Autumn Wishes

I have a very bold and busy fall card to share with you today. A funny thing happened right after I finished this card too. I was talking to my dear friend Laurie (Just Give Me Stamps), and she paused during the conversation after mentioning she had to emboss some leaves she stamped from the new Verve set Happiness Found. Here's a paraphrase of how the conversation went:

Tosh: "Don't tell me you're embossing them with clear."
Laurie: "Why yes, that's exactly what I'm doing" (And she proceeded to tell me the paper she was embossing on.)
Tosh: "No way!! That's exactly what I did this morning!!
Laurie: "I can change mine if you'd like." (She's a sweet one that Laurie)
Tosh: "Nah, don't change it, it's just odd that we both embossed the same image in clear on the same day."

I won't bore you with the rest of the conversation, but in the end, we decided to post our cards on the same day. So check out Laurie's blog (Just Give Me Stamps) to see her fabulous creation, cause, man can that girl stamp!!!

For this card, I used the Viva la Verve sketch for October's Week 1. The twist was to make it shabby. I distressed my card with Vintage Photo, and one of my favorite *go to* tools...my fingernail. *grin*

The wreath from the Harvest Blessings set (Verve), was stamped with Rich Cocoa (Memento), and colored with copics. The sentiment was Rock 'n Rolled with Cranberry and Espresso (Adirondack Dye Ink).

That about sums it up.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I sure am!
Happy Stamping my friends!!




Stamps: Harvest Blessings, Happiness Found
Paper: Indian Summer (Basicgrey), Suede Brown Dark (Prismatics), Neenah Natural White
Ink: Rich cocoa (Memento), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink), Cranberry and Espresso (Adirondack Dye Ink)
Accessories: Circle, Blossom 1 and Labels 5 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon (SU! and Martha Stewart), Button (SU!), Clear Embossing Powder (Judikins), Multicolored Mini Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Dimensional Tape (Scotch), Corner Rounder Punch