Autumn Greetings

I'm playing along with this month's Market Street Stamps Block Party--and just under the wire, too! I used Autumn Greetings, a set from last month's release, for this fall-feeling card.

I stamped the scarecrow in brown ink, then colored the image with Copic markers. After finishing the image, I added some grass (also with markers) and a soft sky with the help of blue ink, a sponge, and a cloud template.

I wanted to get lots of texture on this card, so I turned to fabric and ribbons. I used an Edgeabilities die to cut a scallop edged strip from a piece of denim and set that on a kraft panel that was stamped with the Woodgrain background and inked along the edges with some distress ink. A piece of orange corduroy ribbon covers the somewhat ragged edge of the denim and adds more texture. The ribbon is wrapped with orange baker's twine and secured with a wood button. I matted the image on a blue panel, then set it on the card base, slipping the edges under the twine. The set's "autumn greetings" sentiment just fit underneath the image panel.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Market Street Stamps Autumn Greetings stamp set, X-Press white Copic blending cardstock, Memento Rich Cocoa and Summer Sky inks, Copic markers (E25, E31, E33, E93, YG0000, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, B91, B93, B95, B97, YR15, YR21, YR24, YR30, YR21, G20, W00), Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop die, Divine Twine Orange baker's twine, May Arts orange corduroy ribbon

other: Crumb Cake Classic ink, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake and Brocade Blue cardstock (Stampin' Up!); wood button (Simplicity); Tea Dye distress ink (Ranger); denim fabric; cloud template; sponge