"My Favorite Season" - October 2019 Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop

Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~

So hard to believe, but it is already time to celebrate the 2nd Wednesday of the month with the Stampin' Pretty Pals!!  We’re so glad you’re here!  Today the Pals have created some great projects for their chosen “Favorite Season”  - showcasing new stamps & supplies in our projects.  You may be starting the hop here or coming you may be coming from Su Mohr at Aromas And Art.   Either way, you’ve come to the right place.  When you're done perusing today's project, you’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move or “hop” along your way from Pal-to-Pal.

When it comes to My favorite season, it's hard to choose really.  If we are talking about a holiday, my favorite would certainly be Christmas.  If we talk about the changing seasons themselves, I do like Spring; but I think it can truly be said that I absolutely LOVE Autumn!!  This time of year has fast become my favorite over the past decade. 

And so today I'm combining the beauty of Autumn with the wonderful upcoming season of Thanksgiving - what I think is a much overlooked holiday and season amongst the fervor for Halloween and the hype of Christmas.

This design combines the look of "hammered" copper with a watercolor wash of color; and beautiful Autumn leaves tucked around a "season of thanks."

Both the Seasonal Layers dies and the new Gathered Leaves dies were used to create the layers of leaves on this design.

The larger background leaf was stamped with the large leaf image in the Gather Together stamp set; stamped in Versamark on Vellum; then embossed with my special emboss powder mixture and cut with the leaf frame die in the Gathered Leaves dies.

The "embossed" leaves are cut using those dies in the same set cut from Pretty Peacock cardstock.

And then the beautiful detailed leaf comes from the Seasonal Layers dies, cut from Copper Foil.

The sentiment is from the new Gather Together stamp set, stamped in the new Celestial Copper Delicata Metallic ink.  Tip:  Any metallic ink can seem to stamp "light."  So be sure to ink up your pad real well; and ink up your stamp very well before you stamp.

 

The frame was created using Copper Foil, and the Stitched Rectangles dies.

Then I used the new Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder to created the wonderful "faux" hammered look.  I really love the rustic look of this new embossing folder.  Tip:  Be sure you have purchased the new 3D Embossing Folder Plate (Item #149658) to use with our new 3D embossing folders in your Big Shot (or die machine of choice).

I cut a piece of our new Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper to fit behind my copper frame (approximately 3-3/4" x 5") and then created a watercolor "wash" using an AquaPainter and Cajun Craze & Pretty Peacock ink refills.  Easy Peasy ~ Use a large clear block; drop a few drops of each reinker and then squeeze out a little water from your AquaPainter adding and mixing; and then pick up the color and wash across the watercolor paper.  Be generous with the water from the AquaPainter as you do this.  You can create as dark or as light a color you want this way.

It's all finished off with Designer Elements.

I added a strip inside the card; Copper Foil also embossed with the Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder.

A few embossed leaves; and a lovely sentiment to finish it off in Pretty Peacock.

I hope you had fun with me today!!  More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team.  My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created!  Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 13, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share layers of designer papers and embellishments to our projects for "any occasion."  Don’t miss the fun!

Until Next Time . . . Puppy Hugs,

Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
3. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
4. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
5. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
6. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
7. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin
8. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
9. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
10. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
11. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
12. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
13. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
14. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
15. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
16. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
17. Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
18. Jen Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen