Impression Obsession Old Is New - Nature Walk

 

It's Old Is New Day at Impression Obsession today.  We have each chosen older stamps from the IO line to use on our cards.

I am using:

Nature Walk F13714

Warm My Heart C20780

This Is The Day SS-770-G (inside)

Acorns SS-1141-F (Inside) 

 

Here's how I made my card: 

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  On watercolor paper, I stamped the Nature Walk image with Memento rich cocoa ink.  This a permanent ink that will not run when it gets wet.  I like that the brown ink is not as dark as the black, and is not as harsh with the earthy colors I used.
  
• I painted the images with Kuretaki Gansai Tambi watercolors, layering colors to achieve depth.  I added shadows to the leaves with gray watercolor.
• For the background, I mixed some colors to get a grayish brown, then painted it on the background.  I used lots of water for this, and added the paint in streaks.
•  I added the Warm My Heart verse with the same Memento ink. 

• INSIDE:  I stamped the Psalms verse, and the Acorns image.

Inside

 

As you can see, I used some rather muted fall jewel tones on my card today.  

 

If you would like to see this image colored with more vivid, traditional fall colors, see my blog post HERE.

 

 

 

 

You can find the other designer's cards from the IO blog post HERE.

And don't forget about this month's Autumn Colors challenge.  You have until October 5th to enter, for your chance to win a gift certificate to the IO store!!  Details are on the IO post HERE.

 

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge - Fall foliage

Paperfunday Challenge - Anything goes fall/autumn

Lil Red Wagon - Nature, flora, or fauna

 

Thank you for stopping by today.   I appreciate your comments.

Blessings,