Monday, September 15, 2014

A touch of fall

Energized by a touch of fall in the air (after a Saturday that was so blazing hot we spent about an hour at a festival and decided to leave rather than risk heatstroke), I made a fall card. I used a technique from the latest Technique Junkie's newsletter, creating a quilt pattern from snippets and then embossing it. I love this bad of fall-patterned papers so I wanted to make use of every bit of it.
The sktch is the current Sketch Saturday sketch, #327.
The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Paper, stamped in Colorbox Chalk maroon ink. I used copper paper for the die-cut leaves.  The maroon strip along the left edge is actually the leftover from a scallop border.
I would like to enter this card in these challenges
Sketch Saturday, sketch 327
Pixie's Snippet Playground #142
Simon Says Monday -- Rock the Techniques
Whoopsi Daisy -- autumn colors
Word Art Wednesday #149, Anything goes.
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8 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 15, 2014 at 5:39 PM

    I like the color palette you have chosen and the embossed patches are really homey. The copper leaves really stand out so beautifully.Praying you have a happy day filled with smiles and sunshine. Thank you for joining our 149th challenge at Word Art Wednesday.

    Carole Robb Bisson

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  2. DiSeptember 16, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    Fabulous Sandy! I love the technique of patchwork and then embossing - it adds such interest - and your leaves look beautiful, just as if they blew out of the quilt :)

    Hugs, Di xx

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  3. StephanieSeptember 16, 2014 at 4:42 PM

    What a pretty card!! I really like the fall colors and the leaves. Thanks for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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  4. JeanSeptember 16, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    What gorgeous papers you used here, I love the patchwork effect. Beautiful leaves and sentiment stamp as well.
    Jean x

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  5. Cathy PSeptember 16, 2014 at 10:04 PM

    Love how you used this embossed patchwork quilt technique with the sketch. Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch Saturday this week. Hope you play again! Hugs, Cathy xx

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  6. julie1September 18, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    beautiful, thank you for joining us at whoopsie daisy, hope to see you again, and good lucxk x

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  7. Grenouille GreetingsSeptember 20, 2014 at 7:15 PM

    A lovely design on your pretty Fall card. Love the quilting and the drifting foliage. I am sorry I am a little late stopping by to thank you for joining in with our challenge at Sketch Saturday last week. We would love to see what you come up with this week too. Hugs, Lesley

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!!! - Ashli :)

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