: the plaid background, the patterned paper pieces, the lacy center strip (made with the lacy border from the Detailed Leaves Thinlits set), the leaf die-cut out of Joyous Noel glimmer paper, the sentiment... That's when I decided the detailed leaf was getting lost over the Mango Melody cardstock. So I tried out a couple of backing options and opted for Copper Foil Paper behind the detailed leaf. The details were getting a bit lost, thoguh, so I got this crazy idea of papier piecing some of the colours back into the openings. So I die-cut the leaf two other times out of Lovely Lipstick and Highland Heather and glued the pieces in. As I was doing this, I realized the mix of rose gold, hot pink and purple look exactly like a pair of earrings I bought this year from Thomas Sabo, that look like this:
Same color combo! Adding the pieces took a bit of fidgeting, but it was worth it as it totally changed the final look of the card and made the result ten times more striking.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Feuilles en fête (Falling for Leaves)
Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick, Highland Heather, Mango Melody, Copper Foil Paper,
Joyous Noel 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper
Designer Series Paper: 6" x 6" Subtles Pack
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lipstick
Accessories: Detailed Leaves Thinlits, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope
Wow Cindy! I admire your patience for popping all of the little coloured pieces back into your die cut leaf - it was so worth it! Fabulous use of our sketch. Thanks for joining us this week at Just Add Ink. x
Posted by: Lou Kitzelman | October 22, 2018 at 01:04
gorgeous fall card. thanks for being part of the color challenge at TSOT!
Posted by: Kaylin Krawczyk | October 22, 2018 at 11:09
I have to say WOW too, Cindy - such a gorgeous result - love your mix in of the glimmer paper - adds so much sparkly pop! Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!
Posted by: Heather H | October 22, 2018 at 11:21
You certainly do have an eye for color. I love it! Thank you so much for participating at SUOChallenges.com for our Holiday Catalog challenge. Our new challenge is going up on October 23, 2018, and we hope to see you again!
Posted by: Cindy B Designs | October 22, 2018 at 14:27
I love those little pops of colour in your leaf Cindy, they really are eye-catching against the warm gold glitter tone and detailed lace border. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.
Posted by: Kim Badelt | October 23, 2018 at 05:11
Cindy - something happened to your card photo for the TSOT Color Challenge #5 on your October 20, 2018 post. The link is there, but not the photo itself. -Donna
Posted by: Donna Scholz | November 05, 2018 at 17:06
Wow, such detail and dedication. Perfect for our challenge using the Holiday Catalogue. So glad you joined in the fun with us at SUO Challenges.
Posted by: Julia Quinn | November 06, 2018 at 02:10