Hi friends! It's been hot hot hot here in Sac-town again! 101 degrees today on my way home from work! Yuck...bring on the Fall weather please! The light is changing and there are leaves blowing across the driveway. It just doesn't seem right that it's so hot. Oh well, what are ya gonna do? I'm still staying in my Fall mood and cranking out the Fall cards! The card I have to share today was my entry for the September Hero Arts Blog Contest. You could make anything Fall or a window card...I did both. There is still time to enter!!! I had fun changing up a Spring stamp - I'll show ya.
Here's the front of my finished card:
And here's the inside of the finished card:
This stamp actually has little flowers on it...and I didn't want them on there! I put some tape over the little guys before inking up my stamp. Then, before impressing it, I took the tape off! Voila...no more flowers. I do this a lot with my stamps. You can take the words off something, or just one part of an image. Makes your stamps more versatile.
Here is the stamp, next to my image as it came out. I also stamped a bunch of the leaves on another piece of paper and cut them out to add more Fall foliage!
I used my trusty Copics in the classic Fall colors of orange, yellow and red. I made the little birdies red. Usually when I do this stamp, they are little bluebirds.
I used my Nestabilities to cut out my frame for my window card.
I had to eyeball it to get the branches I wanted to show through the circle...
Then I used another one of my Nestabilities to make a brown frame. It really seemed too plain without this step.
Here are all the stamps I used!
In this photo you can see where I added the extra leaves.
Thank you for stopping in the check up on me today! I hope you are having a great week! Buddy is right here passed out on the floor and he says Hi to everyone. Take care!
Wanda, What was the name of the stamp co. used for the tree trunk? thank you Shirley B.
Posted by: Shirley Brokaw | 09/29/2011 at 08:44 AM
Beautiful fall card Wanda! Our leaves in central Wisconsin are beginning to show those great autumn colors . . . but they come with the 40 degree temps we've been having as well ~ so enjoy the heat while you can :)
Posted by: Mary | 09/23/2011 at 09:58 AM
Wanda, this is FABULOUS! I love the little birdies and the extra leaves and the window! What an awesome card!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | 09/23/2011 at 09:46 AM
Accckkk! That is SOOOOOO Darling! I love it! Love it!
Posted by: Jami | 09/22/2011 at 12:43 PM
Simply amazing Wanda! Your coloring knocks my socks off! Good luck in the contest! This card is spectacular! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 09/21/2011 at 05:51 PM
Beautiful card and coloring! I haven't made a window card in a while, maybe I should change that ;).
Posted by: Silke | 09/21/2011 at 12:59 PM
One word for this card Wanda: FABULOUS! Or better yet, FANTABULOUS!
Posted by: Natalie | 09/21/2011 at 11:50 AM
Wow! Wonderful fall card, Wanda! Love the tree and sweet birdies and your window is wonderful!
Posted by: Stephanie Kraft | 09/21/2011 at 10:25 AM
Love your card!
Posted by: Tona | 09/21/2011 at 09:35 AM
Love another card by you, like the added touch of the extra 3d leaves makes it oh so much more Wandaful!
Posted by: Katrina | 09/21/2011 at 09:15 AM
LOVE this card so much so super sweet!
Wanda you could go and live in the Netherlands its cold here now..and already for many days..i would love to be in the warmth!You would miss here all the fun things you have there for sure!
Great tip about the tape!!!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 09/21/2011 at 04:25 AM
Adorable! Beautiful! And such amazing stamping! Love, love the window design and I adore how you changed up that stamp image. That was just brilliant, Wanda! You are a rock star!
Hope it cools down for you soon. 101 sounds awful. We're just finally starting to cool down. It was only 80-something for us yesterday. :)
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 09/21/2011 at 04:01 AM
Oy, yet another cute card!
Posted by: TeaDub! | 09/21/2011 at 12:03 AM
OMG OMG OMG!!! Are you serious right now? This card is precious. Great job! xo
Posted by: Julene | 09/20/2011 at 11:35 PM
Extreme cuteness!!! :)
Posted by: Patty Bennett | 09/20/2011 at 09:14 PM
You rock! Nice card!
Posted by: Mark | 09/20/2011 at 07:28 PM