Hello Friends! We are so excited about Fall arriving soon that we've decided to celebrate the season with a
Fall Frenzy Blog Hop & Virtual Stamp Day!
The Design Divas have created some fabulous eye candy for you, featuring our wonderful selection of Fall stamps so we hope you'll hop along with us today!
The Design Divas have created some fabulous eye candy for you, featuring our wonderful selection of Fall stamps so we hope you'll hop along with us today!
I have 2 cards for you today.
On the first one, I used Autumn Collage clear stamp set:
I decided to do something different, so I pulled out my dusty Prismacolor Pencils and colored the image (which I stamped with white craft ink) with those. I used some odorless mineral spirit to blend the colors. Some of the background image did wash out, but you can still see it faintly.
I embellished the card with some paper flowers, pearls, and cheese cloths. There's some distressing there too.
The second card is a cute circle card that can go to either my son or his teacher...
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I used some fun elements that could be associated with school... like a dictionary page, die-cut letters, jeans, staples... Sweet Rhubarb was colored with Copic markers.
The little sign was lightly stamped with Grunde Borders clear stamp set, then sponged. The grass was die-cut with Fence & Grass die set.
Be sure not to miss a single stop along the way because we'll be drawing one lucky commenter from a random DT blog to win a $25 credit to the store!!
Here's the list of blog participating in today's hop:
Monika Davis <--- You are here!
When you're done hopping, be sure to join us for a fun day of challenges over in our Splitcoaststampers forum. We are giving away some fun prizes, so don't miss it!
We look forward to seeing your fabulous Fall creations!
Your next stop is Jessica.
Monika
so beautiful, Monika!! I love both of your cards!
Posted by: Jessica Fick | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 06:49 AM
Thanks for sharing....
Posted by: Harshal Shah | Monday, September 17, 2012 at 02:06 PM
Wow! I am in awe! Love the texture & effects on the first! Such a happy colourful card? The second is adorable & so sweet! Hugs xxx
Posted by: Andrea - EnchantINK | Monday, September 17, 2012 at 06:13 AM
love love love your card. Great one. Colors are perfect
Posted by: helen dooley | Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 08:35 PM
gorgeous card. i love the guaze and the inking. gives it such depth.
Posted by: christi | Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 04:31 PM
Love both cards! The first is beautiful and the second is darling!
Posted by: indy | Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 03:22 PM
Such a cool technique with the chalk and pencils! Esp love the teddy tummy and his cheeks!
Posted by: Rosy Newlun | Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 06:09 PM
Awesome card for back to school and i loving it. You can giving me a really nice card and they really useful for my kids. So that really best information to giving to me about back to school cards.
Posted by: Harshal Shah | Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 02:08 PM
Love the bear, I bet I could change the apple for a heart and make Rhubarb a Valentines bear!
Maria V.
Posted by: Maria | Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Oh wow when I first saw your card before reading I thought she must have used chalks to color that, it looks so soft, such a pretty effect.
Your little guy going off to school is just too cute!!
Posted by: conniecrafter | Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 09:55 AM
Interesting technique & look on the first card and cute school card.
Posted by: Pati L. | Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 03:30 AM
Monika, I love your back to school card with the cute bear!
Posted by: Marie Mielke | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Great cards! love the inside of the circle card!
Posted by: Lori Finch | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 10:12 PM
What an adorable ABC card, Monika! I love the denim! Fabby coloring on the fall card!
Posted by: Ann Schach | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Your school card is adorable. Can this bear be any cuter?
Posted by: Yeli | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Gorgeous coloring on the top one, adorable bear card too!!
Posted by: Kelly Schelske | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 08:15 PM
Wow, your fall collage card is gorgeous! I love the cheesecloth. Very cool. And your Rhubarb Bear card is absolutely adorable. I love the denim you used.
Posted by: Melissa Shultz | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 07:31 PM
love the techniques you used on the cheese cloth card, and Rhubarb is so cute
Posted by: Penny W | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 06:43 PM
Adorable! Perfect school card!
Posted by: Sel | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 06:33 PM
Very pretty coloring on the first card and Rhubarb is always so cute.
Posted by: Sue D | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 03:38 PM
What a darling idea to use jean denim on the Rhubarb card! Brings back memories of the piles of new jeans I bought for back to school. Love the circular shape also, too cute!!
Posted by: Mary Kruschke | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 02:32 PM
Sweet cards Monika! Love the way you used the pencils and your bear card is adorable :)
Posted by: Jennie Harper | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 01:32 PM
Great work! I really love the technique you used on that first card!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 12:58 PM
I love all your textures!
Posted by: Shelly (Yo sam) | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11:50 AM
so cute! love the color blending on the first one and the denim is adorable!
Posted by: Jess Moore | Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11:49 AM