Friday, November 7, 2014

Messy Leaves

Hey there!  Happy Friday!  Today's card was fun to put together.  Boy, did I make a mess!  Usually, I like staying very clean; yeah, I'm one of those folks.  ;-)   But on the day I made the card below, I wanted to play with inks and paints and embossing powders.  What resulted is a pure, lovely mess....


I used Rubber Stampede's embossing ink refill (liquid form) to sprinkle splotches on the card base, then embossed with gold embossing powder.  The ink saturated the card a bit too much, making some areas a little buckled.  Oh well.


The Tattered Leaves die cuts (Tim Holtz/Sizzix) were inked with so many things, I don't even recall.  I do remember using metallic gold paint on here, smeared around a little.  There are some Onyx sequins from Pretty Pink Posh added around the leaves, and a sentiment from Inspired By Stamping was added to an acorn die cut.


So there you go!  A messy one from me.  :-)  Thanks so much for your visit, and have a fabulous weekend!



Stamps: Happy Fall - Inspired By Stamping Paper: True Black - PTI; dots pattern, Crumb Cake - SU Fibers: black seam binding - Hug Snug - The Zipper Stop Accessories & Tools: Onyx sequins - Pretty Pink Posh; Tulip embossing folder, acorn and small leaf die cut - SU; Tattered Leaves die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix; gold embossing powder

11 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

So gorgeous! I loveeeeeeeee the gold and the leaves!!!!!!

Benzi said...

Ah, lots of fun here and a great job for this super cool card, Colleen.

Dana Tatar said...

Stunning card! I LOVE the texture and shimmer. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

Kristi said...

So beautiful! I love the colors and design, it really caught my eye!

Marjolein said...

Never mind the mess!! It's supposed to get messy while crafting, ha, ha. (yep, I'm one of those kind of people)
No seriously, your card is a real stunner! love the colorcombo with a touch of gold and the embossed frame will never be the same! Wow, love the effect. :-)
Bye,

Marjolein

Paperesse said...

You should get messy more often then. This card is gorgeous! Love it.

Marisa said...

Way to stretch yourself. Love the gold splatters and of course the leaves :) Darling touch with the acorn.

Lisa Elton said...

A great mix of layers, textures and fall colors! My favorite part is that pretty little acorn!!

~Tammy~ said...

Well, I LOVE the mess! Beautiful as can be!

Leslie Miller said...

I used to do messy a lot, but not so much anymore. It is fun to play with inks and powders and glitter and all that good stuff. This turned out great. I love the gold splotches and your design and warm colors. Cute to stamp the sentiment on the acorn. Love that!

Jessi Fogan said...

Now that is inky fun!! I generally like to stay clean too, but once in a while, you hafta play :)

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