PP368 Blended Leaves For Fall

I just happen to sit down a few nights ago and stamped several 

images I want to color with the new Stampin' Blends markers.

I stamped these leaves from Color Seasons in Memento Tuxedo Black and

colored the first in Cherry Cobbler, the second in Pumpkin Pie,

and the third in Old Olive.  I took the color lifter to the middle of each leaf

to lighten the center.

I was not sure what I would do with them or if I would use together.

Then I saw this challenge and it was a perfect fit!

I went diagonal with Fall, Dies, Gold.

I used the sentiment from Merry Cafe stamped in Pumpkin Pie 

and layered on a banner of gold foil.

 I added a gold metallic enamel shape for some more bling.

I wanted a background for the leaves but I did not want to water color, 

and I thought the burlap background would be heavy and I wanted some color

to it so not just emboss the paper.

I grabbed my gold Encore ink pad and a baby wipe and 

dabbed the in on the white paper lightly. 

It did make a cool effect. 

 Maybe what the wind looks like when blowing...that might be a sketch!

Hope you can play along this week over at 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp sets: Colorful Seasons and Merry Cafe

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Tuxedo Black,

Old Olive, Encore gold metallic ink-non SU!

Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, gold foil

Seasonal Layers thinlits dies, Metallic enamel shapes in gold,

banner punch-retired, color lifter-Stampin' Blends