I stamped my Bittersweet Bouquet using Old Olive & Crushed Curry inks (SU!) and double stamped on some of the leaves to get the darker mustard tone. (I did cheat a little bit and stamped my berries with some Canyon Clay ink from PTI.) I used the coordinating die to cut the bouquet out and also die cut a 2nd bouquet to glue to the stamped one for some added dimension.
For my background I embossed a white panel with SU!'s Dashing Designs ef and attached it to a card base of Old Olive cs. I added a strip of Old Olive cs across the top half of my card so the bouquet didn't totally get lost against the white embossed background, and also placed some foam tape behind the bouquet to give a bit more dimension. The Autumn sentiment is part of the Bittersweet Bouquet set and was stamped and die cut and added to the bottom of the card. I finished by adding a few Iridescent Faceted Gems from SU!.
The DT has outdone themselves with this color combination, and you can find all their inspiration right HERE. We hope you'll join us and play along with this beautiful color combination! This challenge is open till Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 9:00AM.
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Great card for inspiration !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMustard and olive are definitely fall colors Marcia. I love how you used them! Love that e.f.
ReplyDeleteThis looks very much like my River Birch in the front yard this morning, Marcia! But SO much prettier! It also reminds me to hand my Bittersweet wreath on the door!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful card, my friend!
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This is so beautiful, Marcia. I love your design with the split panel and the bittersweet bouquet looks so wonderful straddling the green piece. The embossing is beautiful and I love the colored "Autumn" in yur sweet sentiment. I love Fall most of all too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! This color combo is fantastic, and your bouquet is the perfect use for it. I'm loving your fall-colored inspiratioin from yesterday and today
ReplyDeleteI love those drooping branches and warm colors against the embossed white! The olive band is ideal for setting off the focal image. I also love how the stamped and die cut sentiment carries the gorgeousness through the rest of the card. This is such a beautiful time of year, but it always seems like fall is too short!
ReplyDeleteThat is the perfect floral for these autumn colors. I didn't think there was a Greetery floral I hadn't seen, but this is a new--and gorgeous-one to me. The SU embossing folder is an elegant background! Such a lovely card, Marcia.
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhh, this is so pretty! How did I miss the set? Sure do love what you've done with it, Marcia!
ReplyDeleteMarcia what a lovely card, the bittersweet is so lovely as your focal point but so well supported by your lovely embossed background.besutiful as always!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed those colors, Marcia. That bouquet definitely says Fall and the texture in the background is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty Fall card, Marcia! Love how you've used these colors in your bundle of bittersweet! I'd love to have something like this on my front door!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous Fall card, Marcia! My eyes went directly to the gorgeous font sentiment, it certainly is beautiful. One of my favorites in our line up for certain!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty autumnal take on the colours Marcia. The EF looks fab with the split panel design bridged by the spray. :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is sooo beautiful, Marcia! I'm not familiar with bittersweet plant but based on your gorgeous stamped and die cut image, it looks to be a wonderful in the fall. Love how you varied the leaf colors. Pretty embossing and sentiment too. Perfect for fall!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card using the challenge codlours, Marcia. I LOVE this time of year!! xx
ReplyDeleteFirst of all...thank you for referring to me as sweet. LOL!!! And secondly, you didn't cheat...it's a dark hue of mustard. :-) I adore your card. Thanks for making my colors look so fab!
ReplyDeleteMarcia, your Bittersweet Bouquet is definitely the star-of-the-stage; gorgeous! I agree with the others: your stage is eye-catching as well. The embossing and sentiment are lovely.
ReplyDeletehugs~carol