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For this card, I used three stamps that are oldies but goodies, two of which I've had for at least a decade.
The floral image includes both Chinese Lanterns and American Bittersweet. When I first met my husband, he had a huge yard with so many plants I'd never seen before, including Chinese Lanterns. They are a delight, with small white flowers in summer, then come fall, the orange lanterns develop and in that temperate zone (Vancouver, WA), they were fairly long lasting. So, when I saw this stamp a few years later, I had to buy it.
It's illustrated by Marcella Hawley, the owner of Power Poppy. She has an amazing garden that inspired her beautiful drawings. While Power Poppy no longer appears to sell stamps, there are oodles of beautiful digital images for sale, including this one.
I colored everything using Copic and Altenew Artisan markers, including the addition of a bit of light blue around the image. The sentiment is one of my favorites and so I made sure that oval die I used to cut out the panel had sufficient room for it.
On the orange panel I used a large background stamp from MFT to create a subtle tone on tone look. I opted not to add any embellishments.
Thanks for taking time to stop by and I encourage you to pop over to the challenge blog to see all the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team. The challenge will remain open until Friday August 21st at 3pm EDT. I hope you'll join us this week!
Stef
PS if you're here early, come on back a later when my Color Hues DT post goes live.
- Power Poppy Sunny Harvest stamp set
- Stampingbella Autumn Sentiments stamp set
- MFT All Line Up Diagonally background stamp
- Spellbinders Essential Stylish Oval die
8 comments:
Stef, this card is fabulous! I love the monochromatic background you created! The Chinese Lanterns intrigue me. I don't think those grow in GA. The blue shading just makes this gorgeous image pop! You certainly made my challenge shine! Have a great week, My Friend!
This is a lovely image--two of my favorite fall foliages--and you've colored them beautifully! That shading in the background really makes them stand out even on a CAS creation! I have a few of her digital images and confess that I forget about them....I need to revisit them!
Beautiful, Stef! Your coloring is always spot-on. The autumn hues are perfect for the challenge while the tone-on-tone panel is an amazing backdrop. I love the Chinese lantern and bittersweet image. The sentiment is the best...my feelings exactly. It's a fabulous fall card! Have a wonderful week!
The floral image is so very pretty and is all the more enhanced by your beautiful colouring. The tone on tone background, in the rich golden colour, is a perfect autumn choice. :-)
So warm and pretty, Stef!
This is absolutely gorgeous, Stef! I never heard of a Chinese Lantern plant before but it's so beautiful on your card. And I love that quote, another favorite!! Every year I like to start off by rereading an old favorite and this year I started with Anne of Green Gables, I still absolutely love that book and it makes me cry every time even though I know what's coming. Hope you have a great week!
I love Chinese lanterns Stef although I don't think I've ever seen them on a stamp before. The foliage is perfect for fall but my favourite thing about this card is most definitely the sentiment - so true!
One of my all time favorite quotes! I love those chinese lanterns and you have colored the whole composition beautifully, as always!
hugs
jaydee
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