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Thursday, 3 October 2013

Photo Inspiration

As there were five Mondays in September the people at House of Cards have come up with a photograph for inspiration and we can use any style of cardmaking.  Here is the photograph -

I've picked up on the autumnal colours for my card and also the leaves.  An image from Oh La La Cascade of Colour has been printed onto watercolour paper - this was after a couple of false starts until my printer finally decided it would carry the paper through!!  A matching piece of paper was printed for the background, then a layer of embossed card using a Couture Creations EF with leaves (Core-d-nations card, sanded to bring out the design).  Finally I cut a selection of leaves using a tim Holtz strip die and arranged them with a greeting. Lots of ideas on the challenge blog if you want to have a go - just follow the link.



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15 comments:

  1. Tara Cardwell3 October 2013 at 10:53

    A great autumnal interpretation of our photo - I love the effect you got from embossing the leaves on the colour core card.
    Thanks for playing at HOC.
    Tara
    HOC CAS DT

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  2. Sue's Crafty Corner3 October 2013 at 18:46

    A great interpretation of the photo Val, I love the autumn colours.

    Sue x

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  3. veronica3 October 2013 at 19:51

    lovely colours Val - and I really like the leaves behind the sentiment

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  4. Mynn xx3 October 2013 at 21:53

    Oh, this is lovely! I adore the great bunch of leaves and I adore the berry image! Thanks for joining us at HOC--see you again next week! :) Mynn xx

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  5. Paula (PEP)3 October 2013 at 22:34

    You have really captured those colours in the photo with your printed image, it was definitely worth persevering with the printer. The green of your sanded cardstock is very rich & succulent too.
    Paula (PEP)

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  6. Stamps and Paper4 October 2013 at 13:39

    Lovely card Val..like your embossed and sanded leaf background and your autumn coloured leaves it all matches very well with your image..

    Anne

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  7. Rocky4 October 2013 at 21:22

    Great Autumn card, the colours are just right. That image panel looks like you painted it yourself! Thank you for joining us at HOC again, we love to see your work.

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  8. Vicki Dutcher4 October 2013 at 23:21

    Pretty Autumn card - Thanks for joining in at HOC.

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  9. Jill4 October 2013 at 23:32

    That's great, love how the background image matches the one on watercolour paper.

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  10. Unknown5 October 2013 at 12:48

    Great take on the challenge Val. Love the matching b/p and colours.

    Karen x

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  11. Caley5 October 2013 at 13:35

    Love that photo! What a neat use of shadows! Thanks for sharing that and yours!

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  12. craftimamma5 October 2013 at 16:04

    Lovely card using the photo inspiration Val. The leaf cluster is perfect and beautiful colours altogether.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  13. Rosmarie5 October 2013 at 19:31

    Adorable fall card. Love the image printed on watercolor paper and all those leaves are perfect for the season! Thanks for joining us this week at House of Cards.
    Rosi x

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  14. Vannessa6 October 2013 at 18:11

    What a great Autumnal card Val. Thanks for joining in the challenge this week at House of Cards.

    Hugs, Vannessa
    HOC DT

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  15. Anita7 October 2013 at 02:57

    Gorgeous card. Thanks for playing along with us at a House of Cards.

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