It was easy for me to decide which way to go with my card from this mood board as I had just received from The Greetery's recent release the BotaniCuts: Apple dies, and came up with this...
I die cut all my apples first from white cardstock, and then used my sponge daubers and DOX inks to color them up. I thought they turned out looking like the Fuji apples my hubby loves so much! I made my crate from the Shiplap Builder Dies (The Greetery) and some gray and brown inks to give the weathered look.
I used the Windowpane Plaid Background stamp (also The Greetery) with kraft ink on white for my background panel, and then used the Frosted Frames die (The Greetery) with Kraft and Real Red cardstock and adhered it over the plaid background. Both were mounted to a top folding card base (Kraft) and then I added my apples and crate to the card front. I also added a piece of twine to look like a carrying handle to the center of the crate and then attached a Tiny Tag (PTI) with a greeting from the Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You stamp set from The Greetery. A simple red enamel dot (SU!) above the sentiment finished off this FALL looking card.
You can check out all the FABULOUS inspiration from the talented DT right HERE and then play along. This challenge is open till Sunday, Oct. 2 @ 8:00PM.
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You are so creative, Marcia! Your apples and crate are completely authentic with the way you inked them, and everything about your composition is appealing to the eye. Love this! It's a treat to see it at Double D!
ReplyDeleteMarcia, those apples ls look so very real. Fabulous inking. Your entire design is fab!
ReplyDeleteThose apples.... amazing! My mouth is watering. Love, love love your card! Just used the Frosted frame die, and love yours in 2-tone. And that crate, honestly, so fabulous with the 'crate-y' texture!
ReplyDeleteWow! Totally impressed that your apples started from white! Fun, festive and fall -- gotta love all of those
ReplyDeleteWow! Totally impressed those apples started from white! Fun, festive and fall -- gotta love it
ReplyDeleteThis is the epitome of fall, Marcia. Your textured crate came out amazing and those apples look delicious! What a delight to see it in the Double D lineup!!
ReplyDeleteNobody uses those daubers as beautifully as you do, my friend! I'm salivating over these realistic 'Fujis!' This apple box couldn't look more like real wood either, Marcia!
ReplyDeleteI crown thee the Dauber Queen! x
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What a beautiful basket of apples, Marcia! You have colored them perfectly! Now I'm really wishing for some fresh apples!
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous basket of Apples Marcia! The scalloped frame looks wonderful over the background panel grid panel! Great sponging on your apples! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous mouth watering apples (I just bought some Fugi apples), a fabulous card!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
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Your apples are incredible, Marcia! Your blending is beautiful and the shiplap crate is genius! I love the handle you created for it too!
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