We love Halloween at our house! I prefer cute Halloween, my younger daughter and husband prefer the scary kind-- the more disgusting, the better. Anyway, since I typically do the decorating and goodie making(aka CANDY!), it's always cute around here. And the holiday is never complete without candy corn---if we could have a tree that actually *grew* candy corn, what a treat that would be! For now, we'll have to settle for this CUTE candy corn tree stamp from Impression Obsession and trips to Target for the real stuff.
The IO design team challenge this time was to welcome Fall and for this particular card, I decided to try a little bit of watercoloring. Not the usual type of watercoloring, but using water to quickly spread the color just a bit. I stamped the candy corn part in yellows and oranges, the trunk in brown and applied it to the paper, then using a watercolor brush, just kind of moved the ink from the outside in. Did you notice the colors of the background papers? And then I stamped my favorite new IO saying -- "it's all about the candy corn" -- cute, right? Who thinks up these things?? (in this case-- me!! hee hee Yes, I got to help with Halloween and Christmas phrases for this release!!)
Make sure to check out how the rest of the IO team welcomes this time of year:
* Daniela
* Laura
* Julie
* Penny
* Deborah
I hope you're feeling a bit of fall in the air where you are. It's been nice and cool here in the mornings...such a relief from the hot, hot summer. And as we say in the south, Happy Fall Y'all!!
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Kelli, this turned out great! Humm...we seem to be working on a similar wavelength. :)
That's not stinkin' thinkin'!! Love how you layered the paper to look like candy corn -- not scary... CUTE! LOL!
Oooohhh Kelli, LOVE this tree...it's on my wish list...love your card!
Very cute card! I'm also into the "creepy and scary" Halloween stuff, but have to remember to keep it cute for the little grandchildren.
From Limeyscrapper ( Chris)
Oh, so adorable! Love that candy corn tree!
love the colours......wish we could get candy corn over here lol. fab card :)
lotsalove
Amanda x
this is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Sooo cute and yes I wish there were candy corn trees too!!! I want some right now!!! Carla
Love your scene! Fall cards are among my favorites, what a great job!
Lovely card! Greetings from Belgium, Annelies
Well being in Australia we are in Springtime at the moment - lots of pollen and its getting warmer.... So to see Autumn cards puts me in my happy place as it is my favourite season :)
Wonderful fall card!
What a lovely fall scene! I too love fall and we are having frost on the pumpkin in the mornings. This card looks like a photo of my front yard. Love it!
neat card, definitely like the candy corn colors that you used...gives it a fallish feel to the card.
Hugs,
Catherine
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catlevy@eastlink.ca
I love the candy corns on the tree - and it works well with the colors you used.
Swedie
These trees in the candy "hopping" are all so very different. Fall is so different too. WE love it here in Texas. COOLER weather. Linda Crowder
Super card, you and laura must be on the same wavelength using the same stamp, but such different results.
A candy corn tree! I love this stamp! I love this card!
Oh, cute candy corn leaaves!
wow! The background color blocking is the perfect finish to your super card!
That card rocks... love how you used the candy corn theme in the cardstock too!
All you ladies have such different styles. It's great that you blog so that I can find your stuff and get some wonderful ideas.
love how the tree leaves change colours
Is that a candy corn tree~?!?!?!?! Holy Moly. It's awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Misty
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