Friday, September 10, 2010

StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop

My very first CSS blog hop! I certainly hope that I did this all correctly! If I did do it right then you arrived here from Melissa Shultz blog. This blog hop is a color challenge and the colors are a wonderful fall preview! I really am in the mood for fall! 

I made this card using the newest StampTV kit from GinaK called Autumn Splendor. I love this set and all the wonderful possibilities for great projects. I used 3 stamps from this set on this one card. I colored the bucket of apples with Copics trying to follow the instructions that Gina posted on her StampTV Copic Coloring video tutorial this week. I love how that turned out! Then I cut it out and put it aside. The base of the card is Pure Luxury Sweet Mango and the Pure Luxury Chocolate panel was run through the Cuttlebug. 


I really love how the smaller background turned out! I used 3 distress inks (Wild Honey, Walnut Stain, and Fired Brick) to sponge the on Pure Luxury Vanilla background with some color. Then I used the script stamp on Brown Memento ink and stamped off once before stamping the panel. I popped up the bucket with apples and added a little tag with the many thanks sentiment. I finished the card off with some dark red ribbon and 3 red dew drops.

Now on to your next stop for this touch of Fall is Shannon Hawkins (the newlywed!) Enjoy the last few hops and don't forget - if you get lost or just want to start over head on home to Stamp TV

I hope you all had fun! Thanks for stopping by,


21 comments:

Carla S. said...

Your card is gorgeous, Miesje! I love the distressed text background and the perfectly colored basket of apples!

Cheri said...

Miesje....you created such a gorgeous card. So vintage looking. Excellent job of the coloring. Love every detail of this card.

Melissa said...

Whoo hoo! Welcome to the hop Miesje! Your card is perfect in every way!

Joan Ervin said...

What a pretty fall design, Miesje....the embossed background looks awesome and the bucket of apples is sooo beautifully colored!!!!

Giovana said...

Your card is beautiful Miesje and your coloring is fantastic!!

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

Beautiful card! Great design and BGs.

Carolina said...

So glad you were able to join us for the hop! This is such a beautiful card and love what you did with the color challenge ~ thanks for inspiring!!!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Gorgeous! I love that distressed bg with your beautifully colored apple barrel. It is the perfect, rustic compliment.

Payne Holler Cards said...

love it - your coloring is FAB!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Oh Miesje- this is breathtaking! Your coloring is awesome!

lady Anne Howard said...

Truly being thankful with this card, love it...
Love ~ Lady Anne xx

Deb said...

Gorgeous, Miesje! Warm and rustic, elegant and absolutely beautiful!

Kay S said...

Beautiful, Miesje!! Really like the script panel - you blended the three distress colors on it so beautifully. Coloring is really pretty on the focal image, too.

buggin2stamp said...

Gorgeous card! I want to pick one of those apples right off the card and eat it. Yum!

peggy wainman said...

Love it! Great coloring on the apples1

JaniceAileen said...

Just beautiful!

Lagene said...

Beautiful card, love the small BG focal point!

Donna Baker said...

So pretty!

Anonymous said...

Love this! How you created that background piece is so perfect!

joy said...

Beautiful card. The embossed background with the wooden bucket is perfect!

Unknown said...

I like all of your card every thing is pretty