Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Leaf Pile

It was a daunting task with those two big maple trees standing tall, and bare in a fair sized yard. They worked hard raking the leaves into a big pile. It was worth the sweat and blisters to see their little son, with a hug smile on his face, run and jump with no fear into the leaves. It was worth it to hear the giggles and laughter.
I interpreted lovely fall-like and manly colors in the latest Embellish Magazine Challenge (color with dimension). I pulled out my newest stamp set and created a background pattern with an upward movement. The sentiment panel is adhered with regular foam adhesive and the directional brown arrow with taller foam adhesive. The overall sketch is based off the one at CPS.

Tip: Did you know that the end of a new pencil eraser fits perfectly inside the "bolts" of the sentiment panel from this stamp set? Just ink and stamp. Instant and perfect colored circles!


Supplies Used: Cardstock: Natural White (SU) Brown (The Paper Company) Stamps: You're The Man and Look Up (Practicing Creativity Designs) Pigment Ink: Really Rust (SU) Chalk Ink: Lime Pastel, Chestnut Roan, Aquamarine (Colorbox) Other: Foam Adhesive

30 comments:

  1. Awesome card, Karen! Love the multi-colored chevron pattern and the way the one strip continues up & beyond the border. And that sentiment from Look Up is perfect!! Great take on the challenge!

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  2. Excellent card! I love how you played with this stamp set!

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  3. Absolutely FAB design... love love it! And.. your stamping is mega neat!!!!!
    Angela xxx.

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  4. Amazing! I love how the arrowed image comes right off the top of the card. Clever girl! :)

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  5. omgoodness! This is amazing!!! Love that sentiment from the other set with these chevron patterns!

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  6. Oh my word love this girl! Simply amazing!

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  7. Very nice card, Karen. Love every detail :)

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  8. Wow! This is awesome! Love everything about it! :)

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  9. This looks great!!!
    Love the tip! How clever! :)

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  10. Cool!! Love what you did with Courtney's new stamp set! Great tip too! (I'm waiting to get back to work to start ordering any new stamps)

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  11. Love this beautiful graphic card, Karen!!

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  12. fabulous Karen!! great colors and layout!!

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  13. Awesomeness! Love the colors and what you did with the layout:)

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  14. Very cool, Karen! I love what you did with Courtney's set!

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  15. Great job with the colours and courtney's new set! Lovely! Thanks for the tip about the pencil eraser.

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  16. Hi Karen. Just stopped to say what a awesome card. You have put that stamp to great use.

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  17. What a great combination of the two challenges. The arrows are fantastic! Great Job! I like the embellish magazine color challenge, I might have to give it a try.

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  18. This is fabulous! Love these paper choices1

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  19. Love it, Karen! Love how you have that one row of chevrons extending beyond the border of its "box". And the other row sort of pointing to your sentiment. Brilliant use of a pencil eraser, too. Just overall fantastic!

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  20. Fantsastic.. love it....
    I hv yet to do these two challenges and u combined them, good for you..
    love that masculine set... good for you for getting that one.. I like it too..... thinking of getting it??

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  21. I love the sentiment, the stamps that you used and your card! Fantastic!

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  22. wow..this is really fabulous Karen...sooo creative!!!

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  23. OMG!! You are so CREATIVE, Karen! You seriously rock this stamps by Courtney!

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  24. Fantastic card Karen! I love your pencil eraser tip and the way the sentiment panel is cut off. Very cool BG pattern too. Talk about creative use of some fun stamps!

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  25. Super job on the challenge...the image is is spot on! Great card!

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  26. WOW! this is fabulous, Karen!!! you are so creative, girl!!!! love love love those track images in those yummy colors! you ROCK!!!

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  27. Well you nailed the upward movement!!! What a great creation- and terrific tip on the pencil eraser!! :)

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  28. Fabulous card! The arrowed background is awesome, and I just love the sentiment! Thanks for joining us at CPS this week!

    ♥♥♥Lea

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  29. Totally cool perspective on the colors! Well worth all that raking! Your card is fantastic!!

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