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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Autumn is almost here.....

Hello everyone: I feel like I'm in a roll, making cards almost every day for all of this different challenges and I'm having a ball!!!!!  This new adventure has given me the chance to expand my card making abilities to include CAS cards, which I just recently started learning how to do.
Today I will share with you a card I made for the Addicted to CAS  challenge, the theme is ''LEAVES" which suits me just great since Autumn is my absolute favorite season of the year.
Here is my card.
I stamped this images with a very old SU set called "Gently Falling", I think it was released back in 2011, but correct me if I'm wrong.  I love this leaves, their uneven edges give them a rustic look I really like. This is a two step stamp set but I just used the outlined images.  I stamped them with Stazon Jet Black ink onto Canson water color paper and then gave them a wash with my SU markers in Pumpkin Pie, Bravo Burgundy, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.  I wet the paper really good so the ink could just run and blend, then I heat dried it to be able to apply some color to the outer edges.  I splattered a little bit of watered down Old Olive ink with an old toothbrush and stamped this retired Flourishes sentiment from a stamp set called ''Pears'' in SU "Hello Honey" ink.
This is the banner that inspired this card.I hope you like this card, thank you for visiting, till next time, happy stamping.
Hugs from Maria.

15 comments:

Patti Willey said...

Very very handsome set of Fall leaves! Just gorgeous in this loose water coloring! I'm a big fan of splatter! Good luck wiht your link to the Challenge!

Sonny said...

Beautiful ! Love that look....and love these leaves !

Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin said...

Maria, love your colouring and layout. Thank you for playing along with us at ATCAS. -Sweet Kobylkin

Sarah G said...

Love the sketchy look of these leaves and the soft colouring - it gives a really dreamy look which works perfectly with the sentiment! Thanks for joining us at ATCAS, Maria :)

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Patti, this is a really beautiful set, so perfect for making Autumn cards.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Sonny, I love how the colors mix on the real leaves, so pretty.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you for visiting Ksenija, I love participating in ATCAS.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Sarah, I also thought the sentiment fitted just right for this image.

Mary Fish said...

Pretty as always. Love the splatter of Old Olive ink with this simple design.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Mary, I just love this stamp set, all of the leaves are so amazing. This is the first time I actually splatter ink on a card, I was so nervous but in the end, I'm glad I did.

Brian King said...

So beautiful, Maria! There's so much gorgeous texture in this card!

Bonnie said...

Beautiful leaves and sentiment, Maria! You've really got the hang of CAS!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Brian, I do like how this card turned out.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Bonnie, I'm truly loving the CAS style, it's fun and classy.

Barb Ghig said...

Beautiful fall colors and I love your sentiment! Stunning card, Maria! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS!