Autumnal Delights

Hello everyone, today I would like to share the ATC’s I have made for the October swap over in the Tracy Evans AALL & Create group on FB, where the optional theme is Autumnal Delights.

I really like Tracy Evans’ stamps and have been building up a modest collection over the past few months, which has grown quite a bit this past week due to the amazing bargains in the A&C mega sale. I placed  an order just over 2 weeks ago and unfortunately things jwent a bit awry whereby I received someone else’s order by mistake and then only half of my own order … but eventually everything arrived safely and it was well worth the wait! 

One of the sets I have just received is “Pinecone” and I decided to use it to make 3 co-ordinating  but non-identical autumnal ATC’s for the swap - here they are.

I cut three pieces each 3.25” x 2.25” from a large snippet of cream multifarious card, and created the backgrounds by smooshing three colours of Elements inks. I stamped the main image onto each ATC using Pinecone Versafine Clair and heat embossed - 2 of the 3 ATC’s used sections of the largest stamp in the “Pinecone” set, and the other used the smaller pinecone stamp. I added some background stamping in sepia and green using parts of other stamps in the set, then coloured the pine cones using watered down Distress Ink, and the berries and foliage using Elements inks. I stamped the sentiments onto a couple of separate snippets of cream card, cut out and attached, then edged each ATC with brown VFC and matted onto standard ATC size pieces of brown cardstock cut from another snippet. To finish I highlighted the pine cones with white gel pen and applied Glossy Accents to the berries.

Stamps: AALL & Create #389 Pinecone, #896 Forget Me Not (sentiment);

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Sahara, Russet Orange, Paprika, Olive); Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo); Versafine Clair (Pinecone, Shady Lane); Versafine (Vintage Sepia); clear embossing powder; gel pen (white); Glossy Accents.

Here is a closeup of each ATC.

ATC 1

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #751 - Autumn Colours

Aud Sentiments #306 - Ink Blending + Fall/Thanksgiving + a Sentiment (2nd entry)

Daisy Chain #79 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (3rd entry)

Four Seasons (October) - Anything Goes Fall  (3rd entry)

Simon Says (Monday) - Text It (3rd entry)

Snippets Playground #465 - Use Snippets

Word Art Wednesday #617/618 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

ATC 2

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create (October) - Anything Goes with option Autumn Colours (2nd entry) - TOP ROCKER

ATC’s Around the World #106 - Autumn Time - TOP 3

Card Concept #200 - Autumn Chill  (2nd entry)

Craft Rocket #108 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)

Do-Al(l) Kreatives #82 - Leaves (3rd entry)

Dragonfly Dreams (October) - Autumn (3rd entry)

My Time To Craft #519 - Autumn Leaves

Unicorn Challenge #92 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (3rd entry)

We Love Stamping (October) - Mood Board

(I was inspired by the top left picture silhouette and background colours)

ATC 3

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Calendar (October) - Autumn Colours/Hallowe’en (3rd entry)

Creative Inspirations (October) - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)

Make My Monday #211 - Autumn Colours (2nd entry) - SPECIAL MENTION

NBUS #55 - Use Your Never Before Used Schtuff

(Pinecone stamp set)

Outlawz (October) - Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone - TOP 3

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2341 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations (October) - Autumn Colours (3rd entry)

Use Your Stuff #495 - Autumn Mood Board

It has been a very worrying 24 hours for many people across the UK with the devastating effects of Storm Babet, and I have been heartbroken to see horrifying pictures and videos of catastrophic flooding in my hometown of Chesterfield including dozens of people having to be rescued from their homes in boats barely half a mile away from the home we have there. I have never really thought of our property as being at risk, but the flood map yesterday showed "possible flooding" within less than 100 yards of it, and as it is a bungalow there wouldn't be much we could do! As far as I know it's still ok, but still holding our breath until the stormy weather passes. I can honestly say that a video of firemen wading thigh deep in water on the main road near our house whilst steering a rescue dinghy is something I never thought I would see.

That’s all for today. Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,