Here are the first two cards I've created with Day of Gratitude and it's coordinating specialty, Autumn Spice:
The image is colored with More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Old Olive. Both focal point images are matted on Early Espresso. The first card uses a finely patterned More Mustard paper from Autumn Spice along with a large floral/leaf pattern on Early Espresso, also from Autumn Spice.Since the early Espresso Ribbon and bow has quite a bit of dimension I double up the dimensionals so the height of the focal point piece attempts to balance the dimension of the bow.
The second card base is itself made from some of the heavyweight Autumn Spice specialty paper. The Early Espresso/Vanilla pattern creates a subtle pattern around the edge of the card while the soft dotted stripe pattern on the other side adds a little interest to the inside of the card. The Vanilla layer on top of the base is textured with the Square lattice embossing folder and lightly sponged with Crumb Cake. Have I mentioned yet that the Crumb Cake Classic ink pad has turned out to be a real work horse for me? The Cajun Vanilla pattern adds to the "Grandma's Dining Room" type impression I was trying to create. Ribbon is Very Vanilla Seam Binding and teh button is from the Regals button set.
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris
