Seize The Birthday - Sweet Day!

Yes, it's already time for a new challenge at the Seize The Birthday challenge blog!  For this 2 week challenge there is NO Toppings Option.  Anything goes...as long as it's a birthday card!

I've been seeing some amazing creations by Birgit recently on Pinterest and was inspired by her work with inks and/or watercolors.  HERE is a link to her blog.  And a link HERE to her cards on Pinterest.

Here's what I created...

I had SO much fun playing with distress inks and water to create this card.  Loved it!
The leaf was die cut from 140 lb water color paper.  I smooshed ink onto my craft sheet, then misted it, generously, with water.    I placed my leaf onto the wet inks and moved it around a bit.

Then...the scary part.  I lifted it and turned it over to see how it looked.  Success!
I dabbed a bit of darker ink around the edges of the leaf.  Once the leaf was dry, I stamped the veins and used the tip of the brush to add more ink to them.  I finished the leaf with a coat of Glossy Accents, letting it dry overnight before adhering the die cut leaf to my water colored card panel.

Thanks for stopping by!  Now it's time to check the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team at Seize The Birthday.  Just click on the link!

Supply list ~
card stock: 140 lb cold press watercolor paper (Strathmore)
ink: frayed burlap, vintage photo, spiced marmalade, fired brick, barn door, walnut stain (distress inks by Ranger), vintage sepia (Versafine)
stamps: leaf prints, garden variey (Papertrey Ink)
die: leaf prints (Papertrey Ink)
other: glossy accents (Ranger), water, brushes

Happy Thanksgiving - a fall themed card

Just this morning, I found a challenge on the new CREATE: blog!. The current challenge is to create a fall themed card.  I'm hoping that Thanksgiving is included in that category, since I want to make a few more for this holiday.
I've included a link to the 10/20/11 post on the CARDS Create blog, so that you can click through for the details.  You'll need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the post for details on how to participate in the challenge.

I started by clear embossing the tree image on my panel.  Then I sponged it with More Mustard, Really Rust and Cranberry Crisp inks to get a very soft variation of colors.  The sentiment is stamped in Cranberry Crisp.  I stitched this panel onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock, then adhered it all to a base of Creamy Caramel card stock.  To finish the card, I added a few gems.  That's about it!  Thanks so much for taking a look.

Supplies:

card stock: creamy caramel, cherry cobbler (Stampin' Up!)

ink: more mustard, really rust, cranberry crisp (SU)

stamps: happy thanksgiving (Stampabilities), leaves of a tree (SU)

other: versamark (Tsukeniko), clear embossing powder (Stampendous), gems (The Paper Studio), sponge dauber (SU), heat tool, thread, sewing machine