Thursday, September 6, 2012

Freshly Coloured Paper

 
Playing along with this week's Freshly Made Sketches and combining it with this weeks' Colour Q challenge. A bonus challenge was the Paper Player challenge so this card is a three for :)

With such wonderful colours reminding me of a blue sky and some leaf colours, I pulled out my beloved maple leaf die once again.  I also flipped the sketch in order to accommodate the maple leaves.  Like my blue tree bark LOL!  Needed the texture so I went for it!

I also had great fun using my new banner die from Verves's recent Anniversary release.  Love this die!!

Another fabulous day here on the West Coast.  Lots of sunshine and the kids are settling into school nicely.  The routine of early mornings and busy days has begun LOL!

Have a great day and thanks for popping by today!

 

What's In It? 
Stamps: Leaf Prints (PTI), Text Objects (Verve) 
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Early Espresso 
Ink: Black, VersaMark 
Accessories:  Leaf Print Dies (PTI), Wood Grain Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz), Buttons, Pennant Trim Die (A Cut Above By Verve), Mat Stack 5 Die (PTI), Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

24 comments:

Lynn said...

Yahoo for new Verve goodies...this is fabulous!

Sylvia said...

Beautiful card, Marissa, the colors of your leaves against that background of blue are awesome! So happy you shared your card with us this week at the colourQ.

Amy Kolling said...

Marisa I love this sketch flipped so you could use the leaves! And that banner die?? It's on it's way to me now! (darn holiday). Have a great day!

Darlene Gabriel said...

As soon as I saw this over at Freshly Made I knew it was yours and I thought....oh there are Marisa's maple leafs again;) Wonderful card and yes I love your blue tree bark. Great job with these colours and this sketch.
Good to hear everyone is settling in to the new routines.
Darbaby on SCS

Benzi said...

Your card is so pretty, Marisa. Yes, it reminds me of a sunny and crisp Fall day.

Wanda Cullen said...

Ahhh...I spy a new sweet banner on this card...beautiful! And you get to bring out the leaves again! :-)

Ann Schach said...

Beautiful, Marisa! I love the textured blue bark :) The border banner is awesome! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players and at Freshly Made Sketches!

Denise Marzec said...

Really great colors and i love how you use the banner dies as a border....gotta remember to try that. :)

Nance Leedy said...

LOL, I love the blue bark! So glad the maple leaves came out to play again and they are perfect in these colors. The sketch looks great flipped too--so glad you joined us TWICE at the Paper Players!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Festive fall card and your leaves look great.

Mary said...

I never would have thought to put those colors together. Great challenge!

Maureen said...

oh, a fall card that doesn't look quite like fall :) Perfect! We are having sunny skies here too...a lovely September :)

Unknown said...

Wow, what a beautiful card. Love the colors and way your turn around the sketch. Very creative girl friend :)

Vicki Dutcher said...

CQ rocked out the colors again, you ROCKED out the card! Well done~

Unknown said...

Sunny, fresh, colourful and so very cleverly put together. Something different at every visit, and all so definitely 'Marisa'. Beautiful! xxx

Tracey McNeely said...

Love your design Maria. Those leaves are so perfect and your background embossing is so much fun. Thank you so much for joining us this week at the colourQ!

Linda Callahan said...

Love your bright bold leaves!

Jen Timko said...

Marisa, this is fantastic! I love the colors and the textures. The little banners give a great pop! Glad you joined us this week at FMS!

Jen Mitchell said...

Well, I see nothing wrong with blue tree bark. Especially when it looks go great with the leaves! I'm so glad you shared this with us at Freshly Made Sketches and colourQ!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Marisa, I always love seeing your projects! So beautiful every time! Love how you used the colors and the blue bark is the perfect touch. I love the line of banners too. Thanks so much for joining us this week over at the Paper Players! :)

Kara said...

Very pretyy Marisa!!Thank you so much for joining us this week at the colourQ!

Yapha said...

Love those leaves! Great use of the colors! Thanks for playing at ColourQ!

Jen Sannes said...

I love all of those banners - they create such a fun border! And those leaves are lovely. Thanks for playing along with this week's sketch!

Tui Nathan said...

Wow .... love this card .... fabulous texture, great colour scheme and a stunning banner border .... wow!
Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!