#TGIFC544 — Gathering Together Suite Collection

It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is the gorgeous Gathering Together Suite Collection. It’s perfect for Fall-themed cards with beautiful leaf artwork and colors. But what I love the most are the huge leaf dies that have optional holes for stitching. As a person who loves sewing and embroidery, these dies called to me!

I started my project by randomly watercoloring a sheet of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper with a Fall color pallet including Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, and Old Olive ink. As the paper dried, I added water and ink splatter for lots of variegation. I even removed color by adding water splatter, letting it sit a bit, and then dabbing it up with a paper towel.

Next, I used a needle with a large eye and Early Espresso Linen Thread to backstitch the holes created by the die-insert. Then, just for fun, I added French Knots at the end of each vein.

The Gathering Moments Cling Stamp Set includes several DistINKtive stamps with photographic imaging. I stamped the Crush Curry leaves on Very Vanilla Cardstock and the acorn on Basic Beige Cardstock with Early Espresso ink. Then, I used a slightly damp Water Painter to paint over the images blending the ink. I love this technique for DistINKtive stamps. It makes the images look painted, and it’s super easy to do!

I kept the rest of this card fairly simple by adding a subtle texture in the background with the Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and a dark contrasting “wood” banner using the Gathering Together DSP. At the top of the banner, I rolled up some of the DSP very tightly to form a unique topper.

You can find the Gathering Together Suite Collection in the Online Exclusives of my online store. Be sure to click over to the TGIF Challenges Blog to see the other designers’ project using this suite. You can also create one of your own and enter our challenge at the bottom of that post.

Have a wonderful day,

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