Whatever Challenge Wednesday - Autumn Splendor Meets CTD 112

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Hi everyone,

We're playing along with the Color Throwdown #112 for our challenge today -- these are the colors i had to use for my project:

Those colors reminded me of fall so it was instinct that had me pull Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Splendor from my stamp stash.  I think it's perfect for a Thanksgiving card (in Canada, it is celebrated next Monday!).

 

On a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, I started by stamping the leaves with Whisper White Craft Ink randomly and then embossing with white embossing powder. That provided me with a nice canvas to use the colors I needed to use. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and the acorns are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I used my blender pen and Classic Inks in Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and Pumpkin Pie to color in the leaves and do a bit of shading around the leaves.  And because the lines are embossed, it was so easy to color in without having to worry about going over the lines. Plus, I love the effect!

Have nice stampin' day !