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Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Apples, Apples, Apples

I love messing around with ink.
This stamp has no texture and so is perfect for adding different shades of ink to give the appearance of dimension. Sadly, I make a proper mess of the wood of the stamp in the process, but that doesn't worry me particularly, as long as they are cleaned, I don't worry of they are slightly stained.
Here I used distress inks, applied directly from the pad, beginning with Shabby Shutters, then adding some Forest Moss around the edges, with a touch of Fired Brick, applied with a fairly stiff brush to add a little blush across a couple of the apples. A quick spritz of water and then it was stamped.
In reality the base card is a closer match to the inks than it appears here.
The stamps are from A Stamp in the Hand.
The weight loss is now up to 13lbs Whoo Hoo!
Little Red Wagon - Fall
Sir Stampalot's Monthly Challenge - Food Glorious Food -
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14 comments:

  1. Maria@Crafty Cre8tions25 October 2011 at 22:23

    Wow! I love the effect of the distress inks applied with the stiff brush!!! Such beautiful dimension!!!!

    Now I have a whole 'nother technique to try!

    Maria :)

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  2. Maria@Crafty Cre8tions25 October 2011 at 22:23

    Oh....and congrats on the weight loss!!!!

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  3. TAM25 October 2011 at 23:11

    Fabulous card - those apples look good enough to eat.
    Congratulations on the weight loss, keep up the good work

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  4. Gibmiss26 October 2011 at 00:03

    hI cHRISSIE
    fABBY CARD....LOVE THE COLOURING.....sTUNNING....
    hUGS SYLVIE
    X

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  5. Canonbury creations26 October 2011 at 09:51

    Fab card Chrissie the apples are so lifelike
    Val x
    Congrats on your weight loss:)

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  6. Bonnie26 October 2011 at 13:10

    Beautiful apples! Whenever I spritz water on a stamp before stamping, I make a mess. This is perfect! High five on the weight loss. The pounds go on so much quicker than coming off!

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  7. Riet26 October 2011 at 18:10

    So gorgeous card Chrissie.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  8. Zoechaos26 October 2011 at 20:46

    Gorgeous apples great colouring and congratulations on the weight loss XOXO Zoe

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  9. pinky27 October 2011 at 20:00

    What an amazing bit of stamping Chrissie. I love how you achieve depth to the apples. Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot this month.
    Pinky

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  10. Sally H27 October 2011 at 20:02

    A fabulous creation, Chrissie. That is some amazing inking on those apples. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Sir stampalot this month and good luck!

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  11. coldwaters227 October 2011 at 21:28

    Gosh Chrissie those apples look gorgeous and very tasty the colour technique you have used looks great
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  12. Tracy27 October 2011 at 23:00

    Love the colouring of your apples. Thanks for joining Sir Stampalot’s challenge with this great entry, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  13. Francesca30 October 2011 at 07:37

    Great creation,

    Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot Challenge and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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  14. Ruth31 October 2011 at 23:07

    Lovely stamping! Thanks for sharing it with us at Sir Stampalot, Ruth

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie