Leaves Abound

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 99
Anything Goes With an optional twist Autumn

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, it is always so much fun and  Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

Another challenge I was a bit stuck with as I never feel comfortable working with these colours, I am a blue and purple gal hahaha.  I know so many folks love Autumn but for me it means the onset of winter with super short days and long long nights, lots of rain and wind and altogether a totally rubbish time of year weather wise so it is something I certainly don't celebrate.  I do have a good friend who loves Autumn so this card is winding its way to the USA to adorn her mantlepiece :).  Ike very kindly drew me a bunch of leaves to work with which I used both to create the collage background paper and also printed tons of leaves in a reduced size and fussy cut them to make the pile of leave which have fallen off the tree.  The background paper was designed in Photoshop and printed out with no colour, I then used my Distress Oxides to add the colour.

Rather like the outcome and throughly enjoyed all the fussy cutting of the leaves, maybe I am an oddball but I do find fussy cutting rather relaxing, maybe it is because I can have a lethal weapon (my super sharp scissors) in my hand and can snip away at my non feeling paper to relieve the pent up annoyance with society hahahaha and at least this is a legal way to relieve my frustrations hehehehe.

Ingredients:-

• image - Leaves by IKEsART
• colouring medium - Distress Oxides and Promarkers
• other items - Sheena Douglas 6dies

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Halloween / Fall
• Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #165 - Colors of Autumn (week 2)
• Always Fun Challenges - W, E3, Top 3 awarded - #27 LOTS OF LAYERS
• Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - #239 DIE CUTS  (Week 1)
• Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - M, 1st Sunday, E3 - (October) Fall Colors
• Dragonfly Dreams - M, Winner + Top Picks – (October) Fully Loaded / "Busy" Cards
• Glitter n Sparkle - W, F - #260 Fall/Autumn
• Allsorts  W,3E - #436 - Trees and Leaves
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 271 - Orange, Brown and Green
• Pattie's Creations - M, 2E, SIO, include an image –  October No. 139 - Shades of Autumn
• That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, Prize only for UK residents, Top 3 open to all -  Forever Autumn  (W2 of 2)
• The Crafty Addicts M, 3E, #41 - Anything Goes Autumn Colors