Hi there. I'm so glad you stopped by!
I was recently quite taken with a stamp from Unity.
Trying to get the look I wanted, I ended up with several cards.
So grab a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage for a lengthy show.
This was the first one. I stamped with Sepia ink and embossed with a new to me
matte clear embossing powder on mixed media paper.
The camera is seeing it much darker than it actually is. The border is Cajun Craze-
more rust than brown and the leaves and acorns are lighter too.
The second one was done the same way but embossed with gold. This one has a border
of dark brown. I used acetate to smoosh some ink into the background on both of them.
I didn't like the embossed caps on the acorns so I stamped some more acorns with
black ink and colored them in, fussy cut and popped them up.
The third ended up being my favorite. It was the second attempt. The first attempt
was a mess. More on that later.
This time no embossing. Just stamping, coloring with Zigs and my waterbrush.
I did a wet on wet wash around the mage and added some splatters.
I added a bow (not as wonky as it looks) and some little copper punched circles.
Again the actual colors are lighter.
Finally....
I'm not even sure if I would send this one. It's the result of trying to die cut
before the splatters dry. Those little splatters became ugly smudges!
I salvaged some of it. You can see the results of cutting before drying.
And the worst got cut off.
It was a fun play with this stamp set and not all on the same day.
I hope you have some fun creating this weekend.
Card Recipe
Stamps: Acorn Almanac (Unity)
Ink: Versafine Sepia, Encore Gold, Vesafine Onyx Black
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural
Other: Zigs CCRBM, Matte Clear EP, Gold EP, Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies (Unity), Essential Arches Dies (SB), Stitched Circle Dies (SSS), Oak Forest EF (SB)
Enjoy!
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16 comments:
These are all just fabulous Bonnie! What a fun set and I know what you mean by 'rushing' something (do it all the time lol ... teaches you how to be even MORE creative lol) Beautiful Fall inspiration!
Wonderful cards, as for the splatters, being smudges, I've seen stamps with similar effects, no one would know differently. Love them all. x
I love them ALL! These acorns are the kind I WISH our oaks would bear - much bigger and longer than those stubby ones we have here. If I'm seeing this correctly, the stamp has all the background script and ledger lines? What a great find, Bonnie! Your gorgeous arched card wins my heart today, but they are all beautiful!
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I love them all too Bonnie, but like Michele, the 3rd arched card is my favorite! The colors, the splattering, the embossing...ALL of it is so beautiful and I can totally see why this stamp set was a must have! Perfect cards for Fall my friend!! Hugs. :0)
I also love all.your fabulous cards Bonnie. There is nothing wrong with the splatters on your last card, I like it. The arched card is my favorite also. Glad you had fun with this stamp set. Have a great weekend my friend.
Stunning! They're all beautiful and perfectly made, and making me wish I could get to my stamp!
Living in Florida, I do miss Autumn weather - brisk early mornings and the smell of smoke coming from burning leaves and fire places. Love your autumn makes Bonnie - the3y are perfect for my glue books!
Sandy xx
Great set of cards, Bonnie! I see nothing wrong with the splatters on the last one. Your third card is my favourite , too!
Looks like a spectacular fun time was had. Your bird cards are fabulous, I especially love the rounded top card.
Really wonderful Fall cards.
Beautiful fall colours, and so many beautiful cards 🤩
sorry I haven't been around much recently, we just got back from a vacation and family visit xx
All four cards look beautiful Bonnie, and I love the collage look of the stamp with the oak leaves and acorns beautifully coloured, and the background smooshing on the first two and the wet on wet wash on the third, and then the Oak Forest EF as the background on the last all go perfectly, and just a double line of twine with a bow on the third, and a sentiment plate on the last to finish each of those two designs. x
Love the acorn cards. Your coloring is on spot as usual! Happy Fall!
Wowee... these are all just amazing, Bonnie! Love them all but the arched version is my favorite. Thanks for all of the autumn prettiness!
What a beautiful stamp this is! The size gives you lots of opportunity for playing and cropping. Speaking of which, I would totally send the last card. It looks like a work of art to me! Love the arch-shaped card, the deckle edge cards, embossed, smooshed, popped up... whatever... they're all gorgeous!
All of your cards are AMAZING, Bonnie! I love the different colours for stamping / embossing and your colouring is perfection. Each one is a work of art and they are all so different. LOVE your post!! xx
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