Double D - Fall Leaves

Hello friends.  Have the leaves started turning color in your neck of the woods yet?  Not much change here in West Michigan yet, but hopefully the next couple weeks will bring some added color to my neck of the woods!  I do know how to add color in my craft room though, and when Michele came over to play last week, I broke out the Lindy's Magicals for her to try and we both have a card to share with you today and are playing along with the Double D Challenge who are looking for colorful Fall Leaves!

This is one of those cards that does not photograph well to show all the shimmer and shine of the mica flakes that are in the Lindy's Magicals, but just trust me that in real life, this card really does SHINE!!

I started by adding Lindy's Magicals from the Autumn Leaves Collection on water color cs and while that was drying, used SSS's Fall Foliage EF on a piece of Vintage Cream cs (PTI) and then lightly blended brown ink from my brown brush all around the edges.  

  I die cut a pumpkin from The Greetery's Plump Pumpkins Dies and inked around the edges with DOX ink and sponge daubers to add a bit more definition.  My branch and leaves were die cut using The Greetery's BotaniCuts: Mighty Oaks dies from Soft Suede cs for the branch and the dried water colored cs for the leaves and acorn tops.  

My sentiment comes from a very old Clearly Besotted stamp set called Autumn Flowers and was added with foam tape on an angle at the bottom of the pumpkin.  A few PFS Sparkling Champagne Pearls finished off my card.  I really wish you could all see this card in person as the colors really do shimmer and shine, just like a sunny Fall day here in West Michigan!

The DT has some absolutely beautiful cards to share with you that you can check out right HERE, and don't forget to check out Michele's blog too to see what she did using the Lindy's Magicals!  This Fall Leaves challenge is open till Sunday, Sept. 29th @ 8:00PM.  

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!