Impression Obsession DT Thursday - Nuts!
It's my turn to host DT Thursday for Impression Obsession-- today I have a fun fall card to share, a tip for cutting letter dies, and a die to give away!
When I use my Gelli Plate, I keep a piece of cardstock on my work surface to roll off excess acrylic paint from my brayer. Those layered rolls turn into some of my favorite backgrounds. This is one of them! I needed a warm color palette for a challenge card this month, so this was the perfect base.The Bare Branch die is inlaid into the panel.
I cut the squirrels from watercolor paper, and watercolored them using Peerless Watercolors - I love these for more detailed painting. Actually, I just love them, and I don't want to use them up too quickly!
I used stencil alphabet dies to create a customized sentiment for my card. To line up the dies, I used the sticky edge of a Post-It note, and stuck the dies down right next to each other and in line with the edge.
I left a little space on either side so I could keep the sticky note in place when I ran the panel through my die cutting machine. The stencil dies are designed to create open letters, for a stencil or for a see-through sentiment like this!
Please leave me a comment before Sunday 10/26 at midnight Eastern time, and I'll send a lucky winner THIS die in the mail! I have an extra one to share.
Love it! Those squirrels look just like the ones in our backyard!....
ReplyDeleteThose squirrels are just TOO CUTE! Cool tip on lining up the dies Dina, thank you! Those alphabet dies look perfect for lining them up easily too. Terrific card! ~Meredith
ReplyDeleteDina, I LOVE this card and thanks for the link to the inlay tutorial. I just realized that you are the same person that always leaves such wonderful responses to questions in the email I get from Split Coast Stampers. I always scroll right down to that whenever I get an email. You always have such useful comments! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge so freely with the community!
ReplyDeleteDina, How cute is this squirrel card! I love the inlay and the stencil cut letters!
ReplyDeleteDinah, your card is so lovely with beautiful colors ans squirrels so cute ! I love it !
ReplyDeleteAnother great card! Love the example of how just about everything can be used to make a beautiful background!
ReplyDeleteReally super cool card... Love the dies cut letters too! Thanks for the post a note tip! Always learning from you!
ReplyDeleteI love that your incorporating gelli printing. I am just starting to play with them. the squirrel's are so cute, love the card. I have a friend that is all into them. tfs
ReplyDeleteI like the background and the fact that you use "leftovers" from your main card. The colors are so warm and great for this time of year. Thank you for sharing this idea with us.
ReplyDeleteAnother great card! Love the background! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love how you colored the squirrels, they look so real. The embedded branch looks so good on that background. Great card.
ReplyDeletewhat a fun card using the dies.
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance to win the fence die.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Cute card!! Love your background, such a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI love the card a d how you have made the squirrels look so real also the chance to win
ReplyDeleteGorgeous brayered background Dina :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your die cut squirrels and inlayed branch too. All so cute and creative. TFS
Those are cute little squirrels! Thanks for the chance to win that awesome looking die. :)
ReplyDeleteDina, I love these amazing backgrounds from your left over products. It's a great way to recycle and it's beautiful! These IO squirrels are wonderful, I might have to have them. LOL I got my first IO products in June and I adore them! Thanks for sharing your beautiful card art and for a chance to win this great fence die.
ReplyDeleteIf I brayered layers of excess paint onto a piece of cardstock it would never look so good! :) Perfect background! Super cute card! Love these little squirrels! Thanks so much for the chance to win the fence die. I've been wanting that one for a long time. Keeping fingers crossed. :)
ReplyDeleteOh how cute the squirrels are! Where can I get them? This is a neat card, thanks!
ReplyDeleteGrey squirrels, how cool! This card is awesome! It's every bit as cute as those for Halloween.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Dina! The squirrels look just like the ones out working b/4 Winter out my kitchen window! Thanks for the stencil letter cutting tutorial too!
ReplyDeleteLoved the card, especially the recycling tip with the color off the brayer. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEileen L. said...
ReplyDeleteWow, I dont have a gelli plate but what a beautiful background from your run off, gorgeous colors for the branch and squirrels. Love how you colored them and did the lettering, great idea with the post it note.
What a fun background! Seems like those things we don't plan often turn out to be the best things. Thanks for the chance to play : )
ReplyDeleteDina, this card is just awesome! The squirrels are so cute & I'm in love with the background. Thanks for the tip on cleaning the brayer!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a neat card, so simple but so elegant. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteShirley
I just got this die recently and was looking for a great idea to show it off...this is PERFECT. LOVE the color and love that they are recycled.
ReplyDeleteAn amazing card, Dina!
ReplyDeleteThe squirrels are wonderful!
I love how you made this card.
Greetings from Eva from the Netherlands.
Dina, I am happy to report I just purchased a Gelli Plate and can't wait to work with it. Thanks for the tip about "rolling off" onto paper and using them for backgrounds. You are such an inspiration! I also now have Peerless Water Colors and will be playing with those as well! Love those little squirrels and will put them on my wish list. They look great on the bare branch.
ReplyDeletekren@http://afourthlife.blogspot.com
Uh oh! I just left you a super long post and it didn't get posted. So here goes again. I have been very inspired by your techniques. I now own a Gelli Plate and Peerless Watercolors. Now I putting those squirrels and bare branch on my wish list. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Hi Dina, Just the other day I was in a city park to just stop and enjoy the fall colors. I was watching three squirrels gathering nuts for their hoard. Your card gave me a smile as it brought back those memories.
ReplyDeleteI just love that background! When I saw it I thought -Oh she's going to tell us how she did that! lol Thanks for the link to the tutorial and a chance at winning that awesome Die!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips on inlaying. It really helps clear up how to do that. This card is very cute by the way!
ReplyDeleteI love the background so cool, beautiful card
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me the beautiful backgrounds, papers, and projects that can be created from the wonderful Gelli Plate! Your Card is darling. Thanks for sharing your process!
ReplyDeleteI love all your work. This one is so cute.
ReplyDeletePerfect card Dina, NUTS is exactly right, my yard is full of squirrels and they can make you nuts when they fling themselves with abandon at the bird feeders! Love your creations.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute card! Love the background! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love that glorious background you created. The little squirrels are darling.
ReplyDeleteA really cute card. It actually makes me like the pesky squirrels in my yard a little better! :) I love how you created the background and the in-lay design of this. Super look!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have as much creativity as you? Hm-m, I don't think so. Thanks for all the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteEileen
I love die cuts!
ReplyDeleteI love this card....perfect for fall. The squirrels are darling. I must get that die.
ReplyDeleteSquirrels looking for the nuts while running along the branches makes a lovely card. Colors and contrast perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove your inlaid technique and can't wait to try it out!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the letters... creating your own sentiment... I've got a couple of alphabet sets so will be coming up with some sentiments for unique cards... Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge...
Learning new techniques is one of my favorite things about papercrafting! Have a great weekend... would love to have the little fence die!
what is gelli paint
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