' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Autumnal tree

Thursday 25 September 2014

Autumnal tree

Yet another Autumnal card, I'm afraid... Still, we will be soon in Christmas mode so we should make the best of the lovely colours this season has to offer! Plus, I had to use that leaf I gilded for another project which got left out and I love tree stamps.


I gessoed my tag and applied Fired Brick, Forest Moss and scattered Straw Distress inks, then sprayed water. When dry I used Walnut stain to darken the sides and stamped stamped also in Distress inks a script stamp (Paper Artsy), then my tree (Crafty Individuals) in Versafine. The inks don't appear as dark as they did at first and I suspect they've been sinking into the Gesso.

Scraps of paper, cord and ribbon complete the tag with my gilded leaf, which looks so much better IRL!
I am entering the Rubber Dance and the Fashionable Stamping challenges.

Thanks for coming by,

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful autumn tag, love the gilded leaf and fabulous tree stamp.

    Sylv xx

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  2. Oooh this is really fab, I love the colours on your leaf, and the background is stunning xx

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  3. Beautiful Autumn colours, its a super tag. Thank you for sharing it with us at FSC this time.
    Yvonne/Meggymay

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  4. It's absolutely gorgeous!! Love these autumn colors. Thank you so much for entering our colour challenge with your beautiful tag! :-)
    xox

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  5. This tag is gorgeous I really love it.

    Thank you for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

    Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
    ShirlsCards.

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  6. Very beautiful! Love your vibrant colours! Thanks so much for joining our first challenge at Rubber Dance Stamps!

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  7. Wonderful vibrant tag! I love this leaf, the patterns on it look great!

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  8. That stamp is awesome. It looks fabulous against all the autumn colours. TFS with us over at Rubber Dance

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  9. the colors are sooo great!!! Fab BG with the script!!

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  10. Stunning! I love the bright Autumnal colours and the CI tree stands out beautifully against them, great tag! Love your gilded leaf soo much :D xx

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  11. Wow this is gorgeous, love the colours and that leaf looks fab. Thanks so much for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges
    Claire xx
    Claire xx

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  12. Congratulations on winning Pick of the Month! Awesome tag!

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  13. Il est carrément magnifique ce tag encore !!!

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  14. Your tag is beautiful! Congratulations!

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