Sunday 1 November 2015

FTHS stamp of the month October

Today I managed to do a little colouring and create a card with this month's stamp of the month by From the Heart Stamps, called Cornucopia.


After printing the image onto Neenah Solar white cardstock, I coloured the image using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and used SN coloured pencils to add more shading to the aubergine and grapes. I created the background by colouring with my alcohol markers and then dabbing blender solution using a rag, a technique I picked up from Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker.

I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die (Simon Says Stamp) and stamped the sentiment from a Birthday sentiment set by Stampendous! using Archival black ink and my MISTI, which arrived 2 days ago, just in time for my birthday (which was yesterday). My husband was so relieved that it arrived in time lol.

I layered my panel onto a piece of orange PP from my stash, after giving the edges a bit more definition using Dried Marigold distress ink (Ranger). The panels were adhered to a top folding A2 card created from Rustic cream cardstock by Papertrey Ink. To finish things off, I went around the edges with my blending tool that still had some Dried Marigold on it, and I added Glossy Accents to the aubergine and the apples.

Challenges I'm entering:
FTHS - Digital stamp of the month October
Seize the Birthday - Anything birthday
Craft Your Passion - 285 Always Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Take your pick (Colour: Halloween hues)
Kathy Racoosin's 30 day colouring challenge




13 comments:

  1. Beautiful colouring. Love this card

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  2. Great coloring you did. Lovely card.
    Thanks for playing with us at Craft your Passion.
    Hope we see you again and good luck.
    xxx Michelle (DT)

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  3. Wow, the blue background looks great and fits great with the Cornucopia. I also like the CAS layout.

    Thanks for joining our FREE Stamp of the Month Ocotber Challenge @ From the Heart Stamps !

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  4. I really love the colors in this gorgeous creation. Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day.

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  5. What a beautiful cornucopia image and colored wonderfully too! this makes such a perfect fall birthday card! thank you fro sharing this with us at Seize the Birthday!

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  6. I love your coloring. Great card! and happy belated birthday!! Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Your Passion this week. Good luck!!!

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  7. What a fabulous horn of plenty, Marianne ... so beautifully coloured ... and what a wonderful background! Hope you had a happy birthday ... enjoy your MISTI! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday! Anita - Surprise Party Guest :)

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  8. Great card, I like how you have left the image as the focal point and you have coloured it beautifully. Thanks for joining us at Seize The Birthday :)

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  9. Wow, this is stunning. I love the background you've colored and the stitched dies give such a great look. Thanks so much for playing along with us at FTHS!

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  10. I love your angled-panel cornucopia design, Marianne! Your coloring is sensational! I hope things are going smoothly there for your Mister and that your shoulder is finally much better!! Hugs, Darnell

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  11. Great colours and colouring! Wonderful card. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

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  12. Stunning card, beautifully coloured, Liz x

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