Altenew October Challenge

Virginia Lu has chosen this photo for the Altenew October Challenge.  Since it’s my favorite season, I absolutely wanted to participate in the challenge.

These colors are a bit more subtle than I usually select for fall and I happily take on that challenge.

So many Altenew products came out of my shelves that I expanded this to a 5 x 7 card.

This is my first Washi background.  The gold lines represented the tree trunks to me.

The Leaf Mix Die Set is my new favorite.  The many leaves cut easily and include so many interesting textures and designs.  They are distressed with ink and a blender brush then randomly gold heat-embossed.  Finally they are splattered with gold water color.  (I’m not sure that last step was necessary.)  The berry type branches are just cut from gold metallic paper.

The Sister and Happy Birthday sentiments are from Family Matters.

Featured Sentiments Die Set were used to cut the Happy Birthday Sentiment.

Sequins and gold thread are also from Altenew

The ribbon is from my stash.

My focus on gold intensified  5 years ago with a Go for The Gold Class taught by Sandy Allnock.  It can no longer be considered a fad.  For me it is a deeply ingrained addiction.  If I would review the cards I’ve made I’m guessing gold would be considered a signature of my style.