Friday, September 24, 2010

Apple of My Eye


My 8 year old daughter encouraged me to put this on the blog, even though I'm not nuts about the tree.  She thought I "might win a prize," bless her heart. 

See this sketch here by Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge


I used it for my layout inspiration.  The tree is the oval and the apples are the embellishments.  But the way the tree came together is not how I pictured it in my mind.  I had these pre-cut large scalloped ovals, already embossed, from a dollar bag of goodies from my Stampin' Up! lady.  I cut them up and layered them, and that's where things got screwy.  The top most layer is NOT as I would like it to be, but I just couldn't make it work.  I'm hoping that the apples and their leaves draw the eye away from my mistake.


The Shabby Tea Room challenge, "School Days", is all about this photo's colors and something to do with school.  


I noticed the chalkboard looked like Not Quite Navy (an SU color), so I used a panel of that, and a lighter blue is there on the textbook page, so I used a panel of that, too.  The ruler and chalkboard frame are represented by the Creamy Caramel card base.  The apple, of course, is on my card too.   

I used a red marker to give the apples some depth and shadow,
and chocolate ink and a sponge on the tree trunk.
Thanks for letting me ramble on. :)
Colleen

Paper:  Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Garden Green, Handsome Hunter, light green handmade paper from California Paper Goods
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Punches:  3/4" circle
Other:  Big Shot, Real Red Marker, Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Elegant Lines embossing folder, dimensionals

14 comments:

Bev J. said...

Well, I think it is a neat card for the challenge-creative-and I don't see mistakes!!

Julie Ranae said...

What a lovely card! Isn't it funny that the things we see in real life translate differently on screen?! I LoVe it!

Deb Hickman said...

Great card,I love the tree and all the layers,it looks perfect.

Marisa said...

Great apple tree :) You get mega bonus points for all the punches/dies you used to make this!

Emily Keaton said...

Oh, I think this is completely clever, Colleen, even if it isn't quite what you envisioned. Since *I* can't see that :), I think what you ended up with is genius!! GREAT interpretation of the sketch :) I'm glad you posted it anyway. It's really fun!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

I love the tree you made and worked it into the sketch, it's so great! Good for your daughter for encouraging you to put upload it.

Lisa said...

Love the dimension and embossing you've used on your card! Great back to school themed card! Thanks for playing in TSTR!

Clare said...

wow, I love this card, fabulous texture and the apples are great! thanks for playing along this week at The Shabby Tea Room.

Debbie said...

This is absolutely precious ... I {heart} all the layers!! Thanks for sharing with us this week in the Tea Room :)

pam124 said...

Colleen, what a WONDERFUL array of punchez. Wow, this is a totally clever tree and love that ef!! Beautiful work!

Nicole said...

Great card! I love the layers and the embossing! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

Carol Hurlock said...

Coleen this is just darling. Makes me want to get out my nesties and start playing. I just love the way this looks. Great job with the sketch this week. Thank you so much for playing along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

Bear Hugs,
Carol :O}
Midnight Madness Design Team

Holly Moore said...

Colleen are you kidding! I am so glad your daughter encouraged you to share. I just think your tree is so clever. Totally inspiring. I love how it fits with this sketch. Thank you so much for playing the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. Can't wait to see more.

Yours,
Holly R. Moore
MMDT - GD

MCH said...

Hi Colleen, Great design, very original, love it! You should always listen to your daughter, has good eye! I think you already won a prize, her!!!

Thanks for sharing - love the card

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