Happy October, everyone! Although it is supposed to be a record high today, October usually has the nicest weather. I was imagining a cool day when I colored this pretty covered bridge scene. I colored it to look like a covered bridge we traveled through in Ohio each summer when I was a kid, on our way to our vacation. It was always so exciting to drive through it!
For whatever reason, I had my mind set on using an oval die for this image, and it did work out nicely. I added die cut leaf accents, sponged with tea dye distress ink, and paired it with a old, hoarded pieced of plaid cardstock. I love this plaid. The finishing touch was some gold stickles.
I left the sentiment off so I can use it for whatever occasion comes up this fall.
Supplies: I Brake for Stamps Covered Bridge, Memento Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, My Mind’s Eye Darling Deer 6x6 paper pad, Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped oval dies, Spellbinders leaf dies, Gold Stickles, other items from my stash.
(As always, save 10% on your order at I Brake for Stamps using my code SAVE10HEIDI)
I would love to enter Die Cut Diva’s Fall Challenge, and Tuesday Throwdown’s Anything Goes Challenge.
Thank you for visiting today! How is your October weather today?
16 comments:
Your coloring is always so vibrant, nice card!
Beautiful card, love those textured leaves! Thanks for playing along our October challenge at Die Cut Divas.
Your covered bridge is such a stunning image and you've really captured Fall with the tree colors! There is a bridge..well probably several like this around where I live and it's always so pretty around this time of the year! Gorgeous card design with your papers and die cut leaves! :)
This is so pretty, Heidi. I love the Autumn colors and warm tones.
Blessings,
Karen
The leaves look so pretty in different colors with that great plaid background. I too love a covered bridge and going through one :)
Beautiful card...love the layout, the paid paper, and those pretty leaves! Perfect in every way!
Just love the autumn colours on here and a magnificent designed card.
My October weather down under is warm, getting hotter and humid, love it.x
This is an awesome fall card. Beautiful colors and coloring, great layout, nice texture...Well done!
I think they said it got to 93 here today. Too hot for October!! Your card just looks cooler and more comfortable - the way autumn should be!!
So very gorgeous with the scene surrounded by the leaves. Wonderful colors.
Lovely card, covered bridges seem mandatory during the fall. IT was 95 down here today. Ugh.
Hi Heidi, a super Autumn card, love the covered bridge with the red walls and the leaves on the trees just beginning to change colour... have a wonderful weekend... Megan
Love your covered bridge and your adding of the leaves around it to frame it, that paper does work perfectly for it :) I love covered bridges too, have you done the ones in Indiana?
I love old covered bridges I remember when I was little and my grandmother drove us all over Pennsylvania to spend a day out and coming upon a covered bridge that we drove over on our way one day. Wonderful feeling and it too was in Autumn.
Wonderful card and you bring the nostalgia back to us. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.
lovely Fall card....such a pretty time of year to enjoy.
x Karen
Oh yeah, love a good covered bridge! Such a fab Fall card! Gorgeousness! And that plaid should be hoarded, diagonal pieces are coveted! I have an Artistic Outpost stamp set that has one. I forget that is a great Fall image. Happy Week, Heidi! xoxo
A wonderful card. I love the covered bridge. Reminds me of trip to Indiana when I was about 12. Good memories.
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