French Foliage & Day of Gratitude- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!     I used three challenges to create today’s card –

The Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge PPA63 (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/),

 the CCMC119 sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary

(see http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com) and

SUO Challenges #3- Holiday Mini (see  http://suochallenges.com/?p=36). 

I decided to use my new set from the Holiday Mini- French Foliage and the colors from the PPA63 challenge.  The colors were a bit pastel for a fall card, but I decided to focus on the Melon Mambo as the accent color.

Using Very Vanilla as the base with the Big Shot, I embossed the panel with the Vintage Wallpaper EF and sponged Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait to highlight the embossing. 

I also embossed the Melon Mambo layer with the Square Lattice EF and using the Square Scallop Punch, overlapped the individual punched out shapes to create the scallop border around the focal image. 

Using the Rock-n-Rock technique, I first stamped the leaves on the focal image with Pear Pizzazz and rolled in either Peach Parfait or Melon Mambo.  Using the Masking Technique, I covered the leaves and stamped the word background stamp from the French Foliage set using Peach Parfait.  A bit of sponging with Pear Pizzazz finished off the effect.

I did not have any Pear Pizzazz ribbon, so I substituted Old Olive for the ribbon layer and stamped a few of the leaf images (again with the Rock-n-Roll technique) and cut them out for layering and added a few of the new Antique Brads.

The sentiment is from another new stamp set in the Holiday Mini, Day of Gratitude and I first stamped the image in Pear Pizzazz and using a Sponge Dauber, pounched  Melon Mambo on the Gratitude and Thanksgivings area. 

I took the previously inked leaf stamps and "huffed” to re-moisten the ink. I stamped these images over the sentiment to tone down the Very Vanilla and give a distressed appearance.  Punched out the sentiment using the new Decorative XL Label Punch and sponged the edges with Melon Mambo.    

Stamp Sets:  French Foliage, Day of Gratitude

Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Melon Mambo      

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice and Vintage Wallpaper EF, 5/8” Old Olive Satin Ribbon,Sponge Daubers, Square Scallop and Decorative XL Punches, Antique Brads, Dimensionals

I know the colors in this card are somewhat unconventional but I hope you like it!  Thanks again for visiting- have a great day!