Monday, September 18, 2017

Happy Fall

Hello.

Did you hear that the first day of Fall (or Autumn) is this week?

I love Fall with the beautiful colors and smells.

It will be a while before we see much color here
so I had to create some of my own.



I die cut this Arboscello Tree from Memory Box from watercolor paper

I scribbled with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on
a pallete, spritzed with water and smooshed the leafy part of the tree into it.

I die cut some of the top of the tree from the leftover watercolor paper
and smooshed that too.

The tree is a double thickness for extra body and I snipped some of the
extra leaves to "fall" on the ground.

BTW: According to Mr. Google, arboscello is Italian for sapling.

Some challenges:

AAA Cards Challenge Autumn Colors

Just Us Girls Color Week: Burgundy, Yellow & Orange






Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!




Card Recipe
Stamps:  Happy Fall (Verve)
Ink: Soft Suede (SU)  
Paper:   Neena, Woodgrain (TH), Watercolor (Arches CP)
Other:  Arboscello Tree (MB),  Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, 


25 comments:

Mac Mable said...

Thank you for the explanation of arboscello I was wondering what type of tree it was. Your colours on that fabulous tree are amazing Bonnie. Love the doubling up of the die cut tree and the way you popped on more of the leaves onto the ground. The wood embossed card and the frame all go together so beautifully. Loving this one, so clean, so pretty and so fresh. Love the 'about me' photo too Bonnie x

Liz said...

Love this card, Bonnie, stunning CAS Autumn scene. xx

Susanne Vargas said...

Beautiful and perfect for all these challenges! It's a winner in my book!

Craft-E-Place said...

Beautiful card! I love the fallen leaves. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards
Elaine

kiwimeskreations said...

What a gorgeous fall tree Bonnie, I love the uneven colouring you get from the smooshing! - we are well into spring here, and today I bought some vegetable seedlings ready to plant :-)
Blessings
Maxine

Doris said...

You've captured Autumn beautifully, Bonnie!

Jane said...

Beautifully done, your tree is absolutely stunning! Thanks for joining in with the Autumn Colours Challenge at AAA Cards.

nancy littrell said...

Your Fall leaves on your tree and falling leaves are so beautiful and creative using your Zigs Fall colors, Bonnie. BTW, I Love your new avatar..you look so cute and happy:-) TFS your card and you! Hugs

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Absolutely gorgeous, I'm waiting for our acer to drop it's leaves, it's been turning since July unusually. This card reminds of of the tree last Autumn, so VERY beautiful.
Faith
x

Nstiz said...

Bonnie, your leaves are so brilliant that when I first saw this I thought they were copper! How beautiful this is. Love the idea of the leaves on the ground too!

Loll said...

Gorgeous fall tree, my friend. I'm looking forward to seeing the fall colours soon here. It's my favourite time of year. xx

Bobby said...

The leaves are turning in places here, Bonnie, even though it's been unseasonably warm. I love their color and your tree looks like one I can look at through my craft room window.

Jeanne H said...

Indeed, a truly stunningly beautiful card! So well done, Bonnie. Thanks for the inspiration.

Susan said...

Fabulous! Love the bright leaves and the way they are falling and piling up under the tree!

JosieD said...

Ahhh, easing in to fall with a beautiful card. Love the tree die and the way you made it come alive!

Julia Aston said...

what a beautiful fall tree framed on the white panel Bonnie! The leaves are so lovely on tree and ground!

Marcia Hill said...

OMG...how did I miss this?! What a stunning card Bonnie! Absolutely LOVE how you colored and doubled up the tree...I thought it was metallic at first! Did you use an embossing folder on the card base? It looks woodgrain to me and just love that using it with a tree! Totally GORGEOUS card my friend!! :0)

Aneta said...

Stunning card!

Maria said...

Beautiful tree! Love that card background super cool! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week.

Nancy said...

This is really fabulous! Love the appearance of texture that you achieved with your technique and colors! If I was hosting this week at JUGS...I would have my winner! Thanks for playing along!

Papercraft Boutique said...

This is sooo pretty, Bonnie! I LOVE the placement of the tree (offset), and the wonderful colors of the leaves. You did a fantastic job with Zig ink smooshing. You definitely inspired me to try it! Hideko

Anke said...

WOW WOW WOW absolutely stunning, I love your card, Bonnie.

Hugs
Anke

BożenA said...

Oh my God! It's amazing! This tree looks wonderful. I love the look of the trunk and the stunning, fiery leaves. Autumn makes the trees look like they are burning. You beautifully presented such a moment!
BożenA xx

Tracie Pond said...

Gorgeous autumn tree, bonnie! Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards.

Christine Alexander said...

gorgeous autumn colours and love all the leaf detail, great layout with the tree off set to the frame :)