Woodland Friends

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Sunday Stamps current colour challenge has a gorgeous Autumn palette which I've used in this card featuring some woodland animals, the layout is from a sketch challenge with friends/members over on the docrafts gallery.  All of the stamps are from the Autumnal Treasures set from last year’s Creative Stamping mag issue 60.


I started with the animals colouring them with promarkers and die cut into ovals mounted over a leafy stamped background strip using pigment ink pads.  I also stamped the squirrel onto the background to show more of it's body and so I could raise up the centre oval and tuck behind the two smaller ones.


Here's the sketch I followed


I didn't want to add too many more layers so stamped directly onto the card base top and bottom to add a sentiment and some leaves/berries/acorn.  I wish we did have red squirrels here in the South West, I'd love to see one, but we only have greys ...



I've used - 5x7" landscape white card base
Claritystamp TheuvaCard stamping card
Autumnal Treasures stamps Creative Stamping mag issue 60
Creative Dies stitched & pierced ovals die set
Promarkers, Pigment ink pads

Linking up with - Sunday Stamps SSC213 AUTUMN WHISPER challenge

Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. HeatherTuesday, 10 September, 2019

    Wow, such cute critters, Steph - what a great way to use our colors! A perfect Fall card, dor sure! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!

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  2. EmmaTMonday, 16 September, 2019

    Gorgeous delighful scene, brilliant design layout. Emmax

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