Sunday, October 3, 2010

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!

13 comments:

  1. Oh, home made apple pie, yum!! Your tag is beautiful.

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  2. Love the background, great colours for fall!

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  3. Smashing background, such great colours. x

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  4. Gorgeous tag Susan. You have really captured Autumn's splendor with this one.

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  5. Oh a slice of homemade apple pie sure sounds delicious! Love your tag and the apple is beautiful!

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  6. I'm actually sitting here eating a piece of apple pie--your tag is so amazing!

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  7. Very pretty! I had an apple for my lunch today 'cause of you & your tag! ;-)

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  8. love your background, and the layers are wonderful!

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  9. awesome tag... here in vienna we say
    Apfelstrudel....for apple pie

    smells fantastic if it comes fresh out of oven....

    but its always eaten up...
    your tag stays freh!

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  10. Susan, this is really wonderful! I don't think I've seen a more perfect homage to the season, and your use of color and imagery is great! You did a fabulous job with the wrinkle free distress technique, and the little embellishments couldn't be more perfect.

    I bet you make amazing apple pie, too. Hmm... now I'm craving it! ;-)

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  11. Beautiful tag, it and the talk of apple pie makes my mouth water! You really captured fall and made everyone who read your blog hungry for a good apple pie, I'll take mine with a big scoop of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla...yummmmy!

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