A Shabby Attempt

Shabby chic is not my forte, but once in a while a die comes along that whispers to me, "try it."  The Serendipity Stamps Pumpkin Die is just such a die:

I was belly aching a bit because I don't have many stencils.  This is on purpose because I know I could easily make one using the Silhouette.  The problem is, I don't.  Note to self: make some stencils to have on hand!  Anyhoo, that darned pumpkin whispered to me again saying, "look at me, I'm a stencil!"  Showoff!  I used some wonderful, name unknown, rust colored cardstock for the base and the pumpkins.  I mixed some Liquitex Modeling Paste with Memory Makers acrylic paint called, Manila, and scraped it onto the background using a palate knife and a pumpkin.  I also painted two of the pumpkins.  Can you tell which one was used for the stencil?  The rust, gray, and cream papers are from a Kaiser Craft paper pad called, Lush Collection.  The sentiment die is from PTI Scripted Die set, and the enamel dots are from Basic Grey.  In an attempt to get all shabby chic, I brushed the paint on most everything, and sponged a bit of DI Frayed Burlap for depth.

 

This card is joining in on the fun over at:

Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog #46, Anything Goes         Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Trio of Colors

                                     

 

Next up:  The pumpkin comes clean.

 

My second card was inspired by challenge #179 over at Retro Sketches:

 

The pumpkin still got a dusting of DI Frayed Burlap, as did the other elements on the card.  I silver embossed the sentiment from PTI's Thank You Kindly stamp set, and also a scripted background stamp from Glitz Now.  The papers are again from the Kaiser Craft Lush Collection, with a PTI Mat Stack III in PTI Smokey Shadow cs. 

 

Thanks so much for coming over to visit!  I hope you are having a wonderful day!  Remember, if your dies start whispering to you, whatever you do, don't let anyone see you whisper back, it's our crafting secret!

 

Kara Lynne