This week at Gingersnap Creations, we're hosting a color challenge! This is one of my favorite ways to get inspired, and with Yellow, Orange and Red as the theme, well, you can go in a million different, fun directions.
Me? I skipped the next two months and went right into October!
I love the ingenious stamp-on-stamp sets from Kitchen Sink Stamps! Have you seen these? They're RAD! There are two or more stamps for each image, from silhouette to detailed, and you stamp them in a certain order, building color from light to dark to get these cool, realistic, shadowed and highlighted images. Whoever thought system up should get some kind of award for stamping ingenuity! They're really easy to work with, too.
I used two Kitchen Sink set for this little card: The Three-Step Autumn Squirrel set, and the Multi-Step Owl and Autumn Moon set. The inks are all Adirondack, and the background is the same ink smeared onto glossy paper, with some black embossing powder sprinkled around and melted for texture.
Just a little homage to one of my four favorite seasons.
You have all the way through August 22 to share the love at Gingersnap Creations! We can't wait to see what you do with Yellow, Orange and Red!
19 comments:
Brillant Linda! The little guy is just so realistic! Love what you did with this color challenge! With this heat (speaking of another GC challenge), Fall sure sounds delightful! Have a great day!
wow that squirrel looks so real love the colour scheme will have to check out my 2nd favourite challenge site
hugs from Daniele
I agree with what the others have said Linda, this is gorgeous, especially the little squirrel. Never heard of these type of stamps, but they sound wonderful. Annette x
He's perfect! Hope to have time to do this colour challenge soon!
Wow, gorgeous stamp, these stamps must not be available here in the UK yet . Love your card.
That squirrel is too cute! Love what you did using the challenge colors!
October! I'm all a-swoon....
the perfect card for so many fall occasions!
You made those Kitchen Sink stamps sing ... love that little squirrel ... so much cuter on your card than making a mess with nut shells by my front door and in my flower beds.
Just plain gorgeous all around. I love that little squirrel. He is so fun and I tink he lives in my backyard!
I so Love fall colors! and your squirrel is just adorable!
Love your card and I would pick autumn (fall) will be joining this challenge hopefully!
Maggie
Ooo, fall is my fave time of year, this really makes me want it to be here, NOW! lol Really great card, Linda.
Oh, I LOVE it. I adore fall most of all (oh I made a rhyme!). I love everything about the season - most especially the leaves (and pumpkins and cool weather and wearing sweaters). :) Great job, dear friend!!! Theresa
These is beautiful. I love the design and the colors. And I am so ready for fall, its been at least 100 degrees seems like for weeks...here in Georgia.
I love the colors on this.
Rinda
Beautiful card! I'm ready for fall but I always am about August! I've had enough of the heat!!!
xx
Hmm I have never heard about those stamps, but WOW that little squirrel looks amazing! Great job Linda! I love autum - the colors are amazing then.
Really love your branch and all the falling leafs.
Hugs
Gunn
Another fabulous card! Love the way you used the colors! I have that same squirrel...now I feel the urge to get him out and play!
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