It's apple picking time!

I love this time of year!  Cool temps, falling leaves, tractors in the fields bringing in the harvest, and the smell of apples from the local orchard.  I've already made 2 apples pies and am ready to make #3...yum!

This week the technique for the CCC is Wrinkle Free Distress (pg. 33 in Tim' book).  The color palette I chose was Wild Honey, Barn Red and Peeled Paint.  The apple stamp (Anita's) was stamped with black archival ink onto watercolor paper then colored with the above inks, blending & shading with darker versions in the same colors.  It was cut out using a craft knife then elevated with foam tape.

I stamped the apples text (A Stamp in the Hand) across the dry tag using coffee archival ink.  A 'page' from Tim's calendar tissue tape was adhered to red cardstock, torn out and edged with brown & black distress inks.  The button and metal tag were sanded and aged with StazOn ink.  Both were finished with a bit of twine. 

This technique is one of my favorites...so easy...so versatile.  I did edge the tag with brown distress ink to make all the colors pop.  The oven is hot and I have my fork ready!