Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Autumn...LOVE it...


Autumn is definitely my very favourite season. Gone are the hot and humid, strength-sapping days of summertime, replaced by easy walking and sleeping weather. My gardening chores are done for another year, and I can begin to "nest" again for the winter months ahead. Pure and simple bliss!

The Created by Hand Challenge today is to incorporate dragonflies into your work, and the Arty Girlz challenge is to use autumn colours. All stamps used are from Quietfire Design, on a watercolour-paper base which was spray-painted with Ecoline Inks (also available at Quietfire!) from a Ranger mini mister. I stamped the dragonflies on a transparency, one with Brilliance Copper Ink, and one with Top Boss gold embossing powder over Top Boss embossing ink, cut them out, and pop-dotted them onto the base. I used Swarovski flat back iridescent crystals for their little heads, and Swarovski 4 mm bicone crystals on jewelry wire for their antennae.

Thanks for visiting today!


18 comments:

Sandy said...

Wow this is really wonderful.
Amazing design. Love them.

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Your card creation is excellent! Stunning tones.

Faye said...

Gorgeous background and stamps!

Simone said...

Very nice card. Lovely dragonflies.

Unknown said...

Lovely work Deborah

Julie Allain said...

As always this is a beautiful creation Deborah I really love your work

Thanks for joining in with the Arty Girlz challenge

Julie xx

Char said...

Cute piece. Love those dragonflies.

K said...

beautiful card

Rosie said...

Wow!! Love the beautiful background and the images are stunning!

mueppi said...

Great work!
Giselax

Crissi Harvey said...

Beautiful work Deborah the colours are lovely.

Thanks for joining in with the Arty Girlz challenge.

crissi xx

thimbles bobbins paper and ink said...

Lovely, Ms. Deborah! The background is especially lovely!

Virginia said...

Just beautiful..

Kath Stewart said...

stunning creation - love the background and those beautiful dragonflies
Hugs
kath
xxxxx

Laura Kirste Campbell said...

What a beautiful card! Love the special details!

carolann said...

This is awesome love the autumn colours well done xxxx

NANCY LEFKO said...

beautiful autumn card....I love the dragonflies.

Unknown said...

Oooo this is really lovely
Jx