For
Alexa and the September KindredSpirit Postcard challenge I created an autumn leave postcard. The base was a pre-prepared watercolour postcard which I worked on with various shades of distress ink to create the background.
For the stamping I used real leaves from the garden. The idea came about when a little while ago I found a little table cloth in my drawer which had been decorated with leave prints. And I remembered that my kids and me created this cloth during a weekend activity a VERY long time ago
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For the postcard I collected acer leaves in varied sizes which I brushed with acrylic paint and pressed them onto the background - I covered the leave with white paper and rolled it very lightly with a brayer. I like this technique a lot. When taking the leaves off, quite a bit of the leave structure has been preserved
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And who is just taking a quick peek from behind the leaves? A little witch from the Octopode Factory who is just about to go for a little ride (sentiment from Red Lead PaperWorks) (lol) - Petra.
7 comments:
Great effect Petra and great rich colouring!!
Beautiful Fall coloring and I love that you used the real deal! I took a grape leaf once and added Mod Podge to it and then glued it to a door! It actually turned from green to a rusty fall color over time!
How beautiful! And that tablecloth is enchanting. What a lovely reminder of their childhood,
Lucy x
such a beautiful effect with the leaves! very cool. xo
Wow! The leaves are stunning, Petra. Just beautiful.
very clever project!
What a fun project!
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