The Splendor of Autumn...

I can not believe it is already October. This week, as Jim & I ran our many errands, we were able to enjoy seeing the beauty of the early autumn colors. Each season has its own beauty but the colors of autumn, well they are my favorites.

For the past few days, I gathered a few sheets of olive green and reddish (brick red) cardstock together and a few sheets of soft pearl white cardstock. Then, I started having some fun. I used Sizzix 656927 Bigz Die - Tattered Leaves by Tim Holtz to cut out my leaves. Made several of each color. Really quick. Actually, I was able to cut 3 layers of cardstock at one time – easy.

Then, going through my crazy variety of inks, I selected the browns, brick red, charcoal and gold from several companies to blend and accent each leaf. The Autumn Splendor stamp is an old favorite but unfortunately it is retired. Wish I could find it again.

Using Susan’s Garden’s sculpting tools, I embossed the leaves and highlighted them with gold ink.

The butterflies are from Paper Mart and just added that touch of color.

I know, these are rather easy projects. It is sometimes just so relaxing getting back to basics.

What are some of your projects for this season?

Well, time to clean up the shop again so I can mess it up with my next project. Thinking of doing some ornaments … maybe a quick video.

Till next time,

God Bless