Allsorts Challenge #699

Good morning everyone, it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. This week Brenda has chosen the theme and it is

*** Colours of Autumn ***

This week we have a fabulous prize donated by AALL & Create - this beautiful autumnal stamp set Acorn Collage

Here's my card for this week.

I made this card with a Visible Image stamp set which is another purchase I made at Port Sunlight specifically for making autumnal cards, and some of my new Brushos.

Firstly I made a coloured panel by sprinkling two colours of Brushos onto stamping card and spritzing with water. When dry I stamped my leaf images and fussy cut out. I then cut another square of stamping card and created a smoosh background with Distress Oxide inks, and stamped my focal point leaves again plus some extra small leaves in the background. I used my VI "Broken Mesh" die to create a stencil, and blended Distress Ink through it onto the centre of my background, then attached my fussy cut leaves. I stamped my sentiment then matted the panel onto three autumnal colours of card.

I was really pleased with how this experiment with Brushos turned out, and felt the colours in the leaves reflect the sentiment really well!

Stamps: Visible Image - Erika's Maple;

Media: Brushos (Gamboge, Vermillion); Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade); Distress Ink (Vintage Photo); Versafine Clair (Pinecone).

Tools: Visible image die - Broken Mesh.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Creative Inspirations (October) - Autumn or Hallowe’en (3rd entry)

Daisy Chain #68 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)

Four Seasons (October) - Anything Goes Fall 

Let's Craft and Create #188 - The Colours of Fall - WINNER

Path of Positivity #105 - Anything Positive Goes with option Celebrate Something Special About Your Favourite Season - TOP PICK

(I always think beautiful autumn leaves are pretty special)

{PIN}spirational Challenge #294 - Inspirational Photo - FAVOURITE

Stamping Sensations (October) - All Things Autumn (3rd entry) - TOP 3

Taylormadecards4U (October) - Anything Goes with option Halloween/Fall (3rd entry)

We Love Stamping (October) - Autumn Colours (3rd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #565/566 - Anything Goes (3rd entry) 

In fact I was so happy with my inky experiment that I decided to get my money’s worth out of my new autumn stamps, so I sat down in a completely separate crafting session and made a set of co-ordinating ATC's, which not surprisingly I called "Falling Leaves".

Here's a close up of one of them ...

These were made using more or less exactly the same method/supplies as listed above, except that I used a different stencil on the smaller space - Crafter's Companion "It's Time".

Challenges I would like to enter:

ATC's Around the World - Autumn - TOP 3

Addicted to Stamps and More #440 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Ally's Angels #63 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenges #42 2022 - Anything Goes With Colouring

Craft Rocket #97 - Autumn/Hallowe'en (2nd entry)

DL.Art (October) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Happy Little Stampers (October): Watercolour - Anything Goes with Water Colour Media

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2242 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede #454 - Anything Goes - TOP 5

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. 

Before I go, just a quick heads up about next week's challenge, which will be Allsorts' 700th Challenge - woo hoo!! It will be party time with guest designers to provide extra inspiration and some fantastic prizes to give away, so you won't want to miss it!

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,