Crafty Adventurista: September DT Project 1 For Country View Crafts and Challenges

Hello and welcome to my September DT post for Country View Crafts and Challenges with the theme ‘Hello Fall - Use Rust Colour Tones', hosted by our lovely team member Fiona.

The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks and please list them in your entry. You can enter 5 times each month with different projects.

We’ve got a fabulous prize that one randomly selected winner will win this month.

Recently Tim Holtz Sizzix re-released some dies and this fabulous leaf set was one of them. I already had this from the first time round so it was lovely to see it back again. It is one of my favourites.

I thought I'd make a card to have on hand when I need one.

First I added Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks to vellum - using Fall tones - Latte, Terra Cotta, Butterscotch and Mushroom. I spritzed some Isopropyl Alcohol to move these around and then gave one final spritz on top, and it gave this lovely mottled effect.

Then I ran the vellum and the leaf dies through my die cutting machine. This is such fun! They look gorgeous.

From there, I brayered some PaperArsty Fresco Chalk Paints onto cartridge paper and left to almost dry. I used Vintage Lace, Rusty, Pumice, Kiln, Pumpkin Soup and French Roast.

Next, I rubbed some Jet Black Archival ink onto the Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Cracked A5 Large - and placed my painted paper in this and ran through my Big Shot Switch machine. Oooh, it's come out looking very sumptuous!

I stamped the Squirrel from the Visible Image stamp set - 'Nuts About Squirrels', heat embossed this with black embossing powder, and painted the Squirrel with some Distress Watercolor pencils and fussy cut out.

Then it was time to put my card together - I decided on a square shape so cut my black border card to fit the craft card that would form the base, and glued this on. Then I cut the 3D Textures Embossed Cracked background to fit the black layer, leaving a border around it, and glued this down.

I laid out the leaves and where my Squirrel would sit and glued these down into place. I didn't glue the leaves and the Squirrel fully down to the page as I wanted some 'movement' to them.

I've left a gap top right so that I can add a sentiment to it when I need it.

And here's my 'Hello Fall' card - I hope you like it.