Falling for Autumn

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I do love the seasonal colours of Autumn and this cute hedgehog carrying his lunch on his back.  I also had another venture into using texture paste to create the background.


I mixed a few drops of citrus lime intense pigment stain into some white texture paste and applied it through a stencil, the design reminded me of tree rings.  Once dry I lightly sponged over the panel with green distress oxide ink.  Again when dry I used a watermark pen to add touches of ink to some areas so that I could brush on some bronze mica powder which catches the light.

All the stamped images were coloured with alcohol markers, fussy cut and adhered with a mixture of 1mm foam pads and wet glue.  Sentiment stamped and embossed with white EP on red card to match the colour of the toadstools.  Added glossy accents on the apple and leaves.


I've used - 6x6" white card base
Funky Fossil stamp set - Falling for Autumn; Promarkers
Funky Fossil stencil - Membrane
Faber-Castell mixed media pad; That's Crafty! light texture paste
Cosmic Shimmer citrus lime intense pigment stain; Distress Oxide - evergreen bough
 Cosmic Shimmer red bronze iridescent mica pigment

Linking up with -
Dragonfly Dreams                               Four Seasons                                      Stamping Sensations
Autumn                                              Anything Goes FALL                            Autumn Colours
                                 
Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

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  1. As.I.Do.Rodos.Monday, 02 October, 2023

    A stunning card Ginny
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  2. crafty-stamperMonday, 02 October, 2023

    Fabulous card and textured background,love the wreath of Autumn leaves and mushrooms.
    Carol x
    Thank you fpr joining us at Dragonfly Dreams
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    Carol DT x

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  3. ChrisMonday, 02 October, 2023

    A lovely design, the texture paste background circles echo the leafy wreath and draw the eye to the mushrooms in the middle, beautiful autumn colours too. Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
    Chris
    x

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  4. brendaMonday, 02 October, 2023

    Lots of cutting out there but a pretty Autumnal card, many thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations challenge. Would also fit our mood board at We Love Stamping.

    B x

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  5. Alyson MayoTuesday, 03 October, 2023

    What a neat background with the paste! Thanks for sharing with us at Dragonfly Dreams :)

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  6. ClurTuesday, 03 October, 2023

    So beautiful Steph, I love the colours in the background. Cx

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  7. Darlene Tuesday, 03 October, 2023

    WOW! What a fun & fabulous creation! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

    Darlene
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Co-Owner … Can You Handle the Pressure, Double D, Four Seasons, Peace On Earth, Stencil Fun, Simply Clean & Simple, Two Old Bats, Triple B

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