DRS Design Challenge #6

I made this card for the team that I design with,DRS Designs. The challenge was to make a card with a sentiment as the focal point of the card. I LOVE this sentiment as Autumn is my favorite season. I stamped the leaves with the easy background on watercolor paper and then I watercolored them in. I used a scallop edge punch for the sides and punched out the leaves from some cardstock. I adhered two of them and then I popped one of them up. I sponged the egdes of the cardstock ,added some dots for texture and put it all together.

I really encourage you to check out the DRSDesigns blog and play along with the challenge. If you do, please upload a link so we can see your creations! Also, upload to www.splitcoaststampers.com with the keyword DRSC6. thanks for visiting and have a great day filled with all of the colors of Autumn!

Water color leaves...

...so easy and fun!!!

I stamped the leaves background from DRS on watercolor paper with waterproof ink. This background stamp is super easy to use because you don't have to try and line anything up... it always just seems to work. I love all of the background stamps from DRS... have a look at them!Then I water colored them in and cut them into squares. I had to ink around the edges of the squares, cuz that is how I roll... LOVE INKING EDGES!!!It just "finishes" the look...

Then I matted the squares on yellow card stock. I used my cuttlebug embossing folder on the green paper. I stamped the sentiment on white... INKED THE EDGES... AGAIN and mounted it on yellow as well. I tied two different organdy ribbons on the bottom of the card for some texture.

This card makes me want to stay at home and have hot cider! The leaves in Charlotte don't really change till like November... so I just had to create my own... and what fun it was!