I always love using little images for CAS cards and the tiny acorn from the Gathering Moments stamp set is the lucky image to get highlighted for my card today. The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge has us using Mossy Meadow, Secret Sea and Pecan Pie this time around. I thought the colors were pretty great for a masculine fall card and so I went with it!
These darker colors might have looked a bit drab if they were used in larger chunks but with all that open white space they pop just right!
I used a Basic Beige card base, then a layer of Secret Sea topped with Basic White.
I stamped my leaves and acorn, cut them out and then cut out a small circle in Secret Sea with the Stylish Shapes circle die. The leaves are stamped off once since my Mossy Meadow pad is really juicy and all the details were getting muddied. Everything is then layered with a bit of linen thread and some dimensionals just above the center the card.
Finally a crisp sentiment from Simply Said stamped in Secret Sea ink is the last thing to bring this card together. I probably should have stamped the sentiment first before adhering everything else just in case it was crooked or I got a dog hair on the stamp at the worst moment but I got lucky and it worked out! Whew!
Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?
All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.
Stamps: Gathering Moments, (Online Exclusive) Simply Said
Ink: Secret Sea, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie
Paper: Basic Beige, Secret Sea, Basic White
Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, linen thread
What a sweet little card! I couldn't wrap my head around these colors....now you've given me some food for thought!
ReplyDeleteWow, What a great use of the challenge colors. You made an exquisite CAS card. And yes, I will be CASEing this one. Thanks for sharing your card with us at CAS Colours and Sketches!
ReplyDeleteWow your little acorn really pops with the darker circle behind, Amanda! Love the simplicity of your design with our colours, and beautifully CAS too! Thanks for joining in with us at CC&S
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Amanda - fall CAS perfection! You've made such a great showcase of these colours - the incorporation of the stitched circle in the dark blue is so effective. I really love the use of Basic Beige for the cardbase too (I might have to pocket this idea!) Thanks for sharing over at CAS Colours & Sketches!
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